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Re: Has anyone used this fertilizer?
On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Josh Liechty wrote:
> I was at the LFS a few days ago and saw this fertilizer called "Plant Gro"
> (made by Hagen). On the label, it lists the things it contains:
> Nitrogen 0.3%
> Phosphorus 0.08%
> Potassium 0.8%
> Magnesium 0.006%
> Sulfer 0.011%
> Iron 0.0048%
>
> Has anyone used this fertilizer with good and/or bad results? And what do
> you think of the percentages of the various nutrients it provides?
This is the only water-column fertilizer I've used for a few years. I
don't use it regularly. When I do use it, it works. It isn't a complete
fertilizer.
> Should I
> just order Seachem's Flourish and Flourish Iron fertilizers instead of this?
> (I would prefer to use a fertilizer that I can get at the LFS instead of one
> that I have to place a mail order for each time I need a new bottle).
I sympathize. You could try using the "Plant Gro" (I hate the name) and
if that doesn't work well enough for you, then move on.
> BTW,
> what do you think of Tetra's "Flora Pride" fertilizer?
I think Flora Pride gives just iron and potassium, and it provides a good
dose of both. If your plants are deficient on either iron or potassium
then adding Flora Pride should get you a readily observed result. I think
you need to use Flora Pride along with the rest of the Tetra fertilizer
regime to get a complete fertilizer. I quit using the Tetra products in
favor of substrate amendments and the occasional dose of "Plant Gro".
Roger Miller