Green Gold Ocean bloom - nutirent review

[joe fresh]

well i ran out of ferts, and was really lowon cash, i mean really low, like survival low, lol...

so when i went to the hydro store i was planning on picking up some maxibloom, but guess what they were all out...

so going through the products i found some decent stuff, specificly this fert

Green Gold Ocean Bloom 2-10-12 is a fish based concentrated liquid fertilizer for general purpose use in soil and soilless mediums. Ocean Bloom 2-10-12 encourages bud formation and helps to ensure larger, denser blooms. It also helps rejuvenate the soil by adding organic material and improving healthy bacterial activity. This product is intended for indoor and outdoor plants alike.

so i what i liked about this fert, is that its a combo of organic and chem ferts, its and all in one fert, and was really cheap, like 42$ tax included for a 4L bottle....mix rates are between 2ml/L - 4ml/L...so it looks decent...


im gonna be using this till the end of my grow and will report back with info on how i liked it, and if its worth getting.

 

[joe fresh]

ok just mixed my first batch....

has a kind of milky color, and foams when being poured in the res....the smell, well...smells like a fukking turtle tank that has not been cleaned, lol...and the phof it seems very low, mixed with RO water @ 1.8EC it came out at 3.5 ph....wierd, does this indicate anything bad? or is it just low ph because of it being part organic?

 

[joe fresh]

well after doing a bit of reading looks like i found my answer....

How are liquid organic fertilizers made? The fish is steam-heated and then transferred to a large pressing equipment where the liquids and precious fish oil is rendered. All the solid substances are made into animal feed, while the oil is further refined into fish oil. As for the remaining liquids, it is simmered until it is transformed into a thickened fish emulsion.
A small amount of phosphoric acid is added to the fish emulsion to lower the pH. Lowering the pH makes the liquid fertilizer more acidic, which prevents it from decaying and fermenting into gas. Before phosphoric acid was added in the manufacturing process, containers of fish emulsion were known to burst from fermentation. Because the amount of added phosphoric acid is so small (less than one percent by weight), the product is still considered organic.

Although formulations vary, fish emulsion liquid fertilizer typically contains approximately four to five percent nitrogen (N), two percent phosphorus (P), two percent potassium (K), and trace elements. Trace elements, also called micronutrients, are chemical elements that plants need in minute quantities in order to thrive.

Adventurous gardeners make their own liquid fertilizer from fish. It's a smelly, messy process, but it could be economical for gardeners with a ready supply of fish waste.

Liquid organic fish emulsions are an exception to other organic fertilizers because they release nutrients to the plant immediately. Hence, liquid fish emulsions are used for transplanting seedlings because it makes them more viable. To use as fertilizer, the liquid fish emulsion is diluted in water and sprayed on plants or used to water the soil.

As with the use of all fertilizers, application instructions should be followed strictly. Remember to dilute it in the recommended percentage to prevent damaging seeds and young plants. Only mix the amount you are going to use that day because after it has been mixed with water its potency will be lost when stored. And keep the mixture away from heat to prevent deterioration. Since its made from fish, brace yourself for the pungent odor but this will disappear in a few days.

Once again, we need to repeat that organic growers need not worry that fish emulsion fertilizer is depleting our oceans of the important Menhaden fish or other fish that people need for food. Fish emulsion if primarily made from fish waste of the established animal feed and fish oil industries, which would have been dumped in landfills if not used. The organic label in fish emulsion fertilizers not only means natural, it also means environmentally safe.

can anyone confirm that this is the reason for a low Ph of 3.5?

 

[supermanlives]

good find. keep us posted. ej has really low ph too

 

[joe fresh]

ya it took me about a cup of ph up to get it to 6.5....i had the same experience with prua vida and that was the most stable ph of any nute ive tried....if i ph'd a jug and capped it and left it for a week or 2 the ph did not fluctuate more than 0.1...most nutes will fluctuate more than that with in a few days at most...

i just gave the first feeding yesterday and wil report back how it goes, as my plants were starving and starting to get pale becuase i ran out of nutes, this was just the cheapest option i could get (the store was out of maxibloom....)

 

[supermanlives]

its good to try new things.