A Review on Miracle-Gro: Soil and Fertilizers

What is the difference between Miracle-Gro and other commercially available

fertilizers and hydroponics nutrients?

Most of the fertilizers readily available are very general purpose mixes

that do not work well for all types of plants.

Most commercially available fertilizers are meant for fertilizing plants

grown in soil and do not contain all the necessary trace elements.

Spectialy fertilizers contain all those trace elements, and are also made

to be very soluble so that the plants can easily uptake the nutrients from

the watering solution. Those other fertilizers will work to grow plants

but they cannot compare to the results you will experience with our

nutrients. Most commercially available fertilizers are like junk food for

your plants giving you quick results that do not last very long.

If you want to grow right then use the right nutrients.

Miracle Grow is not for dichotomous short day resin producing plants.

Tomatoes & flowers are not in the same group as Marijuana plants.

That is why you do not use Miracle Grow or anything that has the name

Miracle Grow in it for Marijuana period.

miracle grow is greeeeaaat!

I dont believe in chemical but the numbers on the potting mix are very good in terms of ratios. They are very simular to my product, so I guess they know a bit about chemistry. The fert NPK they sell I do not agree with but I dont agree with chemicals anyway so what the hell.

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Well, shit. I can't really say much on this thread that I started -- I mean, I can't respond with the evidence to back my claims, not yet at least. I began another thread in the 'Indoor Growing' area.

The other thread was intended for the purpose of following the life of my plant, a female, that's currently in a 10/14 / flowering cycle. For the past month -- since the beginning of inducing the night cycles from a 24/0 vegetative -- I've been feeding it the 10-52-10. A fourth a teaspoon to a liter of water each feeding -- I feed it this way for two feedings, then skip a feeding for plain R/O water the next, and the cycle is then repeated. It loves it, honestly does. Now, I have a question regarding the NPK rating and what a rehashed OverGrow FAQs site says about calculating the proper NPK rating of water soluble fertilizers [ I'll supply the link below ].

The site states that, "as a general guideline, the N-P-K numbers can be roughly converted to elemental PPM. N, nitrogen is the only element to convert from the label at the ratio of 1 to 1. P2O5, phosphorus oxide, converts to elemental P, phosphorous at a ratio of 1 to .4. K2O, potassium oxide, converts to elemental K, potassium at a ratio 1 to .8. This demonstrates the radical difference between an N-P-K of 1-1-1 and an actual elemental ratio of 1-.4-.8."

The question is; wouldn't a water soluble concoction such as the 10-52-10 produce a true NPK rating of -roughly- 10-20.8-8?

http://growfaq.marijuana.com/index.p...=36&artlang=en

I use miracle grow or black gold soils because they're all that's available up here. I lean toward the miracle grow, but only because it's less expensive. I've been pleased with the consistent performance of the soils. I've burned roots for sure, but I've been able to trace the damage back to my errors, generally in overfertilizing. I've not lost clones to miracle gro, and I've not noticed any wierd nutrient-uptake issues with my plants.

I fert with miracid at 1/2 strength every other feeding. It keeps the ph right where I want it and the plants seem to like it fine. I'm still working on finding the best bloom-period fert, but rapidbloom doesn't seem to hurt the plants any. Personally, I look at the big 3 numbers and the trace elements when I buy a fertilizer. I don't want anything too "hot", and I don't care for a lot of organic nutrients in my indoor garden. I think it promotes mould and critters. I don't think the plants know or care where their N, K, and P come from, as long as it's there.

Zandor -- Are you involved somehow in the fertilizer industry?

Just as a user who looks for the very best and yes I have been around that long I normally get asked to try all the new stuff from most companies. I write reports for them so they keep giving me free stuff. I have worked for Advanced Nutrients before a few times as a consultant as well as the work I have done with Advanced transformer here in so cal designing transformers. (I do have a degree in Electrical engineering). They are working on a transformer where one transformer can power 4000w of hid light and use less power then 2 normal transformers.

Don't some of you tire so over this scientific mumbo-jumbo? In retrospect we are growing nothing more than a weed, and we are probably providing much more so than nature on its behalf. Miracle Gro is loaded with nutrients and will produce bountiful buds. The mistakes we mortals make is in insufficient light, lack of humidity, and of course unnecessary pampering with additional nutrients and over watering. This paranoia over nutrients and watering is what kills your plants. Just let them grow and you will see substantial results.

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Originally Posted by rodekyll

Zandor -- Are you involved somehow in the fertilizer industry?

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often i have witnessed him shovel shit off this site.... i think he is an independent contractor

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Using the soil is much different than using the MG fertilizers..

The soil is a much larger challenge,.... and many people will have trouble with extended ... big yield grows using t his soil...

the nutrients are for "dummies".. i say this with an affectionate tone..

they are very straight forward....

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