Wolverine97
Well-Known Member
Transparency is not a good thing for companies like AN or H&G who want you to believe that plant nutrition is about more than the 16 essential elements and that non-NPK type additives make all the difference in someone's grow.
The truly sad part is that there are going to be a lot of uneducated growers who will totally believe that bullshit article.
So then I take it you don't believe in compost tea? Humic or fulvic acid? Beneficial organisms? Root secretions? To be clear: I'm no AN fanboy, I don't use them.
You are correct that basic plant health depends upon the essential 16-17 elements, but there is a vast area of growing that you're neglecting if that's all you look at. Yes you can grow healthy plants that way. You can grow better, healthier plants by encouraging a healthy soil life and possibly by activating the SAR response in your plants. I think you're being pretty thick headed about the science behind growing.
Do you really believe there is nothing left to discover about how plants function? Just the 16 elements and that's it? Again, I know you can grow perfectly good plants chemically, but that does not mean it's the best way.