Maxsea Feed Schedule

by Jaime Rodriguez Jr.
(Los Angeles, CA, USA)

I wanted to ask you a question about the feed schedule for Maxsea. Can you please give me a more detailed outline of it? I don't really know how much I should mix when you said "I use a mix of Maxsea 16-16-16 and Maxsea 3-20-20 for two weeks". I would really appreciate it. Thank You

Answer: For the rest of my visitors, the information referred to can be found on my organic hydroponics page. I encourage you to check it out, as it contains more info than I will include here....but this is the gist of it:

For the first ten days the plants have roots, I usually give them 400 ppm Maxsea 3-20-20, which is about one rounded teaspoon in a gallon of water.

After this point, I make the solution about 700-800 ppm Maxsea 16-16-16. This is about two level teaspoons in a gallon of water. This is fine for the rest of the time the plants spend in the vegetative stage.

When the plants are switched to flowering, I use a mix of Maxsea 16-16-16 and Maxsea 3-20-20 for two weeks (50/50). Two level teaspoons of this mixture, or just a TINY bit more, will give you 800-900 ppm and works nicely for this stage.

Finally, I switch to plain Maxsea 3-20-20 to finish. I keep the solution around 1000 ppm, which is about 3 level teaspoons in a gallon of water.

Always keep a close eye on the leaves of your plants from day to day for the first signs of over fertilization (burnt leaf tips). No matter what nutrient strength you are currently at, if you notice burnt leaf tips you should consider your current nutrient strength to be the MAXIMUM amount you want to feed to these particular plants. More detailed directions on how to properly maintain the nutrient solution in your hydroponic system can be found on my how to grow hydro page.

I hope this helps you out Jaime, and Happy Growing!