Anyone using general hydroponics flora Nova grow and bloom?

Yeah man, NASA uses GH along with all the other lowest bidder stuff they buy. Just like the government - no concern for quality, just how much it costs.

It doesn't matter how good the gas you put in the car is if you're testing how well the bumpers and airbags work in a collision. The gas only needs to get you to the test track. NASA is testing how to grow in space, not what nutes are best.

i use flora nova grow and bloom and they work wonders...a 28 dollar bottle (need 2) will last you a really long time cuz its very potent

is this thread out of order?! the dates are confusing. i vegged in Flora Series and now i'm blooming in FloraNova... why not?? seems to be alright so far..

Shackleford.R said:

is this thread out of order?! the dates are confusing. i vegged in Flora Series and now i'm blooming in FloraNova... why not?? seems to be alright so far..

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The thread simply spans a couple years, people drop by occasionally and add their two cents worth. I've got the same take on Flora Nova Grow as most, but like many people I like to put it in my own words.

I feel that Flora Nova Grow is an entirely competent general purpose nutrient, which unless I'm mistaken is exactly what GH designed it to be. Cheap, not complete garbage, and vanilla.

However, I don't grow "stuff", I grow one particular thing and there's plenty of much higher quality products out there made specifically for what I'm growing. GH can nudge and wink all they like, but most of their stuff doesn't even come close to being "for marijuana". The whole NASA thing is a dead giveaway that they're not made for cannabis.

You think they're up there growing space weed? (I wish) It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it wouldn't be good press for NASA to be growing stuff in orbit using nutes formulated for weed. So Flora Nova Grow is fine for plants in general, but I wouldn't even consider using it when there's Advanced Nutrients with products designed especially for what I want to grow.

the plants take what they need. if your plants are staying green and in general healthy i see no reason to switch to some expensive hyped up nutrients.

hugetom80s said:

The thread simply spans a couple years, people drop by occasionally and add their two cents worth. I've got the same take on Flora Nova Grow as most, but like many people I like to put it in my own words.

I feel that Flora Nova Grow is an entirely competent general purpose nutrient, which unless I'm mistaken is exactly what GH designed it to be. Cheap, not complete garbage, and vanilla.

However, I don't grow "stuff", I grow one particular thing and there's plenty of much higher quality products out there made specifically for what I'm growing. GH can nudge and wink all they like, but most of their stuff doesn't even come close to being "for marijuana". The whole NASA thing is a dead giveaway that they're not made for cannabis.

You think they're up there growing space weed? (I wish) It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it wouldn't be good press for NASA to be growing stuff in orbit using nutes formulated for weed. So Flora Nova Grow is fine for plants in general, but I wouldn't even consider using it when there's Advanced Nutrients with products designed especially for what I want to grow.

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i started having troubles during bloom.. i switched back to regular Flora series with H2O2 and my blooms (and foliage) are MUCH healthier.

(also using koolbloom, floranectar, and floralicious bloom)

my two cents.. nova might be a bit of waste.. i do plan on using it outside in my flower/shrub gardens though.. but no place for it in the grow room.


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I Have been Using Nova Grow And Bloom For 2 years Now ...In DWC, Coco, And Regular Soil. I have to say I have been Very Happy with the results Thus Far. I started out with Just the Grow And Bloom For My First Grow Because they were cheap 30$ Worth the Nutrients Lasted the whole grow And We Yielded Slightly Short Of 1/2 Lbs, From 2 Plants under just a 150w HPS. Ever Since I have been Hooked. After that We added the 3 recommend Additives Floralisious Plus, Liquid Koolbloom And Flora Blend, None of which Increased Yield, But Did increase The Overall Health And Visual Well being Of the Plants Over Just A Grow And Bloom Regime.
All And All They Work And Last Well For their Price Point. I think People Underrate It Simple Based On Looks And I'm Not the first person To Say you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. I'm Also Not saying their the best either. Though I still don't know what it means to be "For Marijuana" vs. Any other plant that Fruits. They all use the same stuff You just have to make it available at the right times. Nitrogen will always be Nitrogen Phosphorous Will always Be Phosphorus Potassium Will always Be potassium whether for Cannabis Or Tomatoes, It's all about Giving the plant what it wants when It wants it... And IMO Nova Does It Fine

Does FloraNova do the same as the Flora series? I don't see it mentioning, "Enhances flavor, nutrition, aroma and essential oils in both hydroponic and soil cultivated plants." Which one is better for the best yield?
I am not sure which one to get. I will be growing tomatoes and other herbs also.

asurah said:

Does FloraNova do the same as the Flora series? I don't see it mentioning, "Enhances flavor, nutrition, aroma and essential oils in both hydroponic and soil cultivated plants." Which one is better for the best yield?
I am not sure which one to get. I will be growing tomatoes and other herbs also.

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They are not at all the same. The Series Is A Clear Colored Water Like liquid ..The Nova Is a Brown Mud Like Substance. Series Is 3 Part, Nova Is 2 Part. In my Opinion And it's just that .Nova Is the Better Choice It's just so damn easy to use

both are the same kind of thing... base nutes

but they do it different

the three part is like Ford Escort of nutes. Cheapest way to get from A to B. No frills, no speed, probably no working A/C. But it drives

the Flora Nova is like the Ford Escort with a wild beehive in the trunk. Does the same thing as above, but probably going to end in tears

Honestly if u have the money to buy advance nutrients use it. Ive used gh 3 part, fox farm, botanicare ,and nothing compared to advance. Gh did work better than fox farm and botanicare but it didnt work as well as advance in my situation.

I don't really doubt that NASA has used GH, but the fact that they have means nothing. The guys at NASA understand better than most that GH is just minerals and H20 in a bottle. Don't get it twisted i'm not knocking GH; just saying NASA has the ability to source nutreints from anywhere or make them themselves. The fact that they used it once for "something" is just a clever marketing ploy. Hydro nutrients are all about advertising, and if you advertise a lot u have to pay for it. (usually by making your product more expensive than it should be) Just make sure your getting the best bang for your buck. That might be GH.....then again it might not.

Scottyballs uses it and that guy can grow some weed.

I use three part GH (I love the calculators on their website), but I've never used anything else; it might be time. Advanced Nutrients, eh? Anyone second the sentiment.

Ive used FloraNova Grow and Bloom for a couple cycles of 6 Jack47 DWC under 2 400w HPS a few months ago. I ended up with a leafy but descent harvest at 8 weeks. The next cycle of the exact same strain I used FNG for the 2 weeks of veg and then switched to Advanced Nutrients Sensi Bloom hobbyist level. (Sensi Blm A&B, Voodoo Juice, B-52, Big Bud, Overdrive) The cost is about 10x higher but the final product blows Floranova out of the water in quality, potency, aroma. Well worth $ IMO if ur looking for quality and quantity. FNG and FNB are just base nutes. May be better if you use additives.

i use GH, gro micro bloom , florablend, florolicious, kool bloom, and the neactar passion fruit. I love the results, great prices, in gallons. and simple to use. i deffinatly reccommed! but then again have no experience w AN, except for rhino skin. i add that too

CubanRasta said:

I don't really doubt that NASA has used GH, but the fact that they have means nothing. The guys at NASA understand better than most that GH is just minerals and H20 in a bottle. Don't get it twisted i'm not knocking GH; just saying NASA has the ability to source nutreints from anywhere or make them themselves. The fact that they used it once for "something" is just a clever marketing ploy. Hydro nutrients are all about advertising, and if you advertise a lot u have to pay for it. (usually by making your product more expensive than it should be) Just make sure your getting the best bang for your buck. That might be GH.....then again it might not.

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Here's the thing on the whole NASA/GH topic. I'll bet you anything GH gave that stuff to NASA for free. It's awesome advertising. But it doesn't say a damn thing about how good the nutes are, just that GH had someone that could get them in with NASA on a deal that worked nice for both of them. NASA got a free source of nutes and GH gets to say that NASA uses their nutes.

It's not like NASA is trying to grow killer weed. They're just conducting experiments concerning growing plants in micro gravity. They don't need high potency, heavy yields, or anything like that. In fact, considering how much a premium there is on space aboard the shuttle they probably don't want to grow big plants. So you could even say that they picked GH so they could grow runty little plants. Not sayin' that's the case, but they sure as hell weren't growing with the same goals we're growing with, right? Until it becomes practical to actually start growing plants from seed to harvest in space they're not going to worry about what gives the biggest yields. And while they do want the plants to be reasonably healthy even that's not particularly important because as long as they use the same nutes for the control group back on Earth the experiment still works.

Fykshun said:

I use three part GH (I love the calculators on their website), but I've never used anything else; it might be time. Advanced Nutrients, eh? Anyone second the sentiment.

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bubblebucketguy said:

i use GH, gro micro bloom , florablend, florolicious, kool bloom, and the neactar passion fruit. I love the results, great prices, in gallons. and simple to use. i deffinatly reccommed! but then again have no experience w AN, except for rhino skin. i add that too

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Try the AN, find out what you're missing. If you really like the GH Flora series AN has that new Jungle Juice out that everyone says is exactly the same and it costs less.

A long time friend, who is far more into being a serious grower with hydroponics than I'll probably ever be, has been using the GH Flora series nutrients, with very consistently good results.

Considering all the variables that can affect the plant's happiness, I like to stay with nutrients that have a well known track record, one less thing to worry about. So, as far as I'm concerned, the GH nutes are a safe bet. Of course, I'm not claiming to be any sort of expert here, and there are many others in this forum who are seriously accomplished growers, but I can at least speak for what I have seen, and heard about.

What would be interesting would be some sort of real test comparison, in which identical hydro units, all growing at in parallel at the same time, but with each hydro unit being fed with different nutrients. Anyone here ever tried this?

Well, in any case, I would suggest that the GH nutes are safe and consistent . . . hope this is helpful