Your favorite nutrients and why

[ttystikk]

The protekt sure makes them look good.
Not only does dyna work good and is easy to use its pretty cheap.

Ordered straight from Dyna-gro

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$43.75 for a twenty five lb bag of the hydroponic special, which when mixed with 55 gallons of water makes a 100:1 stock solution... or, enough for 5500 gallons of nutrient solution.

$74 for a fifty lb bag of Yara Liva brand calcium nitrate, which will go as far as two bags of the above mix, roughly ten thousand gallons.

$78 for a fifty lb bag of MKP. Compare that to the price for M.O.A.B, I double dog dare ya! This amounts to a lifetime supply, LOL!

$6 per 8 lb bag of epsom salt, at Wal-Mart, Walgreens or the grocery store. At 1-1.5g/gal, these last plenty long, too.

Guaranteed that's cheaper than Dyna Gro.

 

[ricky1lung]

LOL

$43.75 for a twenty five lb bag of the hydroponic special, which when mixed with 55 gallons of water makes a 100:1 stock solution... or, enough for 5500 gallons of nutrient solution.

$74 for a fifty lb bag of Yara Liva brand calcium nitrate, which will go as far as two bags of the above mix, roughly ten thousand gallons.

$78 for a fifty lb bag of MKP. Compare that to the price for M.O.A.B, I double dog dare ya! This amounts to a lifetime supply, LOL!

$6 per 8 lb bag of epsom salt, at Wal-Mart, Walgreens or the grocery store. At 1-1.5g/gal, these last plenty long, too.

Guaranteed that's cheaper than Dyna Gro.

I'm sure it is, never said dyna was the cheapest solution but it's still cheap compared to most liquid nutrients.

I've used powdered nutes before but it's just not my preferred method. To each their own and when you find something that works for you stick with it and grow some fire.

 

[unwine99]

I'm a bit of nerd when it comes to trying new nutrients...I've used flora series, blue planet, earth juice, pure blend pro, foliage pro, HG soil ab, HG aqua flakes, and right now I'm trying organicare's pure granular. I also have a couple no-till plants going from my own made-from-scratch soil mix.

With the exception of the organicare (because I literally just transplanted into the mix a few days ago) I can say they all work just fine and I've had good results using all of them. I think the HG soil ab easily gave me the best results during veg. I've always really enjoyed using pure blend pro also. Foliage pro is a simple and effective 1 part for the entire cycle.

Hard to choose really. It comes down to personal preference. Different lines can coax different terpene profiles out of your plants, as can different environmental factors and different combinations of both. I'm just excited for fall and winter around the corner -- that's when the "indoor season" really begins as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Diesel0889]

I'm a bit of nerd when it comes to trying new nutrients...I've used flora series, blue planet, earth juice, pure blend pro, foliage pro, HG soil ab, HG aqua flakes, and right now I'm trying organicare's pure granular. I also have a couple no-till plants going from my own made-from-scratch soil mix.

With the exception of the organicare (because I literally just transplanted into the mix a few days ago) I can say they all work just fine and I've had good results using all of them. I think the HG soil ab easily gave me the best results during veg. I've always really enjoyed using pure blend pro also. Foliage pro is a simple and effective 1 part for the entire cycle.

Hard to choose really. It comes down to personal preference. Different lines can coax different terpene profiles out of your plants, as can different environmental factors and different combinations of both. I'm just excited for fall and winter around the corner -- that's when the "indoor season" really begins as far as I'm concerned.

You sound a lot like me I'm a nerd for trying different things as well nutes, mediums, containers, lights, etc. and I just can't seem to keep the same strain to long either but I will say I do have favorites but I just like a new challenge sometimes. Lol

 

[testiclees]

That's cool man I'd like to try that!

pm me if interested in more info

 

[noysy]

A lot of these companys suck you guys in, with there flashy stickers

 

[GrowUrOwnDank]

I keep it simple. Lucas Formula. GH Maxibloom and a little CalMag.

 

[ttystikk]

N-P-K, plus calcium, magnesium, sulphur and iron.
Micronutrients, roughly a dozen of them. That's allllllll the plant needs. You can spend more money or less money, but in the end you're getting the above nutrients.

So why pay more than you have to?

 

[MickFoster]

I use GH MaxiGrow in veg and GH MaxiBloom in flower mixed with tap water at 7 grams per gallon. Cost = $0.06 per gallon. No cal-mag or any other additive. No ppm meter, no ph meter (I use the drops) - never a problem.

 

[Carolina Dream'n]

LOL

$43.75 for a twenty five lb bag of the hydroponic special, which when mixed with 55 gallons of water makes a 100:1 stock solution... or, enough for 5500 gallons of nutrient solution.

$74 for a fifty lb bag of Yara Liva brand calcium nitrate, which will go as far as two bags of the above mix, roughly ten thousand gallons.

$78 for a fifty lb bag of MKP. Compare that to the price for M.O.A.B, I double dog dare ya! This amounts to a lifetime supply, LOL!

$6 per 8 lb bag of epsom salt, at Wal-Mart, Walgreens or the grocery store. At 1-1.5g/gal, these last plenty long, too.

Guaranteed that's cheaper than Dyna Gro.

Just ordered this stuff. Gonna give it a try.

 

[ttystikk]

Just ordered this stuff. Gonna give it a try.

Veg;
3g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1-1.5g/gal epsom salt
This will come out a bit hot, so dilute to your preference, then pH balance.

Bloom;
2g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1.5g/gal epsom salt
.25-.5g/gal MKP
Again it will likely be a bit strong, dilute to your preferred EC, then pH balance. I find it likes to settle about pH 6.1.

I strongly recommend you get a 55 gallon drum, fill it halfway with hot water, dump the whole 25 lb bag of hydroponic mix in, stir well, and then fill the rest of the way with water. This creates a 100:1 stock mix, so I can just draw off a gallon if I'm doing a 100 gallon nutrient changeout. This amounts to the same 2g/gal as the recipes above, but avoids the potential for small scoops of the dry material to have substantially different ratios of constituents in it.

A close read of the micronutrient package in Hydro-gardens.com's products reveals they use between half again and double the amount as JRPeters' Jacks hydroponic mix- and in fact, I've never had a deficiency while using it.

 

[bravedave]

Jack's Citrus

$22, eight plant grow...

https://www.rollitup.org/t/about-a-pound-simple-and-cheap.880860/

 

[Carolina Dream'n]

Veg;
3g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1-1.5g/gal epsom salt
This will come out a bit hot, so dilute to your preference, then pH balance.

Bloom;
2g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1.5g/gal epsom salt
.25-.5g/gal MKP
Again it will likely be a bit strong, dilute to your preferred EC, then pH balance. I find it likes to settle about pH 6.1.

I strongly recommend you get a 55 gallon drum, fill it halfway with hot water, dump the whole 25 lb bag of hydroponic mix in, stir well, and then fill the rest of the way with water. This creates a 100:1 stock mix, so I can just draw off a gallon if I'm doing a 100 gallon nutrient changeout. This amounts to the same 2g/gal as the recipes above, but avoids the potential for small scoops of the dry material to have substantially different ratios of constituents in it.

A close read of the micronutrient package in Hydro-gardens.com's products reveals they use between half again and double the amount as JRPeters' Jacks hydroponic mix- and in fact, I've never had a deficiency while using it.

Interesting. That's very different from what the site itself says.

Do you know what the npk breaks down to on the veg and flower solution?

 

[ttystikk]

Jack's Citrus

$22, eight plant grow...

https://www.rollitup.org/t/about-a-pound-simple-and-cheap.880860/

I know plenty of people who swear by it, works great!

 

[ttystikk]

Interesting. That's very different from what the site itself says.

Do you know what the npk breaks down to on the veg and flower solution?

I was going for a veg ratio of 2:1:3 and a bloom ratio of 3:2:4.

Now you have me wondering what their recommended ratios are, lol

 

[Carolina Dream'n]

Veg;
3g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1-1.5g/gal epsom salt
This will come out a bit hot, so dilute to your preference, then pH balance.

Bloom;
2g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1.5g/gal epsom salt
.25-.5g/gal MKP
Again it will likely be a bit strong, dilute to your preferred EC, then pH balance. I find it likes to settle about pH 6.1.

I strongly recommend you get a 55 gallon drum, fill it halfway with hot water, dump the whole 25 lb bag of hydroponic mix in, stir well, and then fill the rest of the way with water. This creates a 100:1 stock mix, so I can just draw off a gallon if I'm doing a 100 gallon nutrient changeout. This amounts to the same 2g/gal as the recipes above, but avoids the potential for small scoops of the dry material to have substantially different ratios of constituents in it.

A close read of the micronutrient package in Hydro-gardens.com's products reveals they use between half again and double the amount as JRPeters' Jacks hydroponic mix- and in fact, I've never had a deficiency while using it.

The drums or mixing containers would be separated like this, correct me if I am wrong.

calcium nitrate in one

Special blend and magnesium sulphate in the next.
3 parts magnesium sulphate 4 parts special blend.

Monopotassium phosphate in the third.

I'm obviously trying to make stock solutions for all of them.

 

[ttystikk]

The drums or mixing containers would be separated like this, correct me if I am wrong.

calcium nitrate in one

Special blend and magnesium sulphate in the next.
3 parts magnesium sulphate 4 parts special blend.

Monopotassium phosphate in the third.

I'm obviously trying to make stock solutions for all of them.

Yep. Doing it like that would allow you to run either veg or bloom from three dosing pumps, just by varying the amounts dispensed.

 

[Carolina Dream'n]

They recommend 10 oz of special blend, 4 oz calcium nitrate, 2 oz of magnesium sulphate per 100 gallons of water.

Should be around 1350 ppm

Excuse me that was the seedling recipe. This is their other for mature plants.

10 oz special blend 8 oz calcium nitrate 4 oz magnesium sulphate.

Should
Be around 1600 ppm

 

[brimck325]

Veg;
3g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1-1.5g/gal epsom salt
This will come out a bit hot, so dilute to your preference, then pH balance.

Bloom;
2g/gal calcium nitrate
2g/gal hydroponic mix
1.5g/gal epsom salt
.25-.5g/gal MKP
Again it will likely be a bit strong, dilute to your preferred EC, then pH balance. I find it likes to settle about pH 6.1.

I strongly recommend you get a 55 gallon drum, fill it halfway with hot water, dump the whole 25 lb bag of hydroponic mix in, stir well, and then fill the rest of the way with water. This creates a 100:1 stock mix, so I can just draw off a gallon if I'm doing a 100 gallon nutrient changeout. This amounts to the same 2g/gal as the recipes above, but avoids the potential for small scoops of the dry material to have substantially different ratios of constituents in it.

A close read of the micronutrient package in Hydro-gardens.com's products reveals they use between half again and double the amount as JRPeters' Jacks hydroponic mix- and in fact, I've never had a deficiency while using it.

cool, i was looking for an easy dry mix....you gave me everything, thanks for posting it!

 

[ttystikk]

cool, i was looking for an easy dry mix....you gave me everything, thanks for posting it!

Hydro-gardens.com should give me a commission, lol