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What is better for a new grower – hydroponics or soil?
Why should I grow using organic nutrients?
What are the best nutrients for growing cannabis?
What does NPK mean?
What other nutrients are in your fertilizers?
What’s the difference between synthetic and organic fertilizers?
What is better for a new grower – hydroponics or soil?
We believe the all around “better”, more convenient setup is soil. Hydroponics makes plants grow faster, but won’t make your buds more potent than soil. Hydroponics should be attempted after you have a few successful soil crops under your belt.
If you are starting from seed and growing for personal, soil is the practical growing medium. If the crop is started with clones and is commercial, a hydroponics setup is more practical.
Why should I grow using organic nutrients?
One of the main reasons to use organics is the addition of beneficial compounds that buffer pH, and improve the aroma, flavor, and resin of the end product.
What are the best nutrients for growing cannabis?
Cannabis plant needs a main group of elements that are collectively referred to as macronutrients. Here’s a breakdown of the mineral and non-mineral elements you need to feed your plant. Mineral nutrients obtained from the soil:
- Nitrogen (N)
- Phosphorus (P)
- Potassium (K)
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Sulfur
Non-mineral elements derived from air and water:
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen
What does NPK mean? What other nutrients are in your fertilizers?
NPK is a rating system that describes the amount of nitrogen (N), available phosphorus (P₂O₅), and soluble potassium (K₂O) in a fertilizer. The NPK nutrient values are expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the product in the package.
Nitrogen (N), represented by the first number, is responsible for leafy, green growth and is most important in a plant’s early growth stages. Some plants, like tomatoes, are heavy nitrogen feeders and will quickly deplete the soil of nitrogen if more is not added.
Phosphorus (P), represented by the second number, supports root development, fruiting and flowering. It helps plants transfer energy from one part of the plant to another.
Potassium (K), represented by the third number, helps build strong cellular walls, enabling plants to better fight off disease. It also helps plants withstand extreme weather conditions and plays a role in the synthesis of proteins and starches.
The NPK of organic fertilizers tend to be lower, but that does not make them any less powerful. There’s more to a good fertilizer than the NPK. Our fertilizers may also include micronutrients such as calcium and magnesium, trace minerals, and beneficial microbes that meet specific plant needs. TIP: In their vegetative state, cannabis plants thrive primarily on “N” and “P”; and in their flowering-stage, “P” and “K” become more essential.
What’s the difference between synthetic and organic fertilizers?
A synthetic mineral fertilizer can give your garden a boost in the same way that a concentrated multivitamin can give you the extra nutrition you need. What matters most is that everything you feed your garden must be carefully balanced to deliver the nutrition plants need while avoiding the buildup of salts and other toxins.
Organic fertilizers, in most cases, are very different in both composition and how they deliver the nutrient to the plants. Organic fertilizers rely on the synergistic action of bacteria and microbes to break down nutritional substances for easier uptake by the plants. They work in harmony to gently release nutrition over a period as well as encourage millions of beneficial soil microbes to flourish.