Hydroponic Plant Nutrients - Mix your own
Here is a recipe to create your own hydroponic plant nutrients mix. In the table below the following apply: '1 teaspoon = 1 t', '1 tablespoon = 1 T' and I calculate '1 t' to be equal to 10 grams. I have not personally tried this recipe so I can make no guarantees as to whether it will work or not. Make it and use it at your own risk - or should I say at the risk of your plants... In any event here it is: | Chemical | Dry Ounces | Grams | Nutrient Added | | Sodium Nitrate | 12.5 | 355 | Nitrogen | | Potassium Sulphate | 4 | 113 | Potassium, Sulphur | | Super Phosphate | 5 | 142 | Phosphate, Calcium | | Magnesium Sulphate | 3.5 | 100 | Magnesium, Sulphur | | Iron Sulphate | - | 2 | Iron |
Mix all ingredients very well and store in an air-tight container. When needed use '1 t' for each gallon of water. Be careful with your measurements or you could very well create a mixture toxic to your plants. As for trace elements, these are usually accidental by-products of commercial fertilizers so here is another recipe solely for trace elements: | Chemical | Amount | | Manganese Sulphate | 1 t | | Boric Acid powder | 1 t | | Zinc Sulphate | .5 t | | Copper Sulphate | .5 t |
Mix together well and store in another air-tight container. When needed add '.5 t' to 1 quart water and mix well. Add 1 liquid oz of this solution to 3 gallons of your plant nutrients solution from above. Good luck ...
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