i am no expert on fertilizers but i can tell you that i used that along with the alaska fish pellets and didn`t use anything else for the last two years. i don`t fertilize very frequently. the liquid was added twice during the grow season and the pellets mixed into the top two inches of potting mix twice each year. my grow season is 4.5 to 5 months here in the northeast. the peppers put out plenty of pods.Laheat said:I have been using the Alaska 5 1 1 with good results can I continue through the whole season even when it’s fruiting or should I move to a more calcium based food ?
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Thanks I just placed my orderShowMeDaSauce said:Calcium nitrate is also super cheap and you need very little of it. About a tsp per gallon of water is plenty. Calcium nitrate is 15-0-0 but around 20% fast acting calcium. A gallon of CNS17 Grow is around $30 on Amazon. A quart of DynaGro Foliage Pro is a few bucks cheaper and you use about 1/3 less of it. Either will balance out the fish emulsion if you feel its lacking something.
Alaska recommends around 2tbs per gallon. CNS17 is about 1 tbs. So for a 5gallon bucket i use 6tbs of Alaska and 2 tbs of CNS17. Just reverse it if you want more calcium and less nitrogen. 3tbs CNS17 and 4tbs of Alaska.