Anyone use House and garden nutrients for coco?

I use it, i'm looking at a feeding chart right now which says 1.5ml/litre weeks 6 and 7 (1.2EC), 3ml/litre weeks 2 to 5 (2.0EC). I don't go over 1.4EC a+b at any stage and don't have any deficiency problems (though i did first two runs, mg def). My water is tap at 0.06EC..

First grow i fed 2.0EC, topping out at 2.8EC and didn't really get any burn. You can run high levels of h&g which would put your calmag up, but my current grow at 1.2EC a+b and 0.3EC koolbloom in flower, with occasional epsom salt i did not suffer deficiency..

Your chart seems much different to mine. I wonder if they have changed the formula or alter it based on which country its destined for. My bottles say "not for sale in canada or north america"

 

I can't completely answer your question but I could add my two cents.

I use H&Gs whole line. I add a little cal mag but not every feeding and when I say little I mean 1 tsp per 3 gallons. The chart online has a choice of reservoir size. Also you can change aggressive or normal feedings. Just in case you didn't see that.

 

No negative effect. I honestly think that they know there prices are high and the want you to use the shit out of it. I use less than what they say on those type of nutrient. I will use exact on the a and b. This is just my opinion but when I see a super dark nutrient I like to use less of it because I believe less is more. Now there are exception but it's better safe than sorry.

 

I periodically use Epsom salts to add magnesium until starting shooting powder, although when I called the HG Rep he said the base nutes have plenty. I do best staying under 2ec and I also drop the a/b when introducing shooting powder. Start with a low ppm/ec, read the plants (how did they respond), and adjust levels from there.

 

I generally don't go above 7-8 ml/g at the highest, and I never use cal/mag supplements, they aren't needed.

 

ca/mg not needed? are you using tap water laylow?

i just had to switch back to HG from canna cuz its more readily available for me

ca/mg problems popped up almost immediately

started adding 3ml/gallon to my RO water and the problems disappered

thats just me though

 

ill agree with not going over 7-8ml per gallon of their base though

in veg im running at 6ml/gallon

flower i bump it up to 7ml/gallon

but you know that old saying, "what works for one person may not work for another"

 

I use RO water. I've never had ca or mg problems since I started using H&G. I even gave away the bottle of CalMag I had since I no longer need it.

 

thats crazy

if im not using it in veg, ca/mg probs pop up like a zit on a 7th grader

 

That's odd. The only issue I ever have is slightly weak stems, but I mix in a little of an organic mix and that seems to help. I don't have ca/mg problems whether I add the organics or if I run just a+b.

 

i used to run HG years back, not really when it first came out... but not long after

i dont recall having to use any ca/mg, but it was so long ago i cant remember

either way, ca/mg is just kinda something someone should have around anyway imo, so tossin in 3ml/gallon aint shit

what kinda additives (if any) do you like to run in flower?

im just using 4ml/gallon of Hydroplex

 

The only things I use right now are H&G cocos A+B and AN Mother Earth Super Tea Bloom. I get good results with these 2. Mother earth super tea can be used as a base, but I usually just use it as an organic additive.

 

Lots of commercial growers in California run the H&G line with various custom formulas so me thinks there is something to this! Top feed with Cocoa a&b is muy bueno.