*The K.I.S.S. Method*

Once again the veil lifts and so justice sweeps across the land of leaf causing this legendary thread to bump once again. Lucky are those who realize how profound keeping it simple is.

The more bottles you mix the more likely you are to fuck up. The more bottles I see in the grow, the more tormented and in pain the plants usually look. Don't fall for the trap....K.I.S.S is best.

The place I buy my seeds posts about this all the time…to use just Maxibloom. 1 cup for veg in a 50 gallon res, and 2 cups in flowering. It seems that in the past couple of years it has become easier to mix….but way harder to find in Canada? My hydro store says there are issues with their wholesale companies getting it in Canada.
Is there a similar product that is a copycat of Maxibloom?

Roots4Fruits said:

The place I buy my seeds posts about this all the time…to use just Maxibloom. 1 cup for veg in a 50 gallon res, and 2 cups in flowering. It seems that in the past couple of years it has become easier to mix….but way harder to find in Canada? My hydro store says there are issues with their wholesale companies getting it in Canada.
Is there a similar product that is a copycat of Maxibloom?

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I've been using MaxiBloom or products similar for years. I never bought into all the collection of bottles many seem to think you need. The ingredients in 90% of all commercial plant foods come from the same factories. It's not as if these bottled fertilizer lines are making the calcium nitrate, potassium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, etc... It's purchased in bulk and then mixed. Some don't even mix it themselves but contract with companies that will mix and bottle it for you taking care of all the manufacturing and packaging. It's no different than other industries.

xtsho said:

I've been using MaxiBloom or products similar for years. I never bought into all the collection of bottles many seem to think you need. The ingredients in 90% of all commercial plant foods come from the same factories. It's not as if these bottled fertilizer lines are making the calcium nitrate, potassium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, etc... It's purchased in bulk and then mixed. Some don't even mix it themselves but contract with companies that will mix and bottle it for you taking care of all the manufacturing and packaging. It's no different than other industries.

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I’ve used MaxiBloom since I started growing in 2008 and have never needed to change a thing. All I add is silica, CalMg and baking soda to raise my PH and I also grow in 100% perlite hempy buckets and 315CmH. I keep is simple, always have and always reap great rewards

I recently switched from maxibloom to Jack's 10-30-20. Anyone got experience with this what's your regiment? I've been using it in veg and flower. For veg it's mostly fine. I alternate back and forth with miracle gro all purpose. But for flower I seem to somehow get too. Much nitrogen and not enough phosphorous.

I've been switching to maxi for the end of flower cuz the issues above. Any advice? I want to keep it to the kiss/hempy school of, one mix for the whole run.
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I'm only going up to about 400-450ppm mostly keep it in the 350 range. But as you can see the tip burn creeping the plants hit their limit... but at the same time clawed nitrogen leaves, and I get calcium deficiencies and phosphorus. Only thing I had to worry about with maxi was magnesium here and there needing a boost.