Advanced Nutrients

[DankBank]

Lots of old school organic growers have been using things like molasses (carboload) for many years. It's supposed to work well... but don't over do it. Too much sugars get your roots sticky which can lock out nutes (not to mention interferring with drainage).

As for AN... I'll say this: their directions SUCK. Best not to mix more than 1/2 of the strength the bottle directions call for. First time I used AN (and followed directions to a TEE) it killed one of my 6 plants and badly burned 4 of the others.
I still like carboload, bud blood, and overdrive... but all of them used at about 1/3 - 1/2 directed strength. At one time I was using as many as 10 AN products at the same time, and I've found that I did just as well without most of them. What's in the growers head is more important than what's in your nute bottles. If you're someone who's in love with AN, do a side by side with something else like GH & then decide if you still think all those extra chems (and all that money) are really better. Unless you're growing to sell (and I'm not) that stuff is just too expensive. Besides, I don't want 15 chemicals going into my meds.... that's just nasty. Flush all ya want... I still think it's overkill.

 

[Guest]

i've used foxfarm and just str8 guano for grows since doing the AN and nothing came close...i'm going to check on the plants in the morning so i guess we'll see if it was a little much for them...i don't think it should be too big of a deal, i mean it ends up working out to about 2g of that budblood per gallon of water which doesn't seem that much to me...BTW i also use pyrosol instead of barricade, i believe both are silica supplements...the pyrosol really toughens up the plants, makes them very resistant to heat stress, nute stress and powdery mildew/pests...i've never had such waxy lookin leaves...

 

[m.steelers]

I added a dose of 1.8g per gallon Bud Blood to my base tonight (day 8 12/12). We'll see how they respond.

 

[Guest]

nice...when did they go 12/12?

 

[DrLongbottom]

hey guys I was just wondering onthe iguana juice how much you were using per feed. Ive used the 2 part liquid indoor and outdoor, and have had good results. Ive thought about giving iguana juice a try. Do you use as much as they call for in the feeding schedules on their website?

 

[m.steelers]

4 TBSP per gallon with no problems here. Just make sure they plants are big enough to handle it. If they aren't mature then scale it up to reach the 4 TBSP eventually. IG is good stuff.

 

[Guest]

i have had no probs so far going full strength the plants love it...

 

[cobain420]

Good info, great thread!

I'll be ordering some AN nutrients soon also.

I was just going to order the Micro, Grow, Bloom, and Big Bud - do you think the other additives really make a difference, and are worth the extra time and money?

Thanks!

 

[DrLongbottom]

hey cobain I would suggest going with the one part or two part system they are specifically made for our needs. the 3 part is very similar to gh's 3part. A.N. doesnt claim the 2+ per yield if you use the 3 part. Hope this helps. peace. D.L.

 

[mtnjohn]

according to the nute calculater at the advanced nutes website , the three part is indeed part of the 2+ system. i use the 2 part sensi a+b , bud blood(first week of flower as per AN directions) big bud ,voodoo juice ,carbo load, tarantula and piranah. this shit rocks , regularly doing 3.5 oz in just over 2 sq. ft. with a 150 hps. i usually mix my ferts using AN's directions for the medium feeding and with the strains i've got this seems to work out real well. when i first got the tarantula and pirahna i thought it was causing my ph to rise wildly but now it seems to do fine( never did figure what happened on that grow ) in my book you cant go wrong with AN

 

[Tonyton]

Mtnjohn, An look at what you might have gotten if you used a 400 watter on A.N.?
It's believable!

 

[Guest]

I am not sure about all the claim's of AN, but the nutrient diet does work and it might be to much, but the grower can tailor it down to what they fill is needed. I personally have used Sensi 2+ program for over a year now, constantly having something growing, I first started with a bloom diet, then moved to enclude a vegy diet of the same nutrient line. I have only seen better and better growing plant's. The nutrient calculator has gone thru a few change's and it pay's to recheck the calculator. Is it all worth the extra money it cost's? I wish I had a solid answer for this question. I can say this is the best year I have had growing, still have problem's with this and that, but I do like the result's. Now one can put their mind to the nutrient selection and find replacement's for most all AN product's and get it all figured out, this will cost less in the long run, not alot, but still less.

What can I say, I like the result's and how my plant's grow, so I will use them until I find a way to duplicate the diet.

Stay safe and grow the same way.

realhigh.

 

[seriouslyTK]

I switched from FF to advanced in an organic based soil garden. FF is great, Advance Nutrients are great, too.
Adv. is a weaker npk so it took the first grow to figure out how much the ladies could handle, but when they were fed properly....WOW!! (even on the first grow the buds were outstanding!!) these nuts. are designed specifically for chronic, give 'em a try and develop your own opinion. Since they are marketed for hydro, i had to use a lot and the bottles don't stretch as far as the FF but I am totally satisfied and intend to try them in a hydro kit.

think for yourself. peace.

 

[sirharrynuggz]

Hey guys, I'm not usually one to get caught up in a lot of hype, but I have been considering getting their entire organic line. I saw it on ebay for like $450 I think. I know it's a lot of dough, but if these claims I've been hearing for the last year or so are even close to true, it should be worth it. I have had great luck with Botanicare, FoxFarm, and Age Old, but if this stuff works noticably better I will switch. It'll still be a few weeks before I can afford the lot, but I will post my progress. I've just decided for sure while typing this that I WILL definitely be getting these products, and I will keep ya all up to speed on my experience, positive or otherwise.

 

[sirharrynuggz]

Look here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ADVANCED-NUTRIE...ryZ20540QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem , I know it's a lot to put on nutes all at one time, but look at all you get for the price. It seems like a fair deal to me if this shit works well.

 

[mariman]

smell of iguana?

smell of iguana?

Just wondering how strong the odor is of the iguana nutes. Thinking of using it for a multi flow grow with 48 pots and 55 gallong reservior. Does this stuff stink?

Thanks guys
M

They say that the all organic system comes close to the 2 plus system, so, I thought why not. But, if it stinks, then will have to go with 2 plus.

 

[guineapig]

it contains lots of "fermented flower extracts" that are supposed to enhance growth so it does smell a bit more than a traditional fertilizer.....are you worried that your neighbors will smell your fertilizer and call the cops? hehehe just kidding.....i kid i kid..

from what i've seen the AN organic regimen does come close to the 2-plus system.....

some products must be better than others, and even if their feeding schedule tells you to feed your plants too often with the dosages too high, and even if their products are too expensive- it is hard to argue with those pictures in page 1 of this thread.....14 ounces under one 400 watter? Now that's what i'm talkin' about!!! And the crystal formation is out of this world!!!

I love a good Advanced Nutrients discussion anytime! The more products and companies the better IMHO.....but i like to experiment.....it's alive.....ALIVE!!! -gp out

 

[mariman]

high GP,

Actually I thought that because iguana is fish based and has a bunch of "shit" in it that perhaps a 55 gallon reservior filled with a mix of it might stink. I will be growing 48 williams wonder and all I need is some rotten fish stink to add to the rotten skunk pot smell. "pardon me, neighbor, but, do you have a fish farm and a skunk farm?" lol!

It does seem to me that most people that have used it are very happy to say the least with the results.

M

 

[papadank420]

I too used the 2+ program a while back and got amazing resuults. I have always been a bio grower and had to try hydroponics. Although pricy for the whole program, they do what they say they do.

 

[Guest]

i can't say enough about the AN...my SCROG link shows my current AN grow...the results cannot be questioned...i'm growing in soil, my partners are in 'dro...i got AN, they got GH stuff...my budset was faster and the nugs are thicker and that's saying something when going up against a 'dro grow with soilmix...i will be shifting to 'dro after this i think and can only imagine what it will be like...my partners have also said they will be switching to AN, they really can't believe it, they thought i was nutz to drop the dough on these nutes...they are believers now...