-Ryan Blankenship-
One of my all time favorite liquid organic nutrients is from Roots Organics. This company uses top quality inputs that help create some of the best tasting fruits and flowers in my opinion. Their products are all CDFA certified which is an organic certification from California. Their testing is very stringent and more difficult to get than your traditional OMRI certification. I feel this is one reason why Roots Organics is a bit better than some of the other organic nutrients I’ve used in the past.
Their base nutrients are the Buddha Grow and Buddha Bloom. The Buddha Grow consists of bat guano, kelp extract, soy extract, molasses, worm castings, and yucca extract. The Buddha Bloom has the same composition except it also includes rock phosphate to help increase the size of your fruits and flowers. The bat guano is a source of nitrogen, the kelp extract has B vitamins that help to reduce stress, the soy extract is another source of nitrogen, while the worm castings add beneficial bacteria and trace minerals to your plants. Last but not least, the yucca extract is a natural wetting agent.
Roots Organics also has several additives to help maximize your yields. One of my favorite additives is their Trinity. It contains all of your carbohydrates which are the building blocks of your soil. Everytime I water with Trinity my leaves stand straight up toward the light which means the plants are extremely healthy.
Their Ancient Amber is also a great source of natural nitrogen that is really only needed during the vegetative growth. Nettle weed is the main ingredient used in the Ancient Amber which naturally contains high amounts of nitrogen. Extreme Serene is another great growth nutrient focused on vegetative growth. It contains five different species of seaweed which helps to reduce stress and help to uptake nutrients. It also has a biomass of cyanobacteria or spirulina which is a great source of amino acids.
When it comes to plants’ flowering needs, I also like to use the Roots HPK to help increase the density of my flowers. It is made with bat guano, rock phosphate, and langbeinite. Langbeinite is a potassium magnesium sulfate mineral which helps to increase the size and density of your flowers.
Overall, I feel the Roots Organic liquid line is one of the better organic nutrients on the market. I get great root growth and development, along with denser fruits and flowers versus some of the other liquid organics that I’ve used before. Happy growing, and stop on by the shop with questions, or if you’re looking for advice, tips, or other recommendations!
Paul says
What do you use to fix the pH after you mix your nutrients? My pH comes out in the low 4’s. It takes about 60 mil of pH up just to get the pH in the low 6’s. Just doesn’t seem good to be adding all that pH up
ashley says
Hi Paul,
I like to use Nectar for the Gods Olympus Up. It is calcium carbonate instead of phosphoric acid, so not only is it organic, it also adds some needed calcium to the mix. Also it does take quite a bit of it, around 45 ml. Unfortunately, using the roots liquid line drops the pH like crazy because they have to keep the solution low to stay stable in the bottles. They’re great products, but you do need to address the pH issue. Hope this helps.– Ryan at Fifth Season Gardening
Robert says
Hello fellow growers,
I have been using roots organics for many years, well over 5 at this point and its top of the line goodness as we can all agree. To control PH without adding a bunch of PH UP this is what I do.
When I first mix up a batch PH will be in the 4.x range. Then I add a small amount of PH up in the form of Earth Juice Crystal pH Up -Potassium Carbonate Crystals (I add about 1/3 of what it would take to balance to 6.5 PH right away) . This bring the PH up a bit. Then I add a little Roots Organics Oregonism XL Mycorrhizae. The Roots feeding schedule only shows adding Roots Organics Oregonism XL Mycorrhizae on certain weeks, but I add every time but only like 1/4 teaspoon per 4.5 gallon of nutes. Then let it brew for 24 hours at room temp. Use lots of air bubbles, you cant over do the air bubbles. After about 24-36 hours the PH will naturally rise. The Mycorrhizae break down the acidic nature of the mix. Then adjust you PH right before you use it. I target about 6.3-6.5 PH because it will naturally rise in the soil/medium.
Sometimes my PH will be like 7.8! if so then I added to much UP at the start.
Basically you kick the PH up a little bit to give the Mycorrhizae a better environment to get to work and the more the little guys eat the more the pH rises . If you do this just right you end up using very little PH adjuster.
Just my two cents!