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The vegetative stage in nature occurs when the plants receive 17 or more hours per day of light. This number varies a little from plant to plant and situation to situation.
In the vegetative state, plants rush to grow leaves and stems that will feed and support the fruits of the flowering stage. For lighting tips on growing plants vegetatively, see fluorescent lighting tips and also metal halide lighting tips.
Vegetative Feeding Tips
For this stage of growth, I use 700 ppm Maxsea 16-16-16 and add to this 10 ml/gallon Thrive Alive B1 and 1/4 tsp/gallon epsom salts (only because Maxsea does not contain any magnesium).
I would also recommend you use 10 ml/gallon Maxicrop liquid seaweed for complete trace nutrients and plant hormones. If you are using the Maxsea this is not neccessary. Maxsea is a seaweed based fertilizer. When your plants are big enough, force flowering to begin the flowering stage.
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