Nutrients and fertilizers during a dry start?

WoodRiverTroutBum · 06-19-2012, 09:37 AM

Hey guys, I am doing a dry start with just HC for now in soil capped with flourite. For the first day or 2 I was just misting with RO/DI water before realizing I should probably be adding some nutrients as well. Actually, I do have some tabs in the soil as well. Anyways, I mixed up a gallon of RO water with some equilibrium, potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. I am thinking about adding micros like flourish and trace as well. Is this a good idea? Will it have any negative affect? The nutrients are so diluted in the gallon of water it seems that it cant hurt. Especially since the gallon of water will probably last a month with me misting multiple times a day.

steven p · 06-24-2012, 07:44 AM

I have specialty miraclegro and API's leaf zone in a spray bottle.. theyre plants after all...

m8e · 06-24-2012, 08:47 AM

Spray macros and micros separately.

06-19-2012, 09:37 AM	#1
WoodRiverTroutBum Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Scituate, RI Posts: 76	Nutrients and fertilizers during a dry start? Hey guys, I am doing a dry start with just HC for now in soil capped with flourite. For the first day or 2 I was just misting with RO/DI water before realizing I should probably be adding some nutrients as well. Actually, I do have some tabs in the soil as well. Anyways, I mixed up a gallon of RO water with some equilibrium, potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. I am thinking about adding micros like flourish and trace as well. Is this a good idea? Will it have any negative affect? The nutrients are so diluted in the gallon of water it seems that it cant hurt. Especially since the gallon of water will probably last a month with me misting multiple times a day.

06-24-2012, 08:47 AM	#3
m8e Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 201	Spray macros and micros separately. __________________ Please ignore any spelling/grammatical errors. I'm swedish and sometimes I'm also drunk.

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06-24-2012, 07:44 AM	#2
steven p Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: columbus, ne Posts: 1,151	I have specialty miraclegro and API's leaf zone in a spray bottle.. theyre plants after all...