OneHitDone
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I am under the assumption that you too are a hydro grower? Your take on hydro leaves a "chemical taste"? lolcal-mag+ is dumb.
It's just watered down calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, and chelated iron.
You could get those individually, and use magnesium sulfate instead since it's cheaper and you don't need it in a stock solution, and same with iron sulfate vs chelated. Iron sulfate is fine as long as it's not mixed in a stock solution with certain other chemicals, like boron. Iron sulfate (green) mixed with sodium borate (white) together turns into a black cloudy insoluble precipitate. Mixing in nitric acid causes it to turn orange and soluble.. too much info... hmm.
In the past I ran a few not so scientific experiments with "organic" nutrients against the regular mineral fert I use on some lettuce and came to the conclusion that it is too high of a nitrogen level at the finish that makes people think "chemical" taste. I would assume that a hot batch of guano or cow shit would give the same effect.
Any thoughts on that?