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Category: Plants & Growing

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Floralicious Plus: When (and Whether) to Add It Plants & Growing

Floralicious Plus: When (and Whether) to Add It

Floralicious Plus is General Hydroponics’ premium bloom supplement — a thick brown liquid additive at NPK 2-0.4-0.4, dosed at 0.5…

Beginner
10 min Read
MaxiBloom Hydroponic Feeding Schedule & Recipe Plants & Growing

MaxiBloom Hydroponic Feeding Schedule & Recipe

MaxiBloom is General Hydroponics’ dry powder hydroponic fertilizer at NPK 5-15-14, sold in a 2.2-pound resealable bag for about $22.…

Beginner
10 min Read
FloraNova Grow vs FloraNova Bloom: One-Part GH Nutrients Plants & Growing

FloraNova Grow vs FloraNova Bloom: One-Part GH Nutrients

FloraNova Grow (NPK 7-4-10) and FloraNova Bloom (NPK 4-8-7) are General Hydroponics’ single-bottle hydroponic nutrient line — thick, concentrated liquids…

Beginner
10 min Read
FloraGro, FloraMicro, FloraBloom: How the 3-Part System Works Plants & Growing

FloraGro, FloraMicro, FloraBloom: How the 3-Part System Works

FloraGro, FloraMicro, and FloraBloom are the three bottles that make up the General Hydroponics Flora Series, the longest-running 3-part hydroponic…

Beginner
11 min Read
GH Flora Series: Complete 3-Part System Guide & Schedule Plants & Growing

GH Flora Series: Complete 3-Part System Guide & Schedule

The General Hydroponics Flora Series is a three-bottle liquid nutrient system — FloraGro, FloraMicro, and FloraBloom — that lets a…

Beginner
10 min Read
General Hydroponics Nutrients: Complete Brand & Product Guide Plants & Growing

General Hydroponics Nutrients: Complete Brand & Product Guide

General Hydroponics is the oldest and most widely sold hydroponic nutrient brand in the United States, founded in 1976 in…

Beginner
18 min Read
pH Down for Plants: Safe Use, Dosing, and Alternatives Plants & Growing

pH Down for Plants: Safe Use, Dosing, and Alternatives

pH Down is a concentrated acid solution used to lower the pH of plant water and hydroponic nutrient reservoirs to…

Beginner
9 min Read
Organic Hydroponic Nutrients: What Actually Works Plants & Growing

Organic Hydroponic Nutrients: What Actually Works

Organic hydroponic nutrients work, but with real trade-offs: 10 to 20% lower yields than synthetic equivalents, weekly reservoir changes instead…

Beginner
9 min Read
How to Mix Hydroponic Nutrient Solution: Step-by-Step Guide Plants & Growing

How to Mix Hydroponic Nutrient Solution: Step-by-Step Guide

Mixing hydroponic nutrient solution takes about 15 minutes for a 5-gallon reservoir. The exact sequence — water first, micronutrient bottle…

Beginner
10 min Read
Best Hydroponic Fertilizer 2026: Top Brands Compared Plants & Growing

Best Hydroponic Fertilizer 2026: Top Brands Compared

The best hydroponic fertilizer for most home growers is General Hydroponics Flora Series, a three-part liquid system that costs $40…

Beginner
10 min Read
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