Get your basic soilless mix like the 1/3 peatmoss + 2/3 perlite and add some dolomite lime or promix, majestic, fafard, sunshine,etc..with lime already added. You want as little dolomite lime as possible because your adding cal/mag in your water. Only use enough lime to get your ph to 5.8 to 6. You don't want any long term nutrients in the soil to start like bone meal, bat poop, etc... Then use the General hydro flora nova series ferts. They are excellent. 1 bottle grow and 1 bottle bloom. They contain all macro and micro nutrients a plant needs to grow. You can always tinker by adding other ingredients but is probably not needed.
Flora nova series
• The marriage of hydroponic & organic gardening methods.
• Extremely easy to use.
• Outstanding for all plant types.
• Superb for Hydroponic, Soil-less, and Soil Cultivation.
• Super Concentrated and pH Stabilized.
• Optimum nutrient absorption is aided by Natural Humic Extracts.
the following specs are in N-P-K-Mg format
Flora Nova Bloom 4-8-7-2
Flora Nova Grow 7-4-10-1.5
ml per gallon (3.8L) of water; numbers are in parts per million
8ml GH Micro 16 ml GH Bloom, is my guru pH's baseline bloom formula (pH is a person) derived from the Mel Frank targets, which suggest a 100-100-200-60 goal for NPKMG values in bloom Both GH Flora series nutes and the Flora Nova series, achieve Mel Franks targets without additives. Here is a link to Mel's specs http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/fo...es/profiles.htm
pH's "Lucas Formula" values for 8ml micro, 16ml bloom
n 130
p 106
k 183
Mg 73
8ml Flora Nova grow. Flora Nova is the one bottle solution to nutrients, note this mix is almost identical to Canna Aqua Vega, and GrowGreen's Nute Recipe; [This resembles Hoaglands nutrient solution which is excellent]
n 217
p 54
k 257
Mg 46
8ml fnBloom [compare to the lucas formula above; its identical]
n 124
p 108
k 180
Mg 62
Directions:
>Only use 3 to 4ml of the grow formula only on seedlings. Start applying when seedlings first true leaves fully form not just the first cotyledons that emerge
>increase grow formula to 5.5 ml or even up to 8ml once plants have gotten some size
>switch to 6.5 to 8ml bloom formula only at 12/12 time schedule
>last one to two weeks of bloom use straight water only
Of course:
>FloraNova must be shaken vigorously before each use!
>provide at least 50 watts per square foot light using hps or mh lamps; using less intense lighting like florescents may require a reduction in suggested fert rates
>Good ventilation with air temps 75 to 85 degrees
>water used before adding anything should be low in ppm's from things like calcium or metals
>Always adjust the ph of your fert water after mixing for best results. In soilless mix like I suggested, aim for 5.8 to 6 ph. Directions for making your own own ph down and ph up are in my signature below.
>Apply enough fertilizer water till it runs from the drain holes then allow the media to dry out quite a bit but not to the point the plant begins wilting
>monitor your soil ph and ec using the directions in my signature
How's that for easy.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=21119
Last edited: