Better Hydroponic Nutrients

i've been growing with

1) Advanced Nutrients-SensiGrow/Bloom
2) FoxFarms-Open Sesame/Beastie Bloom/Cha Ching
3) Botanicare- Liquid Karma
4) Root Excalerator until the 2 week of 12/12 cycle

and i use a DWC system. i have no complaints with how its been turning out i just can't help but thinking that maybe theres a nutrient set-up thats better than what i'm using. i've also been thinking about adding a flavor/aroma enhancer like Advanced Nutrients-SweetLeaf, General Hydroponic-FloraNector, or Botanicare-Sweet but i don't know if that would just be overkill. any advice would be greatly apreciated.

Don't worry about overkill, I use a full line of advanced nutrients (about 8 different nutrients) and my babies thrive, If your looking for a sweetener go with sweetleaf hands down. It will greatly enhance the flavor and aroma of the plant.

I would just use NPK; how do you know all that stuff isn't reacting together to fuck your shit up? Have you ever done a side-by-side comparison to see if you aren't just throwing your money away? I bet you'd get the same results with just NPK.

whats NPK?

nitrogen phosphorous & potassium

It means just regular ol' veg and/or bloom formula.

i use cornicoupia works good, anyone else use it?

N-P-K is going to give you the necessities for the plants, but if you want to use additional nutrients you can, this will cause your resin and thc production to escalate.

Mr. Skunk said:

N-P-K is going to give you the necessities for the plants, but if you want to use additional nutrients you can, this will cause your resin and thc production to escalate.

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Oh great! Mr Skunk is giving us permission to use additives. Thanks man!

No not you asshole, everyone else is allowed though

Haha. I've used sweetleaf. Can't really say that I could tell a large difference though. If you can get it cheap and have some money to spend, why not. I clearly wouldn't call it a necessity though. Personally I go with sensi grow/bloom, big bud, overdrive, and sweetleaf, with root juice in the veg stage. I would highly recommend the big bud and overdrive though. I think that stuff works great, but not everyone would agree.

I was talking about the elements when I said necessity, and the flavor is much more enjoyable in my opinion. Have you ever used carboload by AN.

this is what i use and get good results start them off with rootblast when they are about a week old and from then my nutes are superthrive and i use canadian express for coco there full range from root repair,bio balancer,and essintal nitroand growth A-B and there flower A-B formula as well as there superior potash and headmaster super bud formula this is fromthe budzilla range i think and also sometimes i use the ozi tonic for late flowering depending what the plants look like

Hesi or foxfarm with additives. Hesi is nice cause its chelated which my hydroguy says is what GHE and the expensive brands do. It is a one bottle for grow and the other is bloom and then a PK13/14 addon if needed and then SuperVit, Hesi enzymes, and Rootstimulator. Its not too expensive, but i just read in high times that jorge cervantes likes Hesi, among others too. BUT IM NOT SAYING HESI IS BETTER THAN ALL SOLUTIONS, BUT IT IS ONE FINE SOLUTE TO ADD TO MY SOLVENT. If i didnt get my first Hesi kit free a year ago, i would be using fox farm(which kicks ass), but i just keep buying it, cause it works and that is what matters. I like to buy a litre of one brand and a litre of another to test them first and compare to my main fert that i use im ny trays

My advice would be to try a straight Advanced Nutrients grow with at least a base nute, Big Bud, Bud Blood, Overdrive, and Carboload. If you can, use Tarantula, Piranha, and Voodoo Juice too.

Those, all together, work together so beautifully it's awesome. You can practically sit there and watch them grow.

hooked.on.ponics said:

My advice would be to try a straight Advanced Nutrients grow with at least a base nute, Big Bud, Bud Blood, Overdrive, and Carboload. If you can, use Tarantula, Piranha, and Voodoo Juice too.

Those, all together, work together so beautifully it's awesome. You can practically sit there and watch them grow.

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While I would agree with you in part, I'm going to have to disagree with you in part. The sensi base nute works great, no doubt. I'm also quite a fan of Big Bud, and Overdrive. I personally can't say that Bud Blood does anything at all. I was very disappointed with this product. And I substitute Carboload with molasses. It's cheaper and does the same thing.

I havn't tried Tarantula, Piranha, or Voodoo Juice because of the price. The guy at my hydro shop told me about a new product, that is supposed to be all three of these, with trace B vitamins, and carbohydrates in it, but is made by a "local" botanist/chemist. Supposedly (so the shop owner says) it was designed by the same individuals that produced AN's line. The only difference is that you get five items in one, and it's like 1/3 the price you would pay. I think he said it was like a 1/2 lb for like $50. Plus, with it being made in the US and not in Canada, it's easier to get, and cheaper for the stores to stock up on, so they can pass the savings on to you.

I was going to wait to get it till my next grow. I don't remember the name, but if you are really interested I can go back and ask more about it.

I would get more information on that, sounds very promising.

Mr. Skunk said:

I was talking about the elements when I said necessity, and the flavor is much more enjoyable in my opinion. Have you ever used carboload by AN.

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yea i use it in conjunction w/ sweetleaf.

Mr. Skunk said:

I would get more information on that, sounds very promising.

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Sounds good. I'm out of town, so I'll stop in next monday and re-ask. Shoot me a pm on tuesday if I don't get back to you.

OMG !!! NPK is not enough my friend... go and read more ... Its not wasting the money and if you dont use these ind of stuffs,it doeasnt mean you are right

you should check out what they've got goin' on over here: Nutrient : Hydroponics, Hydroponics - Horticulture - Gardening