Makeing Your Own Plant Food ?

[MrWhite]

Can you make your own all in one 1 plant food for better plant growth if so what ingredients do you use and where do you get them from thanks this will be very helpfull for me

 

[aaronnorth]

Buy dry powders from aqua essentials.

Potassium Nitrate - 40g to 500ml of water and adding 10ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 5ppm.
Potassium Phosphate - 15g to 500ml of water and adding 5ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 1ppm.
Potassium Sulphate - 55g to 500ml of water and adding 10ml per 100L of water would give you a value of 5ppm
Magnesium Sulphate - 70g to 500ml of water and add 50ml once a week per 100L of water - this would give a target of 7ppm.
Trace mix - 15g to 250ml of water will give you about the same concentration as off the shelf products. It is also a good idea, if you can, to add 0.5ml Normal hydrochloric acid as this helps to prevent the chelator from breaking down.

You can mix these powders in water.

ONly the ones highlighted in bold are necassary. Any others are optional.

 

[MrWhite]

thanks m8 wondering where you get these from also i have ordered a nutrafin co2 system and i use king british plantfood will these be ok for now as i no that the kingbritish does not contain P+N so should i just buy them to seprate and dose it with the king british for plant health as i dont no nothing about plants they look like there dieing only used the plant food yesterday and i will install the co2 when it comes will this bring my plants back and make them look healthier in time or iam i missing out on anything basic as i dont wana get to technical just wana keep them alive really

 

[aaronnorth]

if it doesnt contain N&P then you could just buy the potassium nitrate and potassium phosphate and dose alongside the kingbritish. You dont just have to use powders or liquid fertilisers.

Look here for defficiencies: http/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?...e7bcb265814385c