[funkymonkey]

If anyone fancies copying a commercial nute product they like using, here is a site that lists the NPK and other elements of a huge range of commercial products, all the Advanced Nutrients stuff is listed, even the old, discontinued products:

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/is/fert/showFirmOptions.asp



Read the label, it lists the ingredients, it only has two basic horticultural salts in it!

Here is a recipe to make a litre of AN Hammerhead (the original 0-9-18 formula, not the watered-down shit they sell today or the new version that for some crazy reason has nitrogen in it!)

Soluble Potash 0-0-60 - 91.8 grams
Mono-potassium phosphate MKP 0-52-34 - 78.2 grams
distilled H2O 0-0-0 830 grams

This will give you 0-9-18 within a percentage point

Add the potash first and stir vigorously as it has low solubility. Then add the MPK.

I paid 2.49 for 2.5 litres of distilled water in Tescos and 6 quid for a kilo of MPK powder from ebay, I got the potash from my local garden centre, 4.99 for a 1.25 kilos.



I can make ten litres of 0-9-18 PK booster for less than the price of one bottle of AN Hammerhead, and as AN have now diluted Hammerhead down to 0-4-8, it is more than twenty times more cost effective to make my own!.

This is what replaced the original Hammerhead:



They watered it down to half strength and hiked the price a couple of quid, I tells ya, AN are utter bastards who don't deserve one penny from us!

Now they are releasing a new formulation of Hammerhead that looks like utter shit, it now has nitrogen in it and the wrong ratio of P to K, if people weren't so stupid and ignorant, they wouldn't get away with crap like this!



I can't do anything about people's stupidity, but threads like this can remove their ignorance and hopefully save them from being ripped off by bastards like Mike Straumietis!

[shafty420]

wow some epic info there thanks

[~Shhh~]

I was pissed when funkymonkey's mate BH done disappearing act, as he knew all this kind of stuff too! Was a real loss for me @ the time as I was reading many of his postings on nutes.

I'm just glad he managed to pass it onto u funkey before trotting off to find the holy grail of cannabis strains in far and inhospitable lands lmao!

[funkymonkey]

Glad to be of some help! Last i heard he was debating whether to keep smoking cos he'd met a woman who he liked a lot but didn't approve of him smoking at all. He'll see sense in the end I'm sure and come back to the fold!

[theherbalizor]

Just ordered me self some Potsil. Thanks for that

[funkymonkey]

Let us know how it works out for ya Herb, glad someone found at least a wee bit of that info useful.

Two reasons I recommended it:

1. It's the most concentrated Potassium Silicate I could find and as all the other silica products are just the same thing, the most concentrated at the best price is the one to choose.

2. It's from a small English company and we should try to support people like that instead of big companies who lie to use and rip us off.

[Dr. D]

Originally Posted by theherbalizor

Just ordered me self some Potsil. Thanks for that

I was thinking about grabbing some of that as well.
Would you still use silicone with this?

Thanks for posting up all the info FM, very interesting to know and useful stuff...Peace

[funkymonkey]

Potsil is silicone. It is a direct replacement for the cannabis specific silicon products such as AN Rhinoskin, Dutchmaster Silica+, Budlink etc. They are all just potassium silicate disolved in water.

Glad it is interesting.

[shafty420]

saw potsil a while ago never got round to getting it herbalizer where you grab yours?
while on subject after looking online found a few might be usefull to someone

Coffee Ground Fertilizer

Use in Place Of:
Rose plant food
What You Need:

* Used coffee groundsA
* cookie SheetNewspaper

Preparation:
1. Line a cookie sheet with newspaper.
2. Then, spread your used coffee grounds out on the sheet, and allow them to dry completely.
3. Sprinkle the grounds around the base of your acid-loving plants. Azaleas, roses, rhododendrons and blueberries are just some of the plants that will benefit from this treatment.
Note: Be careful not to over do it with the grounds. Even acid-loving plants can get too much acid.
Why This Works:
Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, magnesium, and potassium – all important plant nutrients. They are also acidic, and help to maintain the acidity of the soil.

Egg Shell Fertilizer

Use in Place Of:
Lime
What You Need:

* Egg ShellsA
* blender

What You Do:
1. Save your eggs shells, and allow them to air dry.
2. Then, place the dried shells in the blender, and pulse until they are powdery-fine.
3. Sprinkle in your garden.
Why This Works:
Eggs shells are made up almost entirely of calcium carbonate – the main ingredient in agricultural lime..

one of best ones ive found when growing outside is rabbit dropping cus theyre like little slow release nutes might have to try indoors cus they barely smell

[bigwity]

ive been feeding to much i had it pointed out to me last night. so now i have to learn how to feed minimal rather than getting as much as i can into them without burning.
now i know why my weed doesnt taste proper even with a 3 week flush. i was of the opinion if she aint burning add more then 3 weeks b4 harvest flush her to fuck. but i was still getting left with green leaves. how dumb am i