how long can nutes be storage

[bluntt]

Im hearing that your nutes can expire with in a year is that true a friend of mines told me this ,s this true and if so why and how it becomes bad thanks

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Hey blunt, that's sometimes hard to answer. Liquid organics can go bad, depends on how long the shelf life is. IMO, when the plastic bottle starts to inflate from gas inside, it's time to discard. Maybe it's still good and it might have soured before the "balloon" bottle starts to occur.

I've never heard of a shelf life for chemicals and salts. I've bought a bunch of different nutes and not a single one listed an expiration date.

Keep your nutes in a cooler or something that will make sudden temp changes less drastic. Some nute labels recommend a temp range for storage. A closet in a climate controlled environment probably offers the best protection for storage. Sorry I didn't answer the question but I've never found the definitive answer.

 

[bluntt]

Hmmmm!anyone else

 

[SOTF420]

Organics usually 1-2 years. All depends really. I have heard seaweed/kelp extracts last a long time.
Chemical ferts do not expire unless contaminated somehow. (from usage, etc)

For instance I would not use Pure Blend Pro if it was older than about a year and had been opened already. But I would use GH Flora nutes 10 years later as long as they were not discolored or cloudy.

 

[freeweed]

Store your nute bottles upside down and they will last.

 

[bluntt]

Organics usually 1-2 years. All depends really. I have heard seaweed/kelp extracts last a long time.
Chemical ferts do not expire unless contaminated somehow. (from usage, etc)

For instance I would not use Pure Blend Pro if it was older than about a year and had been opened already. But I would use GH Flora nutes 10 years later as long as they were not discolored or cloudy.

well,thats good to hear.I have grow big &tiger bloom you think ill be ok with those,thanks

 

[yortbogey]

i'm smok'in oganically grown.......jack33 from well over 2yrz.....ago..........
and itz......dank......little dry...but comes right back w/ a fresh fan leaf or 2......smokez like a charm........
burnz....ash white.....and very little choky w/da~smoky....real clean...and well cured...........

 

[HempKat]

well,thats good to hear.I have grow big &tiger bloom you think ill be ok with those,thanks

Yeah those are well established products and the company they come from Fox Farms is pretty widely used and well respected by canna growers so I'm sure they are well made and will hold up well with proper storage. They are organic so proper storage and handling is important. How okay you are I guess really depends on how much you got and how much you plan to grow. If you got the smaller liter sized bottles then you're probably fine, even if you only grow one or two plants at a time. You should end up using it up before it goes bad. If however you went for the larger gallon sized bottles and only plan on growing one or two plants per crop, then you might be challenged to use it all up before it possibly went bad on you.

 

[Bretonston]

Store your nute bottles upside down and they will last.

whats that do?

 

[bluntt]

So,I wrote fox farm and they responded today,here what they said,"
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[FONT=&quot]Thanks for your interest in our products. Tiger Bloom and Grow Big last 2 to 3 years and Big Bloom lasts up to 4. You’ll know their bad if they have a sulfuric smell to them(rotten eggs) and then you’ll want to discard them at that point. But if they smell good and you’ve had them for less than 2 years, you’ll be fine. Thanks and have a great day.[/FONT]
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there you go for those who use fox farm products

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