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Description
Like all propagation nutrients, Canna Start delivers a well-balanced macro and micronutrient profile for juvenile plants. Many growers use a weak 'grow' feed for this period but that approach delivers much lower levels of trace elements (micronutrients) than are optimal for juvenile plants. Also, the 'grow' blends' NPK ratios are more weighted towards N (nitrogen) instead of P and K (phosphorus and potassium) which are crucial for root development.
How to use Canna Start:
Canna Start should be combined with Canna Rhizotonic or your root stimulant of choice.
Once your root stim is thoroughly mixed: add Canna Start at 2-4ml per litre (or until the EC is between 1.0 and 1.2mS). Then set the pH to between 5.3 and 6.3 depending on the growing medium.
Is Canna Start worth using?
Considering the low cost we think using a propagation nutrient early on in your plant's life is a great investment, other compatible products include Intense Kickstart, Vitalink Plantstart and the original propagation nutrient, Formulex.
Key facts
| Type | Propagation nutrient for young plants |
|---|---|
| Dose | 2 to 4 ml per litre, or until the EC is 1.0 to 1.2 |
| pH | 5.3 to 6.3, depending on the growing medium |
| Use with | Canna Rhizotonic or another root stimulant |
| Brand | Canna |
| Sizes | 500 ml and 1 litre |
| Category | Base Nutrients |
How to use
- Mix your root stimulant into the water first, such as Canna Rhizotonic.
- Add Canna Start at 2 to 4 ml per litre, or until the EC reads 1.0 to 1.2.
- Set the pH to between 5.3 and 6.3, depending on what you are growing in.
A propagation feed gives young plants the full set of trace elements, and more phosphorus and potassium for root growth than a weak grow feed. A pH and EC meter makes the mixing easy.
Similar feeds: Intense Kickstart, Vitalink Plantstart and Formulex.
Questions
Can't I just use a weak grow feed?
You can, but a grow feed diluted down gives young plants fewer trace elements than they need, and is weighted to nitrogen rather than the phosphorus and potassium that help roots grow.
What EC should Canna Start be?
Add it at 2 to 4 ml per litre, or until the EC is between 1.0 and 1.2. Then set the pH to 5.3 to 6.3.
Growers’ guides
- Propagators and Cuttings: How to Root CuttingsHow to take cuttings that root: choosing a propagator, the starter plugs, Clonex rooting gel, which propagation light and tent, and when to open the vents.
- pH and EC: Meters, Test Kits and pH Up/DownHow to test pH with a meter or a pH test kit, measure EC, read the makers' targets, use pH Up and pH Down, and calibrate and care for a meter.
- Sowing Seeds Indoors: How to Germinate, Prick Out and Harden OffHow to germinate seeds indoors, choose a seed propagator, prick out and transplant seedlings, what to feed them and how to harden them off.
