Strength of foliar feeding vs watering

[rosscopico0]

Hey all,

I vaguely recall reading that foliar feeding of fertilisers needs to be weaker than if watered into the root zone.

Does anyone know if this is true?

If so, how much weaker??

[everest]

i go half strength , but refuse to use said method because of mold \ humidity issues

 

oh and plant looks champ ros

 

ev

[jimbojones5678]

weak, half or qrt strength at best.

 

Jimbo

[Reverend]

I personally prefer 1/4 strength.

[Chronmasta]

if its foliar specific i go full strength......but only during veg and the first fortnight of flip

 

 

 

 

Chron

[rosscopico0]

Cheers guys, much appreciated.

[TheTreeBoundRat]

Good thread fellas.

 

Can I just ask for all you fellas who foliar feed weather you see much diference with the adition of it. Do you do it regiously and what are you using?

[Chronmasta]

hey man, i knew i should have put in the details

for veg i use dutchmaster max fx ....just to keep clones in veg state .....and for inbetween/first fortnight of flip i use rhizotonic......IF i cbf

 

usually just feed with super sauce

 

 

 

[Frazz]

during veg stage i foliar feed every week-10 days with "Amgrow Organix Harvest" (contains;fish, seaweed, fulvic acid,organic growth hormones and trace elements) at recommended doses one teaspoon per lt. of water with "Dutch Master Penetrator" as a wetting agent

 

i dont foliar feed with my nutes cause i reckon the plants get the benefit of that from the hydroponic flood they get, i foliar feed with a organic product that might supply extras like natural growth hormones such as Triacontanol* and miscellaneous trace elements found in seaweeds etc

*Triacontanol: is a naturally occurring plant hormone that has proven results in corn, tomatoes, alfalfa by increasing plant yield through improved photosynthesis and cell division

 

cant say i have done a side-by-side comparison to evaluate the effectiveness of foliar spraying, but it certainly doesnt hurt the plants, and in my own mind i believe the plants develop a stronger architecture, but hey i believe in conspiracy theories too so what would i know lmao

 

[rosscopico0]

I am currently using a mixture of worm castings, high N bat guano & molasses.

 

For the tea I mix per litre of water

• 1/3 cup worm castings
  
• 1/3 TBSP high N bat guano
  
• 1/3 TBSP Unsulphured Molasses
  

I let the whole lot steep for a day or 2 with a small airpump & airstone aerating & mixing the solution.

 

Then I use about 1/3 cup of the tea to 1.5 litres of water in my sprayer.

 

I find 1 sprayer worth does the mullies & another does the rest of my garden (Tomatoes, basil, rosemary, thyme, beans, chillies, hydrangea & roses.

 

I am going to have to get some high P guano soon to replace the high N guano, as the equinox in approaching.