RIPPEN

[fhydro]

Do you know or ever used RIPPEN from General hydroponic ? Is it an additive or is it to be exchanged with flora bloom ? I would bet it's an additive, but i want to be sure and no waist my crop...
Fhydro

[Stormcooker]

Howdy F, You sparked my curiosity about "ripen" by GH. I never heard of it before. I did a search on Google and came up with a bit about it. It looks like it is only available in the U.K. They say that it is to speed up the ripening process in the last two weeks of your grow. They say that it is good if you encounter a problem in the last weeks such as mite infestation and you need your crop down quickly. I haven't heard anything about it before, but I would say that it looks like an emergency quick fix, and not something you or I would benefit from unless we had bugs or something. Maybe others can chime in on this one, I don't think it's something we need. How ya' been??

[fhydro]

High, Storm, i think it acts like a flusher also. I tested it in one plant that was infested by spider mites and that is pollinated by an AK47 male, to see the effect, maybe it will speed up the seed generation. Hey, what additive you think is a must to make bigger buds and that is efficient ? I know bio bloom, and bio essential, ...
Fhydro

[Stormcooker]

I use Floralicous Plus and Hygrozyme. They work well together. The PLus has all those good additives like kelp, and all sorts of good stuff including beneficial bacteria. Hygrozyme clears the way for the good stuff to work.
I also use calmag, diamond nectar, and silica blast.