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General Hydroponics – How do I use Flora Series?

July 17th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

General Hydroponics Flora Series is the most commonly used hydroponic nutrient on the market. It can work extremely well if used properly. One of the beauties of the three-part solution is that you can adjust the ratios to suit your type of plant and stage of growth. General Hydroponics suggests the mixing ratios we’ve posted below. You will need to use an EC or TDS meter to know exactly how much nutrient to use – it depends on your desired nutrient level. Just be sure that you always mix the three nutrients in the correct ratio.

It is important to know that you should never mix the nutrients together. You should only add them one at a time into your watering solution/reservoir. Stir well between each addition to prevent nutrient lock-up.

Flora Series General Usage	FloraGro	FloraMicro	FloraBloom
Rooting, seedling stage	1/4 tsp/gallon	1/4 tsp/gallon	1/4 tsp/gallon
Sensitive and delicate plants	1 part	1 part	1 part
Vegetative stage of growth	3 parts	2 parts	1 part
Late vegetative to pre-bloom stage	2 parts	2 parts	2 parts
Bloom initiation to ripening stage	1 part	2 parts	3 parts

Specialty Mixes for Healthy Vegetative Growth	FloraGro	FloraMicro	FloraBloom
Orchids and Antheriums	1	1	1/2
Lettuce	1	1 1/2	1/2
Strawberry	1 1/2	1 1/2	1
Cucumber	1 1/2	2	3/4
Tomato	2	1 1/2	1
Sweet Basil	1 1/2	—	—
Bean and Pepper	2	2	3/4
Melon and Egg Plant	2	2	1
Rose and Gerbera	2	2	1
Poinsettia	2 1/4	2 1/2	1 1/4

Specialty Mixes for Healthy Flowering and Fruiting	FloraGro	FloraMicro	FloraBloom
Strawberry	1 1/2	1 1/2	1
Cucumber	1 1/2	2	1
Tomato	2	1 1/2	1 1/4
Rose and Gerbera	2	2	1 1/4
Poinsettia	2	2 1/4	1 1/2

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