Thanks man... What about it @OldMedUser ??
no problem
I have searched a lot and although I have found some helpful information, I haven't found what im looking for.
I've been using it as a stand-lone product for years tho they sell a couple other things as part of the Big Bud "Tribe". Bud Ignitor and Bud Factor X. I tried the Ignitor in side by side growing and saw no difference so won't bother with it again. Got a 500ml bottle of the X for a free sample so will be trying that out in the near future. It's got some good stuff in it and a couple guys I know swear by it as really boosting yields and resin so I'll have to see for myself before it goes on the menu full time.
But happy to help if I can.
Great post! Great info OldMedUser!I've been using it as a stand-lone product for years tho they sell a couple other things as part of the Big Bud "Tribe". Bud Ignitor and Bud Factor X. I tried the Ignitor in side by side growing and saw no difference so won't bother with it again. Got a 500ml bottle of the X for a free sample so will be trying that out in the near future. It's got some good stuff in it and a couple guys I know swear by it as really boosting yields and resin so I'll have to see for myself before it goes on the menu full time.
BBis not just P and K but has 20 amino acids, 10% Sulfur which is the "secret ingredient" in most bud boosters and also citric and ascorbic acids. I actually give the plants more Bloom and a half dose of BB a week or so before flipping to flower and it really seems to get buds going faster compared to waiting until week 2. Tried that over 10 years ago in another side by side and could really see a big difference.
I've tried the OverDrive and like the Ignitor there was no noticeable improvement so don't bother with that any more. Maybe if I'd done some real scientific type measurements I might have found something but If it doesn't really show against the same clone from the same mother grown exactly the same other than the one additive then it's not worth my time or money f'n with it.
Not just AN but most big fert lines have too many things they hype but I've seen quite a few growers really screw things up trying to use them all. A lot of redundancy in many so you end up overdosing plants on some things and locking out others and it goes to shit fast in hydro.
AN says use all 3 together. Ignitor has potassium and phosphorous in it just like Big Bud so so WTF. It also has a proprietary blend of flower enhancing plant extract agents wher Bud Factor X has proprietary bloom enhancing plant extract. There's a difference?
The X has a blend of crustaceans for chitosan, glucosamine with 0.5% Mg and 0.6% willow bark extract. I know the crustacean stuff is supposed to do good things so looking forward to giving that a go.
Hope that answers your questions without bring up a lot more.
I was still using my old 3-part AN for a few years after they came out with the pH Perfect stuff but finally ran out of the gallon jugs I had bought and got Sensi for veg and Connie for Bloom. Both parts of each of course. Was having problems with toxic salts buildup and hard crispy leaves starting around the middle of flowering and blamed it on too much nitrogen which you can't do much about with the two part so a year ago last August bought gallon jugs of the 3-part so I could better control the amount of N by using the Lucas Formula style of feeding after the stretch.
All it contains is Amino Acids and plants produce them in abundance themselves and so don't fall for complete and utter bullshit charts like this:
Thanks, that's what I figured. Giving one capful a gallon this week and next and hopefully see some improvements. 8-9 week strains
I also use AN Sensi Grow & gonna start Sensi Bloom & Big Bud after reading your post. I'm also experiencing yellow tips. Which I figured were from nute burn. I was using the Sensi Grow at 3/4 or a millimetre or so under what the nutrient calculator recommends. 1st time using AN coupled with 1st indoor grow. What would you suggest to use with Big Bud &Sensi Bloom? Gonna buy 1 more bottle of goodness, just not sure what. Thanks to all who've posted in this thread as it's given me a little knowledge.thank you MMSM123Great post! Great info OldMedUser!
I personally love using AN as well. I grow in promix and have tried about every nutrient you can possibly imagine from chems to organics and in between and I can say AN kicks ass, regardless of the greedy marketing. You do get what you pay for.
I have used Big Bud for a couple years now ever since switching to Advanced but always used in conjunction with either Beastie Bloomz or MOAB. I got to wondering yesterday if those are even needed. So I believe this run I will lay off every thing but the Big Bud.
I will run Bud Factor X along with my base nutes and I will be using bud swell along with my BB. I have been growing for over 15 years and have confirmed 110% you will get the best results with a good mixture of both chem based nutrients and organics together.
Do you also use the A&B? I use Sensi myself...
I always feed every watering and half to 3/4 strength.
I remember a couple of years ago I was having problems when I first started using AN. My plants seemed to be showing all sorts of deficiencies... And the leaf tips were yellow and looked like little yellow finger nails on all of the leaf tips. My first thought was nutrient burn starting up... So I backed off the AN line and my problems progressed further.
That is when I decided to email AN and sent them photos and explained all of my issues to them. They simply told me so was under feeding the base nutes and tom continue using it at 3/4 to preferably full strength. I went ahead and gave it a go and low and behold my plants instantly pulled out of it and it was one of the best indoor runs I had ever had... I see a lot of people complaining about deficiencies and other issues while using AN and notice they are all dosing at quarter strength to half. All I can say from experience is bite the bullet and disarm the fear, feed em 3/4 to full strength and watch them thrive.
I know people will hate on us for using AN but hey, its our money, our time and our decision to waste it... Oh, and its our decision to harvest poor low quality yields....
I like using a bit of Rhino Skin from when the plants are still fairly small in veg especially for DWC as soil grows have some silica in the soil and they don't need much. I'm looking forward to experimenting with the free Bud Factor X I have but won't be buying it unless I see a noticeable difference in the yield using it.
