ive done side by side tests w/ different nuts and additives... the only additive that actually improoved bud size and helped plants to finish up to 5 days sooner than w/out it was koolbloom powder by gh,, dont waste money on the liquid koolbloom it does nothing,,as for any other bloom booster out ther,,,dont waste your time or money,,as long as your regular nutrients are providing everything ur plants need..
I think potassium sulfate is probably a better source. Plants like the sulfates during flowering
The biggest reason people end up with mag deficiency in flower is the use of rediculous "bloom boosters", like the one you just mentioned.
And that alone would leave you without any Po so maybe a half and half mix is in order. Throw in some mag sufate while were at it and yea or you could take a tbsp of mag sufate in a gal of ro water and spray em foliar feed just the mag sulfates. idk
My main point basically is that plants don't need nearly as much P as they do K. Your base nutrients should have enough of both however, plants will use up the K much faster. Therefore, if I were to add anything to the res when topping off or just between changes it would be a little boost of K.
oh well what do u use for base nutes? I am newb so and I have not had good luck so far with nutes and hydro. I tried to grow without media basket and it went south eventually. I tried to grow without Cal+Mag (unbeknownst to me) and it went south eventually. So did my water quality fluctuations in a small water tank and it went south eventually. I was just pointing out some products Ive seen. I absolutely have zero successful exp w/hydro btw.
Right now, for base nutes, I am using GH flora micro and flora bloom... The lucas formula. I started with the 3 part flora series but have used floranova series, maxi series, twice, and blue planet nutrients. I have no preference to general hydroponics but their products are good and are at a very good price point for the quality. I have thought about technaflora or botanicare but never pulled the trigger on either.
Its hard to say which one I like best. The first time using the fora series I was a noob. Then I switched over to floranova series, I like the nova series but it is too expensive for my liking. The Maxi series is about as easy as you can get but I do get lime scale which means calcium and phosphorus are locking up and takes a lot of ph up and ph adjusting. But I still can get good results with the maxi series. Right now I would say either flora series or blue planets 3 part
Thanks for that. Interesting. So a question, if you could make your own chem fertilizer how would you do it?
the gh nova series is almost pure organic wright?? only difference ive noticed going from the maxi to nova is the taste after cure the weed grown with the nova has a better organic flavor..but w/ maxi ive actually had bigger yields,, not a big difference but about 15-20 gram difference enough to make me go fully to maxi..but i still love the nova too
The maxi series is good stuff, I like using powdered concentrates rather than paying for water. I will probably never rule out the maxi series.
