Are enzyme products pointless?

I know a lot of products in hydro stores are a waste of money but are enzyme products worth it? I believe they are redundant when using microbes and keeping a healthy herd. I use max microbe frequently from veg to end of flower. Microbes make their own enzymes correct? Been told that a certain product, bud xl from House &Garden, uses certain enzymes and aminos to help navigate sugars from the leaves to the buds. Doesn’t the plant already do that when ripening or is this product help it more? Anyway just curious because a buddy uses it and loves it. He doesn’t even use for the full flower time. Mainly the last 3 weeks including his flush. It doesn’t raise ec enough to when he gives hos plants straight water. Just curious if he’s wasting his money or maybe I should hop on. His buds are dank but without bud xl i dont know if they would be the any better or worse

Enzymes are substrate specific. This article has a simple illustration showing how they work. They fit like a lock and key with the target substrate. Vitamins are coenzymes.

Point being they can be useful but as OP pondered our microbes produce the enzymes needed. I don't imagine most of the enzyme products would yield much benefit if you are keeping the microbial life in the medium happy. More money poured through.

Instead of enzymes then I use a fulvic humic acid supplement. It's the humic acid in molasses that's utilized by microbes. Not the sugar.

If it worked so well
we all would be using it
And your buddy is wrong about the need to flush but thats a whole other story

Herb & Suds said:

If it worked so well
we all would be using it
And your buddy is wrong about the need to flush but thats a whole other story

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I believe he flushes for a couple days then waters with plain water. Semantics I guess. Just what i call it during last phase

hotrodharley said:

Understanding Enzymes for Plants | Garden Culture Magazine

From organic garden soil to hydroponic nutrient supplements, enzymes seem to be popping up more and more. What are enzymes? What do enzymes for plants do?

gardenculturemagazine.com

Enzymes are substrate specific. This article has a simple illustration showing how they work. They fit like a lock and key with the target substrate. Vitamins are coenzymes.

Point being they can be useful but as OP pondered our microbes produce the enzymes needed. I don't imagine most of the enzyme products would yield much benefit if you are keeping the microbial life in the medium happy. More money poured through.

Instead of enzymes then I use a fulvic humic acid supplement. It's the humic acid in molasses that's utilized by microbes. Not the sugar.

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Thanks for the good read

From my experience, enzyme brews can be good for potting soils that have less "life" in them. In a good microbial environment, damaged or old roots will be broken down into food, whereas a lifeless potting mix will become root bound earlier.

I've used Cannas line before, and I'd say that cannazym was one of their only additives that are worth a cent.