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Insider Secrets for Your Hydroponics Success<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong><br />
How to Grow<br />
<strong>Buds</strong><br />
pH Manifesto<br />
The Grower's Guide to pH and<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> Yields pg 41<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>!<br />
Power up your blooming & flowering<br />
for bigger, more consistent yields—<br />
every time pg 92<br />
How To SeT UP THe<br />
PerfecT Grow rooM<br />
A GUIde To THe GeAr THe ProS USe! pg 10<br />
Get The Most out of Your Yield<br />
easier trimming, easier drying…<br />
Your perfect harvest plan inside. pg148<br />
More consistent cloning -<br />
The 3 keys to success pg 18<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
flowering System ®<br />
which bundle is right for you? pg 102<br />
Maximum Growth!<br />
Plus: How to choose the right<br />
nutrients for your plants pg 38
O<br />
ur purpose at<br />
Advanced<br />
Nutrients is<br />
simple: to make the<br />
world passionate<br />
about growing plants<br />
hydroponically.<br />
With the right information, and a love of<br />
the game, you can take a tiny transplant<br />
like this and yield marvelous flowers.<br />
4 Advanced Nutrients: "How to Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>"<br />
Welcome to<br />
How To Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong><br />
Why We Wrote this Guide<br />
“When you're in love, you want to tell<br />
the world.” - Carl Sagan<br />
Our purpose at Advanced Nutrients is<br />
simple: to make the world passionate<br />
about growing plants hydroponically.<br />
This guide, “How To Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>” is<br />
a declaration to the hydroponic world about<br />
our products, which solve real problems for<br />
you, the grower, that we're proud of.<br />
hoW to use this Guide<br />
It's simple, really. Whichever step of the<br />
growing process you find yourself curious<br />
about, you'll find a section for it in the<br />
index, at the front of this product guide.<br />
Then, just flip to the pages that explain<br />
what you're curious about and voila, you'll<br />
see a list of all the resources you'll need for<br />
that step. You'll also find special tips about<br />
which resources will optimize your growing,<br />
and the basic information you need to<br />
understand what's going on.<br />
Sadly, we don't have the space to give<br />
you full tutorials on each step of the growing<br />
process. However, we do have enough space<br />
to clearly organize which resources you'll<br />
need at each step of the growing process.<br />
And, which are the best of those resources.<br />
These steps appear in the order you'd<br />
perform them in real life.<br />
We'd also like to point you to our<br />
website, advancednutrients.com, for more<br />
information, should you find yourself<br />
curious about any of the resources listed in<br />
this product guide.<br />
Lastly, it's very important we're clear<br />
about what this guide is not. It's not a<br />
technical, comprehensive how-to the same<br />
way that some other popular guides are. It is a<br />
catalog of the specific solutions our company,<br />
Advanced Nutrients, has developed to<br />
solve specific growing problems. Which<br />
means this guide is limited to our product<br />
line, which is not comprehensive for every<br />
challenge you'll face as a grower. As always,<br />
we recommend you work with your local<br />
hydro store experts to get complete advice<br />
about growing.
Table of Contents<br />
Welcome to "How to Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>" 4<br />
What is Different About Us? 6<br />
Section 1 - Setting up a room<br />
Intro 10<br />
BaddAss Bulbs 14<br />
Section 2 - Cloning and Rooting<br />
Section 3 - Growing<br />
Section 4 - Blooming<br />
Intro 18<br />
Juicy Roots 20<br />
Root Shooters 26<br />
B-52 30<br />
Voodoo Juice 34<br />
Intro 38<br />
pH Manifesto 41<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Grow 74<br />
pH Perfect GMB 78<br />
Jungle Juice 2-Part & 3-Part 82<br />
Ancient Earth Organic 86<br />
Intro 92<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur 94<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom 98<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundle® Boxes: Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level®, and Grand Master Grower Level®<br />
102<br />
Bud Ignitor 110<br />
Piranha 114<br />
Tarantula 118<br />
Big Bud® 122<br />
Bud Candy 126<br />
Sensizym 130<br />
Nirvana 134<br />
Rhino Skin 138<br />
Bud Factor X 142<br />
Section 5 - Ripening and Harvesting<br />
2013<br />
Intro 148<br />
Overdrive 150<br />
Final Phase 154<br />
QuickCure 158<br />
5
What's Different About Us?<br />
When you decide to buy an Advanced<br />
Nutrients product what you’re really<br />
buying is peace of mind. Here’s why. You’re<br />
a client to us not a customer. What’s the<br />
difference? A customer is somebody you<br />
do business with and then for all practical<br />
purposes forget about. A client is under the<br />
care, guidance and protection of an expert<br />
in the field. Think about it, because that’s a<br />
very important distinction.<br />
Moreover, all Advanced Nutrients team<br />
members take this responsibility seriously.<br />
In fact, they realize the importance of<br />
putting your success first. That’s one of the<br />
reasons all team members are so passionate<br />
about getting you using the best products,<br />
information and results for your crops.<br />
Because they realize anything less and<br />
they’ll be putting you at a disadvantage.<br />
And that doesn’t mean just using Advanced<br />
Nutrients products. If there is a better<br />
product out there they have been given<br />
very clear instructions to recommend that<br />
product even if it’s a competing product<br />
with one of our own products.<br />
Now when you think about that last<br />
statement it obviously puts a tremendous<br />
amount of pressure on every team<br />
member in our entire organization<br />
to continually give you the very best<br />
products, information and drives constant<br />
innovation -- anything less and we would<br />
have to suffer the embarrassment of having<br />
to send you to one of our competitors.<br />
And this isn’t lip service. It’s absolute<br />
doctrine at Advanced Nutrients. You are a client<br />
first and foremost, your long term success is the<br />
essential part of our company culture.<br />
You see, Advanced Nutrients is the<br />
hydroponics industry's thought leader and<br />
innovator. When you use any Advanced<br />
Nutrients product you are getting the best<br />
“Advanced Nutrients has created more industry<br />
firsts for our growing community than any<br />
other hydroponics company, period.<br />
6 Advanced Nutrients: "How to Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>"<br />
technologies available to you. I realize<br />
this may sound like a bunch of “Yea, sure,<br />
that’s what they all say” to you. Maybe it is<br />
to you... but maybe it’s not. And if it’s not,<br />
then what? So I want you to take the time<br />
to consider this for a moment.<br />
Industry fIrsts<br />
Advanced Nutrients has created more<br />
Industry Firsts for our growing community<br />
than any other hydroponics company,<br />
period. In fact, here’s your very long list<br />
of them. Take a quick look and judge for<br />
yourself...<br />
• First to do testing on the types of plants<br />
you grow, and in the types of gardens<br />
you grow in.<br />
• First and still the only hydroponics<br />
company to have an all out “real” PhD<br />
staffed research team.<br />
• First to develop and deploy a selfadjusting<br />
pH line of base nutrients<br />
and supplements so you won’t have to<br />
balance or adjust your nutrients' pH ever<br />
again.<br />
• First to invent and use beneficial<br />
microbes to balance and maintain pH.<br />
• First to use 100% chelated micronutrients<br />
giving you full protection over an ultra<br />
wide pH range.
• First to use chelated macronutrients.<br />
• First to use a new class of pH buffering<br />
technologies.<br />
• First to invent pH activated and<br />
balancing molecular technologies.<br />
• First to do daily tissue samples in relevant<br />
garden settings.<br />
• First to invent sealed grow rooms for<br />
the hydroponics community with total<br />
environmental controls (these rooms are<br />
known in the industry as “The Perfect<br />
Room”).<br />
• First to create patented engineered<br />
fertilizer programs.<br />
• First to give you beneficial bacteria and<br />
fungi.<br />
• First to give you root zone enhancers.<br />
• First to offer you toll-free and online<br />
technical support.<br />
• Invented the feed chart.<br />
• Invented the nutrient calculator.<br />
• First and only company to offer a 100%<br />
performance guarantee.<br />
• First and one of the few to use hot water<br />
manufacturing for superior dissolving of<br />
all liquid products.<br />
• First to use multiple element filtering of<br />
all products.<br />
• First hydroponics company to use<br />
bloom cofactors, and other specialty<br />
components that stimulate growth to get<br />
you bigger yields.<br />
• First to use ultra-purified reverse osmosis<br />
water for manufacturing products. Most<br />
hydroponics nutrient companies still use<br />
tap water to manufacture their products.<br />
• First to use standardized reverse osmosis<br />
water “tuning” in all manufacturing<br />
facilities and labs. This enables all water<br />
used to manufacture and test with is<br />
exactly the same anywhere in the world.<br />
And is the same technology used by<br />
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch<br />
to ensure you always get the same<br />
consistent product.<br />
• First to use hormone-producing microbes.<br />
• First to use beneficial enzymes.<br />
• First to offer varietal nutrient mixture<br />
ratio and formulation.<br />
• First to offer email tech support,<br />
entertainment media, and gardening<br />
videos.<br />
• First to create products that stimulate<br />
plant immune systems.<br />
• First to offer symbiotic synthetic-organic<br />
hybrid fertilizers.<br />
• First to make hydro-organic formulas<br />
that work perfectly no matter what<br />
garden you use them in.<br />
• First to do competitive product testing.<br />
• First to offer products in easy to use<br />
packaging, foil pouches, and hydrofriendly<br />
configurations.<br />
• First to offer a total system that takes<br />
care of your entire plant.<br />
• First to offer beneficial microbes and<br />
other products that protect grow rooms<br />
without toxic effects.<br />
• Invented carbohydrate supplements for<br />
plants.<br />
• First to use amino acids in bloom<br />
boosters.<br />
• First to identify the specific ratios of<br />
macro and micro-nutrients your plants<br />
need for bigger yields.<br />
• First to have perfectly balanced cations<br />
and anion based nutrients that control<br />
pH in your growing medium.<br />
Ok enough already, and I’m sure there<br />
are lots more that I haven’t remembered<br />
yet. It’s a fact the entire hydroponics<br />
nutrient industry has been chasing and<br />
imitating us for years. Which brings me to<br />
something else...<br />
why compromIse?<br />
Imagine just for a few moments you<br />
could jump into a time machine and be<br />
transported back to the year 1504. Boom!<br />
There you are ... it’s Saturday morning and<br />
you’re standing in the outdoor market in<br />
Florence, Italy. It’s a sunny day, the sky is<br />
clear blue, the temperature is in the mid<br />
70s, and there’s a gentle breeze blowing<br />
across your face.<br />
So you start to take a walk around and<br />
see merchants everywhere. As you come<br />
around a corner there he is, the great<br />
master himself, Leonardo da Vinci sitting<br />
in a chair surrounded by all these really<br />
wonderful inventions and beautiful works<br />
of art. So you stop and stare at all of his<br />
original works and inventions.<br />
To your amazement they’re all for sale<br />
and when you reach into your pocket --<br />
sure enough -- you have plenty of money.<br />
So you start to negotiate for one of his<br />
works of art. But just before you’re ready to<br />
If there is a better<br />
product out there<br />
our Business<br />
Buddies and Advanced<br />
Angels have been given<br />
very clear instructions<br />
to recommend that<br />
product even if it’s<br />
a competing product<br />
with one of our own<br />
products.”<br />
hand him your money you notice another<br />
merchant 30 feet away and he has what<br />
looks like some of the same stuff Leonardo<br />
has.<br />
So you approach him and ask him his<br />
price. He offers you better prices and he<br />
says to you that he has a similar work of<br />
art like the one you were just looking at, in<br />
fact he even claims it’s exactly the same as<br />
Leonardo’s work.<br />
However under very close scrutiny you<br />
discover it’s not “just the same”. In fact,<br />
the workmanship is shoddy and it lacks<br />
inspiration. Well which one are you going<br />
to buy? The answer is really obvious. Isn’t<br />
it?<br />
So why would you want to compromise<br />
when it comes to buying your hydroponics<br />
nutrients? Truthfully, you wouldn’t<br />
knowingly do so, would you? And<br />
personally, I don’t want you to either, that’s<br />
why I listed all of Advanced Nutrients'<br />
hydroponics industry “firsts” and leading<br />
inventions for you. More importantly, I<br />
want you to be absolutely sure when you<br />
make your choices -- it’s going to be the<br />
right one for you and your plants. Thanks<br />
for taking the time to read this, you’ll find<br />
the rest of this product guide interesting<br />
and informative.<br />
Enjoy :-) Big Mike<br />
Advanced Nutrients: "How to Grow <strong>Bigger</strong> <strong>Buds</strong>"<br />
7
Section 1<br />
Setting up<br />
a room<br />
Alright, so you’ve got your vision. The force is<br />
strong with you. You have the intention to<br />
grow.<br />
The first thing you need to decide is this:<br />
How many plants do you want?<br />
How much you want to grow will determine every<br />
other decision you make. If you're growing one plant<br />
for yourself and some friends, then you can get away<br />
with growing in a closet. If you plan to sell your yields<br />
for some serious cash, you're going to need more than<br />
one plant. And your plants are going to need some<br />
space to grow.<br />
The rule of thumb is that you want to aim for your<br />
plants being 18-24” from the surface of the light.<br />
After that, there are four major areas of concern.<br />
The Challenges You FaCe<br />
When seTTing up Your spaCe<br />
There are four basic challenges you’ll face when<br />
setting up your space. With this guide, they’ll be easy<br />
to overcome. Here they are:<br />
1. Lighting<br />
2. Power<br />
3. Air Flow<br />
4. Environment<br />
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11
1. lighTing<br />
The point of indoor growing gear is to<br />
mimic nature as closely as possible, or<br />
improve upon it when possible. And just<br />
like everyone learned in grade school, one<br />
of the basic foods any plant needs is light.<br />
Obviously in nature this comes from the sun.<br />
Indoors, you have a couple of customizable<br />
options that will do just about as good a job<br />
if you get the right equipment.<br />
The two most important considerations<br />
you have when planning your lighting are:<br />
1. How much light you need for the plants<br />
you're growing.<br />
2. Where you are in the process of growing.<br />
1. Uno<br />
2. MelonHead®<br />
3. Custom Hood<br />
Advanced Nutrients makes three types of<br />
shades: (1) Uno, (2) MelonHead and (3)<br />
Custom Hood. Each is designed specifically<br />
for the space that you have to grow with.<br />
WhaT size bulb should<br />
You use?<br />
It all depends on how many plants you're<br />
growing, and how much space you have to<br />
grow them.<br />
ScrOG growers, for example, brag about<br />
growing with insane efficiency using little<br />
250 watt lamps. (ScrOG stands for “Screen<br />
of Green” and is a way to maximize your<br />
yields using a very small space. Excellent<br />
for closet growers. In very simple terms,<br />
ScrOGing is using a net to carefully manage<br />
the distance between your plants and the<br />
lamp they feed from. This distance is very<br />
important for optimal growth, which we'll<br />
talk about in more detail below).<br />
Growers with more space and more<br />
plants will need larger lamps, anywhere<br />
from 600 to 1000 watts.<br />
This is a very important part of setting<br />
up your grow space and should be discussed<br />
in person with a hydro store professional.<br />
They’re helpful, knowledgeable people and<br />
you’ll want to explain to them what you’re<br />
trying to do in order to get the best advice.<br />
Also, when you make friends at the<br />
hydro store, you’ll be making your way<br />
into the community, which looks out for<br />
its own. These are people you can count<br />
on when you have questions, and as time<br />
goes on, you’ll be very glad to have them<br />
on your team when the real challenges<br />
come up.<br />
WhaT sTage are You aT?<br />
Your plants will go through two distinct<br />
stages of growth: the vegetative phase,<br />
where they grow their stems; and the<br />
flowering phase, where the attention<br />
moves from growing stems to blossoming<br />
flowers or fruits.<br />
To maximize your yields, you’ll need<br />
to plan your lighting strategy for these<br />
distinct stages ahead of time. There are a<br />
couple of decisions to make.<br />
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decision #1: Which lights will<br />
give you the most bang for<br />
your buck?<br />
Here’s what we mean: your plants can<br />
only use certain parts of the spectrum<br />
of light. Remember the colors of the<br />
rainbow, ROYGBIV (Red, Orange, Yellow,<br />
Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)? Well, as far as<br />
photosynthesis is concerned, your plants<br />
are focused on the reds and the blues.<br />
To grow truly awe-inspiring flowers,<br />
your lights will need to deliver optimal<br />
photons in the red and blue color spectra.<br />
A term you should become familiar<br />
with, if you’re not already, is PAR, or<br />
Photosynthetically Active Range. This<br />
range (between 400 and 700 nanometers)<br />
is used to measure the amount of the<br />
specific photons your plants use to grow<br />
big and healthy. When you go to buy a<br />
light, you want to make sure the light emits<br />
optimal PAR watts to your plants.<br />
decision #2: When will you<br />
trigger the flowering stage in<br />
your plants?<br />
Your plants know it’s time to start blooming<br />
when you make a specific change in the<br />
lighting. This is known as a “photoperiod,”<br />
or the contrast between how many hours per<br />
day your plants are receiving light, versus<br />
the time they are in the dark. Eighteen hours<br />
of light per day will feed your plants all they<br />
can handle during the vegetative phase.<br />
After your plants are about eight weeks<br />
old, it’s time to switch your lighting to 12<br />
hours on, 12 hours off. This will let your<br />
plants know it’s time to blossom, and you’ll<br />
see signs of budding on your stems in<br />
approximately one to three weeks from the<br />
time you make the switch.<br />
Having lights, and power sources for<br />
your lights (called “ballasts”), that are well<br />
designed for effective photoperiods, is<br />
crucial to your success.
2. poWer<br />
The power source for a light is called a<br />
ballast. The ballast controls the energy<br />
output of the light, and can automatically<br />
time the on/off stages of your photoperiod.<br />
The ideal ballast for the light you choose<br />
is one that can a) manage a steady output of<br />
light from your bulb, and b) get maximum<br />
performance from your bulb without<br />
pushing it too far (which can result in<br />
overheating, and in some cases, exploding<br />
bulbs. Be very careful about this. Bulbs<br />
pushed too far can lead to house fires, not to<br />
mention unfortunate growing setbacks.)<br />
3. air FloW<br />
There are three things to keep in mind<br />
when it comes to air flow:<br />
1. Stomata<br />
2. Circulation<br />
3. Ventilation<br />
1.<br />
Stomata are the nostrils your plants<br />
breathe through. The name of the game<br />
here is to keep everything clean. That<br />
means keeping easily clogged stomata free<br />
of too much gunk in the growing medium,<br />
whether that comes from an imbalance of<br />
nutrients, pesticides, fungicides, or what<br />
have you. Also, you want to keep fresh air<br />
coming in through ventilation, and have it<br />
circulating around the room.<br />
Circulation is important because your<br />
plants will use all the CO in the air around<br />
2<br />
them very quickly. Once a dead air zone<br />
forms around your plants, growth comes<br />
to a screeching halt. You want to keep the<br />
air moving so that your plants always have<br />
a fresh source of CO . 2<br />
Ventilation is the process of bringing<br />
in fresh air. This is pretty easy to do, and<br />
is also very important. If you don’t have<br />
a steady supply of fresh, dry air, then the<br />
humidity levels in your grow space will<br />
get out of control and clog your plants’<br />
stomata. Once that happens, again, growth<br />
stops dead in its tracks.<br />
BaddAss Ballasts® are the world's first low-frequency square-wave digital ballast.<br />
BaddAss Blades<br />
BaddAss Blower®<br />
BaddAss Blowers and BaddAss Blades are<br />
the most durable, effective solution to move<br />
serious CFMs through your grow room.<br />
equipmenT You'll need<br />
For air FloW<br />
If your grow space has naturally occurring<br />
cracks and holes to supply fresh air, then<br />
you may only need an inline blower or a<br />
fan to maintain good air flow.<br />
Grow spaces that are sealed off will<br />
need an intake fan and ducting.<br />
In the pages that follow, we’ll list<br />
which products are best for whatever your<br />
situation may be, and why (with some<br />
pretty astonishing proof).<br />
4. enVironmenT<br />
By “environment” we mean the general<br />
conditions of the room. What is the humidity?<br />
Room temperature? Temperature of your<br />
lights? Factors like these are very important<br />
to manage if you want to grow well. However,<br />
at the time of this publication, Advanced<br />
Nutrients doesn’t manufacture every product<br />
needed to address these challenges.<br />
Therefore, we have to recommend that<br />
you find a hydro store, with experts you get<br />
along with and trust, who can help you out.<br />
It’s a good idea anyway, because you’ll make<br />
your best progress as a grower when you have<br />
a community of other experienced growers<br />
to learn from and talk with.<br />
For more on the issues that might occur in your grow room, visit our "Advices & Prevention" webpage at www.advancednutrients.com/advice<br />
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13
Light It Up!<br />
What Makes For Ideal Indoor Lighting?<br />
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QUESTION: Can BaddAss Bulbs be dimmed?<br />
ANSWER: Yes, BaddAss Bulbs can be dimmed.<br />
QUESTION: Is there a dual arc bulb available in MH/HPS?<br />
ANSWER: No, at this time there is no dual arc version of the<br />
BaddAss Bulb.<br />
QUESTION: Is there a 400 watt version?<br />
ANSWER: Not at this time, but possibly in the future.<br />
When you invest in a bulb for indoor<br />
growing, you’d like to be confident you’re<br />
buying a bulb designed by competent<br />
engineers. Engineers who take pride in<br />
their work. Engineers who are hungry<br />
to uphold their reputations by making a<br />
quality product. That’s why we think it’s<br />
important to be aware of what makes a<br />
quality indoor light – so you know what<br />
to look for to get the best results in your<br />
garden.<br />
Here’s a list of the most important<br />
elements in a high-quality bulb, and why<br />
we think Advanced Nutrients has the best<br />
answer for each challenge:<br />
• A strong lumens/wattage ratio. You’re<br />
going to notice an increase in your<br />
energy bill if you grow indoors, so to get<br />
the most out of the extra money you’ll<br />
be paying for power, it’s very important<br />
you get the most lumens you can out of<br />
your lights. More lumens = better yields.<br />
• The BaddAss Blue Diamond® and Red<br />
Diamond® Bulbs have more lumens<br />
for the wattage than any other bulbs in<br />
their class. At each level – 600 or 1000<br />
watts, metal halide or high pressure<br />
sodium – your BaddAss bulbs will easily<br />
shine more lumens than any other bulb<br />
available for the wattage.<br />
• Consistent color and relevant color<br />
spectrum. Remember ROY-G-BIV, that<br />
acronym to remember the colors of the<br />
rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green,<br />
blue, indigo, violet)? There are different<br />
colors of light, and not all of them are<br />
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relevant to the growth of your plant. The<br />
most important colors for maximum<br />
photosynthetic response are in the blue<br />
and red range.<br />
• The BaddAss Blue Diamond® and Red<br />
Diamond® Bulbs put out 99% color<br />
consistency and the most complete,<br />
relevant color spectrum you’ll find in<br />
any bulb.<br />
• A quick strike time. Strike time is a term<br />
for how long it takes your bulb to reach<br />
maximum output from the time you<br />
turn it on. Obviously, the shorter the<br />
strike time, the less money you spend on<br />
energy, and the more time your plants<br />
can spend growing. Specifically, the<br />
strike time is as fast as under 4 minutes,<br />
which can be achieved best with the<br />
ballasts.<br />
• Your bulb is protected by an Oil Guard®<br />
protective removable sleeve which<br />
will prevent the oils from your hands<br />
from ever coming in contact with the<br />
surface of the bulb. That means no<br />
surface damage to the bulb, and thus no<br />
rupturing or exploding bulbs.<br />
• Strict Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)<br />
standards. Manufacturing is very much<br />
a game of numbers and statistics. If you<br />
make a million of something in a factory,<br />
chances are a certain percentage are<br />
going to have defects. Because of that,<br />
the average quality of a product is largely<br />
determined by how carefully they are<br />
inspected and handled before they leave<br />
the factory. BaddAss Blue Diamond® and<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QUESTION: Are BaddAss Bulbs compatible with most<br />
sockets?<br />
ANSWER: Yes, they are compatible with E39 sockets used<br />
throughout the industry for HID lighting.<br />
QUESTION: What about the spectrum and lumen output?<br />
ANSWER: See the graphic later in this article. There is a detailed chart<br />
for lumen output and a graphic for spectrum as well.<br />
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BaddaSS BulBS - Your Only Competition is the Sun ®<br />
The BaddAss Bulb<br />
puts out 99% color<br />
consistency and the<br />
most complete, relevant<br />
color spectrum you'll find<br />
in any bulb.<br />
If your current bulbs don’t measure up to your high<br />
standards, then you might be ready for a light source<br />
designed to compound your yields, protect your plants,<br />
and save your hard earned money.<br />
MH<br />
1000-Watt<br />
enhanced<br />
spectral<br />
output<br />
metal<br />
halide<br />
vegetative<br />
bulb<br />
MH<br />
600-Watt<br />
conversion<br />
bulb<br />
enhanced<br />
spectral<br />
output<br />
metal halide<br />
vegetative<br />
bulb<br />
Red Diamond® Bulbs are held to<br />
strict AQL standards. If even a<br />
slight defect is found on just one<br />
bulb, we go all the way back to<br />
the beginning of quality control<br />
to take care of it. This includes<br />
our visual, functional test and<br />
burn-in stages, as well as going<br />
through the entire testing and<br />
qualification/approval process<br />
over again.<br />
• Automation. Once you’ve got a<br />
winning formula, it’s important<br />
to automate it to avoid mistakes.<br />
At the same time, we’re always<br />
working to see if our formula can<br />
be improved.<br />
The BaddAss Blue Diamond® and<br />
Red Diamond Bulbs® manufactur-<br />
Clean,<br />
steady light<br />
is one of the<br />
most basic<br />
requisites<br />
for growing<br />
success, and<br />
no other<br />
bulb does<br />
it quite like<br />
the BaddAss<br />
Bulb.<br />
HPS<br />
1000-Watt<br />
enhanced<br />
spectral<br />
output hps<br />
flowering<br />
bulb<br />
Blue Diamond Bulbs® Red Diamond Bulbs®<br />
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ing process is over 75% automated, which<br />
has resulted in less than 2% defects overall<br />
(that includes manufacturing, testing, packaging,<br />
transportation, shipping, handling –<br />
every step of the way – to finally arriving<br />
on the store shelf in mint condition). We<br />
have established a defect rate of less than<br />
1% on the manufacturing line!<br />
ThE SpEcIfIcS<br />
You can choose from the following classes<br />
of BaddAss Bulbs:<br />
• 600 watts or 1000 watts<br />
• Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium.<br />
Just to be clear, and at the risk of being<br />
redundant, that means you can choose<br />
from four different bulbs. Six hundred<br />
watt in either metal halide or high<br />
pressure sodium, or 1000 watt in metal<br />
halide or high pressure sodium.<br />
HPS<br />
600-Watt<br />
enhanced<br />
spectral<br />
output<br />
hps<br />
flowering<br />
bulb<br />
Protective<br />
Oil Guard®<br />
Sleeve
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
380.0 485.0 590.0<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
380.0 485.0 590.0<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
Performance/Electrical Data<br />
Initial Lumen Output<br />
Lamp Lumens Per Watt<br />
Color Temperature (k)<br />
Lamp Wattage (W)<br />
Operating Voltage (V)<br />
Operating Current (Amps)<br />
MH 1000W<br />
110000<br />
110<br />
4200K<br />
1000W<br />
263V<br />
4.1A<br />
MH 600W<br />
60000<br />
100<br />
4200K<br />
600W<br />
110V<br />
6.20A<br />
HPS 1000W<br />
140000<br />
140<br />
2000K<br />
1000W<br />
250V<br />
4.7A<br />
BENEfITS ANd fEATURES:<br />
• Oil Guard® protective, removable sleeve protects your bulb.<br />
• BaddAss Bulbs feature a quick strike time to save you money.<br />
• An industry leading lumens/wattage ratio.<br />
• Highest initial lumen reading of any bulb in its class ever<br />
recorded.<br />
• Enhanced flower spectrum gives you over 99% color consistency.<br />
• The Red Diamond 600 Watt bulb reaches full lumen output 10x<br />
faster than any other bulb in its class, approximately 60 seconds.<br />
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Blue Diamond Bulbs Red Diamond Bulbs<br />
695.0 800.0<br />
695.0 800.0<br />
HPS 600W<br />
90000<br />
150<br />
2000K<br />
600W<br />
115V<br />
6.2A<br />
Blue Diamond Bulbs Red Diamond Bulbs<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
380.0 485.0 590.0<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
380.0 485.0 590.0<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
695.0 800.0<br />
695.0 800.0<br />
One of the most common<br />
questions we get is “what<br />
about the lumen output?”<br />
On the chart to the left, you’ll<br />
find a detailed listing of the<br />
performance and electrical<br />
data to answer any questions<br />
you may have.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Section 2<br />
Cloning<br />
and Rooting<br />
First, we highly recommend you work this out<br />
with a hydroponic store professional. Without<br />
measuring your grow space and knowing<br />
exactly what you have to deal with, and what level of<br />
work or study you're willing to put in, we can't make a<br />
recommendation.<br />
That said, most often you'll start with a clone, cut from a<br />
plant you'd like to reproduce. This is as simple as cutting<br />
a branch off the plant you'd like to mimic, and then<br />
dipping the cuttings in a rooting solution and planting<br />
it.<br />
After you plant that clone, you'll begin the process of<br />
moving it through bigger and bigger containers to give<br />
the roots space to grow. What might start out as a clone<br />
in a dixie cup full of soil could eventually grow into a<br />
monster plant that lives in a 15-gallon container.<br />
Again, this all depends on how much you're growing<br />
and what kind of space you have.<br />
As far as what you can do to help your plants grow<br />
through this period, you only need to manage a few<br />
things:<br />
1. Your plants' stress level<br />
2. A base nutrient solution<br />
3. Rhizosphere supplements<br />
If you cover those factors well, you'll be setting yourself<br />
up for big time success. In the following pages, we'll<br />
tell you about the solutions we've developed to address<br />
these key aspects of growing, and why we think they're<br />
so great.<br />
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Cloning Success<br />
How to Eliminate Cloning Problems,<br />
and Get a Near 100% Survival Rate<br />
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QUESTION: When do I use Juicy Roots?<br />
ANSWER: Use Juicy Roots cloning gel with your cuttings to<br />
supercharge plant metabolism and plant infrastructure. You get<br />
stronger plants that go into flowering earlier and yield more.<br />
QUESTION: What does Juicy Roots do?<br />
ANSWER: Juicy Roots increases root sprouting and development<br />
significantly faster than other cloning gels. It also contains special<br />
ingredients to fight off clone killing pathogens, fungi, molds, and<br />
mildew. Because it enhances root growth and development, and<br />
keeps your clones healthier, you get much higher clone survival<br />
rates.<br />
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WhAT YOU NEEd TO KNOW<br />
If you're like most growers, you prefer to<br />
clone because it saves you time, shortens<br />
crop cycles, gets you more harvests per year,<br />
and helps eliminate some of the problems<br />
of growing from seeds.<br />
Those are all great reasons to clone.<br />
BUT ThERE ARE PROBlEmS<br />
WITh ClONINg<br />
Many of your cuttings die because they<br />
don’t have roots yet and can only live off<br />
the nutrients and energy they’re already<br />
storing.<br />
Clones that survive are often weaker<br />
because they can’t rely on strong root<br />
structures.<br />
Even with good mother plants, and<br />
following good instructions, many growers<br />
just can’t seem to get cloning to produce<br />
anything but wilted or sick looking plants.<br />
For many growers, cloning seems like<br />
more trouble than it is worth.<br />
ThERE’S A SOlUTION<br />
Advanced Nutrients Juicy Roots was<br />
designed to solve these problems and make<br />
cloning success easier for the everyday<br />
grower.<br />
The first thing Juicy Roots does to<br />
help clones survive is spur them to sprout<br />
roots faster than with any other cloning<br />
gel. The Juicy Roots formula contains<br />
rare compounds that compel cuttings to<br />
metabolize faster and direct more energy<br />
to earlier root sprouting and growth.<br />
In fact, extensive testing on the types<br />
of plants you grow prove Juicy Roots<br />
increases root sprouting and development<br />
faster than any other cloning gel.<br />
This, of course, is fantastic news for<br />
growers. When your clones root faster and<br />
earlier, your crops are guaranteed a higher<br />
survival rate, setting the stage for a huge<br />
harvest later.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
• You get thick, dense, superior secondary<br />
root development.<br />
• With roots developing earlier and faster,<br />
you’re guaranteed a higher survival rate.<br />
• Your root zone will now suck up water<br />
and other nutrients faster and more<br />
efficiently than before.<br />
• Stronger clones are ready for transplant<br />
into the regular grow phase earlier. This<br />
increase in speed, of course, saves you<br />
time and money.<br />
• A stronger root structure gives your<br />
plants the infrastructure they need to<br />
progress their life cycle quickly and<br />
vigorously and bloom bigger.<br />
• Special ingredients fight off clone killing<br />
pathogens, fungi, molds, and mildew,<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QUESTION: What makes Juicy Roots different than other<br />
cloning gels?<br />
ANSWER: Juicy Roots contains special ingredients that fight<br />
pathogens that would otherwise attack and kill clones. It also<br />
helps cuttings grow faster and leads to increased metabolism,<br />
and enhanced immune response. All this means you get overall<br />
stronger plants with a much higher survival rate. Plus, this<br />
cloning gel uses a unique applicator tip that makes it easy to<br />
use the right amount with no mess.<br />
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Juicy RootS - Stickier Cloning Gel For Faster Rooting<br />
The first thing<br />
Juicy Roots <br />
does to help<br />
clones survive is spur<br />
them to sprout roots<br />
faster than with any<br />
other cloning gel.<br />
The formula contains<br />
rare compounds that<br />
compel cuttings to<br />
metabolize faster and<br />
direct more energy to<br />
earlier root sprouting<br />
and growth.<br />
Juicy Roots enhances root sprouting and development<br />
faster than other cloning gels.<br />
thereby increasing survival rates.<br />
• A special applicator tip makes it easier<br />
to use the right amount of gel with less<br />
mess<br />
• Like all Advanced Nutrients products,<br />
Juicy Roots comes with a 100% moneyback<br />
satisfaction guarantee.<br />
WhEN ANd hOW IS IT<br />
APPlIEd?<br />
One of the biggest problems with other<br />
cloning gels is they’re messy to use, they<br />
don’t work right, and after you’ve used<br />
them a few times they are polluted with<br />
plant parts, so they’re a waste of your time<br />
and money.<br />
You don’t have any of those problems<br />
with Juicy Roots.<br />
First, Juicy Roots has been scientifically<br />
proven to work better than other cloning<br />
gels, and has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. What’s<br />
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Juicy Roots was created by scientists for the<br />
types of high-value plants you grow.<br />
Juicy Roots makes it possible to get a near 100% survival rate<br />
with your clones, saving you time, money and frustration.
more, Juicy Roots has been developed<br />
for use with any and all hydroponics,<br />
aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT, ebb and<br />
flow and continuous liquid feed growing<br />
systems.<br />
Second, instead of cutting and dipping<br />
your clones into a messy jar or plastic tub<br />
like you do with other cloning gels, Juicy<br />
Roots uses a new, unique applicator tip<br />
that does 2 things for you:<br />
One, you can use the entire<br />
container and not have to worry about<br />
contamination, which keeps things clean<br />
and free of gel corruption.<br />
Two, because Juicy Roots is stickier<br />
than other cloning gels (which helps it<br />
bond better and work more efficiently<br />
on your cuttings), the applicator tip<br />
guarantees you use the exact right amount<br />
and makes it super easy to use.<br />
PROdUCT TYPE:<br />
Rooting Gels & Cloning Aids.<br />
gARdEN TYPES:<br />
Juicy Roots has been specially designed<br />
for use with all hydroponics, sphagnum,<br />
coco coir, and soil growing mediums.<br />
Juicy Roots has been developed for use<br />
with any and all hydroponics, aeroponic,<br />
drip irrigation, NFT, flood and drain, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
Use Juicy Roots cloning gel with your<br />
cuttings.<br />
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Juicy Roots has been scientifically tested and rigorously proven to give your high-value<br />
plants larger root mass and development compared to other cloning gels.<br />
gROWER EXPERIENCE lEVEl:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
BENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Contains special ingredients that stomp<br />
pathogens that otherwise would attack and<br />
kill clones.<br />
• Helps cuttings grow faster.<br />
• Leads to increased metabolism.<br />
• Enhances immune response.<br />
• Produces overall stronger plants with a<br />
much higher survival rate.<br />
VOlUmE:<br />
Liquid:<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Superior<br />
Rooting<br />
The Perfect Rooting Medium<br />
For Propagating Cuttings & Seeds<br />
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QueStioN: What are some of the challenges with most<br />
typical rooting systems?<br />
aNSWer: Most rooting media is hard to work with because they’re<br />
not properly aerated and get too wet.<br />
QueStioN: What makes Root Shooters a superior solution to<br />
other rooting systems?<br />
aNSWer: The proprietary substrate in Root Shooters® has a<br />
unique structure with hundreds of “micro air pockets” evenly<br />
distributed throughout the plugs. Unlike bark-based systems, you<br />
get extensive fibrous root growth throughout the full depth and<br />
dimensions of the plug. Also, there’s no net around the plug, so<br />
your plants’ roots can grow completely throughout the medium<br />
immediately after potting.<br />
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Experienced growers know that getting<br />
your plants to root faster and develop<br />
stronger, deeper, and bigger root structures<br />
means better quality crops and world-class<br />
yields.<br />
What You Need to KNoW<br />
The right medium sets up your cuttings<br />
for success. The problem is it’s easier said<br />
than done.<br />
the Problem<br />
Most rooting mediums are hard to work<br />
with and wind up giving you smaller<br />
yields, costing you both time and money.<br />
Here’s why:<br />
1. Most rooting media isn’t properly<br />
aerated, depriving your precious plants of<br />
the vital oxygen they need to grow.<br />
2. Many rooting systems are too wet,<br />
leading to diseases that reduce bud<br />
development and cause lower yields.<br />
3. Bark-based rooting systems wreak havoc<br />
and cause disease and pH issues. In wet<br />
rooting, the structural fibers of bark<br />
break down and clog air spaces, making it<br />
impossible for roots to grow quickly and<br />
develop fully.<br />
Root Shooters' proprietary substrate is<br />
composed of a unique and uniform structure<br />
with hundreds of “micro air pockets” evenly<br />
distributed throughout the plugs.<br />
our SolutioN<br />
If you’re tired of always settling for<br />
decreased yields because of limitations and<br />
weaknesses with your rooting medium,<br />
we’ve got a remedy for you. The scientists<br />
at Advanced Nutrients along with the<br />
talented people at Jiffy® have developed<br />
Root Shooters®.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
This superior structure also solves the “too wet” problem<br />
of most rooting media. It gives you the ideal water holding<br />
capacity and perfect drainage, which helps prevent diseases<br />
and pests and reduces potential losses, especially in overwintered<br />
crops.<br />
QueStioN: What kind of preparation do I need to do<br />
before I can start using Root Shooters?<br />
aNSWer: Root Shooters Plant Plugs are supplied ready-touse.<br />
There’s no additional labor needed to fill or water trays<br />
unlike when using loose-fill substrates. With Root Shooters<br />
you’ll have less work, faster sticking and faster potting.<br />
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Root ShooteRS ® - Plant Plug Rooting Medium<br />
What doeS it do<br />
exactlY?<br />
• Helps avoid disease and pH issues<br />
because of the special medium<br />
makeup...<br />
• Roots automatically – all the work is<br />
done for you...<br />
• Provides perfect air-to-media ratio,<br />
guaranteeing enhanced rooting...<br />
• Makes cloning and rooting easier<br />
than ever.<br />
the detailS<br />
Root Shooters is the ultimate rooting<br />
medium for indoor hydroponic growers.<br />
It solves both the aeration problem and<br />
the “too wet” problem.<br />
It’s made of a peat-based media with<br />
a special proprietary binder to create the<br />
perfect peat-to-air ratio.<br />
This peat and binder combination<br />
helps prevent the disease and pH<br />
issues commonly caused by bark-based<br />
mediums.<br />
Getting your plants to root faster and<br />
develop stronger, deeper, and bigger root<br />
structures means better quality crops and<br />
world-class yields.<br />
hoW it WorKS<br />
Root Shooters’ proprietary substrate<br />
is composed of a unique and uniform<br />
structure with hundreds of “micro air<br />
pockets” evenly distributed throughout the<br />
plugs. Unlike with bark, you get extensive<br />
fibrous root growth throughout the full<br />
depth and dimensions of the plug. And<br />
because there’s no net around the plug, your<br />
plant’s roots will grow fully throughout the<br />
medium immediately after potting.<br />
In addition, this superior structure<br />
gives you ideal water holding capacity<br />
and excellent drainage, so your rooting<br />
medium never gets too wet. This helps<br />
prevent diseases and pests, and reduces<br />
potential losses, especially in overwintered<br />
crops.<br />
Research proves that cuttings grown in<br />
Root Shooters produce a cleaner callous<br />
than in other mediums, which means you’ll<br />
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To prevent diseases and pests, and reduce potential losses, Root Shooters’ superior structure gives you<br />
the ideal water holding capacity and drainage, so your rooting medium never gets too wet.<br />
see fewer losses due to rotting. You’ll also see<br />
faster and more prolific root development<br />
because you’ll get more active root nodes<br />
formed at the callous.<br />
And because your plants' root systems<br />
are developed in the plug (not outside of<br />
the plug), your plants will pot much more<br />
quickly. They are also better protected<br />
against root damage and disease, and the risk<br />
of transplant shock is virtually eliminated.<br />
Root Shooters Plant Plugs are supplied<br />
ready-to-use so that you’ll see significantly<br />
faster sticking speeds compared to other<br />
plugs. And, unlike loose-fill substrates,<br />
there’s no additional labor needed to fill or<br />
water trays.<br />
Our extensive testing has proven<br />
potting is much quicker than with other<br />
loose fill plugs, because the Root Shooters<br />
pull from the trays quickly, easily, and with<br />
remarkable consistency.
FiNal thoughtS<br />
Root Shooters Plant Plugs can help you do<br />
the following:<br />
• Save time and money<br />
• Increase survival rates<br />
• Avoid rooting too wet<br />
• Reduce harmful plant pests and<br />
diseases<br />
• Get faster rooting, every time<br />
• Achieve significantly faster stick speeds<br />
• Most importantly, provide the<br />
best possible rooting medium for<br />
developing strong, prolific root<br />
structures, which means better quality<br />
plants and larger yields.<br />
Root Shooters'<br />
proprietary substrate is<br />
composed of a unique<br />
and uniform structure with<br />
hundreds of “micro air<br />
pockets” evenly distributed<br />
throughout the plugs.<br />
Product tYPe:<br />
Plant plug rooting medium.<br />
gardeN tYPeS:<br />
All garden types.<br />
directioNS For uSe:<br />
Root Shooters plant plugs are supplied<br />
ready-to-use. There’s no additional labor<br />
needed to fill or water trays unlike when<br />
using loose-fill substrates.<br />
groWer exPerieNce leVel:<br />
All levels - Hobbyist Level®, Expert<br />
Grower Level®, Professional Grower<br />
Level® and Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
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Root Shooters' proprietary substrate is composed of a unique and uniform structure<br />
with hundreds of “micro air pockets” evenly distributed throughout the plugs.<br />
Root Shooters vs. Rapid Rooters<br />
Criteria Root Shooters Rapid Rooters<br />
Chemically stable?<br />
YeS<br />
Made from peat<br />
No<br />
Made from composted bark<br />
Sterile? YeS No<br />
Cost Lower Higher<br />
Backed by 100% Guarantee? YeS No<br />
Biodegradable? YeS YeS<br />
Root Shooters vs. Rockwool for Propagation<br />
Criteria Root Shooters Rapid Rooters<br />
Chemically stable?<br />
YeS<br />
Made from peat<br />
No<br />
Highly alkaline<br />
Sterile? YeS No<br />
Level of Polymer used Low None<br />
Risk of Contamination<br />
w/Refills?<br />
No YeS<br />
Cost Lower Higher<br />
Backed by 100%<br />
Guarantee?<br />
YeS No<br />
Biodegradable? YeS No<br />
beNeFitS aNd<br />
FeatureS:<br />
• Saves you time and money<br />
• Increases survival rates<br />
• Helps you avoid rooting too wet<br />
• Reduces harmful plant pests and diseases<br />
• Helps you get faster rooting EVERY TIME!<br />
• Develops strong, prolific root structures better<br />
than any other medium<br />
• Produces better quality plants and larger yields<br />
• Is a peat based media with proprietary binder<br />
• Features air pockets and uniform structure<br />
• Eliminates need for gels or powders, just cut<br />
& stick<br />
• Increases your cuttings’ survival rate<br />
• Allows faster sticking and potting, less work.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Boost<br />
Immunity<br />
And Shock Yield Production Into High Gear
Question: Why do I need to give B-52 to my plants when I am<br />
already feeding them a high-nutrition fertilizer?<br />
ansWer: Plants can make B vitamins from some fertilizers,<br />
but they expend energy and nutrition to make those<br />
vitamins. When you provide B vitamins via B-52, giving<br />
your plant a ready-made vitamin source, your plants can<br />
focus on flower production.<br />
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You’re most likely already giving your<br />
plants the best environment and nutrient<br />
supplements you can. And that’s great. But<br />
a lot of growers don’t realize that their highvalue<br />
plants need several types of vitamins<br />
too. Scientific research has repeatedly<br />
proven that B vitamins in particular have<br />
a huge positive effect on the types of<br />
plants we grow, making them an essential<br />
consideration for growers. Supplementing<br />
your grow room with vitamins like B5,<br />
B9 (Folic Acid), B1 (Thiamine), B2<br />
(Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin) and B6 can make<br />
a huge difference in yield production and<br />
in the overall health of your plants.<br />
Why your Plants<br />
need extra B Vitamins<br />
For surViVal and<br />
yield Production<br />
Unfortunately, your plants can’t synthesize<br />
enough B vitamins from everyday<br />
nutrients to take advantage of all the<br />
amazing benefits those vitamins offer.<br />
But when you provide additional<br />
vitamins, your plants have less metabolic<br />
work to do. This means that they can use<br />
more of their nutrients for growth and<br />
flower production because you’re sparing<br />
them the trouble of synthesizing their own<br />
B Vitamins.<br />
Plus, studies show that when plants are<br />
stressed (which is when they most need B<br />
vitamins), that’s when they are least able to<br />
make their own vitamins.<br />
In fact, there are several stressful times<br />
in your plants’ lives when they need extra B<br />
vitamins, like when your plants are seedlings,<br />
being cloned, being transplanted, or during<br />
flowering. Other stressful times include<br />
when you’re using CO 2 augmentation, and<br />
during seed production, or when your<br />
plants have to face extreme temperatures, or<br />
pest and disease attacks.<br />
What B Vitamins do<br />
For your Plants:<br />
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Enhances<br />
systemic resistance so that your plants<br />
are less susceptible to common grow<br />
room diseases that often disguise<br />
themselves as nutrient disorders while<br />
insidiously harming your crops.<br />
• Vitamin B3 (Niacin): An essential<br />
substance that contributes to your<br />
plants’ metabolism and other basic life<br />
functions. Insufficient amounts of B3<br />
lead to slow growth, poor yields, and<br />
lowered disease resistance.<br />
• Vitamin B6: Involved in plant respon–<br />
ses to stress such as high light, chilling,<br />
drought, and ozone. B6 is a root growth<br />
factor and also a key player in a plant’s<br />
salt tolerance.<br />
• Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid): Helps plants<br />
maintain healthy metabolism and DNA,<br />
and upgrades the weight and quality of<br />
your harvest. Because B9 breaks down<br />
so easily (especially under intense<br />
lighting), it’s essential that you have a<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
Question: I’ve heard that B-52 is really good for young plants.<br />
Is this true?<br />
ansWer: Yes. B-52 is definitely a powerful anti-stress tonic<br />
that increases survival of transplants, seedlings, and clones.<br />
Question: I am growing all-organic. Can I use B-52?<br />
ansWer: We make the only all-organic B vitamin supplement<br />
in the industry, called Organic B1, which you should use if<br />
you’re growing only organically.<br />
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B-52 - Fertilizer Booster B Vitamin Supplement<br />
supplement on hand to replenish this<br />
important vitamin as it diminishes.<br />
• Vitamin B5: Without sufficient B5,<br />
plants die, grow slowly, or are susceptible<br />
to stress disorders and pathogenic<br />
diseases that can have grave effects on<br />
their yields.<br />
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): Helps plants<br />
use and create carbohydrates so that<br />
your plants have enough energy<br />
for strong growth and production<br />
of flowers and essential oils. It also<br />
helps your plants’ use of phosphate<br />
(which fuels flower growth). B1 also<br />
strengthens plant immune systems<br />
to help avoid disease and stress and<br />
activates Systemic Acquired Resistance<br />
(SAR), which is what happens in<br />
humans when a vaccination produces<br />
an increased immune response to future<br />
disease attacks. Plus, B1 assists in root<br />
development, so your plants get more<br />
nutrients faster, and are more resistant<br />
to shock, transplanting, or cloning.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
Product tyPe:<br />
Bud Enhancer.<br />
Garden tyPes:<br />
B-52 has been specially designed for use<br />
with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir and other growing media. B-52 has<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
When to use:<br />
When plants are under stress, especially during<br />
early growth, cloning, and transplanting. Do<br />
not use in first two weeks of flowering.<br />
mixinG directions:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 3 through<br />
5 of your blooming phase, and during all<br />
weeks of growing phase.<br />
the solution is simPle<br />
An ideal B vitamin formula will be a<br />
platform for vitamin-rich components<br />
that double as yield-boosting substances.<br />
As it happens, Advanced Nutrients B-52<br />
formula fits this description perfectly, and<br />
also contains kelp and seaweed extracts,<br />
which contain a variety of compounds,<br />
including auxins that increase cell replication<br />
and stimulate roots and stems.<br />
Several studies show that B vitamins,<br />
combined with seaweed and kelp extracts,<br />
assist in flower development and ripening,<br />
resulting in significant increases in flower<br />
weight and potency.<br />
the Bottom line<br />
Along with the B vitamins mentioned<br />
above, B-52 also contains humates and<br />
other sources of plant nutrition that are<br />
more easily absorbed when administered<br />
with B vitamins. Additionally, these<br />
substances aid the transference of B<br />
vitamins into your plants.<br />
With B-52, you can feed your roots or<br />
administer foliar feeding, which makes the<br />
GroWer exPerience<br />
leVel:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower<br />
Level®, Professional Grower Level®<br />
and Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
BeneFits and Features:<br />
• Better survival rate for seedlings,<br />
transplants, clones<br />
• Plants more resistant to stress and<br />
disease<br />
• Increased growth and yield<br />
• Stronger roots for more nutrient uptake.<br />
Volume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
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250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
45%<br />
0%<br />
INCREASED RESISTANCE<br />
TO STRESS & HEAT<br />
INCREASED<br />
EFFICIENCY<br />
OF NUTRIENT<br />
UPTAKE<br />
INCREASED YIELD<br />
B-52 IMPROVES YOUR PLANT’S<br />
B-52 pumps up your plants’ stamina, energy,<br />
and PRODUCTIVITY productivity so that you AND get HEALTH larger<br />
harvests.<br />
healing, stimulating, and protective effects<br />
of B vitamins immediately and completely<br />
available to your plants. Plus, B-52 works in<br />
all types of growing systems and root zone<br />
material, including aeroponics, rockwool,<br />
soil, coco coir, hydroton, ebb and flow, and<br />
any other hydroponics gardening methods.
If You Want Big Plants,<br />
You Need Big Roots<br />
What’s the Method Proven by Science to Work Like Magic?<br />
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questioN: Will Voodoo Juice make my roots too big?<br />
ANsWeR: Your roots will get much bigger, but only in the most<br />
efficient way for your root zone so that you get larger harvests.<br />
questioN: If I use Voodoo Juice, why would I use your<br />
Tarantula beneficial microbes and your Piranha beneficial<br />
fungi formulas too?<br />
ANsWeR: Each of these three products contains unique beneficial<br />
microbes that contribute to the healthiest root zone possible,<br />
enabling your plants to grow better via different pathways. The<br />
individual microbe formulas in these three products combine in<br />
a synergistic fashion with your roots and each other to provide<br />
even more root enhancement and protection.<br />
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As an accomplished grower, you know<br />
that your plants’ roots are the foundation<br />
of your harvest. Without a solid root<br />
system, your high-value plants can’t do the<br />
following:<br />
• Absorb all the nutrients they need to<br />
grow fast and healthy.<br />
• Reach their full potential in size or yield<br />
• Produce viable offspring that you can<br />
continue to profit from in the future.<br />
You’re about to see how easy it is to enhance<br />
(or destroy) the power dimensions of<br />
your plants’ roots, and how to guarantee<br />
yourself maximized harvests with custom<br />
designed microbial supplements.<br />
These powerful supplements create ideal<br />
root zone environments that allow your<br />
plants to more efficiently absorb nutrients,<br />
stay healthier, and stay stronger. They do this<br />
with beneficial microbes, which break down<br />
old root material, providing nutrition while<br />
enabling roots to repair themselves and<br />
create new tissue.<br />
Also, microbes help oxygenate your<br />
roots, capture nitrogen, and pump more<br />
phosphorus into your plants.<br />
Now the question is what is the best<br />
way to install beneficial microbes into your<br />
hydroponics root zone?<br />
To answer this question, Advanced<br />
Nutrients' scientists conducted a multi-phase<br />
research project on a unique suite of beneficial<br />
microbes contained in Voodoo Juice. They<br />
discovered, when used as directed, Voodoo<br />
Juice provides the following:<br />
• Enhanced development of roots on your<br />
seedlings, transplants, and clones<br />
• Enhanced roots size and branching<br />
• More efficient intake of nutrients, saving<br />
you time and money<br />
• More vigorous plant growth, producing<br />
more impressive flowers<br />
• Roots more resistant to heat, stress,<br />
drought, nutrient burn, and other<br />
common problems<br />
Not All BeNeficiAl Root<br />
MicRoBes foRMulAs ARe<br />
cReAted equAl<br />
You know beneficial microbes will help<br />
your plants, but it can be confusing when<br />
you go to the store and see so many of these<br />
formulas made by different manufacturers.<br />
The obvious question is which one will<br />
give you the best bang for your buck?<br />
The answer lies in the fact that there are<br />
two very distinct processes manufacturers<br />
use when they want to offer microbes<br />
products. Most hydroponics companies<br />
save money on costs by hiring a thirdparty<br />
company to bulk produce/bulk<br />
combine microbes without testing them for<br />
specific plant appropriateness or microbial<br />
compatibility. Not only that, but their process<br />
includes a generic view of microbes.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
questioN: Does your previous version of Voodoo Juice<br />
work with your new version?<br />
ANsWeR: Yes, our previous Voodoo Juice works well in all<br />
types of gardens and systems, and is compatible with our<br />
stronger new and improved version of Voodoo Juice. Always<br />
store our beneficial microbes formulas in a cool, dark place<br />
to extend shelf life.<br />
questioN: Is Voodoo Juice compatible with an allorganic<br />
fertilizer program?<br />
ANsWeR: Yes. Voodoo Juice, Tarantula, and Piranha are<br />
organic supplements that work perfectly in all-organic<br />
gardening (and all other types of gardening).<br />
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VOODOO JUICE - Beneficial Bacteria Root Booster<br />
Voodoo Juice contains designer microbes created by leading<br />
microbiologists. These super strain microbes fatten, strengthen, and<br />
supercharge your roots; the result is more valuable harvests.<br />
Voodoo Juice BeNefits<br />
VOODOO JUICE BENEFITS<br />
FASTER<br />
GROWTH<br />
BIGGER<br />
YIELDS<br />
STRONGER<br />
SAFER<br />
PLANTS<br />
117%<br />
ROOT MASS<br />
INCREASE<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> roots that more than double in mass are the foundation for faster<br />
growth and bigger yields.<br />
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Voodoo Juice enhanced<br />
<br />
control Plant<br />
Root mass of tomato plants, same seed, same age, same number,<br />
harvested after 42 days of growth. Plants on left received Voodoo Juice.<br />
WhAt it tAkes to PRoduce the highest<br />
quAlity MicRoBes<br />
Advanced Nutrients employs the sharpest microbiologists in the<br />
world. We have a team of scientists testing and breeding hundreds<br />
of sub-varieties of Bacillus and other beneficial microbes in<br />
a continual research program. In fact, over the last two years,<br />
Voodoo Juice’s root-producing abilities have been increased<br />
drastically.<br />
Specific beneficial microbes work better with certain plants<br />
than others, which is why we put so much time and money into our<br />
breeding program. We’re driven to find the needle in the haystack<br />
of microbes in order to give you the absolute best product for the<br />
plants you grow.<br />
Our scientists demand that we supply them with all the highest<br />
quality precision equipment needed to identify each microbial<br />
strain’s special characteristics and compatibility with each other in<br />
order to make them “super strains”. This is why our microbes are<br />
also extremely fast-replicating, so that they can quickly colonize<br />
root zones for rapid results (yes, we test for fast versus slow<br />
replicating microbes).<br />
Each microbe strain is individually bred in a purpose-built<br />
10,000 Liter breeding reactor, not in a bunch of vats or tubs. This<br />
is a very painstaking, time consuming step, but it’s necessary<br />
because different strains of beneficial microbes breed at different<br />
rates, and we have to ensure total uniformity and maximum colony<br />
forming units (CFUs). After breeding, the microbes are taken to the<br />
evaporation tower and dried, and then all twelve strains in Voodoo<br />
Juice are carefully recombined.<br />
As you can see, providing a high quality, “custom fit” formula for<br />
the types of plants we grow is a long and complicated process, one<br />
which must be taken seriously in order to be successful. And as<br />
it happens, when it comes to taking hydroponics seriously and<br />
providing growers like you with the best possible products, no one
is even in the same league as Advanced Nutrients. Our scientists<br />
conducted a multi-phase research project on a unique suite of<br />
beneficial microbes in order to develop a microbial supplement<br />
able to provide growers like you with all the benefits you could<br />
possibly hope for. In a word, we wanted it to be perfect.<br />
AdditioNAl BeNefits of Voodoo Juice<br />
In addition to all the great benefits you’d want to find in a formula<br />
like this one, you’ll also be interested to know that Voodoo Juice is<br />
NOT outsourced. We’re the only hydroponics nutrient company<br />
in the world manufacturing all our own microbial products<br />
ourselves with a full-time Ph.D. microbiologist personally<br />
supervising all aspects of production at all times. (The same is<br />
true for our Piranha and Tarantula root zone products.)<br />
Also, to ensure that Voodoo Juice has a very long shelf life and<br />
superior viability, Voodoo Juice’s microbes are put into hibernation<br />
with an “antagonist” compound used to keep the microbes dormant<br />
until you mix Voodoo Juice into a nutrient reservoir, at which point<br />
the antagonist is diluted.<br />
As soon as the antagonist is diluted, Voodoo Juice’s microbes<br />
immediately exit dormancy, replicate quickly, and burst into<br />
action for you by wrapping themselves around and penetrating<br />
into roots, maximizing flower-boosting hormones, and enhancing<br />
root size and function.<br />
PRoduct tyPe:<br />
Root Mass Expander.<br />
gARdeN tyPes:<br />
Voodoo Juice has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Voodoo<br />
Juice has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WheN to use:<br />
Early grow phase, early blooming, cloning,<br />
transplanting, growing from seedlings.<br />
MiXiNg diRectioNs:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through<br />
2 of your flowering phase, and during<br />
weeks 1 through 2 of vegetative growth.<br />
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gRoWeR eXPeRieNce leVel:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
BeNefits ANd feAtuRes:<br />
• Maximum development of roots on your<br />
seedlings, transplants, and clones.<br />
• More root branching, root density, and<br />
root mass.<br />
• Enhanced efficiency of nutrient intake,<br />
saving you time and money.<br />
• Maximized growth and flowering.<br />
the BottoM liNe<br />
Voodoo Juice feeds your roots so that you get safer, nutrienthealthy<br />
plants as well as enhanced aboveground growth of<br />
maximized flowers. It’s a basic but important step you can<br />
easily take today to immediately upgrade the productivity of<br />
your garden.<br />
you’Re guARANteed to get MoRe<br />
gRoWth ANd higheR PRoductiVity<br />
WheN you Put this kNoWledge to WoRk<br />
foR you!<br />
Advanced Nutrients is so serious about our Voodoo Juice formula<br />
that we offer a full money back guarantee of satisfaction.<br />
Now you know that your plant roots are like buried treasure<br />
waiting to be exploited in your grow room. You also know what<br />
to avoid when shopping for beneficial microbes, and about the<br />
incredibly detailed process used to produce the most potent, pure,<br />
and effective root maximizing formula available.<br />
Even better, you risk nothing by trying Voodoo Juice, because it’s<br />
100% guaranteed. That’s why the next logical step is to visit your local<br />
hydroponics dealer and tell them you want to try Voodoo Juice in<br />
your grow room today.<br />
VoluMe: 23L<br />
1L 4L 10L<br />
500<br />
250<br />
Liquid:<br />
mL mL<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Section 3<br />
Growing<br />
Now that we’ve covered the basics, we can focus<br />
on optimizing your efforts. This is where it<br />
gets really good.<br />
Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever long<br />
enough, and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will<br />
move the world.”<br />
His point was this: If you can get good<br />
leverage, you can do titanic work with very<br />
little effort.<br />
And the most dramatic point of leverage you<br />
can have in growing is to feed your plants the right<br />
ingredients, at the right time.<br />
This is where we earn our name at Advanced<br />
Nutrients, and we’re not shy about it. We can’t be,<br />
because the industry standard does not do your garden<br />
justice.<br />
The plain and simple truth is that by having the<br />
correct ratios of macronutrients and micronutrients,<br />
the development of your plants will be staggering<br />
compared to what happens if you have incorrect ratios.<br />
We never want you to be disappointed in your crop.<br />
That’s not how we do business.<br />
We believe in creating phenomenal value for<br />
you, and our team of world-class plant scientists has<br />
succeeded wildly in providing our community with<br />
outstanding technology.<br />
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This is not idle chest beating or bragging.<br />
We’ve got overwhelming evidence to back up<br />
our claims. And we must tell our story boldly<br />
because if we don’t, you, our client, will be<br />
left with other companies’ sub-par growing<br />
materials that will not get the job done<br />
the way you want it, the way you deserve.<br />
Growing successfully is very challenging<br />
work and you need every advantage you can<br />
get.<br />
Whew. Now that all that’s out of the way,<br />
here’s what you should be focused on when<br />
you buy your base nutrients, and why:<br />
How complete is tHe<br />
base nutrient?<br />
In other words, does it cover all the basic 16<br />
elements your plants need? Does it include a<br />
surfactant? Amino acids? Fulvates? Humates?<br />
It’s important that you buy a base nutrient<br />
that does as much work as possible because<br />
supplements aren’t cheap, especially when<br />
you have to use them constantly. During<br />
a grow, you can burn a lot of money on<br />
nutrients and supplements very quickly if<br />
you’ve got a decent feeding schedule. Again,<br />
the point here is leverage – getting maximum<br />
performance out of the minimum spending<br />
and work on your part.<br />
How’s tHe quality of tHe<br />
ingredients?<br />
For example, not all elements or minerals<br />
are made equal. In exactly the same way that<br />
different regions of the world produce fine<br />
wines and coffees, there are different places<br />
around the globe that will give you very<br />
high quality ingredients to grow with. The<br />
key here is to make sure that the nutrients<br />
you’re buying are researched and developed<br />
with that basic truth in mind. There’s also<br />
chelation, a hugely important advantage<br />
that almost no other nutrient company<br />
takes advantage of. The short story is this:<br />
chelation is a process that makes it easier for<br />
your plants to get what they need. There’s a<br />
bit more to it than that, but we’ll explain the<br />
details later on.<br />
finally, do your<br />
nutrients balance your<br />
pH for you?<br />
Ours do. We know nobody else's does because<br />
we invented and patented the technology.<br />
Here’s a very important thing to consider:<br />
do you want to have to buy pH pens, and<br />
the chemicals to calibrate your pens, and<br />
pH Up and pH Down, and basically be<br />
anchored to your reservoir like it’s a ball and<br />
chain, leaving you with no semblance of a<br />
normal life?<br />
That’s not an exaggeration. When you’ve got<br />
to constantly monitor and adjust your pH<br />
levels, it will annoy you like water torture<br />
until you’re crazy, like screaming-childrenthat-won’t-sit-still-in-the-backseat-on-a-tenhour-drive<br />
crazy. Our line of pH Perfect®<br />
nutrients have inside them guardrails along<br />
the pH highway, keeping your pH levels in<br />
the perfect sweet spot with no work on your<br />
part whatsoever.<br />
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2-part Vs 3-part<br />
nutrient solutions<br />
In the early days of hydroponics, base<br />
nutrient solutions were sold as a package of<br />
three different types of bottles: grow, micro,<br />
and bloom. Each of these had different ratios<br />
of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium,<br />
commonly abbreviated N-P-K, because from<br />
these three basic elements, your plants can<br />
create everything they need to thrive.<br />
The hitch was (and remains) that threepart<br />
base nutrients must be used in a specific<br />
sequence to make sure your plants get the full<br />
benefit of the N-P-K, specifically the N.<br />
If, for example, you first pour the bottle<br />
labeled “grow", you won't get the full benefit<br />
of the nitrogen in the bottle labeled “micro”,<br />
which should always be poured first. The<br />
reason for this, without getting into too much<br />
detail, is that if your plants are exposed to the<br />
ratios of N-P-K present in the grow bottle to<br />
begin with, the nitrogen in the micro bottle<br />
will be “locked out”, so to speak, and thus<br />
wasted.<br />
To solve this problem, and to make base<br />
nutrients more effective and easy to use,<br />
nutrient companies created two-part base<br />
nutrients that eliminated the problem of<br />
illogical N-P-K ratios. Two-part solutions<br />
are mixed in such a way that you only need<br />
to focus on what phase of growing you're<br />
in, vegetative or flowering, and your base<br />
nutrient comes with ideal N-P-K ratios<br />
already worked out.<br />
Speaking of pH, we’re including the “pH Manifesto” here as a free bonus for picking up our Product Guide.
pH Manifesto<br />
The Grower’s Guide to<br />
pH and <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
• The three things that form a circle, that when kept in<br />
balance … hold the keys to the buried treasure … Page 42<br />
• The best growers in the world know this one simple secret:<br />
“having really great ______ guarantees great crops and awardwinning<br />
finishes.” (Find the surprising answer on Page 44)<br />
• The secret beneath your plants … gives you more control<br />
… it’s the most important link in the growing chain! … Page 49<br />
• A perfect growing medium? It sounds outrageous, but this<br />
one combination is easy-to-use, inexpensive, pH friendly,<br />
charged with NPK, a wetting agent, and gives excellent<br />
aeration — it makes getting bigger yields almost automatic!<br />
… Page 54<br />
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• Do you know where and how to measure your pH like<br />
award-winning growers for the most accurate results?<br />
Quiz yourself, with the step-by-step directions on Page 56<br />
• How to get a theoretical plant absorption range for your<br />
nutrients from pH 1 to pH 10… so you’ll never have to<br />
worry about pH again! (And no! It’s got nothing to do with<br />
adding acids to your nutrients!) Page 66<br />
• The amazing plant-maximizing secret discovered by a<br />
street racer named Allan — put this same secret to work in<br />
your grow room and you’ll see the most impressive yields of<br />
your life — GUARANTEED! … Page 70<br />
• Plus much, MUCH MORE!<br />
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pH Manifesto<br />
The Grower’s Guide<br />
to pH and <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
One of the biggest misconceptions<br />
in hydroponics<br />
growing is that the pH in<br />
your nutrient reservoir is the single<br />
biggest thing having to do with pH that<br />
affects the outcome of your crops.<br />
Well, it’s simply not true. It’s<br />
actually the pH and alkalinity of<br />
three things:<br />
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1. Your Water<br />
2. Growing Medium<br />
3. Nutrients<br />
Unfortunately, this circle of big bud<br />
getting power isn’t talked about,<br />
and it’s responsible for more growers<br />
silently losing loads of buds<br />
and quality they weren’t even<br />
aware of.<br />
Hydrogen Ion Molecule<br />
Hydroxide Ion Molecule<br />
Almost all the world champion growers who I’ve talked to have powerfully<br />
harnessed and utilized the synergistic punch that the circle of big bud getting<br />
power delivers to their prize winning crops. This report will show you how to<br />
start putting it to work for you immediately.<br />
Let me explain...we’re going to<br />
have to get a little technical here, but<br />
not too much. So let’s take a journey<br />
and uncover the really important<br />
points about pH so that we can<br />
leverage it to get you bigger yields.<br />
First Things First<br />
OK, pH stands for potential hydrogen<br />
and is actually a measurement<br />
of hydrogen and hydroxide ions,<br />
and is measured on a scale from<br />
pH 0 to pH 14.0 with pH 7.0 being<br />
neutral, aha, so we’re interested
in those pesky little hydrogen<br />
and hydroxide ions. They’re the<br />
culprits? Yes they are. Here’s how.<br />
When your water, growing medium<br />
or nutrient solution is acidic<br />
(below a pH of 7.0) it contains<br />
more hydrogen ions than hydroxide<br />
ions. And when your water,<br />
growing medium or nutrient solution<br />
is alkaline, also referred to as<br />
base or basic (above a pH of 7.0) it<br />
contains more hydroxide ions than<br />
hydrogen ions.<br />
And these hydrogen and<br />
hydroxide ions interact with each<br />
other and perform a balancing<br />
act of sorts that determines<br />
the pH in your water, growing<br />
medium and nutrients.<br />
Don’t Sweat It<br />
Wow that’s a lot of stuff, but it’s<br />
important you understand all this<br />
because it’s one of the keys to you<br />
getting bigger and better yields.<br />
Anyway, these hydrogen and<br />
hydroxide ions are also in the<br />
elements that make up our macro<br />
and micronutrients of the nutrient<br />
solutions we use to grow our<br />
plants with.<br />
And because of this the elements<br />
that make up our macro and<br />
micro-nutrients are classified into<br />
two distinct groups. One group<br />
of elements is called cations and<br />
contains more hydrogen ions. The<br />
other group of elements are called<br />
anions and contains more hydroxide<br />
ions.<br />
Also our growing medium pH<br />
is dramatically affected by these<br />
cations and anions contained in<br />
the macro, micro and secondary<br />
nutrient elements we use.<br />
Remember this because it’s<br />
important and we’ll be referring<br />
back to this in the growing medium<br />
and nutrients sections.<br />
Mastering The Subtleties<br />
Of The Balance<br />
The macro, micro and secondary<br />
elements that are cations are urea<br />
and ammonium (both are forms<br />
of nitrogen), potassium, calcium,<br />
magnesium, iron zinc, manganese,<br />
copper and cobalt.<br />
And the elements that are anions<br />
are nitrates (another form of nitrogen),<br />
phosphates (phosphorus)<br />
sulfates, carbonates and bicarbonates.<br />
This list covers the most<br />
common cations and anions. This<br />
topic will be covered more in the<br />
nutrient section.<br />
So what does all this stuff have to<br />
do with you getting bigger yields?<br />
Well a whole lot. We’re almost there.<br />
These three things, your water,<br />
growing medium and nutrients<br />
Shown here is<br />
a pH scale. A<br />
reading below pH<br />
7.0 is considered<br />
acidic and a<br />
reading above<br />
is considered<br />
alkaline. A pH<br />
of 7.0 is said to<br />
be a neutral pH;<br />
further in this<br />
report you’ll<br />
find that is not<br />
exactly true. Also<br />
some common<br />
products are<br />
given for pH<br />
reference points.<br />
powerfully form a circle that when<br />
kept in balance with each other<br />
truly holds the keys to the buried<br />
treasure that is commonly overlooked<br />
and waiting to be unlocked<br />
in a grower’s garden.<br />
And the best part, it will absolutely<br />
give you bigger, more consistent,<br />
and higher quality yields when fully<br />
understood and implemented.<br />
So let’s explore this circle of<br />
power a little deeper...<br />
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Your Water<br />
Misconceptions<br />
About Your<br />
Nutrient<br />
Solution’s pH<br />
Field Crop Pumping Station — Here’s one of the critical steps farmers —<br />
who grow field crops that are irrigated — take to ensure they get the best<br />
harvests possible. To do this they inject acid directly into irrigation lines to<br />
neutralize their source water’s alkalinity. Then depending on the desired pH<br />
of their growing soil they will use a cation-rich fertilizer to bring the soil’s<br />
pH down or an anion-rich fertilizer to raise their soil’s pH. The field pumping<br />
station above also filters the source water.<br />
Like I mentioned earlier, the most<br />
common misconception is that the<br />
pH of your nutrients is the most<br />
important factor that will drive<br />
your plants’ ability to give you<br />
bigger yields.<br />
You would think that your biggest<br />
concern would be about the pH in<br />
your reservoir. This is just not true.<br />
You should be more concerned<br />
with your water’s alkalinity. This is<br />
one of the major culprits that will<br />
affect your yields. In fact, one of<br />
the biggest problems with water is<br />
its alkalinity.<br />
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This is something that must be<br />
taken care of if you really want to<br />
easily manage the pH of your nutrients<br />
and growing medium and get<br />
those bigger crops.<br />
The Simple Truth<br />
Of “Alkalinity”<br />
And what is this “alkalinity”, anyway?<br />
Your water is not just water. There<br />
is a lot of other stuff in it. The alkalinity<br />
of water is the concentration<br />
of all sorts of ions in it, like calcium,<br />
magnesium, sodium, potassium, in<br />
both the forms of carbonates and<br />
One of the critical elements of successful<br />
growing is the precise balancing act of your<br />
hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions and having<br />
total control over them at all times in your<br />
water, growing medium and nutrients.<br />
Unfortunately, more growers’ money<br />
goes down the drain every single<br />
day — and it’s not your fault —<br />
because of the lack of information<br />
that has been given to us. Oh sure<br />
the PhDs know this stuff but they’re<br />
not putting it out to us in plain<br />
English. And no hydro books have<br />
covered all this in great depth. And<br />
quite frankly I find that puzzling<br />
because the importance of water,<br />
nutrients and growing mediums all<br />
working together will absolutely<br />
give all of us bigger yields.<br />
bicarbonates. And bicarbonates<br />
are the worst offenders of the two.<br />
Making matters worse, alkalinity<br />
insidiously accumulates in<br />
your growing medium in a vicious<br />
cycle that will cause your growing<br />
medium pH to climb faster than a<br />
speeding bullet and give you pH
When the amount of alkalinity in your source water hasn’t been measured and is then used to mix your nutrient<br />
solution - even with a properly pH balanced nutrient reservoir - your plants can suffer from a continuous build up of<br />
alkalinity that will silently sneak up on you and quickly raise your growing mediums pH, locking out your plants vital<br />
elements, and hijacking you from your crop’s true harvest potential.<br />
stability problems in your reservoir<br />
and growing medium, substantially<br />
decreasing your yields.<br />
In fact, farmers who have to<br />
irrigate their field crops and have<br />
alkalinity in their water supply<br />
have to continuously inject different<br />
types of acids - depending<br />
on what the farmer is trying to<br />
accomplish with the crop and soil -<br />
into their irrigation lines to counter<br />
balance their alkalinity. An easy<br />
way to think of alkalinity is pH up.<br />
Unfortunately a very bad form of<br />
pH up. Once alkalinity is neutralized,<br />
fertilizer is then injected into<br />
the lines.<br />
Here’s something to think about,<br />
depending on what crop is being<br />
grown, the fertilizer being injected<br />
will be balanced with the correct<br />
cation to anion ratios for that crop’s<br />
soil pH requirement. If they need<br />
to lower their soil’s pH they’ll use a<br />
fertilizer that has more cations than<br />
anions. And if they need to raise<br />
the soil’s pH they will use a fertilizer<br />
with more anions than cations.<br />
We’ll go over this more in the nutrient<br />
section.<br />
And then there’s the subject of<br />
water hardness. Shouldn’t you be<br />
concerned about that? Well, it’s<br />
important not to confuse water<br />
hardness with the alkalinity of water.<br />
These are two different things.<br />
Here’s The Difference:<br />
“Hardness” is the measure of the<br />
combined concentration of insoluble<br />
calcium and magnesium in<br />
the water, not the presence of<br />
the carbonates or bicarbonates<br />
mentioned earlier.<br />
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Using a water softener to handle<br />
the hardness will only displace the<br />
calcium and magnesium ions and<br />
leave the carbonates and bicarbonates<br />
behind, which doesn’t change<br />
the alkalinity at all. So this is not<br />
the thing to do. And a BIG WARN-<br />
ING, using a water softener will add<br />
unwanted sodium to your water<br />
severely decreasing your yields.<br />
If you’re using well water it is<br />
almost guaranteed you will have<br />
alkalinity problems. In fact most<br />
municipalities have water that is<br />
poor quality and has alkalinity. I<br />
have personally seen municipal<br />
water that’s 900 PPM and chocked<br />
full of alkalinity.<br />
Here’s the thing, if your water is<br />
30 PPM or below you’re safe. And<br />
I’ve seen city water that has less<br />
than 10 PPM, Vancouver, Canada<br />
being one of them. Anything over<br />
30 PPM and you should invest in a<br />
reverse osmosis system.<br />
Calcium and<br />
Potassium<br />
Carbonates are<br />
major contributors<br />
to alkalinity that<br />
will steadily raise<br />
your pH in your<br />
growing medium.<br />
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Let’s Explore How To<br />
Measure And Manage<br />
All This<br />
So now the question arises, “How<br />
do we measure alkalinity?” Well,<br />
the way that alkalinity is measured<br />
is how much carbonate and<br />
bicarbonate is in the water.<br />
Magnified Calcium Carbonate<br />
Potassium Carbonate<br />
Hach Alkalinity Meter-<br />
Shown here is the Hach<br />
digital alkalinity meter.<br />
It’s used to check for the<br />
harvest-robbing alkalinity of<br />
your source water. It costs<br />
a couple hundred dollars,<br />
for the same price you can<br />
go out and buy a reverse<br />
osmosis system and not<br />
have to worry about your<br />
water’s alkalinity.<br />
Alright, so now we have to test<br />
the water. But how do we do that?<br />
Well, there are several ways to test<br />
water alkalinity. One way is with an<br />
alkalinity meter (which measures<br />
it in PPM) which is quite different<br />
than an EC meter.<br />
As an aside you can use an EC<br />
meter to do a quick check but it<br />
is not the same measurement.<br />
And the least expensive way to<br />
check your alkalinity is with a<br />
test kit where you add diluted<br />
acid until a color change occurs<br />
at a specific pH.<br />
Now, you can get a digital meter<br />
for about $200 at www.hach.com.<br />
But if you want to go easier on the<br />
pocketbook, there are kits as cheap<br />
as $30 to $40. And you should get<br />
one that uses titration which is<br />
actually the most accurate method<br />
of testing.
Here’s Something Interesting About<br />
pH Readings<br />
OK, so that seems simple enough, but now I’m going<br />
to add just a little variance into the subject to make it<br />
more interesting. Taking pH readings during the light<br />
cycle will give you a different result than when you take<br />
pH readings at night.<br />
The reason for this is, during the dark periods, both<br />
microbes and the plants are resting and give off alkaline<br />
molecules and the pH tends to go up a bit. During the<br />
day the plants and microbes are active and they give off<br />
acid molecules which make the pH go down some.<br />
If you’re running a recirculation system this is important<br />
to consider, especially because your tank should<br />
be outside your grow room. And you might be taking<br />
your readings when your plants are in their dark cycle.<br />
An assortment of different manufacturer’s EC meters-<br />
EC meters are made to measure fertilizer solutions.<br />
TDS meters measure total dissolved solids and were<br />
originally designed to check drinking water not nutrients.<br />
RO System Wall Mount<br />
And Commercial Units:<br />
Pictured above is a<br />
typical wall mount unit<br />
that will produce around<br />
25-50 gallons per day. On<br />
the right is a commercial<br />
system that produces 200<br />
to 500 gallons per day.<br />
WARNING: When you<br />
get your RO system DO<br />
NOT get a water softener<br />
with it, because it will<br />
put unwanted sodium into<br />
your nutrient solution and<br />
substantially cut down on<br />
your yields.<br />
The Best Way To Measure PPM<br />
One way people have measured the PPM is with TDS<br />
(total dissolved solids) but I would not advise this<br />
because TDS was intended for determining the acceptability<br />
of drinking water, not nutrient solutions.<br />
Instead use a meter that measures EC (Electrical<br />
Conductivity). This type of meter was made specifically<br />
for measuring nutrient solutions.<br />
Here is one of the biggest secrets the best growers<br />
in the world figured out a long time ago: if you want a<br />
world class crop you have to use really great water.<br />
And a very simple way to ensure that is to get a<br />
reverse osmosis water system. It’s an absolute must<br />
for bigger yields.<br />
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You May Want To Read<br />
That Last Line Again...<br />
Think about it, you spent all that<br />
time and hard work building your<br />
grow room and in the final hour you<br />
skimp on the water, it just doesn’t<br />
make sense. You really should<br />
invest in a reverse osmosis system.<br />
They aren’t that expensive these<br />
days, prices start for under $100. A<br />
reverse osmosis system will take<br />
the alkalinity out of your water and<br />
give you bigger yields. And obviously<br />
alkalinity is one of our limiting<br />
factors we want to get rid of, isn’t it?<br />
When You Invest In RO<br />
Remember These Tips<br />
One word of advice: you should<br />
have a tank-mounted shut off float<br />
valve installed on your RO water<br />
storage tank and nutrient reservoir<br />
that shuts off automatically when<br />
the tank is full, and you should<br />
keep your nutrient tank topped off<br />
because, as water level lowers, the<br />
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WATER FEED<br />
TO WATER RESERVOIR<br />
PUMP<br />
WATER RESERVOIR<br />
Float Valve System Diagram Of RO Storage And Reservoir — Pictured above: A tank mount float valve shut off set<br />
up. Reverse osmosis systems are priced and rated by how many gallons or liters of water they produce in a 24 hour<br />
period. Because of this, a lot of growers run theirs 24 hours a day into a separate reservoir. So to avoid overflowing<br />
your reverse osmosis water reservoir, a float valve shut off should be installed.<br />
PUMP<br />
NUTRIENT RESERVOIR<br />
INFLOW<br />
pH will be magnified as either acidic<br />
or alkaline. You can get one at:<br />
www.autotopoff.com/products<br />
One Last Thing About<br />
Your Water<br />
Now here is the last thing I will say<br />
about the water you use and then<br />
we’ll take a look at the growing<br />
medium. There is one more thing<br />
to pay attention to when it comes<br />
to your water. The temperature is<br />
important as well.<br />
Cooler water holds more oxygen<br />
as well as affects your pH level, but<br />
if it is too cold, it will cause your pH<br />
to rise, and if too warm, it will cause<br />
it to go down.<br />
Here’s a little known fact: excessively<br />
high water temperatures<br />
above 79°F or 26°C start to negatively<br />
impact your plants’ ability to<br />
absorb macronutrients.<br />
High temperatures also encourage<br />
fungal and bacterial diseases,<br />
and you don’t want that either. In<br />
fact, it is best to maintain a nutrient<br />
reservoir temperature of 65°F or<br />
18°C to 69°F or 20°C. And colder<br />
water holds a lot more oxygen.<br />
And here’s another fact: scientists<br />
who study our oceans consider<br />
warm tropic waters to be the<br />
“deserts” of the oceans because<br />
they contain way less life than the<br />
colder waters of the Arctic and<br />
Antarctic oceans, that are teeming<br />
with life because of the colder<br />
water temperatures holding more<br />
oxygen.<br />
In the end if you want bigger<br />
yields go out and buy a reverse<br />
osmosis system; it will be some of<br />
the best money you’ll ever invest in<br />
your grow room.
Your Growing<br />
Medium<br />
The Secret Beneath<br />
Your Plants<br />
All my labs’ grow rooms use<br />
reverse osmosis water. In fact, it’s<br />
so important, all Advanced Nutrients<br />
products are made with ultra<br />
pure zero PPM and zero alkalinity<br />
reverse osmosis water.<br />
OK, let’s explore your growing<br />
medium – a lot has been said about<br />
measuring pH in the nutrient solution,<br />
but where the real money is being<br />
won or lost by the buckets full, is in<br />
the actual growing medium itself.<br />
Here’s why... your plants’ root<br />
system is actually a pH-excreting<br />
machine that manufactures and<br />
pumps hydrogen ions (pH down)<br />
or hydroxide ions (pH up) directly<br />
into your growing medium and<br />
will directly change the pH of the<br />
growing medium depending on the<br />
Plant Root<br />
elemental composition of<br />
your nutrients make up.<br />
And you can imagine how<br />
having a thorough understanding<br />
of this is going to give you<br />
even more control over your plants<br />
that will lead to bigger yields, right?<br />
The Most Important<br />
Link In The Chain<br />
Out of the circle of big bud-getting<br />
power, it’s your growing medium<br />
that you need to be most<br />
concerned about. Because if you<br />
want a really great crop, your<br />
plants must have an acidic pH<br />
growing medium. In most cases<br />
your pH will be climbing and your<br />
challenge will be to keep your pH<br />
from going up.<br />
Your plant’s roots are actually pH<br />
producing “machines” creating<br />
either hydrogen ions (pH down) or<br />
hydroxide ions (pH up) depending<br />
on whether the roots are taking in<br />
elements that are mostly cations<br />
or anions.<br />
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Here’s the typical pH absorption range of non-chelated elements in soil and hydroponics.<br />
Sure, the water, the growing medium,<br />
and the nutrients should all have<br />
to work in perfect harmony with each<br />
other, but it’s the roots in the growing<br />
medium that drive the pH chemical<br />
reactions that are the most overlooked<br />
by growers and it’s not your<br />
fault; it’s just most books out there<br />
don’t go into great depth about it.<br />
And naturally this is very important<br />
because the pH in the root zone<br />
is going to determine the availability<br />
of nutrients and your plants’ ability
to produce world-class buds. And<br />
we all want to grow kick ass buds,<br />
don’t we?<br />
It’s This Sort Of<br />
Knowledge That<br />
Leads To Real<br />
Mastery In Growing<br />
You just got another gem that’s not<br />
even talked about or even considered<br />
by most growers, except by<br />
growers who have a very deep<br />
understanding of plants. And this is<br />
where your big money is going to<br />
be made or lost.<br />
So you see, it’s going to be essential<br />
then if you want big consistent<br />
yields, you should check your growing<br />
medium pH every week.<br />
An Important<br />
Lesson To Nutrient<br />
Company Owners<br />
I have extensively tested the<br />
competitors’ hydroponics nutrients,<br />
and unfortunately the vast majority<br />
of them don’t work with the plant’s<br />
root system to even remotely come<br />
close to maintaining a stable or<br />
ideal pH in the growing medium<br />
because they use too many nitrates<br />
as their source of nitrogen.<br />
Here are the straight goods... and<br />
an education for a lot of the nutrient<br />
manufacturers out there: to<br />
balance a growing medium’s pH,<br />
nutrient manufacturers must be<br />
using the correct balance of cations<br />
to anions to guarantee you the right<br />
pH in your growing medium.<br />
And... one more thing, the right<br />
balance of elements (cations to<br />
anions) that will give you a stable<br />
and ideal growing medium pH<br />
is different from plant species to<br />
plant species.<br />
And by not being aware and acting<br />
on this vitally critical piece of knowledge<br />
is exactly like growing with one<br />
foot on the gas and the other foot on<br />
the brake at the same time.<br />
Why Would Anybody<br />
Work Against Themselves<br />
Like This?<br />
So why are nutrient companies<br />
not building their products with<br />
this in mind?<br />
Well, I will give you two reasons<br />
for that. One is the high expense<br />
and the other is the amount of<br />
research and knowledge needed to<br />
prepare the nutrients for a specific<br />
type of plant.<br />
I admit it... I go on the forums<br />
every once in a while, and it always<br />
amazes me when I see people<br />
making statements like, “All base<br />
nutrients are the same and salts<br />
are just salts”.<br />
Think about it... is there a difference<br />
in the foods you eat? Are your<br />
What are you<br />
really feeding<br />
your plants?<br />
Your plants’<br />
macro, micro<br />
and secondary<br />
nutrients are<br />
really a lot<br />
like the foods<br />
you eat. Think<br />
about it, are<br />
all sources<br />
of protein,<br />
carbohydrates<br />
and fats you eat<br />
the same? No<br />
they’re not. And<br />
it’s exactly the<br />
same for your<br />
plant’s food<br />
it eats. Your<br />
plants are what<br />
they eat.<br />
sources and quality of proteins,<br />
carbohydrates and fats you eat all<br />
the same? Absolutely not. Some<br />
proteins are assimilated and<br />
utilized by your body faster and<br />
more completely than others.<br />
And some carbohydrates release<br />
quickly and spike your insulin while<br />
others are a slow burn and give you<br />
sustained energy.<br />
What about fats? Some are actually<br />
good for you like Omega-3 and<br />
others will slowly clog your arteries<br />
and eventually give you a heart<br />
attack. Obviously it all makes a difference.<br />
And in the nutrient section we’ll<br />
take a look at this in depth.<br />
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What’s Your Favorite<br />
Growing Medium?<br />
Now if you’ve looked lately, you<br />
probably noticed that there is a<br />
variety of growing mediums to<br />
choose from.<br />
You have sphagnum moss – that<br />
stuff from bogs. And there is coco<br />
coir, the fiber that comes from the<br />
coconut’s outer husk. And let’s<br />
not forget about the special mixes<br />
and all the other hydroponic growing<br />
mediums.<br />
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Coco Coir Peat Bog Sphagnum Moss Harvest<br />
Sphagnum Moss Perlite<br />
Expanded Clay Pellets<br />
Coco Coir Sunshine #4 Mix<br />
Now you might want to keep it<br />
simple so what I recommend is that<br />
you use Sunshine #4 mix. This is a<br />
mix that is pretty close to ideal and<br />
will save you a lot of work. We’ll talk<br />
a bit more about that later.<br />
You might even choose coco<br />
coir since it is also a good growing<br />
medium and has a special line<br />
of compatible fertilizers. The thing<br />
about different hydroponic mediums<br />
is that they have varied abilities<br />
to maintain and control pH.<br />
Rockwool<br />
So Let’s Take A Closer<br />
Look At Them<br />
OK, so we had a look at some<br />
growing mediums. Now we’ll look<br />
at them and a few others in a different<br />
perspective. In hydroponics,<br />
there are two basic types of growing<br />
mediums: those that are pH<br />
independent and those that are pH<br />
dependent. Let’s take a closer look<br />
at these mediums’ differences.
These are the cation exchange capacities of different<br />
soil structures at pH 7.0. You can clearly see how<br />
important the addition of humus is to your soil and<br />
growing mediums’ ability to hold a stable pH. You can<br />
easily build more humus structure in your soil and<br />
growing mediums by adding humic and fulvic acids<br />
to them. As an aside, if you’re an outdoor grower<br />
you can now see the importance of growing in soils<br />
with high humus values because it will definitely<br />
make a difference in getting you bigger yields.<br />
Well, each one of them has a certain ability to stabilize<br />
or buffer pH, which is another way of saying they<br />
have varied abilities to keep the pH from changing on<br />
you. This ability is called cation exchange capacity<br />
or CEC.<br />
In other words, CEC refers to the ability of the<br />
medium to absorb and release cations. Remember<br />
the cation stuff I mentioned at the beginning of this<br />
report? We’ll be looking at this a little bit closer now.<br />
Dependent vs. Independent<br />
Mediums that are pH dependent have little to no<br />
CEC and cannot resist a change in pH and this<br />
results in the pH going high or low very rapidly.<br />
So, then, mediums that are pH independent have<br />
a high CEC, are more buffered and can resist a<br />
change in pH for long periods of time. And that’s<br />
good! That’s what you want.<br />
As an example, your everyday, garden, soil-based<br />
medium contains some humus and clay and is pH<br />
independent with a high CEC because of the humus<br />
and clay. They are great to grow plants in because<br />
they are not affected by rapid pH swings.<br />
But Indoor Growers Have To<br />
Follow Different Rules<br />
Now, hydroponics is different. Many of its mediums<br />
have a low CEC and need to have the pH continually<br />
balanced and monitored. More on this later. Of<br />
course, there are some that have a higher CEC and<br />
are better buffered than others. For example, coco<br />
coir and sphagnum moss have higher CEC capacities.<br />
This means they are capable of maintaining<br />
a more stable pH level. These are said to be pH<br />
independent. Sphagnum actually has eight to ten<br />
times the CEC as soil pound for pound, but there<br />
are other drawbacks.<br />
But not to worry, these could be easily remedied,<br />
though no manufacturer has done this yet. You see,<br />
sphagnum doesn’t have the bulk density that soil<br />
has. After all, it is a moss and is light in weight. But<br />
you can add something called calcined clay to solve<br />
that problem.<br />
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Calcined Clay<br />
All you need to do is add 5% –<br />
7% to your sphagnum growing<br />
media. And what is calcined clay?<br />
Well, this is clay that has been<br />
heated to drive out volatile materials.<br />
One word of caution though.<br />
Make sure you use a low sodium<br />
source of calcined clay because<br />
you don’t want extra sodium in<br />
your growing medium.<br />
Now what about low CEC growing<br />
mediums? Some hydroponic mediums<br />
that we use, such as rockwool,<br />
expanded clay pellets or perlite,<br />
have a low CEC and so they have<br />
a hard time stabilizing the pH. We<br />
call them pH dependent and, you<br />
probably have already guessed by<br />
now, you will need to correct the pH<br />
more often.<br />
How about the Sunshine #4 mix<br />
that we mentioned earlier? Actually<br />
this is a very, very good medium.<br />
When it comes out of bogs, it has a<br />
pH of 3.5 to 4. This is actually too<br />
low, so dolomite lime is added to<br />
it to raise the pH. (We’ll talk about<br />
adding dolomite a bit later.) This<br />
brings the pH of the Sunshine #4<br />
to 5.8 to 6.3 for a 6 week period.<br />
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Calcined Clay<br />
Calcined Clay can be added to<br />
sphagnum moss and coco coir<br />
growing mediums to increase its<br />
(CEC) cation exchange capacity so<br />
your growing medium will have a<br />
much more stable pH.<br />
More About Sunshine #4<br />
And How It Can Make<br />
Your Life A Lot Easier<br />
So what’s Sunshine #4 mix made<br />
of? It’s made of 60% – 70% peat<br />
and 30% – 40% perlite. This is<br />
the combination you want and<br />
gives you excellent aeration which<br />
you’ll need for great big thick root<br />
development. And, as hundreds<br />
of university studies have conclusively<br />
shown, the bigger the root<br />
system, the bigger the yield. And<br />
that’s what we’re after isn’t it?<br />
BIGGER YIELDS.<br />
Coco coir comes from the outer husks of coconuts.<br />
It also has a starter charge of<br />
fertilizer that gives it an NPK ratio<br />
of 6-5-11 meaning it has a ratio of<br />
6% nitrogen (N), 5% phosphorus<br />
(P) and 11% potassium (K). All you<br />
have to do, then, is add a bit more<br />
nitrogen to the mix and this would<br />
be a near perfect medium for growing<br />
your plants. Sunshine #4 also<br />
contains a wetting agent (surfactant)<br />
to ease surface tension and<br />
allow for better initial water penetration<br />
to the growing medium.<br />
Coco Coir (And How To<br />
Overcome Its Limitations)<br />
Let’s have a look at coco coir. It<br />
starts out with a better pH of 5.5.<br />
But the problem with this medium is<br />
that magnesium and calcium bind<br />
to coco and don’t want to easily<br />
release. And that’s not good. Your<br />
plants need to be able to get to<br />
those nutrients.<br />
Now if you add dolomite lime, as<br />
a lot of companies out there will do<br />
because dolomite is cheap to use<br />
and made up of magnesium and<br />
calcium carbonate and a source of<br />
alkalinity, that will eventually raise<br />
your growing medium’s pH and this<br />
is not what you want to do. So what<br />
do you do? You would solve the<br />
problem by adding chelated calcium<br />
and magnesium either to the<br />
coir or in the base nutrients.<br />
Unfortunately, other nutrient<br />
companies won’t do this because of<br />
the very high added expense, but<br />
that is exactly what we put in all the<br />
base nutrients at Advanced Nutrients.<br />
However Advanced Nutrients doesn’t<br />
make a specific coco nutrient yet.
Coco coir also has a lot of potassium<br />
so you’ll need to use a fertilizer<br />
with reduced potassium so<br />
you don’t end up with potassium<br />
toxicity.<br />
There is one other thing to be<br />
aware of: low quality coconut husks<br />
are often soaked in salt water as<br />
part of the manufacturing process<br />
to break down the husks and quite<br />
often not properly flushed by the<br />
coir manufacturer overseas.<br />
You’ll need to make sure that<br />
the extra salt is flushed out of your<br />
medium with water by either yourself<br />
or the manufacturer you’re<br />
buying it from before using it.<br />
This Step Is<br />
Very Important<br />
Because if you don’t, you will have<br />
high sodium content in your growing<br />
medium and that will severely<br />
reduce your yield when using cheaply<br />
produced coir. This problem is more<br />
common than you might think.<br />
If you’re thinking about using<br />
coco coir as your growing medium,<br />
you’re going to find coir still has<br />
some inherent problems with it that<br />
have not been resolved completely,<br />
that’s why you’ll probably have to<br />
use a Cal Mag product when growing<br />
with coir.<br />
At one point, Advanced Nutrients<br />
pulled their SensiCal calcium and<br />
magnesium product off the market<br />
because we figured if a nutrient was<br />
built right you didn’t need it. Man,<br />
stores started calling and demanded<br />
we keep it on the market, so we did.<br />
Here’s what the hydro store<br />
owners told us was happening:<br />
growers growing with coco coir<br />
were using SensiCal to fix the calcium<br />
and magnesium deficiencies<br />
caused by the coir they were using.<br />
Which of course told us that there<br />
hasn’t been a correct coco nutrient<br />
formula made yet that addresses<br />
the needs of the growers using coir<br />
growing mediums.<br />
So, at some point, we will bring<br />
out a coco coir nutrient and then,<br />
later on down the road, a coir growing<br />
medium that will be perfectly<br />
aligned with each other. We’ll be<br />
doing the same thing for a sphagnum<br />
moss growing medium too.<br />
Enough of the commercial.<br />
Monitoring Your<br />
Growing Medium pH<br />
Remember, we talked about monitoring<br />
growing medium pH? One<br />
of the most overlooked areas by<br />
growers is checking their growing<br />
medium pH on a regular basis. That<br />
is probably the biggest single culprit<br />
You don’t want to<br />
take your growing<br />
medium’s pH readings<br />
from the top third<br />
of your container<br />
because there usually<br />
isn’t enough root<br />
activity there. Instead<br />
take your readings<br />
from the bottom two<br />
thirds of your growing<br />
medium where the<br />
most root growing<br />
activity is to ensure<br />
an accurate reading.<br />
for yield inconsistencies from crop<br />
to crop and it could be costing you a<br />
lot of money.<br />
Let me explain how this happens.<br />
As the roots take in an element,<br />
it gives off a positive charge, pH<br />
down (hydrogen ion), or a negative<br />
charge, pH up (hydroxide ion), and<br />
depending on the nutrient elements<br />
being used, some carry more of the<br />
same charges than others.<br />
What’s more, because of this it<br />
affects the pH of the surrounding root<br />
area and growing medium. If it’s hydrogen<br />
ions being excreted, it becomes<br />
more acidic, and if it’s hydroxide ions,<br />
it becomes more alkaline.<br />
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How To Measure Your<br />
Growing Medium pH<br />
So it’s important to monitor the pH<br />
levels in your medium as well as<br />
your nutrients and the alkalinity of<br />
water you are using. So how do<br />
you measure your growing medium<br />
pH? Basically, there are three ways<br />
to do it:<br />
1. Saturated media extract – you<br />
add distilled or de-ionized<br />
water to the medium just to the<br />
saturation point and measure.<br />
2. Pour-through method – the<br />
water is poured through the<br />
pot to replace the water that<br />
was in there and collected.<br />
3. Squeeze method – the water<br />
that already exists in the medium<br />
is gently squeezed out in<br />
a measured amount and pH<br />
readings are taken.<br />
In all three of these, you just use<br />
a pH meter or color test to measure<br />
the pH. The easiest of the three<br />
is the squeeze method. If you are<br />
using rockwool, you just take one of<br />
the cubes after a feeding and you<br />
gently squeeze it.<br />
Repeat this with at least six<br />
different cubes so that you get<br />
a couple ounces or 60 milliliters<br />
from each cube. After combining<br />
and mixing these six extractions<br />
together, check the pH. This tells<br />
you what the pH is in the growing<br />
medium.<br />
What you’re looking for is a pH<br />
range of 5.5 to 6.3. In our labs<br />
we’ve extensively tested pH ranges<br />
and yields; this is the “sweet<br />
spot” for nutrients that are not fully<br />
chelated. The range is even wider<br />
for fully chelated macro, micro and<br />
secondary nutrients.<br />
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When your growing medium is<br />
coco coir or sphagnum moss, you<br />
water your medium to the point of<br />
being saturated (but not leaking out<br />
the bottom) and then take a sample<br />
from the bottom 2/3 of your pot where<br />
your roots are most actively growing.<br />
Next...you take the same<br />
amount from six different pots and<br />
mix them together. Make sure to<br />
take the same amount from each<br />
pot. Then gently squeeze it and<br />
get an extraction from which you<br />
will measure the pH. Look, I realize<br />
that taking samples from grow<br />
buckets is a hassle; however, it is<br />
the most accurate.<br />
There’s An Easier Way<br />
A much easier way is to get a pH<br />
meter with a metal spike probe and<br />
take readings simply by sticking the<br />
probe deep down into the growing<br />
medium and calculate the average<br />
of all six containers.<br />
Now, don’t take the sample from<br />
the top third of the container. Here’s<br />
why. There isn’t as much root growing<br />
activity at the top of the soil. So<br />
use the bottom two thirds of your<br />
growing medium to take your pH<br />
readings because that is the active<br />
zone for root growth.<br />
There’s another reason for taking<br />
the samples near the bottom of your<br />
container, and that’s because nutrients<br />
will tend to crystallize near the<br />
top and can precipitate out a little<br />
bit and will give you a false reading.<br />
Using pH Meters<br />
So now, we should look at the meters<br />
we need to measure the pH. There<br />
are so many different pH meters<br />
available, but get one that uses dual<br />
solution to calibrate your pH meter.<br />
It’s a good idea to get one that auto<br />
adjusts and has ATC (automatic<br />
temperature compensation).<br />
This will be more expensive but<br />
worth it. The cheaper ones are a<br />
pain to use while the auto-adjust<br />
ones calibrate at a press of a<br />
button, which makes it a lot easier.<br />
You want to make sure that calibration<br />
is done every week.<br />
pH Meter With Soil Probe — This<br />
is a very good growing medium pH<br />
meter to use when you’re checking<br />
your growing medium’s pH.
Laboratory-Grade pH And EC Meters - Here are high-end laboratory-grade EC meters, pH meters and probes that cost<br />
from several hundred to over a thousand dollars.<br />
pH Temperature Chart — Contrary to popular belief a pH<br />
of 7.0 is not always neutral; in fact it really depends on the<br />
temperature of your nutrient solution as the chart below<br />
shows. That’s why it’s critical to make sure you buy a pH<br />
meter that compensates for temperature.<br />
If you’re a fanatic to detail like I am<br />
you’ll want to have a pH meter with<br />
ATC because as your nutrient solution<br />
temperature changes so does<br />
the pH of your nutrients. When your<br />
nutrient temperature gets warmer<br />
your pH goes down, and when your<br />
nutrient temperature gets cooler<br />
your nutrient solution pH goes up.<br />
Here’s an interesting side note,<br />
a pH of 7 is considered to be<br />
pH neutral, but in fact is only an<br />
approximation and is accurate only<br />
at 25°C or 77°F. A true neutral pH<br />
is when the concentration of hydrogen<br />
ions (H+) is exactly the same<br />
as the concentration of hydroxide<br />
ions (OH-) and those concentrations<br />
are effected by temperature<br />
so your pH neutral point varies from<br />
pH 7.47 at 0°C or 32°F to pH 6.14<br />
at 100°C or 212°F.<br />
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Bacteria In Your Growing Medium<br />
It may surprise you to find out just how much activity is<br />
going on under the surface of the growing medium. There<br />
is actually a lot going on there including bacterial activity.<br />
But before we get into that, we need to say a bit about<br />
beneficial bacteria and nitrogen. Plants need nitrogen<br />
as an essential element for its survival. There is a<br />
process that bacteria is involved in called nitrification.<br />
The Role Of Nitrification<br />
Nitrification is a process where specialized beneficial<br />
bacteria in your growing medium take the urea and<br />
ammonium from the nutrients and convert them into<br />
usable forms. Then the plant roots can absorb it and<br />
use it for plant growth and development.<br />
By the way, an important thing that happens in this<br />
process is that these beneficial bacteria then give off<br />
an acid molecule which actually lowers your growing<br />
medium’s pH as well. And that’s a good thing.<br />
Now, if you have a pH that is too low, nitrification will<br />
be inhibited. The same happens when your medium<br />
has too low a temperature or there is a lack of oxygen<br />
through over-watering. Then the pH goes up and the<br />
medium becomes more alkaline. Not good!<br />
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A Good Resource<br />
If you’re looking for really high quality pH measuring<br />
instruments and electrodes check them out:<br />
www.pulseinstruments.net<br />
Beneficial Microbes<br />
Switch Gears At Night<br />
At night beneficial microbes are at rest and respirating,<br />
and they give off alkaline molecules instead of<br />
acid as they do during the day, and the pH goes up.<br />
Some interesting facts: some microbes give off<br />
more hydrogen ions (pH down) in a 24 hour period<br />
than hydroxide ions (pH up). And some do exactly<br />
the reverse.<br />
Also make sure that you do not over-water your<br />
plants, and provide a somewhat warm growing medium<br />
(65°F or 18°C to 75°F or 23°C) so it will encourage<br />
active growth of beneficial microbes. This will<br />
help to keep your pH stable, and your growing medium<br />
more acidic.<br />
A Valuable Secret!<br />
Here goes... I’m going to reveal something I’ve never<br />
told anyone before. And I’m sure it’s going to give my<br />
competitors something to start researching into.<br />
Microbe Circle Diagram Showing Daytime H+ Nighttime<br />
OH - Beneficial microbes release hydrogen ions<br />
(pH down) during your light cycle and hydroxide ions<br />
(pH up) during your dark cycle.
By hunting down and selecting specific beneficial microbes Advanced Nutrients can now select microbes that either<br />
give off equal amounts of hydrogen ions (pH down) and hydroxide ions (pH up) or more hydrogen ions (pH down) or<br />
more hydroxide ions (pH up) in a 24 hour period. Obviously the importance of this is significant because we can now<br />
use these to help you control your growing medium’s pH.<br />
Advanced Nutrients’ beneficial<br />
bacteria products have microbial<br />
interaction with each other that’s<br />
balanced in a way that assists your<br />
growing medium in holding its pH.<br />
And here’s something else you<br />
may find interesting. Advanced<br />
Nutrients is the only hydroponic<br />
nutrient company to breed and<br />
produce their own beneficial<br />
microbes in house.<br />
Making Your Own<br />
Growing Medium Mix<br />
Now, you might have decided to<br />
make your own media mix. If so,<br />
alright. But if you start with pure<br />
sphagnum moss, you will need to<br />
add at least 30% perlite (between<br />
30 – 40%) so that the sphagnum<br />
moss can breathe and aerate properly,<br />
allowing the roots to pass<br />
through quickly and infuse into your<br />
growing medium.<br />
When using sphagnum moss you<br />
could add 5 to 7% calcined clay<br />
to increase the cation exchange<br />
capacity (CEC). This would help<br />
stabilize the pH in that growing<br />
medium. I would not use calcined<br />
clay in a recirculating system, only<br />
in a “one way” feeding program.<br />
Of course, if you are new to hydroponics,<br />
I would suggest you start by<br />
using Sunshine #4 mix, which has<br />
very good CEC and is very forgiving.<br />
You will get a good crop even if<br />
you make a few mistakes.<br />
Sometimes There’s An<br />
Unexpected Aspect To<br />
“Do-It-Yourself” Mediums<br />
You Should Be Aware Of<br />
There is something else that<br />
you might run into when mixing<br />
your own medium. And that is<br />
inconsistent growing mediums.<br />
The number one cause of pH<br />
problems for growers mixing their<br />
own mediums is inconsistencies<br />
in source materials.<br />
When mixing your own growing<br />
medium you need to know the<br />
sources of your sphagnum moss<br />
and lime because they differ in pH<br />
from year to year and locations.<br />
The only way to be certain you<br />
are working with the right pH<br />
materials in your medium is to test<br />
it frequently. See Soil and Plant<br />
Analysis: Laboratory Registry for<br />
the United States and Canada 2nd<br />
Edition, CRC Press (ISBN 1-57444-<br />
179-5) to get a comprehensive list<br />
of soil-testing laboratories in the<br />
United States and Canada.<br />
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Adding Limestone<br />
Earlier I mentioned adding limestone<br />
or lime. When you have a<br />
medium that is too acidic, you have<br />
to add something to bring it up<br />
into a better range. For example,<br />
you will find that sphagnum (pH of<br />
3.5 to 4.0) is very acidic to use as<br />
a medium.<br />
So you’ll want to use limestone<br />
to neutralize this acid and raise<br />
the pH to a level acceptable for<br />
plant growth. The amount needed<br />
depends on different factors such<br />
as sphagnum sources, types of<br />
ingredients, and limestone type.<br />
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Calcium Hydroxide Limestone Screenings<br />
Dolomite Calcitic Limestone<br />
Pictured above are the different types of limestone. It’s important to be aware of which type you’re using because<br />
they all have different release rates.<br />
Another thing, when limestone<br />
is added to your growing medium,<br />
only a fraction of the lime reacts to<br />
increase the pH to a stable level in<br />
5 to 10 days after planting. And this<br />
is called the reactive fraction.<br />
So what happens to the rest<br />
that doesn’t react? Well, this is<br />
called un-reacted or residual<br />
limestone, and it affects the longterm<br />
buffering capacity of your<br />
growing medium.<br />
It is the residual limestone that<br />
you want to measure regularly in<br />
order to test how good your limestone<br />
source is. Actually, each<br />
limestone source is different, so<br />
there is no way to determine the<br />
residual fraction except to test it.<br />
There is also a variance in the<br />
limestone you get depending on<br />
what part of the quarry it comes<br />
from. You will find a variance in<br />
pH with sphagnum moss as well,<br />
depending on what part of the bog<br />
it is harvested from and what time<br />
of year or even what year.
The Three Main<br />
Features Of Lime<br />
So when you use sphagnum as<br />
your medium, there are three main<br />
features of lime that determine how<br />
much is needed to raise its pH.<br />
These features are limestone type,<br />
particle size, and hardness.<br />
Limestone Types<br />
In dealing with limestone type you<br />
actually have two choices:<br />
1. Calcitic which is straight<br />
calcium carbonate.<br />
2. Dolomite which is a combination<br />
of calcium and magnesium<br />
carbonate.<br />
I do not recommend calcitic limestone<br />
as your optimum choice because it<br />
releases too fast and usually raises<br />
the medium pH too high. Dolomite is<br />
slower and doesn’t do that, so it is a<br />
better choice. With dolomite you get<br />
a more even pH and buffering over a<br />
longer period of time.<br />
Just remember that different sources<br />
of dolomite will give you different<br />
reaction fractions or percentages of<br />
the limestone. The only way to really<br />
ensure you have the dolomite lime<br />
with the right residual balance and<br />
the right reactive component to it is<br />
to test it by doing the following:<br />
• After placing the medium in pots,<br />
irrigate with tap water avoiding<br />
any leaching.<br />
• Reapply the water daily as needed<br />
to keep the medium moist.<br />
• Measure the pH at days 0, 3, 7,<br />
10, 14, and 21.<br />
• Plot your results on a graph.<br />
You should see the pH stabilize<br />
after some time and see what<br />
the final pH was as well as how<br />
long it took to stabilize.<br />
Particle Size<br />
Now that we looked at limestone<br />
type, let’s look at particle size.<br />
Particle size also makes a difference<br />
in how reactive the limestone<br />
is. The finer the particle size is, the<br />
more reactive the limestone is. Just<br />
so you’re aware, limestone is sold<br />
in mesh sizes. The higher the mesh<br />
size, the finer the particle size.<br />
Hardness<br />
Hardness is the third important<br />
feature of limestone. A soft crystal<br />
reacts more quickly with acid than<br />
a hard crystal. Of course, there is<br />
no real way to tell if the limestone<br />
being used is soft or hard except<br />
by testing it. You have to add it to<br />
your growing medium and raise<br />
the pH to 5.3 – 6.8 and observe<br />
what happens.<br />
You can conduct a test for determining<br />
the reactivity of your limestone<br />
by adding 4 to 6 pounds of<br />
limestone per cubic yard of growing<br />
medium. If this adequately brings<br />
the pH up to 6.0, you know that the<br />
limestone is reactive, and there is<br />
little residual left once a stable pH<br />
is reached.<br />
Needing to add 8 – 12 pounds of<br />
limestone indicates the limestone is<br />
moderately reactive. Adding more<br />
than 15 pounds per cubic yard indicates<br />
an un-reactive limestone and<br />
that is not good.<br />
Hydrated Limestone<br />
(A More Volatile Option)<br />
If you use hydrated limestone, it’s<br />
another story. Hydrated limestone<br />
is known as calcium hydroxide and<br />
is a white, crystalline, slightly-soluble<br />
alkali used in the neutralization<br />
of acid soils.<br />
It reacts completely and rapidly<br />
and does not have any available<br />
residual limestone. You have to be<br />
careful with it because it will quickly<br />
shoot your pH way up.<br />
Some Challenges You<br />
Should Be Aware Of<br />
Now you might run into a problem<br />
with adding limestone. Adding too<br />
much limestone adds alkalinity to<br />
your growing medium which could<br />
raise the pH levels too high.<br />
In limestone, the bicarbonates<br />
settle around a pH of 6.5 to 6.7<br />
and this is dangerously close to the<br />
pH where precipitation of iron and<br />
manganese start to happen unless<br />
they are properly chelated.<br />
If you use Sunshine #4 growing<br />
mix, you don’t want to add limestone<br />
as it already has sufficient limestone<br />
in it, and adding more will increase<br />
your growing medium’s pH.<br />
Be careful...if you’ve been using<br />
limestone in your Sunshine #4 mix<br />
you might end up with your pH<br />
going high. You might even cause<br />
your nutrient elements locking out<br />
in the growing medium. However,<br />
if you use fully chelated macro,<br />
micro and secondary nutrients,<br />
this won’t happen.<br />
We will talk about chelates in a bit.<br />
Many of the nutrient companies don’t<br />
bother with using any chelates and the<br />
ones that do usually only chelate the<br />
iron and manganese. Properly chelating<br />
nutrients is an expensive endeavor.<br />
And the lack of proper chelation is<br />
likely costing you bigger yields, and<br />
you end up having to monitor your<br />
nutrients and growing medium continually<br />
to get the right pH.<br />
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Reusing Your<br />
Growing Medium<br />
One thing to remember if you<br />
reuse your growing medium is<br />
that you may not get consistent<br />
yields. You should be exceptionally<br />
cautious reusing your growing<br />
medium if any of the following<br />
happens during your growing<br />
and flowering cycle: your pH is<br />
currently running wild; you’re<br />
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using a lot of limestone; not<br />
watering regularly; or not leaching<br />
all the nutrients out at the<br />
end of your flowering cycle.<br />
This is especially applicable to<br />
reusing sphagnum moss or coco<br />
coir. You might want to store<br />
your sphagnum or coir from one<br />
crop to the next and, while the<br />
other crop is growing, you can<br />
work with the stored medium to<br />
Pictured above are urea and nitrate molecules. When properly used together<br />
they will help balance your growing medium’s pH. Plus, they will give you<br />
more robust, thicker stalk plants and bigger yields. Plus, urea is also a great<br />
food source for your beneficial microbes.<br />
replenish it and get it to the right<br />
pH level for the next crop.<br />
The Advantage Of<br />
Expanded Clay Pellets<br />
Expanded clay pellets are my<br />
personal choice for running hydroponics<br />
systems because they’re<br />
easy to work with and clean up<br />
easy for reuse. You can also reuse<br />
perlite; just sift it and clean it with<br />
very hot water or use a weak solution<br />
of hydrogen peroxide and<br />
then rinse. The same can be done<br />
with expanded clay pellets.<br />
If you’re using rockwool just<br />
throw it out after every crop.<br />
Though I’ve seen and personally<br />
reused rockwool, it’s a pain in the<br />
ass and I wouldn’t do it because it<br />
has too many down sides. You’re<br />
better off buying it new.<br />
Here’s the bottom line: you have<br />
to be interested in your growing<br />
medium’s pH and make sure it’s<br />
clean if you’re going to reuse it<br />
to grow your plants. Otherwise, it<br />
will be difficult for you to grow a<br />
consistently high-yielding, highquality<br />
crop.<br />
If you don’t want to invest the<br />
time and money in this project,<br />
you’ll be better off to go to your<br />
hydro store and get new growing<br />
medium for each crop.
Shown above are the different outcomes that your nutrients will have depending on how their cations and anions<br />
are balanced when formulated. When done right, they will work in your favor and give you a great crop. When done<br />
wrong, you’ll find yourself battling constantly with your nutrient solution’s pH. Worse yet, your growing medium’s<br />
pH will be on the rise. And if you’ve never measured your growing medium’s pH you would never be aware of this<br />
yield-reducing trap that’s been silently stealing your crop’s true harvest potential.<br />
Your Nutrients<br />
Let’s Take A Closer Look At This<br />
Critical Piece Of The Puzzle<br />
Let’s have a look at how the<br />
different elements that make up<br />
your nutrients affect your pH. We<br />
mentioned this earlier at the beginning<br />
of this report. Your nutrient<br />
solution is made up of macro, micro<br />
and secondary nutrients.<br />
Macro means large and micro<br />
means little. Macronutrients are<br />
those elements like nitrogen, phosphorus<br />
and potassium that your<br />
plants use a lot of.<br />
Micronutrients, on the other<br />
hand, are nutrients that are only<br />
needed in very small quantities like<br />
iron, manganese, boron, copper,<br />
cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.<br />
Secondary nutrients are calcium,<br />
magnesium and sulfur and<br />
are used in smaller amounts than<br />
macronutrients.<br />
All of these elements, macro,<br />
micro as well as secondary<br />
nutrients carry either a positive<br />
charge (cations) or a negative<br />
charge (anions) and will affect<br />
the pH of your growing medium<br />
as your plants use them up.<br />
In fact, most macro, micro and<br />
secondary elements can be manufactured<br />
to carry more cations or<br />
anions if a manufacturer is willing<br />
to go the extra mile and spend the<br />
additional money required to have<br />
them custom-made. And, of course,<br />
that’s something Advanced Nutrients<br />
does.<br />
Cations include potassium,<br />
magnesium, calcium, zinc,<br />
copper, cobalt, manganese, iron<br />
and ammonium. Anions include<br />
nitrates, phosphates, sulfates,<br />
carbonates, and bicarbonates.<br />
And different forms of these<br />
elements carry different amounts<br />
of anions and cations.<br />
How It All Comes Together<br />
Your plants’ roots take in both<br />
anions and cations but when they<br />
do, different things occur - like<br />
when the roots take in cations, they<br />
give off hydrogen ions, which are<br />
acidic, and are then released into<br />
your growing medium. This makes<br />
your growing medium acidic and<br />
the pH is lowered.<br />
Now, when anions are taken<br />
in by your roots, hydroxide ions<br />
are released, which are alkaline,<br />
and that raises the pH of<br />
your growing medium.<br />
But as it goes, cations and anions<br />
actually work together.<br />
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Like I Mentioned Up At<br />
The Beginning...“It’s A<br />
Balancing Act”<br />
The whole trick is to balance the<br />
cations and the anions; then you<br />
can maintain the ideal pH in your<br />
growing medium. This does take a<br />
lot of work and research, but it can<br />
be done.<br />
Why is this important? I’ll let you<br />
in on the secret.<br />
When you use the cations in<br />
an ammonium-based nitrogen<br />
source, it gives off acid molecules<br />
and that helps to maintain the<br />
ideal pH around the roots and in<br />
your growing medium.<br />
But when you use a mainly<br />
nitrate-based nutrient, you are<br />
working with anions which give off<br />
alkaline molecules and that raises<br />
the pH. This means you’ll need to<br />
continually adjust your pH down.<br />
Why do the extra work when you<br />
can just maintain the right balance<br />
of ammonium and nitrates, cations<br />
to anions, right from the start?<br />
Too much nitrates as a source of<br />
nitrogen will give shorter petioles,<br />
smaller leaves and thinner stems<br />
that won’t be able to support heavy<br />
flower weight.<br />
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And I don’t know for sure, but<br />
because of this imbalance of anions<br />
to cations you may have a high pH<br />
in your growing medium. And the<br />
worst part is, you aren’t even aware<br />
that this harvest-robbing culprit is<br />
lurking in your growing medium.<br />
Also, if you use a recirculating<br />
system you’ll be continually adjusting<br />
your reservoir’s pH in an unending<br />
cycle of pH balancing. And this<br />
directly affects the bigger yields<br />
that you could be getting.<br />
A Few More Fundamentals<br />
Of Nutrients<br />
So let’s talk more about your nutrient.<br />
Since a lot goes on in a nutrient,<br />
you’ll need to have one that<br />
takes everything into account and<br />
makes the proper adjustments for<br />
you. It should work with and within<br />
the pH range of where your plants<br />
are growing and not against it.<br />
Plants that are subjected to<br />
stress due to limited and incorrect<br />
ratios of nutrient elements show<br />
slower growth, smaller bud size<br />
and weaker potency. In fact your<br />
plants use very little phosphorus<br />
- they are actually nitrogen and<br />
potassium hogs.<br />
Unfortunately, other nutrient<br />
companies haven’t taken the<br />
necessary tissue samples to find<br />
this out. We’ve taken thousands<br />
of samples for all parts of the plant<br />
through all phases of growing and<br />
rigorously tested many different<br />
nutrient ratios and have optimized<br />
your plants’ nutrients based on<br />
that research.<br />
To make matters worse, we<br />
found that as nutrients move away<br />
from your plants’ ideal ratios and<br />
element forms, yield and essential<br />
oil production rapidly deteriorate.<br />
For example, when you feed your<br />
plants with ammonium nitrogen<br />
When you get it right your<br />
plants will have nice vibrant<br />
green leaves.<br />
you will get a greater petiole leaf<br />
expansion. But fertilizing with too<br />
much nitrate nitrogen will give you<br />
shorter petioles, smaller leaves<br />
and thinner stems making it difficult<br />
to pack on a lot of weight because<br />
your plants can sense whether<br />
they have the proper support to<br />
grow bigger flowers.
But Wait, There’s More!<br />
The form of nitrogen used also<br />
affects the color of your plant, as is<br />
seen in the case of fertilizing with<br />
ammonium nitrogen component<br />
which develops richer vibrant hues<br />
of green leaves.<br />
Now, temperature is something<br />
you have to take into account<br />
also. When the growing medium<br />
temperatures are below 60°F or<br />
15°C, you are wiser to use nutrients<br />
high in nitrate nitrogen. Remember<br />
the ideal root zone temperature is<br />
between 65°F and 75°F or 18°C<br />
and 24°C.<br />
This is because at below 60°F<br />
or 15°C temperature, the little<br />
microbes are just not working as<br />
fast and the nitrification process<br />
is inhibited. And this means the<br />
ammoniacal nitrogen is just not<br />
converted as well to ammonium.<br />
The only problem with that is that<br />
over time the nitrate nitrogen will<br />
cause the pH to increase in the<br />
growing medium.<br />
As an aside, the fertilizers that<br />
you find in garden centers and<br />
nurseries marked as “high acid” are<br />
high in ammonium and have a lot of<br />
cations in them.<br />
Here’s how it works: as the plant<br />
begins to take in these cation nutrients<br />
through its root system, it<br />
releases acid back into the soil or<br />
growing medium and that brings<br />
the pH down.<br />
So adding a “high acid” fertilizer<br />
to the reservoir does not make your<br />
nutrient solution have a lower pH;<br />
as you can now see, the process<br />
comes about in the soil as the plant<br />
roots use the cation-rich fertilizer<br />
and excrete acid into the soil.<br />
The Source Of Nitrogen<br />
And...How It Makes A<br />
Big Difference<br />
We explored the importance of<br />
nitrogen for plant growth and bud<br />
growth, but it’s the source of nitrogen<br />
and the amount of that source<br />
that makes the biggest difference<br />
in your nutrient. For example, there<br />
is potassium nitrate, magnesium<br />
nitrate, and calcium nitrate.<br />
When a plant takes in nitrates, it<br />
gives off an alkaline molecule, and<br />
you get a rising pH near the roots<br />
making the pH of your growing<br />
medium alkaline.<br />
A great cation-rich nitrogen source<br />
that we use at Advanced Nutrients<br />
is urea. It’s a great source because<br />
Urea and nitrate molecules.<br />
it acts like ammonium and keeps<br />
the pH nice and acidic in the growing<br />
medium.<br />
Urea also makes great microbial<br />
food and beneficial microbes love<br />
urea. The combination of urea and<br />
nitrates actually makes for a bigger,<br />
more vigorously growing plant, and<br />
increases your crop yield. And yes,<br />
I just gave up another inside secret.<br />
Remember, when your plants’<br />
roots take in elements that are<br />
cations, they excrete acid molecules<br />
into your growing medium.<br />
And when your plants’ roots take in<br />
anions, they excrete alkaline molecules<br />
into your growing medium.<br />
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The Next Step For<br />
Nutrient Companies<br />
So if a nutrient company actually<br />
cared enough, knew what they were<br />
doing, and was willing to spend the<br />
extra time and money, they could<br />
make a perfectly balanced nutrient<br />
solution that would keep the pH in<br />
the “sweet spot” in your growing<br />
medium at all times.<br />
How would a nutrient company<br />
do that exactly? First they would<br />
have to tune the cations and<br />
anions of all the elements in the<br />
nutrient solution to a specific type<br />
of plant. And once you also knew<br />
what the exact macro, micro and<br />
secondary nutrient ratios of that<br />
specific plant was...<br />
You could then use your nutrient<br />
solution’s nitrogen sources to<br />
help do the “balancing act” for you,<br />
Some nutrient companies save a<br />
few bucks per bottle, by selling<br />
separate soil formulas instead of an<br />
all-in-one high quality hydroponics<br />
and soil nutrient.<br />
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Alkalinity can run out<br />
of control faster than a<br />
speeding bullet in your<br />
growing medium and<br />
severely reduce your<br />
harvest, or worse, in<br />
extreme cases kill<br />
your crop.<br />
because nitrogen is abundantly<br />
used by your plant and it is available<br />
in both cation (ammonium)<br />
and anion (nitrate) forms. Now<br />
we’re getting some place.<br />
Only problem is, if you look at<br />
the hydroponics nutrients out<br />
there most of them use only<br />
nitrate forms as their nitrogen<br />
source, which are anion forms of<br />
nitrogen and drive your pH up in<br />
your growing medium as fast as a<br />
speeding bullet.<br />
The Straight Goods On<br />
Different Formulas For<br />
Hydroponics And Soil<br />
Here it is, simply put - it’s cheaper<br />
to make nutrient formulas for<br />
soil than hydroponics. Because<br />
soil has some nutrients (nitrogen,<br />
phosphorus, potassium, calcium,<br />
magnesium, sulfur, and for the<br />
most part small quantities of<br />
iron, manganese, copper,<br />
zinc, boron, and molybdenum)<br />
already present in<br />
them, companies just figure<br />
that they don’t have to put as<br />
much of those elements into their<br />
nutrient formulas.<br />
There’s a danger with that kind<br />
of thinking, because soils are very<br />
diverse not only in the macro, micro<br />
and secondary nutrients they hold,<br />
but also in their availability, as well<br />
as the soil’s pH.<br />
However that’s not all; soil has a<br />
high cation exchange capacity, so<br />
companies also wouldn’t - if they<br />
chose to - have to use as much, if<br />
any, pH buffer.<br />
Bottom line is... saving a few<br />
bucks per bottle for them is more<br />
important than building a sound<br />
and sturdy nutrient platform that<br />
delivers to you, one high quality<br />
formula built right from the get-go,<br />
so to speak, for both hydroponics<br />
and soil.<br />
And with that being said,<br />
Advanced Nutrients base nutrients<br />
can be used in all hydroponics<br />
including rockwool, expanded clay<br />
pellets, perlite, volcanic rock, foam,<br />
styrene, sphagnum or soil growing
Pictured are various standalone pH and EC meters and combo meters that do both pH and EC at the lower to medium<br />
end of the price scale.<br />
mediums, and any combination of<br />
those; it’s totally your choice. The<br />
only growing medium the base<br />
nutrients are not made for, at this<br />
time, is coco coir. That requires a<br />
totally separate base nutrient and<br />
bud enhancer.<br />
Even better, all Advanced Nutrients<br />
base nutrients and supplements<br />
can be used in any and all<br />
growing systems like flood and<br />
drain, NFT, drip irrigation, continuous<br />
feeding and aeroponics.<br />
And while we’re at it, almost all<br />
Advanced Nutrients supplements<br />
can be used in all your growing<br />
mediums including coco coir. Just<br />
look for the coco coir safe emblem<br />
on your supplement bottle or jar.<br />
Balancing Your pH<br />
When adjusting your reservoir’s<br />
nutrients to adjust your pH, for<br />
example, potassium hydroxide<br />
(also called caustic potash) can be<br />
used to raise your pH up. Use nitric<br />
and phosphoric acid to lower your<br />
pH down.<br />
You can use nitric acid in your<br />
vegetative phase because it will<br />
add nitrogen to your crop and phosphoric<br />
acid in your flowering cycle<br />
because it will add phosphorus.<br />
And guess what? Personally<br />
I prefer to use nitric acid in my<br />
flowering cycle because tissue<br />
samples have shown your favorite<br />
plant doesn’t use a whole lot<br />
of phosphorus during flowering.<br />
In fact, in most cases nitrogen<br />
use increases.<br />
If you’re looking for organic forms<br />
of pH down, you can use citric acid<br />
to bring the pH down. This you can<br />
get at a vitamin store; just make<br />
sure that it is a really pure type of<br />
citric acid.<br />
You can even use vinegar (acetic<br />
acid) but the acetic acid varies in<br />
different vinegars so you have to be<br />
a bit more careful and watch what<br />
goes on. For this reason, citric acid<br />
is the preferred acid to use.<br />
How About Using Buffers?<br />
Some companies promote using<br />
chemicals to buffer your hydroponics<br />
nutrients. So what is a<br />
buffer? A buffer is a chemical that<br />
helps maintain pH stability of the<br />
nutrient solution.<br />
A lot of growers aren’t aware of<br />
this little known fact, but a lot of<br />
nutrient companies use magnesium,<br />
calcium and potassium<br />
carbonate or bicarbonate as their<br />
pH buffers. This is absolutely not a<br />
good idea.<br />
Here’s why: remember that<br />
carbonates and bicarbonates are<br />
anions and add to the alkalinity of<br />
your nutrient solution and growing<br />
medium, and even though they<br />
might buffer the pH a bit, these<br />
“down and dirty” pH buffers will<br />
cause your growing medium’s pH<br />
to accelerate up.<br />
Vitally important last and final<br />
point: calcium, magnesium and<br />
potassium, using these carbonates<br />
and bicarbonates will actually<br />
diminish your crop’s yield potential.<br />
So check out what’s in the nutrients<br />
you’re using and see if they’re<br />
using any magnesium carbonate,<br />
calcium carbonate, potassium<br />
carbonate, bicarbonates or worse,<br />
a combination of them.<br />
For all these reasons, Advanced<br />
Nutrients won’t use them, period.<br />
Instead we invest our money in<br />
pH buffers that give you rock<br />
solid stability over your nutrient<br />
and growing medium’s pH while<br />
never adding alkalinity in any<br />
way that will diminish the size of<br />
your harvest.<br />
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Adding Chelates<br />
OK, so let’s take an in-depth look at chelates. What<br />
are they, anyways? Well, chelates are complex organic<br />
molecules used to allow the micro, macro and secondary<br />
nutrients to remain available to the plant over a<br />
wider pH range.<br />
They do this by binding them to ions, and this<br />
prevents those ions from precipitating with or locking<br />
out other elements.<br />
You can use different chelates to lower and raise the<br />
pH level as well, depending on what you need. So the<br />
whole activity is another balancing act. Adding chelates<br />
to the mix makes it easier for the plant’s roots to absorb<br />
the macro, micro and secondary nutrients that it needs.<br />
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DPTA<br />
EDTA<br />
EDDHA<br />
Chelates - Pictured above are some of the different<br />
chelates in their raw forms that are used to chelate<br />
hydroponics formula elements.<br />
There are several advantages of using chelates:<br />
• It increases availability of nutrients;<br />
• Mineral nutrients are prevented from forming<br />
insoluble precipitates;<br />
• Toxicity is reduced of some metal ions to plants;<br />
• It prevents nutrients from leaching;<br />
• The mobility of plant nutrients increases;<br />
• It suppresses the growth of plant pathogens;<br />
• When formulated correctly can help stabilize pH;<br />
How We Give You The Best<br />
Advanced Nutrients micronutrients are 100% chelated,<br />
and our macro and secondary nutrients are chelated<br />
as well (although not as much as the micronutrients<br />
because they’re not as critical). This makes them more<br />
available to the plant over an extremely wide pH range.<br />
The chelates that we use in your nutrients are EDTA,<br />
EDDHA, DPTA, amino chelates, and our own proprietary<br />
blend. And together they will give you a theoretical<br />
plant absorption range of pH 1 to pH 10.<br />
Pictured is<br />
a simplified<br />
version of the<br />
way chelates<br />
bind to<br />
elemental<br />
ions.
The chart on the left shows the absorption range of typical non-chelated macro, micro and secondary nutrients.<br />
The chart on the right shows the absorption range of Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect ® macro, micro and secondary<br />
nutrients. The only limit to absorption is the ability of the plant’s root system to keep growing its roots faster than<br />
they “burn” back from extreme pH levels. Typically those extremes are around pH 2.5 and pH 9.5.<br />
pH 4.5 NON-CHELATED<br />
pH 4.5 CHELATED<br />
pH 8.5 NON-CHELATED<br />
pH 8.5 CHELATED<br />
The tanks on top show precipitation at pH 4.5 and pH<br />
8.5 of typical hydroponics nutrients. The tanks on the<br />
bottom show Advanced Nutrients chelated nutrients at<br />
pH 4.5 and pH 8.5.<br />
I say theoretical because at pH 2.5 the roots are being<br />
burned up faster than the plant can produce them and<br />
the same thing happens at pH 9.5.<br />
And most other nutrient formulas will start to precipitate<br />
and lock out at a pH of 6.8. At that pH, precipitation<br />
is microscopic and easily stays in suspension and<br />
usually can’t be seen with the naked eye. And it’s not<br />
until a pH of 7.5 to 8 that you can visibly see it.<br />
Then at the other end of the spectrum at pH 5, iron<br />
and manganese start to become way more available<br />
and can lead to plant toxicity. You won’t have to worry<br />
about any of this with Advanced Nutrients products<br />
because of all the chelates that are used.<br />
You can plainly see that without chelation your plants’<br />
ability to absorb nutrients is placed in a very narrow pH<br />
range. And constant pH adjusting and monitoring will<br />
be required.<br />
Advanced Nutrients’ extensive use of chelates<br />
powerfully protects your crop with a second layer of pH<br />
protection and Advanced Nutrients is the only hydroponics<br />
company to do this and obviously goes to great<br />
lengths and expense to ensure you get the bigger<br />
yields you deserve.<br />
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This is what healthy roots should look like, with the exception of using organic formulas, which will usually stain<br />
your healthy roots with a brownish tint.<br />
Expensive Chelates<br />
And A Street Racer<br />
Named Allan<br />
Using these types of chelates is<br />
literally 7 to 10 times more expensive<br />
than using straight non-chelated<br />
elements in your nutrient solution.<br />
So why do we pay so much<br />
attention to all the details when<br />
making your nutrient formulas?<br />
Well a long, long time ago when<br />
I was a very young man, just 19<br />
years old, there was a street racer<br />
by the name of Allan in my hometown<br />
of Aurora, Illinois. He had the<br />
fastest car in a fifty mile radius.<br />
It was a Chevy Nova and it turned<br />
very low 10 second quarters consistently.<br />
Allan was a good 7 years<br />
older than me, and late one night<br />
on a summer evening a group of<br />
us were hanging out and talking to<br />
him. And I was asking a lot of questions<br />
about his car.<br />
Out of the blue he asked me if I<br />
wanted to go for a quick spin. Man,<br />
I was in that front seat of that car in<br />
a split second. I had barely gotten<br />
my seat belt on when we rolled out<br />
onto Lake St.<br />
70<br />
The light was already green in<br />
front of us and the moment the car<br />
was in a straight line all hell broke<br />
loose - the engine came alive, the<br />
tires hooked up and the sound of<br />
it all shattered the quiet of the still<br />
night air, echoing and reverberating<br />
off the store windows like intense<br />
thunder in a canyon of glass.<br />
I was pinned to the seat as if a<br />
powerful magnetic pull had gripped<br />
onto every cell in my body and firmly<br />
held it into the seat. I glanced over<br />
and saw how effectively the Hurst<br />
straight line shifter was making<br />
quick work of changing gears.<br />
And I was amazed how he deftly<br />
squeezed every last RPM out of<br />
the top end of every gear. By the<br />
time I looked forward again we<br />
were already coming out of third<br />
gear and into fourth gear.<br />
I couldn’t believe what I was<br />
seeing; the interval lines on the<br />
road had all become a solid<br />
stripe and vision off to my sides<br />
became blurred while my frontal<br />
vision became razor sharp and<br />
all my senses were lit up like<br />
Las Vegas at night and sensory<br />
overload was setting in. Just then<br />
the run was over.<br />
He eased off the gas and just as<br />
quickly brought the car back down<br />
to a somewhat normal speed. I<br />
turned to Allan after we got done<br />
running that car through the gears<br />
and my ears had a chance to adjust<br />
from the roaring thunder. I asked<br />
him why his car was so fast.<br />
I asked him, was it because he<br />
had a triangular valve job? Was<br />
it the headers? The dual Holley<br />
double pumpers on the high lift<br />
manifold? 12 to 1 compression<br />
pistons? The Muncie Rock Crusher<br />
transmission? Was it the ported<br />
and polished heads? The 4:11<br />
posi traction rear end with traction<br />
bars? The roller cams?<br />
He stopped me mid-sentence<br />
and said words I would carry with<br />
me for the rest of my life, and they<br />
have served me well.
He looked at me and said, “Mike<br />
it’s all of it, and a whole lot more<br />
things than you’ve mentioned. You<br />
see – it all matters. A lot of guys<br />
think they can go out and do just a<br />
few of those things to their cars and<br />
run hard.<br />
But what happens is when they<br />
do just a few of those things, there’s<br />
something they don’t realize and<br />
understand; it affects something<br />
else that they didn’t think about,<br />
and then something snaps or limits<br />
their performance.<br />
When I built this car, I looked at<br />
everything and went through the<br />
entire car, and then built up each<br />
system. That’s why I don’t get beat.”<br />
Little did I realize on that warm<br />
summer evening that a street racer<br />
had just handed me one of my keys<br />
to life that would open many doors.<br />
For whatever reason those words<br />
have stuck with me “it all matters”<br />
and throughout my life I’ve always<br />
put those words to good use.<br />
Talk Soon :-)<br />
Big Mike<br />
It was in a Chevy Nova similar to this one that I discovered, from a street racer, one of my life’s important lessons.<br />
One that I would take with me for the rest of my life.<br />
Enter the world of pH Perfect ® and see<br />
how it can make growing easier than ever.<br />
advancednutrients.com/pHPerfect<br />
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It Just<br />
Makes Sense<br />
Here's What A Scientifically Researched<br />
And Developed Base Nutrient Formula<br />
Should Do For You – And What It Looks Like
QuesTion: I was perfectly happy with the results I got from<br />
the original Sensi series. Do I have to relearn how to feed<br />
my plants if I use the new pH Perfect Sensi series?<br />
AnsWer: Our Sensi Grow & Bloom have always outperformed all<br />
other two-part bases, but you’ll get even better performance from<br />
the new version. And it’s actually easier to use now than before!<br />
The boTTom line:<br />
To get the best return on your investment<br />
of your time and your money, choosing the<br />
right base nutrient to feed your high-value<br />
crops is critical.<br />
The problem<br />
Indoor growing is a new science. There<br />
simply aren’t a lot of people who have had<br />
the resources or the know-how, or taken the<br />
time to study the specific types of plants you<br />
grow to see what makes them tick.<br />
our soluTion<br />
The pH Perfect® Sensi series comes in two<br />
different versions, helping you get the best<br />
out of both the grow phase and bloom phase<br />
of your plants. Here, we’ll focus on the grow<br />
phase, which is where pH Perfect Sensi Grow<br />
comes in.<br />
With pH Perfect Sensi Grow, our<br />
scientists have taken exacting measures to<br />
create the best all around choice for a base<br />
nutrient. Here’s what you should know:<br />
• We only give you pharmaceutical grade<br />
ingredients – Advanced Nutrients uses<br />
pharmaceutical grade raw materials to<br />
make your nutrients. What that means<br />
is that the raw materials sourced for<br />
our ingredients must meet a certain<br />
standard of purity and quality. This<br />
applies to the raw material as it appears<br />
in nature or in the lab, and also to how<br />
it’s handled at every step along the way,<br />
from its original source, right to your<br />
bottle of pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts<br />
A & B. Pharmaceutical grade materials<br />
approach total purity so that, practically<br />
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speaking, every milliliter of product you<br />
use is sure to exert its intended effect<br />
on the plants. And they’re guaranteed<br />
to be safe for your plants and, more<br />
importantly, for your consumption.<br />
• Your results are our highest priority –<br />
Advanced Nutrients uses both organic<br />
and synthetic ingredients. But in either<br />
case, the criteria we use to decide which<br />
materials to source is what will give you<br />
the best harvest. Itcomesdowntopurity.<br />
Not only do we use pharmaceutical<br />
grade ingredients, but our team of plant<br />
scientists is obsessively dedicated to<br />
finding and testing additional variables.<br />
• We scour the globe to bring you the best<br />
ingredients – Just like certain soils yield<br />
the best coffee beans, certain regions of<br />
the world have higher quality sources of<br />
certain nutrients and ingredients. Our<br />
scientists are constantly on the lookout<br />
for the best sources for the most potent<br />
ingredients.<br />
• Tissue sample testing that can exceed<br />
four years for a specific product or<br />
ingredient – We have developed a base<br />
level of quality checks for every ingredient<br />
and product we put into the market. This<br />
includes thorough plant tissue sample<br />
testing and a scientific approach to<br />
recording and adjusting our results.<br />
• Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment<br />
– Advanced Nutrients uses a reverse<br />
osmosis (RO) water treatment system.<br />
This provides not only what is considered<br />
“ultra pure” water (the same water that<br />
Coca-Cola © and Red Bull © use for their<br />
products), but gives us a unique scientific<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QuesTion: What can I use with pH Perfect Sensi Grow &<br />
Bloom during bloom phase to get larger buds?<br />
AnsWer: pH Perfect Sensi Grow & Bloom is customengineered<br />
to work with several of our phase-specific<br />
formulas, so you get the ultimate in targeted flower-fattening<br />
nutrition during bloom phase.<br />
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pH Perfect ® SENSI GROW - 2-Part Base Nutrient<br />
advantage for hydroponic nutrients – a<br />
steady control point. Our RO water is<br />
extremely free of sediment impurities<br />
and excess sodium, as well as 99.999%<br />
free of all bacteria due to the UV light<br />
treatment that is part of the reverse<br />
osmosis process. We use the same pure<br />
water every day, hour, minute, etc. This<br />
means that the scientific tests we perform<br />
on our nutrients are actually scientific<br />
because the variables are known and<br />
controlled. There are a surprising number<br />
of hydroponics companies that use tap<br />
water for their product development.<br />
• Optimum Water Temperature – Our<br />
scientists are obsessive. Some of them<br />
have more than one PhD. And they are<br />
always on the lookout for new variables<br />
to test. One of Advanced Nutrients’ secret<br />
weapons is the water temperature we use<br />
to develop our products. When you mix<br />
a jug of Kool-Aid, for example, if you use<br />
cold water you’ll find more sediment at<br />
the bottom of the glass. When you get<br />
the temperature just right, you’ll notice<br />
much less sediment as well as a tastier<br />
brew. All Advanced Nutrients products<br />
have a specific temperature dialed in to<br />
mix with, which means your plants will<br />
get the full benefit of the product from<br />
every last drop.<br />
• Global quality control measured to<br />
a hundredth of a gram – Another<br />
advantage of buying pH Perfect® Sensi<br />
Grow Parts A & B is quality control.<br />
There are many companies that will put<br />
out different products regionally. For<br />
example, the cereal you buy in Oakland,<br />
California may not be the exact same<br />
cereal you buy in Abbotsford, Canada<br />
(even though it comes in the same box,<br />
with the same label). The reason is that<br />
local materials are used to produce the<br />
product, and the grain in California<br />
might be different than the grain used<br />
in Canada. Not so with pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Grow. Each bottle is produced using<br />
the exact same process and ingredients<br />
anywhere on the globe, no matter what<br />
the location. They’re also produced in<br />
small, hand-picked batches at a time,<br />
by qualified professionals, to ensure<br />
the highest quality standards. The pH<br />
Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A & B you buy<br />
in California is the exact same pH Perfect<br />
Sensi Grow A & B you’d buy in Mumbai,<br />
With pH Perfect Sensi Grow A & B, you can leverage thousands of hours of lab work done by some<br />
of the most dedicated and qualified plant scientists working today, specific to the types of plants you<br />
grow.<br />
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India. And each ingredient in every<br />
product is measured to be identical down<br />
to a hundredth of a gram (0.01g).<br />
• Evenmoretests – Our process of selecting<br />
ingredients is exhaustive. This process<br />
includes carefully constructing plantspecific<br />
test sites gathering information<br />
on room conditions and varieties of<br />
plants considering factors such as room<br />
temperature, plant height, plant weight<br />
(using both wet and dry tissue samples),<br />
pH, and PPM, to name just a manageable<br />
few. The way we develop most of our<br />
products is meticulous. We start by<br />
sourcing the material we want. Our team<br />
of scientists then formulate multiple<br />
versions of a given product, altering<br />
mixing rates and concentrations. Next,<br />
they send each version out to different<br />
test sites to run rigorous scientific<br />
comparisons, carefully recording the<br />
results. At this point, other companies<br />
would package everything up and<br />
sell their product, feeling proud of<br />
themselves. Advanced Nutrients is far<br />
too obsessive for such half-hearted<br />
effort. We go the extra mile, taking the<br />
collected data and further narrowing<br />
our never-ending search for perfection.<br />
Once we have a good idea of what we<br />
think is getting the job done, we repeat<br />
the testing process from the beginning.<br />
This process of refinement, as outlined<br />
above, can take years before delivering<br />
results that satisfy us enough to pass the<br />
product along to you.<br />
Now that you know how carefully it’s been<br />
researched and developed, let’s check out<br />
what makes pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A<br />
& B so effective as a base nutrient.<br />
The deTAils<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A & B uses<br />
the most complete and advanced range of<br />
chelates of any nutrient formula in the world,<br />
except for pH Perfect Connoisseur.<br />
For example, for iron we have four<br />
different chelates in the pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Series: EDTA, EDDHA, amino chelate, and<br />
DTPA.
In plain speak, you have some of the<br />
most advanced plant science expertise in the<br />
world working to grow you profitable buds<br />
when you pour pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts<br />
A & B.<br />
In no particular order, here are some easyto-read<br />
bullets that tell the rest of the story:<br />
• The price for pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts<br />
A & B is and has always been an incredible<br />
bargain considering the concentration<br />
of growing power you’re buying. The<br />
nearest competitor sells their bottles for<br />
almost double the price.<br />
• Using a two-part base nutrient instead<br />
of a three-part is very simple and easy,<br />
especially because with pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Grow Parts A & B, you measure the exact<br />
same amount of liquid from each bottle<br />
when you pour them.<br />
• The pH Perfect Sensi Series contains<br />
optimal NPK ratios for the specific types<br />
of high-value crops you grow. This is<br />
not speculation, but fact demonstrated<br />
through thousands of plant tissue sample<br />
tests.<br />
• The extremely refined chelation you’ll<br />
find in pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A &<br />
produCT TYpe:<br />
Two-part Base Nutrients.<br />
GArden TYpes:<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Series has been developed<br />
for use with any and all hydroponics and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems<br />
(aeroponic, drip irrigation and emitters, NFT,<br />
flood & drain).<br />
When To use:<br />
Use pH Perfect Sensi Grow and pH Perfect<br />
Sensi Bloom during appropriate phases of<br />
plant cycle.<br />
miXinG direCTions:<br />
Use 4 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through 6 of<br />
your grow phase. Shake well to take full advantage<br />
of this product and put it to work for you.<br />
Our scientists are obsessive. Some of them have<br />
more than one PhD.<br />
B sets it apart from all competitors and<br />
raises the bar for the growing industry.<br />
• For each trace element used there are at<br />
least two sources of chelated nutrients.<br />
Exact and specific ratios, determined among<br />
many research gardens, will outperform any<br />
other product for a lot less money.<br />
GroWer eXperienCe leVel:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level®, and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
beneFiTs And FeATures:<br />
• Faster growth and larger yields<br />
• Easier to use<br />
• Faster absorption<br />
• Less work<br />
• pH Perfect® technology offers immense<br />
value and savings to the customers by<br />
including the F-1, H-2, and Wet Betty<br />
products along with the base nutrient.<br />
Volume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
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• pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A & B can<br />
be used in any type of growing situation.<br />
Hydro, rockwool, aero, soil – it’ll work its<br />
magic for you regardless.<br />
• Because of the level of chelation, it will<br />
deliver the nutrients through a wide range<br />
of pH conditions, and keep plants healthy<br />
under a very wide range of environmental<br />
conditions.<br />
• It does not use excessive ammonium,<br />
which a lot of competing formulas do.<br />
Ammonium is one of the main culprits in<br />
root burn.<br />
• It uses proprietary ingredients that<br />
change how cell walls behave so that your<br />
plants are capable of growing in ways that<br />
are impossible to reach under “normal”<br />
conditions.<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Grow Parts A & B is<br />
the vegetative side of the pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Series, complemented by pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Bloom Parts A & B. Other than pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur, it is the most advanced base<br />
nutrient formula in the world, designed<br />
specifically for the types of plants you grow.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Wild Growth<br />
The Biggest Problems With Most Three-Part<br />
Formulas And How To Spot One That Works<br />
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QuesTion: Can I use it in the same ratio as I did with General<br />
Hydroponics 3-Part?<br />
ansWer: Advanced Nutrients' scientists conducted extensive<br />
research on plant tissue samples, and found plants perform best<br />
when the ratio of application of our pH Perfect® Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
is 1:1:1. Professional and grand master growers may have enough<br />
experience to experiment with that ratio, but our test gardens have<br />
shown great results with 1:1:1. When our pH Perfect Grow, Micro,<br />
Bloom is used with the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields system, nutrient absorption is<br />
higher than ever previously possible with any 3-part formula.<br />
QuesTion: Does it matter which of the three components I<br />
mix first?<br />
ansWer: Very much. Add pH Perfect Micro to the reservoir first and<br />
mix it well. Then add pH Perfect Grow, then add pH Perfect Bloom.<br />
While a high quality two-part formula is<br />
actually the most effective way to dial in the<br />
exact nutrients and ratios your plants need,<br />
many growers enjoy the simplicity of an<br />
easy-mixing three-part formula. However,<br />
those growers still want the most effective<br />
formula possible.<br />
Unfortunately, the truth is that most<br />
three-part formulas are not up to the<br />
standards that professionals like you and I<br />
expect, and those formulas shouldn’t be used<br />
with the types of high-value plants we grow.<br />
The BiggesT ProBlems<br />
WiTh mosT Three-ParT<br />
Formulas<br />
First of all, most three-part formulas are<br />
NOT made for the types of plants we grow.<br />
If you look at their ingredients or visit their<br />
manufacturing facilities, you’ll discover<br />
they’re about the same as the super cheap<br />
bottles of granulated fertilizers the average<br />
homeowner uses in his or her backyard<br />
flower garden. They’re made with generic<br />
ingredients.<br />
Another big problem is this: other threepart<br />
formulas are hard to mix and monitor<br />
and can often directly cause many of your<br />
plants’ problems. Many also include artificial<br />
dyes of unknown amounts and molecular<br />
structures, some of which could harm your<br />
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plants. Other three-part formulas don’t<br />
even have the right PPM or pH, which can<br />
quickly lead to root damage. In short, these<br />
low quality, generic formulas are ill-suited<br />
to the task of making your plants healthy<br />
and happy.<br />
And lastly, even if you do manage to<br />
find a formula with nutrients beneficial<br />
to your plants, you might still waste most<br />
of those nutrients because those formulas<br />
won’t have carrier molecules to drive those<br />
ingredients straight into your plants quickly<br />
and efficiently.<br />
This is actually a bigger problem than<br />
it seems because most of your nutrients<br />
are not getting into your plants, which is<br />
not only a waste of money, but, because<br />
it causes longer crop cycles, a waste of<br />
precious time as well.<br />
But it doesn’t need to be this way.<br />
The soluTion To These Big<br />
ProBlems<br />
Growers like us are a particular bunch,<br />
and with good reason. Our livelihood and<br />
our good name depend on us being able to<br />
consistently deliver high quality crops.<br />
This is why we demand ONLY the best<br />
when it comes to using three-part formulas.<br />
In fact, what we really want is something<br />
specifically designed for our high-value<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QuesTion: Why does each of the three parts have its own<br />
color?<br />
ansWer: Colors are used to simplify the process of mixing by<br />
allowing three different parts to be easily recognizable from<br />
each other, helping to avoid confusion and possible duplication<br />
of ingredients in the reservoir mixture. The colors are created<br />
by absolutely safe dyes.<br />
QuesTion: Why should I use Advanced Nutrients products<br />
at a lesser strength than General Hydroponics?<br />
ansWer: Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
is manufactured with the latest coatings, chelates and processes,<br />
which means much more nutrition is absorbed by plants. That's<br />
why you use a lot less of our nutrients when compared to General<br />
Hydroponics, which is 25% weaker than our three-part.<br />
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pH Perfect ® GROW-MICRO-BLOOM - 3-Part Base Nutrient<br />
plants – formulas with the absolute best and<br />
most potent nutrients and ratios. We want<br />
the most advanced, state-of-the-art “carrier<br />
molecules” to ensure our plants get the<br />
maximum amount of nutrients in the least<br />
amount of time.<br />
We demand formulas that have been<br />
proven, in multiple scientific studies, to<br />
get more color, more aroma, more size,<br />
and more potency from our plants. We<br />
want formulas that are not only highly<br />
advanced and easily customizable, but<br />
easy to mix and use.<br />
The fact is that grand master growers<br />
have found that pH Perfect® Grow, Micro,<br />
Bloom from Advanced Nutrients is the only<br />
three-part formula on the market that meets<br />
all these criteria.<br />
The TruTh aBouT groWmicro-Bloom<br />
One of the most important ways pH Perfect<br />
Grow, Micro, Bloom gives you faster growth<br />
and bigger yields is through the special<br />
ingredients it contains, ingredients that drive<br />
more of the nutrients in the formula into<br />
your plant faster than ever before.<br />
These nutrient-delivering compounds<br />
are called “chelates,” which are compounds<br />
designed to bind with nutrients and help<br />
them get inside plants so that the plant<br />
HIGHEST<br />
YIELD<br />
Easy Mixing<br />
and Use<br />
Only for<br />
Your Type<br />
of Plants<br />
Faster<br />
Absorbing<br />
Maximum<br />
Flexibility<br />
You'll see the widest range of harvest-boosting<br />
benefits from this powerful 3-part formula.<br />
cells can use them more quickly and<br />
more efficiently.<br />
It’s these chelates that give pH Perfect<br />
Grow, Micro, Bloom significant advantage<br />
over every other three-part formula on<br />
the market.<br />
Grand master growers everywhere<br />
understand chelates are especially important<br />
when you’re using non-soil hydroponic<br />
systems, including rockwool, aeroponics,<br />
NFT, and other types of materials in indoor<br />
gardens to make the most out of every ounce<br />
of nutrients you feed your plants.<br />
Bud-PoTenTiaTing<br />
nuTrienTs delivered<br />
direcTly To your PlanTs<br />
pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom contains<br />
only the most proven, most potent, and most<br />
effective nutrients, always in the correct<br />
ratios, so you get what you need to achieve<br />
maximum growth and yield from your<br />
plants in every stage of your crop cycle.<br />
During the growth phase – when your<br />
plants need nitrogen, calcium, and other<br />
necessary nutrients – pH Perfect Grow,<br />
Micro, Bloom’s chelates send these nutrients<br />
directly and immediately into your plants’<br />
roots, leaves, cells, and flowers, greatly<br />
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For growers like us, our livelihood and our good name depend on our crops. That’s why we demand<br />
three-part formulas with the absolute best nutrients and proper ratios along with the most advanced<br />
“carrier molecules” to ensure that our plants make the most of the nutrients we feed them.<br />
speeding the growth phase.<br />
During the bloom phase, pH Perfect<br />
Grow, Micro, Bloom feeds powerful chelated<br />
potassium, phosphorus, and other nutrients<br />
designed to boost flower size and weight<br />
directly into the heart of your plants so that<br />
they acheive maximum size, weight, and<br />
budding.<br />
And as if that wasn’t enough, there’s more:<br />
never Worry aBouT your<br />
ph again<br />
pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom contains<br />
pH Perfect technology, which eliminates the<br />
need to manually check and adjust pH levels<br />
It’s these chelates<br />
that give pH Perfect<br />
Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
a significant advantage<br />
over every other threepart<br />
formula on the<br />
market.
Now you can use the only three-part hydroponics base fertilizer tested and designed by scientists to<br />
give you guaranteed larger harvests and more convenient use. The potent combination of the right<br />
nutrients, chelates for enhanced absorption, and pH Perfect ensures better results more consistently.<br />
ProducT TyPe:<br />
pH Perfect® Base Nutrients.<br />
garden TyPes:<br />
pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom has<br />
been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponics and continuous liquid<br />
feed growing systems (aeroponic, drip<br />
irrigation and emitters, NFT, flood<br />
& drain).<br />
When To use:<br />
From seedling/clone to end of bloom phase.<br />
miXing direcTions:<br />
4 mL (each part) per Liter during weeks 1<br />
through 6 of blooming phase, and during<br />
all weeks of grow phase.<br />
groWer eXPerience level:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
BeneFiTs and FeaTures:<br />
• Faster vegetative growth<br />
• Healthier plants<br />
• More productive flowering<br />
• Value-added multiple formula<br />
• Easier to mix and use<br />
• Combines with <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System®<br />
• 20% more potent than competing fertilizers.<br />
volume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
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two times per day. That means off-color<br />
leaves, slow growth, and low yields due to pH<br />
and PPM fluctuations are a thing of the past.<br />
In short, as long as your water falls<br />
between 4.5 pH and 8.5 pH (which is pretty<br />
much everyone’s water), this technology<br />
adjusts your pH for you and keeps it buffered<br />
there throughout your plants' growth and<br />
bloom phases!<br />
That means you’ll never have to manually<br />
adjust your pH and you’ll never have to worry<br />
about your plants not being in the premium<br />
growing environment – all you have to do<br />
is use pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom as<br />
directed and the pH Perfect technology takes<br />
care of it all for you!<br />
you’re guaranTeed To<br />
geT FasTer groWTh and<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> yields<br />
Advanced Nutrients is so serious about<br />
their pH Perfect Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
formula that we offer a full money back<br />
guarantee of satisfaction.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Why Pay More?<br />
What To Look For When Investing<br />
in a 2- (or 3-) Part Base Nutrient<br />
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QueSTIon: What’s the difference between General<br />
Hydroponics' Flora Gro-Micro-Bloom and Advanced<br />
Nutrients’ Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom?<br />
anSWer: Not much. They use the exact same ingredients in<br />
the exact same proportions. The advantage of using Jungle<br />
Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom is that you save 40% of your money.<br />
Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom is also put through a more<br />
rigorous quality control process as it’s made; we have a whole<br />
host of quality control standards that set us apart from the<br />
competition.<br />
QueSTIon: Does Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom work<br />
like your pH Perfect® nutrients to automatically balance<br />
the pH so I can avoid the hassles of adjusting the pH?<br />
anSWer: No. Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom does not<br />
automatically balance the pH, but it is fully compatible with<br />
our pH Perfect line of products. The biggest benefit of Jungle<br />
Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom is the money you’ll save. The<br />
formula for both General Hydroponics’ Flora Gro-Micro-Bloom<br />
and Advanced Nutrients' Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom is<br />
a very simple formula, and they are identical products except<br />
that with Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom, you save 40% of<br />
your money. All that said, to get the best results we recommend<br />
you use our base nutrient formulas with pH Perfect technology.<br />
QueSTIon: How can you afford to sell Jungle Juice at 40%<br />
less than what General Hydroponics sells their 3-part for?<br />
anSWer: By not including pH Perfect technology, we were able<br />
to cut our production costs. Also, Advanced Nutrients is very<br />
conscious of our relationship with you, our client. We’re proud<br />
to offer you products at a fair price.<br />
QueSTIon: Is the Jungle Juice 2-part pH perfect?<br />
anSWer: You will still need to adjust the pH when using this<br />
The problem<br />
The hydroponics industry is very competitive<br />
and it can be difficult to discern<br />
the difference between a product that will<br />
form the pillars of your success, and one<br />
that will leave your plants sedentary, or<br />
even harm them!<br />
So what should you be looking for?<br />
WhaT you need To knoW<br />
There are three things that are VERY<br />
important when hunting for a product as<br />
specialized as this:<br />
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• First, try to find a product designed<br />
with you in mind. You don’t want to<br />
waste your money on a one-size-fitsall<br />
generic base nutrient when you can<br />
find a product specifically created for<br />
the special types of plants you grow. A<br />
formula tailored to your specific needs<br />
is, obviously, going to provide you with<br />
better overall results.<br />
• Next, select a base nutrient that contains<br />
the exact ratios of macronutrients,<br />
secondary nutrients, and micronutrients<br />
your plants need to thrive and grow.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
product. Our pH Perfect 2-Part base nutrients are the pH<br />
Perfect Sensi Grow & Bloom and pH Perfect Connoisseur lines.<br />
QueSTIon: Does Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom fit in with<br />
your <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System®and other hydroponics<br />
formulas?<br />
anSWer: Yes. Our entire nutrients line feeds and protects<br />
your plants from top to bottom and integrates perfectly<br />
to create a symbiosis that powers your plants. We design<br />
and test with a systems approach in mind. Our products<br />
complement each other so that they add value to each other’s<br />
performance. You can use Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
with our other products, knowing that they work together to<br />
increase your growth rates and yields.<br />
QueSTIon: What growing medium or growing system can<br />
I use Jungle Juice in?<br />
anSWer: Jungle Juice has been specially designed for use with<br />
all hydroponics, sphagnum, and soil growing mediums. It<br />
has also been developed for use with any and all hydroponic,<br />
aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT, flood and drain, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
QueSTIon: I am switching from GH Flora to Jungle Juice.<br />
Can I use one of my remaining Flora bottles with the<br />
Jungle Juice?<br />
anSWer: Yes, you can use your remaining GH Flora bottles<br />
with Jungle Juice.<br />
QueSTIon: Is Jungle Juice similar to the 2-part formulas<br />
from General Hydroponics or Humboldt Nutrients?<br />
anSWer: While Jungle Juice is a 2-part formula, there are<br />
separate bottles for the grow and bloom phases, allowing<br />
your plants to have the ideal spectrum of nutrients for their<br />
particular stages of growth.<br />
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Jungle Juice 2- and 3-Part Base Nutrients<br />
Choosing the right 2- or 3-part base nutrient<br />
is critical for your high value plants.<br />
Many nutrient formulas have incorrect<br />
ratios or types of macronutrients, secondary<br />
nutrients, and micronutrients. Sometimes<br />
they even contain ratios that can be harmful<br />
to the types of plants you grow. That can<br />
become a BIG problem for certain types of<br />
high-value plants because they need much<br />
more potassium than phosphorus during<br />
bloom phase.<br />
When too much phosphorus is dumped<br />
into your plants, it creates a potential for<br />
phosphorus toxicity that works against<br />
flower production and overall plant health.<br />
In addition, too much phosphorus is the<br />
reason your crops may taste harsh and can<br />
hurt your throat and lungs. This is one of<br />
the biggest problems you’ll face when using<br />
products that aren’t designed for the plants<br />
you grow.<br />
Lastly, be sure that you aren’t throwing<br />
your money away on an overpriced product.<br />
There are plenty of high quality formulas<br />
out there capable of getting the job done<br />
without breaking the bank.<br />
If you can stick to these three simple<br />
rules, you’re guaranteed to find a great<br />
product to give you results without costing<br />
an arm and leg.<br />
The SoluTIon<br />
Here at Advanced Nutrients, we work<br />
tirelessly to bring you the latest and<br />
greatest in all things hydroponics because<br />
we know how valuable your plants are to<br />
you AND we know what you need to be a<br />
successful grower.<br />
This is why Jungle Juice 2-Part and<br />
Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom were both<br />
created with you in mind. We developed<br />
these formulas especially for the high value<br />
plants you grow – to maximize quality yields<br />
and to provide your plants with a solid<br />
foundation for future growth.<br />
Even though Jungle Juice doesn’t have<br />
the advanced chelates and pH balancing<br />
technology of our pH Perfect® line, they still<br />
have the perfect ratios of macronutrients,<br />
secondary nutrients, and micronutrients for<br />
the types of plants you grow, and are meant<br />
to give you the biggest bang for your buck.<br />
In addition, Jungle Juice 2-Part is also the<br />
world’s most affordable 2-part base nutrient,<br />
and is truly in a class by itself when it comes<br />
to selecting a high quality, low cost base<br />
nutrient formula.<br />
WhaT doeS IT do?<br />
Jungle Juice 2-Part combines industry–<br />
leading technology with decades of first–<br />
hand knowledge to provide a base nutrient<br />
that will provide your valuable plants with<br />
the most essential elements required to see<br />
significant increases in plant health and<br />
yields. You can expect the same results of<br />
Jungle Juice 3-Part as well.<br />
WhaT doeS hIgh QualITy<br />
look lIke?<br />
One of the great things about Advanced Nutrients<br />
is that our company manufactures<br />
100% of our products, including our beneficial<br />
bacteria and fungi. In fact, we’re the industry’s<br />
only company with these capabilities.<br />
And one of the hottest ingredients in the<br />
new Jungle Juice is kelp extract.<br />
The truth is that our kelp extract is very<br />
different from the kelp you see in a lot of<br />
other nutrient supplements these days.<br />
The biggest difference is that our kelp is<br />
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standardized, which means that the kelp we<br />
use has incredible bud building properties<br />
that cannot be found in many other places.<br />
Some other exciting elements you’ll find<br />
in Advanced Nutrients Jungle Juice 2-Part are<br />
alfalfa and paulownia extracts.<br />
That might sound a little mundane, but<br />
don’t be fooled – alfalfa contains more than<br />
80 vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients<br />
that your plants need throughout their life<br />
cycle to build bigger, stronger, healthier, and<br />
more valuable buds.<br />
And the icing on the cake is that our alfalfa<br />
is sourced from non-GMO crops, meaning<br />
that it contains absolutely NO genetically<br />
modified organisms. In fact, we even took<br />
pains to make sure that the crops we chose<br />
weren’t just growing non-GMO, but were also<br />
taking steps to prevent any contamination by<br />
GMOs from outside sources.<br />
This means that, as always, we can provide<br />
you with the consistent, high quality nutrient<br />
supplements that you deserve and have come<br />
to expect from us here at Advanced Nutrients.<br />
As for the paulownia, this is a really<br />
incredible plant. Not only can it grow at an<br />
alarming rate of 20 feet per year, it also boasts<br />
a natural resistance to fire and insects.<br />
Even though the plant scientists at Advanced<br />
Nutrients formulated and manufactured Jungle<br />
Juice to a higher standard, you don’t pay more.<br />
In fact, you pay less.
When it comes to harvesting your crops, you’ll be glad you used a product like Jungle Juice because<br />
of the rigorous quality control process Advanced Nutrients utilizes in its production. This ensures<br />
more consistent results each and every time you use it.<br />
produCT Type:<br />
Jungle Juice Base Nutrients.<br />
garden TypeS:<br />
Jungle Juice 2- (and 3-) Part are suitable for<br />
all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir, and<br />
soil.<br />
When To uSe:<br />
All crop phases.<br />
mIXIng dIreCTIonS:<br />
Use 4 mL per Liter. Use a conductivity or<br />
PPM meter to monitor water quality and<br />
control nutrient strength. Drain, discard,<br />
and replace nutrient every week or two<br />
to prevent nutrient imbalance. Maintain<br />
nutrient pH between 5.5 and 6.8. Adjustment<br />
may be necessary since water quality and pH<br />
vary both regionally and seasonally. Please<br />
measure accurately. Reduce nutrient strength<br />
if plants show signs of stress, or if growing in<br />
very bright, hot, or dry environments.<br />
Shake well before mixing.<br />
groWer eXperIenCe leVel:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
beneFITS and FeaTureS:<br />
• Jungle Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom<br />
provides a full spectrum of nitrogen,<br />
phosphorus, potassium, and secondary<br />
minerals necessary for the types of plants<br />
we grow to THRIVE during the allimportant<br />
grow and flowering phases.<br />
• Jungle Juice 2-Part is priced lower<br />
than competing 2-part nutrients on<br />
the market, even while formulated and<br />
manufactured to a higher standard.<br />
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FInal ThoughTS<br />
We sincerely believe that our “competitors”<br />
offer good products… for certain growers.<br />
But for someone who specializes in the<br />
valuable plants we grow, “good” just isn’t<br />
good enough. We want the best. And we<br />
know you do too.<br />
That’s why we’re always pushing ourselves<br />
to bring you the highest quality products at<br />
prices that can’t be beaten.<br />
You see, Jungle Juice 2-Part and Jungle<br />
Juice Grow, Micro, Bloom are both basic<br />
products. The big differences between Jungle<br />
Juice and other products like it are that Jungle<br />
Juice is of higher quality manufacturing, gives<br />
you more consistent results, and contains<br />
those perfect ratios we’ve been talking about.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
• New plant extracts deliver you cutting–<br />
edge technology! Jungle Juice 2-Part<br />
Bloom comes with new plant extracts<br />
that promote your plants' natural<br />
tolerance to adverse environments.<br />
• The results are stronger roots, more<br />
flowering sites, and better nutrient<br />
absorption.<br />
Volume:<br />
250 Liquid: mL<br />
2 PART<br />
10L<br />
JUNGLE JUICE GROW MICRO BLOOM<br />
DIRECTIONS mL/100L mL/100L mL/100L<br />
Cuttings & Seedlings 33 33 33<br />
General Purpose-Mild 132 132 132<br />
Vegetative Stage 396 264 132<br />
Transition to Bloom 264 264 264<br />
JUNGLE JUICE GROW MICRO<br />
Blooming & Ripening<br />
BLOOM<br />
132<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
264<br />
mL/100L<br />
396<br />
mL/100L mL/100L<br />
Cuttings & Seedlings 33 33 33<br />
General Purpose-Mild 132 132 132<br />
Vegetative Stage 396 264 132<br />
Transition to Bloom JUNGLE 264 JUICE 264 GROW MICRO 264<br />
BLOOM<br />
DIRECTIONS mL/100L mL/100L mL/100L<br />
Blooming & Ripening 132 264 396<br />
LUCAS FORMULA MICRO BLOOM<br />
Cuttings & Seedlings 33 33 33<br />
mL/Gallon water mL/Gallon water<br />
DIRECTIONS General Purpose-Mild<br />
Media or Hydro 8<br />
Vegetative Stage<br />
132<br />
16<br />
396<br />
132<br />
264<br />
132<br />
132<br />
Transition to Bloom 264 264 264<br />
Blooming & Ripening 132 264 396<br />
LUCAS FORMULA MICRO BLOOM<br />
DIRECTIONS mL/Gallon water mL/Gallon water<br />
Media or Hydro 8 16<br />
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500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
JUNGLE STAGE<br />
JUICE<br />
GROW A/B<br />
23L<br />
APPLICATION<br />
(ml/1L) of each part<br />
Seedlings 1<br />
Vegetative 2<br />
JUNGLE STAGE<br />
JUICE<br />
GROW A/B<br />
STAGE<br />
JUNGLE<br />
JUICE<br />
BLOOM A/B<br />
APPLICATION<br />
(ml/1L) of each part<br />
Seedlings 1<br />
Vegetative 2<br />
85<br />
APPLICATION<br />
(ml/1L) of each part<br />
Flower Initiation 2<br />
Flowering 3<br />
Ripening 2<br />
STAGE<br />
JUNGLE<br />
JUICE<br />
BLOOM A/B<br />
APPLICATION<br />
(ml/1L) of each part<br />
Flower Initiation 2<br />
Flowering 3<br />
Ripening 2
Prehistoric<br />
Growth Secrets<br />
Know the Benefits of a Simple-To-Use<br />
Fulvic/Humic Acid Supplement to Take Your<br />
Plants to the Next Level…<br />
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QUesTiOn: Should I use fulvic acid and humic acid together?<br />
How are they different?<br />
AnsWer: Both humic and fulvic acids are derived from the same<br />
ancient substances. Humic acid is the portion of humic substances<br />
that is not soluble in water at pH
ANCIENT EARTH ® ORGANIC - Organic Source of Power<br />
generations of living organisms. In other<br />
words, fulvic acid is the “milk” from<br />
Mother Nature, meant for giving life,<br />
energy, health, immunity, and renewal to<br />
Earth and all of its life forms. This makes<br />
it invaluable to you as a professional<br />
gardener.<br />
Like fulvic acid, humic acids are<br />
also crucial to life on Earth, and when<br />
they become depleted via oxidation or<br />
deactivated by sodium or aluminum, soil<br />
problems develop that can cause negative<br />
effects all the way up the food chain.<br />
Conditions of soil depletion resulting in<br />
low yield and/or susceptibility to diseases<br />
and pests have resulted in devastating<br />
effects on plants, which translates into<br />
devastating effects on growers’ wallets and<br />
reputations.<br />
Humic substances, of which fulvic acid<br />
is one, are the link between the living and<br />
the nonliving in nature. When the proper<br />
amounts of humic substances are dissolved<br />
in water, the water takes on a new form,<br />
becoming restructured on the molecular<br />
level.<br />
The biggest difference between fulvic<br />
and humic acids is that fulvic acid (F-1)<br />
is very acidic, while humic acid (H-2) is<br />
much more alkaline. If you were to only<br />
use one of the two, your pH balance would<br />
shift erratically, wreaking havoc on your<br />
plants.<br />
It is very important to use both and<br />
not just one of the two. That is the reason<br />
that Ancient Earth® has been added to<br />
The early grow phase is an important time (especially in organic gardens) to supplement with proper<br />
levels of humic acid and fulvic acid.<br />
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The scientists at Advanced Nutrients never stop<br />
learning and testing in an effort to bring growers<br />
like you new innovations.<br />
It is very important<br />
to use both [fulvic<br />
acid and humic<br />
acid] and not just<br />
one or the other<br />
individually. That is<br />
the reason Ancient<br />
Earth has been added<br />
to our plant specific<br />
line of nutrients. It's a<br />
combination product<br />
to save you money<br />
and keep your growing<br />
medium in check.
our plant-specific line of nutrients. It’s a<br />
combination product to save you money<br />
and keep your growing medium in check.<br />
The sOlUTiOn is<br />
ADVAnceD nUTrienTs<br />
AncienT eArTh<br />
For years now we’ve offered you Grandma<br />
Enggy’s H-2 and F-1, two revolutionary<br />
nutrient supplements derived from a<br />
single extraordinary compound called<br />
leonardite.<br />
But as you know, here at Advanced<br />
Nutrients, we never stop learning and<br />
growing in an effort to bring growers like<br />
you the very best and most fairly priced<br />
products on the market.<br />
With this attitude in mind, we’ve<br />
combined fulvic and humic acids into a<br />
single nutrient formula that is specifically<br />
designed to fit the needs of the valuable<br />
plants we grow.<br />
Ancient Earth reduces the effects of<br />
salinity and pH fluctuations, increases<br />
your plants’ uptake of the precious<br />
micronutrients that drive your plants to<br />
reach their optimum yield, and doubles<br />
PrODUcT TYPe:<br />
Root Zone Fortifier.<br />
GArDen TYPes:<br />
Ancient Earth has been developed for use<br />
with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,<br />
drip irrigation, NFT, flood and drain, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
When TO Use:<br />
Use throughout the entire grow and bloom<br />
phases. Please note that when using the<br />
pH Perfect® system, Ancient Earth is not<br />
required.<br />
MiXinG DirecTiOns:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during the entire grow<br />
and bloom phases.<br />
GrOWer eXPerience leVel:<br />
Expert Grower Level® and Grand Master<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
BenefiTs AnD feATUres:<br />
• Reduced pH fluctuations<br />
• Increased uptake of micronutrients<br />
• Accelerated plant growth<br />
• Reduced salinity build-up<br />
• Larger flowers<br />
• Affordable combination product<br />
• Soil conditioner<br />
• Enhanced cell communication.<br />
VOlUMe:<br />
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After base nutrients, there are many different supplements that can help enhance your growing efforts.<br />
Grand master growers have known for years that each small addition, used correctly, can add up to a<br />
beautiful finished harvest.<br />
your purchase value because this one<br />
formula replaces two products previously<br />
sold separately.<br />
This is a no-brainer. And since this,<br />
like all of our products, is backed by our<br />
250 Liquid:<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
money back guarantee, you really have<br />
nothing to lose and everything to gain by<br />
trying Ancient Earth today.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Section 4<br />
Blooming<br />
and Flowering<br />
Your plants will know it’s time to start<br />
budding and flowering when you change the<br />
photo period of your lighting from 18 hours<br />
on/6 hours off to 12 hours on / 12 hours off. At this<br />
point, you need to adjust the nutrient ratios in your<br />
reservoir appropriately.<br />
With three-part nutrients, this means you mix<br />
them differently as you pour them, which you can<br />
learn to do with our excellent nutrient calculator at<br />
www.advancednutrients.com.<br />
As for two-part base nutrients, the ratios are much more<br />
fixed and precise in the bottles, as well as particular to<br />
your crop’s growth phase. For example, our pH Perfect®<br />
Sensi Grow and pH Perfect Sensi Bloom are specifically<br />
mixed for two different phases of your plants' lives.<br />
And remember, bloom phase is where you can really<br />
boost your profits!<br />
Do you want to see an explosion of more bud sites<br />
per stem? Check out Bud Ignitor, which will also<br />
signal your plants to begin budding in about half<br />
the normal time.<br />
Would you like to get an edge in your market by<br />
delivering the sweetest flowers your clients will ever<br />
taste? Try Bud Candy.<br />
The solution to these problems and more are all here.<br />
In the following pages you’ll be introduced to products<br />
that have been meticulously crafted to meet every<br />
challenge a grower can face in the bloom phase.
Premium<br />
Bud Developer<br />
How Can You Get Your Plants Into<br />
Bloom Faster And Multiply Their Yields<br />
Without Increasing Bloom Time?<br />
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QuesTion: I am already using pH Perfect® Sensi Bloom<br />
and getting good results, so why should I switch to<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur?<br />
Answer: pH Perfect Sensi Bloom was the industry's topproducing<br />
two-part base until pH Perfect Connoisseur was<br />
invented. Now you can get more yield using pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur.<br />
QuesTion: You say pH Perfect Connoisseur is best used by<br />
professional and grand master growers. Why is that?<br />
Answer: pH Perfect Connoisseur is the most powerful bloom<br />
base ever made. It pushes plants to their maximum genetic<br />
potential and beyond. Growers must be very familiar with<br />
their plants and with bloom phase growth so that they can<br />
monitor and adjust their use of this very strong formula.<br />
Section 4 - Blooming and Flowering<br />
We take a lot of pride in what we do, and<br />
we’re sure you’re the same way. We all<br />
want our plants to reach their peak bloom<br />
phase faster and to produce bigger and<br />
better yields. It’s a universal desire for all<br />
growers like us because, often, our good<br />
name as well as our livelihood depend on<br />
the quality of what we produce. That raises<br />
a very important question:<br />
How Do we AcHieve THis<br />
LofTy GoAL?<br />
The first thing we need to do is improve<br />
the quality of the actual ingredients being<br />
fed to our valuable plants.<br />
The idea is to give you a more solid<br />
foundation of nutrients for your plants<br />
to use to get bigger yields, more colorful<br />
flowers, and stronger aroma as well as<br />
maximum potency.<br />
Next, we need to enhance our plants’<br />
ability to get the maximum absorption of<br />
these nutrients. Many growers overlook<br />
the importance of absorption, but ensuring<br />
that your plants can do a good job of<br />
absorbing the nutrients you give them is<br />
key to maximizing your harvest. Improving<br />
absorption exponentially increases the<br />
effectiveness of your nutrients, giving you<br />
better bang for your buck.<br />
Interestingly enough, we found that<br />
most growers like us aren’t seeing larger<br />
yields with other hydro fertilizers because<br />
their high value plants have actually<br />
developed an aversion to both depleting<br />
and over-filling certain fluids in the<br />
individual cells of the plants themselves.<br />
Obviously, improving your plants’<br />
ability to absorb vital nutrients compounds<br />
the effectiveness of the high quality<br />
ingredients being used!<br />
THe soLuTion is Like<br />
“speeD” for your pLAnTs:<br />
increAseD ouTpuT AnD<br />
performAnce in THe<br />
sAme Time frAme<br />
Designed as a front line product and<br />
premier alternative to pH Perfect® Sensi<br />
Bloom, Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur is capable of delivering<br />
yield levels and growth rates in the<br />
bloom phase that were unheard of until<br />
now, increasing your plants’ productivity<br />
and output. This is one of the many<br />
reasons we’re proud to call pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur our flagship base nutrient.<br />
And it’s all backed up by science.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QuesTion: Do I have to use bloom boosters with<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur?<br />
Answer: pH Perfect Connoisseur without bloom boosters<br />
performs better than any other two-part formula, even if<br />
those formulas are combined with bloom boosters. However,<br />
using our proprietary <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System®, you<br />
can get even more valuable harvests by using pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur with Bud Ignitor, Big Bud®, Bud Candy and<br />
Overdrive, along with the other formulas in our system.<br />
QuesTion: What does it mean when you say "five-in-one" product?<br />
Answer: pH Perfect Connoisseur contains four other<br />
formulas that we've sold separately. These formulas were<br />
upgraded and custom-blended to enhance pH Perfect<br />
Connoisseur's effects. What this means is you are getting<br />
far more value than what you are paying for.<br />
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pH Perfect ® CONNOISSEUR - 2-Part Premium Base Nutrient<br />
To start with, every single one of the micronutrients used in pH Perfect Connoisseur<br />
is chelated so that you get maximum absorption and uptake of these amino chelates<br />
into your plants. With a theoretical absorption range of pH 1-10, this effectively<br />
means you get the highest possible absorption rate of these life-giving micronutrients<br />
for as long as your plant is alive!<br />
What’s more, Advanced Nutrients has also invested heavily into chelating a<br />
high percentage of the macronutrients used in pH Perfect Connoisseur to get<br />
your plants to bloom faster and keep them in bloom phase longer!<br />
Last but not least, in an effort to maximize every part of your plants’<br />
deepest core levels of plant bloom metabolism and floral production, we<br />
developed a proprietary blend of floral growth cofactors to activate and<br />
control these elements.<br />
These cofactors include amino acids and amino acid precursors essential to<br />
protein formation, which promotes cellular metabolism, replication, and other<br />
bloom processes. In addition, other proprietary co-factors create enhanced<br />
changes in how plants carry out bloom phase functions.<br />
This proprietary 2-part fertilizer formula was developed by a team of 12 PhD scientists working for the leading plant-growing research laboratory in the world.<br />
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Advanced Nutrients pH<br />
Perfect ® Connoisseur<br />
is capable of<br />
delivering yield levels and<br />
growth rates in the bloom<br />
cycle that were unheard of<br />
until now, increasing your<br />
plants' productivity and<br />
output. And it’s all backed<br />
up by science.
Growers of HiGH profiT pLAnTs GeT<br />
more vALue wiTH THis one simpLe<br />
scienTific BreAkTHrouGH<br />
If you count on your plants to make you money, you’re going to<br />
love pH Perfect Connoisseur! Here’s why commercial growers<br />
of rare and profit-producing plants love this comprehensive<br />
hydroponics fertilizer formula:<br />
• You get a shorter time to peak bloom, meaning you get to sell<br />
your plants sooner!<br />
• You get more flowers and more weight per flower, which means<br />
more money per plant!<br />
• You get more aromas, more taste, and more color in your plants,<br />
which means you get more satisfied and repeat customers!<br />
• The bottom line? You get more profits per crop cycle!<br />
wHy noT Give pH perfecT connoisseur<br />
A risk-free Try ToDAy?<br />
You’ve seen how the unique principle of small continuous<br />
improvements to each phase of the 2-step base formula produces<br />
a more powerful, compounded total yield in your plants.<br />
You’ve seen just a few of the most potent, most pure, most<br />
effective ingredients in the pH Perfect Connoisseur blend.<br />
And you know Advanced Nutrients fully stands behind pH<br />
Perfect Connoisseur and every other product they sell with their<br />
100% Full Money Back Guarantee. Either you’re ecstatic about the<br />
results you get in your plants or you get your money back.<br />
proDucT Type:<br />
pH Perfect Base Nutrients.<br />
GArDen Types:<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur has been specially<br />
designed for use with all hydroponics,<br />
sphagnum and soil growing mediums. pH<br />
Perfect Connoisseur has been developed for<br />
use with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,<br />
drip irrigation, NFT, flood and drain and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
wHen To use:<br />
From beginning to end of bloom phase.<br />
miXinG DirecTions:<br />
Use 4 mL per Liter during weeks 1<br />
through 6 of your flowering phase. Shake<br />
well to take full advantage of this product<br />
and put it to work for you.<br />
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Grower eXperience LeveL:<br />
Professional Grower Level® and<br />
Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
BenefiTs AnD feATures:<br />
• More budding sites<br />
• Earlier peak flowering<br />
• Larger, denser flowers<br />
• More essential oils<br />
• More aromatics<br />
• More taste<br />
• More attractive flowers<br />
• Higher market price for flowers.<br />
voLume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
pH PERFECT<br />
pH PERFECT<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur actually changes your plants’ bloom metabolism<br />
and timing so that your flowers go into peak bloom earlier and stay there<br />
longer, giving you more essential oils and size. The kicker is that your<br />
bloom phase doesn’t get any longer. You get heavier, more devastating<br />
buds in the same amount of time as your previous crop cycles!<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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PART B<br />
PART A<br />
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Enhanced<br />
Bloom Cycles<br />
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A Quick Guide To Recognizing<br />
An Effective Bloom Phase Nutrient
QUesTIon: I was perfectly happy with the results I got from<br />
the original Sensi Series. Do I have to relearn how to feed<br />
my plants if I use the new pH Perfect® Sensi Series?<br />
answer: Our Sensi Grow & Bloom has always outperformed all<br />
other two-part bases, but you’ll get even better performance from<br />
the new version. And it’s actually easier to use now than before!<br />
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Let's just be honest – there are a lot of names<br />
to choose from when you’re thinking about<br />
which bloom phase nutrient formula to<br />
feed to your high-value crops. And even<br />
though many companies claim that theirs<br />
is “the best”, the plain and simple fact is<br />
that most of these formulas are missing<br />
very important elements. Elements you<br />
would expect to find in any and every<br />
bloom phase nutrient.<br />
You see, the truth is that you don’t have<br />
to be an expert or a grand master grower<br />
in order make your crops grow bigger,<br />
juicier, and more aromatic, and to see them<br />
produce incredibly potent buds. All you<br />
really need is access to the same secrets<br />
these experts use to achieve success in the<br />
grow room time and time again.<br />
so… wHaT’s reaLLY<br />
MIssIng?<br />
There are BIG, vital things missing from<br />
most bloom phase nutrients. And even<br />
though they may not seem like a big deal<br />
at first, when these missing elements are<br />
present in your nutrients, they can take your<br />
valuable crop from “good” to professional.<br />
• The first thing you want to look for<br />
when choosing a bloom phase nutrient<br />
formula is something to ensure that the<br />
nutrients in this formulation get into<br />
your plants as quickly as possible. In the<br />
business, we call these surfactants.<br />
Surfactants are wetting agents used to<br />
lower the surface tension of a liquid<br />
(in this case, nutrient-rich water).<br />
They allow the liquid to spread more<br />
easily and evenly, and help increase the<br />
uptake of nutrients into your plants.<br />
This will allow your plants to suck up<br />
the nutrients they crave more quickly<br />
and more efficiently, which will have an<br />
incredibly positive effect on your plants’<br />
bloom and yield potential.<br />
• The second and third things you’ll want<br />
to see in your bloom phase nutrient are<br />
humic and fulvic acids. These acids give<br />
your plants an edge when it comes to<br />
growing quicker, stronger, and bigger<br />
than with any other formulation.<br />
Here’s How IT worKs<br />
The humic acid provides natural carrier<br />
compounds, which transport nutrients<br />
and vitamins into plants more efficiently,<br />
so your plants grow faster and have<br />
stronger cellular processes. In addition,<br />
the fulvic acid gives you quicker nutrient<br />
absorption, nutrient transport, and more<br />
cellular metabolism. Together, they work<br />
synergistically to maximize the time your<br />
plants spend in bloom.<br />
• Now, the fourth thing you need is<br />
amino acids. Amino acids are the<br />
building blocks of proteins. They fuel<br />
metabolic pathways for enhanced floral<br />
and essential oil production. This is<br />
absolutely critical if you want to push<br />
your plants to their full potential.<br />
• Last but not least is, of course, the actual<br />
plant-maximizing nutrients themselves.<br />
But, there’s more to know.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QUesTIon: What can I use with pH Perfect Sensi Grow<br />
& Bloom during bloom phase to get larger buds?<br />
answer: pH Perfect Sensi Grow & Bloom is customengineered<br />
to work with several of our phase-specific<br />
formulas, so you get the ultimate in targeted flowerfattening<br />
nutrition during bloom phase.<br />
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pH Perfect ® SenSi Bloom - 2-Part Base Nutrient<br />
Scientific testing proves that plants crave not only the optimal amounts of macronutrients, but<br />
micronutrients too.<br />
How To geT THe<br />
opTIMaL aMoUnTs of<br />
MacronUTrIenTs and<br />
MIcronUTrIenTs for a<br />
BIgger YIeLd<br />
With all of the above in mind, you might<br />
be interested to know this: at least one<br />
company actually got it right and there<br />
is a bloom phase nutrient formula on the<br />
market today that actually incorporates all<br />
of these indispensable components into<br />
one bottle. That bloom phase nutrient<br />
formula is pH Perfect® Sensi Bloom.<br />
Sensi Bloom contains an organic<br />
surfactant called Wet Betty, which does<br />
exactly what we discussed earlier – it aids in<br />
even dispersion of nutrient-rich liquids so<br />
your plants have easier access to everything<br />
they need.<br />
It also contains organic humic and fulvic<br />
acids, just the thing growers like us need.<br />
Also, to ensure your plants get the most<br />
out of the nutrients you’re feeding them,<br />
our scientists rely on chelation to enhance<br />
absorption. In fact, this 5-in-1 formula<br />
contains the optimum number of chelated<br />
macronutrients your plants need for faster<br />
growth and bigger blooms.<br />
In addition, the following micronutrients<br />
are 100% chelated: iron, zinc, manganese,<br />
molybdenum, copper, boron, and cobalt,<br />
which of course means that your plants<br />
more easily absorb and utilize these<br />
nutrients, giving you bigger buds and more<br />
yields in the same bloom time!<br />
MaxIMIzIng YoUr BLooM<br />
pHase for a HarvesT YoU<br />
can Be proUd of<br />
The benefits of the pH Perfect Sensi Bloom<br />
formula have been tested and proven, so<br />
you can expect to see better results than<br />
you will with any other product. In fact,<br />
you’ll see earlier flowering with more<br />
budding sites, a shorter internode length<br />
with more buds per stem, thicker diameter<br />
flowers with better floral structure, and<br />
more time in peak bloom because your<br />
plants flower earlier. All this adds up to<br />
more weight, more aroma, more color, and<br />
more potency from your high-value crop.<br />
wHY YoU never need To<br />
worrY aBoUT pH LeveLs<br />
agaIn<br />
If you’ve ever experienced off-color<br />
leaves, slow growth, or low yield with<br />
your plants, then you’ve probably noticed<br />
these problems coincide with mysterious<br />
pH and PPM fluctuations. It’s one of the<br />
biggest obstacles to getting professional<br />
level yields from your plants.<br />
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In fact, many growers find that manually<br />
checking and adjusting pH levels two times<br />
per day in order to try to keep their plants'<br />
growth stable and maximized is tiring,<br />
time consuming, and one of the biggest<br />
challenges of trying to get bigger yields.<br />
However, our scientists have discovered<br />
how to completely eliminate pH worries<br />
forever, thanks to our exclusive pH Perfect®<br />
technology. In short, as long as your water<br />
falls between 4.5pH and 8.5pH (which<br />
is pretty much everyone’s water), this<br />
technology automatically adjusts your<br />
pH for you and keeps it buffered there<br />
throughout your plants’ bloom cycle.<br />
That means you’ll never have to<br />
manually adjust your pH, and you’ll never<br />
have to worry about your plants not being<br />
in their premium growing environment;<br />
all you have to do is add pH Perfect Sensi<br />
Bloom and the pH Perfect technology takes<br />
care of all the rest for you!<br />
Surfactants are wetting agents that lower the<br />
surface tension of nutrient-rich water, allowing<br />
the liquid to spread more easily and evenly,<br />
helping increase plant uptake of nutrients.
HYDROPONICS GROWER SATISFACTION<br />
SENSI<br />
BLOOM<br />
GENERAL<br />
HYDROPONICS<br />
prodUcT TYpe:<br />
pH Perfect Base Nutrients.<br />
garden TYpes:<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom A & B has been<br />
developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems (aeroponic, drip irrigation<br />
and emitters, NFT, flood & drain).<br />
wHen To Use:<br />
Use either pH Perfect Sensi Grow or<br />
pH Perfect Sensi Bloom during the<br />
appropriate phases of plant cycle.<br />
MIxIng dIrecTIons:<br />
Use 4 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through<br />
KICK-ASS FERTILIZER<br />
BOTANICARE<br />
CANNA<br />
TECHNAFLORA<br />
VERY<br />
UNHAPPY<br />
ADVANCED NUTRIENTS ALWAYS WINS THE GROWER SATISFACTION<br />
Growers just AWARD. like you TRY who SENSIBLOOM have compared NOW, pH AND Perfect YOU’LL Sensi SEE Bloom WHY. to<br />
competing bloom bases say that pH Perfect Sensi Bloom kicks ass, while<br />
the other nutrients are disappointing, not worth the money, and a waste<br />
of time and electricity.<br />
6 of your blooming phase. Shake well to<br />
take full advantage of this product and<br />
put it to work for you.<br />
grower experIence LeveL:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Master Grower Level®.<br />
BenefITs and feaTUres:<br />
• Faster growth and larger yields<br />
• Easier to use<br />
• Faster absorption<br />
• Less work.<br />
voLUMe:<br />
Liquid:<br />
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OK, BUT<br />
NOTHING<br />
SPECIAL<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
Mysterious pH and PPM fluctuations<br />
are one of the biggest obstacles<br />
to getting professional<br />
level yields. But with pH Perfect, you<br />
never need to worry.<br />
THe IdeaL raTIos, aLreadY dIaLed In<br />
for YoU<br />
Your plants use a small amount of phosphorus during flowering,<br />
but what they really love is nitrogen and potassium. The scientists<br />
at Advanced Nutrients discovered this only after taking thousands<br />
of weekly tissue samples from the buds, stems, leaves, and roots<br />
of many varieties of plants, using gas chromatography analysis<br />
throughout all phases of plant growth.<br />
Other nutrient companies are overusing phosphorus in<br />
hydroponic bloom fertilizers. And to compound problems, they<br />
use high levels of ingredients like monoammonium phosphate<br />
(MAP) or diammonium phosphate (DAP). These substances are<br />
what give some plants their harsh taste.<br />
But the good news is that with pH Perfect Sensi Bloom you’re<br />
guaranteed to have the correct nutrient ratios for your plants!<br />
Advanced Nutrients offers a 100% money back guarantee of<br />
satisfaction with this product.<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Simply<br />
Perfect<br />
What The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System®<br />
Is All About<br />
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The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System® is<br />
guaranteed to give growers huge yields<br />
of the highest quality, without a lot of<br />
complicated mixing rates. Simply put,<br />
the grower selects which of the bundled<br />
levels best suits his or her own skill level<br />
and garden, and can then leave the rest up<br />
to the proprietary pH Perfect® technology<br />
incorporated into these revolutionary crop<br />
feeding nutrients.<br />
The feeding chart provided with each of<br />
the bundles, whether the Hobbyist Level®,<br />
Expert Grower Level®, Professional Grower<br />
Level®, or Grand Master Grower Level®, has<br />
been developed and refined to give crops<br />
optimal nutrient levels and ratios for massive<br />
yields every time. Advanced Nutrients has<br />
developed the first-ever pH Perfect nutrient<br />
system for crop feeding.<br />
By simply using the value-added,<br />
combined formulations, you end up with<br />
easier mixing rates and fewer bottles. Add<br />
4 mL of base nutrients, and 2 mL of the<br />
additives per Liter, and that’s it. The pH of<br />
the solution will instantly correct itself into<br />
the optimal range when the components are<br />
mixed with water. The formulations contain<br />
a proprietary “smart” release of acid and<br />
alkaline molecules that will correct the pH<br />
to optimum and keep it there.<br />
With the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System, nutrient uptake is unparalleled,<br />
thanks to high levels of chelation, a process<br />
that makes nutrients more available to plants<br />
on a molecular level. The nutrients supplied<br />
to the crop will have the highest level of<br />
chelation available from any product in the<br />
marketplace, ensuring maximum nutrient<br />
uptake, under the widest range of growing<br />
conditions.<br />
Combining the pH Perfect technology<br />
with an unsurpassed level of chelation<br />
ensures that the balanced ratios of the<br />
formulations used in the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System are constantly being<br />
delivered to and taken up by the plants’ root<br />
systems. The formulas take care of the crop<br />
from top to bottom, promoting huge root<br />
systems, thicker stems, bigger leaves, and<br />
the hugest blooms.<br />
Advanced Nutrients has added value and<br />
simplified the use of the individual products<br />
in the system by creating 2-in-1 and even<br />
5-in-1 products. For example, when you<br />
add base nutrients, not only will they be<br />
adding balanced ratios of chelated macro<br />
and micro elements, you will be adding crop<br />
enhancers such as humates, fulvates, amino<br />
acids, and even a high quality, non-ionic<br />
surfactant. These crop enhancers can help<br />
to improve the performance of any growing<br />
system, whether you like to garden in dirt<br />
or produce hydroponically. Each of the<br />
growing levels offered gives progressively<br />
bigger yields, with growers selecting the<br />
level that suits their skill level and needs.<br />
Leonardo’s famous Vitruvian Man drawing<br />
demonstrated the “ideal” proportions of man.<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System promises<br />
the same “ideal” levels of all the components<br />
needed for growing success.<br />
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HobbyiSt bundle<br />
1L each of Voodoo Juice,<br />
Big Bud ® , B-52, and Overdrive<br />
Voodoo Juice: Hundreds of university studies<br />
have shown that bigger roots equal bigger<br />
yields. Voodoo Juice produces an enormous<br />
root mass during your flowering cycle, which<br />
means your plants will support bigger<br />
flowers. Voodoo Juice ensures your plants will<br />
absorb the maximum amount of nutrients<br />
more quickly for optimal flower production.<br />
B-52: B-52 contains a unique blend of B<br />
vitamins to keep your plants healthy and<br />
driving hard during rapid flower formation.<br />
Big Bud: The legendary bloom booster<br />
containing the perfect ratio of flower-building<br />
ingredients and other awesome additives<br />
guaranteed to power up flower metabolism<br />
and production.<br />
Overdrive: You’ve always wanted to max out<br />
your flowers at the end phase of your bloom<br />
cycle, which is why we’re giving you Overdrive<br />
absolutely free. Use it in the last two weeks of<br />
bloom phase so that your flowers really pack<br />
on the weight.<br />
+<br />
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How To SpoT a<br />
worTHwHile<br />
HydroponicS “SySTem”<br />
wiTH THe abiliTy To puSH<br />
your planTS To THeir<br />
limiT wiTHouT breaking<br />
THe bank<br />
There’s a good chance you’re reading this<br />
article because you’ve heard about some<br />
of the growing “systems” floating around<br />
out there and you want to know, once and<br />
for all, which ones are worth the time and<br />
money and, even more importantly, which<br />
ones are good enough to feed to your<br />
precious plants.<br />
As it happens, there are several things<br />
you want to look for when choosing a<br />
beginner or hobbyist level growing system<br />
designed to increase your yields without<br />
putting a strain on your wallet.<br />
building a Solid<br />
FoundaTion<br />
You know as well as anyone that healthy<br />
plants start with healthy roots, and that<br />
healthy roots are the foundation of a<br />
bountiful harvest. Without a healthy and<br />
solid root system, your plants won’t have<br />
the ability to absorb key nutrients, and<br />
could get stuck in a cycle of mediocre<br />
growth.<br />
That’s why it’s so important for any<br />
system you choose to have a high quality<br />
microbial supplement.<br />
A powerful microbial supplement creates<br />
an ideal environment for your root zone,<br />
allowing your plants to more efficiently take<br />
in nutrients. This means your crop will stay<br />
healthier and stronger throughout its life<br />
cycle, which gives you a significant increase<br />
in yield potential.<br />
Another key factor you’ll want to look<br />
out for is vitamins.<br />
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reducing planT STreSS<br />
For increaSed growTH<br />
It’s a shame, but a lot of growers don’t<br />
realize the types of plants we grow actually<br />
require all types of vitamins in order to<br />
reach their full potential.<br />
Scientific research has repeatedly proven<br />
that B vitamins in particular have a huge<br />
positive effect on plants like ours and are<br />
absolutely essential to their long term<br />
health. Supplementing your grow room with<br />
vitamins like B5, B9, B1, B2, B3, and B7 can<br />
make a huge difference in yield production<br />
and in the overall health of your plants.<br />
enHancing Flower<br />
producTion<br />
One very important factor that is critical<br />
to getting the results you want with this<br />
system is the right bloom booster. But<br />
you have to be very careful about which<br />
formula you choose.<br />
You see, until recently, there were very big<br />
problems with almost all bloom boosters.<br />
First, they contained only poorly absorbed<br />
forms of phosphorus and potassium (P and<br />
K) as the main ingredients.<br />
Second, the improper ratios of these<br />
ingredients (most provide double the<br />
phospherus to potassium) can set your<br />
plants up for phosphorus toxicity, which is<br />
bad news for flower production and overall<br />
plant health, not to mention the smoothness<br />
of your final product.<br />
These facts make it clear – you definitely<br />
want to find a system with a bloom booster<br />
consisting of not only an easily absorbable<br />
version of these essential ingredients, you<br />
also want to make sure that the formula<br />
contains the proper ratios for the types of<br />
plants we grow.<br />
THe FiniSHing ToucH<br />
The final component you’ll want to look<br />
for is a great end-phase bloom enhancer<br />
to maximize flower production just before<br />
harvest.
We all know that the bloom phase in<br />
your plants’ life cycle is critically important.<br />
It’s when you get to see the results of all your<br />
hard work and hydroponic success. Most<br />
growers just accept that they will get a few<br />
weeks of flowers, and then resign themselves<br />
to the fact that blooming declines.<br />
However, you can reinvigorate your<br />
plants’ flowering if you use the right<br />
ingredients during this crucial final phase.<br />
When you apply a never-before-used<br />
combination of vitamins, organic materials,<br />
nutrients, and other ingredients, you can<br />
create a renewed burst of resins, scents,<br />
terpenoids, size, and other desirable bloom<br />
results.<br />
That’s why it’s important to choose<br />
the right finishing bloom booster during<br />
this important time — it can make all the<br />
difference in your finishing harvest.<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System®<br />
“bundles” of Hobbyist, Expert, Professional,<br />
and Grand Master enhance and build upon<br />
each other—exponentially increasing your<br />
growing success as you “level up” and add to<br />
your starting system. Hobbyist Bundle shown<br />
here.<br />
Now, all of these ingredients could act as<br />
standalone products and you would most<br />
likely see beneficial results by using any of<br />
them in your garden. But by combining<br />
them all in the same growth cycle, you will<br />
see an enormous change in the health and<br />
size of your plants and your harvests.<br />
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THe nexT level in<br />
HydroponicS<br />
As it happens, here at Advanced Nutrients,<br />
we’ve taken all of these factors into<br />
account and used this knowledge when<br />
putting together our Hobbyist <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Bundle. Not only does this system<br />
combine all of the essential components we<br />
discussed, it also contains a revolutionary<br />
technology. And it’s changing the<br />
hydroponics world.<br />
Let’s be a bit more specific. Remember<br />
how you’ve had it drilled into your head that<br />
your plants will suffer or even die unless<br />
you spend lots of money and time using pH<br />
meters, PPM meters, pH up, and pH down?<br />
Well it’s not true.<br />
You can now slay the pH/PPM dragon<br />
for good thanks to the Hobbyist <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Bundle and any of Advanced<br />
Nutrients’ new 5-in-1 base nutrients. That’s<br />
because together they have a new built-in<br />
proprietary technology called pH Perfect®,<br />
which automatically puts your nutrient<br />
solutions’ pH and PPM into the “sweet<br />
spot” for optimum growth and flowering,<br />
eliminating the need to fool around with pH<br />
and PPM metering and adjustments.<br />
THe boTTom line<br />
Here’s the fact of the matter: we have<br />
liberated you from ever having to care<br />
about pH or PPM again.<br />
As if this wasn’t enough, we’ve also<br />
figured out how to standardize your<br />
products. You use just 4 mL per Liter for the<br />
System’s base nutrients, and 2 mL per Liter<br />
for all supplements, so mixing and using<br />
them is ridiculously simple and quick.<br />
When you experience the power and<br />
simplicity of the scales-tipping <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Flowering System®, you’ll be happy to<br />
relax, have fun, and watch your flowers get<br />
significantly more valuable than you ever<br />
thought possible.<br />
Add any of the AN<br />
Base Nutrients<br />
® ® ®<br />
=<br />
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expert Grower bundle<br />
1L each of Piranha,<br />
Bud Candy, and Final Phase<br />
Bud Candy has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Bud Candy<br />
has been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,<br />
flood and drain and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
Piranha has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Piranha has<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,<br />
flood and drain and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
Final Phase has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Final Phase<br />
has been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,<br />
flood and drain and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
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• Guide: “How to Take Perfect Cuttings<br />
Every Time”<br />
• Bonus CD: “Cloning for <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields”<br />
• Bonus CD: “Getting <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields with<br />
Organics”<br />
move on up To THe nexT<br />
level in bigger, eaSier<br />
yieldS, and no more pH<br />
or ppm meTering or<br />
adjuSTing ever again!<br />
When you take home this money-saving<br />
Expert Grower Bundle and get the<br />
benefits of the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System®, you step up and enter the door to<br />
getting proven advantages from the only<br />
hydroponics nutrients system guaranteed<br />
to give your plants everything they need to<br />
produce bigger yields.<br />
Not only that, using the System means<br />
you can stop worrying about pH and PPM<br />
metering and adjusting. Yes, you heard<br />
correctly! Just use any of the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System base nutrients in water<br />
that has a pH range from 4.5 to 8.5, and your<br />
plants will perfectly absorb all the nutrients<br />
they need. You’ll agree that makes growing a<br />
whole lot easier for you, doesn’t it?<br />
you’re geTTing all THe<br />
rigHT ingredienTS For<br />
maximized yieldS<br />
Your plants are taken care of from roots to<br />
shoots and everything in between with the<br />
Expert Grower Bundle, a flowering system<br />
base nutrient and our Hobbyist Bundle<br />
combined to deliver precise nutrition to<br />
every part of your flowering plant. The<br />
Expert Grower Bundle gives you so much.<br />
Piranha promotes your root mass as<br />
well as helps your plants create a thick mat<br />
of lateral and vertical roots, enabling your<br />
plants to support your larger yields, and it<br />
allows your plants to take in nutrients faster<br />
during the critical phases of the flowering<br />
cycle where gains are won or lost.<br />
Bud Candy is like cotton candy for your<br />
flowers – gooey, sticky, and radiating with<br />
colorful glints of light and sparkles catching<br />
your eyes and flying off in every direction.<br />
Bud Candy is the world’s only 100% organic<br />
aroma, taste, and yield enhancer that also<br />
discourages your plants’ mid-bloom stall<br />
so that they have the energy to make larger,<br />
tastier, more aromatic flowers for you.<br />
Final Phase flushes your crops, getting<br />
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rid of any leftover residual fertilizer that<br />
can sometimes affect the taste of your<br />
product. Congratulations. You’re taking the<br />
next step to a simple but highly effective<br />
Expert Grower Level® that will take your<br />
plants further faster, getting you maximum<br />
yields like clockwork with every harvest.<br />
This <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundle gives you a free<br />
container of Final Phase, the super efficient<br />
flushing formula that won’t slow down bud<br />
growth or decrease flower size!<br />
you’ll uSe THe bigger<br />
yieldS bundleS & SySTem<br />
To eaSily grow juicier,<br />
more valuable HarveSTS<br />
Now you can have your cake and eat it<br />
too. Get the Hobbyist and Expert Bundles<br />
and join the many prosperous growers<br />
using our simple <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System, guaranteed to give you reliably<br />
large harvests.<br />
Your Hobbyist and Expert Grower<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundles are the first two steps<br />
on your exciting journey to a place where<br />
the huge harvests you’ve always dreamed of<br />
are guaranteed to become reality.<br />
The bold truth is that at every level of<br />
the System – Hobbyist, Expert Grower,<br />
Professional Grower, and Grand Master<br />
Grower – you get fantastic yields. But when<br />
you step up to the next level, you get even<br />
larger yields and even more protection for<br />
your crops. You’re climbing the stairway to<br />
maximum harvests!<br />
combining THe HobbyiST<br />
and experT bundleS<br />
giveS you:<br />
All the supplements you need for juicier<br />
flowers at the Expert Level from your<br />
plants’ roots to the top of your flowers and<br />
everything in between:<br />
• pH Perfect® formulas that work with<br />
all the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System<br />
base nutrients, so you can forget about<br />
pH and PPM metering and adjusting.<br />
Your plants get all the nutrition they<br />
need, and you never have to use those<br />
meters ever again.
• The only specifically engineered<br />
hydroponics flowering system with all<br />
formulas guaranteed to work together<br />
so that your plants give you the largest<br />
flowers ever grown.<br />
• Standardized mixing and measuring,<br />
just 4 mL per Liter for the System’s base<br />
nutrients and 2 mL per Liter for all<br />
supplements.<br />
• Exclusive bloom-feeding ingredients<br />
for big fat flowers.<br />
Oh, another cool thing we almost forgot to<br />
tell you about:<br />
There’s a free formula in the Hobbyist<br />
Bundle and another free formula in the<br />
Expert Grower Bundle.<br />
Go ahead and start “stacking” your<br />
bundles. Take the Expert Grower Bundle<br />
home and try it, then decide.<br />
It’s backed by a No-Risk 100% Money<br />
Back Guarantee, so you won’t even be<br />
risking one penny. Then you can see for<br />
yourself the bigger yields you’ll be getting.<br />
When you use the Hobbyist and Expert<br />
Grower <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundles along with<br />
one of our new and improved superpotent<br />
base nutrients, you get the easiest, most<br />
valuable, and biggest yields ever.<br />
In addition to that, you never have to<br />
bother with pH or PPM again when you<br />
use your <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundles with any<br />
of our base nutrients. That’s right, just mix<br />
your <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundles formulas and<br />
our base nutrients in any type of water with<br />
a pH range of 4.5 to 8.5 and you’ll see your<br />
plants rapidly absorb all the nutrients they<br />
need for bigger yields. No pH metering or<br />
adjusting needed!<br />
And get this: your <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Bundles<br />
continually fatten your flowers while<br />
making them taste so much better.<br />
Special carbohydrates and other natural<br />
ingredients in Bud Candy make your flowers<br />
taste like cotton candy. Unique chelates in<br />
Final Phase rinse unused nutrients from<br />
your crop to give you a clean, sweet taste<br />
that everyone will crave.<br />
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Your entire plant – from your huge root<br />
mass to the tops of your gargantuan flowers<br />
– is automatically taken care of when you<br />
use our Expert Grower and Hobbyist <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Bundles along with one of our superb<br />
new and improved base nutrients.<br />
Best of all, you’re using the only pH<br />
Perfect nutrients system guaranteed to give<br />
you bigger more consistent yields and much<br />
less work. Plus, you never risk even one<br />
penny because if for any reason you’re not<br />
absolutely delighted just return your bundle<br />
for a full refund.<br />
Get one of our new and improved base<br />
nutrients along with a Hobbyist Bundle and<br />
this Expert Grower Bundle, and go to the<br />
checkout counter so you can get started on<br />
bigger yields right now.<br />
As always, we’re dedicated to your<br />
gardening success.<br />
Add any of the AN<br />
Base Nutrients<br />
® ® ®<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System bundles<br />
of Hobbyist, Expert Grower, Professional<br />
Grower, and Grand Master Grower enhance<br />
and build upon each other — exponentially<br />
increasing your growing success as you “level<br />
up” and add to your starting system. Expert<br />
Grower Bundle shown here.<br />
=<br />
or<br />
or<br />
+<br />
Results<br />
Guaranteed !!!<br />
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profeSSional Grower bundle<br />
1L each of Tarantula,<br />
Nirvana, and Sensizym<br />
Tarantula, Nirvana and Sensizym have<br />
been specially designed for use with<br />
all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir,<br />
and soil growing mediums. They have<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,<br />
flood and drain and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
Add any of the AN<br />
Base Nutrients<br />
=<br />
or<br />
or<br />
Results<br />
Guaranteed !!!<br />
THe bigger yieldS Flowering<br />
SySTem ® - proFeSSional<br />
grower level ®<br />
THe boTTom line<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering system is<br />
organized into four different levels of<br />
performance. At the Professional Grower<br />
Level®, serious growers with a good level of<br />
cropping experience, and growers moving<br />
up from the Expert Grower Level®, will<br />
increase their yields by a large percentage<br />
over the Hobbyist Level®.<br />
overview<br />
Growers who have mastered applying a<br />
variety of crop enhancers through the<br />
growing cycle will be able to follow an<br />
enhanced feeding program by applying<br />
three more bioenhancers than are available<br />
at the Expert Grower Level.<br />
The special combination of bacteria,<br />
enzymes, carbohydrates, humates, bloom<br />
cofactors, and vitamins pushes and supports<br />
crops at an increased metabolic rate over<br />
other feeding programs.<br />
Growers will have bigger root systems<br />
and bushier plants to support the extra<br />
demand and yields created by driving the<br />
crop’s metabolism at higher rates.<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System bundles<br />
of Hobbyist, Expert Grower, Professional<br />
Grower, and Grand Master Grower enhance<br />
and build upon each other — exponentially<br />
increasing your growing success as you<br />
“level up” and add to your starting system.<br />
Professional Grower Bundle shown here.<br />
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producTS in THe<br />
proFeSSional arSenal:<br />
Tarantula promotes naturally occurring<br />
growth factors that help to increase plant<br />
leaf and root mass for bigger yields. The<br />
beneficial bacteria in the liquid suspension<br />
will quickly colonize the growing medium<br />
and root system when applied with the<br />
nutrients in the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System.<br />
The diverse species of bacteria in the<br />
formula form symbiotic (mutually beneficial)<br />
relationships with the growth medium<br />
and directly with the root system. Some of<br />
the bacterium selected are able to help reduce<br />
the effects of stresses in the root zone,<br />
convert organic residues to plant-available<br />
substances, and naturally release beneficial<br />
growth cofactors.<br />
Nirvana stimulates a higher metabolic<br />
rate of activity in crops, promoting faster<br />
growth rates and larger yields. Nirvana is<br />
formulated by combining organic bloom<br />
stimulants with premium quality compost<br />
tea. Water, nutrients, light energy, and<br />
carbon dioxide can be processed by the<br />
plant at faster rates, stimulating higher levels<br />
of production.<br />
Vitamins, carbohydrates, amino acids,<br />
and bloom cofactors created in the perfect<br />
ratios trigger the plant to produce at a<br />
higher rate. Plants will tend to have tighter<br />
internodes through flowering, making<br />
better use of artificial light sources for<br />
higher yields.<br />
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Sensizym is proven to create healthier<br />
growing mediums, reduce food sources for<br />
pathogens, and improve nutrient availability<br />
in all types of growing systems. The blend<br />
of over 80 digestive enzymes contained in<br />
the formula is highly bioactive and naturally<br />
occurring.<br />
The enzymes quickly digest fertilizers,<br />
decaying roots, and other organic matter,<br />
converting it into a source of energy for plant<br />
growth. Growers using Sensizym in their<br />
feeding program will keep root membranes<br />
cleaner and free of debris that can impede<br />
the rapid absorption of nutrients, thereby<br />
creating bigger yields.
THe bigger yieldS<br />
Flowering SySTem -<br />
grand maSTer grower<br />
level ®<br />
THe boTTom line<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System<br />
is organized into four different levels<br />
of performance. At the Grand Master<br />
Level, you can expect a huge increase in<br />
performance over the Hobbyist Level.<br />
® ® ®<br />
overview<br />
Products available to growers at the<br />
Grand Master Grower Level use powerful<br />
plant enhancers that will increase crop<br />
weight and reduce cropping time, and are<br />
combined with the nutrients and additives<br />
used through the Hobbyist, Expert Grower,<br />
and Professional Grower Levels.<br />
These powerful plant enhancers will<br />
also increase essential oil production, and<br />
promote a stronger and faster flowering<br />
response, while creating plants that are more<br />
resistant to the stresses of intensive growing<br />
environments.<br />
Growers who have mastered the cropgrowing<br />
environment and want to achieve<br />
the ultimate results possible will benefit the<br />
greatest from choosing the Grand Master<br />
Grower bundle.<br />
producTS in THe grand<br />
maSTer arSenal:<br />
Bud Ignitor creates a stronger and<br />
quicker flowering response in crops when<br />
switching from vegetative growth into the<br />
bloom phase. Plants are able to channel<br />
more energy into creating blooms rather<br />
than leaf growth, increasing yields and<br />
reducing cropping time. Bud Ignitor is<br />
added the first week of initiating the bloom<br />
phase in order to trigger a faster flowering<br />
response. Bud Ignitor will also decrease<br />
internodal distances, giving growers more<br />
fruits and flowers instead of stems at<br />
harvest time.<br />
Grand MaSter Grower bundle<br />
The <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System bundles<br />
of Hobbyist, Expert Grower, Professional<br />
Grower, and Grand Master Grower enhance<br />
and build upon each other — exponentially<br />
increasing your growing success as you “level<br />
up” and add to your starting system. Grand<br />
Master Grower Bundle shown here.<br />
Rhino Skin protects plants from excessive<br />
water loss in hot and dry environments and<br />
promotes a stronger resistance to foliar<br />
diseases and insects such as spider mites.<br />
The ingredients in the formulation are<br />
quickly absorbed and create an effective<br />
barrier between the plant and potential<br />
damage from environmental conditions and<br />
insects. Food-grade silicate, an ingredient in<br />
the formulation, is translocated by the plant<br />
into the spaces between plant cells and into<br />
the cell wall, creating hardier and tougher<br />
plant cells. Rhino Skin is used throughout<br />
the flowering phase and allows other key<br />
ingredients in the formula to increase flower<br />
and fruit densities, creating bigger yields.<br />
Bud Factor X creates superior quality<br />
yields by triggering the plant to create<br />
more resins and terpenoids. Bioactive<br />
components and cofactors stimulate this<br />
natural process. Higher quality harvests<br />
are created by enticing the plants' inherent<br />
response to produce and secrete essential<br />
oils. Plants also become less likely to fall<br />
victim to insect attacks and flower diseases,<br />
but are able to maintain the photosynthetic<br />
process at increased rates under intensive<br />
growing conditions.<br />
1L each of Bud Ignitor,<br />
Bud Factor X, and Rhino Skin<br />
Bud Ignitor, Bud Factor X and Rhino<br />
Skin have been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. They have<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,<br />
flood and drain and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
=<br />
Add any of the AN<br />
Base Nutrients<br />
Results<br />
Guaranteed !!!<br />
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or<br />
or<br />
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Fast Flowers<br />
How To Get Flowering In 5 Days Instead of 10<br />
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Question: Bud Ignitor looks pretty strong. Is it going to<br />
raise my ppm?<br />
ansWer: Bud Ignitor is concentrated and powerful. If you are<br />
using it as a standalone formula without also using our <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Flowering System®, you should monitor ppm. You’ll<br />
probably see it go up about 200 ppm. But when you use<br />
Bud Ignitor in our System, pH and ppm are already balanced<br />
for you so that you don’t have to think about it at all.<br />
Question: Looks like Bud Ignitor is going to give me a big<br />
boost. Why do I need to use any other bloom boosters?<br />
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What you need to knoW<br />
By feeding your plants certain nutrients<br />
and co-factors, you can shift their focus<br />
from growing stems to growing flowers,<br />
influencing them to grow more flowers in<br />
less time than they would without those<br />
nutrients and co-factors. Do it right, and<br />
you can see signs of flowering in about five<br />
days instead of ten. You’ll also see bigger,<br />
healthier, more profitable flowers because<br />
the more quickly they reach peak bloom<br />
phase, the bigger they’ll be come harvest<br />
time.<br />
the problem<br />
Finding the right nutrients and co-factors,<br />
and blending them in the correct ratios<br />
isn’t always easy.<br />
our solution<br />
Bud Ignitor is created specifically to give<br />
you more flowers in less time. Bud Ignitor<br />
will create more flowering sites and ignite<br />
faster flowering response in your highvalue<br />
plants, resulting in bigger yields. It<br />
will even reduce cropping times in general<br />
so that you can grow an extra half- to one<br />
full crop per year.<br />
the details<br />
When plants transition from vegetative<br />
growth to flowering, they undergo<br />
tremendous change.<br />
By using special extracts from kelp, the<br />
nutrient ratios and proprietary co-factors<br />
in Bud Ignitor will amplify your plant’s<br />
natural flowering response so that you’ll<br />
see blooming faster.<br />
What you can expect<br />
from bud ignitor<br />
• Heightened essential oil production<br />
• <strong>Bigger</strong>, easier yields - just pour in 2 mL<br />
per Liter when you transition between<br />
photoperiods to trigger the bloom<br />
phase.<br />
• Optimal levels of pure phosphate and<br />
potassium to give you bigger flowers,<br />
faster.<br />
• An extra ½ to 1 crop per year.<br />
• More time in peak bloom phase<br />
rather than wasted energy and time<br />
developing more stem and leaf growth.<br />
As you can see, Bud Ignitor is one<br />
of our simpler, more focused products.<br />
But make no mistake, what it lacks in<br />
complexity, it more than makes up for in<br />
performance. You are guaranteed more<br />
profitable flowers, and in greater number.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ansWer: Your plants have a bloom season, but during that<br />
season, they need different types of ingredients to produce<br />
larger, more potent buds. Bud Ignitor starts your season by<br />
rapidly creating numerous budding sites and earlier flowers.<br />
Later on, your plants need different formulas as they move<br />
into peak bloom and then to harvest.<br />
Question: Should I use Bud Ignitor as a foliar feed?<br />
ansWer: No. The ingredients are designed to be fed into roots,<br />
where they will be absorbed, converted, and transported up into<br />
your plants to increase your floral development and quality.<br />
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BUD IGNITOR - Bloom Phase Initiator<br />
Bud Ignitor is created<br />
specifically to give you more<br />
flowers in less time.<br />
Early development & number of budding sites<br />
EARLY FLOWER DEVELOPMENT & NUMBER OF BUDDING SITES<br />
With<br />
Bud Ignitor<br />
Without<br />
Bud Ignitor<br />
Bud Ignitor gives you significant percentage increases in how soon your<br />
flowers start forming, and in how many flowers your plants form. This<br />
adds up to larger, earlier harvests.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
product type:<br />
Early-Phase Bud Bulker.<br />
garden types:<br />
Bud Ignitor has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Bud Ignitor<br />
has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
When to use:<br />
Use in the first two weeks of bloom phase.<br />
mixing directions:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during the first 2<br />
weeks of your flowering phase.<br />
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By using special extracts from kelp, the nutrient ratios and proprietary<br />
co-factors in Bud Ignitor will amplify your plant’s natural flowering<br />
response so you’ll see blooming faster.<br />
groWer experience leVel:<br />
Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
benefits and features:<br />
• <strong>Bigger</strong> yields<br />
• More budding sites<br />
• Earlier floral development<br />
• Savings of time and money<br />
• Larger flowers<br />
• More essential oils<br />
• More crop cycles per year.<br />
Volume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L
Maximum Mass<br />
How swelling root mass increases yield potential<br />
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QuestiOn: Is Piranha going to get me bigger buds in soil<br />
and in an organic program, or is it just for hydroponics?<br />
ansWer: Piranha enhances growth and yield in any type of<br />
gardening situation, including soil and organics. It is a 100%<br />
organic formula.<br />
QuestiOn: My friend told me that Piranha can be used with<br />
some other of your formulas to get even more impact. Is<br />
this true?<br />
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What yOu need tO knOW<br />
By now, I’m sure you’re aware that your<br />
roots are what provide your plants with<br />
just about everything they need to grow.<br />
The greater your plants’ root mass is, the<br />
stronger, healthier, and BIGGER you<br />
plants will be. By using beneficial fungi to<br />
increase your plants’ root mass, you’ll be<br />
taking advantage of an incredible method<br />
of maximizing your garden’s production.<br />
Beneficial fungi are valuable tools, but<br />
it’s important to note that it really does<br />
matter what type of fungi you use and<br />
where those fungi come from.<br />
here’s the prOblem<br />
In order to reap the benefits of beneficial<br />
fungi, you need to add the right types of<br />
the two major varieties of beneficial fungi:<br />
Endomycorrhiza and Ectomycorrhiza.<br />
Endomycorrhiza and Ectomycorrhiza<br />
are the biggest names in beneficial fungi<br />
and both have been proven to increase<br />
mass and root function in the types of<br />
plants we grow. When used together, and<br />
correctly, they can have a potent effect on<br />
the size and efficiency of your precious<br />
plants’ root systems.<br />
In addition, it’s important to realize<br />
how critical the source of your supplement<br />
is.<br />
When a hydroponics company makes<br />
the choice to save time, effort, and money<br />
by hiring a third-party company to bulk<br />
produce or bulk combine microbes<br />
without testing them for specific plant<br />
appropriateness or microbial compatibility,<br />
it’s usually the individual grower like you<br />
who suffers.<br />
That’s really just a fancy way of saying,<br />
that if you want a fungi supplement to<br />
actually work for your plants, you’ll have<br />
to find one that is designed especially for<br />
the plants you grow.<br />
Our sOlutiOn<br />
Piranha, the beneficial fungi supplement<br />
from Advanced Nutrients, is a blend of<br />
twelve species of endomycorrhizal and<br />
ectomycorrhizal fungi. And Piranha is<br />
never outsourced.<br />
In fact, Advanced Nutrients is the only<br />
hydroponics nutrient company in the<br />
world manufacturing all our microbial<br />
products ourselves, with a full-time Ph.D.<br />
microbiologist personally supervising<br />
all aspects of production. That’s how we<br />
ensure the finished product is best suited<br />
to the special plants we care for.<br />
These carefully selected and isolated<br />
species of fungi occur naturally in healthy<br />
soils and root systems, and are cleanly<br />
sourced. The fungi colonize and grow in<br />
the root system and growing medium to<br />
provide an enormous number of benefits<br />
to the crop.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ansWer: It’s true. Using Piranha with our two other<br />
beneficial microbes products (Voodoo Juice and Tarantula)<br />
will create a fertile, naturally enhanced root zone for strong<br />
plants and maximum harvests.<br />
QuestiOn: Does Piranha leave a bad residue?<br />
ansWer: Piranha foliar spray leaves no toxic residue. We always<br />
recommend that you lightly mist your flowers about a week before<br />
harvest, and then don’t apply any more foliars after that.<br />
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PIRANHA - Root Zone Enhancer / Plant Nutrition Support<br />
What it dOes fOr yOu<br />
Piranha introduces beneficial fungal<br />
microorganisms into growing mediums<br />
and plants to promote healthier crops,<br />
bigger root systems, and increased nutrient<br />
uptake for bigger yields.<br />
Also, Piranha helps to protect crops<br />
from common stresses that occur when<br />
growing indoors.<br />
By using<br />
beneficial fungi<br />
that increase<br />
your plants’ root<br />
mass, you'll be taking<br />
advantage of an<br />
incredible method<br />
of maximizing your<br />
garden's production.<br />
the details<br />
Trichoderma fungi are microscopic<br />
living organisms that thrive in the root<br />
environment. They are highly aggressive<br />
towards bacteria and fungi that are<br />
“unfriendly” to plants, thereby helping to<br />
prevent and control many root diseases<br />
and disorders.<br />
Mycorrhizae are a type of fungi that<br />
live on and inside plant roots.<br />
Each of our microbial strains is<br />
individually bred in a purpose-built<br />
10,000-liter breeding reactor. Our<br />
microbes are later taken to an evaporation<br />
tower and gently dried. Then the Piranha<br />
super strains are carefully recombined.<br />
hOW it WOrks<br />
The microbial strains form a “symbiotic”<br />
or beneficial relationship with the plant.<br />
The plant’s roots secrete and exude<br />
wastes that act as a food source to the<br />
mycorrhizal fungi, nourishing them and<br />
allowing for them to multiply. In return,<br />
the mycorrhizae act as an extension of<br />
Microbial strains form a “symbiotic” or beneficial relationship with the plant. The plant’s waste feeds<br />
the microbes and the microbes enhance the plants root system, maximizing plant growth rate.<br />
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BIGGER<br />
MORE<br />
POTENT<br />
FLOWERS<br />
PROTECTS<br />
PLANTS<br />
FROM<br />
ROT<br />
DISEASES<br />
STRESS<br />
700%<br />
ROOT MASS<br />
INCREASE<br />
Piranha increases root mass so you get<br />
stronger plants that produce more valuable<br />
harvests.<br />
the plant’s own root system, delivering the<br />
plant more water and nutrients so that the<br />
plant will secrete more waste to them as it<br />
grows at an increased rate.<br />
When active colonies of trichoderma<br />
fungi from Piranha are present, potential<br />
pathogens may not multiply to reach<br />
infection levels due to the control achieved<br />
by the various trichoderma fungi. Larger<br />
root systems are able to absorb and store<br />
more water and nutrients, helping to<br />
protect plants from over-feeding.<br />
Plants treated with Piranha will have<br />
much larger and healthier root systems,<br />
giving crops the ability to channel more<br />
water and nutrients into heavy blooms and<br />
fruits while reducing the stress on the plant.<br />
All that adds up to one thing: bigger yields.<br />
hOW tO use<br />
For bigger yields in hydroponics,<br />
aeroponics, soil, or soilless gardens,<br />
Piranha is best applied as soon as cuttings<br />
or seedlings begin to establish roots.<br />
Piranha can also be used as a<br />
pretreatment in new growing mediums or<br />
to recondition organic growing mediums<br />
for reuse.
Each of Piranha’s microbial strains is individually bred in a purpose-built 10,000 liter breeding<br />
reactor. Our microbes are later taken to an evaporation tower and gently dried. Then the Piranha<br />
super strains are carefully recombined.<br />
final thOuGhts<br />
The bottom line is this: Piranha is the<br />
best beneficial fungi supplement on the<br />
market, designed specifically for the types<br />
of plants you grow, and it has a ton of great<br />
prOduCt type:<br />
Root Mass Expander.<br />
Garden types:<br />
Piranha has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir and other growing media. Piranha has<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems (aeroponic, drip irrigation<br />
and emitters, NFT, flood & drain).<br />
When tO use:<br />
Cloning, early seedlings, transplanting,<br />
early grow phase, early bloom phase.<br />
miXinG direCtiOns:<br />
Liquid: Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks<br />
1 and 2 of your flowering phase.<br />
Powder: Use 1g per Liter during weeks 1<br />
to 2 of bloom phase.<br />
GrOWer eXperienCe leVel:<br />
Expert Grower Level®, Professional Grower<br />
Level® and Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
benefits and features:<br />
• Maximizes root absorption of oxygen,<br />
nutrients and water<br />
• Maximizes root growth for optimum<br />
yields<br />
• Helps your roots gain surface mass<br />
• Maximizes production of floral essential<br />
oils<br />
• Maximizes aromatics<br />
• Ensures higher survival rate for clones<br />
and seedlings<br />
• Powder is OMRI Certfied Organic.<br />
VOlume:<br />
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benefits to offer, such as:<br />
• Maximizing root absorption of oxygen,<br />
nutrients, and water.<br />
• Maximizing root growth for optimum<br />
yields.<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
• Helping roots gain surface mass.<br />
• Maximizing production of floral<br />
essential oils, increasing and adding<br />
depth to both flavor and aroma.<br />
• Increasing the overall health and<br />
wellbeing of your entire crop by giving<br />
your plants the ability to gather vital<br />
nutrients during times of high stress.<br />
Piranha is guaranteed to improve yields,<br />
root systems, and crop health because the<br />
correct combinations and ratios of these<br />
highly specialized microorganisms have<br />
been carefully researched to create the best<br />
possible formulation.<br />
If you want to take advantage of the<br />
growth maximizing effects of symbiotic<br />
beneficial fungi, then Piranha is the logical<br />
choice.<br />
Powder:<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Protect<br />
Your Roots<br />
How to Properly Inoculate Your Root<br />
Zone with Beneficial Bacteria<br />
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QUESTION: I see that you also have two other formulas that go<br />
into the root zone. Will I get more benefits if I use all three, or<br />
can I just use Tarantula?<br />
ANSWER: It’s true that we offer Voodoo Juice beneficial microbes and<br />
Piranha beneficial fungi, both of which have unique root and yield<br />
enhancing benefits. We offer those formulas and Tarantula because<br />
the combined array of beneficial elements when using the three<br />
together gives you the most dynamic, supernaturally performing<br />
root zone that revs up your roots, plant growth, and yield size. You<br />
can definitely use any of our beneficial products by themselves and<br />
get increased growth and yield, but used together, they get you the<br />
healthiest and most productive plants possible.<br />
QUESTION: My buddy used your Voodoo, Tarantula and Piranha<br />
and said his roots got humongous. Can that be a problem?<br />
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WhAT yOU NEEd TO kNOW<br />
Your root zone is a battleground of helpful<br />
and harmful bacteria. So, for best yields, the<br />
goal is simple: maximize helpful bacteria and<br />
eliminate harmful bacteria.<br />
ThE pROblEm<br />
There are tens of thousands of beneficial<br />
bacteria to choose from. To inoculate your<br />
root zone so that you can grow competitive,<br />
high-value buds, you need the strongest,<br />
most effective types of bacteria and in the<br />
right amounts.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
Tarantula is a powdered microbial inoculate,<br />
that contains billions of dormant beneficial<br />
microbes that will colonize the plant when<br />
applied to the root zone or foliage.<br />
WhAT dOES IT dO ExAcTly?<br />
A few things. First, it improves growth rates,<br />
which translates into bigger yields.<br />
Second, it protects your roots from<br />
diseases.<br />
Last, Tarantula protects your plants from<br />
environmental stresses like heat, which is an<br />
ever-present obstacle under intense indoor<br />
lighting. The commonly used black plastic<br />
pots, for example, can get very hot under<br />
high-intensity lighting. When your plants<br />
are small, without much foliage or canopy<br />
to provide protection, your plants are highly<br />
exposed. Tarantula solves this problem.<br />
The commonly used black plastic pots,<br />
for example, can get very hot under highintensity<br />
lighting. And when the plants<br />
are small, without much foliage or canopy,<br />
the plants are fully exposed with minimal<br />
protection. Tarantula solves this problem.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
• Bacteria in Tarantula help break down<br />
organic matter in the root zone for<br />
increased nutrient availability.<br />
• Decomposing organic matter is the<br />
preferred breeding ground for harmful<br />
bacteria. By having friendly bacteria<br />
eat this decomposing material and turn<br />
it into food for your plants, you’re not<br />
only removing pathogenic threats,<br />
you’re feeding your plants extra highquality<br />
food that otherwise wouldn’t be<br />
available.<br />
• When using Tarantula, you can expect<br />
an observable, day-and-night difference<br />
in your plants within a couple of weeks<br />
of first use. Expect to see tighter internodal<br />
spacing, and therefore better,<br />
bushier branching.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ANSWER: Your plants’ roots will get as big as they can get given the<br />
space they’re growing in. This will give you more root support for<br />
bigger yields. We’ve never seen a case where the roots got so big that<br />
it caused problems for growers.<br />
QUESTION: I grow all organic in soil. Why do I still need to use<br />
beneficial microbes?<br />
ANSWER: If you could import the richest, healthiest, most<br />
undisturbed and fertile outdoor soil into your garden, you’d have a<br />
rich broth of beneficial microbes. But that kind of soil will also have<br />
pathogens and insects in it, and it is usually not the right porosity<br />
or pH for your types of plants or gardening. Truth be told, most soil<br />
you buy is either biologically dead, or it’s diseased. By adding the<br />
right types of beneficial microbes to your soil, you ensure that only<br />
beneficial elements gain dominance there.<br />
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TARANTULA - Liquid Bacterial Microbial Root Colonizer<br />
• The driving force behind the power<br />
of Tarantula is biodiversity, which is<br />
especially useful for inert growing<br />
mediums like rockwool.<br />
• Of the tens of thousands of species and<br />
subspecies of bacteria, our researchers<br />
have managed to confirm which ones<br />
actually go to work for the specific highvalue<br />
crops you grow.<br />
hOW IT WORkS<br />
The key word here is biodiversity. Specifically,<br />
there are 11 species of bacteria, each chosen<br />
by our in-house scientists, that provide 1.4<br />
billion colony-forming units per gram. This<br />
makes for a very potent bacteria inoculate.<br />
Each of these 11 species falls into one of<br />
three major categories of bacteria type.<br />
Bacteria Type #1: Bacillus<br />
This is the strongest of the three and is<br />
extremely hostile toward anaerobic bacteria<br />
(the bad guys).<br />
How strong is it? It’s used as a litmus test<br />
for autoclaves in the lab. If the high-pressure<br />
saturated steam from an autoclave isn’t fully<br />
functional, bacillus species will survive the<br />
onslaught. That makes them a very strong<br />
ally to have in your root zone.<br />
INCREASE<br />
YOUR<br />
GROWTH RATE<br />
AND YIELD<br />
DESIGNED BY<br />
SCIENTISTS<br />
STRONGER<br />
ROOTS<br />
PROTECT YOUR<br />
PLANTS<br />
SPECIALLY-BRED<br />
MICROBES<br />
Tarantula works for your plants in every type<br />
of hydroponics and soil system, guaranteeing<br />
you increased harvest rewards.<br />
Also, some bacillus species included in<br />
Tarantula secrete enzymes that improve<br />
nutrient uptake. These enzymes break down<br />
organic matter, helping to improve nutrient<br />
availability and remove decomposing<br />
material, which is the ideal breeding ground<br />
for pathogenic bacteria.<br />
Once bacillus has set up shop, which it<br />
does quickly, it also paves the way for other<br />
desirable bacteria in Tarantula.<br />
Bacteria Type #2: Arthrobacter<br />
Arthobacter are nitrogen fixing and growth<br />
promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), that<br />
colonize plant roots and release indole acetic<br />
acid, (the most well known auxin, a plant<br />
growth hormone) into plant sap directly.<br />
They show antifungal activity and increase<br />
siderophores (which chelate and absorb iron).<br />
Bacteria Type #3: Paenibacillus<br />
Paenibacillus are also efficient nitrogen fixing<br />
PGPR, which are able to take atmospheric<br />
nitrogen and convert it to ammonia which<br />
the plants can directly use. They also do a<br />
lot of work improving nutrient availability<br />
most importantly phosphorous, which works<br />
along with potassium in the bloom phase to<br />
bring you great yields.<br />
Paenibacillus release cytokinin, a plant<br />
growth hormone that promotes cell division<br />
and help regulate leaf formation, mitotic<br />
division, differentiation and branching.<br />
WhEN cAN yOU Apply<br />
TARANTUlA?<br />
We don’t recommend applying Tarantula<br />
until your plants have started rooting.<br />
As soon as plants have developed a small<br />
set of roots, usually about a week after<br />
root initiation, you can begin applying<br />
Tarantula. This is because the bacteria will<br />
only really “stick” to the roots when plants<br />
are present. Applying Tarantula too early<br />
severely diminishes its effectiveness.<br />
Once your colonies of bacteria have set<br />
up and created these web-like structures,<br />
they’re starting to stand on their own.<br />
Tarantula can be used with nutrients,<br />
or just plain water as a root drench.<br />
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Optimized biodiversity in the rhizosphere<br />
means bigger, healthier, more profitable yields<br />
for the grower.<br />
Tarantula can also be used as a foliar<br />
spray, but will require much more product.<br />
If you do want to use Tarantula as a foliar<br />
spray, we highly recommend using Wet<br />
Betty surfactant as well, as it will increase<br />
Tarantula’s effectiveness noticeably.<br />
Tarantula is<br />
a powdered<br />
microbial<br />
inoculate containing<br />
billions of dormant<br />
beneficial microbes<br />
that will colonize your<br />
plants when applied to<br />
the root zone or foliage.
As a foliar spray, the concentration is 2<br />
grams per liter, while as a root drench the<br />
concentration is 0.3 grams per liter. That<br />
means you won’t have to use much more<br />
than a liter for a crop covered by a 1000watt<br />
light.<br />
hOW OfTEN<br />
ShOUld yOU Apply<br />
TARANTUlA?<br />
At first, you should apply it frequently,<br />
whether it’s just with water, or with<br />
water and nutrients. For several weeks<br />
you should keep up a steady pace until<br />
colonization is established. See bottle for<br />
specifics.<br />
ARE ThERE pROdUcTS<br />
ThAT hElp TARANTUlA<br />
WORk bETTER?<br />
Yes. Piranha, Voodoo Juice, and Bud<br />
Factor X are the best allies to Tarantula.<br />
pROdUcT TypE:<br />
Root Mass Expander.<br />
gARdEN TypES:<br />
Tarantula has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Tarantula<br />
has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
Early growing phase, seedlings, cloning, first<br />
phase of bloom cycle.<br />
mIxINg dIREcTIONS:<br />
Liquid: Use 2 mL per liter (1 g in powder form)<br />
during weeks 1 and 2 of your bloom phase.<br />
Powder: Use 1g per Liter during weeks 1 to 2 of<br />
Our plant scientists have spent years studying tissue<br />
samples, in scrutinizing detail, to understand the<br />
special types of plants you grow, and exactly what<br />
helps them reach their full potential.<br />
bloom phase.<br />
gROWER ExpERIENcE lEVEl:<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand Master<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
bENEfITS ANd fEATURES:<br />
• Natural, more fertile root zone<br />
• <strong>Bigger</strong> yields<br />
• Plant protection and faster growth<br />
• Resistance to disease and stress<br />
• Increased nutrient uptake<br />
• Increased light intake and photosynthesis<br />
rates<br />
• Powder is OMRI Certified Organic.<br />
VOlUmE:<br />
Liquid:<br />
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250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
fINAl ThOUghTS<br />
Advanced Nutrients was one of the first<br />
companies in the marketplace to introduce<br />
this sort of inoculate.<br />
And while other hydroponics<br />
companies have followed suit, none to<br />
date have matched Tarantula's diversity,<br />
concentrations and ratios of beneficial<br />
bacteria.<br />
Tarantula has a very stable shelf life.<br />
Because it's in a powder formulation, it can<br />
stand a couple years on the shelf, and won't<br />
smell like liquid bottles would.<br />
Tarantula has been proven for years to<br />
give you a night and day difference you can<br />
observe within a week or two of the first<br />
use.<br />
So there you have it. You now know<br />
what Tarantula does, how, and why it's<br />
important. Remember though, you'll also<br />
need a good fungi inoculate for optimal<br />
performance. See the Piranha page for<br />
more info.<br />
23L<br />
Powder:<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Turn Big <strong>Buds</strong> Into<br />
Big Yields<br />
What Does an Effective Bloom Booster Look Like<br />
(and Is Yours Even Working)?
QUESTION: Can I use Big Bud® as my only bloom booster, or<br />
should I use it with other bloom boosters you recommend?<br />
ANSWER: Big Bud can be used as a stand-alone bloom booster,<br />
and you will see bigger buds as a result. Additionally, our<br />
research shows that using our bloom booster series (Bug Ignitor,<br />
Big Bud, Bud Candy, and Overdrive) will result in even larger<br />
and more valuable products.<br />
QUESTION: Will I have problems with over-fertilization when<br />
I use Big Bud with your potent base nutrients?<br />
ANSWER: Our scientists have designed customized programs for<br />
each of our base nutrients, so you can use Big Bud as directed<br />
by the base feed chart and get bigger buds with no worries<br />
about nutrient burn. When you use Big Bud as part of the<br />
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If you use bloom boosters, you are most<br />
likely hoping to see significant gains in<br />
your harvest for the money you spend.<br />
The sad thing is that most bloom<br />
boosters don’t measure up to the high<br />
standards of professionals like you. In<br />
fact, until recently, poorly absorbed forms<br />
of phosphorus and potassium (P and K)<br />
were the main ingredients in most bloom<br />
boosters.<br />
Worse still, almost all bloom<br />
boosters have incorrect ratios or types of<br />
phosphorus and potassium. Most provide<br />
double the amount of phosphorus to<br />
potassium, which is useless because your<br />
plants need much more potassium than<br />
phosphorus during bloom phase.<br />
Also, when too much phosphorus<br />
is dumped into your plants, it creates a<br />
potential for phosphorus toxicity working<br />
against flower production and overall<br />
plant health. It may even make your crops<br />
taste harsh, hurting your throat and lungs.<br />
WhAT ARE ThE BENEfITS?<br />
Studies show floral production revs up<br />
most when your plants get the full range<br />
and correct forms of substances called<br />
amino acids (which are the building<br />
blocks of proteins, terpenoids, phenols,<br />
and alkaloids).<br />
That means you want to give 20<br />
“L-form” amino acids to your plants,<br />
with especially important doses of<br />
L-tryptophan, L-Cysteine, L-Glutamate,<br />
and L-Glycine.<br />
This is because your plants utilize<br />
L-tryptophan to create an important floral<br />
growth hormone called indole acetic acid<br />
(IAA). Boosting synthesis of IAA creates<br />
larger flowers with more potency.<br />
L-Cysteine provides sulphur, and along<br />
with L-Glycine, is a prime element in<br />
formation of an internal plant protective<br />
compound called glutathione. Plants<br />
respond to bloom phase stress by making<br />
glutathione, which has a number of<br />
functions, including helping plants deal<br />
with heat stress, other environmental<br />
stressors, and free radicals.<br />
Tissue samples show that, because<br />
many hydroponics nutrients provide<br />
no amino acids, and because indoor<br />
gardening is inherently stressful to plants,<br />
many plants have glutathione deficiency,<br />
slowing metabolic functions. All this<br />
results in lower yields.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
The bottom line is this: Ascorbic acid,<br />
all 20 L-form amino acids, potassium<br />
and phosphorus are found in the correct<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
<strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System®, the System is configured to<br />
balance pH and PPM to optimum levels so you don’t have to<br />
be concerned about them.<br />
QUESTION: Why does Big Bud come in a liquid<br />
formulation?<br />
ANSWER: The liquid formulation provides more absorption<br />
and is easier for growers to use.<br />
QUESTION: What can I count on regarding the crop size<br />
increase that Big Bud gives me?<br />
ANSWER: Depending on your strain, growing conditions, and<br />
what level you are on in our <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering System,<br />
you varying rates of significant increase in harvest weight<br />
from Big Bud.<br />
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BIG BUD - Bloom Booster<br />
When you look at the facts and see the results,<br />
you have to agree that Big Bud offers you a<br />
convenient, reliable way to deliver a unique<br />
suite of bud-potentiating ingredients into your<br />
flowering plants.<br />
ratios in Big Bud®, an easy-to-use,<br />
bud-potentiating liquid created by our<br />
scientists.<br />
Here’s what you’re guaranteed to see<br />
when you use Big Bud®:<br />
• More flowers<br />
• More potent flowers<br />
• Larger, heavier, denser flowers<br />
• Liquid formula for easier mixing and<br />
absorption<br />
• Flowers with more essential oils,<br />
aromatics, terpenoids, phenols, and<br />
other potency factors<br />
• Measurable, significant increases in<br />
overall harvest weight and market value.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
PRODUCT TYPE:<br />
Mid- or All-Phase Bud Bulkers.<br />
GARDEN TYPES:<br />
Big Bud has been specially designed for use<br />
with all hydroponics, sphagnum, and other<br />
growing media. It has been developed for use<br />
with any and all hydroponics and continuous<br />
liquid feed growing systems (aeroponic, drip<br />
irrigation and emitters, NFT, flood & drain).<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
Peak bloom phase.<br />
MIXING DIRECTIONS:<br />
Liquid: Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 2<br />
through 4 of your bloom phase.<br />
Powder: Add 10 grams per 20 liters in your<br />
reservoir for weeks 2 to 5 of bloom phase.<br />
0%<br />
BIG BUD ABSOLUTELY DELIVERS LARGER YEILDS<br />
Big Bud THAN absolutely ANYCOMPETING delivers BLOOM larger BOOSTER! yields<br />
than any competing bloom booster!<br />
GROWER EXPERIENCE lEVEl:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Masters Grower Level®.<br />
BENEfITS AND fEATURES:<br />
• Larger, denser flowers<br />
• More essential oils<br />
• More aroma and taste<br />
• More attractive flowers<br />
• Higher market price for flowers<br />
• Larger harvests<br />
• More production per watt during lasts<br />
weeks of bloom phase.<br />
VOlUME:<br />
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QueStiOn: Is Bud Candy an all-organic formula, and will it<br />
work well if I am using synthetic nutrients?<br />
anSWer: Yes, Bud Candy is 100% organic so it fits perfectly<br />
with an organic program. It also powers your flowers when you<br />
are using synthetic nutrients.<br />
QueStiOn: Should I keep using Big Bud and CarboLoad to<br />
get bigger flowers while using Bud Candy?<br />
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What yOu neeD tO knOW<br />
If you're growing a high-value crop, then<br />
you need to stand out in your market. One<br />
of the best ways to do this is to develop a<br />
connoisseur-level taste in your product.<br />
One reliable way to develop connoisseurlevel<br />
taste is to use a combination of simple<br />
and complex carbohydrates and natural<br />
ingredients that will help your plants grow<br />
sweet and tasty.<br />
What theSe<br />
ingreDientS DO<br />
The simple and complex carbohydrates<br />
will keep your plants focused on growing.<br />
When your plants have to spend energy<br />
on creating these carbohydrates for<br />
themselves, they lose potential size<br />
and potency. With the right blend of<br />
carbohydrates supplemented, however,<br />
your plants can spend 100% of their time<br />
focused on growing tasty and profitable<br />
for you.<br />
Other natural ingredients and<br />
proprietary extracts can help your plants<br />
absorb nutrients better, maintain stress-free<br />
growing and give them a sweeter taste and<br />
aroma. You’ll be able to compete against any<br />
grower, indoor or outdoor, and still turn a<br />
healhy profit.<br />
Our SOlutiOn<br />
Bud Candy by Advanced Nutrients is a<br />
very simple way to get all of the benefits<br />
mentioned above. In fact, Advanced<br />
Nutrients scientists have observed you can<br />
count on the following benefits from Bud<br />
Candy:<br />
• Improved taste<br />
• Better aroma<br />
• Faster growth<br />
• Larger yields<br />
• Increased potency<br />
the DetailS<br />
Bud Candy is part of the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System, a combination of<br />
Advanced Nutrients products designed to<br />
deliver you the best harvest possible.<br />
Bud Candy supplements the natural<br />
carbohydrate and sugar reserves which<br />
gives the plant more energy for creating<br />
heavier yields. And, helps to unlock, within<br />
the plant's genetic potential, the natural and<br />
delicious flavors and aromas in flowers and<br />
fruits.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
anSWer: Our bloom system combines Big Bud and Bud<br />
Candy during a specific period of time in bloom phase because<br />
the two formulas complement each other for increased floral<br />
size and quality. Bud Candy contains the powerful sugars<br />
that CarboLoad contains, so you save money by not having to<br />
use CarboLoad. You’ll see maxed floral growth using our two<br />
formulas together.<br />
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BUD CANDY - Bloom Booster, Taste/Aroma Enhancer, Plant Protector<br />
hOW iS thiS<br />
accOmpliSheD?<br />
By getting the most out of every chemical<br />
reaction your plant goes through.<br />
Your plants will naturally create their<br />
own carbohydrates for energy through<br />
photosynthesis. However, when your plant<br />
is stressed, these natural resources can be<br />
taxed. When that happens, your harvest<br />
suffers, because energy that could be used<br />
for growing is being used for handling<br />
stress, and growing stalls.<br />
Carbohydrates are metabolized in almost<br />
every chemical process within a plant.<br />
When your plants have an abundance of<br />
carbohydrates, all of the chemical processes,<br />
from photosynthesis to DNA synthesis, run<br />
much more efficiently, giving your plant<br />
metabolic leverage to grow.<br />
As any grower knows, there are all kinds<br />
of plant stress; from pests to pathogens,<br />
transplanting, light, environmental<br />
elements... and every grow cycle will be a an<br />
exercise is fending these off.<br />
So, ensuring your plants have a<br />
storehouse of high-quality carbohydrates,<br />
POSITIVE RESPONSES FROM CROP TESTERS<br />
67% BETTER TASTE<br />
59% BETTER AROMA<br />
43% FASTER GROWTH<br />
29% LARGER YIELDS<br />
100%<br />
50%<br />
37% MORE POTENT<br />
PROFESSIONAL GROWERS IN A BLIND CROP TEST FOUND BUD CANDY<br />
IMPROVES Blind taste FLAVOR, tests AROMA, conducted GROWTH, PC, AND by YEILD experienced<br />
OF YOUR CROPS<br />
growers and connoisseurs showed that Bud<br />
Candy buds have better flavor, aroma,<br />
potency & market value.<br />
ready to handle any and all challenges, will<br />
go a long way toward ensuring a bumper<br />
harvest.<br />
nOt all carbOhyDrateS<br />
are createD eQually<br />
There are different classes of carbohydrates,<br />
and different types of carbohydrates<br />
within those classes. The classes are as<br />
follows: monosaccharide, disaccharide<br />
and polysaccharides. “Saccharide”, from<br />
the Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), means<br />
“sugar”.<br />
And so “mono”, “di”, and “poly” are prefixes<br />
for “one”, “two” and “many” respectively.<br />
Within these classes, carbohydrates are<br />
further distinguished by other chemical<br />
properties, and a slight difference in the<br />
chemical make up of a carbohydrate can<br />
make a significant difference to the plant's<br />
ability to utilize it.<br />
What makeS buD canDy<br />
Special Specifically?<br />
Like all Advanced Nutrients products,<br />
what makes Bud Candy stand out is the<br />
research and development. For example,<br />
beneficial bacteria will absorb much of<br />
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the extra carbohydrates you introduce<br />
into the root zone. Which strains of those<br />
bacteria are present will make a difference<br />
in how your roots use the carbohydrates<br />
introduced by a supplement.<br />
There are also plant specific preferences<br />
for particular carbohydrates. Tomatoes and<br />
sugar beets tend to absorb sucrose much<br />
more readily than glucose. Melons are just<br />
the opposite, preferring glucose to sucrose.<br />
Of the 15 ingredients in Bud Candy,<br />
seven are scientifically tested and chosen<br />
carbohydrates with a dramatic and specific<br />
effect on the root zone of the types of plants<br />
you grow.<br />
the beSt Way tO apply<br />
a carbOhyDrate<br />
Supplement<br />
The best way to apply a carbohydrate<br />
supplement is directly to the roots. That's<br />
where most of the action is happening.<br />
Carbohydrate supplements like Bud<br />
Candy can be used effectively as foliar sprays<br />
as well, but with caution. Because sugars in<br />
Bud Candy run the risk of gumming up<br />
your plants' stomata (tiny pores your plants<br />
breathe through), thus choking them.
If you're going to use Bud Candy as a<br />
foliar spray, use lightly. For details, ask your<br />
local hydroponic store for a demonstration.<br />
What makeS buD canDy<br />
Special?<br />
• Research And Development. All<br />
ingredients in Bud Candy are field tested<br />
by our plant scientists. The criteria for<br />
evaluation of these ingredients are all<br />
highly focused toward higher quality<br />
yields.<br />
• Ratios. It's not just about what's in Bud<br />
Candy, but how much, and how all of<br />
these ingredients work together. Bud<br />
Candy works like a highly trained team<br />
to accomplish its mission successfully.<br />
• Calibrated for hydroponics. Growing<br />
hydroponically is not the same as<br />
growing in soil, and using sugars as a<br />
supplement has inherent risks. The most<br />
common is clogging your reservoir or<br />
stomata. Careful measures have been<br />
taken to ensure the efficiency of Bud<br />
Candy, and none of these problems<br />
should surface when the correct doses<br />
are applied.<br />
prODuct type:<br />
Bud Enhancer.<br />
garDen typeS:<br />
Bud Candy has been specially designed<br />
for use with all hydroponics, sphagnum,<br />
coco coir, and soil growing mediums.<br />
Bud Candy has been developed for use<br />
with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,<br />
drip irrigation, NFT, flood and drain,<br />
drip emitters, and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems.<br />
When tO uSe:<br />
During bloom phase.<br />
miXing DirectiOnS:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through<br />
6 of your flowering phase.<br />
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• Compatibility. Bud Candy is a force<br />
multiplier for other supplements like<br />
beneficial bacteria and humic and fulvic<br />
acids. It works very well with both types<br />
of products for even more dramatic<br />
results come harvest time.<br />
• Optimal pH. As part of the <strong>Bigger</strong><br />
Yields Flowering System, Bud Candy<br />
works with all pH perfect products to<br />
balance your pH automatically.<br />
There's no other product like Bud<br />
Candy because there are so many specific,<br />
high-quality ingredients chosen for their<br />
performance in plant-specific tests.<br />
But similar products are: Botanicare's –<br />
Citrus, Original and Sweet formulations. 8<br />
m/gallon in Bud Candy vs 10-15 m/gallon<br />
for Botanicare's formulas. Bud candy is far<br />
more concentrated.<br />
Technaflora also makes something<br />
similar called Sugar Daddy, but again, is<br />
nowhere near as concentrated or complete<br />
as Bud Candy.<br />
grOWer eXperience leVel:<br />
Expert Grower Level®, Professional<br />
Grower Level®, and Grand Master<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
benefitS anD featureS:<br />
• Larger flowers<br />
• Better taste<br />
• More aroma<br />
• More resins<br />
• Stronger roots<br />
• Faster floral maturation<br />
• Nutrient healthy plants<br />
• Increased nutrient distribution and<br />
uptake.<br />
VOlume:<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
tipS fOr uSing buD canDy<br />
• Not recommended as a foliar spray for<br />
those without experience or a good<br />
teacher (sugars can gum up underside<br />
of leaves, so that it can't breathe or<br />
transpire correctly).<br />
You can start to apply Bud Candy in<br />
about the second week of flowering, all the<br />
way through flushing. The more time this<br />
product is used for, the more effective it is.<br />
It's recommended for use in the bigger<br />
yields flowering system, but can be used in<br />
any program effectively.<br />
Bud Candy has been tested, time and<br />
time again.<br />
What makeS buD canDy<br />
perfOrm SO Well?<br />
The magic is in the ingredients. Not just<br />
alone, but in combination. Any one of these<br />
ingredients has a dramatic effect on plants,<br />
but in concert, are synergistic.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Unlock<br />
Your Plants' Potential<br />
Why You're Making A Serious<br />
Mistake If You Don't Add Enzymes
QUESTION: I definitely want to reuse my rockwool. How do I do it?<br />
ANSWER: Use Sensizym throughout bloom phase. Make sure you do a<br />
Final Phase flush before harvest. After harvest, flush your rock wool<br />
thoroughly, and go through it to ensure that no large pieces of root or<br />
other material are still present. Keep the medium pH balanced and<br />
apply Sensizym for a few more days. Then let the medium dry to the<br />
regular wetness that’s optimum for your plants, and reuse the material.<br />
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WhAT yOU NEEd TO kNOW<br />
Dead organic material in your root zone<br />
is a threat to your plants because it is the<br />
ideal breeding ground for disease-causing<br />
organisms.<br />
Leading plant scientists have found<br />
that the most fertile, healthy soils in nature<br />
have high levels of beneficial enzymes to<br />
break down dead organic material before<br />
it becomes a breeding ground for plant<br />
disease.<br />
And when you have a healthy amount<br />
of the right enzymes, your plants will not<br />
only be disease-free, but will have greatly<br />
improved nutrient solubility.<br />
Of course, that’s just a fancy way of saying<br />
that your plants will be able to eat more<br />
and eat faster, which will produce heavier<br />
flowers; more vivid colors; more potent,<br />
connoisseur-level tastes and aromas; and<br />
better essential oil content.<br />
ThE pROblEm<br />
Isolating, extracting, testing, and<br />
combining nature’s most potent enzymes<br />
is no small feat. But there is another<br />
challenge.<br />
Keeping these enzymes alive and active<br />
on the shelf is difficult, and there have been<br />
many reports of whole bottles of product<br />
being completely useless because the<br />
enzymes were inactive due to the short shelf<br />
life of the product.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
Sensizym – the sensible enzyme solution.<br />
Sensizym is a liquid concentrate of digestive<br />
enzymes applied with water or nutrients<br />
to crops.<br />
hERE'S WhAT SENSIzym dOES<br />
Sensizym, basically, turns organic<br />
“garbage” into usable food to clean up the<br />
root zone.<br />
Once this is achieved, you can expect the<br />
following benefits:<br />
• A greater degree of health and bioactivity<br />
in the root zone<br />
• Increased nutrient availability in<br />
hydroponic and all types of growing<br />
mediums including soil, rockwool, coco<br />
coir, etc.<br />
• Improved prevention of plant diseases<br />
like root rot and soil-borne disorders<br />
• Reduced amount of nutrient residues in<br />
growing medium and on roots, so your<br />
roots don’t get gummed up<br />
• A higher degree of bio-activity and<br />
nutrient cycling from beneficial<br />
microorganisms in root zone and<br />
growing medium (especially if you’re<br />
pouring a beneficial microbial product<br />
like Voodoo Juice, Piranha, or Tarantula)<br />
• Increased effectiveness of nutrient<br />
solutions by making them more easily<br />
absorbed by your plants<br />
• Ability to recondition growing mediums<br />
like rockwool, so you don’t have to<br />
replace them between grow cycles.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QUESTION: I went to the hydro store to get Sensizym. The<br />
salesman said that it had been on his shelf about 3 months. He<br />
said that he would not recommend other enzyme products if<br />
they had been in the store more than a couple weeks. How long<br />
is yours going to last on the shelf?<br />
ANSWER: We have the strongest guarantee and the longest shelf life<br />
in the industry. Under normal storage conditions with a reasonably<br />
temperature-controlled store, Sensizym’s shelf life is 18 months.<br />
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SENSIZYM - Root Zone Rejuvenator<br />
hOW dOES IT WORk?<br />
Sensizym contains the widest spectrum of<br />
enzymes of any product on the market.<br />
There are 88 types of enzymes in<br />
Sensizym, and each plays an important role<br />
in keeping your root zone running like a<br />
well-oiled machine. Each specific enzyme<br />
was carefully chosen for its function and<br />
effectiveness observed in nature.<br />
It all started with our plant scientists observing<br />
the healthiest and most fertile soils<br />
that occurred naturally, all over the globe.<br />
After these different soils were analyzed,<br />
our scientists noticed that the healthiest<br />
soils had a higher content of certain kinds of<br />
enzymes that were helping to keep the root<br />
zone running smoothly.<br />
The next step was isolating and<br />
evaluating these enzymes. Our team worked<br />
very hard to extract the proven enzymes and<br />
test them in combination in plant-specific<br />
tissue sample tests.<br />
SHELF LIFE, ENZYME SHELF LIFE, CONCENTRATION ENZYME CONCENTRATION, AND ENZYME AND ENZYME STRENGTH<br />
SENSIZYM<br />
HYGROZYME<br />
CANNAZYME<br />
Sensizym SENSIZYM gives GIVES you longer YOU shelf LONGER life, more SHELF biological LIFE, enzyme MORE<br />
activity, BIOLOGICAL and more concentrated ENZYME ACTIVITY, enzyme power AND than MORE any<br />
CONCENTRATED other hydroponics enzyme ENZYME formula. POWER THAN ANY OTHER<br />
HYDROPONICS ENZYME FORMULA<br />
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Sensizym is far more complete than any<br />
other enzymatic product on the market,<br />
hands down. There are 88 enzymes included<br />
in Sensizym, all chosen to perform a specific<br />
task, and all chosen because they were proven<br />
very effective at what they do.<br />
When all was said and done, there were<br />
88 enzymes combined in very specific<br />
ratios to create Sensizym, the most sensible<br />
enzyme concentrate you can use.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
Listed below are four of the major enzyme<br />
classes included in Sensizym. This is not a<br />
complete or exhaustive list, not by a long<br />
shot. It’s just meant to give you an idea of<br />
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MICROZYME<br />
50%<br />
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how different enzymes work to accomplish<br />
specific tasks, and how the product is put<br />
together.<br />
Xylanase – a class of enzymes that help<br />
to break down hemicellulose, which is an<br />
important component of plant cell walls.<br />
Xylanase is very effective at turning dead<br />
root material into high-quality food for<br />
your plants .<br />
Beta-gluconase – an important enzyme<br />
Sensizym will work with any nutrient program and maximize its effectiveness,<br />
regardless of brand names.
that breaks down carbohydrates, specifically<br />
sugars, that can be a great source of nutrition<br />
for your plants but also can become too<br />
thickly viscous, gumming things up. With<br />
enough beta-gluconase, even when you<br />
have high levels of carbohydrates, you can<br />
count on smooth, easy nutrient absorption<br />
and nutrient cycling.<br />
Cellulase – these enzymes catalyze<br />
(speed up) a process called cellulolysis,<br />
which is the hydrolysis of cellulose, to<br />
finally yield simple sugars, such as glucose.<br />
Hemicellulase – another group of<br />
enzymes concerned with hemicellulose.<br />
Breaking down cell walls of inactive<br />
root material is extremely important in<br />
preventing root rot and disease.<br />
A ThIRd FUNCTION OF<br />
SENSIzym<br />
When you use growing mediums like<br />
rockwool, it can be ridiculously messy and<br />
time consuming to replace your medium<br />
between grow cycles.<br />
However, you can use Sensizym after<br />
your flush, along with water right before<br />
pROdUCT TypE:<br />
Bud Enhancer.<br />
GARdEN TypES:<br />
Sensizym has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Sensizym<br />
has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
During all phases of growth, but especially<br />
beginning in early bloom phase and<br />
continuing to harvest.<br />
mIXING dIRECTIONS:<br />
2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through 6 of<br />
flowering phase.<br />
GROWER EXpERIENCE lEVEl:<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand Master<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
bENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Breaks down dead material in your root<br />
zone, converting it into usable nutrients<br />
for the plant and preventing outbreaks of<br />
harmful pathogens that could use that dead<br />
organic material as a nutrient source<br />
• More nutrition for vigorous growth and<br />
maximum yield<br />
• Essential for a small niche of growers who<br />
may be reusing their soil or coco coir for<br />
more than one crop, as it breaks down the<br />
previous harvest’s root mass, rejuvenating<br />
and adding fertility to the growing medium.<br />
VOlUmE:<br />
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harvest, to condition your growing medium<br />
to be reused. By breaking down leftover<br />
organic material, Sensizym will clean your<br />
growing medium so you can use it again for<br />
another cycle.<br />
WhAT mAkES SENSIzym<br />
dIFFERENT ThAN<br />
COmpETING pROdUCTS?<br />
Two things:<br />
• Sensizym is far more complete than any<br />
other enzymatic product on the market,<br />
hands down. There are 88 enzymes<br />
included in Sensizym, all chosen to<br />
perform a specific task, and all chosen<br />
because they were proven very effective<br />
at what they do.<br />
• Sensizym has longer and more stable<br />
shelf life than any competitors. You’re<br />
guaranteed effective enzymes or your<br />
money back.<br />
Competing products have been known<br />
to have such a short shelf life that they are<br />
completely inert upon sale. When you buy<br />
Sensizym, you’re protected by Advanced<br />
Nutrients’ 100% money-back guarantee.<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
Why USE SENSIzym?<br />
• To ensure health in your root zone<br />
• To maximize the effectiveness of<br />
any product you use (Sensizym is<br />
outstanding at increasing the solubility<br />
of whatever else you’re using)<br />
• To get bigger yields with better colors,<br />
taste, aroma and essential oils<br />
• To avoid the very messy, pain-in-theneck<br />
work of replacing your medium<br />
between every cycle (when used with<br />
beneficial microbials, Sensizym will<br />
condition your growing medium to be<br />
re-used)<br />
• To maximize the effectiveness of any nutrient<br />
program, regardless of brand name<br />
• To ensure you get a product guaranteed<br />
to be bio-active (not dead) on the shelf.<br />
Whether you’re dealing with root rot<br />
or poor nutrient solubility, or you’d like a<br />
convenient way to recondition your growing<br />
medium for another cycle, Sensizym does a<br />
better job than any competitor.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Finally!<br />
Something For The Eco-Friendly Grower<br />
Who Wants All Bases Covered
QUESTION: I’ve heard that Nirvana is good as a foliar. Can it be<br />
left on blooms until harvest time?<br />
ANSWER: Nirvana has two surfactants that make it penetrate leaves<br />
to deliver flower-boosting compounds directly into floral clusters.<br />
Nirvana is all- natural, so it’s safe to leave on your flowers. However,<br />
we recommend that you mist and cleanse your floral clusters with<br />
pure water just before harvest as a general way of creating the cleanest<br />
end product.<br />
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WhAT yOU NEEd TO kNOW<br />
Growing with natural nutrients is good<br />
for the environment. No doubt about it.<br />
But there’s a catch – to be competitive as<br />
a grower of high-value crops, there are<br />
a lot of bases to cover, and most natural<br />
nutrients just don’t have what it takes.<br />
GETTING WhAT IT TAkES<br />
Even if you have high-quality base nutes<br />
and root zone inoculation, there is still<br />
plenty of room to improve when it comes<br />
to plant metabolism, coloration, diseases<br />
and pests, internodal spacing, and<br />
essential oils. To get your money’s worth,<br />
your natural bloom bio-stimulant should<br />
cover these bases.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
Nirvana by Advanced Nutrients is hands<br />
down the most complete natural bloom<br />
bio-stimulant available. It handles all of the<br />
challenges mentioned above, and then some.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
What will Nirvana do for your plant?<br />
• It will improve your yields, whether<br />
you’re growing synthetically or naturally.<br />
One of the ways it does this is to create<br />
more flowering sites per foot of growth.<br />
Maybe you’d normally have six nodes per<br />
foot. With Nirvana you could expect a<br />
sharp increase of several nodes per foot.<br />
• Also, Nirvana allows crops to grow<br />
healthier and more robust with fewer<br />
incidences of pests and diseases.<br />
• Nirvana will improve the quality of<br />
the crops you harvest, especially for<br />
synthetic growers who don’t use many<br />
natural products normally.<br />
• Nirvana will supply your plants with a<br />
lot of basic building blocks, like essential<br />
oils, which are responsible for the taste<br />
and aroma of your plants.<br />
• Nirvana will help any strain you grow to<br />
unlock its total genetic potential.<br />
• Nirvana acts as a bio-catalyst, a<br />
substance that enables a chemical<br />
reaction to proceed at an unusually fast<br />
rate, meaning your plant will be able to<br />
do more work in less time, stress-free.<br />
• Nirvana encourages a wider, better<br />
branched grow pattern. When you’re<br />
growing under artificial lighting, the<br />
intensity of the light drops very quickly<br />
with distance. For example, at one foot<br />
from the bulb you could expect 100,000<br />
lumens. At two feet away, you’ll only get<br />
25,000 lumens.<br />
• Your plant will be able to accomplish<br />
more in a 24-hour period because it’s<br />
working at this increased metabolic rate.<br />
Say your plant goes start to finish in 60<br />
days; with Nirvana you may get plants<br />
that act as if they’ve been growing for<br />
considerably longer.<br />
• You’ll get better coloration no matter<br />
which strain you grow, but Nirvana is<br />
especially effective at helping bring out<br />
more vivid purples.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
QUESTION: Does Nirvana do anything to improve taste and<br />
aroma when using it with synthetic fertilizers?<br />
ANSWER: One of the main effects of Nirvana is to add, a natural<br />
component to synthetic feed programs. Many growers report<br />
improved taste and aroma when they use Nirvana.<br />
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NIRVANA - All Natural Bloom Enhancer<br />
• You’ll grow plants with more<br />
pronounced tastes and aromas. Growers<br />
who have been using synthetic nutrients<br />
to grow the same strain for years will<br />
notice subtle differences in the taste<br />
and quality of the yield once they add<br />
Nirvana. You also get more of a buildup<br />
of polyphenolics and esters (good<br />
things) that increase aromas and flavors.<br />
• Nirvana will work symbiotically with<br />
beneficial bacteria in your root zone.<br />
• Some of the ingredients in Nirvana will<br />
supply rapidly developing flowers and<br />
fruits with rare compounds, so they’ll<br />
increase in size and quality.<br />
hOW IS All ThIS<br />
AccOmplIShEd?<br />
We’ve achieved these amazing developments<br />
thanks to a special blend of proprietary<br />
ingredients.<br />
NIRVANA OUTPERFORMS ALL OTHERS<br />
ALL ORGANIC<br />
RARE EXTRACTS<br />
LARGER FLOWERS<br />
MORE POTENT FLOWERS<br />
NIRVANA BEATS LIQUID KARMA AND ALL OTHER ORGANIC<br />
BOOSTERS COMBINED<br />
TASTIER FLOWERS<br />
Nirvana gives you a wider range of crop-boosting benefits than Liquid<br />
Karma, Pure Blend, and similar competing formulas, and it’s 100%<br />
natural.<br />
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Scientists worked hard to give you an all-natural bloom phase booster that increases the dollar value<br />
of your harvests while adding quality and pleasure to your gardening experience.<br />
Included in this proprietary mixture are isolates from kelp that<br />
increase cell division and tighter inter-nodal spacing.<br />
Also included are complex natural phosphates, sourced from<br />
fossilized bat guano. There aren’t a lot of other products that use bat<br />
guano to source phosphates, but it’s important because bats have a<br />
very specific diet (flying insects) that makes their guano much better<br />
as a source of complex natural phosphates than the much more<br />
commonly used sea bird guano.<br />
Nirvana contains fulvic acid, that is a natural and very effective<br />
chelator. As far as we’re aware, no one else is using high-grade<br />
fulvates in a natural bloom bio-stimulant.<br />
Nirvana includes a non-ionic wetting agent very similar to Wet<br />
Betty. This helps the transfer of nutrients in the root zone.<br />
Nirvana contains humic acid, a very pure and bio-active source.<br />
This helps to buffer other nutrients in the growing medium, which is<br />
important because you can feed your plants more without stressing<br />
them out as long as you include humic acid in the root zone.<br />
Nirvana contains chromium to help your plants with essential<br />
oil production.<br />
Trace elements of iron and zinc help your colors burst through<br />
in vivid, bold relief.<br />
Seaweed meal, as well as being the driving force behind the<br />
product in the form of kelp extracts, also contains potassium, which<br />
helps coloration in plants, particularly purple colors. This may be<br />
attributed to amino acids.<br />
B-vitamins, which reduce stress on plants, are abundant in<br />
Nirvana. Bright lights, air movement, and strong feeding all spell<br />
stress for your crop. With the right combination of B vitamins,
Nirvana contains<br />
fulvic acid, a<br />
natural and very<br />
effective chelator. It<br />
also contains chromium<br />
to help your plants with<br />
essential oil production.<br />
your plants can handle all of the challenges<br />
of indoor growing without compromising<br />
your yields.<br />
Finally, it’s not just the ingredients<br />
themselves, but how they’re blended and in<br />
which specific quantity.<br />
WhEN ANd hOW cAN IT BE<br />
ApplIEd?<br />
Nirvana can be added as a foliar spray or into<br />
your feeding schedule. Aeroponic growers,<br />
for example, will want to use Nirvana as a<br />
foliar spray.<br />
pROdUcT TypE:<br />
Bud Enhancer.<br />
GARdEN TypES:<br />
Nirvana has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Nirvana<br />
has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
During bloom phase, cloning, for seedlings,<br />
when plants are under stress.<br />
mIXING dIREcTIONS:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 3 through<br />
6 of your flowering phase.<br />
GROWER EXpERIENcE lEVEl:<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand Masters<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
BENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Boosts energy and metabolism so your plants<br />
grow larger faster<br />
• Increases nutrient distribution and uptake<br />
• Strengthens plants against day-to-day stress<br />
• Gives more harvest value for your investment<br />
• Provides building materials for more and<br />
larger blooms.<br />
VOlUmE:<br />
Liquid:<br />
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Your flowers are safer, more potent, tastier, more aromatic, and more valuable when you use<br />
Nirvana, the only true all-natural bud builder that provides vitamins, nutrients, L-aminos,<br />
carbohydrates, and yield boosters.<br />
After the plant has rooted, you can start<br />
using Nirvana. If you’re going to use it as<br />
foliar spray, wait until your plants have got<br />
leaves.<br />
If you want to keep things simple, one<br />
quality base nute, one quality root-zone inoculate,<br />
and Nirvana will take you very, very far.<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
You might have to buy ten additives from<br />
different manufacturers to get the results<br />
that you can get in one pour with Nirvana.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Level Up<br />
Why Your Plants Need this Special Form of<br />
Potassium Silicate to Reach Their Full Potential
QuesTion: Can I get the same protection from Rhino Skin if I<br />
spray it as a foliar feed?<br />
ansWer: Potassium silicate armors leaves, stems, and internal plant<br />
cells best when the silica is drawn in through roots to become part<br />
of your plants’ structure. Foliar feeding is not recommended.<br />
QuesTion: Can Rhino Skin affect pH?<br />
ansWer: Yes. Rhino Skin is a powerful pH up formula that can<br />
dramatically raise pH, even when used in very small amounts. To<br />
ensure that Rhino Skin is properly dissolved and distributed in your<br />
nutrient water, add it to your reservoir at least two hours before<br />
feeding, allowing it to dissolve thoroughly. Agitate your water<br />
before you administer it to plants.<br />
QuesTion: When I use Rhino Skin, will my plants be<br />
completely free of mites and other pests?<br />
ansWer: Rhino Skin is a safe, non-toxic way to armor your plants<br />
so that they resist all types of attackers. However, it is not able<br />
to completely stop all attackers from harming your crops. A lot<br />
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WhaT you need To knoW<br />
The shortest distance between two points<br />
is a straight line. Similarly, the more<br />
time your plants can spend working<br />
on photosynthetic processes, the better<br />
they’ll grow, whereas the more time your<br />
plants have to spend detouring from<br />
photosynthetic relevant processes (a.k.a.<br />
the straight line to massive yields), the less<br />
they’ll grow.<br />
The problem<br />
There are all kinds of threats to your plants’<br />
health, threats that will try to derail your<br />
plants’ straight line to profitable yields.<br />
Spider mites, heat stress, powdery mildew,<br />
microscopic pathogens – every distraction<br />
your plants have to deal with means time<br />
wasted and profits lost. Therefore, every<br />
advantage you give your plants is extremely<br />
valuable.<br />
our soluTion<br />
One of the best ways to keep your plants<br />
safe from wasting energy on defense and<br />
repairs, besides good root zone inoculates<br />
like Voodoo Juice, Piranha, or Tarantula, is<br />
a silica supplement.<br />
Ours is called Rhino Skin, which is<br />
composed primarily of a special form of<br />
potassium silicate that is like putting chain<br />
mail armor around your plants’ cell walls.<br />
The deTails<br />
• Rhino Skin is the only silica<br />
supplement that is super effective in<br />
actually delivering silica to your plants<br />
in an easily usable form. Advanced<br />
chelation and proprietary blends that<br />
result from hard working scientists<br />
are what set our products apart. Rhino<br />
Skin is no different. Our scientists have<br />
worked very hard to make this the<br />
most effective silica supplement on the<br />
market.<br />
• Silica is the second most abundant<br />
element in the Earth’s crust. In nature,<br />
it’s one of a plant’s strongest natural<br />
defenses against stress because it’s key<br />
to strengthening a plant’s cell walls.<br />
• With strong cell walls, the stems of<br />
your plants will grow thick and be able<br />
to support heavier flowers.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
depends on how dedicated you are to controlling your grow<br />
room environment and vectors so that mites and other pests<br />
are less likely to appear in the first place.<br />
QuesTion: Why is Rhino Skin recommended principally<br />
for Grand Master Growers?<br />
ansWer: Rhino Skin is the most effective, concentrated silica<br />
product on the market, but it affects pH and must be carefully<br />
monitored and applied. Grand Master Growers are dedicated<br />
to spending the time necessary to maximize crop size and<br />
yields. They have the time and expertise to properly handle the<br />
power of Rhino Skin. As you use the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields Flowering<br />
System® and progress up the ladder of success while educating<br />
yourself with our gardening information materials, you will<br />
one day be a Grand Master too, allowing you to safely get the<br />
benefits of Rhino Skin.<br />
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RHINO SKIN - Plant Nutrient Support / Potency Enhancer<br />
Your plants are protected from your roots all the way up to your flower<br />
tops, so you can rest assured that your valuable plants are safe.<br />
• With strong cell walls, your plants will practically laugh in the<br />
face of pests, heat stress, and powdery mildew, especially if<br />
you use Rhino Skin along with our root zone inoculates like<br />
Tarantula, Piranha, and Voodoo Juice.<br />
Rhino Skin is a very simple product. It’s got one job to do: keep<br />
your plants’ cell walls strong so that they can focus on growing<br />
instead of fighting stress or invaders. And it’s guaranteed to do<br />
it better than any other silica supplement on the market. With<br />
strong cell walls, your plants will practically laugh in the face<br />
of pests, heat stress, and powdery mildew, especially if you use<br />
Rhino Skin along with our root zone inoculates like Tarantula,<br />
Piranha, and Voodoo Juice.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
produCT Type:<br />
Resin Enrichers.<br />
Garden Types:<br />
Rhino Skin has been specially designed<br />
for use with all hydroponics, sphagnum,<br />
coco coir and other growing media. It has<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems (aeroponic, drip irrigation<br />
and emitters, NFT, flood & drain).<br />
When To use:<br />
Cloning, early seedlings, transplanting,<br />
early grow phase, peak bloom phase.<br />
GROWER-REPORTED GROWER-REPORTED RHINO RHINO SKIN SKIN EFFECTS EFFECTS<br />
miXinG direCTions:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1<br />
through 6 of your flowering phase.<br />
GroWer eXperienCe leVel:<br />
Grand Masters Grower Level®.<br />
beneFiTs and FeaTures:<br />
• You get maximum amounts of trichomes<br />
and essential oil production.<br />
• Your plants’ stalks are stronger so they<br />
support larger flowers.<br />
• Silica makes plant cell walls tougher.<br />
Volume: 23L<br />
1L 4L 10L<br />
500<br />
250<br />
Liquid:<br />
mL mL<br />
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41% INCREASED 41% INCREASED TRICHOME TRICHOME STRUCTURES STRUCTURES<br />
35% INCREASED 35% INCREASED HEAT RESISTANCE<br />
HEAT RESISTANCE<br />
27% INCREASED 27% INCREASED MITE, MILDEW, MITE, MILDEW,<br />
MOLD RESISTANCE MOLD RESISTANCE<br />
49% STURDIER PLANTS<br />
49% STURDIER PLANTS<br />
Growers GROWERS report REPORT that Rhino THAT Skin RHINO gives you SKIN plant GIVES protection YOU PLANT<br />
and increased PROTECTION potency. AND INCREASED POTENCY<br />
50%<br />
50%<br />
43% INCREASED VALUE OF FLOWERS<br />
43% INCREASED VALUE OF FLOWERS<br />
GROWERS REPORT THAT RHINO SKIN GIVES YOU PLANT<br />
PROTECTION AND INCREASED POTENCY
X-ponential<br />
Growth<br />
Multiply the Results Of Your Plants' Natural<br />
Flowering Processes by a Factor of X
QUESTION: My plant got bigger when I fed it Bud Factor X. Was<br />
this the result of the product?<br />
ANSWER: Yes. Plants bulk up when you stimulate their immune<br />
systems. Almost all the size increase is in floral clusters, which adds to<br />
your total harvest weight.<br />
QUESTION: What is the best way to get more potent crops using<br />
Bud Factor X as a foliar spray?<br />
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WhAT yOU NEEd TO kNOW<br />
There are natural processes that your plant<br />
goes through in the flowering stage that, if<br />
stimulated properly, will multiply the size<br />
and quality of your yields. The trick is that<br />
you need a blend of ingredients that not<br />
only amp up your plants natural processes,<br />
but manage stress as well.<br />
hOW IT'S dONE<br />
Certain compounds that occur naturally<br />
in plants have specific functions for the<br />
bloom phase. These include vitamins and<br />
amino acids, among others. To maximize<br />
their beneficial effects, you must isolate<br />
these compounds, extract the active parts,<br />
and discard the rest. Once you have the<br />
pure, active ingredients, you have what are<br />
called “co-factors”.<br />
By using specifically designed blends of<br />
co-factors, you can expect certain results.<br />
Among those results are the following:<br />
• Increased overall yields<br />
• Higher essential oil content for greater<br />
potency, aroma, and taste in your<br />
harvest<br />
• Increased resistance to spider mites,<br />
powdery mildew, and bud rot<br />
• Improved resistance to stress.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
Bud Factor X is a liquid nutrient additive<br />
that will create an exponential increase in<br />
your flowering, hence the name.<br />
Although it’s part of the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System®, it’s suitable for any<br />
feeding program.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
• It delivers bio-active ingredients<br />
that coax maximum production of<br />
terpenoids, resin, and essential oils.<br />
These are the building blocks of taste<br />
and aroma in your plants. More on this<br />
below.<br />
• The co-factors in Bud Factor X were<br />
also engineered to increase the size of<br />
your yields, not just crop quality.<br />
• Bud Factor X is a reformulated version<br />
of an older Advanced Nutrients product<br />
called Scorpion Juice.<br />
WhAT ExAcTly WIll IT dO?<br />
When you use Bud Factor X, it will increase<br />
your overall yields, by using proprietary<br />
co-factors that have been derived form<br />
fractionated plant material. What that<br />
means is that a very specific compound<br />
(or compounds) that occur naturally in<br />
a certain plant have been isolated. These<br />
include vitamins, hormones, amino acids,<br />
and more.<br />
Certain compounds enhance certain<br />
qualities. We have isolated these compounds<br />
from natural sources, and learned to extract<br />
the active parts and discard the rest.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ANSWER: Follow the label instructions and then spray Bud Factor<br />
X directly onto buds just before lights go off. This way it will have<br />
time to absorb overnight. You could also apply it about 20 minutes<br />
before lights go on. Either way, you want it to have time to sink in<br />
rather than be evaporated. Try for a pH of about 5.8 and closely<br />
monitor your buds to make sure you aren’t overloading them. Avoid<br />
spraying buds in high humidity or when you are within three weeks<br />
of harvest.<br />
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BUD FACTOR X - Immune System Stimulator<br />
Earlier we mentioned terpenoids, also<br />
called terpenes, which are a large and<br />
varied class of hydrocarbon produced<br />
primarily by plants. They are the major<br />
component of resin and oils, and function<br />
as smell and taste molecules. These are the<br />
bio-synthetic building blocks for many<br />
organisms.<br />
Tens of thousands of different terpenes<br />
have been identified. Which ones are<br />
produced will make a huge difference in<br />
how your plants will smell and taste. Alpha-<br />
Pinene, for example, is what gives certain<br />
plants or trees a pine tree smell. Lime nine,<br />
as the name implies, is a citrus smell. Lemon<br />
basil, for example, will likely have large<br />
amounts of lime nine resin.<br />
Besides increasing yields, flavors, aroma,<br />
potency, Bud Factor X will also make<br />
your crops much more resistant to spider<br />
mites, powdery mildew, and bud rot. One<br />
important reason for this is that more oil<br />
and resin means your plants have a physical<br />
barrier protecting them, as well as an<br />
increased immune system.<br />
In the same time frame you’re used<br />
to growing, Bud Factor X will have your<br />
plants gaining more mass, essential oils, and<br />
fragrances.<br />
hOW dO yOU USE IT?<br />
Like all additives in the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System®, Bud Factor X is<br />
Besides increasing<br />
yields, flavors,<br />
aroma, and<br />
potency, Bud Factor X<br />
will also make your<br />
crops much more<br />
resistant to spider<br />
mites, powdery mildew,<br />
and bud rot.<br />
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Imagine how much better your yields would be with optimized resin and an exponential increase in<br />
flowering response. Not only would you grow more, but you’d have crops with award-winning smell<br />
and taste.<br />
applied at 2 mL per Liter, with plain water<br />
or complete nutrient solution. You want to<br />
begin application at the onset of flowers,<br />
when you change your light cycle.<br />
FINAl ThOUghTS<br />
1. Bud Factor X is the only product in the<br />
market place that is specifically engineered<br />
to create bigger and more potent buds,<br />
flowers, and fruits by amplifying the plant’s<br />
natural tendencies in the bloom phase. No<br />
other product works on so many levels to<br />
accomplish this.<br />
2. Bud Factor X is five times more<br />
concentrated for root application than its<br />
predecessor, Scorpion Juice. When you<br />
buy it in the bundle, you get an even better<br />
deal because you get one of the products<br />
for free when you buy the <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System.<br />
3. No other product in the market place<br />
is capable of improving the quality of<br />
medicinal plants like Bud Factor X can.<br />
That’s because no other product creates<br />
exponential increase in flowering response<br />
based on the plant’s own natural processes.<br />
Advanced Nutrients is the only hydroponics<br />
company using Ph.D. plant scientists to boost<br />
your yields and crop value.
PERCENT INCREDIBLE INCREASE<br />
35% ESSENTIAL OIL FORMATION<br />
PROdUcT TyPE:<br />
Resin Enricher.<br />
gARdEN TyPES:<br />
Bud Factor X has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Bud Factor<br />
X has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
During bloom phase.<br />
23% FLOWER SIZE INCREASE<br />
17% OVERALL PLANT<br />
SIZE INCREASE<br />
You’ll enjoy seeing increases in your plants’ yield and your harvest<br />
value when YOU’LL you ENJOY use Bud SEEING Factor YOUR X. PLANTS’ YIELD AND YOUR<br />
HARVEST VALUE WHEN YOU USE BUD FACTOR X<br />
MIxINg dIREcTIONS:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through<br />
6 of your flowering phase.<br />
21% RESISTANCE TO<br />
DISEASE INCREASE<br />
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50%<br />
23% INCREASED HARVEST SIZE<br />
gROWER ExPERIENcE lEVEl:<br />
Grand Master Grower Level®.<br />
BENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Triggers plants to maximize their ability<br />
to produce essential oils and resins<br />
• Provides nutrition for beneficial microbes<br />
in the root zone<br />
• Increases the value of crops grown<br />
for their essential oil contents, giving<br />
maximum yield of the desired active<br />
compounds<br />
• Optimizes essential oils<br />
• Optimizes aroma and improves taste<br />
• Enhances plant growth for maximum<br />
harvests.<br />
VOlUME: 23L<br />
1L 4L 10L<br />
500<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL mL<br />
There you have it. Now you know all you need to about how<br />
maximizing essential oil production, as well as managing the<br />
stress this can put on your plants, can help you get the competitive<br />
edge you need when growing high-value crops.<br />
Our scientists have worked hard to give you an all-organic bloom phase<br />
booster that increases the dollar value of your harvests while adding<br />
quality and pleasure to your gardening experience.<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Section 5<br />
Ripening and<br />
Harvesting<br />
You made it. You've got huge, healthy, greattasting,<br />
prize-worthy buds. Now what to do<br />
with them?<br />
Harvest is a very important part of the process that's<br />
often done poorly.<br />
Here's How to do it rigHt<br />
You'll want good trimmers and a good dry rack.<br />
Trimmers are easy enough, but we'd like to make<br />
special mention of drying your buds properly.<br />
A good dry rack, like the QuickCure®, which you’ll see<br />
in the coming pages, is essential. If you don’t dry your<br />
product properly, you can completely ruin months of<br />
work spent growing monster buds.<br />
dry your work ProPerLy<br />
Why is this so important? Because after the amount of<br />
time and money you have spent growing a spectacular<br />
harvest, the last thing you want is rot or fungus<br />
collecting on your precious buds.<br />
It can and will happen if you’re not careful.<br />
Also, the trimmers themselves are easy enough to<br />
find, but as for technique, you’ll want someone to<br />
demonstrate this to you. There’s an art to it that simply<br />
can’t be well communicated well through print.<br />
Once again, as we’ve repeated throughout this guide,<br />
do all you can to find a hydro store community you<br />
like and get involved. Ask questions. Learn. That’s how<br />
you’ll grow the best buds.<br />
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Get to the<br />
Finish Line<br />
Drive Your Plants Past their Genetic<br />
Flowering Threshold and into a<br />
Prizewinning Finish<br />
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QUESTION: I use your Big Bud® with pH Perfect® Connoisseur and<br />
get fantastic results. So why is Overdrive also very useful for me?<br />
ANSWER: Big Bud is indeed a top-producing bloom booster and<br />
pH Perfect Connoisseur is a premium bloom base nutrients formula.<br />
But our studies find that bloom phase has sub-phases during which<br />
very specific types and ratios of ingredients are required. For plants<br />
in their last 2-3 weeks of growth, the ingredients in Overdrive are<br />
more effective at increasing crop value than Big Bud, which is used<br />
earlier in the bloom cycle. And no matter what base nutrients you<br />
use, Overdrive gives you increased late season production.<br />
QUESTION: I used Overdrive and it did not increase the size as<br />
much as it increased the potency, aroma, and taste. Is this a<br />
normal thing to expect?<br />
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Growers like us are often plagued by a<br />
unique and disturbing dilemma that occurs<br />
toward the end of our crop’s flowering<br />
cycle – should we invest more time and<br />
money into our crop with the hope that<br />
we can squeeze out an additional 1-6% in<br />
size and weight increases? Or do we bite<br />
the bullet and harvest the crop early?<br />
On the one hand, it might be smarter to<br />
wait and hope the effort pays off at harvest<br />
time. On the other hand, you remember<br />
whatever weight and size gains your plants<br />
make may come at the expense of floral<br />
quality, as essential oil structures have a<br />
tendency to degrade at this stage.<br />
In a lot of cases, you’ll just go ahead and<br />
harvest the crop since continuing to invest<br />
time, material, and money doesn’t seem<br />
worth it. Many growers have made the same<br />
call.<br />
BIggER YIEld POTENTIAl<br />
PROvEN BY ScIENcE<br />
You probably know that it’s possible<br />
for your plants flowering phase to be<br />
manipulated to produce bigger yields,<br />
and it starts when you flip your lights<br />
to 12 hours and put your plants on their<br />
flowering schedule.<br />
Over time, your flowers will swell up, fill<br />
in, change their appearance, gain aroma and<br />
taste, and develop essential oil structures.<br />
This happens during your peak flowering<br />
phase in the middle trimester of blooming<br />
(the precise timing & length depend on the<br />
plant strain you’re growing).<br />
The peak flowering phase is the time<br />
you’ll see the largest increase in size as well<br />
as weight. During this time you’ll also notice<br />
the most obvious changes in the appearance,<br />
shape, density and structure of your flowers.<br />
Once this wonderful time of change and<br />
growth is over, your plants will enter their<br />
late flowering phase. During this time your<br />
flowers might make very small gains or they<br />
may maintain their current characteristics<br />
until harvest time.<br />
In some sad cases, flower quality can<br />
actually decline at this point, which is an<br />
obvious indication that you should harvest.<br />
This is commonly the way things are<br />
done, but the good news is that you can<br />
create a more productive finishing phase for<br />
your plants with the right knowledge and<br />
tools.<br />
HElP YOUR PlANTS<br />
AcHIEvE MAxIMUM<br />
PROdUcTION<br />
The best way to rejuvenate your plants’<br />
growth and yield potential during the<br />
finishing phase before harvest is to give<br />
them a special form of nitrogen called<br />
nitrate. It’s commonly thought that<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ANSWER: In some crops, depending on genetics, crop environment,<br />
grower skill, and other nutrients being used, you might see both a<br />
crop size and a crop quality increase. In other situations, Overdrive<br />
will primarily increase the percentages of essential oils, aromatics,<br />
and other value-adding compounds in your flowers.<br />
QUESTION: What about pH and PPM when I use Overdrive?<br />
ANSWER: If you are using Overdrive as part of our <strong>Bigger</strong> Yields<br />
Flowering System®, you have no need to be concerned about pH<br />
and PPM. Just use Overdrive as directed - the System is configured<br />
to balance all formulas together, ensuring they’re at the ideal<br />
absorbability and strength. If you are using Overdrive without using<br />
the System, it can increase PPM by as much as 200 PPM, in which<br />
case you need to monitor your nutrient strength accordingly.<br />
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OVERDRIVE - Ultra Premium Liquid Flower Enhancer<br />
supplementing your plants with nitrogen<br />
during their bloom phase is a bad idea, but<br />
this isn’t 100% true.<br />
The fact is that the plants we grow DO<br />
need nitrogen during bloom phase, just not<br />
as much as they need during the vegetative<br />
phase. More importantly, giving your plants<br />
the wrong type of nitrogen during this time<br />
can cause them to channel too much energy<br />
into stem and leaf production, drawing<br />
precious resources away from the floral<br />
growth.<br />
But when they’re given nitrate, your<br />
plants use it to create enlarged floral<br />
structures instead of stems and leaves. It’s<br />
also important to stimulate the growing tips<br />
of each plant stem, as they go dormant in late<br />
bloom phase (which is the reason your buds<br />
stop gaining size). It’s just like what happens<br />
when our human skeleton’s growth tips seal<br />
off around age 18, effectively preventing us<br />
from growing any taller.<br />
Scientists have now discovered we can<br />
keep the growth going because folic acid,<br />
fulvic acid, nitrate, potassium, phosphorus,<br />
magnesium, and ascorbic acid in late bloom<br />
phase revs up photosynthesis & restarts cell<br />
replication and expansion at the ends of your<br />
growing tips!<br />
PUT YOUR cROPS INTO<br />
OvERdRIvE<br />
Advanced Nutrients kept all the abovementioned<br />
factors in mind when creating<br />
Overdrive, which is specially designed for<br />
the high-value plants you grow.<br />
• Plus, giving your plants a 1-3-4 dose of<br />
properly-chelated NPK in late bloom<br />
phase feeds your plants the precise ratios<br />
of macronutrients needed to produce<br />
significant gains in flower size and<br />
potency when most other growers have<br />
given up and are just waiting to harvest.<br />
• Taken together, the combination of<br />
ingredients featured in Overdrive<br />
provides your plants with:<br />
• Increased nutrient uptake, and increased<br />
photosynthesis and energy<br />
• Increased cell expansion and replication<br />
for larger flowers<br />
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FLOWER SIZE & WEIGHT<br />
PERIOD OF 7 WEEKS<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
The Numbers Prove It! Without Overdrive, your crops stop producing size, weight, and potency<br />
in late bloom cycle. But when you use Overdrive, your crops get a new spark of growth late in<br />
life, so they keep on producing for you far longer than they normally would.<br />
• Increased creation of internal floral structures and compounds for increased aroma, taste,<br />
potency and market value<br />
• Increased resistance to drought, heat, stress, diseases, pests, and end stage exhaustion<br />
• Potentially massive gains in harvest weight and size during last trimester of growth<br />
Beneficial microbes created by scientists studying the roots of the kinds of plants you grow give you a<br />
wide array of elements that increase the stability and productivity of your plants.
By using Overdrive, you can help your plants<br />
accomplish something never thought possible<br />
during the end of their bloom phase. By<br />
providing them with the tools they need during<br />
this crucial time, you’re allowing them to reach<br />
their true potential and, in some cases, surpass it.<br />
As you can see, using Overdrive is a much<br />
smarter and more economical approach<br />
than what most other growers are doing<br />
(just throwing the same bloom booster at<br />
their plants from week one of flowering<br />
until the day of harvest).<br />
The idea that an extra dose of PK is all<br />
your plants need during the bloom phase is<br />
just as ridiculous as the idea of thinking the<br />
last few weeks of bloom are nothing more<br />
than a waiting game where there can be<br />
no significant increases in size, weight, or<br />
quality.<br />
Both of these ideas have now been proven<br />
wrong. By using Overdrive, you make your<br />
plants accomplish what was before thought<br />
impossible during the end of their bloom<br />
phase.<br />
PROdUcT TYPE:<br />
Late-Phase Bud Bulkers<br />
gARdEN TYPES:<br />
Overdrive has been specially designed<br />
for use with all hydroponics, sphagnum,<br />
coco coir and other growing media. It has<br />
been developed for use with any and all<br />
hydroponics and continuous liquid feed<br />
growing systems (aeroponic, drip irrigation<br />
and emitters, NFT, flood & drain).<br />
WHEN TO USE:<br />
During last trimester of bloom phase.<br />
MIxINg dIREcTIONS:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 5 and 6 or<br />
the last 2 weeks of your bloom phase.<br />
gROWER ExPERIENcE lEvEl:<br />
Hobbyist Level®, Expert Grower Level®,<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand<br />
Masters Grower Level®.<br />
BENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Larger, Denser Flowers<br />
• More Essential Oils<br />
• More Aroma<br />
• More Taste<br />
• More Attractive Flowers<br />
• Higher Market Price For Flowers<br />
• Larger Harvests<br />
• More Production Per Watt During Lasts<br />
Weeks Of Bloom Phase.<br />
vOlUME:<br />
Liquid:<br />
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Some growers find Overdrive is especially<br />
useful in the following situations:<br />
• When plants struggled earlier in<br />
blooming and need to make up for it by<br />
putting on a lot of flower growth fast<br />
• With varieties that traditionally don’t<br />
produce large floral clusters, in order to<br />
bulk them up and make them fatter<br />
• When a grower learns they need to get an<br />
extra large harvest from their crop.<br />
In any of these situations, all you need<br />
to do is procure Overdrive and use it in any<br />
hydroponics or soil system, giving a prizewinning<br />
finish to your bloom season, and<br />
making every minute, every watt, and every<br />
ounce of your effort worth it.<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
You care for your plants tirelessly when they’re<br />
in their infancy, so it only stands to reason<br />
that you would show them the same care<br />
and attention during the last phase of their<br />
lives as well, especially since this is one key<br />
factor separating a good harvest, from an<br />
INCREDIBLE one!<br />
Fast Facts<br />
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Pure<br />
Flowers<br />
How To Use Chemical “Magnets”To Get Rid<br />
Of The Excess Gunk In Your High-Value Crops<br />
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QUESTION: Will flushing starve my plants and make smaller<br />
harvests?<br />
ANSWER: It’s true that some flushing products have an unfortunate<br />
tendency to rob plants of vital nutrients and thus create smaller, less<br />
potent harvests. Final Phase is the only flush formula engineered<br />
differently. In fact, tests show that it results in either no net loss of<br />
harvest size and potency, or a slight increase.<br />
QUESTION: One of my friends uses Final Phase if he has crop<br />
problems, not just before harvest. Do you recommend this?<br />
ANSWER: In situations where root zones have become toxic with excess<br />
fertilizer salts, Final Phase can be useful as a mini-flush to get back to<br />
a neutral root zone for re-balancing pH and making sure your plants<br />
are not over-fertilized.<br />
QUESTION: Can you explain the differences between Final Phase<br />
and other flush formulas?<br />
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WhAT yOU NEEd TO kNOW<br />
In the final phase of growing, about seven<br />
to ten days from harvest, it’s important to<br />
flush excess nutrients and buildup out of<br />
the root zone, especially if you sell your<br />
harvest for profit. Without a good flush,<br />
your high-value plants will never have the<br />
connoisseur level taste and aroma that will<br />
put you on top of the marketplace.<br />
ThE TWO mAIN ISSUES<br />
• The first is a no-brainer. You’ve been<br />
aggressively flooding your plants with<br />
base nutrients, root inoculates, and<br />
additives. There’s too much stuff built up<br />
for your plants to use, and in many cases,<br />
the build up will be so severe it will make<br />
your yields taste funny or “off.”<br />
• The second challenge is that there’s a<br />
process called osmosis that will try to<br />
even out the concentration of nutrients<br />
inside and outside your plants. It works<br />
like air pressure or water pressure. The<br />
universe likes balance, and if the inside<br />
of your plants don’t match the outside of<br />
your plants, nature will work very hard<br />
to fix this at the first opportunity, which<br />
can work against you.<br />
OUR SOlUTION<br />
Final Phase by Advanced Nutrients is<br />
our answer to the challenges you face in<br />
dealing with excess build up in the final<br />
phases of growing.<br />
WhAT dOES IT dO?<br />
Final Phase is a nutrient additive that<br />
reduces and removes excess fertilizers<br />
in the root zone, preventing them from<br />
slowing growth, and diminishing flavor<br />
and other characteristics of your harvest.<br />
Final Phase works very quickly to break<br />
ionic bonds between nutrient residues. It<br />
does this using empty chelates, which are<br />
like tiny chemical magnets. Empty chelates<br />
have a stronger attraction with excess<br />
nutrient and build-up molecules than<br />
any other element present in the growing<br />
environment, and so they’re very effective at<br />
un-sticking these excess molecules.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
ANSWER: There are several differences with Final Phase that give you<br />
more cleansing power. Not only is Final Phase the only formula that’s<br />
actually made for the plants you grow, Final Phase is also different in<br />
that it has a very broad range of free flowing chelates. Nobody else has<br />
these. There are many individual metals that need to be pulled out of<br />
crops. Chelates come in different shapes and sizes and are attracted<br />
only to certain metals. Other flushing formulas don’t have a broad<br />
enough range of chelates to remove all the substances present in your<br />
crops. It’s like the difference between washing the entire car, or only<br />
one door.<br />
QUESTION: Can I use Final Phase to get better crops in soil?<br />
ANSWER: Absolutely. Just shorten the cleansing wash time from<br />
6 hours to 2 hours and run a lot of water through to ensure full<br />
cleansing. Then let your soil dry out so you don’t waterlog your roots.<br />
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FINAL PHASE - Clearing and Flushing Solution<br />
TOTAL DETECTABLE TOTAL DETECTABLE EXCESS EXCESS MATERIALS<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
NO FINAL PHASE<br />
COMPETING FLUSH PRODUCT<br />
WITH FINAL PHASE<br />
Final Phase FINAL removes PHASE excess REMOVES materials EXCESS better than MATERIALS any<br />
other flush BETTER product THAN or than ANY using OTHER only FLUSH pure water. PRODUCT Crops<br />
taste, look, and smell USING better. ONLY PURE WATER<br />
hOW dO yOU USE IT?<br />
There are two different times you may<br />
want to use Final Phase. The first is during<br />
mid-crop if you’ve reached toxic levels of<br />
build-up; and the second is pre-harvest,<br />
your standard flush.<br />
USINg FINAl PhASE FOR<br />
mId-cROP TOxIcITy<br />
If you reach toxic levels of build-up long<br />
before you harvest (indicated by darkening<br />
or black leaves, and, in severe cases, “tip<br />
burn” of your leaves) then here’s what to do:<br />
• Completely drain your reservoir<br />
• Add enough fresh water to re-circulate<br />
• Add final phase (2 mL per Liter)<br />
• Adjust pH to what’s optimal for your<br />
particular growing medium<br />
• Run Final Phase through for an hour or<br />
two, then empty your reservoir and refill<br />
with fresh nutrients.<br />
USINg FINAl PhASE FOR<br />
NORmAl PRE-hARvEST<br />
FlUSh<br />
• Completely drain your reservoir<br />
• Add enough fresh water to re-circulate<br />
• Add final phase (2 mL per Liter)<br />
• Adjust pH to what’s optimal for your<br />
particular growing medium<br />
• Run Final Phase through for six hours,<br />
then empty reservoir, and refill with<br />
fresh water only until harvest.<br />
ThE dETAIlS<br />
Excess build-up of materials, especially<br />
nitrogen, means diminished flavors and<br />
aromas, which is very bad for business.<br />
Final Phase uses empty chelates to remove<br />
these profit-killing excess materials.<br />
Chelates are an arrangement of<br />
molecules that typically carry fertilizer<br />
molecules to the plant, but if they’re empty<br />
(not already bonded to a specific fertilizer<br />
molecule), they act like a magnet to excess<br />
fertilizer molecules that are floating around.<br />
If you’re using Final Phase for a standard<br />
pre-harvest flush, just use water to recirculate<br />
until harvest. Do not use more<br />
nutrients – there’s already a buildup of<br />
everything your plant needs and then some.<br />
Thanks to reverse osmosis, whatever<br />
Final Phase doesn’t flush out will provide<br />
more than enough high quality food to<br />
finish out the bloom phase. Pouring in more<br />
nutrients is actually counter-productive.<br />
This is because of a process called osmosis.<br />
Osmosis works like air pressure or<br />
water pressure. Nature likes to keep things<br />
balanced, and so if there’s an imbalance of<br />
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Final Phase works in all kinds of hydroponics systems to protect your crops, save you<br />
money, and activate your plants for bigger yields.<br />
nutrients between the inside and outside<br />
of your plants, your plants will expel all the<br />
nutrients on the inside until the balance<br />
outside is maintained.<br />
Now, with all that said, while you can<br />
just use fresh water after you’ve done your<br />
flush with Final Phase, we’ve heard excellent<br />
results reported using H2 (humic acid) and<br />
Sensizym along with fresh water in those<br />
last seven to ten days before harvest. This<br />
is because neither humic acid nor enzymes<br />
are nutrients. They work to break down<br />
excess organic material that isn’t affected<br />
by chelates. Therefore any organic residue<br />
left behind after your flush can be digested<br />
and broken down into beneficial substances<br />
by the combination of humic acid and the<br />
enzymes in Sensizym.<br />
This stacks the competitive edge even<br />
more heavily in your favor when it comes<br />
time to sell your harvest.<br />
Using Sensizym and H2 along with Final<br />
Phase will also work to recondition your<br />
growing medium for a second use.<br />
FINAl ThOUghTS<br />
Final Phase is very economical to use –<br />
you only need to use one ounce per grow<br />
cycle.<br />
Final Phase will help you to recondition
your grow medium so that you can use it<br />
again, and even more effectively. The more<br />
you can do this, the more you’ll notice the<br />
money you save really adding up.<br />
You will see very noticeable improvements<br />
in the taste and fragrance of your<br />
crop, which means more profitable plants,<br />
more money in your pocket, and a better<br />
return on your investment.<br />
Final Phase can be used with any<br />
feeding schedule or brand of nutrients,<br />
and it’s backed by Advanced Nutrients’<br />
100% money back guarantee. If you’re not<br />
satisfied, or even if you’re not impressed,<br />
send it on back.<br />
Another bonus of Final Phase is that<br />
it complements the entire Advanced<br />
Nutrients Plus Program.<br />
Every grower knows flushing is an<br />
important part of the process. But now you<br />
know why, how to do it right, and how to<br />
use a good flush to grow buds that will earn<br />
you the sort of money you deserve for all<br />
the time you put into growing.<br />
PROdUcT TyPE:<br />
Bud Enhancers.<br />
gARdEN TyPES:<br />
Final Phase has been specially designed for<br />
use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco<br />
coir, and soil growing mediums. Final Phase<br />
has been developed for use with any and<br />
all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,<br />
NFT, flood and drain, drip emitters, and<br />
continuous liquid feed growing systems.<br />
WhEN TO USE:<br />
During all phases of growth, but especially<br />
beginning in early bloom phase and<br />
continuing to harvest.<br />
mIxINg dIREcTIONS:<br />
Use 2 mL per Liter during the last week of<br />
your flowering phase.<br />
Final Phase is a nutrient additive that reduces<br />
and removes excess fertilizers in the root<br />
zone, preventing them from slowing growth,<br />
and diminishing flavor and other characteristics<br />
of your harvest.<br />
gROWER ExPERIENcE lEvEl:<br />
Professional Grower Level® and Grand Master<br />
Grower Level®.<br />
BENEFITS ANd FEATURES:<br />
• Cleaner, safer crops<br />
• Tastier, sweeter-smelling crops<br />
• Higher quality crops that command premium<br />
market prices<br />
• Better taste, more pleasant aroma, better<br />
appearance<br />
• More pleasant user experience<br />
• Flushes crops while maintaining harvest size<br />
and potency.<br />
vOlUmE:<br />
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Your crops store excess nutrient salts that can make them taste bad, smell strange, and cure poorly.<br />
Final Phase safely flushes your crops, and it’s easy to use too.<br />
Liquid:<br />
250<br />
mL<br />
500<br />
mL<br />
1L<br />
4L<br />
10L<br />
23L<br />
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Easier Drying<br />
How To Make Harvesting<br />
A Yield Of Any Size Quick & Easy<br />
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Question: How do I use the Quickcure®?<br />
Answer: You can hang this thing from pretty much anywhere you’d<br />
like because of the hanging anchor system that comes with it. That<br />
means you can take this drying system with you quickly and easily if<br />
you ever need to travel, change harvesting locations, or need a mobile<br />
solution.<br />
Question: Does the Quickcure come in different sizes?<br />
Answer: Quickcure is a collapsible, expandable, modular system<br />
that you can stack and customize to fit your gardening needs exactly.<br />
That’s why we now make our innovative Quickcure drying rack in<br />
two sizes: our classic 35” size; and the new space-saving 24” Mini<br />
Quickcure.<br />
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Harvesting your crop is an exciting time,<br />
there’s no doubt about it. You finally get to<br />
see the finished product of all your hard<br />
work and investment. But a host of issues<br />
can arise that might make the drying<br />
process more stressful than it should be.<br />
If you’d like to be able to dry your entire<br />
harvest in the least amount of time possible...<br />
while at the same time protecting your<br />
plants, leaves, and valuable flowers from<br />
the value-killing hazards of drying, there’s a<br />
piece of equipment you need.<br />
What you really need is a drying rack<br />
created to address the most common issues<br />
during this critical stage in your process,<br />
issues such as fungus attacking the fruits of<br />
your hard-earned work, rot invading your<br />
drying space, or dropping leaves and flowers<br />
onto the floor because of a poor layout.<br />
If you want a drying rack that’s going to<br />
allow you to achieve the end product you’re<br />
worked so hard for, the rack must have these<br />
features:<br />
• Eliminates the occurrence of fungus<br />
and rot<br />
• Designed to fit in any room<br />
• Hangs just about anywhere<br />
• Easily mobile<br />
• Keeps everything together so that you<br />
never lose a bud or leaf<br />
• Blends in easily with its surroundings<br />
• Is easy to clean and dry after use.<br />
Collecting the fruits of your growing labors<br />
is the most exciting time of the year for<br />
most growers. It’s also a lot of work. These<br />
harvesting tips will make it quicker and easier.<br />
Here’s How AdvAnced<br />
nutrients would like to<br />
Help<br />
Our design teams worked hard to perfect<br />
the Quickcure®, a dry rack designed for<br />
the serious grower. It’s ruggedly made<br />
with collapsible mesh and other high-tech<br />
materials and it’s so simple and effective,<br />
you’ll wonder how you ever got along<br />
without it.<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
Question: I've heard that the Quickcure also works<br />
outdoors.<br />
Answer: Yes, the Quickcure has a special mesh material that<br />
handles outdoor conditions very well. Not only that, but<br />
Quickcure has a sage-green color that blends in well with<br />
outdoor foliage, which increases your security.<br />
Question: Is it true that the Quickcure holds more flowers<br />
and protects them better than any other drying system?<br />
Answer: It’s true –the Quickcure has a far larger capacity than<br />
any other portable rack system, and it has deeper and more<br />
well-protected sides, so you have a lot of depth to store drying<br />
flowers without the flowers falling out of the rack.<br />
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Quickcure ® - Perfect Size Rack for Any Room<br />
• The Perfect Size Rack for Any Room<br />
You can decide exactly how much<br />
space you’d like to take to dry your<br />
harvest because each rack comes in<br />
three detachable pieces of two drying<br />
sections each. That means you have<br />
a total of six drying sections, each of<br />
which are 12.5” tall and 35” in diameter<br />
when fully assembled.<br />
1<br />
3<br />
5<br />
2<br />
4<br />
• Eliminates the Two Biggest Killers of<br />
Your Harvest<br />
You’ll confidently dodge the two biggest<br />
threats to damp buds - fungus and rot -<br />
because these dry racks are made of an<br />
incredibly breathable mesh that allows<br />
stunningly quick drying and maximum<br />
ventilation for high-value plants like<br />
ours. That means you’ll never lose<br />
You can easilY clip on more sections<br />
of the drYing racks!<br />
The Quickcure system fits any size room and any size yield. This makes it easier<br />
for growers of any level to dry their harvests like a grand master grower.<br />
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another leaf or flower to these two<br />
insidious harvest killers!<br />
• Hang and Dry Your Harvest Almost<br />
Anywhere<br />
You can hang this thing anywhere you’d<br />
like because of the unique hanging<br />
anchor system, which means you<br />
can take this drying system with you<br />
quickly and easily if you ever need to<br />
travel or change harvesting locations.<br />
Speaking of mobile...<br />
• Easily Take Your Drying Operation<br />
Anywhere<br />
You can store the entire system easily<br />
and quickly in a convenient black fabric<br />
carrying case, which is included. It’s<br />
compact and easy to fit into existing<br />
luggage as well.<br />
• Never Drop Another Leaf or Bud<br />
Again<br />
You’ll never have to worry about<br />
dropping a single leaf ever again because<br />
each section of the Quickcure® has<br />
protective walls keeping your harvest<br />
neatly organized and safely placed until<br />
perfectly dry.<br />
• Your Rack Will Blend in Anywhere<br />
You can put these racks virtually<br />
anywhere you like without them<br />
clashing with the room or surrounding<br />
décor because each one is colored a<br />
pleasant and subtle sage green.<br />
• Once You’re Done, Your Rack Cleans<br />
and Dries Quickly<br />
The Quickcure rack is self-drying<br />
thanks to its clever design and breatheeasy<br />
material. You can shake it off and<br />
pack it up within minutes after use.<br />
tHis dry rAck will Hold<br />
tHe BiGGest yields you<br />
cAn Grow!<br />
Because Advanced Nutrients is world<br />
renowned for helping growers like you<br />
maximize their plant cycles and get the<br />
biggest yields from their high-value plants,<br />
we knew we had to build a drying rack that<br />
could support those harvests.<br />
That’s why this advanced drying rack<br />
holds more than any other rack on the
market – at least 75% to 125% more product<br />
- so you’ll never find yourself with a yield too<br />
big to harvest all at once!<br />
And with the exclusive design that allows<br />
you to connect as many of these dry racks<br />
together as needed. you’re guaranteed the<br />
perfect size for your harvest needs no matter<br />
how big or small.<br />
And one More tHinG…<br />
As an added bonus, you’ll also be glad to<br />
learn that this revolutionary drying rack<br />
comes in a smaller, even more compact<br />
size than before. The Mini Quickcure is<br />
perfect for growers who are on the move<br />
or have limited space in which to dry their<br />
crops.<br />
It’s still packed with all the great features<br />
and benefits of its larger companion, but<br />
offers the additional convenience of an even<br />
more mobile size.<br />
wHAt All tHis MeAns For<br />
you<br />
No matter how big or small your crops,<br />
these options offer you the most versatile<br />
drying system on the market and are<br />
guaranteed to meet your needs, anytime,<br />
anywhere.<br />
FeAtures:<br />
• You can decide exactly how much, or how<br />
little space you’d like to take to dry your<br />
harvest.<br />
• Each rack comes in three detachable<br />
pieces of two drying sections each. That<br />
means a total of six drying sections.<br />
• You can easily clip on more sections<br />
of the drying racks with the common<br />
backpack type clip attachments you find<br />
everywhere.<br />
• The Quickcure eliminates fungus and rot<br />
with incredibly breathable mesh, allowing<br />
quick drying and maximum ventilation.<br />
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Because Advanced Nutrients is world renowned<br />
for helping growers like you maximize their<br />
plant cycles and get the biggest yields from<br />
their high-value plants, we knew we had to build a<br />
drying rack that could support those harvests.<br />
• You can hang this thing pretty much<br />
anywhere you’d like because of the<br />
hanging anchor system.<br />
• The Quickcure can be stored easily and<br />
quickly in its convenient black fabric<br />
carrying case.<br />
• Each section has protective walls keeping<br />
your harvest neatly organized and safely<br />
placed until perfectly dry.<br />
• Once you’re done, your rack cleans and<br />
dries quickly.<br />
• This advanced drying rack holds more<br />
product than any other rack on the<br />
market.<br />
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