So, I am a bit confused. I have been using Flourish Trace and Flourish Iron as my "supplements" or "traces" only because I have been unable to find Plantex CSM+B in my area. However, I read that most hydroponic designed "microchelated trace nutrients" are essentially almost identical to CSM+B with these people citing nutrient analysis. Interesting.
Well, even more interesting is a chart I just came across (I have no idea who made it up) that compares many different "traces". This chart was linked to me when I was asking for a source for CSM+B. This person suggested that Flourish (not Flourish Trace) is actually better than any of the others because it has more nutrients in it. However, I wonder what sources the different nutrients are gathered from...maybe the quality of the nutrients (and therefore uptake) is better in one brand over the other.
So...my question is, what is the best "trace" to use? Do you supplement Fe with your choice of trace? If so, what iron supplement do you use? What are the REAL differences between these trace mixes?
I am concerned about this because Flourish is available locally, where anything else I may try I will have to order in. So, is it worth it?
Sorry I have to link to the chart because it is an ".asp" not a ".jpg": Fertilizer Comparison. Also here is a standardized version to better compare the numbers (since CSM+B is dry where the others are a solution, so the CSM+B numbers are high): Fertilizer Comparison - Standardized on FE
Well, even more interesting is a chart I just came across (I have no idea who made it up) that compares many different "traces". This chart was linked to me when I was asking for a source for CSM+B. This person suggested that Flourish (not Flourish Trace) is actually better than any of the others because it has more nutrients in it. However, I wonder what sources the different nutrients are gathered from...maybe the quality of the nutrients (and therefore uptake) is better in one brand over the other.
So...my question is, what is the best "trace" to use? Do you supplement Fe with your choice of trace? If so, what iron supplement do you use? What are the REAL differences between these trace mixes?
I am concerned about this because Flourish is available locally, where anything else I may try I will have to order in. So, is it worth it?
Sorry I have to link to the chart because it is an ".asp" not a ".jpg": Fertilizer Comparison. Also here is a standardized version to better compare the numbers (since CSM+B is dry where the others are a solution, so the CSM+B numbers are high): Fertilizer Comparison - Standardized on FE