Aptus vs FloraSelf! Organic slow release pellets

fonzee · Dec 4, 2014

Hi and welcome all!

I'm comparing 2 products:

Aptus All in One
http://aptus-holland.com/aptus-all-in-one/
2x100 gram sachets (each should be sufficient for 40L soil)

versus

FloraSelf Hochbeetdünger
http://www.hornbach.de/shop/Hochbee...ikel.html?sourceCat=S1955&WT.svl=artikel_text
ca. 500 gram

I got 2 similar beds:
*Drilled 8x 10mm holes in a 90L plastic tote
*Filled the bottom 2cm with used coco fibers for drainage
*Put in 50L of the cheapest soil around
And mulched it with the cheapest mulch available at 20L for each bed.

I went for low costs and I think the soil is pretty good after using it for house plants for a few months.

As for prices comparison, the Aptus sachets are 7.90 euro a sachet (you might be able to find it a bit cheaper) while the FloraSelf is much cheaper at 6.49 euro per 2 kg bucket.

I got the side by side in a 1.2 x 1.2 x 2.0 m grow tent on a drain table with a Philips Green Power 400W for now. (with an open reflector)
There's a 16" fan and a 5" vent with a thermostat.
I would probably add another 600W in flowering.

VERSUS

https://www.icmag.com/ic/attachment.php?attachmentid=294785&stc=1&d=1417726887

Here's a visualisation of the amounts:

And this is the end result:

Strain is Golden Diesel (by Yekke Seeds)

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Yields before curing:
FloraSelf - 216 gram
Aptus - 178 gram
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Wish me luck ;-)
-Fonzee

samisomo · Dec 5, 2014

good luck mate.

fonzee · Dec 7, 2014

3 Days in:

Temps are low, about 23 at lights on and 13 at lights off. I'll put another tent to work nearby at alternating hours for some heating.

Asslover · Dec 11, 2014

Interesting...

fonzee · Dec 12, 2014

8 days in:

Temps are still cold. Going to get to it soon.

Gave each of the girls 8 water of pure water today. (nothing until now since transplanting. I could have skipped this one for a couple more days for sure)

Asslover said:
Interesting...

:-D

Marlo · Dec 12, 2014

Very interested to see how this works out for you.

Good Luck

:tiphat:

MIMedHead · Dec 13, 2014

Tagged up for this side by side

Scroggy B · Dec 15, 2014

HA! Interesting choice of strain =)
Good luck with the experiment, looking forward to see the results..

fonzee · Dec 16, 2014

I was out of the country for the weekend and the plants got a bit light burnt. Nothing major for sure.

I flipped the switch and today is the first day of flowering - 16/12/14

So far they look 100% the same. Might be because of all the nutrients in the soil, it is quite heavily fertilized.

Marlo said:
Very interested to see how this works out for you.

Good Luck

Thank you very much

MIMedHead said:
Tagged up for this side by side

Scroggy B said:
HA! Interesting choice of strain =)
Good luck with the experiment, looking forward to see the results..

fonzee · Dec 22, 2014

1 week in:

I switched the light to a 600W and will add proper heating tomorrow.
Temps have been at 12-23°C and the RH was VERY high at around 70% at lights on and 90 at lights off. That is due to the lack in ventilation in the cold lights off period. Tomorrow it will be fixed when the heating is turned on.

Scroggy B · Dec 23, 2014

Science in the making =)

12°C sounds shitty... But since they both suffered these temperatures, it's still a valid comparison. The plants you transplanted were all clones from the same mother, right?

fonzee · Dec 23, 2014

Heating added, now it should be fine.
They were clones from the same mother at the same size.

fonzee · Dec 31, 2014

2 weeks in:

The aptus is slightly bigger, no serious budding present yet/

fonzee · Jan 6, 2015

3 weeks in:

The Aptus plants grow slightly better.

Harley420 · Jan 6, 2015

hey fonzee great looking plants I have just ordered some aptus pellets and regulator & some startboost

Longdongjohnson · Jan 13, 2015

Nice side by side. Subbed. Just water only right?

fonzee · Jan 13, 2015

End of week 4:

Harley420 said:
hey fonzee great looking plants I have just ordered some aptus pellets and regulator & some startboost

Hi

I got them too but I haven't tried them yet.
Please let me know what you think of them!

Longdongjohnson said:
Nice side by side. Subbed. Just water only right?

I added predatory nematodes (for fungus gnats) with the watering last time and I alternate between rain and tap water for some supplementary magnesium.

Scroggy B · Jan 13, 2015

Bitchin' plants, bro =)
Science in the making =)

fonzee · Jan 13, 2015

Scroggy B said:
Bitchin' plants, bro =)
Science in the making =)

Thanks homie.

Harley420 · Jan 13, 2015

WOW Fonzee them plants are monsters...

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