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The first time you walk into a hydroponic store there can be a little sticker shock. At first it doesn’t look too bad, $15 for a bottle of this, then, …oh wait I have to buy these three as well and you leave the store paying $90 or more to grow some basil and lettuce. I like to know how much I will be spending before I start out so I did some more research. I went to a few websites that sell nutrients for hydroponics. I got the information below from http://www.progressive-growth.com/advanced_nutrients.php. It was an eye opener. I did not include the nutrients that were specifically for illegal plants.
So what is the Best hydroponic Feed Schedule? It is the schedule that is specific for the nutrient solutions, or solids that you dilute, for the stage of growth of the plants you are growing. Personally, I like mixing my own, using a constant, slow flow of nutrients using wicks to pull the nutrients that I mixed together myself. Everything else, you are relying upon someone else to create a solution for you that may or may not be organic. This hydroponic feed schedule allows for regular feeding, and keeps the plant both hydrated and fed. My opinion, and it has worked for me well through the years that I was growing hydroponically.
I started experimenting with Hydroponics in 1983, and I grew tomatoes indoors during the winter in Washington State in the middle of winter indoors. Close to the Canadian border, it gets cold. However, we did have a great crop of fresh Organic Tomatoes in a shorter time period than I had ever previously harvested. 62 days from starting seeds to the first fruit. It usually would take up to 100 days where we lived, due to the weather and time to get some good sun on the plants. That is where we lowered our time to harvest, Indoor lighting and a warm environment. The only other additive was worm castings and good clean natural water to make a tea for our plants.
Now these seem like they may be organic, but I did not look at all of the ingredients. There are also nutrients that are strictly labeled Organic.
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Advanced Nutrients Grow, Micro and Bloom can be combined to provide specialized nutrients for plants in structural, foliar and blooming stages. Formulas can be custom mixed for specific applications by combining the 3 components to suit the needs of your plants particular growth phase.
Price: $11.49
Advanced Nutrients Grow, Micro and Bloom can be combined to provide specialized nutrients for plants in structural, foliar and blooming stages. Formulas can be custom mixed for specific applications by combining the 3 components to suit the needs of your plants particular growth phase.
Price: $11.49
Advanced Nutrients Grow, Micro and Bloom can be combined to provide specialized nutrients for plants in structural, foliar and blooming stages.Formulas can be custom mixed for specific applications by combining the 3 components to suit the needs of your plants particular growth phase.
Price: $15.49
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The thing with these nutrients, if you noticed, is that they are specifically for either flowering stages or Vegetative states. How do you choose what and when to purchase the nutrients that you need?
Hydroponics can be expensive, or it can be very economical. I will be performing a cost and nutrient comparison over the next few days.
I look forward to you sharing your experiences and what works for you. Sign up here for our RSS Feed so that you can get access to our series on Hydroponics and the hydroponic feed schedule.
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