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| There seems to be a booster for everything these days – flowering, vegetative growth, plant health, roots… the list goes on. It can be quite confusing, so here’s our guide to the wide range of root boosters that we supply and what each of them can provide |
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Rooting around for a booster?
There seems to be a booster for everything these days – flowering, vegetative growth, plant health, roots… the list goes on. It can be quite confusing, so here’s our guide to the wide range of root boosters that we supply and what each of them will do for your plants.
Like Flowering and vegetative growth boosters, root boosters and stimulants are not a requirement for a successful grow but can seriously increase root mass, nutrient uptake, health, efficiency and protection from infection if used correctly. They can also help make tired, old or difficult cuttings more viable and productive. Once again we offer you a wide selection of products from around the world that are all tried and tested popular products. Many customers have their own favourites, we recommend you try different products out and find which ones work best for you. These boosters and stimulants are not feeds and should be used in conjunction with your preferred nutrient package.
Old favourites
Rhizotonic
This root node stimulant from Canna is very popular for rooting cuttings, either as a spray or for wetting the rooting medium. It is made from vegetable extracts and also contains vitamin complexes which are good for stress relief when transplanting. It will also increase the plants resistance to illness. Thin brown liquid, mixes well with no sediment. Suitable for soil, hydro or coco.
Canna instructions: 5ml to 20 Litres
Superthrive
Natural vitamins and hormones for healthier faster growing plants. Very good for stress relief, shock and reviving plants. An old favourite which we have been selling for ten years now - we sell more now than ever! Will boost any stage of growth. Derived from natural sources. Suitable for soil, hydro or coco.
Superthrive instructions:: Various dilution rates depending on use.
GroWell recommends: for stress relief and transplanting 10 drops per litre. For normal everyday use 1 drop per litre.
Nitrozyme
This contains natural growth enhancers, exotic micro nutrients and bio-stimulants. This product boosts whatever stage of growth you are in. It is a strong hormone boost so don’t use during the 2 or 3 week cross over period from vegetative to flowering. Its promotion of vigourous new growth means it is often used as a spray to prepare mother plants for taking cuttings and also is popular in soil or hydroponics. This is a thick dark solution which mixes well into solution. Suitable for soil, hydro or coco.
Nitrozyme instructions:
For hydro systems 5ml per 10 litres
For foliar feeding 1ml per litre
For soil gardening 2 – 5 ml per 10 litres
Root Juice
A popular root booster from Bio-Bizz to complement their range of soil feeds, additives and boosters. This 100% organic stimulant can also be used in hydro or coco and will stimulate the biological activity around the root zone. Contains humates and other secret ingredients. Very popular - particularly in soil and coco.
Bio-Bizz instructions: Use on just rooted cutting for 1 week, 1 to 4ml per litre.
GroWell recommends: use as instructed, then use once a week during the rest of vegetative light cycle at 2ml per litre, or experiment.
Liquid Black Humic
Another great product from Dry Flower products. Humic acids have been long proven to enhance nutrient uptake at the root zone. This product contains heavy molecular humates and should not block drip lines. It also stimulates roots and is good to use at any stage of growth. Suitable for soil, hydro or coco.
Dry Flower instructions:
Seedlings – 5ml per litre
Hydroponics – 3 to 5ml per litre, at each nutrient change
Soil – 5ml per litre
B'Cuzz Root Stimulant
100% Organic. This product ensures explosive root production and also has an inhibiting effect on root diseases like pythium and fusarium. Another very popular product along which with their booster and flower stimulator makes a good package of products for overall growth enhancement. Suitable for soil, hydro and coco.
B’Cuzz instructions: use daily 1ml per litre
Vita Link Bio-Plus
Another excellent product from Vita Link. It combines natural plant hormones, vitamins and co-factors to help with everything from boosting growth to relieving stress. It also contains beneficial bacteria and fungi to protect the root zone from infection and to stimulate root growth and increase root mass. That’s a lot of good stuff in one bottle.
Vita Link instructions:
Cuttings & transplants – 2ml per litre
Hydro-systems – 1ml per 10 litres
Relieving stress – 5 to 7ml per 5 litres once a week
Soil – 1ml per 5 litres every 2 or 3 weeks
Vita Link Bio Pak
100% Organic. This comes in a tub as a powdered soluble bio stimulant with Nitrogen fixing and growth promoting bacteria. It also contains many other natural ingredients including humates, yucca, sea kelp, amino acids, essential proteins, vitamins, root growth factors and sugars. This product is soluble and can be used in hydroponic systems as well as in soil or coco.
Vita Link instructions:
Soil and hydroponics – 1ml per 4 litres (or 1g per 8 litres). Repeat treatment at every change of nutrient or once a week.
Stress recovery – 2ml per litre
Propagation cube treatment – 2ml per litre
Grandma Enggy’s Seaweed Extract
N.P.K 1-1-1. Contains at least 22.5% total organic matter. This nutrient rich seaweed based secret recipe is an award winner that has been in production for over 80 years. Good for boosting any stage of growth and particularly good for root stimulation and production. Great stuff in soil or coco.
Grandma’s instructions:
Foliar spray – 5 to 10ml per litre, every 2 weeks.
Soil and coco- 5 to 10ml per litre, every 2 weeks.
Voodoo Juice
Microbial Rhizosphere Colonizer. Voodoo Juice contains billions of microbes that colonize the root zone breaking down the nutrients into more absorbable forms. This particularly helps in the soil environment. It also helps stimulate explosive root production and improves nutrient uptake. Gives visible increase in yield. Voodoo Juice comes with a performance guarantee like all Dr.Hornby products. Works well in soil, hydro or coco.
Dr.Hornby’s instructions:
Seeds and transplants – 30ml per 3 litres, every 3 weeks
Soil – 30ml per 4 litres, every 3 weeks
Hydroponics – 30ml per 4 litres, every 3 weeks
Piranha Powder – Beneficial fungi
Root Mass Builder – Yield Enhancer – Bio Fungicide. Dr. Hornby’s Piranha is the perfect companion for Voodoo Juice. Dr. Hornby’s Voodoo Juice colonizes the root zone with beneficial microbial bacteria, while Piranha colonizes the root zone with 24 beneficial fungi. These fungi provide good protection from infections like root rot and pythium. Can also be used as a foliar spray to protect from leaf fungi and moulds. The mycrorrhizal fungi in Piranha excrete powerful chemicals that dissolve nutrients, absorb water and retard soil pathogens. Highly recommended. God for soil, hydro or coco.
Dr.Hornby’s instructions:
Foliar spray – 2g per litre, apply weekly
Soil – 0.3g per litre, apply weekly
Hydroponics – 0.3g per litre, apply weekly
Trichoderma Powder Tri 003
Comes in a small 10 gram tub of water soluble powder that will inoculate approximately 30 plants. It contains Trichoderma harzianum fungus that will stimulate root growth in young plants, suppress undesirable micro organisms and protect the plants from disease. Canna put this in their bags of coco, which is one of the reasons that coco is very good at rooting cuttings. Apply this before or during sowing, the re-potting or the sticking of cuttings.
Canna’s instructions:
Dissolve 1g in 1 litre of water, apply once.
Sensi Zym
From Dr.Hornby this enzyme treatment has the usual performance or your money back guarantee. Along with our other top enzyme product this is very popular and will increase root mass significantly, as well as improving nutrient uptake and resistance to disease and infection. Sensi Zym has over 80 enzymes and has a stable shelf life of at least 18 months. The enzymes are specific to different functions, some assist beneficial bacteria growth, others accelerate plant growth, speed up the regulatory process, cell replication, catalyse water, break down dead root mass and stimulate root production. Not only will your roots get bigger quicker, your plant will too. Will work well with any feed or nutrient package. Good for soil, hydro or coco.
Dr. Hornby’s instructions:
Soil – 5ml per litre, use weekly.
Hydroponics – 5ml per litre, into nutrient reservoir, use weekly.
Hygrozyme
Another top secret formulae, this time from the enzyme specialists from Canada, Sipco Industries Ltd. This is 100% organic (OMRI listed) and is also bacteria free making it perfect for hydroponics. It contains many active enzymes with unlimited shelf life and has been laboratory and field tested with proven results. With 30 years experience specialising in producing enzymes, were not surprised this solution from Sipco’s plant sciences division is very impressive. Seriously increases root mass, nutrient uptake and plant growth. As the enzymes are not associated with bacteria, H2O2 can be used in low ppm with this product. Will work well with any feed, nutrient package. Good for soil, hydro or soil.
Hygrozyme instructions:
Seedlings – 6ml per 4 litres
Cuttings – 6ml per 4 litres
Hydroponics – 8 to 10ml per 4 litres
Soil – 8 to 10ml per 4 litres
Foliar – 4 to 6ml per 4 litres
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