Switching Nutes, Please Advise

i81two

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #1

I have been running a drip system with GH 3 part with very good results for a while now.

I am switching to an Ebb and Grow system and my despensery boss wants me to start using something organic for my nutes.

I am not to keen to this because my results with the GH and a good flush at end have been steller to say the least. But i do not want to ruffle any feathers and keep a good thing going.

So my question is, what organic or even semi organic

products have a proven tract record of good yeilds and not a bunch of clogged equipment in an Ebb and Grow and a stable ph.

Peace

 

homebrewer

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #2

Does your dispensary boss know that whether your nutes are organically or synthetically derrived, that it's all the same to the plant?

 

i81two

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #3

I agree with you 100%. I try to explain to these retailers how a plant uptakes nutrients. But they think it sounds cool to have the word organic tied to a product. It is silly specially when they want big production,fast and really cheap. You need an army of help if you were to use soil in a commercial grow. Thats why im going to an E&G.

Can somebody tell me the difference between the N taken up by a plant using synthetic nutes and the N taken up by organic means ?

N is N.

But in short, i need to stroke some ego without killing my yields. Shit man, i will dump GH into organic jugs if im forced.

Still looking for input.

 

dam612

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #4

earth juice? i use it and its all organic, hydro or soil works for both, good auto ph adjusting after a bubbling

 

i81two

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #5

you use it in hydro ?

Does it gunk up your shit ?

How are your yeilds ?

 

dam612

Well-Known Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #6

use it for soil.
Hm it is a tad thick, but after you bubble it for a day or so it thins out, the grow formula is prb the worst thickness wise
i only hear good things, Ill tell you in a week or so...but its looking good for a first time around

 

Dr.Nick

Active Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #7

Could you order the chemicals directly from a supply house, some chemical suppliers will specify the source. If you could get "organically" sourced chems (they may not be advertized as such but the source may be anyhow) then it wouldn't be difficult to mix up your own custom nute blend. Also if you order them as USP grade, I really doubt they will clog up the system. Although, calcination of your equipment could be a possibility, but that holds true for all nutes and a lot of municipal water supplies.

 

HappyHomeGrower

Well-Known Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #8

I use Botanicare, works great. I grew these with it under a 400 watt HPS. I have never cleaned my drippers, been over a year. There is some stuff that settels out in the bottom of my res, but it's no biggie.

 

i81two

Well-Known Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #9

Botanicare is looking good so far.

 

mr. green thumb 01

New Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #10

G.H flora nova is organic.. Seen good results in DWC with it, pricey though.

 

Short Bus

Active Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #11

mr. green thumb 01 said:

G.H flora nova is organic.. Seen good results in DWC with it, pricey though.

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Really? Good to know. I've heard good things about the Nova stuff, didn't know it was organic. FTR, I don't think it makes much difference, but there's a lot of people willing to spend money on the word "organic." From a bio-chem perspective, I can't see why it would matter wher the nutrients come from, just how pure they are.