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plant NUTRIENTS alternatives (not for cannabis)
sugar_leaf_daddystarted grow question 3 years ago
assuming that most of the specific products and brands are not available OR if are available, they come with very high price tags; what would be the next best nutrient/fertiliser for my plants? ie. those for roses or tropical plants or with this x-y-z ratio... thanks😉
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CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 3 years ago
hey there sugar leaf daddy, great question growmie. anything with a cannabis leaf on it is basically a scam, you're right about that. the calcium magnesium supplement is quite important for all these really fragile "high end genetics" beyond that you're looking more at the ratio than the numbers but in veg NPK 4-2-2 and in flower NPK 2-4-4 . Usually you'll do okay with anything like "green plants fertiliser" for veg and anything with "tomato" fertiliser for veg and flower. the best thing you can do if you can find it cheap is humic acid powder . Powder nutrients should be widely available in any country , just got to find the right supplier. hope this helps ! 🚀
GrowCNanswered grow question 3 years ago
Nutrients are nutrients. Most products labeled for marijuana are highly over priced and there really is nothing special about them.
You may find some with micronutrients but they are all very similar regardless of the plant shown on the label.
There is no one perfect NPK ratio. I think balanced numbers are probably the closest and I use 10-10-10 or 17-17-17 around the farm & garden. In spring when mostly having vegetative growth regardless of the plant extra nitrogen is usually a good idea. Then as you shift into flowering & fruiting you want the second numbers to be larger. Certain plants need more of specific nutrients and you just have to keep an eye on it.
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