The King Adrock
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How bout a little shootout......I see threads and recipes containing some of these but not a comparison of the three, specific to get our plants nice n green in coco....
Whether you use Flora Micro/Bloom in 6/9 like me or not, I'm sure most of us use or have used one of these in coco.
Correct me if I leave out anything....
Epsom Salts-Magnesium and sulfur (and hydrogen)...thats it. Can buy at the dollar store, have to stir and wait(or shake in a jar full of hot water first) to get crystals to melt away into water. Just magnesium and sulfur..no nitrogen, iron, or other goodies...
Cal-mag-
Nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, and iron. Liquid so it mixes easily. Nitrogen can be helpful in veg and early flower, has pretty much everything I've ever needed to green up your plants if they're yellowing. I avoid in later flower when I'm trying to get rid of the nitrogen. Have to buy at hydro store.
Which leads me to
Blackstrap Molasses
Plantation Blackstrap label
Food source chart shows other goodies in there.
It has the sweet carbs to enhance flowering and flavor, calcium, iron, magnesium,and more. It is thick so you have to really stir it in well and it can clog drippers and fine water wand heads. It can smell up reservoir after a few days or cause nasty bubbles if you're aerating your reservoir. Many brands don't have labels so I'm not sure exactly what I'm putting in. You can buy at most food stores or farmers markets but it can get a little bit pricey if you use a lot.
Personally, with 6/9 flora micro/bloom I've been adding 2 ml/gal of cal-mag in veg, 4 ml/gal of cal mag in the first two weeks of flowering, back to 2 ml/gal for week 3, then switched to the Blackstrap as I start cutting out N. The pain in the butt is that from that point on I have to fill a 5 gallon bucket at a time from my main reservoir and add the blackstrap to it so I don't have a gunky reservoir. Also I have to clean the head of my watering wand weekly.
I wanted to see how others were using/combining these and what your preferences are.
Whether you use Flora Micro/Bloom in 6/9 like me or not, I'm sure most of us use or have used one of these in coco.
Correct me if I leave out anything....
Epsom Salts-Magnesium and sulfur (and hydrogen)...thats it. Can buy at the dollar store, have to stir and wait(or shake in a jar full of hot water first) to get crystals to melt away into water. Just magnesium and sulfur..no nitrogen, iron, or other goodies...
Cal-mag-
Nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, and iron. Liquid so it mixes easily. Nitrogen can be helpful in veg and early flower, has pretty much everything I've ever needed to green up your plants if they're yellowing. I avoid in later flower when I'm trying to get rid of the nitrogen. Have to buy at hydro store.
Which leads me to
Blackstrap Molasses
Plantation Blackstrap label
Food source chart shows other goodies in there.
It has the sweet carbs to enhance flowering and flavor, calcium, iron, magnesium,and more. It is thick so you have to really stir it in well and it can clog drippers and fine water wand heads. It can smell up reservoir after a few days or cause nasty bubbles if you're aerating your reservoir. Many brands don't have labels so I'm not sure exactly what I'm putting in. You can buy at most food stores or farmers markets but it can get a little bit pricey if you use a lot.
Personally, with 6/9 flora micro/bloom I've been adding 2 ml/gal of cal-mag in veg, 4 ml/gal of cal mag in the first two weeks of flowering, back to 2 ml/gal for week 3, then switched to the Blackstrap as I start cutting out N. The pain in the butt is that from that point on I have to fill a 5 gallon bucket at a time from my main reservoir and add the blackstrap to it so I don't have a gunky reservoir. Also I have to clean the head of my watering wand weekly.
I wanted to see how others were using/combining these and what your preferences are.