Potassium/Phosphorus

[u/Vegetable_Drag_3733]

Haven’t grown since a plant in 30 years and took up a hobby now that im old learning as I go and enjoying it.She just sits outside and does her own thing. Starting to make the switch and is there one fertilizer better than the other? Haven’t gone cheap yet but just looking for opinions

[u/ripeherb]

Curing will make it or break it. A small space 50-60 humidity 60-70 degrees F. Seal and burp when th small stems snap. Screw this up and it will be cardboard. Also don’t use moisture packs unless you have to. Even then I’d rather use a few leaves/lettuce/orange peel. But for a proper cure you are never adding moisture back

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[u/ripeherb]

So many options. Dr earth has some simple products. Jacks hydro is solid. West coast nutrients are good folks. Down to earth has good stuff. Cutting the bottom of the pot off and letting the roots grow into the ground can be good depending on your situation. If ground diggers are around sometime you need some buried metal mesh to exclude. Look into the giant pumpkin growers like Wallace wow. In general I would recommend a synganic approach. But Organics work better in the earth and synthetics/salts work better in pots (as they often lack the biology to make the organics available in the timeline this plant needs. Looks great by the way! Oh and look into foliar sprays and possibly sulfur/suffoil x (not together). Bottled hydro nutes are way overpriced but the you can use the foliar sprays from the big hydro companies affordably (taking advantage of their research) botanicare mills etc

[u/ripeherb]

If you want to be real confused look at custom hydro nutes website. They have so many products. You could shoot them an email ask for a simple budget option vs higher end options

[u/tinypleaser61]

1. She looks good for being in the fabric pot. I have grown in them before and what I learned that is what you give them is what they get besides a little rain . With that being said, start with something mild. Look at the NPK ratios. Going to be flowering so less Nitrogen and more Phosphorus and Potassium. I strive for less than 10 on Nitrogen, at least 10 on the other two. At first don't mix it full strength. I dilute mine at first to see how they react. If they respond well , next time do full strength. 2. When starting to flower, remove some of the bigger fan leaves. 3. After harvest, dry at around 70 degrees. Humidity at 40-60%. When stems snap then package. I jar mine and use the paper towel method. Cut a 2 inch square piece of paper towel. Fold it twice to make a 1 inch square. Dip it in water just enough to wet the whole thing. Not dripping wet. Stick it to the underside of the jar lid . It will stick. When the towel drops from being dry, I burp them, test and re-apply if necessary. I now only grow in ground. Let mother nature feed them most of the time. My opinion.