Reddit Reddit reviews J R Peters 52008 Jacks Classic 20-20-20 All Purpose Fertilizer, 8-Ounce

We found 6 Reddit comments about J R Peters 52008 Jacks Classic 20-20-20 All Purpose Fertilizer, 8-Ounce. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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J R Peters 52008 Jacks Classic 20-20-20 All Purpose Fertilizer, 8-Ounce
Free Measuring Spoon Enclosed For Easy And Precise ApplicationFeatures The Highest Safety Factor To Prevent Burning When Applied As DirectedBlended With An Enhanced Micronutrient Package Which Provides Optimal Nutrition For Strong Roots And Green FoliageNo Assembly Required
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6 Reddit comments about J R Peters 52008 Jacks Classic 20-20-20 All Purpose Fertilizer, 8-Ounce:

u/SuperAngryGuy · 5 pointsr/SpaceBuckets

Your soil contains only low levels of time release fertilizer. On its own it is inadequate. I've been mostly using the "Moisture Control" version of the same product for 15 years or so.

You do need to start fertilizing your plant. I use General Hydroponics Flora series but you need a meter to measure how much fertilizer used and keep track of the pH.

Peter's (now called Jack's Classic) 20-20-20 fertilizer is easy to use for all purpose use with tomatoes and the like. It has all the micro nutrients you'll need. When your plants start fruiting you can change to a "bloom" formula.

A high potassium version of Jack's made for tomatoes is here.

pH strips are always a good idea. I use these. Don't use pH drops- the pH runoff color of soil readings can be easily distorted giving inaccurate results. They are also more expensive long term than other soil pH testing methods.

u/William_Carson · 3 pointsr/microgrowery

Some compost, worm castings, manure or composted manure added to the soil when transplanting outdoors will help feed the plants.

You can also add amendments like bone meal, blood meal, kelp meal.

For outdoor fertilizer I've used jack's classic, works well and has been around forever.

veg https://www.amazon.com/Peters-Classic-20-20-20-Purpose-Fertilizer/dp/B005LKNCZY

flower https://www.amazon.com/Jacks-Classic-10-30-20-Blossom-Booster/dp/B009YOIABY/

u/wuchii · 2 pointsr/gardening

You can leave them in that pot longer if you would like. just becareful of them growing to much out the bottom of the pot, you can damage the plant when you transplant. if you dont want to go as big as a 1 gal, you can keep it in a 6 inch, doubling the pot size and it will do fine. When planted in the ground they can grow up to 3 feet!

if you plan on keeping it in a pot, than fertilizing it once a month is fine. here is some good stuff to use.

u/SilentMasterpiece · 1 pointr/microgrowery
u/Mochaboys · 1 pointr/orchids

MSU Fertilizer Well Water version (I have hard water). Backed by science, contains all the trace elements you need along with the proper proportions of elements. I'm not burning roots anymore.

I also used JR Peters 20-20-20 primarily because they added in the micronutrients.

I picked up a tip from the MSU fertilizer that I hadn't bothered to look up before. They encourage nitrogen levels at 125ppm during the winter and ~250ppm during the summer. This is where a TDS meter really comes in handy for verifying that you're pouring what you think you're pouring. My water measures in at 250ppm default (considered hard water), so with a full measuring cup using the measuring cup they supplied, my TDS reading came in at exactly 1250ppm (wow).

Using my weakly/weekly math - I can take that gallon container and pour exactly 16 ounces into my fertilizing container (1/4 its capacity), then fill the remainder with tap water and I'm right around 450/475.

The thing to remember and one of the things I'm looking for verification on is is that a TDS meter measures total dissolved salts. The MSU formulation I have contains ~20% nitrogen, so if you wanted to shoot for 250ppm, you'd want the total TDS value around 1250 to get what the vendor considers a full strength application.

Imagine my surprise when I measured my first pour and hit 1250 on the nose. The reason this exercise was important for me was because I poured what I thought was a quarter strength formulation of my JR Peters fertilizer (20-20-20) turned out to be 5x the recommended amount and sure enough I burned the shit out of some seedlings I'm growing right now.

Anyway - tl;dr - regardless of what you get - buy a TDS meter just so you can verify that what your pouring isn't over strength. I thought I was pouring quarter strength formula, I was in fact pouring 5x the recommended amount and plants died slowly as a result.

{edit} - ok so I was right about the calculations and total TDS numbers versus nitrogen %'s...

here's a handy calculator to verify dosages and you want to be in the 125 PPM range for slow feedings.

http://firstrays.com/free-information/feeding-and-watering/measurement-handling-application-of-fertilizers/fertilizer-tds-calculator/

u/srubek · 1 pointr/druggardening

Have you tried “a popular online auction website”? That’s where I got mine, planted them in spring (kinda late, like...late May), and now the plants are 8’ tall. Super easy, to facilitate growth: I legit just had my first year planting my garden from seed. I have a thriving balcony (nearly “walkthrough”) garden, now. I had no idea planting from seed was so easy. I normally start with transplanting plants. Now it’s gorgeous. Will send pics of entire garden if interested.

Morning glories, cbd cannabis, Passion flower, red Krishna holy basil, khat, a rare yellow saffron, California poppy, red corn poppy, wild dagga, Klip dagga, pretty much, entirely a garden full of herbal therapies. My Mary is getting super stinky buds, too!

And yes, I can’t wait to toke a fresh joint of a Klip dagga flowering plant that I raised myself. Tip; don’t get frustrated if it is just leaves - they typically don’t start growing pods until they’ve hit 6’ tall.

Until then, they just grow huge leaves (to hold the nutrients, just, I presume..,) and then after hitting 6’ they grow pods at the top, then start cascading down the entire plant, from top to bottom.

Just do the following:

  • get seeds from eBay (I can attest that Klip dagga is easier to grow than wild dagga, from seed, based on summer progress) - leonotis nepetifolia (you don’t need seed pods, I just grew these from seeds alone).

  • plant them in a regular sized planter with many drainage holes punctured in the bottom,

  • with miracle grow for the soil - one meant for only raised potting beds/planters (they drain a bit easier)

  • began with planting 20 seeds in a single typical shelf planter - 3.5 ft long 8 inch wide common at most every gardening store

  • I know it seems like that’s a lot of seeds, but only 4 out of my 20 thrived, and no other plant behaved like that. They were the strongest out of their bunch, and evenly spaced themselves apart, taking all the resources to the “proven winner” seeds, taking resources harder than any other seeds.

  • I hope you get good sun wherever you plant them, and especially pointing east-facing would be lovely - they love the morning sunrise - that’s when I get a batch every day

  • periodically use a small amount of a water soluble 20/20/20 fertilizer when watering, once a week, at least, thrice a week, at most. Klip dagga seems to love this even ratio and just prefers it to all other fertilizers: I use jacks 20/20/20 from amazon - “dirt” cheap (haaa) compared to retail stores.

  • in 3 months, you will have a thriving posse of Klip dagga plants.

    I promise as long as you have sun and don’t neglect them, you too can make this happen, in the spring/summer (warmer days of the year, in your climate, wherever it may be).

    I think tonight I’m gonna toke what I grew for the first time, so much better satisfying growing it myself and confirming it is klip dagga, rather than getting “Klip dagga petals” from an eBay seller and ending up with subpar unclean wild dagga or whatnot, worrying about adulterants, etc... this is as pure and homey feeling as it gets.

    Best of journeys! I believe you can do it!

    TLDR: you can - i believe in you!