In this article, we will cover a few different types of additives that will be beneficial to you, in helping you to maximize on your overall harvest potential. These additives will work well for you whether you're growing in Soil or Hydroponics.
It's important to keep in mind that Cannabis is a very hardy plant and will grow well without the use of these additives. The following products I have personally used myself and can attest to their efficacy with regards to seeing a good ROI / final yield.
These recommendations are based upon my own experience. I will only comment on products/brands that I have personally used before. Knowing full well that there are other brands out there in the market place that may achieve the same results (however, since I have not used the other brands I am unable to comment on them personally)
HERE ARE MY OWN TOP 5 FLOWERING / BUD BOOSTERS
Advanced Nutrients Piranha - Helps establish a symbiotic secondary root system |
Mycorrhizal Fungi - Mycorrhizal
fungi are fungal organisms capable of establishing a symbiotic
relationship with your plants' root system. Once applied - they will
begin to colonize the root zone forming a secondary root system. So long
as your plant stays alive and continues to provide carbon/sugar to the
fungii, they will thrive and continue to multiply. In return for the
carbon/sugar that the plants give to the fungii - the Mycorrhizal fungii
will help to transport nutrients and water to your cannabis plants
helping them grow faster.
Some
benefits of using Mychorrizal Fungi include; better drought tolerance,
increased nutrient/water uptake, enhances root mass, reduces the need to
overfert, competes with other bad fungi, improved plant health and
vigor, greatly enhanced yield.
To
use Mychorrizal fungi effectively. Apply the fungi to your seedlings at
an early age as it can take up to 2 weeks for them to sufficiently
colonise the root zone. Only one application is usually required.
Trichoderma and other beneficials help to fight off pathogens. Keeping your plants disease free. |
Beneficial Bacteria/Fungi -
Beneficial bacteria can help to keep your root zone healthy and disease
free. They will usually compete with pathogenic fungi/bacteria to do so.
Common beneficial bacteria strains include; Trichoderma/Harzianum, Streptomyces, Bacillus, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacteria.
Similar
to Mycorrhizal fungi - beneficial bacteria should be innoculated when
the seedlings are young. This will help to protect your cannabis plants
as well as indirectly improving growth/yield over the course of your
grow.
Fulvic Acid - offers better nutrient uptake and overall plant health |
Fulvic / Humic Acid - Fulvic / Humic acids can
help our plants better uptake nutrients. People growing using
Soil/Hydroponic setups can benefit greatly from including Humic/Fulvic
acid into their feeding regime. These acids have ability to chelate
minerals and nutrients making them highly bio-available to the plant.
Shuttling nutrients through the root zone with ease. It can also help
stimulate chlorophyll synthesis and is an overall good additive for
general plant health. Beneficial microbes love this stuff as it
stimulates their colony production. Can be used with both Synthetic or
Organic fertilizers. Use it through out your grow cycle (cut it out
about 3 weeks from harvest).
General rule of thumb when using Fulvic/Humic acid. Wherever possible - try to find the Soluble stuff.
If you're using Hydroponic systems - go with Fulvic Acid.
If you're grow is Soil based - use Humic Acid.
Nitrozime - includes powerful natural growth hormones / micro nutrients |
Nitrozime is useful to add as a growth tonic as well as a stress-relief product for your plants. Some stress factors where I've found Nitrozime helpful with is during any form of Training, Cutting etc.
I've noticed that Nitrozime helps make your plants grow much more vigorously, which in turn increases your final yield.
I highly recommend Nitrozime and add it weekly to my feeding regime (I'll even give it to young seedlings but just keep an eye on the PPM - be gentle with seedlings). I recommend cutting it out about 3-4 weeks into flowering.
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Floralicious Plus stimulates microbial activity in the plant’s root zone. This metabolic fuel solution is packed with powerful vitamins, complex plant sugars, protein building amino acids, seaweed extracts, carbon building blocks & aromatic oils all in a fulvic acid base.
Basically an all-in-one tonic. I highly recommend this product!
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