And when starting young plants for the first time, cut the base NPK recommendations in half and see how the plant responds. We recommend following the usage instructions on the bottle or feed schedule from the base NPK manufacturer. Most of your EC will come from your base NPK fertilizer. Many Aptus growers report PPM/EC levels 20-40% less than with previous recipes. Most Aptus boosters have minimal effect on PPM/EC levels due to the organic ingredients. Generally, you will need much lower PPM/EC levels than you usually use. This is a difficult question to answer because there are many factors at play: growing medium, plant strain, light levels, growing method, temperatures, water usage/source, etc. The manufacturing methods of these L-amino acids are complicated and expensive, but they are the best and most reliable and allow us to obtain the highest concentrations in the market. The assimilation of L-amino acids does not consume any energy for the plant and the L-amino acids are quicky absorbed and translocated throughout the plantsap More importantly, the amino acids produced are left-turning, which is the only form that is recognized and used by nature. They are produced through controlled enzymatic hydrolyzation, which is a complex process where we mimic natural processes that create a complete profile of all essential amino acids. We always choose the most pure sources of ingredients (minimal contaminants), which contain properly structured minerals for the best compatibility with plants.įor example, our source of L-amino acids is natural and organic. Some of our ingredients are pharmaceutical or food grade and manufactured under Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) to assure purity and consistency. It also means that you only pay for beneficial ingredients rather than very expensive water.Īs the products are super concentrated the purchase price per bottle seems high, but due to the dilution rate it becomes one of the cheapest products to use on the market. This means every drop is active material the plant uses to build itself. Instead we use plant available L-amino acids. We don’t add any water to dilute the active ingredients. TOPBOOSTER and ENZYM+ contain high-quality polysaccharides, which are ideal food for your beneficial microbes so additional sugars are not needed.Īll Aptus nutrients are extremely concentrated. Also, some sweetener products contain hormones, PGRs and other unlisted synthetic stimulants that can create more imbalances in plant health. So it is an indirect effect and not what many sugar-based products claim: that it improves taste and flavor directly, as sweeteners are not assimilated by plants. Improved micro-life enhances mineralization and thus higher brix and better flavor. If a plant is healthy and properly mineralized, more sugars are not needed.Īdding sugars is only beneficial to the micro-life. Remaining sugars are secreted through the roots to feed microbes…this is the primary benefit of adding additional sugars to your feed mix. These sugars are used for energy and other processes within the plant tissue.
Plants produce their own sugars via photosynthesis. Plants rarely absorb sugars from outside sources. Many growers like to add lots of “sweeteners” to their mix because it is reputed to increase sugar production and flavor profiles in the plant. It is the best way to grow in an organic way and re-use your medium. The pellets don’t contain nutrient salts, but only organic NPK compounds combined with lots of L-amino acids. We’ve found that the use of the Aptus ALL-IN-ONE PELLETS can help a lot to maintain a good micro-life and nutrition balance in soil and coco. never re-use your medium! But if you have a healthy, clean, balanced growing environment and medium, re-using you medium is a great way to cut costs and work. If you have issues with soil pests like aphids and fungus gnats, or pathogens, nematodes, etc. It’s a good idea to lay the medium out, break up clumps, remove large root balls, and let it mostly dry out.
You can do it with soil, soilless mixes, perlite, and clay pellets. Also, use ENZYM+ to help break down any dead organic material (cellulose) and residual mineral salts. This will help enhance structure to hold on to micro-life. Towards the end of your cycle, you’ll want to introduce more carbon (usually from Humic and amino acids) to the medium.
When Aptus has a chance to create a thriving and balanced ecosystem in the medium, it’s a shame to throw it away after only one use! Growers in Europe report that subsequent cycles with the same growing medium are more productive than the first.
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