I have thought alot about this and figured since I could not find much info online that I would pose the thought to you guys and see if you could add some opinions.
Question: Does it matter what order you add your nutes when making up your solution?
A long time ago when I was taught to grow from my mentor at the time, he stated that I should always start with main nutes, then add micros, then supliments like root juices, then carbo. The reasoning was that the nutes must bond properly to each other to make a complex nutrient.
(This is really hard to explain but I will try. I will also refer to adding nutes to a 5gal jug)
I was to understand that certain micro nutes bond to the macro nutes. So adding mag for example would only bond to a larger molecule, and once you add carbo it would stop the molecule from letting some micros bond to that same molecule.
I know this is confusing but it seemed to make sense..... if I dissolve Nitrigen into water it doesn't just float it between the h2o molecules does it?, or would it accually bond to that structure and add an N molecule to it. Does zinc bond to h2o or to N or to nothing etc.
I have no idea if this matters or not, just putting it up for discussion.
Please offer some thoughts....
Jonny
Question: Does it matter what order you add your nutes when making up your solution?
A long time ago when I was taught to grow from my mentor at the time, he stated that I should always start with main nutes, then add micros, then supliments like root juices, then carbo. The reasoning was that the nutes must bond properly to each other to make a complex nutrient.
(This is really hard to explain but I will try. I will also refer to adding nutes to a 5gal jug)
I was to understand that certain micro nutes bond to the macro nutes. So adding mag for example would only bond to a larger molecule, and once you add carbo it would stop the molecule from letting some micros bond to that same molecule.
I know this is confusing but it seemed to make sense..... if I dissolve Nitrigen into water it doesn't just float it between the h2o molecules does it?, or would it accually bond to that structure and add an N molecule to it. Does zinc bond to h2o or to N or to nothing etc.
I have no idea if this matters or not, just putting it up for discussion.
Please offer some thoughts....
Jonny