Uncle Ben has almost single handedly got me away from AN. I still use it so I'm not wasting a bunch of nutes...but it's def getting weeded out of my garden here shortly. It started with dropping almost all their additives but a few and now it's got to the point where I'm running three different lines to figure out what will best fit in my garden. Yes you get nice frosty bud from AN and it's ease of use is nice(except for all those damn bottles). for the price though, and I'm getting it at cost, is still up there when u can get better results from something way less expensive and more user friendly.
If I'm around somewhere that sells jacks I'm gonna try that stuff out. I've seen it used in many huge greenhouses, (just flower houses not our plants) and to see everything happy and healthy obviously is a good sign the stuff works. Especially given how many different species of flowers are getting the same food. I used to think cannabis was a special plant with special needs but after reading through bens threads I'm seeing it's not about one specific plant but more botany of all plants.
Its hard to to change lines too, especially when what you've done for so long has made you happy. I guess the huge deciding factor was when I stopped using AN's bloom boosters and saw how much better my plants were doing. Then last week I was like you know I'm gonna try using overdrive on one plant to see what it does...I only used it at 3 ml per gallon so it took about two days but when I looked at the leaves of the plant I gave overdrive it was already starting to burn tips! The last thing I want to do is keep a plant healthy and then lose it right at the finish line!
So I'm doing subs supersoil for the organic plants (easy ass growing with that stuff) I bought greenhouse seeds powder feed when it first hit the US so giving that a try too. (Stuff really works well IMO, no burning just follow directions and your good) last is nutrients from green planet. I got the line at an expo and never tried it so hey why not. Not really sure which way to go I just know I can get healthier plants that aren't stressed from heavy food for a better cost than AN. i work at grow store so finding another line of nutrients won't be hard. I'm also open to suggestions. Obviously jacks will be bought when I get to the store.