ExNavyInSTL
In Bloom
To clarify my headline: I make my own nutrients from individual salts in liquid concentrated form.
If you make synthetic salts from scratch, don't go cheap when buying your Calcium Nitrate.
In my case, I got what I deserved.
This Southern Ag CaN is disgusting when mixed with water.
It immediately clouds the water, similar to stepping into a muddy pond.
Then, it makes a pasty brown residue that is tough to wipe off.
When I saw this mix on my magnetic stirrer, I knew right away this was going to my wife's future tomatoes.
Here is what I usually use. It is from Custom Hydro Nutrients:
At 13-0-0, it's lower in nitrogen than Jack's (15-0-0). This is helpful since I also use Potassium Nitrate when mixing chemicals.
It also allows me to reach my calcium goals more easily without pushing nitrogen way too high.
However, like Jack's, all the nitrogen comes from nitrates and contains no ammonium (NH4) nitrogen.
Nonetheless, 20 pounds of CaNO3 is on the way.
Here's the data sheet for other nutrient geeks out there:
If you make synthetic salts from scratch, don't go cheap when buying your Calcium Nitrate.
In my case, I got what I deserved.
This Southern Ag CaN is disgusting when mixed with water.
It immediately clouds the water, similar to stepping into a muddy pond.
Then, it makes a pasty brown residue that is tough to wipe off.
When I saw this mix on my magnetic stirrer, I knew right away this was going to my wife's future tomatoes.
Here is what I usually use. It is from Custom Hydro Nutrients:
At 13-0-0, it's lower in nitrogen than Jack's (15-0-0). This is helpful since I also use Potassium Nitrate when mixing chemicals.
It also allows me to reach my calcium goals more easily without pushing nitrogen way too high.
However, like Jack's, all the nitrogen comes from nitrates and contains no ammonium (NH4) nitrogen.
Nonetheless, 20 pounds of CaNO3 is on the way.
Here's the data sheet for other nutrient geeks out there:
