Powder Vs liquid nutes

[vegetta]

Hello everyone got a question for anyone who might help me out. I was just wondering whats everyone feelings on powder nutes oppose to liquid. I have experience with liquid nutes but last visit to the hydro store someone told me to look into maxi grow and bloom other then having to mix it is there any benefit of liquid nutes over powder

 

[MickFoster]

I've been using MaxiBloom for years with great results. Powder is less expensive and I prefer not to pay for water.

 

[ISK]

Hello everyone got a question for anyone who might help me out. I was just wondering whats everyone feelings on powder nutes oppose to liquid. I have experience with liquid nutes but last visit to the hydro store someone told me to look into maxi grow and bloom other then having to mix it is there any benefit of liquid nutes over powder

powder nutes are generally cheaper but take more effort to mix than liquid nutes

if you do go with dry nutes, get a cheap/used food blender to mix up the nutes with hot water

 

[ISK]

I've been using MaxiBloom for years with great results. Powder is less expensive and I prefer not to pay for water.

Maxi-Bloom has recently changed their formula but have not made any mention of it on the packaging or their website

time will tell if it performs as well or not

 

[ISK]

I posted pic's about this maxi-bloom formula change

https://www.rollitup.org/t/gh-maxibloom-altered-formula.935473/

 

[PetFlora]

I like to control as many things as I can. I have a RO for cooking and drinking water, AND I use it to mix nutes

 

[vegetta]

thanks im currently using general hydroponics flora series I like It but I seen maxi grow and bloom are a fraction of the cost and I was also thinking what was mentioned about not wanting to buy water I totally agree. I grow in soil and coco but my main attention is 5 gallon dwc buckets. I didn't have root rot or any ph issues with the flora series so I wanted to make sure before trying to switch. I also noticed there is no micro just grow and bloom would that affect my dwc set up

 

[vegetta]

I like to control as many things as I can. I have a RO for cooking and drinking water, AND I use it to mix nutes

nice I use rain water never had a issue plants seem to love it

 

[PetFlora]

nice I use rain water never had a issue plants seem to love it

Unfortunately, rain has a tremendous amount of toxins in it, including lead, which cannot be removed by a simple filter.

 

[Dr. Who]

thanks im currently using general hydroponics flora series I like It but I seen maxi grow and bloom are a fraction of the cost and I was also thinking what was mentioned about not wanting to buy water I totally agree. I grow in soil and coco but my main attention is 5 gallon dwc buckets. I didn't have root rot or any ph issues with the flora series so I wanted to make sure before trying to switch. I also noticed there is no micro just grow and bloom would that affect my dwc set up

Want cheaper then Maxi and just as effective?

Jacks classic citrus - 1/4tsp a gallon....

In bloom, add 1/4tsp of Potassium sulfate per gallon. Amazon...

 

[TheChemist77]

Want cheaper then Maxi and just as effective?

Jacks classic citrus - 1/4tsp a gallon....

In bloom, add 1/4tsp of Potassium sulfate per gallon. Amazon...

have u used this? i looked up both jacks classic 20-10-20,, potassium sulfate 0-0-50...
ive used maxi for years and love it,, if this is truly cheaper and as effective im in for a test..

 

[TheChemist77]

what about this??
Monopotassium Phosphate 0-52-34

 

[Dr. Who]

what about this??
Monopotassium Phosphate 0-52-34

NO! Nasty high P!

Amazon - search - Potassium Sulfate = shipping is more for 5 lbs of it then the powder.....cheap.

have u used this? i looked up both jacks classic 20-10-20,, potassium sulfate 0-0-50...
ive used maxi for years and love it,, if this is truly cheaper and as effective im in for a test..

Yup - works great......BUT you need to use the CITRUS blend - classic and it is 20-10-20 but has higher sulfur content. That's a BIG plus! So at 1/4 tsp your delivering 5-2.5-5 nice delivery rate! NO need to supplement P either!

 

[TheChemist77]

NO! Nasty high P!

Amazon - search - Potassium Sulfate = shipping is more for 5 lbs of it then the powder.....cheap.



Yup - works great......BUT you need to use the CITRUS blend - classic and it is 20-10-20 but has higher sulfur content. That's a BIG plus! So at 1/4 tsp your delivering 5-2.5-5 nice delivery rate! NO need to supplement P either!

thanks dr. im ordering a bag of each and ill try it out in veg 1/4 tsp of jacks classic citrus per gallon,, in bloom 1/4 tsp of jacks pluss 1/4 tsp of potassium sulfate.. i hope it works
i run sog w/ a 50 gallon rez recirculating in bloom and a 30 gallon flood n drain recirculating in veg

 

[Yodaweed]

Salt nutrients almost all contain the same ingredients, it's wither or not you want to pay to have them watered down so you can administer them easier or if you want to shake them/blend them for an extra 2-3 minutes to save yourself money.

 

[Dr. Who]

You'll be happy......many old school and advanced growers use this.....There are plenty here that do.....

 

[Cx2H]

what about this??
Monopotassium Phosphate 0-52-34

It's commercial name is M.O.A.B by mad farmer like 100 a pound. Real world Mpp in bulk is 7 a pound.

 

[orangeade5]

Jacks 3-2-1 is what I rock. 3 grams jacks professional 5-12-26 and 2 grams of their calcium nitrate 15-0-0 and 1 gram of regular epsom salt per gallon. Jacks sells 25 lb bags of each in their site and it will last you a very very long time.

 

[Observe & Report]

Salt nutrients almost all contain the same ingredients, it's wither or not you want to pay to have them watered down so you can administer them easier or if you want to shake them/blend them for an extra 2-3 minutes to save yourself money.

2.5 minutes a go, twice a week, for 52 weeks a year, is 4.3 hours. That's $31.17 at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Your time is probably worth more to you than that, mine certainly is.

Do the math. Unless you're a major commercial grower, you're probably not saving money over a reasonably priced liquid product.

 

[Yodaweed]

2.5 minutes a go, twice a week, for 52 weeks a year, is 4.3 hours. That's $31.17 at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Your time is probably worth more to you than that, mine certainly is.

Do the math. Unless you're a major commercial grower, you're probably not saving money over a reasonably priced liquid product.

A full lineup of advanced nutrients costs over 400$(lasts one run), 3 buckets of salts that would last 2-3 years cost 50$ , you do the math?

Even if you use cheap liquid salts, like 3 part general hydroponics with no supplements, they are still ~50$ per run, when you could be spending 50$ every 2-3 years and having a more balanced nutrient regiment and much more of it. To say you can't spend 5 minutes shaking something...i mean are you really that busy? if you are you might as well stop growing weed and just buy from the dispensary or a caregiver because at that point you do not have the time to properly take care of plants.