I’m not getting the same numbers from hydrobuddy for Jack’s 5-12-26 (and calcium nitrate, magnesium sulfate) @ 3.6 : 2.4 : 1.2 as these. The only number that is the same is Fe. I just recently installed a fresh copy of HB, meaning I just added Jack’s 5-12-26 yesterday, from the label’s GMA. I also just double checked that I added the numbers/substance correctly. My results are different.
I just wanna see if one of us did something wrong; made a mistake or something. Also, sometime in the recent past I was asking the company questions about Jack’s (5-12-26) and their “new bag”/packaging. Long story short they did indeed make some pretty minor changes to the formula, and from what I remember, they did very little - if anything - to advertise this fact or let everyone know. But, I think if was maybe magnesium or sulfur related. That doesn’t mean they didn’t change other things though, it’s not like they’re legally required to make everything known.
Anyway, your numbers in HB maybe derived from an older label? I’m just trying to figure this out now. It could be me that messed something up.
| N (NO3-) | 138.849 |
|---|---|
| N (NH4+) | 6.974 |
| P | 49.803 |
| K | 205.255 |
| Mg | 91.171 |
| Ca | 120.462 |
| S | 122.08 |
| Fe | 2.853 |
| Mn | 0.476 |
| Zn | 0.143 |
| B | 0.476 |
| Cu | 0.143 |
| Si | 0 |
| Mo | 0.181 |
| Na | 0 |
| Cl | 0 |
If I recall correctly, one thing that General Hydroponics Flora series has that many other don’t have is Cobalt…?
I just “came across” this (Kristalon, Brown and Orange) in a post by AquaTerra (Canadian OG's! Plant Prod MJ 1kg & 5kg kits - #9 by AquaTerra). I was looking for any user experience on Plant-Prod 6-11-31, which I was seconds away from buying, but changed my mind last minute, partly due to comparing it to Jack’s 5-12-26 in hydrobuddy. Despite AquaTerra (GardenTech now, actually closed down now) saying that he could get these Yara Kristalon products (YaraTera, not YaraLiva - like their CalciNit) I called PlantProducts.com to ask about them and see if they supplied this “line”, and if my local supplier could order it from them, they so no. She’d not even really heard of the YaraTerra line. It doesn’t come up on the Yara site if canada is selected. And the Brown only shows up on the UK site, from what I could see.
Jack’s compared to Plant-Prod 6-11-31 @ 3g/Gal (to closely match the N content of Jack’s 5-12-26 @ 3.6g/Gal recommended rate. I think the Plant-Prod recommended rate is 4g/Gal) with CalNit at 2.4g/Gal:
| JACKS | PLANTPROD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (NO3-) | 138.849 | N (NO3-) | 138.849 | |
| N (NH4+) | 6.974 | N (NH4+) | 6.974 | |
| P | 49.803 | P | 38.044 | |
| K | 205.255 | K | 203.939 | |
| Mg | 59.914 | Mg | 25.361 | |
| Ca | 120.462 | Ca | 120.462 | |
| S | 80.837 | S | 33.286 | |
| Fe | 2.853 | Fe | 2.378 | |
| Mn | 0.476 | Mn | 0.476 | |
| Zn | 0.143 | Zn | 0.159 | |
| B | 0.476 | B | 0.214 | |
| Cu | 0.143 | Cu | 0.032 | |
| Si | 0 | Si | 0 | |
| Mo | 0.181 | Mo | 0.071 | |
| Na | 0 | Na | 0 | |
| Cl | 0 | Cl | 0 | |
| I’d like to know people’s thought’s on the Plant-Prod 6-11-31. I just want(ed) a “backup” to have something simple, while I attempt to transition to “custom blends” and the mistakes that might come along with that learning curve. |
I’m just over halfway through the thread, I’d better post this before it gets any longer.
Thanks.