Benzelsanswered grow question 3 years ago If your light isnt very strong, then the best nutes in the world wont help. If your growing conditions are average at best, then all nutes will give about the same result. Its only when your room/tent is perfect and dialed in, that the diff nutes can actually be seen to be making any real diff. Otherwise if one run goes really well, then u will think it was the nutes u used that run that did it, not the near perfect growing conditions u dialed in for that grow. If people spent more money on better fans and stronger lights and even got a tent one size bigger-it would make more difference than the nutes they use.
But thats not what u asked, u want to know what range that offers a million bottles is going to fix all ur probs right? Well it depends what medium ur going to grow in, coco, soil? hydro or DWC all have diff nutes that suit them best. I get just as good results with a 2 x 1 ltr bottle or part A and B nutes that costs as people do with these bottles from AN... How u use nutes also changes how well they work, use em wrong and its just expensive water ur adding then going to try and flush out....
Do u know why ur buying the full range and not just the basics? As in why do u need silica? or kelp or half the crap in there?? Why are u adding it to ur plant or are u going to blindly follow the chart and hope it works? If it doesnt work and ur using 6 or 9 or 12 or how ever many bottles are in the "full range" how are u going to figure out what the issue is if ur dumping all these nutes on it?? which one is the issue?? which one do u eliminate first to see if thats the one not working?
I firmly believe in using the bare minimum nutes needed to keep plant happy, and using the strongest light u can afford to run or fit in the room. And then the cheapest nutes that work. Have a look at my blue gorilla grow- I did a massive write up on nutes in week 2 to fill the space as it was a quiet week. Ive tried AN cal mag. wont buy it again. Its weak- here in Australia we have so many better quality and cheaper nutes to pick from that are battle tested in the underground grow scene over decades of illegal grows and none of these nute brands would have survived if they ran nute lines like AN or remo does now and at their prices. How do u turn a profit or get cheap buds if u add up the cost of all ur grow equipment, running costs and wear and tear plus nutes and it turns out its cheaper to just buy ur bud rather than grow it??
Nutes are nutes. I can literally list a dozen of the top of my head that ive used and suggest, plus if I go look up the ones I know work but have not used but have seen friends or family use and get amazing results from, i can list half a dozen more. This suggests its not the nutes the grower uses but the grower who is using the nutes is what makes big chunky tasty buds. learn to grow with cheap nutes and grow well and U will see that these over hyped nute lines are just fancy labels on the same powdered nutes that are mixed up in labs all over the place. Ammonium nitrate is the same no matter what label is on the bottle, same goes for the potassium nitrate, phosphates and minerals and vitamins they all use the same shit my friend.
Now the kicker is how I know this, well my cousin worked for Dutch Master in the warehouse here, and grew amazing plants with he nutes he got for free. I used em too, why not its free and had killer results. Wish I could still find it... Canna is good. But have a look at my diary for the best list of nutes.
But it was when I worked in a hydro store and was mixing up the store brand nute mixes with powder nutes from a tub, and followed a set recipe for each mix. Just diff labels on bottles. lols. nutes are nutes, they all work well if used properly.
So just get something cheaper is my suggestion. Or look at the Hy-Gen coco starter pack nute mix set. Im liking their range more than the other over priced ones mentioned but even Hy-gen is a bit pricey for my likings.