Canna Hydro Vega A & B - Hard Water ~ Base plant nutrition (Hydro Grow )
A & B Hydro plant nutrition
Canna Hydro Vega contains all the essential elements your plant needs during the growth phase of your hydro hobby grow. It is a fast-acting plant food that stimulates plants to become strong and develop vital shoots and lush roots. Hydro Vega is specially designed for hard water hydroponic growing systems.
Why A & B?
Canna Hydro Vega consists of an A part and a B part, which are separated for a reason. It's because when elements in parts A and B are put together, they can clump together. The plant cannot absorb this. That's why you have to add the A component first and then the B component to the feed water.
Advantages
- Ensures a strong plant with large vital shoots and lush root development
- Can be applied to all types of inert substrates such as rock wool
- Complete absorption of nutrients and water is guaranteed from the start of cultivation
- Intended for hydro cultivation with hard water
Hard vs soft water
The composition of tap water is an important factor when growing in a hydro system. Among other things, water quality affects the availability and supply of nutrients. For example, hard water has more nutrients dissolved than soft water (e.g. magnesium and calcium) and requires more acid to regulate the pH. This affects the availability of the other nutrient elements.
Therefore, the Hydro nutrient line is tailored to the composition of tap water. It can be assumed that tap water with an EC of ≥ 0.4 is hard water.
Directions for use
- Shake bottle well before use
- A ready-to-use Canna Vega A&B nutrient solution is prepared by diluting the A&B concentrates in equal parts with tap water.Fill the nutrient tank with tap water
- First add Canna Vega A to the nutrient container.
- Stir well and then add Canna Vega B.
- Dosage for seeds and cuttings: 10 ml Canna Vega A&B to 10 liters of tap water
- Add Canna Vega A and Canna Vega B, a maximum of 40 ml A and 40 ml B to 10 liters of tap water (1:250).
- Stir well and allow the nutrient solution to stand for a few hours
- Recommended pH value: 5.2 - 6.2
- Recommended EC value: 1.8 - 2.7 mS/cm2. (= EC value of the nutrient + the EC value of tap water)
- To be used during the growth period (18 hours of light and the first 1-3 weeks of the flowering period 12 hours of light)
- Refresh the nutrition regularly
- Change from Canna Vega A&B nutrition to Canna Flores A&B nutrition when flowering begins
Because the buffering effect and the EC value of tap water vary greatly from place to place, it is possible that the above guidelines will not be met. Therefore, always check the pH and EC values. The pH value can be increased with Canna pH Plus and decreased with Canna pH Min growth or Canna pH Min flowering.
Further instructions
- For the flowering phase of the plant Canna has developed another plant food, Hydro Flores.
- Store in a frost-free, closed and dark place (UV light breaks down the chelates present in the nutrient).
- Keep out of reach of children.
Links
Canna US Growcentrum (Articles, Videos, Nutrient calculator...)
Canna UK Growcentrum (Articles, Videos, Nutrient calculator...)