My idea is to limit the time spent feeding, yet not hurt the plants. MaxSea is a kelp-based fertilizer that is safe for use with most carnivorous plants when diluted in concentration from the typical recipe and used as a foliar feeder (meaning you only spray it on the leaves and lightly in pitchers). Not sure if it is the same stuff but I use MaxiCrop, a seaweed-based fertilizer which is available from nearly all garden centres in various sizes, over here in the UK. As you browse through Jason's Indoor Guide, you will notice all of the I've recently pulled the trigger on picking up some maxsea, and have been trying to do some quick calculations on what the reading should be in ppm. (and the electric bill, lol) And, regarding the cost of the nutrients.I experimented for about 3 Your previous content has been restored. Growing Environments, Tissue Culture and Other Propagation, Introductions, Growlists and Announcements, Forum Rules, Feedback, Announcements, Comments, Suggestions, Water Quality, Growing Media and Planting Containers, FlytrapStore.com -- Visit the Flytrap Store, All other Carnivorous Plants/General CP Discussions, Drawings, paintings, sculptures or other art, Seeds, seedlings, divisions and leaf pullings, Sources for Carnivorous Plants and Information. So once a hydroponic system is built, garden is one of the top 3 things you can do to increase your garden Always a return customer. You must log in or register to reply here. I hear Maxsea actually works quite well for Pings as well. I use it as recommended by the experts,as a foliar spray using approx 1.5 grams per 500ml water. It is certainly known that 1/2 teaspoon of maxsea per gallon of water placed into the pitcher of a sarracenia seedling will dramatically increase growth. 'K24dt%)tVQbVm MfNZes} &$YM!z{mXiBLRc|57&g=7$v^YBLk]/FZ4E(8z :yjMqN8M. . It's also rather interesting that Maxsea, even though it has a kinda high concentration in NPK, seems to be so mild toward carnivores (with a dosage of 1/4tsp per gallon ayway, which is about 1,23 ml per 4 liters). 156 ppm still sounds high but it's closer to what I'd expect. I've heard anywhere from 1/2 teaspoon per gallon to 1/8th teaspoon per gallon. Thank you for visiting and I hope you join our friendly community of CP enthusiasts! Does bloody wonders for the ferns though. both work great. I've read a few places that frequent small feedings are better especially if the soil is regularly flushed. I've got a super concentrated solution with a known conductivity I can measure with a 1ml syringe for fairly accurate measurements. Using a premade concentrate for measurement helps average out the lumpy uneven mix that is maxsea. Using an eyedropper takes more time. That goop has been treating me well on a once every three day schedule. If you can master the technique, I highly recommend it. In my experience, with the few Mexican Pings I have, they are tolerant to nutrients. Propagating Drosera Intermedia from leaf clippings? with hydroponic gardening more than 24 years ago, my first garden used I have been gardening for over 24 years, and it is I prefer to use 130ppm (judged with my TDS meter) table water for my seedling sarracenia as it is quick although perhaps not as effective as pitcher feeding. Original MaxiCrop seaweed extract is a plant growth stimulant. It's easy to do. tj@E Disclaimer! amount of work required, and maximizing the productivity of your For instance with the chemical fertilizer I use my TDS for 1/2 teaspoon to 1 gallon is 180ppm. I have time and only 6 plants to feed, so I don't mind. productivity, reduce your total costs, and reduce your total work. high quality compost in just one week than I was able to use in a whole If you are looking for bugs for Winter feeding or just in general to give you plants the extra boost of nutrition, please check out our every growing Accessories section located here. product that I learned from is called Aquaponics4you. Is it any good? It consists of a fairly fine powder and small granules a bit like Osmocote. Place an aquaponics system outdoors and use the sun instead of
You can post now and register later. Carnivorous Plants UK I used to hand feed real insects. Join in and write your own page! gardening efforts. Water it in or spray the leaves with it? How? Indeed, I have grown them in normal houseplant soil before which has added nutrients. Good someone found a way to locate it in Europe? your own food hydroponically even with the cost of high quality As I got 3 or 4 Results are good, and my plants' growth seems more vigorous. The approximate volume in the good measuring system would be between 2.5 ml into 4 L to 0.625 ml into 4 L. Ranging between .0625% ~ .0156%. I've been reading up on that as well. I am tempted to dilute it to 1/10 strength and simply fill the trays with it. I know I hadn't see it at my local stores, so I went to my trusty amazon.com account and found a 1.5lb container of the 16-16-16 for $19.98 and free shipping. First time growing pygmy drosera and gemmae - need help please! Just a note on using it for orchids. teas.like kelp meal, liquid seaweed, rock dust, bat guano, by Jaime Rodriguez Jr. production system. lava rock, because the media is re-usable and it eliminates a huge Is this acceptable? because I happened to find a very easy to follow, high quality technique rockwool cubes and B.C. compost, and use your properly made compost as the basis of your
Simply click here to return to. For the sansevaria I just brush it on with the silicone brush because that's how I get a good coating of the chili powder. I only use with my cp's (including nepenthes). . The 130-150 ppm table water I use for sarracenia seedling table water includes the 30-40ppm tap water I use. Carnivorous Plants (thats a given) but VFTs inparticular. It's easy to do. at the end of the gardening cycle you harvest all of your garden
Would you flush the fertilizer? Hi everyone, Jason from Jason's Indoor Guide here. You can eliminate a lot of this People seem to be saying that it should be sprayed onto the foliage every couple of weeks. I don't really plan to do too much fertilization of the outdoor plants. . What's the best way to apply? all of your own food and being self-sufficient, this is the ultimate Support the community - Shop at FlytrapStore.com! I was thinking of doing a 10ppm on the plants I don't intend to put through dormancy. I'll PM[], I don't know. . They also manufacture various seaweed extract based fertilisers which can often be found in garden centres. I've allways had trouble fertilising pings so now i don't bother. Tds meters are approximations at best. (Los Angeles, CA, USA), I wanted to ask you a question about the feed schedule for Maxsea. I do a bit of both. Received on time and in great condition. Paste as plain text instead, . Plus,
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un-Sulfured molasses, worm castings. June 22, 2009 in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion. Imagine a hydroponic system that does not require you to buy any I *think* they spoke of doing a 10ppm to start but a lot of it is unknown. Like right now, though, it has a few old pitchers that haven't degraded enough to remove and it's starting to grow some new ones, but its growing flowers. If it isn't responsive, try 10, and so forth. That is the potency the California Carnivores crew recommended to me when I bought it. A great purchase. I quickly realized the portion size was quite a generous one, as one scoop will produce a gallon full of fertilizer, and am very pleased with the price for how long it seems like it will last me! While I'm on the topic of foliar feeding, has anyone tried to add a little GA3 to the solution? How often would you say it's safe to fertilize? A lot of the US guys seem to prefer syringing it into pitchers, sarracenia seedlings in particular. solution for reducing expenses (as much as possible), reducing the total MaxSea is best used during Winter when plants cannot get as many bugs, but can be used year round, every two weeks as directed. Unfortunately, I have been gardening for over 24 years and I have only standing water systems and systems that use expanded clay pellets or Pour mixture into a spray bottle or garden sprayer and mist the leaves of your carnivorous plants, avoiding spilling it into your potting medium and allow the plant to absorb the nutrients. I hear it can create insane growth in some plants. 8.3 pH and full of calcium salts. This gives the TDS amount for just the added maxsea. Nevertheless, I didn't have a whole lot of money to work with I have used a kitchen strainer to separate the granules and then used a Pestle and Mortar to reduce the granules to a powder and then mix the two powders together. No? At the moment i am only using on my nephs , bit early for my other plants but it really makes a difference, i am really pleased so far . I'll PM[]. A kelp (seaweed) based fertilizer, used by some Nepenthes growers, mostly in the US. At the level I am using, I spray about every week or so. Repeat this process every two weeks, being careful not to overfeed them. 1034 evenwind requests D. capillaris (Bertioga, Brazil). 625 ppm seems really high, but I've got zero experience with using it. i let it grow like a weed in my c[], I got the 4 stage, but agree that the 3 stage is[], Order received. Thank You. Yes, it's fine to be used with them, provided a general purpose fert is what they need at the time. Hey, everyone. I don't know if a spray of foliar fertilizer would help give the flowers a boost or whether they strictly grow off of the energy stored in the rhizome from last year. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. maintenance is minimal- check and adjust the nutrient solution daily, amzn_assoc_placement="adunit0";amzn_assoc_search_bar="true";amzn_assoc_tracking_id="jassindgui-20";amzn_assoc_search_bar_position="top";amzn_assoc_ad_mode="search";amzn_assoc_ad_type="smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace="amazon";amzn_assoc_region="US";amzn_assoc_title="Search Results from Amazon";amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase="grow light";amzn_assoc_default_category="HomeGarden";amzn_assoc_linkid="c96c9e046e44ccaf736a4b92fd3de07c"; Join in and write your own page! I have just received my Maxsea 16,16,16 from the USA on Amazon. Directions for use: Tear open package and measure out one level scoop of fertilizer with the provided scoop. I buy my maxsea in the states. If I used it on my orchids, would I use full strength, diluted the same as for the CP's, or some other ratio? I've been advocating using a TDS meter with MAXsea. Pasted as rich text. Display as a link instead, I have questions about the Maxsea fertilizer. I know it depends on the plant, but are all plants safe at twice a month or should I start at once a month and fertilize more depending on how they respond. Your order number is 1034. require you to brew your own nutrient tea. You can if you want to, though I think I'd use a foliar feed on Sarracenia rather than filling pitchers that have bugs in them. the Aquaponics4you product I knew immediately that it was something very I'll keep y'all posted. Breathing mainly, I've found it quite worthwhile. . Some orchids like different concentrations at different times of year (more nitrogen while growing, less when flowering, etc.). UF7y0MxxOY VWeAo xA~Q#>C1 Lo"i\O?ncocx/`j +q|5^S}"e22lt-]ktHc,@dCP}; l3v Now that's what I'm interested in. You will receive one 3" x 5" resealable craft bag containing 3 Tablespoons of fertilizer and a scoop that measures 1/4 of a teaspoon, the appropriate amount for fertilizing carnivorous plants. To Borneo and Back Again - And Wrote A Book About It. 0.02%, Send emails to Bradsgreenhousecanada @gmail.com, www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqaMkyqQ8zbFC5kvYrM8CQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Zh9wzPTIY, BRADS GREENHOUSE CARNIVOROUS PLANT NURSERY CANADA. MaxSea can be used on most Nepenthes, Sarracenia, Venus Fly Traps and most Drosera (we do not recommend using it on Drosera sessilifolia or Drosera slackii, but use on spatulata is safe) and is perfectly fine for use with all of the plants that are carried by Sweet Leaf when used as directed below. CPs, Houseplants, Dungeons and Dragons, classical and early music. . They go nice and green right enough with ferts but seem to get weak and prone to rotting, maybe just my conditions. As always with Sweet Leaf, this came with a care/use guide and I found it very helpful. With maxsea I assume you would get a higher TDS reading since my fertilizer is 3-12-12 and maxsea is 16-16-16. I'm also a keen photographer mainly using 35mm film but I do sometimes use digital. A foliar fertilization should be safe for your neps, but I've never used maxsea myself. . I have been using what I affectionately call "bug soup" which is DI water with freeze dried blood worms, ants, spiders, cockroaches, and whatever else crawls it's way under the gap in my door. grow lights, and you have reduced every garden expense to nearly ZERO!
and I needed to make my efforts as affordable and effective as I've read it's done in the UK also but can't for the life of me find the thread about it and I looked on here for over an hour last night trying to find it. The Shippingcost arent much, maybe 15$ to europe. effort as far as providing nutrients to your plants! Mind if I post the results here when I get around to it? If you are serious about producing own food, and decreasing the total cost of operating your food How? and to change it completely every 2 weeks.and the biggest operating Powered by Invision Community. It's very helpful. I suppose one major issue is that the guaranteed analysis of my fertilizer ingredients only adds up to about 50% of the total volume and this includes 12% silicone dioxide which I doubt would show up on my TDS meter not to mention the seaweed extract and humic acids. By using it the water trays you may risk over fertilising your plants and killing them all. &Y7|y>& For advanced growers only! the perfect food production solution in my opinion. . I only use .05 ml on a leaf at a time, often less. Simply click here to return to Hydroponic Nutrients Q&A. When I got started It may not display this or other websites correctly. % by volume is the most accurate for the info given, but ppm is a good rough measure. I have never used Maxsea. years of experience under my belt, I quickly adopted a preference to I've read it helps with other plants, but the only info I've found for carnivorous plants is about germination. Package will come with scoop and directions for usage on carnivorous plants. special! I fertilise both Cephalotus and Heliamphora with orchid food I can buy in most UK garden centres. Temperature and composition can effect the readings, but I doubt I'll ever get the value of these solutions in moles. All rights reserved. It would be interesting seeing a controlled test between it and a UK available fertiliser such as Orchid Focus Grow. year! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Carnivores are far more sensitive, so 50 ppm or > 1/24th of a teaspoon per gallon feels correct for heavier feedings. I've ordered mine about one month ago nd these are the first results (non-treated plant on the left vx treated plant on the right) Peter has talked of Maxsea of a very special seaweed-based fertilizer amonsgt others. JavaScript is disabled. Clear editor. nutrients. How regularly do you feed at that strength? I have some extra pings I'm gonna try out. I just wanted to ask while I was asking. I suppose when you take into consideration how much money you save NOT So I went ahead and put some drops of ga3 solution (5ppm) on some of my plants, including some 3 day old seedlings. 3 ZtB8/%FI%Yw I like to think of it as an artificial sarracenia pitcher. It is one of the top 3 things you can do to Besides mastering how to make high quality compost, learning aquaponics Carnivorus plants, hardy orchids, tracking though the Black Forest, Brought to you, and supported by, The Carnivorous Plant Society. possible.and in the last 24 years I HAVE learned a thing or two! Are you growing your Dionaea in a terrarium? Horticulture, fossils, archaeology, entomology, neolithic stone tools etc. Does drosera binata multifada extrema seed by itself after flowering? That being said, I would never, under any circumstances ever fertilize vft's with anything. Just dripped it on them. Your order number is 1032. Today I will do what others won't so tomorrow I can do what other's can't. Idk how it'd affect CPs, I've thought of trying it on trees to gain size faster. nutrients, does not require you to make your own compost, and does not I don't really know how much I should mix when you said "I use a mix of Maxsea 16-16-16 and Maxsea 3-20-20 for two weeks". . I add a very small amount of H2O2 and expose it to light so everything breaks down. Is the 1/2tsp to 1gal a good ratio for all my CP's?
having to buy food at the grocery store, it is surely cheaper to grow I would really appreciate it. 40 ppm tap water sounds like a dream. I use MaxSea at 1/4 tsp per gallon of distilled water. I am moving away from that with the maxsea. and decided to follow the instructions to the letter. Seriously! years with making different compost teas and nutrient teas, but there is Would it be a good fertilizer to use on my orchids? increase the productivity of your food production efforts, while at the 457 out here last I checked. I produced more Any thoughts? With all of my hydroponic gardening experience, the first time I came across I am going to use it on my Venus Flytraps. I am mostly interested in VFT's but I am having a go at Cephalotus. The FlytrapCare forum was started in 2008 by Matt Miller out of his love for Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants (CPs). No cost and no If I make a spray bottle of it, does it keep well at room temp when mixed with water? I purchased this about a month ago now and have treated my carnivorous plants twice in that time on an every-other-weekend schedule. I think it has nitrogen through urea, which I understand is hard for orchids to utilize. expense by becoming an expert at making high-quality colloidal humus I'd love to hear how that works out. just recently mastered this difficult skill.and even then, only I've just started to grow Nepenthes. PPM just gives me a headache. . I had heard about it on this site. If you lose your scoop in the future, a level 1/4 teaspoon is perfectly safe, but we provide a scoop because it smells funny and some people don't like to use their cooking utensils for their fertilizer. I bought this in Irland but I think you can get it also in the UK. /Rttm%fH~ }iw8w
Attached is the new growth tip after 3 days. Mix one level scoop of fertilizer with one gallon of distilled, reverse osmosis or clean collected rainwater and shake or stir to mix until thoroughly dissolved. If that's the case I think I should start a dedicated GA3 experiment post so folks can share their results. Does anyone know if this can be obtained in the Uk or is ther an equivalent formula? var amzn_ps_tracking_id='jassindgui-20'; Upload or insert images from URL. Do you filter at all, or are you just a lucky son-of-a-gun? I've got a 16 ppm solution (18 total if you count the 2 ppm left behind by the filter) I've mixed with my bug soup for the more regular feedings. In its concentrate state, it will stain anything it comes into contact with. They seem fine still, 6 hours later. It's a light mist. From what I hear, it's all a guessing game and some plants respond differently at different levels. This is why I wish we could get instructions in grams rather than the useless "a heaping teaspoon" that is recommended by maxsea.
Excellent spray fertilizer for your carnivorous kids! Idk if I'm explaining my methodology well. By Misting, by its nature, is inaccurate, so doesn't approach the accuracy you are seeking. Adding to what nimbulan said, I have had great results with adding maxsea in sarr pitchers, but you need to make sure that they don't topple over if you are adding it to the tall species. Contents of bag will make 36 gallons of fertilizer for carnivorous plants and will give them the extra boost. Can you please give me a more detailed outline of it? I don't know if that's a deal, but it seemed reasonable enough for how many waterings I'd get out of it. Received order promptly in good condition. Discuss fertilization techniques here. . I just kinda want to see where maxsea takes me after reading up on it here, and in the savage garden. operating expense. Measure the water before adding the MAXsea. hydroponic nutrient solution. 1033 Dan V requests Dionea muscipula "G16 OP". I also use Camellia plant food for the same purpose. Bugs for the big feedings. I do a "big feed" every 3 weeks, but I'm looking at doing small feeds in between. I use 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water (sorry for you metric users). Add the maxsea, measure the TDS again and subtract the TDS of the water. Ever! 2022 by Sweet Leaf Succulents and Ornamental Plants, LLC. Maxsea works fine for manycarnivores but if you over-do it you will do more harm than good to your plants. I could not find the guaranteed analysis of maxsea. My sarr caught plenty on it's own last year. We recommend misting them every other weekend to help remind you of when to feed. 1032 jetfire245 Requests D. filiformis "Florida Red, White Flower" + Bonus Capensis "Large Form". I use this for tree ferns and according to the label, it is not a fertilizer in the true sense but can be added to 'normal' fertilizer and both can be applied together. systems that I use personally are homemade systems. This solution is aquaponics. I hope that helps. MaxSea - 16-16-16 - Carnivorous Safe Plant Fertilizer & Scoop. cost is the hydroponic nutrients. Would I use the same ratio if I used it on the plants I have outside (sarrs/vft) in the elements or would you use a stronger/weaker ratio on them? . . This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. same time decreasing the amount of effort required to grow all of your To help I also use a 22 gauge dispenser tip on my syringe for small accurate placement. Your link has been automatically embedded. Never had problems. You cannot paste images directly. Very satisfied! In my experience, in order of questions posted: Has anyone measured EC (or TDS) of this fertilizer at your working concentration? Liquid seaweed is not a fertiliser, it has very mild fertilising effects and provides trace elements. They seem to be responding to a 50 ppm dose, which surprises me and makes me think I'm getting placebo by proxy. I've heard some people flush their pots afterwards and some don't. As far as sundews, I've only done cu[], I'll usually let my trays stay dry for a day or tw[], Order received. With feeding and the new lights all of my plants have put out new growth. I should preface this by saying that you really don't need to fertilize outdoor plants as they should catch plenty of food on their own. The stuff I just pour on utrics or as a spray for. Thanks for the answers so far, everyone. I've done a foliar feed on the sansevieria as well with maxsea last I put the pepper on the leaves. The ultimate solution to eliminate the cost of your hydroponic nutrients: My gripe with tds readings of ppm is the variability of readings. e6)EIgf"{lf||U7$8GzR'F5'_)F]TH_rGetd|lF hV23dp",5g;p~Y7U?K I was mainly asking, because I was thinking about giving them a boost in the spring before they grow their pitchers or traps and start catching bugs. That said, noting the inherent inaccuracies of using my $15.00 TDS meter which came with a genuine imitation leather carrying case, I would also recommend discussing fertilizer applications through TDS meter measurements. You are using an out of date browser. still a lot of expense $$$ associated with making high quality nutrient Their website is at: http://www.maxicrop.co.uk/. Though clearly if I used the math you used I should get 625ppm. vegetables, PLUS YOU HARVEST FISH from the system--->. Tds I really only use in reference to the concentrate and the dilution to confirm my ratios are correct.