I apologize, I must have forgotten to take my 5htp or something. I clearly was outside my rational mind at the time.
I think the reaction i had must have stemmed from a long brewing reaction to the general dismissive tone used by people who grow simple and organic. Don't get me wrong, I believe those are generally the people who /should/ be listened to. And I agree that most products on the market are branding and snakeoil pitches designed to take, best case scenario, known horticultural science and repackage it and raise the price. And at worst, carcinogenic (or) pseudo-science that works really well/or not at all. (I'm thinking Gravity, Bush Load, half of AN's product line)
I generally agree with the organic grower sentiment. Or at least that skepticism is warranted when new products enter the marketplace.
The people who grow pumpkins from seed to multiple thousand lb monsters each year as a hobby don't shop at the hydro store. Nobody buys this shit except weed growers. That tells me a lot.
... but... my gripe... is that the snarky, holier than thou, condescending comments by these otherwise wise and savvy growers seem to belie an assertion that science isn't progressing in horticulture. That everything we need to know about growing and plant nutrition is already written down and there's no need for curiosity. I guess I just like to see people excited about innovating, and hate to see people deflate that excitement in the name of some ridged status quo.. maybe experimenting with ascorbic acid is dumb. But, on the other hand, I'm pretty certain the earth is not the center of the universe . Don't stone me bro.
Again, my apologies for being a 'dredging up the past fly by night asshole' myself, how embarrassing... hope you all are staying safe and have as good a holiday season as you hope to have.
And ?
Yeah, I admit I was curt and impolite.
I was a rather different person back then. It was 4 years ago. People and things change.
I still say vitamin C is more used by "fruiting" plants then by our family of plants. That's from an education and not a leap of logic.
That was my poorly stated point back then....
Now then. Anything plant related to say?