Do I need to fertilize when growing in bio365 media?
Overall, we do recommend additional amendments. We recommend fertilizing to match the needs of the plants you are growing. Recommendations will depend on many factors such as plant type and container size.
Our nutrient light blends (BIOBLEND, BIOLITE, BIOCOCO, or BIOSTART) are buffered and contain a starter charge, the products are designed for cultivators who prefer additional inputs, or like to feed on a regular schedule.
Our nutrient dense blends (BIOALL, BIOFLOWER, and BIOGREENS) that contain enough nutrients to last a few weeks, depending mainly on container size and plant type. You will likely need some additional fertilizer but much less than in our nutrient light blends.
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What do you guys mean when you say "BIOBLEND is more forgiving than BIOCOCO with a wider sweet spot"?
BIOBLEND is a blend of BIOCHARGE, coir, peat and perlite. BIOCOCO is a blend of BIOCHARGE and coir of different particle sizes and fiber length to achieve the desired air filled, water filled porosity. In general it is the blending of peat that ...
Do I need to use Cal Mag with BIOCOCO?
Our coir is buffered. We recommend an initial feeding with your normal Cal Mag product, followed by dry down. See our BIOCOCO quick start guide attached below for more details.
Should I fertilize like coco or soil?
If you were using a more coco-heavy blend, such as BIOCOCO or BIOLITE, we recommend a coco nutrient line that includes Cal/Mag. With our other products, a soil-based line of nutrients will work best.
How do I know when to fertilize my plant?
Most fertilizer manufacturers provide feeding schedules for light, moderate and heavy feeding. We recommend following the guidelines that come from the manufacturer. An alternative approach is to use plant sensing such as a chlorophyll meter to ...
What nutrient lines do you recommend?
We have customers using many different nutrient lines! Generally speaking, we stay fairly agnostic when it comes to recommending brands of nutrients to use with our product. We are confident that whatever brand you choose will work well with our ...