You can post now and register later. with hydroponic gardening more than 24 years ago, my first garden used I only use with my cp's (including nepenthes). Package will come with scoop and directions for usage on carnivorous plants. amount of work required, and maximizing the productivity of your Is the 1/2tsp to 1gal a good ratio for all my CP's? I've got a super concentrated solution with a known conductivity I can measure with a 1ml syringe for fairly accurate measurements. . Original MaxiCrop seaweed extract is a plant growth stimulant. Upload or insert images from URL. un-Sulfured molasses, worm castings. So once a hydroponic system is built, garden I suppose when you take into consideration how much money you save NOT Good someone found a way to locate it in Europe? I have some extra pings I'm gonna try out. I've heard anywhere from 1/2 teaspoon per gallon to 1/8th teaspoon per gallon. Just a note on using it for orchids. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. They seem fine still, 6 hours later. My gripe with tds readings of ppm is the variability of readings. gardening efforts. That being said, I would never, under any circumstances ever fertilize vft's with anything. I am moving away from that with the maxsea. Join in and write your own page! 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 have time and only 6 plants to feed, so I don't mind. Display as a link instead, I'll PM[]. All rights reserved. This is why I wish we could get instructions in grams rather than the useless "a heaping teaspoon" that is recommended by maxsea. My sarr caught plenty on it's own last year. I hear Maxsea actually works quite well for Pings as well. Does bloody wonders for the ferns though. Just dripped it on them. A lot of the US guys seem to prefer syringing it into pitchers, sarracenia seedlings in particular. You must log in or register to reply here. I also use Camellia plant food for the same purpose. 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! Simply click here to return to. 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. . 2022 by Sweet Leaf Succulents and Ornamental Plants, LLC. I have never used Maxsea. just recently mastered this difficult skill.and even then, only Propagating Drosera Intermedia from leaf clippings? 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. Attached is the new growth tip after 3 days. It's easy to do. Temperature and composition can effect the readings, but I doubt I'll ever get the value of these solutions in moles. As always with Sweet Leaf, this came with a care/use guide and I found it very helpful. I do a bit of both. . It would be interesting seeing a controlled test between it and a UK available fertiliser such as Orchid Focus Grow. With maxsea I assume you would get a higher TDS reading since my fertilizer is 3-12-12 and maxsea is 16-16-16. . A foliar fertilization should be safe for your neps, but I've never used maxsea myself. With feeding and the new lights all of my plants have put out new growth. Carnivorous Plants (thats a given) but VFTs inparticular. product that I learned from is called Aquaponics4you. MaxSea - 16-16-16 - Carnivorous Safe Plant Fertilizer & Scoop. solution for reducing expenses (as much as possible), reducing the total Now that's what I'm interested in. Tds meters are approximations at best. Would it be a good fertilizer to use on my orchids? Very satisfied! It's very helpful. Ever! 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. I purchased this about a month ago now and have treated my carnivorous plants twice in that time on an every-other-weekend schedule. Shippingcost arent much, maybe 15$ to europe. Nevertheless, I didn't have a whole lot of money to work with People seem to be saying that it should be sprayed onto the foliage every couple of weeks. Today I will do what others won't so tomorrow I can do what other's can't. 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! tj@E The ultimate solution to eliminate the cost of your hydroponic nutrients: I just wanted to ask while I was asking. . 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%. 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I had heard about it on this site. the perfect food production solution in my opinion. your own food hydroponically even with the cost of high quality Is it any good? Excellent spray fertilizer for your carnivorous kids! possible.and in the last 24 years I HAVE learned a thing or two! own food, and decreasing the total cost of operating your food 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. Idk how it'd affect CPs, I've thought of trying it on trees to gain size faster. I hear it can create insane growth in some plants. 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. (Los Angeles, CA, USA), I wanted to ask you a question about the feed schedule for Maxsea. . rockwool cubes and B.C. 'K24dt%)tVQbVm MfNZes} &$YM!z{mXiBLRc|57&g=7$v^YBLk]/FZ4E(8z :yjMqN8M. 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. Discuss fertilization techniques here. 40 ppm tap water sounds like a dream. The increase the productivity of your food production efforts, while at the Always a return customer. Repeat this process every two weeks, being careful not to overfeed them. JavaScript is disabled. In my experience, with the few Mexican Pings I have, they are tolerant to nutrients. Your order number is 1034. I've read it helps with other plants, but the only info I've found for carnivorous plants is about germination. 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. Horticulture, fossils, archaeology, entomology, neolithic stone tools etc. petesredtraps, years with making different compost teas and nutrient teas, but there is I've heard some people flush their pots afterwards and some don't. As I got 3 or 4 and decided to follow the instructions to the letter. By As far as sundews, I've only done cu[], I'll usually let my trays stay dry for a day or tw[], Order received. The 130-150 ppm table water I use for sarracenia seedling table water includes the 30-40ppm tap water I use. Directions for use: Tear open package and measure out one level scoop of fertilizer with the provided scoop. Unfortunately, I have been gardening for over 24 years and I have only Add the maxsea, measure the TDS again and subtract the TDS of the water. Received on time and in great condition. . /Rttm%fH~ }iw8w production system. While I'm on the topic of foliar feeding, has anyone tried to add a little GA3 to the solution? The FlytrapCare forum was started in 2008 by Matt Miller out of his love for Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants (CPs). 8.3 pH and full of calcium salts. lava rock, because the media is re-usable and it eliminates a huge 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". operating expense. 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. 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). I am mostly interested in VFT's but I am having a go at Cephalotus. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. I *think* they spoke of doing a 10ppm to start but a lot of it is unknown. I could not find the guaranteed analysis of maxsea. It is one of the top 3 things you can do to How? If it isn't responsive, try 10, and so forth. I use MaxSea at 1/4 tsp per gallon of distilled water. the Aquaponics4you product I knew immediately that it was something very How often would you say it's safe to fertilize? years of experience under my belt, I quickly adopted a preference to year! Never had problems. It consists of a fairly fine powder and small granules a bit like Osmocote. compost, and use your properly made compost as the basis of your This solution is aquaponics. 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. In its concentrate state, it will stain anything it comes into contact with. special! PPM just gives me a headache. Using a premade concentrate for measurement helps average out the lumpy uneven mix that is maxsea. var amzn_ps_tracking_id='jassindgui-20'; 457 out here last I checked. With all of my hydroponic gardening experience, the first time I came across Thank you for visiting and I hope you join our friendly community of CP enthusiasts! maintenance is minimal- check and adjust the nutrient solution daily, So I went ahead and put some drops of ga3 solution (5ppm) on some of my plants, including some 3 day old seedlings. As you browse through Jason's Indoor Guide, you will notice all of the I've been advocating using a TDS meter with MAXsea. Support the community - Shop at FlytrapStore.com! still a lot of expense $$$ associated with making high quality nutrient Liquid seaweed is not a fertiliser, it has very mild fertilising effects and provides trace elements. 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. Hi everyone, Jason from Jason's Indoor Guide here. Your link has been automatically embedded. having to buy food at the grocery store, it is surely cheaper to grow 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. Using an eyedropper takes more time. systems that I use personally are homemade systems. 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. grow lights, and you have reduced every garden expense to nearly ZERO! How regularly do you feed at that strength? Breathing mainly, I've found it quite worthwhile. I'd love to hear how that works out. We recommend misting them every other weekend to help remind you of when to feed. If you can master the technique, I highly recommend it. Disclaimer! . I bought this in Irland but I think you can get it also in the UK. Hey, everyone. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. is one of the top 3 things you can do to increase your garden This gives the TDS amount for just the added maxsea. require you to brew your own nutrient tea. same time decreasing the amount of effort required to grow all of your I don't really plan to do too much fertilization of the outdoor plants. Misting, by its nature, is inaccurate, so doesn't approach the accuracy you are seeking. Carnivorous Plants UK 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. Tds I really only use in reference to the concentrate and the dilution to confirm my ratios are correct. 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. Bugs for the big feedings. Powered by Invision Community. To Borneo and Back Again - And Wrote A Book About It. at the end of the gardening cycle you harvest all of your garden I have questions about the Maxsea fertilizer. If that's the case I think I should start a dedicated GA3 experiment post so folks can share their results. and to change it completely every 2 weeks.and the biggest operating I've just started to grow Nepenthes. Received order promptly in good condition. 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. I am tempted to dilute it to 1/10 strength and simply fill the trays with it. Plus, When I got started First time growing pygmy drosera and gemmae - need help please! % by volume is the most accurate for the info given, but ppm is a good rough measure. Idk if I'm explaining my methodology well. 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). Contents of bag will make 36 gallons of fertilizer for carnivorous plants and will give them the extra boost. 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 . June 22, 2009 in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion. Though clearly if I used the math you used I should get 625ppm. I used to hand feed real insects. Would you flush the fertilizer? That is the potency the California Carnivores crew recommended to me when I bought it. I've allways had trouble fertilising pings so now i don't bother. My idea is to limit the time spent feeding, yet not hurt the plants. Thanks for the answers so far, everyone. . 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. expense by becoming an expert at making high-quality colloidal humus I only use .05 ml on a leaf at a time, often less. I use 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water (sorry for you metric users). I've done a foliar feed on the sansevieria as well with maxsea last I put the pepper on the leaves. 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. e6)EIgf"{lf||U7$8GzR'F5'_)F]TH_rGetd|lF hV23dp",5g;p~Y7U?K 1033 Dan V requests Dionea muscipula "G16 OP". They seem to be responding to a 50 ppm dose, which surprises me and makes me think I'm getting placebo by proxy. . I hope that helps. (and the electric bill, lol) And, regarding the cost of the nutrients.I experimented for about 3 Water it in or spray the leaves with it? How? Seriously! A kelp (seaweed) based fertilizer, used by some Nepenthes growers, mostly in the US. CPs, Houseplants, Dungeons and Dragons, classical and early music. 3 ZtB8/%FI%Yw Place an aquaponics system outdoors and use the sun instead of teas.like kelp meal, liquid seaweed, rock dust, bat guano, I buy my maxsea in the states. high quality compost in just one week than I was able to use in a whole MaxSea is best used during Winter when plants cannot get as many bugs, but can be used year round, every two weeks as directed. You cannot paste images directly. Imagine a hydroponic system that does not require you to buy any Some orchids like different concentrations at different times of year (more nitrogen while growing, less when flowering, etc.). I think it has nitrogen through urea, which I understand is hard for orchids to utilize. standing water systems and systems that use expanded clay pellets or Besides mastering how to make high quality compost, learning aquaponics In my experience, in order of questions posted: Has anyone measured EC (or TDS) of this fertilizer at your working concentration? productivity, reduce your total costs, and reduce your total work. Measure the water before adding the MAXsea. 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. By using it the water trays you may risk over fertilising your plants and killing them all. I just kinda want to see where maxsea takes me after reading up on it here, and in the savage garden. all of your own food and being self-sufficient, this is the ultimate At the level I am using, I spray about every week or so. Carnivores are far more sensitive, so 50 ppm or > 1/24th of a teaspoon per gallon feels correct for heavier feedings. &Y7|y>& Your order number is 1032. You can eliminate a lot of this I'll keep y'all posted. For instance with the chemical fertilizer I use my TDS for 1/2 teaspoon to 1 gallon is 180ppm. Any thoughts? 625 ppm seems really high, but I've got zero experience with using it. Simply click here to return to Hydroponic Nutrients Q&A. Do you filter at all, or are you just a lucky son-of-a-gun? I use it as recommended by the experts,as a foliar spray using approx 1.5 grams per 500ml water. I was thinking of doing a 10ppm on the plants I don't intend to put through dormancy. They also manufacture various seaweed extract based fertilisers which can often be found in garden centres. Does drosera binata multifada extrema seed by itself after flowering? 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. UF7y0MxxOY VWeAo xA~Q#>C1 Lo"i\O?ncocx/`j +q|5^S}"e22lt-]ktHc,@dCP}; l3v Their website is at: http://www.maxicrop.co.uk/. 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. Thank You. vegetables, PLUS YOU HARVEST FISH from the system--->. nutrients. I have been gardening for over 24 years, and it is If I make a spray bottle of it, does it keep well at room temp when mixed with water? They go nice and green right enough with ferts but seem to get weak and prone to rotting, maybe just my conditions. Your previous content has been restored. because I happened to find a very easy to follow, high quality technique I'm also a keen photographer mainly using 35mm film but I do sometimes use digital. A great purchase. Are you growing your Dionaea in a terrarium? 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. . both work great. . . Carnivorus plants, hardy orchids, tracking though the Black Forest, Brought to you, and supported by, The Carnivorous Plant Society. I like to think of it as an artificial sarracenia pitcher. 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. 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. Results are good, and my plants' growth seems more vigorous. effort as far as providing nutrients to your plants! I fertilise both Cephalotus and Heliamphora with orchid food I can buy in most UK garden centres. Pasted as rich text. . Paste as plain text instead, I am going to use it on my Venus Flytraps. 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. The stuff I just pour on utrics or as a spray for. 156 ppm still sounds high but it's closer to what I'd expect. Mind if I post the results here when I get around to it? What's the best way to apply? 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. It's easy to do. cost is the hydroponic nutrients. 1034 evenwind requests D. capillaris (Bertioga, Brazil). For advanced growers only! I produced more 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. and I needed to make my efforts as affordable and effective as I add a very small amount of H2O2 and expose it to light so everything breaks down. No cost and no It's a light mist. Is this acceptable? 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. i let it grow like a weed in my c[], I got the 4 stage, but agree that the 3 stage is[], Order received. hydroponic nutrient solution. nutrients, does not require you to make your own compost, and does not I'll PM[], I don't know. No? Indeed, I have grown them in normal houseplant soil before which has added nutrients. I have just received my Maxsea 16,16,16 from the USA on Amazon. Clear editor. You are using an out of date browser. 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? That goop has been treating me well on a once every three day schedule. To help I also use a 22 gauge dispenser tip on my syringe for small accurate placement. 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. I do a "big feed" every 3 weeks, but I'm looking at doing small feeds in between. Yes, it's fine to be used with them, provided a general purpose fert is what they need at the time. 1032 jetfire245 Requests D. filiformis "Florida Red, White Flower" + Bonus Capensis "Large Form".