Research has already demonstrated how a plant copes with nutrient disorders. Most growers already know how to distinguish nutrient deficiencies, but how many can identify nutrient excesses?
Nutrient excesses are the cause of most of the problems plaguing the hydroponics industry today. The pH acid cycle, toxic shock and incessant system flushings are examples of complications due to nutrient excess. In fact, modern fertilising practices and products combine in creating a cycle of excess and malnutrition in crops under cultivation.
To explain this we must consider both plant's primary and secondary metabolic needs. Standard NPK fertiliser preparations can only service the primary plant metabolism which is responsible for a plant's basic photosynthetic life functions. The secondary metabolic functions of taste, potency, nutritional values and disease resistance are not addressed. In order for plants to attain their maximum genetic hereditary potential, the secondary metabolism must be fully active.
This is not possible with the standard 'sterile' NPK fertilisers in common use. Most NPK preparations contain the same thirteen elements and vary only in their proportion, purity and derivatives. There is no organic content in them. They're limited to servicing primary metabolic functions only. This necessitates that plants try to synthesise their own organic compounds for secondary metabolic use. In fact, the plants are not being adequately fed. Their nutritional needs are not being adequately supplied. Instead of correcting this situation, most growers load their crops with high NPK fertilisers usually at 1200-1400ppm. The onset of the acid cycle and risks of toxic shock due to excessive salts build up follows. This explains today's common and costly maintenance procedures.
Such is not the case when secondary metabolic functions are balanced and active. Necessary organic compounds, when available, activate the secondary metabolic functions allowing plants to reach their hereditary potential in taste, yield, disease resistance and potency. They also allow plants to control their own pH levels at the root zone. In good soil, such organic compounds are abundantly available. In fact, plants grown in good organic soil which allows their secondary metabolisms to flourish, invariably demonstrate a superior nutritional content, a superior biomass content, superior taste, colour and in many cases a superior yield over hydroponically grown alternatives.
This invariably, is only possible because soil grown plants have a richer diet of minerals, enzymes, plant acids, naturally occurring hormones and microbiotic metabolites, instead of just plain NPK fertiliser.
The only products capable of recreating such an intricate organic environment are Bio Earth Sea Acids, Biomix, and Headrush organic bioponic nutrient concentrates, Our bioponic nutrient concentrates approach the metabolic system of plants as a whole, and duplicate the beneficial biogeochemical activity which occurs in naturally fertile soil.
