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How do u store your nutes??

Hubbleman

Active member
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I got a few bottles of organic nutes... not ready to grow yet, can I store my liquid nutes in the fridge or something, till the time is right?
 

BurnOne

No damn given.
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Yes. Most directions on just about anything say "Store in a cool dry place".
Burn1
 

Xanode

Member
Not so much high or low temperatures(within reason), but how much the temperature fluctuates will harm microbes, hence the fridge is the best option as the temp will be stable, same goes for seeds.
 

GreenGuy

New member
I got a few bottles of organic nutes... not ready to grow yet, can I store my liquid nutes in the fridge or something, till the time is right?

I store in a dark, cool and dry space..

Unless you're trying to preserve them for a decade or more, I'd steer clear of the fridge..
 

bigbadbiddy

Active member
Same as with seeds and the freezer:
Lower temps means longer storage at the tradeoff of viability.


So in the fridge it will stay "good to use" for longer but the product will overall have degraded more than if you store at room temp in dark and dry place.


But it will not stay viable as long at room temp as it will in the fridge.


If you use them within the year, I say store at room temp, dark and dry is most important. And CONSTANT temps! Temperature variance is also problematic.
 

Bobby Boucher

Active member
I store my nutes in 50 ml vials, premeasured to mix into 5 gallon jugs.

Saves me a buttload of time measuring everything out in one sitting for the entirety of the grow.

I store them in a dark cool crawlspace.
 

CBDman

Member
Organic nutes are sensitive. Specially the liquid ones

i keep my stuff cold and dark

10-12celcius +
100% dark

Once bottle is opened, i use it before 3months.
This is why i cant buy the huge 4gallons that is cheapier in the end.
I want my stuff fresh, thats why i buy the expensive small bottles.

Anyway its worth it.

Once i forgot almost brand new 1litre bottle in grow tent open 3days
LOL. that was just throw away.

Before when i grow with synthetic stuff it was not so sensitive have them dark and cold.

I must say that organic grow is much better.
Taste, and high is also more clean.
You also feel better day after.

Im little groggy day after if weed is grow synthetic.

Organic is the safe way medicate

They also need been shaked little more than synthetic nutes.
Not a big thing anyway, i shake my bottles extra well ,right before i mix
 

CBDman

Member
I store my nutes in 50 ml vials, premeasured to mix into 5 gallon jugs.

Saves me a buttload of time measuring everything out in one sitting for the entirety of the grow.

I store them in a dark cool crawlspace.


Do you mix your flower nutes with grow nutes , and extras in same ?
weeks before use?
This can make strange reaktions and bacterias.
Avoid do that.

Take the time mix when its needed.

Then you have right microlife and bacteria in your grow
 

CBDman

Member
Micro grow and bloom would each go into their own respectively labeled vials.

Each 5 gallon jug gets 3 vials.

I don't premix my nutes, just premeasure.

Okey now i understund.
This is actually a good method if you have it in airtight small badges.
This is better than take from big bottle and open it like 20 times.

The metod you are doing is the best if you once open the big bottle only.
And put small amounts to different airtight smal mini jars or whatever you use.

This is alot mixing and fixing once.
When its done
if its done properly, and diluted to good smal airtight holders, makes just one opening. this is offcourse the best.

Big bottle that opens 20.-30 times is not the best in the last dosages

Maybe i try this too soon. Open the bigger bottle once, fill small containers , and keep them dark and cold.
This makes sense.
This must be the best i think.

Fine tuning what ever makes it better is fun.

Bobby you are a wise man. Not stupid.
Thanx for this.
 

CBDman

Member
You are village idiot if you have 100pack pipettes cheap from ebay
and keep nutes in these.

They are not airtight.

I dont believe you are so stupid
 

CBDman

Member
I transfer my nutes with a badass little $50 pipettor gun using 50 ml graduated pipettes into amber glass vials with ptfe lined caps.

I don't do any of this other crazy shit.

:comfort:

Hello

Can you show picture of that pipettor gun ?
what is this ?


I believe you.
You make nute mixes for whole city ?
This is why you need a facking gun ?

MAN , are you a man ?
 
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