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Advanced Nutrients is a Canadian brand created in 1999 by the grower Big Mike. Legend has it that there was a time when most major industry players tried to distance themselves from the truth by claiming their fertilizers were rather intended for tomato cultivation and wouldn't even hold up in a garden or grow room with one of their clients, one man stood out, side by side with his fellow producers, embracing the truth and pulling back the curtain to expose the good and bad sides of indoor and outdoor cultivation, innovating at the same time the way marijuana has been grown for over four decades now. 

Advanced Nutrients is considered by most growers as the best fertilizer brand both in terms of yield and final product quality. It is also the easiest to manage because, in addition, with its use plants generally require less care.

The cultivation schedules are designed over a 12-week period, including 4 weeks of vegetative growth and 8 weeks of flowering. The last two weeks are dedicated to rinsing the plants before harvest. This complete program optimizes the use of nutrients and additives at each phase to maximize plant health and yield.

Note that these schedules are based on cultivation with liquid fertilizers, and Advanced Nutrients also offers more suitable soluble fertilizers for professional crops such as "The bud booster Big Bud Powder, the flowering accelerator Bud Blood, the base fertilizers Sensi Grow & Bloom Powder, and the Voodoo Juice Plus tablets". The beneficial side of powder fertilizers is that they allow cultivating more surface area than with liquid fertilizers, which are already diluted with water when purchased, and cost less for the same cultivation area.

First of all, don't forget that it is always better to start with half the recommended dose, because your soil often already contains fertilizers, which could lead to an overload.

Beginner Grow Micro Bloom cultivation schedule

Advanced Nutrients cultivation calendar for beginners
Here the cultivation calendar is based on a light cycle for feminized plants. For automatics, you will need to reduce the amount of fertilizer to dose a bit. At first glance, one might think there is quite a range of fertilizers to apply at each watering, but wait to see the expert cultivation calendar to understand.
Just for your information, you are not obliged to use all the fertilizers indicated on the cultivation schedules because the prices for a complete range are quite high.

If your budget is tight, you can already grow with the basic necessary fertilizers which are PH Perfect Grow, Micro and Bloom, for the root stimulator you have Voodoo Juice, then in flowering you will use the stimulator Big Bud to promote yield, and you will finish with Overdrive. For flushing you can either use Flawless Finish, or you can also do without.

Simplified Grow Micro Bloom TOP SHELF Cultivation Schedule

Germination Phase (Week 1)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom : Not necessary at this stage.
    • Additives:
      • Voodoo Juice (Root Stimulator) : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 (Growth Support) : 2 ml/L
    • Note : Keep the substrate moist but not soaked.

Vegetative Growth Phase (Week 2-4)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 2:
      • pH Perfect Grow : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 1 ml/L
    • Week 3 :
      • pH Perfect Grow : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 2 ml/L
    • Week 4 :
      • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L (week 2 only)
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (continuous throughout the vegetative phase)
      • Cal-Mag (if necessary) : 2 ml/L

Pre-Flowering Phase (Week 5)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Ignitor (Flowering Initiator) : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (starts at week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L (optional, for continuous root development)

Flowering Phase (Week 6-10)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 6-10:
      • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering only)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • Big Bud : 2 ml/L (week 2 of flowering until the end)
      • Overdrive (Improves flower size at the end of flowering) : 2 ml/L (week 9-10)
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (until week 8)
      • Rhino Skin (Cell wall strengthening) : 2 ml/L (optional)

Flushing (Week 11-12)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom : None
    • Additives:
      • Flawless Finish : 2 ml/L (to eliminate remaining nutrients and prepare the harvest)

Grow Micro Bloom Master Recipe Growing Schedule

Advanced Nutrients Grow Micro Bloom growing schedule for expert growers
As you can see with the expert growing chart, it is not about being light-handed; you already have all the fertilizers from the beginner growing schedule, and for additional fertilizers it will depend on your expectations. For example, for roots you will use Voodoo Juice, Tarantula and Piranha combined to provide maximum vitality to the root system. During flowering, you will have a cocktail including Bud Factor X, Big Bud, Rhino Skin, Bud Ignitor, Bud Candy and more.
What is certain is that with the complete range you get baseball bat-sized buds.

Grow Micro Bloom Master Recipe Simplified Growing Schedule

Germination Phase (Week 1)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom : Not necessary at this stage.
    • Additives:
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L
      • Tarantula : 2 ml/L
      • Piranha : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (optional)
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L

Vegetative Growth Phase (Week 2-4)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 2:
      • pH Perfect Grow : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 1 ml/L
    • Week 3 :
      • pH Perfect Grow : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 2 ml/L
    • Week 4 :
      • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (throughout the vegetative phase)
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L (throughout the vegetative phase)
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L (throughout the vegetative phase)

Pre-Flowering Phase (Week 5)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L (reuse from the first week of flowering)
      • Tarantula : 2 ml/L (reuse from the first week of flowering)
      • Piranha : 2 ml/L (reuse from the first week of flowering)

Flowering Phase (Week 6-10)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 6-10:
      • pH Perfect Grow : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Micro : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Bloom : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering only)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • Big Bud : 2 ml/L (week 2 to 5 of flowering)
      • Overdrive : 2 ml/L (week 9-10)
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (until week 8)
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Factor X : 2 ml/L (from week 1 to the last week of flowering)

Flushing (Week 11-12)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom : None
    • Additives:
      • Flawless Finish : 2 ml/L (to eliminate remaining nutrients and prepare for harvest.

Top Shelf PH Perfect Sensi Recipe Growing Schedule

Advanced Nutrients Top Shelf Sensi growing schedule table, showing the different phases of plant growth and flowering, with recommended dosages for each nutrient. The columns indicate the weeks, development stages, and products to use to optimize plant growth.

Top Shelf Sensi Recipe Simplified Growing Schedule

Germination Phase (Week 1)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : Not necessary at this stage.
    • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : Not necessary at this stage.
    • Additives:
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L

Vegetative Growth Phase (Week 2-4)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 2:
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 1 ml/L
    • Week 3 :
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 2 ml/L
    • Week 4 :
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (throughout the vegetative phase)
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L Apply until the end of the second week of growth.

Pre-Flowering Phase (Week 5)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom B : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L no use during the first two weeks of flowering, unless the plants need it 
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L (reuse from the first week of flowering until the second - weeks 5 and 6)

Flowering Phase (Week 6-10)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 6-10:
      • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom B : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L (week 1 to 2 of flowering only)
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L (week 1 of flowering until the end)
      • Big Bud : 2 ml/L (week 2 to 5 of flowering)
      • Overdrive : 2 ml/L (week 9-10)
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (from week 3 of flowering to the end of week 7)
      • Voodoo Juice: 2 ml/L (up to week 6)

Flushing (Week 11-12)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A & B : None
    • Additives:
      • Flawless Finish : 2 ml/L (to remove remaining nutrients and prepare for harvest).

PH Perfect Sensi Master Recipe Growing Schedule

Master Recipe Sensi growing schedule for the pH Perfect Sensi Grow & Bloom A&B range from Advanced Nutrients. The image shows a table detailing the weekly dosages of nutrients and additives like Sensi Grow A & B, Sensi Bloom A & B, Voodoo Juice, Bud Ignitor, Big Bud, Overdrive, Flawless Finish, Bud Candy, B-52, Rhino Skin, SensiZym, and Bud Factor X, optimized for each growth phase to maximize plant health and yield.

Simplified Sensi Master Growing Schedule

Germination Phase (Week 1)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • No Nutrient
    • Additives:
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L
      • Tarantula : 2 ml/L
      • Piranha : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (optional)

Vegetative Growth Phase (Week 2-4)

  • Light : 18 hours light / 6 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • Week 2:
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 1 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 1 ml/L
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L
      • Tarantula : 2 ml/L
      • Piranha : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
    • Week 3 :
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 2 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
    • Week 4 :
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow A : 4 ml/L
      • pH Perfect Sensi Grow B : 4 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L

Pre-Flowering and Early Flowering Phase (Week 5-6)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom B : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (optional)
      • Bud Factor X : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Ignitor : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
      • Voodoo Juice : 2 ml/L (week 5-6)
      • Tarantula : 2 ml/L (week 5-6)
      • Piranha : 2 ml/L (week 5-6)

Flowering Phase (Week 7-10)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A : 4 ml/L
    • pH Perfect Sensi Bloom B : 4 ml/L
    • Additives:
      • Bud Candy : 2 ml/L
      • Overdrive : 2 ml/L (week 9-10)
      • Big Bud: 2 ml/L
      • Nirvana: 2 ml/L
      • B-52 : 2 ml/L (optional))
      • Rhino Skin : 2 ml/L
      • SensiZym : 2 ml/L
      • Bud Factor X : 2 ml/L (until the end of flowering)

Flushing (Week 11-12)

  • Light : 12 hours light / 12 hours dark
  • Nutrients:
    • No Nutrient
    • Additives:
      • Flawless Finish : 2 ml/L

Additional Notes:

  • pH Adjustment: 5.8-6.2.
  • EC : Monitor levels.
  • Temperature and Humidity : 20-25°C and 40-60% humidity during flowering.

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