nmlarson said:
What nutes are you working with? Inquiring minds want to know...
internationalfish said:
Yeah, definitely interested in the solutions/nutrients. There's a good-sized basil plant in my office growing in a bottle of water; I'd love to move a pepper plant over to this kind of setup to bring in and match it.
These are some of the products that I use, others may have different opinions about what to use. There, the disclaimer is out of the way!
First, my main players with Kratky but also used on my plants in soil depending on conditions. Available from Amazon and other places.
Next, the add-ons/supplements, the Cal-Mag Plus almost always used with the above. The others are used depending on conditions.
I use these frequently on indoor plants and my microgreens. For the record, I used the MG Quick Start on two potted plants from seedling through freeze up a few years ago. They never got any other nutrient and they both were very productive(a Devils Brain and a Red Moruga Scorpion).
These are things I have used occasionally, but, I will say that I am not a big fan of Dyna-Gro. Again, other peoples opinions may differ.
In my opinion, these tools are VERY IMPORTANT for anything hydro. THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS
And last, these are the granular fertilizers I use with my outdoor container plants. This is available at most all farm supply stores and in my opinion the least expensive way to fertilize my container and in ground plants. Around me it usually sells for $20 to $30 per 50 pound bag. I use about a bag of each per year. Some people may not like granular fertilizer, thats fine. I grew up on a farm and it worked for growing crops then and it works for me now. Just choose the right one for the application. Also, you can blend them and have just about any NPK ratio you desire. They have many premixed choices at the farm stores.
I also occasionally use the liquid kelp and fish emulsion, but as always it depends on current conditions.