Base Nutrients
Base nutrients are the main feed your plants get at every watering. Choose by growing medium: soil, coco or hydroponics. Canna, Biobizz, Advanced Nutrients, Athena, Dutchpro, Hesi, House & Garden, Hydrotops, Intense and more, in sizes to suit one plant or a full room.
In StockBioTabs
£28.76
In StockAthena
£22.05
In StockCanna
£13.46
In StockFloraMax
£13.46
In StockIntense Nutrients
£13.46
In StockCanna
£13.46
In StockFloraMax
£16.16
In StockIntense Nutrients
£13.46
In StockCanna
£8.96
In StockIntense Nutrients
£13.46
In StockPlant Magic
£13.46
In StockIntense Nutrients
£4.49
In StockMills Nutrients
£24.26
In StockIonic / Growth Tech.
£11.66
In StockGrowth Technology
£4.46
In StockHesi
£10.76
In StockAtami
£12.56
In StockDutchpro
£14.36
In StockTerra Aquatica
£9.86
In StockHesi
£10.76
In StockAtami
£12.56
In StockHydrotops
£55.80
In StockGreenHaze
£16.16
In StockIntense Nutrients
£13.46
About Base Nutrients
Which base nutrient?
Soil: Biobizz Grow and Bloom, Canna Terra, Dutchpro Original Soil A & B, Advanced Nutrients Sensi Terra, B'cuzz Soil and Intense Dirt. Soil feeds are milder and work with the life already in the soil.
Coco: Canna Coco, Advanced Nutrients Sensi Coco Grow and Bloom, Hesi Coco, House & Garden Cocos, Hydrotops Coco, B'cuzz Coco, Intense Coco and Dutchpro Original Hydro/Coco. Coco holds on to calcium and magnesium, so coco feeds carry extra of both.
Hydroponics and recirculating systems: Canna Aqua for recirculating systems and Canna Hydro for run-to-waste, House & Garden Aqua Flakes, Hydrotops Hydro, B'cuzz Hydro, Intense Hydro, FloraMax VegaFlora A & B and Athena Pro Core with Grow and Bloom.
Seedlings and cuttings: Canna Start is a gentle one-part feed for the first weeks, and Formulex is a complete feed used at low strength for young plants and mother plants.
One-part, two-part or three-part
One-bottle feeds are the simplest to use. Two-part A and B feeds keep the calcium apart from the phosphates and sulphates until they are in the tank, which lets them be stronger and more stable: add A, stir, then add B. Three-part ranges let you shift the balance between growth and bloom through the cycle.
Hard or soft water
Bristol and most of the South West have hard water. Some ranges, Dutchpro among them, are made in hard-water and soft-water versions; pick the one that matches your supply, or start from clean water with a reverse osmosis filter from our Water Filtration section.
Growers' Guides
- Dutchpro Feed Chart: Soil and Hydro/Coco A & B Week by WeekThe Dutchpro feed chart for Original Soil and Hydro/Coco A & B, week by week in ml per litre, with Take Root, Multi Total, Silica and Explode.
- How to Grow Chillies Indoors: Seed to Harvest and OverwinteringHow to grow chillies indoors from seed: when to sow, heated propagators, grow lights, pots and feeds, a small tent, and how to overwinter a chilli plant.
- How to Grow Microgreens, Herbs and Salad Indoors in WinterHow to grow microgreens, herbs and salad leaves indoors through winter: which grow light and hours, trays, the Tray2Grow, NFT set-up, pots and feeds.
- House & Garden Feed Chart: Aqua Flakes and Cocos Week by WeekThe House & Garden feed chart for Aqua Flakes and Cocos week by week, per US gallon and in ml per litre, with Roots Excelurator and Top Shooter.
- Which Potting Soil? Biobizz, Canna Terra, Plagron and Gold LabelBiobizz All Mix vs Light Mix, Canna Terra Professional vs Plus, Plagron Batmix and Gold Label compared: how much food each soil carries and when to feed.
- Which Nutrients for Soil, Coco or Hydro? Base Feeds ComparedWhich plant nutrients to buy for soil, coco or hydroponics: the base feeds we sell compared, Plant Magic or Biobizz, hard or soft water, and how to choose.
- Hesi Feed Chart: Soil and Coco Grow Schedules Week by WeekThe Hesi feed chart for soil and coco, week by week in ml per 10 litres: TNT Complex, Bloom Complex, Hesi Coco, PK and boosters, from Hesi's own schedules.
- Cal-Mag Guide: Calcium and Magnesium Deficiency in PlantsWhat cal-mag is, who needs it, how to tell calcium, magnesium, nitrogen and iron deficiency apart, and how the cal-mag products we sell compare.