thecoolman
New Member
First before I begin let me state i am just beginning to grow after some years off. I first
started growing cannabis in the early 80s. At that time we made our own hydroponic
systems and there were almost no hydro stores in America. Much has changed since
then particularly the rise in hydro stores pushing snake oil to kids that have no clue about plant nutrition. I have read many of Uncle Bens posts and usually agree with him. With that being said I use hydro at this time and find the flora nova series better than other nutrients on the market including dyna grow which I have used many times. In
particular if ro water is used dyna grow has way to little calcium and magnesium especially compared to fora nova. I have had much better results from the grow formula than the foliage pro. The ratio seems to hot for a lot of species and has way to little iron unlike the grow.
With the flora nova this is all fixed as well as not being low in k during bloom. The only thing its lacking is the nickel and sodium there is usually plenty of sodium in most water and I think this is of no concern and the nickel seems to be ok especialy if we are not using urea as a N source. Dyna grows nickel content is low anyways and would not be enough for crops such as barley legumes or woody perenials which need this micro nute. I also do not like the excessive (for hydro) ammonium Nitrate in dyna grow and feel a readily available form (Nitrate nitrogen) is preferred. I have had good results mixing there grow and bloom in the past to achieve the optimum ratio for the stage of bloom. It is however low in K for hydro but can be remedied somewhat with the adition of 0-0-3 Pro- tekt. Hydro also seems to need more k than soil as in soil we use more P because it is leached out more easily. So in conclusion I find the flora Nova series superior to Dyna grow for Hydro and for you kids who don't like the muddy consistency just remember this is added humic acid and Advanced nutrients would scam you out of at least a hundred dollars more for this.
started growing cannabis in the early 80s. At that time we made our own hydroponic
systems and there were almost no hydro stores in America. Much has changed since
then particularly the rise in hydro stores pushing snake oil to kids that have no clue about plant nutrition. I have read many of Uncle Bens posts and usually agree with him. With that being said I use hydro at this time and find the flora nova series better than other nutrients on the market including dyna grow which I have used many times. In
particular if ro water is used dyna grow has way to little calcium and magnesium especially compared to fora nova. I have had much better results from the grow formula than the foliage pro. The ratio seems to hot for a lot of species and has way to little iron unlike the grow.
With the flora nova this is all fixed as well as not being low in k during bloom. The only thing its lacking is the nickel and sodium there is usually plenty of sodium in most water and I think this is of no concern and the nickel seems to be ok especialy if we are not using urea as a N source. Dyna grows nickel content is low anyways and would not be enough for crops such as barley legumes or woody perenials which need this micro nute. I also do not like the excessive (for hydro) ammonium Nitrate in dyna grow and feel a readily available form (Nitrate nitrogen) is preferred. I have had good results mixing there grow and bloom in the past to achieve the optimum ratio for the stage of bloom. It is however low in K for hydro but can be remedied somewhat with the adition of 0-0-3 Pro- tekt. Hydro also seems to need more k than soil as in soil we use more P because it is leached out more easily. So in conclusion I find the flora Nova series superior to Dyna grow for Hydro and for you kids who don't like the muddy consistency just remember this is added humic acid and Advanced nutrients would scam you out of at least a hundred dollars more for this.
