Tangerine_
Well-Known Member
Any complete base nutrients will work. AN bases are fine if that's what you already have and they have similar ratios as others on the market but most of their supplements are redundant. The thing to keep in mind when using additional supplements - there's really only a few that can benefit a grower and none of them are game changers.Well I can't argue with anything you've said, and you did say it works. I figure that when choosing a nutrient you buy at a price point your comfortable with first. Consider ease of use second, then check reviews. Then you listen to experienced people and go from there. I think for me the marketing hype did play a role. Ph perfect, gorillas, spiders, fish skeletons and snakes, yeah that's pretty cool I'll try it.
So with all that said, what is what you would call a very good nutrient line? I'll be using Autopots on my future grows. One with a five gallon reservoir and one set with a 12 gallon reservoir. I'll have airports in each autopot and a waterpump in each reservoir. I don't want to have to measure ph everyday. I also don't want to mix different nutes from different companies.
If you feel like you'd benefit from an inoculation of bennies, Photo Plus has a good spore count, just be mindful of the expiration date.
- Fulvic and Humics - aid in nutrient uptake and overall health (Ful-Power is the best one I've found)
- Amino acids - assist in Ca uptake and help fight salt build up.
- Ascophyllum Nodosum (good kelp) provides lots of aminos, sugars, vitamins, and cytokines. (good for stressed plants)
- Chitosan - induces SAR
- Salicylic acid - (Phytohormones) aid in uptake and bioavailability of silica. Also aids in pest and pathogen resistance
Learn to use your base nutes and maybe slowly experiment with others. If you can dial those in, you'll be golden