Is there a recipe (or formula) to put in EVERY watering (in veg cycle anyways)? There HAS to be a simple (and almost daily) recipe to cure my NUTRIENT anxiety. At the moment, every watering has SLF-100, molasses, Epson salts and 1/2 strength GrowBig…
I am currently vegging out some photos in my greenhouse (late Feb)
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If you want to do daily watering Jacks is the way to go I don’t use it but I’m sure plenty of people will chime in
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Right on. JR Peter’s says Jack’s can be ran at the same mix/strength from seed to harvest. Most of us add to it or modify the recipe for different stages, but that’s personal preference. The manufacturer says 3.79/2.52/0.99 (a/b/Epsom) for the whole grow.
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What medium are you growing in? If in soil and watering everyday??? Is temps, small pots, not enough water volume. I’d change more than the nutrients.
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None of them need water every day of course, but each dries out differently so I water whatever NEEDS watering that morning… hence my need to keep a constant water/nute bucket going.
For soil I use Nectar for the Gods 4-Shot in 2-gal fabric pots
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Howdy Maurk
Welcome to forum 
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welcome to the community
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I got you. Lots of small plants need lots of attention.
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After looking into Jacks 321 …that seems to be exactly what I was hoping was out there… THANKS… ordered some and will report results!!!
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My current plan:
1 3x3 tent for 20/4 light cycle
1 2X2 tent for flowering 12/12 cycle
1 8x12 polycarb greenhouse
The greenhouse will be for BOTH auto AND photoperiods. I will grow some mother plants for cloning for immediately flowering of the clones in the flowering tent. Autos do what they do. I needed a nutrient routine that covered flowering AND vegging so I didnt have to make different mixes all the time. Jacks 321 may be what I need for a nutrient base.
At least that’s the current plan of attack.
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The only hassle with Jack’s is Part A takes a while to dissolve. I use a cheap aquarium wavemaker for all of my mixing and if it remains agitated can be stored longer. You’ll likely have to still PH but that’s pretty easy and quick.
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I think I read somewhere that you can send a water sample to jacks and they will give you the perfect formula for your water.
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Been riding the train using Jacks.it doesn’t get any easier.I add the molasses in as well.from start to finish.great results with no issues thus far
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That’s exactly what I want to hear… simple, easy results… thx
@Maurk since you like easy I’ll share my method of maintenance.
I get a 5 gallon plastic bucket and set it next to my RO Buddy water filtration device. I have the waste hose out to where it can drain and the filtered line goes into the bucket. I set a timer for 1 hour and 52 minutes. I typically have 4 gallons of water.
I add nutrients while I keep a wave machine inside the bucket to ensure everything stays mixed up. Then I pour in pre-measured nutrients allow time for them to fully dissolve in the water.
When done with all the nutrients I pour it into a reservoir that’s connected to an automated watering system.
It took a little bit of effort to setup but now it significantly decreases my level of effort.
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SO… you have a separate mix bucket with plug-in agitation {for good mixing) but not sure why the timer. The waste hose OUT must be for the RO water. I am beginning to understand how auto-watering systems work… only having experience with drip systems.
Hey @Maurk , welcome to the forum
I also use Jacks and when paired with Coco Coir as a grow medium its great.
I don’t change anything from start to finish. Water daily after about 2 to 3 weeks. Plants grow incredibly fast in coco. It may be if I tweaked stuff I might get a bit more from a harvest, but I am busy and don’t want to mess with it. Just want to go in water and move on.
I don’t water to run off. I don’t flush. And I don’t over feed. Just mix exactly as stated and no more.
Routinely harvest over a pound each cycle from a 3x4 tent. 2 plants or 4 plants. Still a pound.
Last harvest was 22 ounces.
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@Maurk the timer is just how long it takes to fill up the bucket with 4 gallons of water. So I can set it up and do other stuff and get back to the bucket before it overflows.