PRODUCT: Floralicious Plus (General Hydroponics)
TESTED: Fall 2009
OVERALL SCORE: 90%
CHRIS’S SCORE: 87%

GROWER BASIC DATA

What base nutrients did you use while testing this product?
3-Part GH (ratio of 0/6/9), Kool Bloom Liquid / Diamond Nectar / Hydrozyme, all at 5ml/g

Do you grow indoors, outdoors, or in a greenhouse?
Indoors

What type of system do you use to grow your plants? (E.g. flood and drain table)
Deep Water Culture

What type of growth media (if any) do you use to grow your plants?
4″ rockwool cube, sitting in hydroton

What was the typical minimum temperature?
65-degrees F (18-degrees C) water temperature

What was the typical maximum temperature?
75-degrees F (24-degrees C) water temperature

What is your water source? (E.g. tap, rainwater, RO-machine)
Merlin Big Boy reverse osmosis

What is the pH of your water? (With no nutrients or additives added)
7pH on fresh water

What is the EC of your water? (With no nutrients or additives added)
15 PPM on fresh water

FEEDBACK

Did you notice any increased fluctuations in pH while testing this product?
I feed at 5.5 and it jumped up to 6.5 overnight

Did you use additional amounts of pH down to stabilize your nutrient pH while using this product?
I didn’t notice any more than usual

Did you observe an increase in vigor for plants treated with Floralicious Plus?
Slight increase of respiration … plants sucked up more water by 15-20%

Was there a noticeable difference the in the flavor and aroma of flowers on plants treated with Floralicious Plus?
Yes, a noticeable difference on smell … haven’t got to taste it yet

Did you observe an increase in flower and fruit size and overall yield for plants treated with Floralicious Plus?
Flower size was the same

Did plants treated with Floralicious Plus seem to take up more water and nutrients?
Yes! Must be the humic acids in it? I was wary of throwing a humic in the res …

SUMMARY

Are the manufacturer’s instructions clear and accurate?
Yes, instructions are adequate

Do you think this product represents good value for money?
Yes, I think so

Based on your experiences, do you have any hints and tips on getting the most out of this product?
I think it shouldn’t be sooo dark. But that’s the humic, I guess. It seems I’m scared to throw anything that dark/thick into my res.

Would you use this product again?
Yes … I would use it again. But in coco next time.

CHRIS RATES FLORALICIOUS PLUS: 87%

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