Plant outdoors in grow boxes (soil) and doing well but want to add advanced nutrients. Should I add to water resovoir (wicking from bottom tank)
1984008
Sure, I suggest starting out at quarter strength. A.N. works well on outdoor and indoor plants.
50750
You may still need to add macro fertilizers depending on your fish load and the types of plants and there requirements. A "low tech tank" will most likely not need much additional, a high light tank will need macro nutrients.
853773
Get your good base nutes 1st and remember that advanced nutrients are ph perfect ~ you must use ro water ie pure water . The best base nutes are sensi grow for veg stage and connoisseur for bloom stage and yes connoisseur is worth the extra money . for your first couple trys at it and while your learning the hobbyist bundle s a good deal . then start reading up on what the other bundles in combination do http://www.advancednutrients.com/hydroponics/
2045107
I have only this substrate in my 29 gallon and it is sufficient to grow plants. I recommend periodically supplementing with Flourish in order to maximize plant growth, but a decent group of fish will provide enough nutrients for decent plant growth.
614772
If you want to do that don't waste your money on the Hydroponic kit. Go buy a pack of seeds and plant them in the dirt. These are designed to wick up the water and nutrients and grow in the sponges. I don't think you would have good luck sticking these in dirt.
302757
There is supposed to be nutrients. I planted a variety of plants that are just out of control in my tank. I uprooted several plants about a week later and found many of the roots on plants well over 10" long (They were appx. 2"-3" when planted).
1181207
Yes, but the plants will require only a misting. If you over water you could drown your plants and run the risk of growing mold while in the box.
1911384
If you are using the planter indoors, leave the plugs in place at the bottom so water does not leak to the floor, complete the assembly, add the container type gardening soil then water lightly depending on plants or seeds sown. The water level indicator will rise or fall depending on water level. For outside use, remove the plugs so water can drain away to avoid overwetting the soil. I can't check just now, but believe Keter's website will also have directions. Have fun!
50751
I'd say not immediately. Think of this stuff as starter soil. Over time you may need to add some fertilizer but my tank has been going strong with no added fert for 6 months.
868566
You can place the water at the base of the plant. I use a large supply of water with fertilizer in it so my plants get fed & watered while I'm away.
1214366
Absolutely! As the previous post states...use it with confidence; plants easily utilize the additional nutrients and it shows.
2037737
I drilled holes in the bottom and put about an inch of small gravel in the bottom. I planted lettuce, broccoli, radishes, and carrots - doing well.
1586022
No need to get super technical. Just pull a sample out with a cup and test it.. But honestly, you need to change ALL the water every two weeks anyway, so just set it at 5.8 AFTER you mix your nutrients in it, put the lid/plant back on the reservoir and leave it alone for the next two weeks.. The water that is.. Rain mist the plants with a water bottle daily (I put a light nutrient mix in mine) and you're golden.. Trust me
1583057
if you used the soil in containers. I have only used it in aquatic containers. I put a layer of the prewetted soil in the container then my plant then another layer of the prewetted soil and push in an aquatic fertilizer pellet and cover the top of the container with a thin layer of washed pea gravel. I would contact the manufacturer to see if you could use this product as total bottom coverage for an aquarium. I repot my plants every year.
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I believe you can. Dyna Gro is a COMPLETE plant food from what I learned. By complete meaning it goes beyond the basic N-P-K of 7-9-5 as is listed on the package, It contains the micro nutrients also and in correct amounts to for plants to grow and bloom. I learned about it on Gardenweb.com in a thread of container plants by Al Tapla. And just like all the others my testimony is very positive. I could not grow much of anything in a container, now I do it all the time and Dyna-Gro is my plant food.
396053
that will depend on the plants in question, and the amount of root mass they will create. I have grown two rather large tomato plants in mine. one suggestion I can make is adding air to the reservoir with a fish tank air pump and air stone. this made my plants thrive.
813087
Depends on how you have the tank planted as well as the bioload. You could go with no bio filtering with enough plants. Sorry I can't give a more definite answer.