Professional Grade Formulas For All Plants & Gardens
Blue Planet Nutrients are formulated with everything plants need to achieve maximum growth and yield. Start by choosing one of our three base nutrient lines in order to provide a solid, complete foundation for your feeding regimen. Supplements will help push your plants to their fullest genetic potential, resulting in high yields and hefty harvests. Click any product tab below to expand.
Base Nutrients
BlueMax
Blue Max 2 Part Base Nutrients
The Easy, Professional-Grade Base Nutrient That Works for Everyone
Whether you’re a first-time home gardener with a few pots on the patio or a large-scale commercial grower feeding hundreds of plants, BlueMax is the clean, simple, bulletproof 2-part system that delivers bigger plants, brighter flowers, and heavier harvests — every single time. It is a complete nutrient system which provides all essential nutrients required by your prized plants. Each part plays an essential role throughout the plant's growth and development, providing all primary, secondary, and micronutrients for the specific requirements of fruiting and flowering plants.
Perfect for herbs, flowers, indoor/outdoor veggies, microgreens, roses, orchids, succulents, cacti, houseplants, or any fast-growing annual — in soil, coco, hydroponics, aeroponics, raised beds, containers, or living soil.
Why Thousands of Home & Commercial Growers Choose BlueMax
Just two bottles give your plants everything they need from seedling to harvest
Beginner-friendly: no complicated math, no extra bottles required to “complete” the formula
Professional results: the same system trusted by champion commercial growers for award-winning flavor, aroma, and yield
Ultra-clean & forgiving — won’t burn plants or clog drippers, even if you accidentally mix a little strong
Works with any water type (soft, hard, RO, or well water)
What Each Bottle Does
Part A (5-0-4) → Supplies nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, potassium + fully chelated micronutrients for strong stems, deep green leaves, and healthy roots
Part B (1-5-6) → Delivers the exact phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and sulfur plants need for abundant flowers, fruits, and buds
When used together throughout the entire grow, they create the perfect shifting ratio: lush growth early, massive blooming later.
Simple Feeding Schedule Anyone Can Follow
Seedlings & Small Plants: 2–5 ml per gallon of each A & B
Vegetative / Growing Stage: 5–10 ml per gallon of each A & B
Flowering / Fruiting Stage: 8–15 ml per gallon of each A & B (slightly more Part B in flower)
Add Part A to your water first, stir, then add Part B. That’s it. The Set comes with easy-to-understand instructions and a free measuring glass.
Real-World Results Growers Love
Bigger, healthier houseplants and patio containers
Earlier, heavier harvests of tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, and herbs
Vibrant blooms on roses, orchids, and flowering annuals
Commercial-grade yields and terpene-rich flowers from indoor gardens
From backyard beginners to full-scale farmers, BlueMax makes every plant reach its full potential.
Grab your set today and grow the best garden you’ve ever had.
Elite Series
Elite Series 3-Part Base Nutrients
Professional Grade Base Nutrient System
For Every Plant and Garden
Professional-grade nutrition trusted by commercial growers and home gardeners alike to deliver faster growth, stronger and healthier plants, and maximum harvest weight — from seedling to finish, for all plants & gardens. The Elite Series is a complete nutrient system which provides all essential nutrients required by fruiting and flowering plants. Each part plays an essential role throughout the plant's growth and development, providing all primary, secondary, and micro-nutrients for the specific requirements of fruiting and flowering plants. Perfect for herbs, flowers, indoor/outdoor veggies, microgreens, roses, orchids, succulents, cacti, houseplants, or any fast-growing annual — in soil, coco, hydroponics, aeroponics, raised beds, containers, or living soil.
Why Elite Series is the Clear Choice for Serious Growers:
Complete 3-part base nutrient system (Grow + Micro + Bloom) — gives your plants everything they need from start to finish
Advanced ionic balance + multi-chelated micro-nutrients (EDTA, DTPA, EDDHA & amino acids) for lightning-fast absorption and almost zero energy waste
Plants grow bigger, stronger, and faster while staying healthy and stress-free
Recommended precision ratios dialed in for every growth stage — no guesswork, just results
The Power Trio:
ELITE GROW (2-1-6) – Explosive vegetative growth and massive root development by providing Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium + secondary minerals
ELITE BLOOM (0-5-4) – Packs on size, weight, and quality during flowering/fruiting by providing Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium & Sulfur
ELITE MICRO (5-0-1) – Supplies chelated Calcium, Nitrogen, and every essential micronutrient in exact amounts to keep plants growing strong
Works flawlessly with every plant and garden: Hydroponics • Aeroponics • Coco Coir • DWC • Soil-less mixes • Traditional soil
Simple Feeding Schedule Anyone Can Follow
Seedlings & Small Plants: 2–5 ml per gallon of each Grow, Micro, Bloom
Vegetative / Growing Stage: 5–10 ml per gallon of each Grow, Micro, Bloom
Flowering / Fruiting Stage: 8–15 ml per gallon of each Grow, Micro, Bloom
Add Micro to your water first, stir, then add Grow, then add Bloom. Mix well. That’s it.
Set comes with easy-to-understand instructions and free measuring glass.
Whether you grow vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruiting crops, houseplants, succulents, cacti, or ornamental plants, Elite Series is engineered to maximize health, vigor, and yield on all of your high-value plants.
Grab Blue Planet Nutrients Elite Series now and grow the strongest, most productive garden you’ve ever had!
Farmer's Pride
Farmer's Pride Organic Blend Base Nutrients
Farmer's Pride was developed for the more natural-minded gardener. The organic base of this nutrient formula is a proprietary blend of enzymatically digested alfalfa meal, fish meal, kelp meal, bone meal and composted high Nitrogen bat guano.
Farmer's Pride GROW provides plants with organic nitrogen and mineral forms of nitrogen and calcium that plants need during all stages of growth. Farmer's Pride MICRO contains certified organic amino acid chelated micronutrients and other naturally occurring minerals. Farmer's Pride BLOOM is fortified with acid treated Indonesian Bat Guano so high levels of phosphorus are immediately available for plant uptake. FP BLOOM also provides your plants with healthy levels of all natural potassium in the form of naturally mined potash. This well balanced Organic Blend 3-Part System produces amazing results.
Organic Blend GROW • MICRO • BLOOM
Farmer's Pride GROW, MICRO, and BLOOM are designed to be used together.
These 3 proprietary formula contain the perfect balance of immediately available primary, secondary, and micronutrients required for maximum growth. The ingredients used in Farmer's Pride promotes and facilitates the growth of beneficial bacteria and fungi in your growing media. Due to the organic nature of this product, there may be larger particles in the nutrient solution that may clog fine jets/pumps. Farmer's Pride is designed for use in hydroponic systems, coco-coir, all soil-less mediums such as vermiculite and perlite, and in soil.
Supplements
Liquid Seaweed
Liquid Seaweed
Premium Ascophyllum Nodosum Kelp
Give your plants the same natural edge that lets ocean kelp grow up to two feet a day in the toughest conditions. Processed from wild-harvested Ascophyllum nodosum—the world’s most nutrient-rich seaweed—our Liquid Seaweed is the ultimate organic growth booster every serious gardener keeps on the shelf.
Packed with:
Over 60 fully chelated trace minerals & micronutrients (iron, zinc, boron, manganese, copper, molybdenum + dozens more)
Natural auxins, cytokinins & gibberellins for explosive growth and rock-solid stems
Alginic acid to improve soil structure and drought resistance
Vitamins, amino acids & carbohydrates that energize plants and feed beneficial microbes
Natural plant antibiotics to help suppress soil pathogens
Growers see results fast:
Thicker stems and explosive new vegetative growth
Deep-green, stress-resistant foliage
Bigger, sweeter fruits (tomatoes, peppers, berries, citrus—you name it)
More vibrant, longer-lasting flowers on roses, orchids, bedding plants, and more
Stronger roots, faster transplant recovery, and a thriving microbial ecosystem
Easy, flexible dosing for every setup (soil, coco, hydro, indoors or out)→ Add to reservoir or use as a root drench with every watering/feed :
Small to medium plants: 2–5 ml per gallon of water
Medium to large plants: 5–10 ml per gallon of water
Foliar spray (all sizes): 2 ml per gallon – spray leaves top and bottom for rapid absorption and an instant green-up
100% compatible with any nutrient line, organic or synthetic. One quart makes hundreds of gallons of solution—highly concentrated and incredibly economical.
From backyard veggies and flower gardens to greenhouse orchids and indoor houseplants, Liquid Seaweed is the single most powerful all-in-one supplement you can give your plants.
Feed them the best nature has to offer. Add Blue Planet Liquid Seaweed to your feeding regimen and watch your garden thrive like never before.
Easy Weed Soluble Seaweed
Easy Weed Seaweed
Ultra-Concentrated Ascophyllum Nodosum Kelp Flakes
Give your plants the purest, most potent ocean-powered boost on the planet – in space-saving powder form.
Harvested from wild Ascophyllum nodosum (the same premium kelp used in our Liquid Seaweed), Easy Weed dissolves instantly into a nutrient-packed solution loaded with:
Over 60 fully chelated trace minerals & micro-nutrients ready for immediate uptake
Natural auxins, cytokinins & gibberellins for explosive growth and sturdy stems
Alginic acids, vitamins, amino acids & complex carbohydrates that supercharge plants and feed beneficial microbes
Natural plant antibiotics to help keep soil-borne pathogens in check
Real growers see the difference in days:
Faster vegetative growth and noticeably thicker, stronger stems
Deep, glossy green leaves that shrug off heat, drought, and pests
Bigger, sweeter fruits and dramatically more aromatic, colorful flowers
Superior root development and lightning-fast recovery from stress or transplant shock
Healthier soil biology leading to increased resistance to disease
Super simple dosing – one tiny scoop does the work of ounces of liquid → Add to reservoir, watering can, or nutrient mix and watch it dissolve in seconds:
Small to medium plants: 1/8 tsp per gallon
Medium to large plants: 1/8 – 1/4 tsp per gallon
Foliar spray: 1/8 tsp per gallon – spray top and bottom of leaves for rapid absorption
Works perfectly in soil, coco, hydro, aero, drip systems – indoors or out – and mixes flawlessly with any nutrient program (BlueMax, Elite, Farmer’s Pride, or other brands).
One compact 99g jar makes over 380 gallons of premium seaweed solution – lighter to ship, store, and lasts for years.
Perfect for vegetables, fruits, flowers, roses, orchids, succulents, houseplants, seedlings, microgreens, trees, shrubs… literally anything that grows.
Why choose Easy Weed Powder over Liquid? Same exact power and results – just lighter, more compact, and even more economical.
Give your garden the gold standard in seaweed supplementation. Add Easy Weed Soluble Seaweed Powder to your cart now and grow stronger, healthier, higher-yielding plants!
Cal Mag Liquid
CalMag Plus Iron
The Ultimate Deficiency Shield & Growth Accelerator for All Plants
Give your plants the rock-solid foundation they deserve. CalMag Plus Iron is a premium, ultra-concentrated calcium, magnesium, and iron supplement that eliminates the most common nutrient deficiencies fast—while supercharging growth, bloom size, and overall plant vitality. Whether you’re growing tomatoes, peppers, roses, orchids, leafy greens, or any hungry crop, this is the one bottle that keeps your garden thriving from seedling to harvest.
Why Your Plants Are Secretly Begging for CalMag Plus Iron
Calcium – The Structural Superhero Calcium builds unbreakable cell walls and keeps new growth looking perfect. Without enough available calcium, you’ll see distorted tips, weak stems, blossom-end rot in fruit, and burnt leaf edges—no matter how much you feed. CalMag Plus Iron delivers highly bio-available calcium exactly when and where your plants need it most, even in high-humidity or cool conditions that normally lock calcium out.
Magnesium – The Photosynthesis Powerhouse Magnesium sits at the heart of every chlorophyll molecule, turning sunlight into pure energy. Low magnesium = pale, yellow older leaves, slow growth, and disappointing yields. Our formula restores that deep, healthy green color in days and keeps energy production firing on all cylinders.
Iron – The Chlorophyll Catalyst Iron is essential for manufacturing chlorophyll and moving energy through the plant. An iron shortage shows up as bright yellow new growth with dark green veins—classic interveinal chlorosis. CalMag Plus Iron quickly reverses this problem and keeps every leaf vibrantly green and productive.
Proven Results You’ll See in Days
Gardeners and professional growers report:
Thicker stems and faster growth rates
Bigger, heavier flowers and fruits
Dramatically improved flower set and fruit retention
Lush, deep-green foliage from top to bottom
Total prevention of tip burn, blossom-end rot, leaf curl, and yellowing
Perfect For Every Growing Style
Hydroponics, coco coir, DWC
Soil & soilless mixes
Indoor or outdoor gardens
Vegetables, flowers, herbs, fruit trees—anything that grows!
Just a small, highly effective dose of 3–5 ml per gallon mixed into your regular feeding schedule is all it takes. Watch deficiencies vanish and your plants explode with health, vigor, and record-breaking yields.
Don’t let hidden deficiencies rob you of the monster harvest you deserve.
Grab Blue Planet Nutrients CalMag Plus Iron now and give your plants the premium nutrition they need.
Gold Shield Silica
Gold Shield Silica Supplement Strengthen Your Plants
Gold Shield is a premium plant-available silica supplement that gently reinforces your plants from the inside out. By supplying bio-available silicon, it helps build stronger cell walls, improves resistance to everyday stresses, and supports better nutrient and water uptake. The result? Healthier, more resilient plants that can better support abundant flowers and fruits while staying protected against common challenges.
Key Benefits of Adding Gold Shield
Promotes thicker, sturdier stems and branches
Helps plants better manage heat, drought, and water stress
Supports improved uptake of nutrients and water
Encourages greener leaves and more efficient photosynthesis
Adds a natural physical barrier that discourages insects and fungal issues
Provides extra potassium to support flowering and fruit development
May help reduce the risk of mineral toxicities
Contributes to overall higher-quality and heavier yields
Silica is deposited in cell walls like microscopic reinforcement, giving stems and leaves greater structural strength and helping roots selectively absorb beneficial elements. When used as a foliar spray, it leaves a light protective layer on leaves for added support.
Perfect for every gardener and every setup: soil, coco, hydroponics, dwc, indoors or out, vegetables, flowers, herbs, fruiting plants, and so much more.
Simple, Flexible Dosage
Seedlings & small plants: 1–2 ml per gallon of water
Medium to large plants: 2–4 ml per gallon of water
Also excellent as a foliar spray at 1–2 ml per gallon of water
Gold Shield is compatible with any nutrient program and works from start to finish. Give your plants the strength they need to thrive and witness steady, noticeable improvement week after week.
Add Gold Shield to your nutrient regimen today and enjoy stronger, happier, more productive plants all season long.
Root Magic Myco+
Root Magic Mycorrhizae + Microbes
Root Magic Mycorrhizae+ Microbes is a natural fungi and microbe blend that symbiotically assists plant roots in extracting moisture & nutrients from soil. Adding Root Magic Myco+ to your growing medium increases the absorption area of your plant's roots by a factor of 10 to 1000 times that of non treated root systems. Root Magic Myco+ inoculates your plant's roots with mycorrhizae fungi plus our proprietary blend of microbes. The results are plants which are much more efficient at taking up water and nutrients, grow more vigorously, and are less susceptible to mortality, drought, disease, stunting, and transplant shock. A staple for any garden, Root Magic is compatible for use with other brands and types of fertilizers and supplements.
When Root Magic Myco+ comes into contact with your plant's roots, microscopic propagules inoculate the root system and initiate a mycorrhizal colony. The mycorrhizae grow on, and into the roots forming a symbiotic relationship. The mycorrhizae obtain carbohydrates from the plant and in return, the microscopic mycorrhizae extend hyphae from the roots which take up nutrients and water for the host plant.
The microbes in Root Magic Myco+ help to:
- Increase the vigor and stress resistance of root systems
- Increase nutrient availability and nutrient delivery to the plants
- Increase plant vigor by secreting several metabolites that trigger plant growth and help prevent pathogen infection
- Allow plants to be less susceptible to environmental stress
Root Magic Myco+ is an inoculum of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus intraradices) and our proprietary blend of bacillus microbes. This product is micronized and can pass through a #70 screen and can be used in hydroponics, soil and all soil-less growing mediums with all varieties of plants.
CONTAINS NON-PLANT FOOD INGREDIENTS
Active Ingredients:
Glomus intraradices.........................71 propagules/gm
Glomus mosseae.............................71 propagules/gm
Glomus aggregatum........................71 propagules/gm
Glomus etunicatum.........................71 propagules/gm
Bacilllus pumillus.........................20,000,000 CFU/gm
Bacilllus subtillis..........................20,000,000 CFU/gm
Bacilllus licheniformis..................20,000,000 CFU/gm
Directions for use:
Transplants: Touch damp roots so that a small amount sticks to the roots and/or sprinkle into planting holes. Add 1/2 to 1 tsp per gallon in soil containers. Add 1/4 teaspoon per gallon for hydroponics.
Alternatively, mix ½ to 1 teaspoon per gallon of soil when preparing soil mixture for use.
Deep root injection – mix at 1 teaspoon per gallon of water and shake well. Immediately Water directly into root zone.
STORAGE
Keep dry, cool, and out of sun. Retains full effectiveness for 18 months when properly stored.
Early Bloomer Bloom Booster
Early Bloomer Bloom Booster
Bloom Boosters are integral in maximizing flower production in plants. We have created 2 bloom boosters designed to maximize yield and fruit/flower size, Early Bloomer and Liquid Blue. Early Bloomer Bloom Booster is a concentrated liquid fertilizer supplement formulated for use during the early to mid flowering stages, by providing plants with a 2:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus to maximize and support sustained budding, flowering, and fruit development.
Potassium and phosphorous are vital elements in photosynthesis and promote the vigorous growth of blooming & ripening plants, helping to improve the quality of your fruit, flowers, and vegetables. Use Early Bloomer to maximize early bud development in your prized plants. This product can be fed to all varieties of plants growing in almost any type of garden and can be used along with other garden fertilizers & supplements and as a foliar spray. Use Early Bloomer with any base nutrients such as BlueMax, Elite, or Farmer's Pride for a complete plant fertilizer regimen for your plants.
P-K ratio?
There is much speculation on what is the proper ratio of Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) for a bloom booster to maximize bud and flower growth. From our research, we have found that plants require a bloom booster with a 2:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus during the first few weeks of the flower phase. After the first half of flower phase, plants should then should be transitioned to a bloom booster with a 4:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus ratio to plump and harden buds.
The transition from vegetative growth to flowering is one of the most essential periods in a plant's ontogenesis. When a plant is transitioning from vegetative growth to the flowering phase, the initial formation of flower primordia is a massive energy consuming process. In plants, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the key energy transfer molecule. Elevated levels of phosphorus are required for the excess production of energy rich ATP. The flowering process places a huge demand for energy on plants and therefore, adequate phosphorus is essential for the process of energy production and transfer.
Early Bloomer provides the optimum levels of phosphorus necessary for optimum bud site development. One problem with providing higher levels of phosphorus is that excess phosphorus can cause a decrease in uptake of zinc, iron and copper, which can potentially start a chain reaction of other macro and micro nutrient deficiencies. Because of this, Early Bloomer is fortified with zinc, chelated iron, and copper in just the correct amounts. Copper has also been proven to significantly enhance the size and yield of buds and flowers and Early Bloomer ensures that the enough copper is available to the plant for bud and flower formation.
Liquid Blue Bloom Booster
Liquid Blue Bloom Booster
Bloom Boosters are integral in maximizing flower production in plants. We have created 2 bloom boosters designed to maximize yield and fruit/flower size, Liquid Blue and Early Bloomer. Liquid Blue Bloom Booster is a concentrated liquid fertilizer supplement formulated for use during late flowering/fruiting stages in order to provide higher levels of phosphorous and potassium to support healthy, sustained flowering and fruit development.
Potassium and phosphorous are vital elements in plant processes such as photosynthesis and promote vigorous growth, blooming, ripening & quality of fruit. Liquid Blue can be fed to all types of plants and can be used along with other garden fertilizers and supplements and as a foliar spray. Use Liquid Blue with any base nutrients such as BlueMax, Elite, or Farmer's Pride for a complete plant fertilizer regimen for your plants.
P-K ratio?
There is much speculation on what is the proper ratio of Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) for a bloom booster to maximize bud and flower growth. From our research, we have found that plants require a bloom booster with a 2:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus during the first few weeks of the flower phase. After the first half of flower phase, plants should then should be transitioned to a bloom booster with a 4:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus ratio to plump and harden buds.
The transition from vegetative growth to flowering is one of the most essential periods in a plant's ontogenesis. When a plant is transitioning from vegetative growth to the flowering phase, the initial formation of flower primordia is a massive energy consuming process. In plants, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the key energy transfer molecule. Elevated levels of phosphorus are required for the excess production of energy rich ATP. The flowering process places a huge demand for energy on plants and therefore, adequate phosphorus is essential for the process of energy production and transfer.
Liquid Blue is designed to maximize the fattening and hardening of buds by providing plants with a 4:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus. Once a plant has fully transitioned into the flowering phase, and bud site development is maximized, a bloom booster with a 4:1 of ratio of elemental potassium to elemental phosphorus is needed to produce more structurally sound buds (dense bud formation throughout the calyx cluster). This is where Liquid Blue comes into play. After the first half of the flower phase, growers should begin transitioning to a lower phosphorus (P) / higher potassium (K) bloom booster. As plants transition from early flower to late flower phase, phosphorus uptake rapidly decreases as flowers begin to mature. Elevated levels of phosphorus are no longer needed to maximize development of bud sites but elevated levels of potassium is necessary to plump and harden buds and maximize the yield of flowering plants. Although potassium does not form a structural part of any plant component or compound, It is required for various metabolic activities and physiological functions. It is agreed throughout the plant science community that elevated levels of potassium are unequivocally required for maximum yield of flowering plants.
VitaBlue B-Vitamins
Feeding Vita Blue B Vitamin Supplement to Your Plants Increases Growth, Potency, and Yield
B Vitamins are critical for many cellular processes within plants. Although plants can produce B vitamins themselves, fast growing plants that are pushed to their growth limits may not keep up with the need for these critical B vitamins.
B Vitamins are vital for energy production in plants and plants supplemented with Vita Blue have increased gains in final yield as well as flavor and potency.
Vita Blue contains humic and fulvic acids which aid in the uptake of B vitamins and other nutrients.
Vita Blue contains composted seaweed extract which contains growth promoting hormones and over 60 trace minerals that increase cell division and root and shoot growth.
Vita Blue has been shown to significantly increase plant terpene concentrations.
Vita Blue works in soil, and ALL hydroponic and aeroponic systems.
B Vitamins play many critical roles in plants and supplementing your plant's diet with B vitamins can enormously increase plant health and yield.
B1 (Thiamine Mononitrate)
Vitamin B1 is essential in the plant's use of carbohydrates as an energy source and for metabolizing amino acids. Plants can then use the extra energy during vegetative and flower phases to increase growth of leaves and terpenes. Vitamin B1 also facilitates plants use of phosphate resulting in increased flower growth. B1 also assists in root development enabling plants to absorb more water and nutrients, and makes plants more resistant to shock, transplanting, and cloning.
B2 (Riboflavin)
B-2 Riboflavin is involved in vital metabolic processes in the plant necessary for normal cell function, growth and energy production. Researchers with the Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell University demonstrated that Riboflavin induced expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes in the plants, suggesting its ability to trigger a signal transduction pathway that leads to systemic resistance of Tobacco Mosaic Virus and the plant disease Alternaria alternata.
B3 (Niacinamide)
Niacin is one of the most stable of the B vitamins owing to the fact that it is resistant to the effects of heat, light, air, acid and alkali. Vitamin B3 works with vitamin B1, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), pantothenic acid, and biotin in plants to break down and convert the carbohydrates into energy. Niacinamide plays a key role in clearing the plant of toxic and harmful chemicals. Vitamin B3 is needed for the action of many enzymes in the plant. Those reactions include generating energy, creating certain hormones, processing genetic material (DNA), and the growth and maturation of cells.
B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B5 is essential for fundamental cellular processes. B5 (Pantothenic acid) is an essential nutrient because it is a key component of coenzyme A (CoA) and Acyl-carrier protein (ACP). Plants convert pantothenic acid into a chemical called pantethine. Pantethine is a dimer of pantothenic acid and is the form which is used to make CoA. CoA is involved in many important reactions in the plant/body. It is critical to the functioning of the Krebs cycle. It helps to convert carbohydrates into energy. Vitamin B5 supports plant growth, normal plant function and reproduction. Pantothenic acid plays a key role in the production of energy, the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids.
B6 (Pyroxidine)
Vitamin B6 is essential for all living organisms. In plants, pyridoxine (vitamin B6) is a cofactor required by numerous enzymes. A study published in the Journal of plant Science establishes a critical role of vitamin B6 in plant development and stress tolerance and suggests that vitamin B6 may represent a new class of antioxidant in plants (Chen H, Xiong L.). Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have also discovered an unexpected role for this micronutrient in relation to nitrogen metabolism. Their results indicate that one of the B6 vitamers informs the plant of its content in ammonium, a basic nitrogen compound needed for the biosynthesis of various molecules essential for life, such as proteins. Vitamin B6 could be used to ascertain the nitrogen status of plants and eventually prevent the overuse of nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Researchers recently published results in the Middle East Journal of Applied Sciences that concluded vitamin B6 induced a significant promotive effect on growth, photosynthetic pigments and productivity in plants. Vitamin B6 induced increased plant height, number of leaves/plant, total leaf area/plant, shoot dry weight/plant, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids over the control group. (Rania M. A. Nassar, Sally A. Arafa and S. Farouk).
Folic Acid (B9)
Folic acid, also called vitamin B9, is very beneficial for plant growth. Folic acid essentially helps plants to grow more heavily and healthily. It enables plants to regulate their DNA functions. This acid basically helps a plant to produce DNA, which is a nucleic acid that possesses an organism's genetic information. Folic acid additionally enables plants to produce RNA, a nucleic acid that carries information from DNA to plant cell structures known as ribosomes and helps a plant synthesize proteins. Plants need proteins to build up the structures in their cells. Regulating a plant's metabolic functions is another important contribution of folic acid. Folic acid enables plants to metabolize carbohydrates. Because folic acid exists in plants but decomposes rapidly when exposed to strong light, giving plants additional folic acid during the growing process is recommended.
CalMag Pro Formula
Cal-Mag Pro Formula + Micronutrients
Blue Planet Nutrients Cal-Mag Pro Formula is a highly concentrated powdered plant supplement that corrects calcium, magnesium, and micronutrient deficiencies. Cal-Mag Pro is extremely powerful. Only 1/2 to 2 grams per gallon or water is needed to correct most calcium and magnesium deficiencies. The addition of micronutrients corrects most micronutrient deficiencies as well! 16 ounces of this product makes up to 450 gallons of ready to use nutrient solution.
Function of Calcium in Plants
Calcium, in the form of calcium pectate, is responsible for holding together the cell walls of plants. When calcium is deficient, new tissue such as root tips, young leaves, and shoot tips often exhibit distorted growth from improper cell wall formation. Calcium is also used in activating certain enzymes and to send signals that coordinate certain cellular activities and helps protects plants against heat stress by improving stomatal function.
Calcium is not mobile within the plant and relies on the transpiration process to be taken up by the plant roots. Conditions of high humidity, cold and a low transpiration rates may result in calcium deficiency. Salinity buildup might also cause calcium deficiency because it decreases the water uptake by the plant.
Since calcium mobility in plants is limited, calcium deficiency will appear in younger leaves (die back or burns) and in fruits (blossom end rot, bitter pit), because they have a very low transpiration rate. Therefore, it is necessary to have a constant supply of calcium for continued growth.
Function of Magnesium in Plants
Magnesium is the powerhouse behind photosynthesis in plants. The most important role of magnesium is as the central atom in the chlorophyll molecule. Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives plants their green color and carries out the process of photosynthesis. It also aids in the activation of many plant enzymes needed for growth and contributes to protein synthesis. Magnesium is also used by plants for the metabolism of carbohydrates and in the cell membrane stabilization.
Magnesium is mobile within the plant so deficiency symptoms appear first in older leaves. The symptoms show up as yellow leaves with green veins (interveinal chlorosis). Magnesium availability is not significantly affected by the pH but it does become more available for plant uptake as the pH of the hydroponic or soil solution increases.
Function of Micronutrients in Plants
Micronutrients are crucial for many intercellular processes within plants. Micronutrients catalyze enzymatic reactions, are key constituents of enzymes, and are crucial for membrane integrity. Micronutrients also play key roles in photosynthesis and nitrogen metablism, and are important for many other functions in plants.
BPN CalMag Pro Formula Increases:
- Cell division and plant tissue development
- Flower and fruit sets
- Water nutrient and carbon dioxide uptake
- Growth rates and crop maturity
Helps Prevent:
- Blossom end rot in tomatoes and peppers
- Micronutrient deficiencies
- Tip burn in lettuce and cabbage
- Dry and withered flower and fruit sets
- Interveinal chlorosis
- Stunted growth rates
- Upward leaf curl
pH Adjusters
pH UP and DOWN
pH Adjusting Solutions
pH DOWN
Formulated using Laboratory Grade Phosphoric Acid. Use to lower the pH of your hydroponic nutrient solution. Add a little at a time to decrease the pH of your nutrient solution.
pH UP
Formulated using Laboratory Grade Potassium Carbonate. Use to increase the pH of your hydroponic nutrient solution. Add a little at a time to increase the pH of your nutrient solution.
These adjusting solutions are extremely concentrated. It does not take much to increase or decrease the pH level. Add a very small amount to your reservoir, mix well, let stabilize, and take a pH reading. Continue to add until the desired pH level is achieved.