Athena Fade

Athena Fade

Fade is a nitrogen-free finishing flush that provides your plants with the immobile nutrients they need (calcium and microelements) to ensure they don’t starve during the critical ripening stage.

Excess nitrogen is known to delay flower maturation and it’s important to taper or even remove nitrogen at the end of the flowering cycle to encourage crop maturation and enhance flower quality. After extensive testing, Athena have found that running Fade with Pro Bloom during the last 3 weeks of flower increased the ripening and finishing of flowers and fruits. This meant overall a better quality crop and a higher yield. 

Why Use Athena Fade?

• Nitrogen-free finishing enhancer
• Contains optimal levels of calcium and microelements for finish
• Same liquid dilution rate as Pro Core (at 2 lbs per gallon concentrate)
• Replace Pro Core during the final 3 weeks of flower

Application Rates

Add 10-16 mL of Fade per gallon of water during the final 3 weeks of the flowering phase.

See Feed Schedules for specific application recommendations.

Best Practices

• Shake well before use.
• Use clean measuring instruments–do not put anything into the bottle.
• Monitor EC regularly and adjust accordingly based on crop and growth stage.
• Adjust pH to proper levels after mixing all fertilizers and additives.
• Do not combine in undiluted form.
• Adjust to pH to proper levels after mixing all fertilizers and additives.
• Store closed in original packaging at a temperature between 45° F and 85° F.

Mix Procedure

1. Replace – at week 8 simply replace your (2 lbs per gal) Pro Core concentrate stock tank with a bottle of Fade. *Note: When switching to Fade verify pH.

2. Feed – For weeks 8 and 9 feed Fade + Pro Bloom at full EC until last 1-3 days of flower. (DO NOT TAPER EC)

3. Flush – with Athena Cleanse at a rate of 10 mL per gallon of RO water for 1 day in rockwool or up to 3 days in coco. Use rootzone EC meter or measure runoff EC to dial in final flush.

4. Harvest – your crop with a beautiful fall Fade

Fade Procedure.pdf (athenaag.com)