the_extremist
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Another vote for Roots Excelurator here. RE rocks! Big fuzzy pearly white roots.
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do any of yall know of a good Root stimulater?
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DeftoneSmoker
I use Superthrive hormones. Not sure if its the best but you can get it at walmart for 5 bucks and everytime I add it to my res theres an explosion of root growth.
loyalty7
Member
I dont believe rapid start is cheaper, it's half the price of roots ex, but you use 2.5ml of rapid start compared to 1.1ml roots ex...Roots excelurator. Or general hydroponics Rapid start. Rapid start is pretty much a copy of roots excelurator but for less $ with same results...
burns1n209
Member
Did you check the label?
Normal Usage:
1 tsp per 5 gallons of water (1/4 ml / L) = 1ml/gal
Recommended for: Coco Coir
Soil & Soilless
Continuous Liquid Feed
Aggressive Usage:
2 tsp per 5 gallons of water (1/2 ml / L) = 2ml/gal
Recommended for: Hydroponics
Cloning Machines
Propagation Trays
Root Drench
Where did you get 2.5? I use 1ml/gal just like RE.
Rapid Start is cheaper. Alot.
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YosemiteSam
Oddly enough the people who count on really, really huge root systems...the outdoor monster growers...do not use any of these things. I fail to see the point in spending the money
loyalty7
Member
Hey, the bottles in my shop says 1ml per gal normal feeding
2.5ml for aggressive feedings
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The voice of reason...
I was perched to buy a root stimulator and have been following this thread all along and kept wondering "but why?"
I'd love it for someone to break down the science behind root simulators. Or is it a placebo effect?
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Because they work? I don't use any in my reservoirs, just in the nute
solution I give to my clones. Helps to coax out those new roots.
By the time I'd be putting my stuff outdoors, I would hope they already have a nice big root system.
The cost involved using 1ml per gal for clones is ridiculously small.
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YosemiteSam
Ca is the key to root growth. Jack your Ca up to 3-4 times your Mg and watch the roots grow...no stimulators necessary.
I would love to hear how some designed an experiment to check if these things work or not. Be sure to include the standard deviation so I can determine if sample size was large enough.
Sorry for the asshole tone...but really. If you can manage to grow a 7 lb plant that has to be in the ground from April til almost Nov and have better health than 99% of indoor grows, without any of the additives...well that ought to set off a light bulb in someone's head...the key Ca occupying 65-70% of the cation exchange sites.
Fat Man use to say Roots Excel was nothing more than water run through chicken shit...and btw, chicken shit just happens to be loaded with Ca
I would love to hear how some designed an experiment to check if these things work or not. Be sure to include the standard deviation so I can determine if sample size was large enough.
Sorry for the asshole tone...but really. If you can manage to grow a 7 lb plant that has to be in the ground from April til almost Nov and have better health than 99% of indoor grows, without any of the additives...well that ought to set off a light bulb in someone's head...the key Ca occupying 65-70% of the cation exchange sites.
Fat Man use to say Roots Excel was nothing more than water run through chicken shit...and btw, chicken shit just happens to be loaded with Ca
hydro-phonics
Member
(Canna rhizotonic or H&G roots xlerator.
Done deal. ) - totally agreed dude, wells said
i do DWC and you throw a few drops of either one of these - pre gal and the roots go fuckin nuts - i love it, LOVE IT \
everyone else should enjoy these products as well
Done deal. ) - totally agreed dude, wells said
i do DWC and you throw a few drops of either one of these - pre gal and the roots go fuckin nuts - i love it, LOVE IT \
everyone else should enjoy these products as well
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what is ca?
Surely if your jacking up ca to 3-4x then your providing the plant with rootstim?
Lung.Butter
Active member
calcium
well i had good results with clonex for the initial dip and then into root it gel..
yosemitesam imo is absolutely right about the ca. garden lime contains ca/mg ratios at 2:1. the best ca/mg ratio imo is 10:1, not 2:1. pure ca lime used for ca, garden lime (dolomite lime) as mg( not ca) supplement. ca is not just a supplement. it's a pivot point catalyst that determines what level of nutrients the plants can uptake.
seacrop. seacrop is awesome. it contains chelated trace minerals, archaea and ormus. archaea and ormus are two very powerful organic supplements that are still under the radar but shouldn't be.
i'm not an authority but i have done my research. seacrop is awesome stuff that will definitely help indoors, outdoors ( rootball enhancement listed benefit of seacrop).
seacrop is dirt cheap compared to many other supplements. a little goes a long way. i ingest seacrop diluted in h2o spun in a water vortex magnitizer for ormus and structured water benefits. the archaea are human/animal friendly as well.
seacrop. seacrop is awesome. it contains chelated trace minerals, archaea and ormus. archaea and ormus are two very powerful organic supplements that are still under the radar but shouldn't be.
i'm not an authority but i have done my research. seacrop is awesome stuff that will definitely help indoors, outdoors ( rootball enhancement listed benefit of seacrop).
seacrop is dirt cheap compared to many other supplements. a little goes a long way. i ingest seacrop diluted in h2o spun in a water vortex magnitizer for ormus and structured water benefits. the archaea are human/animal friendly as well.
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