[baet]

which product should i use, nitrozime or maxicrop kelp? will be using during veg and flower, as foliar...

anyone have experience with either?

[plantsman]

I came to this thread hoping to see someones experience with nitrozime... but looks like you want the same thing.
I got some a few months ago cos I had a nitrogen deficiency. I use it now for foliar feeding cuttings, mothers and all vegging plants once a week. I definitely would NOT use it during flower. That'll encourage leafy buds, I would think. Also, any foliar feeding when you have flowers on the plant can encourage bud rot.

I use a half measure with some bio-heaven and bio-silicone, also at half measures.

I dont know which is having the most effect but I now have got the darkest, greenest and healthiest looking plants I have ever seen.

Its hard to say if its the nitrozime working or not cos I changed so many things at the same time (new soil mix, longer vegging period, more light etc). But I can certainly say it doesn't seem to be doing any damage.

Oh, I also use it as a drench twice during each plants 1 month veg cycle. Half measures again with some other stuff (superthrive, bio heaven, bio wetter and bio silicone).

LOL, I use a lot of potions now but my plants are really damn healthy... and if it aint broke then dont fix it, smoke a fat one instead.

Good luck with your grow dude

[Clackamas Coot]

$31.95 for a pint? $2.00 per oz. for concentrated seaweed extract?

LMAO - f*cking delusional.

Here's a professional-grade seaweed extract and is used in agriculture, health & beauty aids, etc. Acadian Seaplant Seaweed Extract and a full pound is $13.95 and 1 oz. makes 10 gallons or 160 gallons for $13.95

If you want a 'clear' seaweed extract which Nitrozyme appears to be, then the 2 major manufacturers of that are 'Kelpak' which is based in Union of South Africa or you might want to consider 'KelpGrow' which is manufactured in Japan. Both will cost you quite a bit because it's usually only sold to manufacturers, farmers, etc. But if you need 5-gallons of a highly-concentrated seaweed extract product, these 2 products will definitely give you some bragging rights I suppose.

The Acadian Seaweed Extract product is about 1/2 the price of the same amount of Maxicrop (their dried powder). Both products are made from the same species of kelp that Nitrozyme is made from. These clowns aren't even manufacturers - they're simply repackaging a wholesale product with a 'Stoner Joe' label, some 'techno' babble that they literally lifted from Kelpak's web site. Not much imagination.

Nitrozyme = Kelpak or KelpGrow. And it's probably diluted.

[plantsman]

lol, one lives and learns. I'm a newby so i'm on this site to be educated. Thanks dude

[Bionik Kronik]

Nitrozime contains highly concentrated hormones extracted from the North Atlantic sea plant Ascophylum Nodsoum. This plant lives in an environment of extreme stress which causes production of a phenomenal level of hormones. When added to the nutrient solution or used as a foliar spray, these extra hormone levels greatly increase cell division and elongation, producing greener, more lush plants that translate into higher yields during flower production.

Nitrozime contains powerful natural growth enhancers, micro nutrients and bio-stimulants that will stimulate the growth process of the plant. Use with Agri-2 to help penetrate waxy leaves.

More on Nitrozime HOW IS THE CYTOKININ HORMONE LEVEL CONTROLLED? Nitrozime is produced using the strictest quality control methods possible. The test used to determine hormonal activity is state-of-the-art and approved by government regulators.

FROM WHAT PLANT IS NITROZIME DERIVED? The plant from which it is extracted is Ascophyllum Nodosum and is found in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea. This plant grows on rocks in sea water, which is as cold as -20oC in the winter and as warm as 32oC in the summer months.

HOW DOES NITROZIME WORK? Plants progress through a cycle of growth stages. Using the example of wheat, the plant starts out as a seed, germinates, goes through the seedling stage, through the three, five and seven leaf stages, and finally forming a head and producing new seed. When a plant is under stress at any given stage of growth, reduced levels of cytokinin growth hormones are produced.

If this reduction occurs at certain key stages of growth such as the tillering stage, yields can be affected. By making available extra hormone to the plant at these stages, you can influence the crops final yield. Timing of the application is essential. If you apply a hormone to a plant, the result will be stimulated growth of the type which the plant is currently undergoing. If the plant is forming roots, more root growth can occur. If tillering is underway, more tillers will be formed. If stem growth is in progress, that is what will occur. If flowering is in progress more flowering will occur.

WHAT ABOUT NITROZIME AS A SEED TREATMENT? Nitrozime is very effective as a seed treatment. Many gardeners and researchers have been experimenting with Growth Plus as a seed treatment because it contains certain hormones which can help promote early seedling vigor, and up to 40% increase in root mass. More root mass leads to a healthier and a more vigorous plant.

WHY USE NITROZIME? Crops under normal growing conditions achieve only 30-40% of their genetic potential. Growing conditions such as low or high moisture levels, hot or cold temperature variations, soil imbalance and nutritional deficiencies contribute to plant stress and result in underperformance of the crop. Plants under stress are unable to produce sufficient cytokinins, the natural plant growth hormones which are necessary for plant growth, nutrient mobilization and distribution, germination, cell division, root development, flowering and seed formation. These naturally occurring hormones have a very pronounced effect on the growth of plant cells and regulate delicate physiological plant processes. After many years of research and field testing, the natural cytokinins in Nitrozime can be put to productive use on your plants. Natural cytokinins such as those found in

Nitrozime will help control and regulate: germination - root development - nutrition uptake - plant tissue composition - tillering - flowering -seed and fruit set. Nitrozime has been proven to effectively relieve stress, provide a more vigorous and healthy plant, which increases yields and profits.

[habeeb]

CC, I asked tod to ask the supplier what seaweed it was, and they did not tell him what seaweed it was. Do you know for certain it's acadian, as I would love to switch if it is. I have seen acadian's website and contacted them for a supplier but they never responded

here is a good price for maxicrop if you want maxicrop https://www.groworganic.com/item_F136...xtract_Lb.html

[reverev313]

nitrozime

nitrozime or maxicrop kelp???

iv used both and others of simular traits and best advise i can give is buy both and do a test

but the nitrozime is highly concentrated and a spot is more then enough

I use Maxicrop in my teas, I dont know if it really makes a difference. I know it provides trace elements and vitamins which relieves stress and aides in healthy growth, whether or not that improves yeild, taste, smell etc.... I dont know.

[BurnOne]

Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered concentrate.
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