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HOW TO GROW

BIGGERBUDS

• Plus,GREATNewsForGrowersWhoWantAComplete,“DoneForYou”SystematicSolution

ToGrowingAnd Much, MUCH MORE! .................. Page 8

• The Japanese Engineering BreakthroughThat’s Allowing Growers To Multiply TheirYieldsWithin The Same Bloom Time! ........................ 4

• The“Secret”GrandMasterGrowersHaveUsedToWinEveryMajorGrowingCompetitionIn

TheWorld! ............................................................... Page 18

• Here’sHowGrandMasterGrowersForceMore

Nutrients Into High-Prot Plants, IncrediblyFAST! ......................................................................... Page 24

• DiscoverHowThisEasyWayOfBoostingYour

Plant’sRootsGetsYouBiggerHarvests.. Page 34

• Getting The Biggest Yields… From Your Bloom

Booster ............................................................................. Page 38

• Now You Can Greatly Speed Your Plant’sGrowth Phase And Give Them The Extra-Strength They Need For Maximum Size, Weight and

Potency When They Finally Bloom! ............................. Page 108

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ADVANCED NUTRIENTS BELIEVES THAT a business that earns

money rom its community has a social resonsibility to ut

that community irst, directly suort, be an integral art o, and

give back to that community, it must have a dee resect or

individuals inside and outside o the communities o which they

are a art o.

And that's why Advanced Nutrients has a rogressive, non

artisan resonsibility to hel meet human needs and eliminate

social and economic injustices and inequalities in our local,

national and international communities by integrating our

rinciles into ractices.

What's more, we eel we have a moral and social obligation

to take a stand when our community is being treated unairly

or with rejudice. Esecially when those injustices are coming

directly rom other comanies that are making a roit rom ourcommunity.

We also understand our clients and communities ower to

make a dierence and will work with and suort those individuals

and organizations who are actively committed to making a

dierence or our community and the eole in it.

Look running a business that is ethical and resonsible isn't

the easiest thing to do. But it's absolutely the right way to run a

business-and the only way.

We believe leadershi comes rom the ront and must set an

examle or other businesses in our community, and because we

are an international organization the comanies that we touch

and do business with around the world must see this.

Moreover, we believe we have no choice because we are

doing this as a lielong commitment. In act, it's that very belie

that drives the C.O.R.E. o Advanced Nutrients team members

and is our way o doing business on a daily basis.

Talk soon,

Big Mike :-)

AdvAncednutrients

CHARTER Of RESpONSIBILITY AND ETHICS (C.O.R.E.)

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• First to give you root zone enhancers.

• First to offer you toll-free and onlinetechnical support.

• Invented the feed chart.

• Invented the nutrient calculator.

• First and only company to offer a 100%performance guarantee.

• First and one of the few to use hot water manufacturing for superior dissolving of all liquid products.

• First to use multiple element ltering of allproducts.

• First hydroponics company to use bloomcofactors, and other specialty componentsthat stimulate growth to get you bigger yields.

• First to use ultra-puried reverse osmosiswater for manufacturing products. Mosthydroponics nutrient companies still use

tap water to manufacture their products.

• First to use standardized reverse osmosiswater “tuning” in all manufacturingfacilities and labs. This enables all water used to manufacture and test with isexactly the same anywhere in the world.And is the same technology used byCoca Cola, Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch toensure you always get the same consistentproduct.

• First to use hormone-producing microbes.

• First to use benecial enzymes.

• First to offer varietal nutrient mixture ratioand formulation.

• First to offer email tech support,entertainment media, and gardeningvideos.

• First to create products that stimulate plantimmune systems.

• First to offer symbiotic synthetic-organichybrid fertilizers.

• First to make hydro-organic formulas thatwork perfectly no matter what garden youuse them in.

• First to do competitive product testing.

• First to offer products in easy to usepackaging, foil pouches, and hydro-friendly congurations.

• First to offer a total system that takes careof your entire plant.

• First to offer benecial microbes and other products that protect grow rooms withouttoxic effects.

• Invented carbohydrate supplements for plants.

• First to use amino acids in bloom boosters.

• First to identify the specic ratios of macroand micro nutrients your plants need for bigger yields.

• First to have perfectly balanced cationsand anion based nutrients that control pHin your growing medium.

Ok enough already, and I’m sure there arelots more that I haven’t remembered yet.It’s a fact the entire hydroponics nutrientindustry has been chasing and imitating usfor years. Which brings me to somethingelse...

Imagine just for a few moments you couldjump into a time machine and be transportedback to the year 1504. Boom! There you are... it’s Saturday morning and you’re standingin the outdoor market in Florence Italy.It’s a sunny day, the sky is clear blue, thetemperature is in the mid 70’s, and there’s agentle breeze blowing across your face.

So you start to take a walk around andsee merchants everywhere. As you comearound a corner there he is, the great master himself, Leonardo da Vinci sitting in a chair surrounded by all these really wonderfulinventions and beautiful works of art. Soyou stop and stare at all of his original worksand inventions.

To your amazement they’re all for sale

and when you reach into your pocket -- sureenough -- you have plenty of money. So youstart to negotiate for one of his works of art.But just before you’re ready to hand himyour money you notice another merchant 30feet away and he has what looks like someof the same stuff Leonardo has.

So you approach him and ask him his price.He offers you better prices and he says toyou that he has a similar work of art like theone you were just looking at, in fact he evenclaims it’s exactly the same as Leonardo’swork.

However under very close scrutiny youdiscover it’s not “just the same”. In fact,the workmanship is shoddy and it lacksinspiration. Well which one are you going tobuy? The answer is really obvious. Isn’t it?

So why would you want to compromisewhen it comes to buying your hydroponicsnutrients? Truthfully, you wouldn’tknowingly do so, would you? Andpersonally, I don’t want you to either, that’swhy I listed all of Advanced Nutrient’shydroponics industry “rsts” and leadinginventions for you More importantly, I wantyou to be absolutely sure when you makeyour choices -- it’s going to be the right one

for you and your plants. Thanks for takingthe time to read this, you’ll nd the rest of this magazine interesting and informative.

Enjoy:-) BigMike

Advanced Nutrients: The “Da Vinci” of

hydroponics companies.

“...i there is abetter product outthere they have

been given very clear instructionsto recommendthat product eveni it’s a competingproduct withone o our ownproducts.”

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Tired of pH Pens

and Complicated Feed Charts?

Amazing Breakthrough “Brain-Dead-Simple”

Flowering System Uses New pH and PPM

Technologies So You Can Throw Away Your

Pens and Meters Forever!

Announcing:

pH-PERFECT

TM

l Proven Bigger Yields

l Potent, Easy Mix & Use Formulas

l New, Powerful, Flower

Fattening Formulasl Formulas That Work Together

For Your Biggest Yields

l A Driving Push That Flowers

Your Plants To Their True

Genetic Potential

l pH-PerfectTM - No More Balancing

Your pH And PPM Ever Again!

Think about it, a Flowering System that will give you…

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Have you had enough of all those mind numbing

complicated feed charts, schedules, pH-PPM

pens, meters, different feed rates and all kinds of

other hard to figure out gadgets? It’s messy. It’s

time-consuming. It’s virtually impossible to figure

out, let alone get it right. Plus, all those bottles of calibration

solutions, pH-up, pH-down chemicals and the tiny holes they

burn into your shirts and pants.

You’ve been frustrated asking: “Hey, will somebody just giveme a fast, easy and simple to use bigger yield getting nutrient

flowering system?”

Advanced Nutrients listened to you. The answer is yes. You’ll

find out how in just a minute.

But first a little about the charts, schedules and programs.

Heck we invented the things to begin with, and since then all

the other nutrient companies have got in line and followed like

a shadow with their own feed charts and take on things. This

whole nutrient thing has gotten out of hand, and a whole lotmore complicated. We never intended for it to get this way. We

had created an industry wide monster and had to make things

right... because there had to be an easier way.

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World Exclusive!

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Now You Have theNutrient Flowering System

You Asked For

When we decided to create the

world’s easiest to use and most

powerful flowering system, it wasimportant that we get it right. So we

interviewed hundreds of growers

worldwide, just like you, to find out

exactly what you wanted from your

hydroponics nutrients.

And guess what? It was back to work

we went. We gathered up the team

of 12 scientists with their army of

research assistants and “worked our

butts off” over the next 33 months,

reworking everything from the ground

up and made it purpose-built to

give you a continuously bigger yield

producing punch than ever before,

streamlining your workload. That’s why

you’ll certainly appreciate The Bigger

Yields Flowering SystemTM. It takes

all the guesswork out of you getting the

biggest yields, no matter what level of gardener you are.

From HamburgerMillionaires to Bigger-Harvest Hydroponics…

How You Can Use the Time-Proven-Power of a “System”and Get Your Bigger Yields

Advantage “Right Now”

Ever wondered why so many savvy

people spend millions of dollars to buy

a McDonald’s franchise?

I realize you’re probably saying to yourself right now,

what the heck does this have to do with me getting bigger

yields? Just hang with me for a few moments and I will

explain it all.

It’s because the McDonald’s system is powerful,

consistent, simple and so comprehensively effective that

owning a McDonald’s franchise is literally a license toprint your own money.

And that’s not all, even first-time business owners make

big bucks running the McDonald’s system. Because the

entire well being of your business has been thought out

and everything your business needs is taken care of for

you. All you do is follow the system and harvest your big

piles of cash.

What does all this have to do with you? The Bigger

Yields Flowering SystemTM provides a rock solidcomplete, consistent and comprehensive system that

automatically takes care of your entire plant for you at every

stage of growth, from its roots to the very top of your flowers

and everything in between.

Stop and imagine what it would mean to you to walk into your

garden and see the kind of crops you’ve always known were

possible and always dreamed of.

Big fat juicy harvests with towering buds, so sweet and

succulent that when other growers see pictures of your cropthey ask: “damn what the heck did you do?” and when your

friends and customers look at your finished product and take

those long intoxicating smells... they’ll have that look on their

face, which says it all.

Here’s how The Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM will

continually deliver your dream harvests…

Amped-Up Base Nutrients, Special

Supplements and the Simplest Bigger YieldsFlowering System Ever Devised!

You told us you wanted to spend even less time and fuss in

your garden while getting still bigger harvest rewards. So

Connoisseur, Sensi Bloom and Grow-Micro-Bloom now contain & combine at a

higher level with these extra products to give you even Bigger Yields Guaranteed

New Breakthrough Formula

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we developed the System to have a bold and broader range

of nutrient availability than you’ll ever find with any other

company’s nutrients.

How did we do it? The Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM

nutrients are coated with multiple sources of unique and

powerful compounds, causing your Macro and Micro nutrients

to become powerful microscopic magnets attracted to yourplant’s roots.

These coatings give your nutrients tremendous flexibility to

work at an extremely wide pH range. Opening up your plants

cellular floodgates to rapidly inhale everything you feed them

so they steadily make larger and fatter flowers to give you

branch-bending-bounties.

Imagine Never Again Having to

Check and Adjust pHLet me be a bit more specific... The Bigger Yields Flowering

SystemTM has a proprietary technology called pH-PerfectTM that

automatically puts your nutrient solutions pH and PPM into the

“sweet spot” for optimum growth and flowering, and it’s built

into every growing level of The Bigger Yields Flowering

SystemTM eliminating you having to fool with pesky pH meters

and PPM calculations.

Here’s how easy it is: if the water you use to mix your nutrients has

a pH between 4.5 and 8.5 pH (and that’s pretty much everyone’s

water) then you’ll never have to balance your pH or for that matter

ever add a single drop of pH up or down to your reservoir.

And how about never again having to remember complicated

measuring and application data?

Well, we heard you. All the base nutrients have been standardized

at 4 ml per Liter, so mixing and use is ridiculously easy.

Now get this, all the supplements have been standardized as

well. You only need to mix 2 ml per Liter. In fact it’s this way for all

the supplements used in all four of the growing levels: Hobbyist,Expert, Professional and Grand Master with each level “stacking”

on top of each other, then you choose your base nutrients, and

away you go, that’s how The Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM

works. Incredibly simple, isn’t it?

Chemists ensure all your nutrients giveyou the widest pH absorption range with-out any nutrient precipitation or lockout.

1.

Microbiologists meticulously select allbenecial microbes or ‘super strains” toguarantee you a bigger root mass andplant development.

2.

University Developed

Never being one to get in over my head, I’ve always

kind of stuck with a base nutrients two-part and a bloom

booster. My friend said I’d see bigger harvests using

your System, but I was scared it would make more work

for me. But when I looked at your System I realized youguys really understand what its all about and have it all

figured out. So I got two Bigger Yields Bundles (Hobbyist

and Expert) and put them together like the chart says,

along with the new Sensi base. Not only was mixing this

stuff easier than ever, but I didn’t have to pH it and I also

found that the plants grew quicker and the bloom time

was shorter but a larger harvest. Your system worked

better than expected. Much thanks for getting it right.

Mark, from Gainesville, Florida

Finally Someone Who Gets It

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Who Advanced Nutrients IsNOT For

Our nutrients are certainly not for

everyone…only growers who want

to see a difference and take their

gardens to the next level, growers who

want to really increase the quality of

their product and get bigger yields.

Advanced Nutrients is not the right fit

for those people who...

l Are Looking for Cheap Nutrients

and Could Care less What Goes Into

Them – Advanced Nutrients cost more

because you get more: High quality

and bigger yields, but in order for us

to give you that it cost us a lot of money.We use premium ingredients and run a

full blown research staff of 12 PhDs, full

tech support and a 100% guarantee on

all products.

l Don’t Take Pride in Their Crop

– If they don’t care about the quality,

appearance or outcome of their harvest.

They can look elsewhere. Because

everything Advanced Nutrients does is

all about our pride in carefully crafting

products for growers that do just that: Create off-the-chart quality,

pristine appearance and bigger yields.

l Don’t Have Compassion For Their Fellow Man – If they’re not

willing to give a helping hand to people who are in need of their

assistance or expertise. Then listen up: Advanced Nutrients gives

all the time. We’ve donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in

nutrients and equipment over the years. Obviously giving is the

right thing to do.

No Dinosaurs Allowed:Unleash Your Plant’s True Genetic Potential

and Get 9 Products for the Price of 4

It’s now really easy for you to realize the fact that your grower

friends are stuck in the “old hard way,” formulas and charts that,

well... qualify as dinosaurs. Not you though because you’ll be usingnew state-of-the-art flowering technologies and five brand new

hydroponics industry breakthroughs that like a world class athlete,

will push your plants to their true genetic potential.

Even Better, you’ll save more money with the new Bigger Yields

Flowering SystemTM when you buy the all new 5 in 1 Connoisseur,

Sensi Bloom or Grow-Micro-Bloom base nutrients along with the

Hobbyist Bigger Yields BundleTM. Because it’s exactly the same as

getting 9 products for the price of 4, Sensi Bloom or Grow-Micro-

Bloom base nutrients now contains and combines at a higher level

the award winning products H-2, F-1, Wet Betty and a special blendof Amino Acids; when you buy the Hobbyist Bigger Yields Bundle

which contains Big Bud, VooDoo Juice, B-52 and Overdrive, you’ll

also get the Overdrive for Free.

Actually we do mean it when we say award winning products and

breakthrough technologies. Let me explain, and these are absolute

facts, we’re not trying to brag or anything like that (well ok ...

maybe just a little), and because you’re probably not aware of these

facts, and of course they’re important ones when you’re buying The

Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM.

l Advanced Nutrients has won every major growing competition

in the world, no other nutrient company has even come close to our

continuing string of victories.

l Advanced Nutrients is the hydroponics industry’s “technologies

leader” responsible to date for 31 technological breakthroughs

and patents that has elevated the science of hydroponics for the

HobbyistBundle

ExpertGrower Bundle

ProessionalGrower Bundle

Start Stacking your Bigger Yields Bundles for EvGET THE STACK!

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To watch pH-PerfectTM Technology in action go to:

www.advancednutrients.com/ph-perfect

Grand MasterGrower Bundle

n Bigger Harvests and Savings

entire industry and made your growing easier and more profitable,

including the five new pioneering technologies employed now in

The Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM.

Anyway, back to what I was saying, here’s the deal. At the Expert

Grower Level you get Final Phase for Free. The Professional Grower

Level gives you SensiZym for Free and at the Grand Master Grower

Level you’ll receive your Rhino Skin absolutely Free.So go right now and ask the store owner or one of the staff to

show you The Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM and remember

to ask for your Bigger Yields Bundle. As you have clearly discovered

getting bigger yields and bigger savings has never been so easy.

Enjoy.

pH- balancing technologies automaticallymake sure your plants get maximized

eeding no matter what pH your water is.1.

Cellular pathways are powerullyactivated so you get increased quantityand quality o yields.

2.

Bud building amino acids are pairedwith special proteins that immediatelytranser the L-amino acids or enhancedforal growth.

3.

Immerse your roots in highly active budpotentiaters that surge through yourplants to get you thicker bigger buds.

4.

Inside Look

Company Founders’ NO-RISK, 100% Money Back

GUARANTEEWhen you use the Bigger Yields Bundles along with one o our new and improved

super-potent base nutrients, you get the easiest, most valuable, biggest yields ever.

And in addition to that... you never have to bother yoursel with pH or PPM againwhen you use your Bigger Yields Bundles with any o our base nutrients. That’s right…just mix your Bigger Yields Bundle ormulas and our base nutrients in any type o waterwith a pH range o 4.5 to 8.5 and you’ll see your plants rapidly inhale all the nutrientsthey need or bigger yields. No pH metering or adjusting needed!

And get this: your Bigger Yields Bundles continually attens your fowers while

making them taste so much better. Special carbohydrates and other natural ingredientsmake your fowers taste like cotton candy. Unique chelates rinse unused nutrients romyour crop to give you a clean, sweet taste that everyone will crave.

Your entire plant - rom your huge root mass to the tops o your gargantuan fowersis automatically taken care o when you use our Bigger Yields Bundles along with one oour superb new and improved base nutrients.

Best o all, you’re using the only pH-PerectTM nutrients The System guaranteed to giveyou bigger more consistent yields, much less work and you neverrisk even one penny because i or any reason you are not

absolutely delighted just return this Bundle or a ull reund.

As always, dedicated to your gardening success.

“Big Mike” Straumietis Eugene Yordanov Robert Higgins

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e all want our plants to get into

peak bloom phase aster and to

yield a bigger harvest. Now, a

team o one dozen plant PhD’s

and their research assistants

believe they have ound the

answer …W

P AR T B

“The secret” , says Dr. Savov, “Is we implement

the Japanese engineering principle of continuous

improvement – called kaizen – into developing a better

2-part premium bloom base fertilizer. The principle

of kaizen states that small, continual improvementsat each step of a multi-part process equals a much

larger, compounded total increase in performance in

the final product.”

Multiply Their Yields

12 Plant PhD’s Discover The Japanese Engineering Breakthrough

That’s Allowing Growers To

Within The Same Bloom Time!

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uch like Albert Einstein called compoundinterest, “the most powerul orce in theuniverse” — these small, continuous

improvements at each phase o a multi-part

process yield a very powerul, impressive

end result.

So, when it comes to a premium bloom base

ertilizer — a team o 12 PhD’s working or

Advanced Nutrients in a leading Bulgarianresearch lab simply ound multiple ways to

improve upon each stage o the two-part

process o growing plants.

In the end, it worked exceptionally well to

achieve a bigger, compounded, yield — in

at least one documented head-to-head,consumer trial — over 40% bigger!

irst, the scientists wanted to improve upon

the actual ingredients used in their 2-partormula. The idea was to give you better

“building blocks” or your plants to use toget bigger yields, more colorul owers, a

stronger aroma and maximum potency. This

was the rst stage the team improved upon.

Next, they wanted to enhance your plant’s

abilities to get the maximum absorption o

these nutrients because having the highestquality ingredients without ensuring your

plants can ully absorb them is worthless.

The scientists discovered that most growers

aren’t seeing bigger yields with otherertilizers because their plants aren’t able to

efectively absorb the nutrients being used.

Obviously, improving the absorptionabilities o your plant greatly compounds

the efectiveness o the high quality

ingredients being used! Lastly, in an efort to

maximize every part o your plant’s deepest

core levels o plant bloom metabolism and

oral production, the scientists developed a

proprietary blend o oral growth co-actors to

activate and control these core issues.

These co-actors include amino acids and

amino acid precursors essential to protein

ormation which promote cellular metabolism,

replication and other bloom processes. In

addition, other proprietary co-actors create

enhanced changes in how plants carry outbloom phase unctions.

Let’s examine how the scientists improvedthese phases in developing the ultra-premium,

2-part bloom base nutrient or Grand Master

Growers – Connoisseur!

Instead o using low-quality, questionable

ingredients — the team at Advanced Nutrients

A team of 12 scientists completely reengineered everyaspect of bloom phase base nutrients and discovered

how to get your plants into bloom phase faster so you

get bigger, more potent buds that are worth more to

you, your friends, and your associates.

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Connoisseur actually changes your plants’ bloom

metabolism and timing so your flowers go into peak bloom

earlier and stay there long, giving you more essential oilsand size. The kicker is that your bloom phase doesn’t get

any longer. You get heavier, more devastating buds, in the

same amount of time as your previous crop cycles!

invested heavily in putting to use only the

most potent, most efective, most proven

ingredients possible (ingredients no other

company uses because o the high cost

to both source and manuacture these

ingredients into bloom ertilizers!)

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hoW GroWerS of hIGh

profIT plAnTS AreMAkInG More MoneY

WITh ThIS one, SIMple

SCIenTIfIC BreAThrouGh

...

o start with, every single one o the micro-

nutrients used in Connoisseur is chelated so

you get maximum absorption and uptake o

these amino chelates into your plants. With

a theoretical absorption range o pH 1-10,

this in efect means you get the highest

absorption rate possible o these lie-giving

micronutrients or as long as your plant is

alive!

What’s more, Advanced Nutrients, has

also invested heavily into chelating a highpercentage o the macro-nutrients used in

Connoisseur to get your plants to bloom

aster and keep them in that bloom phase

longer!

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you get more satised and repeat customers!

l The bottom line? You get more prots per each crop cycle!

WhY noT GIve ConnoISSeur

A rISk-free TrY TodAY?

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plAnT GeTS The MAXIMuM

upTAke of nuTrIenTS ...

you count on your plants to make you

money, you’re going to love Connoisseur!

Here’s why commercial growers o rareand prot-producing plants love this

comprehensive hydroponics ertilizer

ormula …

l You get a aster time to peak bloom time

… meaning you get to sell your plants

aster!

l You get more owers and more weight

per ower … which means more money

per plant!

l You get more aroma, more taste, and

more color in your plants … which means

l You’ve seen how the proprietary 2-part ertilizer ormula

was developed by a team o 12 PhD’s working or the

leading plant growing research laboratory in the world …

l

You’ve seen how the unique principle o small continuousimprovements to each phase o the 2-step base ormula

produces a more powerul, compounded total yield in your

plants …

l You’ve seen just a ew o the most potent, most pure,

most eective ingredients that went into the Connoisseur

blend …

l You’ve met other growers like yoursel, who were skeptical

at rst but now praise Connoisseur because it’s giving themup to 40% increase in their harvest yields …

l And you know Advanced Nutrients ully stands behind

Connoisseur and every other product they sell with their

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100% ull money back guarantee. Either you’re ecstatic

about the results you get in your plants — or you get your

money back.

don’T deCIde noW ... puT ConnoISSeur To The TeST WITh Your plAnTS!

F

irst, make sure there’s enough space in your

grow room to handle the increase in size

you’re going to be seeing in your plants

in just a ew short weeks. Next, simply goto your avorite retail shop that carries

Advanced Nutrients products and tell them

you want to try out Connoisseur.

Then when you get home, ollow the

simple, step-by-step directions included to

put it to the test with your plants. Then watch

in amazement as you see your owers gointo peak bloom phase aster and develop

in peak bloom longer.

The only thing let will be answering all

your riends’ questions about what you’re

doing when they want to know what’s

causing the bigger growth … more avor

… and more color in your plants.

Connoisseur gives you the world’s leading flower-boosting base nutrients formula.

Company Founders’ NO-RISK,100% Money Back

GUARANTEE

Connoisseur was specically built or growers just like you, whohave very specic demands and expectations rom your hydroponicsneeds. When you use Connoisseur it must perorm fawlessly oryou. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quickly into your reservoir anddeliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Connoisseur will work every time or you using

any and all hydroponics, soil or sphagnum growing mediums andall hydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain,drip emitters and continuous liquid eed growing systems. Weguarantee it.

And when you use Connoisseur you’ll never have to risk even onepenny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i or anyreason you’re not absolutely delightedwe’ll reund all your money back it’sthat simple.

As always, dedicated to yourgardening success.

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How You’re Guaranteed To Get More Size,

More Flavor and More Value From Your Plants

In The Same Bloom Time …

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It’s The Latest In Scientifc, “5-in-1” Bloom Phase Technology …

The Secret Grand Master GrowersHave Used To Win Every Major

Growing Competition In The World!

P a r t A

P a r t B

Now, you don’t have to be an expert, grand

master grower in order to get bigger, juicier,

more aromatic, and more potent buds from your

plants. All you have to do is put the same secret grand

master growers have used to win every major growing

competition in the world to use with your plants.

Here’s the story: recently, a respected team of over a

dozen plant scientists and graduate assistants discovered,

after 109 man-years of research, how to combine 5

different plant improving formulas into one breakthrough

2-part bloom base nutrient.

What’s more: you’ll never have to worry about pH issues

again because these scientists have completely eliminated

the need for pH-PPM metering or even adjusting pH

levels with their patented pH-Perfect™ Technology.

All this in effect means it is now possible for even

the most inexperienced hydroponics rookie to start

experiencing “pro level” juicy yields and buds!

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Sensi Bloom contains suractants, amino acids, ulvic acid, humic acid, macronutrients, secondary nutrients and

micronutrients scientically combined to power your owers

to bigger value, potency and weight.

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The “Secret” 5 Part Plant Maximizing Formula

and How Science Ensures Get You Bigger, Juicier

Buds From Your Plants Because of It!

Ingredient #1 ensures that the nutrients in this formulation

get into your plants as quickly as possible. It’s an organicsurfactant called Wet Betty and it does something every

plant grower wants …

… Surfactants are wetting agents that lower the surface

tension of a liquid (in this case, nutrient-rich water) allowing

easier spreading and uptake of nutrients into your plants.

Which of course means your plants will get the organic

nutrients they crave faster and more efciently than ever

before — which greatly increases your plant’s bloom yield.Ingredients #2 and #3 are humic and fulvic acids. These

organic acids give your plants an edge when it comes to

growing quicker, stronger, and bigger … with less stress …

than with any other formulation. Here’s how …

The humic provides natural carrier

compounds that transport nutrients and

vitamins into plants more efciently, so your

plants grow faster and have stronger cellular processes. In addition, the fulvic here gives

you quicker nutrient absorption, nutrient

transport, and more cellular metabolism.

Together, they work synergistically to

maximize the time your plants spend in

bloom.

And ingredient #4 completes the package

because it’s ...

The Bodybuilding Secret

That Gives Your Plants Bigger,

More Potent Buds!

In the sport of bodybuilding, athletes

supplement with amino acids to help fuel

muscle growth because they’re the essential

“building blocks” on which protein growth is

based.

But your plants can benet from the

addition of amino acids too! That’s why the

4th ingredient in this one of a kind 2-part base

nutrient is amino acids. These amino acids

are the building blocks of proteins that fuel

metabolic pathways for enhanced oral and

essential oil production.

Ingredient #5 is, of course, the actual plant-

maximizing nutrients themselves. But, you

should know …

How To Get The Optimal Amounts

Of Micro and Macro Nutrients

For A Bigger Yield

To ensure your plants get the most out of the

nutrients you’re feeding them, the scientistsrely on chelation to enhance absorption. In

fact, this 5-in-1 formula contains the optimum

number of chelated macronutrients that your

plants need for faster growth and bigger

blooms.

In addition, the following micronutrients

are 100% chelated: iron, zinc, manganese,

molybdenum, copper, boron and cobalt …which of course means … your plants more

easily absorb and use these nutrients — giving

you bigger buds and more yield from the same

bloom time!

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This team of respected scientists and their

graduate assistants worked around the clock to

ensure this nutrient worked unlike any other:

• You get earlier owering with more budding

sites …

• You get a shorter internode length and more

buds per stem …

• You get thicker diameter owers with better oral structure because the powerful, pure

ingredients feed your plants more effectively …

• You get more time in peak bloom because your

plants ower earlier giving you more weight,

more aroma, more color and more potency …

If they had stopped there, you would still have

seen an impressive increase in your total yield.

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How do you get bigger, higher quality owers

without working extra hard to do it? Use Sensi

Bloom and you’ll get more rom your plants with

less work and time. That’s because Sensi Bloomis pH perect, so it eeds your plants aster and

more efciently, with no worries about pH

metering!

Growers just like you who’ve compared Sensi

Bloom to competing bloom bases say that

Sensi Bloom kicks ass, but the other nutrients

are disappointing, not worth the money, and a

waste o time and electricity.

However, in developing this advanced 2-part bloom

fertilizer – Sensi Bloom — this team of scientists

went the extra mile!

If you’ve ever experienced off-color leaves,

slow growth or low yield with your plants … then

you’ve probably noticed these problems coincide

with mysterious pH and PPM uctuations. It’s one

of the biggest obstacles to getting “pro level” yields

from your plants.

In fact, many growers nd that manually checking

and adjusting pH levels two times per day, to try

to keep their plants growth stable and maximized

is tiring, time consuming and one of the biggest

challenges of trying to get bigger yields.

However, these scientists discovered how to

completely eliminate pH checking forever with

their proprietary pH-Perfect™ Technology. In

short, as long as your water falls between 4.5 and

8.5 pH (which is pretty much everyone’s water)—

this technology adjusts your pH for you and keeps it

buffered there throughout your plants bloom cycle.

Which means you’ll never have to manually adjust

your pH … you’ll never have to worry that your

plants aren’t in the premium growing environment

How This New Plant Growing

Technology Maximizes Your

Bloom Phase So You Get A

Huge Harvest You Can Be Proud Of

Why You’ll Never Have To

Worry About pH Levels Again

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It’s a known fact that the further you move away from

feeding your plants their ideal nutrient ratios, potency and

yield rapidly deteriorate.

You see, your plants use a small amount of phosphorus

during owering, but what they really love to use is nitrogen

and potassium. The scientists at Advanced Nutrients

discovered this only after taking thousands of weekly tissue

samples from buds, stems, leaves and roots of many varieties

using gas chromatography analysis throughout all phases of plant growth.

Other nutrient companies are over-using phosphorus in

hydroponic bloom fertilizers. And to compound problems,

they use high levels of ingredients like mono ammonium

phosphate (MAP) or diammonium phosphate (DAP). These

substances are what give some plants their harsh taste.

But the good news is: with Sensi Bloom you’re guaranteed

to have the correct nutrient ratios for your plants!

l You’ve seen how Sensi Bloom started with

only the purest, most potent ingredients

and then was improved upon with the ad-

dition of amino acids … fulvic and humic

acids … and the correct use of both macro

and micro chelation to ensure you get onlythe best, most effective components …

l You’ve seen how the addition of Advanced

Nutrient’s proprietary pH-Perfect™ Tech-

nology makes it possible for you to never

worry about pH or PPM monitoring ever

again …

l You’ve met other growers like yourself,

who were skeptical at rst but now willnever use anything but Sensi Bloom be-

cause it’s giving them nearly double the

harvest yields and up to 3 inches of growth

per day …

l And you know Advanced Nutrients fully

stands behind Sensi Bloom and every other

product they sell with their 100% full mon-

ey back guarantee. Either you’re overjoyedabout the results you get in your plants — or

you get all your money back.

So why not

get Started today?

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…all you have to do is add the bloom base nutrient Sensi

Bloom and the pH-Perfect™ Technology takes care of all

that for you!

The Ideal Ratios, Already Dialed In For You ...

How You Are Guaranteed Bigger, Juicier, More

Potent Yields From Your Plants ...

“I can’t aord some o the better ertilizersyou oer. I have a student loan to pay oand a rusty car. I have to be careul withmy money. One day I will be able to aordConnoisseur, which I have heard is themost powerul two-part bloom ertilizer evermade. Until I can aord it, I am quite happy with Sensi Bloom two-part. I have nice, juicy harvests rom it and it’s easy to use. It costsless and it works just fne. That’s all you canask or in a bloom ertilizer. Good price andgood value.”

Irv, from Bend, Oregon

Scientists designed Sensi Bloom to increase the

yields o your plants.

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Advanced Nutrients offers a 100% money-back guarantee

of satisfaction with this product.

ISn’t It tIme you gave

SenSI Bloom a no-rISk try?

l You’ve seen how a team of scientists found a way to com-

bine 5 different products into one powerful 2-part bloom

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If you’d agree that getting bigger, juicier,

more colorful, more aromatic and more

potent plants with your next cycle is

something you’d love to see.

If you’re tired of wasting time adjusting

pH or monitoring PPM levels … yet you

refuse to accept anything less than maximum

growth from your plants …

If you will accept nothing less than the most

potent, most pure, most effective ingredients

… combined with the most advanced

methods possible of ensuring your plants

more effectively use those nutrients …

And you’re convinced that only companies

that fully stand behind their products with a

risk-free money-back guarantee are worth

your time and loyalty …

Then there’s only one logical thing to do.

Simply go to your favorite retail shop that

carries Advanced Nutrients products and

tell them you want to try out Sensi Bloom

completely risk-free.

Then when you get home, follow the simple,

step-by-step directions included to put it to

the test with your plants. (Remember, this is

as simple as it gets, no need to worry about

There’s No Need To

Decide Now Put Sensibloom

To The Test With Your Plants!

pH or PPM monitoring—just add the nutrients as

directed.) Then you’ll sit back and watch as your

plants grow bigger and heavier and with more color

than ever before.

The only thing you’ll have to do after that is tell

your friends the truth about how you’re getting

bigger yields, more avor, and more potency from

your plants with almost no more effort than before.

Now you’ve ound your big-owering base nutrients ormula!

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GUARANTEE

Sensi Bloom was specically built or growers just like you,who have very specic demands and expectations rom yourhydroponics needs. When you use Sensi Bloom it must perormfawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quickly intoyour reservoir and deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Sensi Bloom will work every time or you usingany and all hydroponics, soil or sphagnum growing mediumsand all hydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation, NFT, food& drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eed growing

systems. We guarantee it.And when you use Sensi Bloom you’ll never have to risk evenone penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i or anyreason you’re not absolutely delighted we’llreund all your money back it’s that simple.


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Now you can use the only 3-part hydroponics

base fertilizer tested and designed by scientists

to give you guaranteed larger harvests and more

convenient use.

Why Big-Time Growers Of High-Value

Plants Demand A Superior 3-Part Formula

Whil a prmium 2-part ormula lik our Connoissur is actually

th most ctiv way to prcisly dial in th xact nutrints and

ratios your plants nd … many growrs njoy th simplicity o an asy-mixing 3-part ormula … and thy still want th most

ctiv ormula possibl.

That’s why thy dmand only th bst whn it coms to:

l Using 3-part ormulas dsignd or thir high-valu plants …

l Using ormulas with th most potnt nutrints and ratios …

l Using th most advancd, stat-o-th-art, “carrir molculs”

to nsur thir plants gt th maximum amount o nutrintsin th last amount o tim …

l Using th ormulas which hav bn provn, in multipl

scintic studis, to gt mor color, mor aroma, mor siz,

and mor potncy rom our plants …

l And using ormulas which ar not only highly-advancd and

asily customizabl, but asy to mix and us …

In act, Grand Mastr Growrs hav ound Grow-Micro-Bloom(GMB) rom Advancd Nutrints is th only 3-part ormula on th

markt which mts all ths critria. Hr’s why th othrs don’t

masur up ...

The 3 Biggest Problems

With Other 3-Part Formulas

I you’v bn growing or any amount o tim, ths thrproblms will b vry amiliar to you:

Big Problm #1: Most 3-part ormulas ar not mad or th

typs o plants w grow bcaus you’ll discovr thy’r about

th sam as th littl $3.50 bottls o granulatd rtilizrs th

avrag homownr uss on thir gardn owrs. Thy’r mad

in gnric ways with gnric ingrdints.

Big Problm #2: Is dirctly rlatd to th act othr 3-part

ormulas ar not mad or high-valu plants lik ours … and that

is … thy’r hard to mix and monitor and ar th dirct caus o

many o your plant growing problms.

Many includ articial dys o an unknown amount and

molcular structur which could harm your plants (instad o

harmlss, organic dys) … thy don’t hav th right PPM or pH

… thy burn roots … thy don’t d plants th right nutrints

lading to slow growth and rducd harvsts … and thy may

contribut to othr growing problms. Th bottom lin? Thy

basically wrck crops and wast your gardn’s potntial!

Big Problm #3: I you’r using othr, dirnt, ormulas …

vn i … you do manag to gt a ormula

with nutrints which ar good or your plants

(which, as you’v sn, most don’t hav) … thn

… you’r probably still wasting most o thos

nutrints bcaus thos ormulas don’t havcarrir molculs to driv thos nutrints straight

into your plants astr and mor fcintly. This

is actually a big problm bcaus most o your

nutrints ar not gtting into our plants which

wasts your mony … and … this causs longr

crop cycls which wasts your tim. But it dosn’t

nd to b this way …

How You Can Get At Least

31% More Nutrients Into Your

Plants At Least 37% Faster

On o th most important ways GMB givs you

astr growth and biggr yilds is through th

spcial ingrdints it contains that driv moro th nutrints in th ormula into your plantastr than vr bor. Ths nutrint dlivrycompounds ar calld “chlats” which ar

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basd on dozns o intrnational rsarch projcts conductd xactly what thy nd or ast, high-powrd



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in hydroponics, aroponics, indoor gardns, and commrcial

agricultur projcts across th world … so that you gt … th

absolut bst 3-part ormula or whatvr strain o plant you

want to maximiz.

You can gt as in dpth and involvd with your plants as you

want … or … you can simply stick to th basic 1-1-1 ratio o

mixing and nvr hav to worry about pH, PPM, or any o th

othr problms associatd with othr 3-part ormulas!

Now, o-color lavs, slow growth and low yilds bcaus o

pH and PPM uctuations ar a thing o th past bcaus GMB

contains pH-Prct™ Tchnology which liminats th nd to

manually chck and adjust pH lvls two tims pr day.

In short, as long as your watr alls btwn 4.5 and 8.5 pH

(which is prtty much vryon’s watr) — this tchnology

adjusts your pH or you and kps it burd thr throughout

your plants growth and bloom phass. Which mans you’ll nvr

hav to manually adjust your pH … you’ll nvr hav to worry

that your plants arn’t in th prmium growing nvironmnt …

all you hav to do is us GMB as dirctd and th pH-Prct™

Tchnology taks car o all that or you!

Plus, You Will Never

Have To Worry About Your pH Again!

Here’s How

GROW-MICRO-BLOOM (GMB)

Is Actually 5-Products-In-One!

Th act o th mattr is: GMB ors you mor valu or your

mony than any othr 3-part ormula on th markt and it’ssimply bcaus you gt 5-products-in-on with this ormulation.

Hr’s how …

l GMB now contains Wt Btty which is an organic suractant

that lowrs th surac tnsion o your watr, allowing asirsprading and uptak o nutrints into your plants.

l Th scond ingrdint is humic acid which provids natural

carrir compounds that transport nutrints and vitamins into

your plants mor fcintly, so thy grow astr and hav

strongr cllular procsss.

l Th third ingrdint is ulvic acid which givs you quickr

nutrint absorption, nutrint transport, and mor cllularmtabolism. Togthr, ths two acids work synrgistically

to maximiz th tim your plants spnd in bloom.

l Th ourth ingrdint in GMB is th highly-potnt bud-

potntiating nutrints thmslvs that d your plants

What You Can Expect When You Put

This Grand Master Growing SecretTo Work in Your Grow Room!

Why Not Give GROW-MICRO-BLOOM

(GMB) A Risk-Free Try Today?

growth and imprssiv nishing harvsts.

l And th th and nal ingrdint is th

spcializd “chlats” w’v alrady talkd

about that gt ths high-powrd nutrints

into your plants as ast and as fcintly aspossibl!

Togthr, ths v products combin to crat

th most ctiv 3-part ormula possibl. Just

how ctiv is GMB?

Imagine walking into your grow room after

using Grow-Micro-Bloom (GMB) in your next crop

cycle …

You’ll own a plush, productiv gardn whr

clons, sdlings or transplants grow way astr

than vr bor … thy’r bushir … thy’rbiggr … and thy’r way mor aromatic and

potnt. evn bttr is: you’r spnding lss tim

ussing with your nutrints, PPM and pH bcaus

th ormula is bttr balancd and mixs asy.

l Your plants matur astr and ar rady or

owring arlir.

l Thy start putting on mor owrs soonr.

l Th owrs ar biggr and mor dvlopd.l Th plants ar grnr, mor lush and

halthir bcaus thy’r gtting th right

nutrints at th right tim … and … in th

right way.

l Ths happy plants rsist psts and disass

and giv you a bautiul harvst you can b

proud o … and … count on or prots.

… In act, your rinds might just hound youto know how you got such big buds … such

dlicious smlling plants … and such potncy!

l You’v sn how th propritary 3-partrtilizr ormula was dvlopd spcically

or growrs lik you and our high-valu

plants …

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HYDROPONICS

Now YouCan Join The

That Saves You TimeAnd Money While

REVOLUTION

IncreasingYour Yields

Hobbyist BundleTM is:l Specially designed for use with all hydroponics, soil and

sphagnum growing mediums.

l Developed for use with any and all hydroponics,

aeroponics, drip irrigation, NFT or flood and draingrowing systems.

l You’ll get guaranteed bigger yields over any and allother feed programs, formulas or charts.

l Bigger and more consistent yields.

l Fast, easy and simple mixing so you save time.

l Bigger Yields Flowering SystemTM is the only floweringsystem that takes care of your entire plant from roots tothe very top of your flowers and everything in between.

l No-Risk 100% Guarantee or your money back.

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H i, it’s Big Mike here.

I h ’t tBut, Big Mike, How Can It Be That



H I haven’t met you

personally, but I bet I can

describe you pretty well.

You’re a resourceful,

free-thinking person whose

friends and family see you as

forward-looking and someone

who is open-minded.

And that’s exactly why

I’m betting you’ll join with

Advanced Nutrients to create

a new generation of growers

who’ll stand the hydroponics

industry “good ol’ boys club”on it’s head and prove what

those hydroponics “experts”

said couldn’t be done,

actually has been done.

It’s the hydroponics

equivalent of Putting A Man

On The Moon, and Took A

Total Of 109 Man Years todevelop.

Let me be a bit more

specific... remember how

you’ve had it drilled into

your head that your plants

will suffer or even die unless

you spend lots of money and

time using pH meters, ppmmeters, pH up and pH down?

Well it’s not true; you can

now slay the pH-PPM dragon

for good.

Here’s how, with this

Hobbyist Bigger Yields

Bundle and any of the

new 5-in-1 Base Nutrients.Because together they have

a new built in proprietary

technology called pH-

PerfectTM that automatically

puts your nutrient solutions

pH and PPM into the “sweet

spot” for optimum growth and

flowering. Eliminating the

need for you having to fool

around with pain-in-the-butt

pH and PPM metering and

adjustments.

, g e, o eThe System Totally Revolutionizes

Hydroponics Gardening?

Being once a grower for over 20 years of my life, I realize

your pain, so I worked together with our 12 scientists and

their army of research assistants and created a NutrientFlowering System that helps you grow massive, astounding

flowers without having to fiddle around like meter-addictedlab rats when all we really want to do is put nutrients into

water, listen to the pump hum, and kick back while our plantsdeliver gold coins into our hands.

The team and I worked our “butts off” testing all kinds

combinations of edgy formulas, proprietary compounds,chelates and secret stuff, I’d be a fool to tell anyone about,

because then our competitors would try to copy us justlike they’ve always done ever since we designed the first

professional approach to hydroponics nutrients.

And my biggest fear today? Other nutrient companies aregoing to wreak havoc on everyones’ crops because they’ll

be forced to compete with unproven technology (I don’t

The Hobbyist BundleTM and the Flowering System are designed

by a team of PhD plant scientists who’ve spent years discover-

ing the secrets of how your plants grow and bloom. You get ex-

actly the right ingredients for larger, more potent owers.

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Let’s remember…you wanted to be a grower, not a chemist.You don’t really want to fool with meters, calibrations and all

those foul-smelling pH adjustment chemicals… stuff that willburn your skin and puts little holes in your shirts and pants nomatter how careful you are.

have to tell you, some companies may never figure out this

technology) and they’ll try and sell you their undeveloped

HobbyistBUNDLE™



“... join with AdvancedNutrients to create

a new generation ofgrowers who’ll stand thehydroponics industry

“good ol’ boys club”on it’s head and provewhat those hydroponics“experts” said couldn’t

be done, actually hasbeen done.”

technology) and they ll try and sell you their undeveloped“copycat formulas”.

No More pH-PPM Metering Or Adjusting,

It’s All Done For You

Here’s how easy it’s going to be for you, if the water youuse to mix your nutrients has a pH between 4.5 and 8.5 (and

that’s pretty much everyone’swater) then you’ll never have

to balance your pH or for thatmatter ever add a single drop

of pH up or down to yourreservoir. You’ll have to agree

that really makes growing

a whole lot easier for you,doesn’t it?

From roots to shoots andeverything in between, your

Hobbyist Bigger Yields Bundle

contains the four provenformulas that will deliver

precise nutrition to every partof your flowering plants…

• VooDoo Juice beneficial mi-

crobes. Hundreds of universitystudies have shown that big-

ger roots equal bigger yields.VooDoo Juice produces an

enormous root mass duringyour flowering cycle and that

means your plants will support

bigger flowers. VooDoo Juicealso makes your plants’ roots

grow faster so your plants will

inhale the maximum amountof nutrients quicker for larger,faster-growing flowers.

• B-52 contains a unique blend of 9 different B vitaminskeeping your plants healthy and driving hard during rapid

flower formation.

• Big Bud, watch as your flowers swell up week after week.

Your Bigger Yields Bundle contains legendary Big Bud, thebloom booster containing the perfect ratio of flower building

L-amino acids and other awesome ingredients that power upflower metabolism and production.

• Overdrive bloom enhancer, you’ve always wanted to max-

out your flowers at the end phase of your bloom cycle, andthat’s why we’re giving you Overdrive absolutely free. You use

it in the last two weeks of bloom phase so your flowers really“pack on the weight”.

Here’s The Bottom Line

The bottom line is the mighty band of scientists and research

assistants have succeeded in liberating you from ever havingto care about pH or PPM again.

As if that wasn’t enough... they also figured out how to

standardize your products. You use just 4

ml per liter for the Systems base nutrientsand 2 ml per liter for all supplements. So

mixing and using them is ridiculously

simple and quick.I’m proud you’ve chosen to experience

the power and simplicity of the weight-

shattering Bigger Yields FloweringSystem™, so you just plug and play, go

have fun, and watch your flowers getsignificantly more valuable than you ever

thought possible.

Here’s something you should be aware

of, I’ve staked my entire company on the

revolutionary new formulas you hold in

your hands right here, right now, inside

this box.

So here’s my promise to you, and you can

take this to the bank: you buy this HobbyistBundle™ box, along with one of our base

nutrients, right now today, follow the

easy instructions, and you are absolutely

positively 100% guaranteed to get bigger

yields while spending less time metering,

mixing and measuring your nutrients.

PS- If your hydroponics store tries to sell

you somebody else’s nutrients, ask them

if those other nutrient feeding programs,

wheels, schedules or whatever giveyou the Systems pH-Perfect™ rock solid

performance, a 100% Money Back Bigger

Yields Guarantee, and free products.

Big Mike

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DISCOVER HOW THIS EASY WAY OF BOOSTING



You’re about to discover how easily you can enlarge the

power dimensions o your plant’s roots and guarantee

yoursel bigger harvests with custom-designed microbially

active supplements ...

These powerul supplements

create ideal root zone

environments better able to

intake nutrients … resist stress

and diseases … and your roots

stay stronger because benecial

microbes break down old root

material, providing nutrition

while enabling roots to repair

themselves and create new tissue.

YOUR PLANT’S ROOTS GETS YOU

BIGGER HARVESTS!

Plus, microbes help oxygen to penetrate more into

your roots … capture nitrogen … and help pump more

phosphorus into your plants.

The question has now

become…what is the best way

to install benecial microbes

into your hydroponics root

zone?

To answer this question,

Advanced Nutrients scientists

conducted a multi-phase

research project on a unique

suite o benecial microbes

contained in VooDoo Juice.

Root mass of tomato plants, same seed, same

age,same number, harvested after 42 days of

growth. Plants on left received VooDoo Juice.

VooDoo Juice enhanced

control plant

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They discovered, when used as directed, VooDoo Juice



provides:

l Faster-developing roots on your seedlings, transplantsand clones

l Your roots have more branching, root density and rootmass

l Increases in your root size up to 117%

l Faster, more ecient intake o nutrients; saving youtime and money

l Your plants give aster growth, larger owers

l Your roots are more resistant to heat, stress, drought,nutrient burn and other common problems

Most hydroponics companies save money

on costs by hiring a third-party companyto bulk produce/bulk combine microbeswithout testing them or specic plantappropriateness or microbial compatibility.Not only that, but their process includesa generic view o microbes. For example,when someone talks about the microbe“bacillus subtilis,” that strain name is reallyjust the tip o the iceberg… it’s exactly likesaying “General Motors” to describe a car,and you have no idea i it’s a Pontiac or aChevy.

And i it’s a Chevy, it could be either aMalibu or Corvette. So i you’re lucky, you gotthe Corvette – but you’re still let guessingi your Corvette has the 430 hp motor or i it’s a ZR1 Corvette with the 620 horsepower

motor! That’s how much diference there isbetween individual types o “bacillus subtilis”microbes. Obviously we absolutely makesure VooDoo Juice microbes are always theZR1 Corvette with 620 horsepower motor,not the Chevy Malibu!

l Advanced Nutrients hires the sharpest mi-crobiologists in the world. One o them isespecially impressive: she has three Ph.D.degrees! We have a team o scientists test-ing and breeding hundreds o sub-variet-ies o bacillus subtilis and other benecialmicrobes in a continual research program.In act over the last two years VooDooJuice’s root-producing abilities have beenincreased by 117%

l Specic benecial microbes work bet-ter with certain plants than others. That’swhy we put so much time and moneyinto our breeding program. We’re drivento nd the needle in the haystack o mi-

crobes that work absolutely the best orthe plants you grow

l Our scientists demand that we buy them

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You know benecial microbes will help your plants, butit can be conusing when you go to the store and see somany o these ormulas made by diferent manuacturers.The obvious question is which one will give you the bestbang or your buck?

The answer is that there are two very distinct processesmanuacturers use when they want to oer microbesproducts ...

Make the direct connection between larger, more powerful

roots and bigger, more valuable buds.

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Not All Benefcial Root MicrobesFormulas Are Created Equal

Here’s How It’s Done...

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“I live in the desert near Tucson.I grow outdoors and two bigproblems are heat and dry, sandy soil. After using VooDoo, the plantswere wilting a lot less and theircolor was much better. When Iremoved them at the end of theseason, their roots were betterthan any plant I’ve ever grown. I’msold.”

Jorge, from Pima County, Arizona

PRODUCT TYPE:

Benecial Bacteria Root Booster

GARDEN TYPES:

VooDoo Juice has been specially designed or use with all

hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing mediums.VooDoo Juice has been developed or use with any and allhydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT, ood & drain, dripemitters and continuous liquid eed growing systems.

WHEN TO USE:

Early Veg Phase, Early Flowering, Cloning, Transplanting,Growing rom Seedlings

QUESTION: Will VooDoo Juice make my roots too big?

ANSWER:Your roots will get much bigger, but only in the mostecient way or your root zone so you get larger harvests.

QUESTION: I I use VooDoo Juice, why would I use your

Tarantula benecial microbes and your Piranha benecial ungi

ormulas too?

ANSWER: Each o these three products contains unique

benecial microbes that contribute to the healthiest root

zone so your plants grow better via diferent pathways. The

individual microbe ormulas in these three products combinein a synergistic ashion with your roots and each other to

provide even more root enhancement and protection.

QUESTION: Does your previous version o VooDoo Juice work

with your new version?

ANSWER: Yes, our previous VooDoo Juice works well in alltypes o gardens and systems, and is compatible with our

stronger new & improved version o Voodoo Juice. Always

store our benecial microbes ormulas in a cool, dark place toextend shel lie.

QUESTION: Is VooDoo Juice compatible with an all-organic

ertilizer program?

ANSWER:Yes, VooDoo Juice, Tarantula and Piranha are organic

supplements that work perectly in all-organic gardening (and

all other types o gardening).

HOBBYIST

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Fast Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

MIXING DIRECTIONS:

Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through 2o your owering phase, and during weeks 1through 2 o vegetative growth.

GROWER EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Hobbyist, Expert, Proessional and GrandMaster Growers


GUARANTEE

VooDoo Juice was specically built or growers just likeyou, who have very specic demands and expectationsrom your hydroponics needs. When you use VooDooJuice it must perorm fawlessly or you. You’ll nd it willmix easily and quickly into your reservoir and deliver thegoods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., VooDoo Juice will work every time or youusing any and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir andsoil growing mediums. VooDoo Juice has been developedor use with any and all hydroponics, aeroponic, NFT,food & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eedgrowing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use VooDoo Juice you’ll never have torisk even one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, asalways i or any reason you’re not absolutely delightedwe’ll reund all your money back it’sthat simple.


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Most likely, you’re one o the 91.7% o growers who use bloom boosters

every bloom cycle, because you want to be sure your boosters give you

the biggest yields possible or your garden ... to be precise ... you look or

bloom boosters that give you:

l Larger, heavier, denser owers

l Flowers with more essential oils, aromatics, terpenoids, phenolsand other potency actors

l Measurable, signifcant increases in overall harvest weight andmarket value

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goals. In act, until recently poorly absorbed orms o

phosphorus and potassium (P and K) were the main

ingredients in most bloom boosters.

Worse, almost all bloom boosters have incorrect ratios

or types o phosphorus and potassium. Most providedouble the amount o phosphorus to potassium. That’s

not useul. Your plants need much more potassium than

phosphorus during bloom phase.

And when too much phosphorus is dumped into your

plants, it creates a potential or phosphorus toxicity thatworks against ower production and overall plant health.

Not only that, your crops may taste harsh so they hurt

your throat and lungs.

Potassium And Phosphorus

Are Only Part Of The Real Story

There’s a lot more to ueling bigger owers than givingyour plants correct ratios and types o potassium and

phosphorus.

Studies show oral production revs up most when your

plants get the ull range and correct orms o substances

blocks o proteins, terpenoids, phenols

and alkaloids). This means you want

to give 20 “L-orm” amino acids to your

plants, with especially important doses

o L-tryptophan, L-Cysteine, L-Glutamateand L-Glycine.

Why the special emphasis on these

our L-orm amino acids? Here’s why:

Your plants utilize L-tryptophan to

create an important oral growth

hormone called indole acetic acid (IAA).

Boosting synthesis o IAA creates larger

owers with more potency.

L-Cysteine provides sulphur, and along

with L-Glycine is a prime element in

ormation o an internal plant protectant

compound called glutathione. Plants

respond to bloom phase stress by making

glutathione, which has a number o

unctions including helping plants deal

with heat stress, other environmentalstressors, and ree radicals.

Because many hydroponics nutrients

provide no amino acids, and because

indoor gardening is inherently stressul

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How do most bloom boosters stack up in meeting these

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amino acids play in oral productionand overall plant health, it’s important

to have the L-orm o amino acids rather

than the less-complex “D” orm aminos.

This is because your plants’ cells need

all 20 amino acids, but even the bloom

boosters that do provide amino acids,

contain aminos that are hard or your

plants to create or absorb, because they’reless water soluble, called D-aminos.

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carry more potency and value.

The bottom line is ascorbic acid, all 20 L-orm amino acids,potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium are ound in the

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Here’s what you’re guaranteed to see when you use Big

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l More owers

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l Flowers with higher market value

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When you look at the acts and see the results, you

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GARDEN TYPES:Liquid Big Bud has been speciallydesigned or use with all hydroponics,sphagnum, and soil growing mediums.Big Bud has been developed or usewith any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,drip irrigation, NFT, ood & drain, dripemitters and continuous liquid eedgrowing systems.

WHEN TO USE:Peak bloom phase.

MIXING DIRECTIONS:Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 2through 4 o your owering phase.

GROWER EXPERIENCE LEVEL:Hobbyist, Expert, Proessional and GrandMaster Growers

COMPANY FOUNDERS’ NO-RISK, 100%MONEY BACK GUARANTEE:I or any reason you’re not absolutelydelighted, we’ll reund all your moneyback it’s that simple.

Fast Factsbooster, the PPM would spike. Thedamage was clear, and once I hadto fush everything. Since I started

using Big Bud my riends keepasking: what’s your secret?”

Claude, from Mobile, Alabama

QUESTION: Can I use Big Bud as my only bloombooster or should I use it with other bloomboosters you recommend?

ANSWER: Big Bud can be used as a stand-alonebloom booster and you will see bigger buds as aresult. Additionally, our research shows using ourbloom booster series (Bug Ignitor, Big Bud, BudCandy and Overdrive) will result in even larger andmore market-valued products.

QUESTION: Will I have problems with overertil-ization when I use Big Bud with your potent basenutrients?

ANSWER: Our scientists have designed customizedprograms or each o our base nutrients so you useBig Bud as directed by the base eed chart and getbigger buds with no worries about nutrient burn.When you use Big Bud as part o the Bigger YieldsSystem, the System is congured to balance pHand PPM to optimum levels so you don’t have to beconcerned about them.

QUESTION: Why does Big Bud come in a liquidormulation?

ANSWER: The liquid ormulation provides moreabsorption and is easier or growers to use.

QUESTION: What can I count on as regards thecrop size increase that Big Bud gives me?

ANSWER: Depending on your strain, growingconditions and what level you are on in our BiggerYields System, you could see as much as 27% increasein harvest weight rom Big Bud.

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What’s more..., Big Bud will work every time or you using anyand all hydroponics, sphagnum or soil growing mediums andall hydroponics, aeroponic, NFT, food & drain, drip emittersand continuous liquid eed growing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Big Bud you’ll never have to risk even onepenny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i or anyreason you’re not absolutely delighted we’llreund all your money back it’s thatsimple.


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ARE YOUR PLANTS MISSING OUT ON THIS COMMONLY

IGNORED YET INCREDIBLY VITAL SECRET TO



GETTING BETTER HARVESTS?

IGNORED, YET INCREDIBLY VITAL SECRET TO

IT BOOSTS YOUR PLANT’S STRENGTH,

IMMUNITY AND OVERALL HEALTH TOO!P l us ,P l us ,

You’re already giving your plants the best environmentand nutrients possible, but did you know you may need

vitamins too?

In act, scientists tested identical clones side by side

in identical systems. The clones are ed the same diet,

except that hal o the clones receive a vitamin that the

other clones do not receive.

Both sets o clones were closely monitored duringgrowth and ater harvest with scientists taking plant

tissue samples to measure plant metabolism, nutrient

absorption, and overall plant health. Plus, total yield size,

quality and essential oil content are also measured. Using

statistical analysis and other criteria, scientists determined

i the vitamin had any eects, and i so, what those eects

are.

Fortunately our scientists have repeatedly run hydro-

ponics tests showing many B vitamin benets or your

plants, including:

● Folic Acid helps plants maintain healthy metabolism

and DNA and upgrades the weight and quality o yourharvest. But because olic acid breaks down easily

(especially under intense lighting), it’s a good idea to

supplement with olic acid in your plants.

● Vitamin B5 is essential because without sucient B5,

plants die, grow slowly, or are susceptible to stress

disorders and pathogenic diseases. Enough said!

● Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) helps your plants use and createcarbohydrates so your plants have enough energy or

strong growth and production o fowers and essential

oils. It also helps your plants’ use o phosphate (which

How B VITAmINS ImpRoVE

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uels fower growth.) ... B1 strengthens plantimmune systems to avoid disease and stress ...

activates Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR),

which is what happens in humans when a

vaccination produces an increased immune

response to uture disease attacks. Plus, B1

assists in root development so your plants get

more nutrients aster, and are more resistant to

shock rom transplanting or cloning.

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Scientists discovered a B vitamin ormula

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Scientists discovered a B vitamin ormula

is an ideal platorm or vitamin-rich

components that double as yield-boosting

substances. For example, our B-52 ormulacontains kelp and seaweed extracts which

contain a variety o compounds, including

auxins that increase cell replication and

stimulate roots and stems. Plus, several

studies show B vitamins, combined with seaweed and

kelp extracts, assist in foral development and ripening,

with increases in foral weight and potency as much as31%!

Combine this with the crop protection provided by:

● Vitamin B2 (Ribofavin): Enhances systemic resis-

tance so your plants are less susceptible to com-

mon grow room diseases that oten disguise

themselves as nutrient disorders while insidiously

harming your crops.

● Vitamin B3 (Niacin): An essential substance that

contributes to your plants’ metabolism and other

basic lie unctions. Insucient amounts o B3 lead

to slow growth, poor yields and lowered disease re-

sistance.

● Vitamin B7 (Biotin): Involved in enzymatic activity,

carbohydrate energy production and amino acid

synthesis. All three o these areas are implicated in

the basic health and productivity o your plants.

PROVEN BENEFITS

45%INCREASED RESISTANCE

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B-52 pumps up your plant’s stamina, energy and

productivity so you get larger harvests.

Your plants beneft rom the best scientists, the

best labs and the best research in the world.

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YouR B VITAmIN FoRmulA

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QUESTION: Why do I need to

give B-52 to my plants when Iam already feeding them a high-nutrition fertilizer?

ANSWER: Plants can make B vitaminsrom some ertilizers. But, they expendenergy and nutrition to make thevitamins. When you provide B vitaminsin B-52 ...giving your plant a ready-made vitamin source ... your plants can

ocus on foral production.

QUESTION: I’ve heard that B-52 isreally good for young plants. Is thistrue?

ANSWER: Yes, B-52 is denitely apowerul anti-stress tonic that increasessurvival o transplants, seedlings andclones.

QUESTION: I am growing all-organic.Can I use B-52?

ANSWER: We make the only all-organicB vitamin supplement, called Organic B,which you should use i you’re growingonly organically.

Compounded with the B vitamins mentioned above, B-52

contains humates and other sources o plant nutrition that

are more easily absorbed by your plants because they areadministered with B vitamins. And these substances aid

the transerence o B vitamins into your plants.

With B-52, you can eed either the roots or oliarly, which

makes the healing, stimulating and protective eects o

B vitamins immediately and completely available to your

plants. Plus, B-52 works in all types o growing systems

and root zone material, including aeroponics, rockwool,

soil, coco coir, hydroton, ebb and fow, and all the otherhydroponics gardening methods.

PRODUCT TYPE:

B Vitamin Supplement.

B-52 BENEFITS:

• BetterSurvivalRateForSeedlings,

Transplants, Clones

• PlantsMoreResistantToStressAndDisease

• IncreasedGrowthAndYield

• StrongerRootsForMoreNutrientUptake


Hobbyist, Expert, Professional and Grand Masters

Growers

WHEN TO USE B-52:

Any time plants are under stress, especially during

early growth, cloning, transplanting and fowering.

GARDEN TYPES:

B-52 has been specially designed or use with allhydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing

mediums. B-52 has been developed or use with any

and all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,

food & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid

eed growing systems.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS:

Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 3 through 6 o your

fowering phase, and during all weeks o vegetative

growth.

FAST FACTS

ASKED QUESTIONS

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B-52 was specically built or growers just like you, who havespecic demands and expectations rom your hydroponic needs.When you use B-52 it must perorm fawlessly or you. You’ll ndit will mix easily and quickly into your reservoir and deliver thegoods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., B-52 will work every time or you using any andall hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing mediumsand all hydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation, NFT, food &drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eed growing systems.We guarantee it!

And when you use B-52 you’ll never have to risk even one pennybecause it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i or any reason you’renot absolutely delighted we’ll reund all yourmoney back it’s that simple.


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Sadly, sometimes, ower quality declines at this

point. Soon, it’s obvious you need to harvest. It’s T VEL



all part o the natural time-clock built into your

plants ... but ... the good news is you can now

create a more productive nishing phase or yourplants.

One way to rejuvenate your yield potential dur-

ing the nal trimester o blooming is to give your

plants a special orm o nitrogen called nitrate ...Yes, you’ve heard nitrogen is a bad thing during

bloom phase, but that turns out to be a bit inac-

curate.

Plants do need nitrogen during bloom phase

(just not as much as the veg phase). More impor-

Your plants will hit a home run in the last inning! Overdrive is your only bud builder created

specifcally or late season use so you get larger, more potent harvests and increased production

at a time when most plants have stopped producing.

tantly, i your plants are provided thetypical orm o nitrogen (ammoniacal

nitrogen) during blooming, it can causethem to channel energy into stem andlea production rather than into oralproduction.

But when they’re given nitrate, theyuse it to create enlarged oral structures

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“This crop was thestrongest I’ve everhad. It had to be theOverdrive.”

Jeb, from Tulsa, OklahomaHelp Your PlantsAchieve Maximum Production

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instead o stem and lea. Also important

is stimulating the growing tips o each

plant stem that go dormant in late

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Make ‘em do their best or you. You eed Overdrive to your crops in the last ew weeks o bloom cycleso you squeeze signifcant amounts o extra weight, value and quality rom your late-bloom plants.

Plus, giving your plants a 1-3-4 dose o properly-

chelated NPK in late bloom eeds precise ratios o macronutrients needed to produce signicant gains

in ower size and potency when most other growers

have given up and are just waiting to harvest.

Taken together, the combination o ingredients

eatured in Overdrive provide your plants:

• Increasednutrient uptake &increased photo-

synthesis and energy

• Increasedcellexpansion&replicationforlarger

owers

• Increased creation of internal oral structures

bloom phase (the reason why your

buds stop gaining size). It’s the same

thing that happens when our humanskeleton’s growth tips seal of around

age 18, and ater that we don’t get

much taller.

Scientists have now discovered

we can keep the growth going

because olic acid, ulvic acid, nitrate,

potassium, phosphorus, magnesium

and ascorbic acid in late bloom phaserevs up photosynthesis & restarts cell

replication and expansion at the ends

o your growing tips!

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Some growers nd that Overdrive

and compounds or increased aroma,

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The Numbers Prove It! Without Overdrive, your crops stop producing size, weight and potency in late bloom cycle. But when you use Overdrive, your crops get a new spark o

growth late in lie, so they keep on producing or you ar longer than they normally would.

is especially useul in the ollowing

situations:

• When plants struggled earlier inblooming & need to make up or it

by putting on a lot o ower growth

ast

• With varieties that traditionally do

not produce large oral clusters, to

bulk them up and make them atter

• Whenagrowerlearnstheyneedtoget an extra large harvest rom their

crop due to sudden nancial news,

such as nding out that a new baby

is on the way

In all cropping situations, you procure

Overdrive now and use it in any

hydroponics or soil system to get a prizewinning nish to your bloom season

that makes every minute, every watt,

and every bit o your efort pay of more

or you.

taste, potency and market value

• Increased resistance to drought, heat,

stress, diseases, pests and end stageexhaustion due to olic acid and other

ingredients

• Potential9-23%gainsinharvestweight

and size during last trimester o growth

As you can see, using Overdrive is a more

sophisticated approach than what most

other growers are doing (just throwing thesame bloom booster at their plants rom

week one o owering until the day o

harvest).

The simplistic idea that during bloom,

all your plants need is an extra dose o PK,

and the last couple o weeks o blooming is

just a waiting game without signicant size,

weight and quality gains possible … thisidea is now proven wrong. Using Overdrive,

you make your plants accomplish what was

never beore thought possible at the end o

bloom phase.

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PERIOD OF 7 WEEKS

FLOWER SIZE & WEIGHT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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QUESTION: I use your Big Bud with Connoisseur and

“I ’t b li th

Frequently Asked Questions

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QUESTION: I use your Big Bud with Connoisseur and

get fantastic results. So why is Overdrive also very

useful for me?

ANSWER: Big Bud is indeed a top-producing bloombooster and Connoisseur is a premium bloom base

nutrients ormula. But our studies nd that bloom phase

has sub-phases during which very specic types and

ratios o ingredients are required. For plants in their last

2-3 weeks o growth, the ingredients in Overdrive are

more efective at increasing crop value than Big Bud,

which is used earlier in bloom cycle. And no matter what

base nutrients you use, Overdrive gives you increased

late season production.QUESTION: I used Overdrive and it did not increase

the size as much as it increased the potency, aroma

and taste. Is this a normal thing to expect?

ANSWER: In some crops, depending on genetics, crop

environment, grower skill, and other nutrients being

used, you might see both a crop size and a crop quality

increase. In other situations, Overdrive will primarily

increase the percentages o essential oils, aromatics and

other value-adding compounds in your owers.

QUESTION: What about pH and PPM when I use

Overdrive?

ANSWER: I you are using Overdrive as part o our Bigger

Yields System, you have no need to be concerned about

pH and PPM. Just use Overdrive as directed- the System

is congured to balance all ormulas together to be at the

ideal absorbability and strength. I you are using Overdrive

without using the System, it can increase PPM by as much

as 200 PPM, and you would need to monitor your nutrient

strength accordingly.

PRODUCT TYPE:

Late-Season Bloomer

OVERDRIVE BENEFITS:

Larger, Denser Flowers

More Essential Oils

More Aromatics

More Taste

More Attractive Flowers

Higher Market Price For Flowers

Larger Harvests

More Production Per Watt During Lasts Weeks

O Bloom Phase


Hobbyist, Expert, Proessional and Grand MastersGrowers.

WHEN TO USE OVERDRIVE:

During last trimester o bloom phase.

GARDEN TYPES: Overdrive has been specially designed or usewith all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soilgrowing mediums. Overdrive has been developedor use with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,drip irrigation, NFT, ood & drain, drip emitters andcontinuous liquid eed growing systems.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS: Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 5 and 6 or thelast 2 weeks o your owering phase.

“I can’t believe thedifference in taste. I’msold.”

Jeb, from Tulsa, Oklahoma

FAST FACTS


GUARANTEEOverdrive was specically built or growers just like you, who have specicdemands and expectations rom your hydroponic needs. When you use

Overdrive it must perorm fawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easilyand quickly into your reservoir and deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Overdrive will work every time or you using any andall hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing mediums and allhydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emittersand continuous liquid eed growing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Overdrive you’ll never have to risk even one pennybecause it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i orany reason you’re not absolutely delightedwe’ll reund all your money back it’s that simple.


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lateral and vertical roots, enabling your

plants to support your larger yields and

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cycle where gains are won or lost.

• Bud Candy is like cotton candy for your

flowers, gooey, sticky and radiating with

colorful glints of light catching your eyes,

and sparkles flying off in every direction.

Bud Candy is the world’s only 100% organic

aroma, taste and bigger yields enhancerthat also cures your plants’ mid-bloom stall

so they have the energy to make larger,

tastier more aromatic flowers for you.

• Final Phase flushes your crops getting

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Discover How Increasing Your Root Mass by 700% Gives You

bigger yields

R

oots are what eed your

plants nearly everything,

and now you can increase

your plants’ root mass as much

as 700% so your plants get more

nutrition to make larger, more

potent owers. You do this by us-

ing benecial ungi that accom-

plishes the ollowing or you:

l Benecial ungi protect rootsagainst root rot, pythium, and

lea/ower diseases such as

gray mold

l Benecial ungi increase

root absorption o oxygen,

nutrients and water


root size & mass or greater

eciency so you get bigger

and better owers

l Expand root mass surace

area by as much as 700%


production o oral essential

oils

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Feed Your Plants

Carbohydrates, L-Aminos



And Vitamins, And You

Get Tastier,

More Aromatic,More Potent Buds!

Get Tastier,

More Aromatic,More Potent Buds!

Seeing your room ull o huge owers that smell like candy (maybe like the cotton candy at anamusement park), and then ater harvest, savouring the fne taste, aroma and potency o hugeamounts o potent, sweet-tasting owers with your riends is what REALLY makes you happy right?

The smiles on their aces, and them patting you on the back, that’s what the good lie is all about ... So, what can you do right now to grow the biggest harvests o the most potent, best-tastingowers?

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Start by ProvidingFlower-Boosting EnergyWhen Your Plants Most Need It

Getting sweeter, bigger harvests is easy when you givel b h d h j l h i h

“What I got was that the buds are tighter andsomewhat larger while alsosmelling more sweet. BudCandy worked well or me



EXPER

GROWEyour plants carbohydrates that jolt them with an energy

boost.

Remember that during peak bloom cycle your plants’need or sugars exceeds their ability to manuacturethem. The more you push them, the more C02 andnutrients you give them, the more they need carbs, andthe more they all behind. The resulting carb defcit isthe same thing that happens when athletes collapsenear the end o grueling competition. And it’s why carb-

loading is a cherished tactic athletes use to keep goingstrong or victory, when others all and ail.

Not Just Any Carbohydrates,

But The Right Ones For Your Plants

Carb-loading your plants requires a specialty ormula.In actuality, your plants best absorb simple or complexcarbohydrates when they are present as arabinose,dextrose, glucose, maltose and xylose rom raw caneextract, malt extract, cranberry extract and otherpremium carbohydrate sources.

Not only does this end mid-bloom slump but thesematerials uel benefcial bacteria and ungi in your root zone. When you’ve installed benefcial bacteria andungi in your root zone, they thrive best when they haveexternally-provided carbos to eed on (these benefcialbacteria and ungi increase root mass, increase nutrient absorption, protect roots, and produce hormones that stimulate oral size, potency and value).

So you know carb-loading provides energy and root enhancement, but what can you do to create gourmet owers with enhanced taste, size, potency, and aroma?

The good news is providing the list o carb sources wejust discussed also enhances the taste and aroma oyour plants!

The Benefits Of UsingAmino Acids And Other CompoundsIn the Correct Form For Your Plants

Please remember: the advantages you get by eedingyour crops depends on the quality o specifc ingredientsin the products.

Candy worked well or me

and people are asking mehow I got it to taste andsmell so good.”

Mark, rom Gainesville, Florida

For example, you see hydroponics

ormulas containing “molasses.” But like almost every individual ingredient inhydroponics ormulas, there are many grades and types o molasses, andthe dierences between them decidewhether they will deliver your bigger,better yields.

Fact is, most types o molasses are

loaded with sulphur or made rommaterials or processes that lowertheir sugar content and quality. Whensulphured, low-grade molasses are ina hydroponics ormula, the extraneous

How sweet it is when you send favor enhancers

into your crops so your buds taste like candy!

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minerals throw o your nutrient ratioswhile providing smaller percentages osugars.

Now let’s see how this relates to thetypes and orms o amino acids inhydroponics ormulas ...

Sweeter FlowersAre Worth More

Sweeter owers are yours when you boost your crop’s



EXPER

GROWE

Amino acids are crucial buildingblocks or proteins that uel metabolicprocesses and physical structure inyour owering plants. Few hydroponicsormulas contain amino acids,but almost all the ones that haveaminos provide them in a orm called“D-Aminos.”

Although these aminos are cheaperto source and manuacture, they arenot very helpul to your plants. On theother hand, the L-orm o amino acidsis totally biologically available or rapiduptake and ormation o proteins that rapidly increase your crop health andyield.

As with molasses and other ingredients

in hydroponics ormulas, it mattersa lot what orms and manuacturingprocesses are used.

taste, potency and aroma by urnishing anthocyanins,isoavonoids, polyphenols, isoterpenes and tanninsound in cranberry and grape extracts. Growers usingthese compounds report that a sudden bouquet opleasant scent arises rom their owers within momentso the compounds being ed to plants in water ... and ...ater harvest, you and your riends will enjoy the extra-sweet aroma and taste that your owers provide (Plus,there’ll be more owers to enjoy too!)

Another technique or upgrading the aroma, taste andvalue o your crop is to eed vitamins to your plants.For example, Vitamin C stimulates photosynthesis andcell replication while also protecting your plants romnegative eects o intense light and heat. To go alongwith Vitamin C, studies show that eeding your plantsB vitamins provides many ower-boosting benefts whilealso protecting crops rom stress.

So how can you get this extensive menu o crop-boosting compounds you’ve just ound out about?Fortunately, Advanced Nutrients scientists have

Bud Candy eeds carbohydrate energy to your plants when they need it most so your plants avoid mid-bloom slump

and keep going strong or maximum fower production all the way to harvest.

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successully managed the complex task o sourcing,processing, and combining all these aminos, carbs,and vitamins into Bud Candy so you get bigger, sweeterbuds right away.

Best o all, you’re getting two products in one becauseBud Candy gives you everything in Sweet Lea andCarboLoad but it also gives you a lot more in an easy to

Fast Facts

PRODUCT TYPE:

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POSIT

IVE RESPONSES FROM CROP TESTER

S

50%

100%

67% BETTER TASTE

59% BETTER AROMA

43% FAST

ER GROWTH

29% LARGER YEILDS

37% MORE P

OTENT

Blind taste tests conducted by experienced growers and

connoisseurs showed that Bud Candy buds have better

favor, aroma, potency & market value.

“I love the way Bud Candy smells, and I

noticed that my crops started smellingand tasting the same way. I can see why you call it Bud Candy!”

Robert, rom San Francisco, Caliornia

CarboLoad, but it also gives you a lot more in an easy touse ormula. Whether your plants are in bloom phaseright now, or you’re preparing or bloom phase, this isthe time to procure 100% organic Bud Candy and get cotton candy taste, atter buds, and stronger plants.

Bloom Booster, Taste/Aroma Enhancer,Plant Protector

GARDEN TYPES: Bud Candy has been specially designedor use with all hydroponics, sphagnum,coco coir and soil growing mediums.Bud Candy has been developed or usewith any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,

drip irrigation, NFT, ood & drain, dripemitters and continuous liquid eedgrowing systems.

WHEN TO USE: Bloom phase.

MIXING DIRECTIONS:

Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1through 6 o your owering phase


Expert, Proessional and Grand MasterGrowers


GUARANTEE

Bud Candy was specically built or growers just like you,who have specic demands and expectations rom yourhydroponic needs. When you use Bud Candy it mustperorm fawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily andquickly into your reservoir and deliver the goods you’relooking or.

What’s more..., Bud Candy will work every time or youusing any and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and

soil growing mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics,drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emitters andcontinuous liquid eed growing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Bud Candy you’ll never have to riskeven one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as alwaysi or any reason you’re not absolutelydelighted we’ll reund all yourmoney back it’s that simple.

As always, dedicated to your

gardening success.

EXPER

GROWE

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YOUR CROPS TASTE SWEETER

AND HAVE



HIGHER WHEN YOU FLUSH THEM BEFORE HARVESTVALUE

clearing flush solutionFinal Phase

F lushing is a simple

yet powerul process that

cleanses your crops just

beore harvest so you get:

• Cleaner,SaferCrops

• Tastier,Sweeter-SmellingCrops

• HigherQualityCrops

ThatCommandPremium

MarketPrices

Let’s take a look at this proven

method or immediatelyimproving the quality and

market price o your harvests…

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ATERIALS100

NO FINAL PHASE

Other growers use fushing ormulasthat generally consist o a ew chemicals

that sometimes have the ability to pull

a limited amount o residues out o your

plants. These primitive fush ormulas

remove plant nutrition, resulting in smaller

harvests and decreased harvest potency.RTER LEVEL



Final Phase is scientifcally engineered to cleanse crops without causing the problems that other ushing

ormulas cause. Those other ormulas rob your crops o their fnal days o ower growth and essential oil

production. Final Phase cleanses, but allows plants to continue to increase oral value right up until you cut.

Final Phase removes excess materials better than any

other ush product or using only pure water. Crops

taste, look and smell better.

TOTAL DETEC

TABLE EXCESS MA

0

50

COMPETING FLUSH PRODUCT

WITH FINAL PHASE

Not only that, but they don’t provide the

ull-spectrum, value-enhancing cleanseyou’re looking or.

Truth be told, the stu that stores in yourplants comes rom ertilizers, water, and the

atmosphere, and organic ertilizer has no

crop-cleansing properties in and o itsel.

Fortunately, there’s a better way to ensure

that your harvests are crystal-pure.

The process o totally cleansing your

fowers begins 4 to 10 days beore you

intend to cut them or harvest. At thattime, you drain your reservoir, ll it with

resh water, and add just one ormula: Final

Here’s YourStep-By-Step GuideTo Crop Cleansing

EXPEGROW

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Making BiggerYieldsAs you’re probably aware,

Advanced Nutrients invented

modern hydroponics nutrient

feed programs, but it’s not

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Check Out What Your

Professional Bundle Will Give You:

• New Tarantula Beneficial Microbes Give You Larger,

Faster-Growing Flowers from roots that inhale nutrients

faster and are protected from harmful microbes. Tarantula

armors your roots while naturally producing bloom co-factors

Our formulashave all beenstandardized so

Professional GrowerBUNDLE™



y y p g standardized somixing and feeding isautomatically easy.

yours absolutely FREE in this bundle!

Just Imagine How Much Fun

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Think about all the other fun things you could be doing with

your time instead of fooling around metering and adjusting

your pH-PPM. Not to mention the constant threat of burning

yourself or your clothes with pH adjustment chemicals.

Hey, just forget about mixing problems too. Our formulas have

all been standardized so mixing and feeding is automatically

easy.

And when you’re ready for even bigger yields, combine

Hobbyist, Expert and Professional Bundles with the Grand

Master Bundle™ and then watch your plants fill your grow

room with blooms that exceed your wildest expectations

guaranteed.

And when you’re

ready for even bigger

yields, combine

Hobbyist, Expert

and Professional

Bundles with the

Grand Master

Grower BundleTM

and then watch yourplants fill your grow

room with blooms

that exceed your

wildest expectations

guaranteed.

By the way, there’s a free formula

in each bundle! Better yet, our base

nutrients are five in one products,

combining four powerful formulas

and a special blend of amino acids.

So get your base nutrients and your

three bundle boxes and you’re getting

15 products for the price of 8!

that make flowers grow denser and

bigger. And get this, Tarantula is

the only beneficial microbes formula

ever made, specifically for your

requirements. This means it’s more

biologically-active than the original

Tarantula and any other competitor’s

beneficial microbes formula.

• Nirvana Rewards You With the

only all-organic additive that sends

fractionated co-factor extracts and

flower stimulants deep onto the heart

of your plants’ flower production

that means you’ll have bigger fatter

flowers.

• Sensizym Provides You Money-

Saving enzymes that eat root zone

garbage and convert it to nutrients

for your plants while also clearing

your root zone media so you can

use it again and again. Your clean,

efficient, enzyme-rich plants produce

the most valuable flowers. Not only

that, Sensizym is the strongest, most

effective hydroponics enzyme formula

and the best news is Sensizym is

n

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Pump Up Your Root Size,

Protect Your Roots, and

GET



GETBIGGER,MoREPoTEnT

FLoWERsR

esearch shows your plants’ roots are the key toyour yield size and potency ... yet ... the rst thingyou notice about most hydroponics root zones is

they are biologically sterile. Nothing other than roots arealive in them.

Or worse, sometimes, your root zone isn’t sterile because

your roots are attacked by harmul ungi, bacteria, anddiseases that eat your roots and rot them ...

And when you ocus on your roots, you might noticethat they’re bare and spindly-looking. But healthy rootsactually look healthy, not like most roots you’ll see. They’re“muscular,” intensely-branched, thickened, and robustly alive.

You don’t see that kind o roots very oten in hydroponicsgardens unless you’ve imported benecial microbes into

your root zone. But how do you do that?

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OF

ESSIONAL

OW

ER LEVELthe tiniest organisms produce

the biggest yields for you

Inserting benecial microbes into your root zone iseasy when you administer Tarantula to your crops, so

let’s look at all the good things that’ll happen or yourplants when you do



PROFGROW

you put up a microbial barrier

that protects your plants

Installing Tarantula’s special breeds o

benecial microbes in your root zonepays o or you when you harvest your crops.

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plants when you do.

For example, scientists bred pseudomonas chloro-raphis because it’s a “plant growth promoting rhizo-bacteria,” or PGPR. Now here’s the really interestingthing about pseudomonas and other PGPR’s: they digest organic debris in your root zone by secretingcompounds called cytokinins that stimulate foral pro-

duction, plant health, and plant branching.These cytokinins, otherwise known as phytohor-

mones, enter your plants and promote foral cell divi-sion, branching, and also have an anti-aging eect.Guess what…the anti-aging aect means your fow-ers create more potent oils, and your plants havemore vigor longer into bloom phase than they nor-

mally would.

Benecial root zone microbes protect your plants by creating a barrier that keeps harmul microbes romgetting started in your root zone. Our studies oundthat in hydroponic root zones that were not treatedwith benecial bacteria, there was a 39% chancethat harmul bacteria had crept in.

You may have experienced this as root rot, loss oclones, slow growth, or smaller yields, without know-ing that your root zone had been colonized by harmulbacteria.

Along with the benets outlined previously, benecialmicrobes establish a line o deense that outcompeteswith harmuls so your roots are saer and stronger.But that’s not all. You get lea and stem protectionwhen you spray Tarantula as a oliar so it stops pow-dery mildew and other problems that can harm yourleaves and fowers.

HERE’S WHAT TARANTULA’SEXCLUSIVE MICROBES DO:• Decompose organic matter to create extra nutri-

tion or your plants

• Increase plant growth rates and yields

• Increase nutrient uptake and solubil-ity o minerals

• Produce natural plant growth hor-mones

• Improve aeration and water-holdingcapacity o root zone material

• Increased viability o seeds, clonesand transplants

• Enhance availability o phosphorousand increase conversion o atmo-spheric nitrogen to plant-availablenitrogen

• Deeat harmul ungi, molds and bac-teria

One other thing, or benecial microbeproducts to be successul or you, they have to have a very high number o col-ony-orming units per gram. In simplelanguage, this means that the ormulashould have a high number o microbes

per gram. Tarantula clocks in at 1.4billion viable bacteria per gram, makingit by ar the strongest o its type.

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not all beneficial root

microbes formulas are

created equal

INCREASEYOUR

STRONGER

ROOTS

It’s conusing and rustrating whenyou go to a hydroponics store and seeOF

ESSIONAL

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YOUR

GROWTH RATE

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SPECIALLY-BRED

MICROBES

PROTECT YOUR

PLANTS

Tarantula works or your plants in every type o hydroponics

and soil system, guaranteeing you increased harvest rewards.

Benecial microbes created by scientists

studying the roots o plants you grow

give you a wide array o plusses that increase the stability and productivity o

your plants.

you go to a hydroponics store and seebenecial microbes ormulas made by dierent manuacturers. Your obviousquestion is which o these is going togive me the biggest bang or my buck.

The answer is, there are two very distinct processes manuacturers use

when they want to oer microbe prod-ucts ...

Most hydroponics companies savemoney on costs by hiring a third-party company to bulk produce and bulk com-bine microbes without testing them orspecic plant appropriateness or mi-crobial compatibility. Not only that, but their process includes a generic view

o microbes. For example, when someone talks about the microbe “bacillus subtilis,” that strain name is really just the tip o the iceberg… it’s exactly like saying “Gen-eral Motors” to describe a car, and you have no idea iit’s a Pontiac or a Chevy.

And i it’s a Chevy, it could be either a Malibu or Cor-vette. So i you’re lucky, you got the Corvette – but

you’re still let guessing i your Corvette has the 430 hpmotor or i it’s a ZR1 Corvette with the 620 horsepow-er motor! That’s how much dierence there is betweenindividual types o “bacillus subtilis” microbes. Obvious-ly we absolutely make sure VooDoo Juice microbes arealways the ZR1 Corvette with 620 horsepower motor,not the Chevy Malibu!

HERE’S HOW WE DO IT…• Advanced Nutrients hires the sharpest microbiolo-

gists in the world. One o them is especially impres-

sive: she has three Ph.D. degrees! We have a team

o scientists testing and breeding hundreds o sub-

varieties o bacillus subtilis and other benecial mi-

crobes in a continual research program and we are

always upgrading our ormulas.

• It’s a known act that specic benecial microbes

work better with certain plants than others. That’s

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why we put so much time and money into our

breeding program. We’re driven to nd the needle

in the haystack o microbes that work absolutely

the best or the plants you grow.

• Our scientists demand that we buy them all the

expensive, precision equipment needed to iden-tiy each microbial strain’s special characteristics

versus slow replicating microbes).

• Tarantula is not outsourced. We’re

the only hydroponics nutrient

company in the world manuacturing

all our microbial products ourselves

with a ull-time Ph.D. microbiologist personally supervising all aspects o OF

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Use Tarantula to eed carbohydrates which strengthenyour benecial microbes so they increase your root massor even more fower-boosting power.

tiy each microbial strain s special characteristics

and compatibility with each other that make them

“SuperStrains.” That’s why our microbes are also

extremely ast-replicating so they quickly colonize

root zones or rapid results (yes, we test or ast

personally supervising all aspects o

production at all times. (The same

is true or our Piranha and VooDoo

Juice products)

• Each microbe strain is individually

bred (not in a bunch o vats or

tubs) in a purpose-built 10,000liter breeding reactor. This is a very

critical, time consuming step, but

it’s necessary because dierent

strains o benecial microbes breed

at dierent rates and we have to

ensure total uniormity and maximum

colony orming units (CFU’s). Ater

breeding, the microbes are takento the evaporation tower and dried,

and then all the strains in Tarantula

are careully recombined.

• To ensure Tarantula’s very long shel

lie and superior viability, its microbes

are put into hibernation with an

“antagonist” compound that keeps

the microbes dormant until you mix

Tarantula into a nutrient reservoir

and the antagonist is diluted.

• As soon as the antagonist is diluted,

Tarantula’s microbes immediately

exit dormancy, replicate quickly, and

burst into action or you by wrapping

themselves around and penetratinginto roots, creating fower-boosting

hormones, and increasing root size

and unction.

When you pick up Tarantula today,

you’re on your way to making your garden

the maximum-yielding envy o all your

riends. Get your roots protected andenhanced using Tarantula, and watch

the guaranteed bigger bud results.

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QUESTION: I see that you also have two other

ormulas that go into the root zone. Will I get

more benefts i I use all three, or can I just use

Tarantula?

frequently asked

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PRODUCT TYPE: 100% OrganicRoot Booster / Crop Protector /Yield Booster

GARDEN TYPES: Tarantula has beeni ll d i d i h ll h d

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ANSWER: It’s true that we oer VooDoo Juice

benecial microbes and Piranha benecial ungi, both

o which have unique root and yield enhancing benets.

We oer those ormulas and Tarantula because the

combined array o benecials when using the three

together gives you the most dynamic, supernaturally-perorming root zone that revs up your roots, plant

growth, and yield size. You can denitely use any o our

benecials by themselves and get increased growth and

yield, but used together, you get the healthiest and most

productive plants possible.

QUESTION: My buddy used your VooDoo, Ta-

rantula and Piranha and said his roots got hu-mongous. Can that be a problem?

ANSWER: Your plants’ roots will get as big as they

can get, given the space they’re growing in. This will give

you more root support or bigger yields. Bigger roots

equal bigger yields. But we’ve never seen a case where

the roots got so big that it caused problems or growers.

QUESTION: I grow all-organic in soil. Why do I

still need to use benefcial microbes?

ANSWER: I you could import the richest, healthiest,

most undisturbed and ertile outdoor soil into your gar-

den, you’d have a rich broth o benecial microbes. But

that kind o soil will also have pathogens and insects in

it, and it is usually not the right porosity or pH or your

types o plants or gardening. Truth be told, most soil

you buy is either biologically dead, or its diseases. So by

adding the right types o benecial microbes to your soil,

you ensure that only benecials gain dominance there.

specially designed or use with all hydro-ponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soilgrowing mediums. Tarantula has beendeveloped or use with any and all hy-droponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation, NFT,food & drain, drip emitters and continu-ous liquid eed growing systems.

WHEN TO USE: Early Veg Phase,Seedlings, Cloning, First phase obloom cycle.

MIXING DIRECTIONS: Use 2 mLper Liter during weeks 1 and 2 oyour fowering phase.

GROWER EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Proessional and Grand Master

GrowersTARANTULA BENEfITS:● Natural, more-ertile root zone

● Bigger yields

● Plant protection and aster growth

● Resistance to disease and stress

● Increased nutrient uptake

● Increased light intake andphotosynthesis rates

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Company Founders’ NO-RISK,100% Money Back GUARANTEE

Tarantula was specically built or growers just like you,who have specic demands and expectations rom your hy-droponic needs. When you use Tarantula it must perormfawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quicklyinto your reservoir and deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Tarantula will work every time or you usingany and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil grow-ing mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation,NFT, food & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eedgrowing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Tarantula you’ll never have to risk evenone penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i orany reason you’re not absolutely delighted we’ll reundall your money back it’s that simple.

As always, dedicated to your garden-

ing success.

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To Boost The Size And Quality Of Your Buds

ORGANICFORMULA

In your relentless quest for larger buds that are

worth more to you and your associates, you now

have an all-organic formula called Nirvana.

When you look at what Nirvana has in it and how these

organics work for you, you’ll realize why Nirvana is the

number one choice for growers seeking an organic way

to increase yield and quality.

There’s a superstar list of ingredients on board for

you including alfalfa extract that stimulates growth

and yield in your hydroponic plants because it contains

triacontanol, a powerful molecule that increases

your plants’ absorption of C02. Alfalfa is particularly

important if you’ve invested money in C02 for your

grow room; it gives you more rapid intake of C02, faster

growth and larger yields.

Nirvana also gives you ascophyllum nodosum algae

(along with kelp extracts). These rich compounds

contain auxins, betaines and cytokinins that are direct

stimulators of root function, cell replication, ower

size and ower growth rates. In addition, kelp and

ascophyllum extracts increase your plants’ resistance to

heat, stress, overfertilization and drought.

It’s interesting to note that these extracts can extend

the shelf life of stored owers. When you use Nirvanastarting in early owering, its algae and kelp extracts

create more owering sites, more owers, and larger

owers.

The benets keep on coming when you use Nirvana

because it contains soy protein that has been pre-

digested using enzymes instead of the acid process that

most manufacturers use. Enzymatically-hydrolyzed soy

protein ensure that ower-boosting amino acids cysteineand tryptophan are preserved in the biologically-active

“L” form.

Most manufacturers use acid hydrolysis, which destroys

L-aminos. When you use Nirvana’s enzymatically-

hydrolyzed soy protein, your plants get L-aminos that

stimulate oral growth, size and potency.

Another Nirvana benet comes from two other plants:

Chilean Soap Bark and Yucca. These amazing plants

produce compounds called surfactants. A surfactant is a

compound that reduces the “surface tension” of liquids

so they and

whatever they

contain more

easily enter

your plants

via roots and

leaves.

Surfactantsalso help

compounds

travel deeper

and faster

inside plants.

What this

means is that

nutrients are

more available

to more of your

plants. Yucca

extract and

Chilean Soap

Bark extract are

two all-natural

surfactants

that transfer nutrients into

your plants. Not

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only that, but, Chilean Soap Bark ghts plant viruses

and increases the strength and scope of your plants’

immune systems.

contains 22 essential amino acids

that build plant proteins, and it’s also

loaded with B vitamins. The most im-

portant of these are B1 and B6, which

help plants defend themselves against

stress and also offer cellular protec-

tion. B vitamins are particularly useful

for cloning, seedlings and transplant-

ing, motherplants and gardens where



These little critters have an outer shell made of a chitin.

When chitin is fed to your plants, it stimulates plant

immune systems, similar to how a vaccination protects

you against disease. Chitin helps your plants defend

themselves against harmful fungi and insect attacks and it

assists benecial root zone microbes that strengthen and

protect your roots.

Another of Nirvana’s potent bud potentiator ingredients

is bat guano that contains chitin, along with nitrogen,

trace elements, amino acids, nucleic acids, proteins

and minerals. Bat guano is rapidly-absorbed by plants,

creating stronger plants that grow faster and produce

bigger owers.

Along with guano, Nirvana has a yeast component that

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Nirvana Provides

Rich, Organic Nutrients

For Your Plants

Nirvana contains a miracle substance

called “azomite”. When you read the

list of substances that are contained in

azomite, you’ll see why it’s valuable

for your plants.

These include calcium oxide,

carbon, iron, hydrogen, silica,

ing, motherplants and gardens where

plants are being pushed hard for pro-

duction.

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Nirvana gives you a wider range o crop-boosting

benefts than Liquid Karma, Pure Blend, and similar

competing ormulas, and it’s 100% organic.

Scientists worked hard to give you

an all-organic bloom phase booster

that increases the dollar value o your

harvests while adding quality and

pleasure to your gardening experience.

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root zone. A related compound is fulvic acid, also derived

from leonardite. Fulvic acid similarly transports nutrients

into cells. It also has protective benets that help plants

resist stress and toxins.

gold, magnesium, nitrogen, sulfur,

magnesium oxide, antimony,

chromium, cobalt, boron, molybdenum,

copper, phosphorus pentoxide,

manganese, indium, silver, zinc and

dozens of others. In fact, virtually

every element on earth is contained

in azomite. You’ll notice that many

of azomite’s ingredients are essential

nutrients for your plants.

Another of Nirvana’s underground

benets for your plants is humic acid.

It comes from leonardite, which is

amongst the richest veins of organic

material in the earth. Humic acid

helps your plants intake and utilizenutrients faster, while protecting roots

and creating a healthier, more aerated

As you can imagine, it’s difcult to individually source

or use these benecial natural ingredients as individual

supplements …

For your convenience, Advanced Nutrients has

extracted, standardized and combined these powerful

compounds into one formula called Nirvana. Not only

that, but Nirvana is triple-ltered, custom-blended for

you to easily apply as a foliar feed or in any type of

hydroponics irrigation root zone system.

Be aware that Nirvana is often placed on hydroponic

store shelves along with competing products such as Pure

Blend Pro and Liquid Karma, but Nirvana contains more

crop-boosting ingredients than any other organic booster

product. Not only that, Nirvana is the only 100% organic,

concentrated and easy to use formula of its type.

In your quest to naturally increase the size, potency,

weight and marketability of your owers, Nirvana standsalone as a rich supplement that you want to feed your

plants right away.

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“Beore I was usingNirvana, I was kind oresigned thinking that theprice o staying organic

was that I lost someharvest weight. But INi t I d RO

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PRODUCT TYPE: Organic Bloom Booster

and Plant Growth Enhancer

GARDEN TYPES: Nirvana has been specially designedfor use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil

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QUESTION: I’ve heard that Nirvana

is good as a foliar. Can it be left on

blooms until harvest time?

ANSWER: Nirvana has two

surfactants that make it penetrate leavesto deliver ower-boosting compounds

directly into oral clusters. Nirvana is

all-organic, so it’s safe to leave on your

owers. However, we recommend that

you mist and cleanse your oral clusters

with pure water just before harvest as

a general way of creating the cleanest

end product.QUESTION: Does Nirvana do

anything to improve taste and aroma

when using it in with synthetic

fertilizers?

ANSWER: One of the main effects

of Nirvana is to add an organic, natural

component to synthetic feed programs.

Many growers report the improved

taste and aroma when they use Nirvana.

gave Nirvana a try. I usedit as a oliar spray about 3 weeks beore I went tofowering and as a root eed ater that. You could

see the dierence right away. The fowers arebigger and they have asweeter taste!

Qunicy T., rom Athens, Georgia

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GUARANTEE

Nirvana was specically built or growers just like you, who have specic demands

and expectations rom your hydroponic needs. When you use Nirvana it mustperorm fawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quickly into your

reservoir and deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Nirvana will work every time or you using any and all hydroponics,sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics,

drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eed growingsystems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Nirvana you’ll never have to risk even

one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always ior any reason you’re not absolutely delighted we’ll

reund all your money back it’s that simple.


Frequently Asked

Questions

growing mediums. Nirvana has been developed for use

with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,

NFT, ood & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid

growing systems.

WHEN TO USE: During bloom phase, cloning, for

seedlings, when plants are under stress

MIXING DIRECTIONS: Use 2 mL per Liter during

weeks 3 through 6 of your owering phase


Professional and Grand Masters Growers

NIRVANA BENEFITS:

l Boosts energy and metabolism so your plants

grow larger faster l Increases nutrient distribution and uptake

l Strengthens plants against day-to-day stress

l Gives more harvest value for your investment

l Provides building materials for more and larger blooms

l Boosts energy and metabolism so your plants grow

larger faster

l Increases nutrient distribution and uptake

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GET THIS EASY WAY TO CLEANYOUR ROOTS SO YOU CAN

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AND GET BIGGER YIELDSAND GET BIGGER YIELDS

I

f you want

bigger yields,

then you

should give yourplants’ a clean root

zone flled with active

enzymes that digest

debris and promote

nutrient absorption

... creates nutritionfor your plants ...

and even makes

your root zone

material reusable

so you save money.

Turn Root Zone WasteInto Faster Growth

And Bigger Yields

First of all, enzymes are molecules that take

apart other molecules, a fact that can get you

faster growth and bigger yields ...

You see, if you were growing outdoors in the

healthiest, most fertile soil, your plants’ roots

would be surrounded by billions of benecial

microbes that manufacture enzymes. Theseenzymes are constantly breaking down dead roots,

other organic matter, and unused nutrients. They

transform them into materials that your plants use

for fuel to make faster growth and bigger yields.

Rich enzymes in the root zone are one main

reason outdoor plants get so huge and productive

... but ... you can’t just use any enzymes. You

have to give your root zone the most powerfullyappropriate enzymes for the job. Specically, the

most useful enzymes are chitinases, proteases,

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PRODUCT TYPE:

Root Zone Cleanser, Root Enhancer, PlantProtector

GARDEN TYPES:

Rockwool, Coir, Soil, Sphagnum, Ebb & Flow,

NFT, aeroponics, aquaponics, vertical stacker,rotary, indoor, outdoor, organic, synthorganic,synthetic.

SUPPLEMENT

SensiZym

“I used some other enzymestuf and when I opened thebottle it smelled bad. That happened twice. Then they recommended Sensizymand I got it and it was clearly

superior. I’ve used it inrockwool and aeroponicsand it works great in both.” RO

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WHEN TO USE:

During all phases of growth, but especiallybeginning in early bloom phase and continuingto harvest.

MIXING DIRECTIONS:

Ullabore henditate

GROWER EXPERIENCE LEVEL:Professional and Grand Master growers

gJosh, rom Kitchener, Ontario

“I started using Sensizym to get moreout o Piranha, VooDoo and Tarantula.I saw that my veg phase plants grow aster now, and theroots are stronger.The rockwool is cleaner.This stuf works!”

Naomi K.,rom Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Sensizym works in all kindso hydroponics systems to

protect your crops, save youmoney, and activate your

plants or bigger yields.

You Get What You Really Need In An EnzymeFormula

You should know a lot of hydroponics companies take

shortcuts that short circuit the value of enzymes. Instead of

using the precise types and ratios of enzymes that have been

shown to work the hardest and fastest in your root zone,

some companies outsource their manufacturing so theydon’t know what’s in their enzyme products.

Because when you want to deliver a guaranteed effective

enzyme formula to gardeners, you have to get enzymes that

have been specially extracted in professional bioengineering

laboratories ...

Scientists in these labs grow huge amounts of benecial

soil microbes (the kind that manufacture the enzymes your

plants need), and then they ferment those microbes to getconcentrated doses of enzymes. After that, the enzymes are

tested individually and together to ensure that they have

maximum shelf life, viability and effectiveness in the root

zone.

Sometimes our scientists found that an individual enzyme

might not work so well with other enzymes, or that a

particular enzyme just cannot be kept active in solution.

They also discover the optimum pH and liquid viscositythat works to preserve the bioactivity of enzymes for long

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hydrolases, glucanases and cellulases.

When you insert live, thriving, concentrated amounts of

these enzymes into your root zone, you create the vigorous

enzymatic environment your roots need so they’re protected

against nematodes, pathogens and rot. At the same time, the

enzymes are turning debris into pre-digested food for your

plants!

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PRODUCTTYPE:

Root Zone Cleanser,

Root Enhancer, Plant Protector

SENSIZYMBENEFITS:

Cleaner Root Zone

Less Pathogens and

Diseases in Root Zone

More Nutrition or FasterGrowth and Bigger Yield

Save Money on Root

Cleaner, more biologicallyactive root zones will save you

money because you can useyour root zone media overagain, and it will make you

money because your plants arehealthier and more productive.

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QUESTION: I denitely want to reuse my

rockwool, so how do I do it?

ANSWER: Use Sensizym throughout bloom

phase. Make sure you do a Final Phase fush

beore harvest. Ater harvest, fush your rockwoolthoroughly, and go through it to ensure that

no large pieces o root or other material are still

present. Keep the medium pH balanced and apply

Sensizym or a ew more days. Then let the medium

dry to the regular wetness that’s optimum or your

plants, and reuse the material.

QUESTION: I went to the hydro store to get

Sensizym. The salesman said that it had been on

his shel about 3 months. He said that he wouldnot recommend other enzyme products i they had

been in the store more than a couple weeks. So

how long is yours going to last on the shel?

ANSWER: We have the

strongest guarantee and

the longest shel lie in the

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lie is 18 months.

FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONS

Save Money on Root

Zone Materials

Feed Benecial Microbes

GROWEREXPERIENCELEVEL:

Proessional and Grand Master Growers

WHENTOUSESENSIZYM:

During all phases o growth, but especially begin-ning in early bloom phase and continuing to

harvest.

GARDENTYPES: Sensizym has been specially designed or use with

all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil

growing mediums. Sensizym has been developed

or use with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic,

drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emitters

and continuous liquid eed growing systems.

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Sensizym was specically built or growers just like you, whohave specic demands and expectations rom your hydroponicneeds. When you use Sensizym it must perorm fawlessly oryou. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quickly into your reservoirand deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Sensizym will work every time or you usingany and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil growing

mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics, drip irrigation,NFT, food & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid eedgrowing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Sensizym you’ll never have to risk evenone penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as always i or anyreason you’re not absolutely delighted we’ll reund all yourmoney back it’s that simple.


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Before I explain to you the details of how the

formulas in this box are guaranteed to give you the icing on

the bigger yields cake, I want to personally congratulate

you for being a Grand Master Grower.

Because let’s face it, being a Grand Master Grower meansyou’ve seen it all and done it all in your grow rooms. You’re

the person other growers frantically turn to when their

leaves are yellowing and curling, when spider mites are

devouring their plants, when they want advice on how to get

the big yields you get.

You can walk into any grow room any time anywhere and

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You Get Much Bigger Yields,and Much Better Nutrients, Than You’ve

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As you’re probably aware, the Bigger Yields Nutrient Flow-

ering System offers you proprietary pH-Perfect™ Technology

that gives you maximum nutrients absorption in almost any

kind of water you use, and without you ever having to worryabout pH or PPM again.



technology and

techniques that make

gardening easier and

more productive.

And now you’re at

the forefront of the

hydroponics revolution

that’s rocked the industr y

because it eliminates the

decades-long tyranny

of pH and PPM meters,

freeing you from time-

consuming chemistry

so you can enjoy your

gardening. Here’s how…

When you step

up to the GrandMaster GrowerLevel, you getthe largest yieldsand the mostprotection for

your crops, witha guaranteed37.89% increase inyield as comparedto all othernutrients made by

our competitor.

I want to make sure you understand everything you have

here. Because some people may think that liberating you

from the hassles of pH and PPM are the only benefits of pH-

Perfect™.

But that’s just the beginning. What else does our system

do for you? It delivers more nutrients into your plants faster

so you get better growth and bigger yields because our plant

scientist’s have developed proprietary chelates, coatings and

manufacturing processes that make it easier for your plants to

absorb the nutrients they need the most.

Not only that, but the System arranges base nutrients and

supplements in the ideal sequence so your plants are fed ex-

actly what they need when they need it. Instead of following

confusing and illogical feed charts and wasting your time and

money, you’re provided with a simple but powerful plan that

combines all the right elements at all the right times so your

plants always perform like world champions.

You’re liberated from the tyranny of pH and PPM worries

because scientists nally gured out how to give your plants

maximum doses of ideal nutrients in any type of water and any

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Oh, and there’s something else too, our formulas are now

standardized so you could almost mix them with your eyes

closed and still deliver perfect nutrition to your plants.

Let’s remember that you’re using the only System that

“stacks” formulas to achieve bigger and bigger yields. Withone of our new and improved base nutrients and the three

Formulas So Potent We Only Trust

Grand Master Growers To Use Them

bundles that come before the Grand

Master Grower Bundle you enhance

Grand Master GrowerBUNDLE™

Our formulas are nowstandardized so you couldalmost mix them withyour eyes closed and stilldeliver perfect nutritionto your plants.



Master Grower Bundle, you enhance

roots, protect leaves, increase flower

size, boost yield, aroma, taste,

potency, and flush your crops before

harvest.

That leaves only the special crop

enhancing benefits you get fromthese three Grand Master Grower

formulas that are so potent that we

trust only a grower like you to handle

their power (I’m not joking when I say

this, you better have the experience

if you are going to this level, and I’m

sure you do, and I just want to make

sure because this is serious stuff). Ok

I’ve said my little disclaimer.

• You’ll create more budding sites

and flowers that form earlier. Bud Ig-

nitor is a totally new product that con-

tains a mega-dose of 6 different initial

flowering co-factors working in uni-

son like a grand symphony orchestra

and delivered just as your plants start

flowering. It makes budding sites pop

out like popcorn. And then those budding sites turn into bigger

flowers so your harvests are faster and larger.

• You’ll protect plants from the inside out. Rhino Skin contains

a concentrated potassium silicate formula that builds cell

wall strength and armors your plants against heat, drought,

disease, pests, and other nightmares.

• You’ll create superior plants for free! Bud Factor X is “amped

up”, and it’s the only hydroponics formula of its kind that

stimulates your plant’s growth (big burley plants with thick

stalks and stems) and gives your flowers an extra “kick”,

while increasing essential oils and aromatic production all

at the same time. As a Grand Master Grower, you’re skilled

enough to use Bud Factor X also as a foliar spray and watch

your flowers get more valuable. Better yet, this product is free

when you buy the Grand Master Grower Bundle.

The bold truth is at every level of the System – Hobby-

ist, Expert Grower, Professional Grower and Grand Master

Grower – you get fantastic yields. But when you step up to

the Grand Master Grower Level, you get the largest yields and

the most protection for your crops, with a guaranteed 37.89%

increase in yield as compared to all other nutrients made by

our competitors.

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And there’s a free formula in each System

bundle, and our base nutrients are 5-in-1

products that combine 4 powerful formulas

and a special blend of amino acids. So

when you pick up your base nutrients andall the bundle boxes right now, you’ll be

getting 18 products for the price of 10!

We guarantee you’ll be thrilled when you

use all our Bigger Yields Bundles along with

one of our new and improved super-potent

base nutrients to get the most valuable,

biggest yields you ever grown.

You’re going to be ecstatic when you see

how our pH-Perfect™ Technology eliminatesyou ever having to meter or adjust pH or PPM.

And get this; your Bigger Yields Bundles

continually fatten your flowers while special

forms of potassium and phosphorus combine

with exclusive plant co-factors in Bud Ignitor

to give you a galaxy of big budding sites.

Rhino Skin armors your plants against

attack. And you’ll witness enhanced size,

taste, aroma and value piling on top of

each other when you use Bud Factor X!

You’ll be excited when you see how our

System powers plants in ALL types of high

value gardens: ALL hydroponics, aeropon-

ics, aquaponics, greenhouse, bubbler, NFT,

flood and drain, drip irrigation, rotary, sealed

room, HID, high-intensity fluorescent, air ex-

change, C02, and in all root media includ-

ing rockwool, hydroton, perlite, vermiculite,sphagnum, peat pots, seedling and clone

starters, and soil.

Best of all, you can use the Grand Master

Grower Level without having to risk even

one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed.

As always if for any reason you’re not

absolutely delighted we’ll refund all your

money – it’s that simple.

As always, dedicated to your gardeningsuccess.

Multiply Their Plant’s Bud Sites ... AND G t FASTER Fl i

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AND … Get FASTER Flowering

With This Scientific Secret?

Now you can make your plants

produce more owers per inch

o stem while at the same time

triggering earlier onset o owering and

owers that swell and ripen aster so you

harvest sooner. Plus, you can control the

genetic clock ticking inside your plants… the

clock that regulates your bloom phase resin

production.

In the past, you’ve triggered your plants’

genetic clock by suddenly shiting them to

a 12-hour light cycle and changing them

over to bloom ertilizer. All this is useul, but

scientists have discovered something else

you can also do.

The secret is to provide your plants

specially-congured orms o potassium

carbonate, potassium phosphate, potassium

sulate and co-actors during the rst two

weeks o bloom phase.

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Flowering Sites Per Stem

Your plants absolutely will give you more owerings

sites per stem when you provide specialized nutrition

to your plants during early bloom phase so your plants

ramp up internal production o metabolic triggers thatresult in stems that have way more budding sites than

they normally would, and aster too.

The result is that instead o only the typical 30-55%

continuous oral structures that run

virtually the entire up and down lengtho your stems!

Earlier FloweringGives You More

Harvests Per Year

When you give your plants Bud Ignitor

compounds, your plants respond not only



Bud Ignitor is the only hydroponics ormula that makes more budding sites so you get more use o your plants’

stems. It also spurs earlier budding, so you get accelerated crop cycles.

The result is that instead o only the typical 30 55%o your stem nodes becoming hosts or owering sites

within two weeks o owering, 70-100% o your nodes

show oral initiation in a much shorter time!

Flat out you see more owers per plant. And as

bloom season moves orward, you notice your stemsare crammed ull o dense oral growth that buries

your stems in thick, gooey oral clusters so you have

compounds, your plants respond not only

by creating more budding sites, but also

by creating more budding sites sooner.This means that on average you get 27%

more budding sites, and your budding

sites show up on average 19% sooner

than they normally would.

Seriously, think about how good this is

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With

Bud Ignitor

Without

Bud IgnitorumbEr of

budding siTEs

or you. Because that 19% aster owering

onset translates into ewer days you haveto support your plants during bloom cycle.

Not only are you getting more owers, but

they’ll be ready or harvest sooner. You

spend less time and money getting larger

harvests earlier. You can run more crop

cycles per year with the time you save.

The proo is in the numbers. Add up

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Bud Ignitor

Early dEvElopmEnT & nu

Bud Ignitor gives you signicant percentage increases inhow soon your fowers start orming, and in how many fowers your plants orm. This adds up to larger, earlier harvests.

Help Your Plants Store PotassiumAnd Phosphorus So They Use It ToMake Bigger, More Potent Flowers

owering and you get a much more

productive ower per watt ratio at harvesttime, and you also get more ecient use

o your grow room or more nished crops

per year.

What makes this so special? It means your plants have

extra reserves o raw materials to draw on so you get

larger oral structures with more essential oil production.

I want you to really ocus on what I just said, because it’s

important or you: Bud Ignitor creates extra reserves on

potassium and phosphorus that directly eed production

o essential oils and avoring compounds when yourbuds are swelling and ripening.

So now you have the total picture, and it’s a sweetpicture indeed. Using Bud Ignitor during the rst two

weeks o bloom phase, you create more budding sites,

more owers, larger owers, more potent owers, heavier

harvests, and more valuable harvests.

And i you want to urther increase the potency, size and

protability o your crop, get Bud Ignitor today, along

with our proprietary series o bloom phase-specic bud

boosters such as Big Bud, Bud Candy, and Overdrive.

This is the ull spectrum o bud potentiator uel or your

garden.

What do your plants really need? Most

bloom ertilizer programs underplaypotassium and nitrogen too much, while

providing too much phosphorus toolate. This includes the reliance on bloom

boosters used on top o base nutrients.

Scientic testing rom thousands o

tissue samples on the type o plants you

grow shows that i you ail to provide

the right amounts and right types o

potassium and phosphorus early in the

bloom phase, you create a permanentdecit that lowers your harvest size no

matter what you do later on.

It’s like missing the starting gun or arace, and then scrambling like crazy to

catch up later on. But you can’t catch

up: ater those rst two weeks are gone,

your plant is not going to create any

more budding sites. You see why early

application o Bud Ignitor is crucial to

maximizing everything your plants dolater in bloom cycle.

Your plants are smart. They bank their

early cache o potassium and phosphorusin extra oral structures and other tissues.

They also instruct their roots to make and

bank extra cytokinins that boost oral

production throughout the bloom cycle.

Your Plants GetWhat They NeedFor Bigger Harvests

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PRODUCT TYPE: Early phase budding site andbloom booster

GARDEN TYPES: Bud Ignitor has been specially designed

Fast Facts

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You’re going to love seeing your plants produce oor to

ceiling buds ready or harvest earlier, when you use Bud

Ignitor at the start o every bloom phase.

earlier owers. Later on, your plants needdiferent ormulas as they move into peak bloom and then to harvest.

QUESTION: Should I use Bud Ignitor as aoliar eed?

ANSWER: No. The ingredients are designed

to be ed into roots, where they will beabsorbed, converted and transported upinto your plants to increase your oraldevelopment and quality.



GARDEN TYPES: Bud Ignitor has been specially designedor use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soilgrowing mediums. Bud Ignitor has been developed oruse with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,NFT, ood & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid

eed growing systems.WHEN TO USE: Use in the rst two weeks o bloom phase.

MIXING DIRECTIONS: Use 2 mL per Liter during the rst 2 weeks o yourowering phase.

BUD IGNITOR BENEFITS:

• Bigger yields/More budding sites

• Earlier foral development• Save time and money• Larger fowers• More essential oils• More crop cycles per year

GROWER LEVEL: Grand Master level only

QUESTION: Bud Ignitor looks pretty strong. Is it going toraise my ppm?

ANSWER: Bud Ignitor is concentrated and powerul. I you are using it as a stand-alone ormula without alsousing our Bigger Yields System, you should monitor ppmand you’ll see it goes up about 200 ppm. But when youuse Bud Ignitor in our System, pH and ppm are alreadybalanced or you so you don’t have to think about it at all.

QUESTION: Looks like Bud Ignitor is going to giveme a big boost. Why do I need to use any other bloomboosters?

ANSWER: Your plants have a bloom season, but duringthat season, they need diferent types o ingredients toproduce larger, more potent buds. Bud Ignitor starts yourseason by creating rapid, numerous budding sites and

Frequently AskedQuestions


GUARANTEEBud Ignitor was specically built or growers just likeyou, who have specic demands and expectations romyour hydroponic needs. When you use Bud Ignitor it mustperorm fawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily andquickly into your reservoir and deliver the goods you’relooking or.

What’s more..., Bud Ignitor will work every time or youusing any and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir andsoil growing mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics,

drip irrigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emitters andcontinuous liquid eed growing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Bud Ignitor you’ll never have to riskeven one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as alwaysi or any reason you’re not absolutelydelighted we’ll reund all your moneyback it’s that simple.


“One thing I noticed aboutBud Ignitor it mixes easy with

other additives and the hy-droponics nutrients program.I could see that the fowerspopped out on the plants a lotquicker. And also I could seethat later on they were big-ger. So this is what I wantedwhen I bought it and I am gladit came through or me.”

Charles, from Needham, Massachusetts

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Your HydroponicsInvestment By Putting A



Let’s ace it, high-level hydroponicsgardeners like you live with the threat o powdery mildew, gray mold, spider

mites, aphids, root rot, harmul ungi,diseases, stress, heat, drought and otherproblems that can crush your crops and robyour march towards a better uture.

Ater all, hydroponics problems plagueeven the most careul growers. That’s why growers have long demanded a ormula that

armors their plants to stop problems without using poisons, pesticides or other harmuladditives.

Finally, help has arrived because one onature’s most abundant elements helps youmake your garden saer and more productivetoday.

COAT OF ARMOROn Your Plants Right Now!

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Look around at the ground outdoors andyou’re seeing an important element that

protects and strengthens your plants whenyou supply it in your hydroponics garden.That element is silica, which is the secondmost abundant element in the earth’s

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by your plants and built into their structures. Also,be aware that once your plants have absorbed all thesilica present in soil or whatever else you’re growingin, they o course won’t be able to absorb any morebecause there isn’t any more or them to absorb —even though they have a constant need or more silicaespecially during peak bloom phase.

What I’m explaining is that plants intake silica, makeit part o their structure, and then they need morewhen they build new structures. When is this most important?

• Numberone,therightsilicais great or your plants

when they’re in veg phasebuilding the structure yourbranches will need i they’regoing to be able to handlehuge oral clusters inbloom phase.

• Number two, silica is asweet treat or your plants

during peak bloom phasewhen owers are swelling upovernight, attening, ripeningand adding trichomes.

Nowlet’sexploretheproven

c o n n e c t i o n

between silica

and increased

potency or yourcrops.

Your plants are protected rom

your roots all the way up to

your ower tops so you can

rest assured that your valuable

plants are sae.

Rhino Skin is

produced and

manuactured

using the lastest

hydroponics

science targeted

specifcally or the

plants you grow.

crust (oxygen is the most prevalent) ... but the problem is ... Silica is missing romhydroponics root zones and ertilizers.

Your plants desperately need silica. They

evolved to intake it so it becomes part otheir cell walls. That’s important becausecells are the building blocks o your plantsand cell walls are the structural eatures that determine the strength o your plants’ stems,leaves, owers, oral structures and metabolism.

Notonlydoyourplantsaccumulatesilicontobuildtheir cells, they also store it as protection and

oundational support between cells. In act, yourplants contain as much as 10% o their weight assilica. The problem is silica isn’t supplied at all inmost hydroponics ertilizers or root zone media,and even i it is, it usually isn’t the right type oramount o silica to maximize silica’s benefts as acrop protector and potency enhancer.

Why You Have To AddSilica To Make BetterPlants And Bigger Harvests

Providing silica to your crops is necessary no matter what type o hydroponicssystem or nutrients you’re using.

For example, i you’re growing in cococoir, rockwool, aeroponics, aquaponics,or other “sterile” hydroponics methods,you’ve got a serious silica defciency that weakens your crops, lowerstheir potency, and makes them moresusceptible to disease and stress.

I you’re growing in soil, you might believeyour silica levels are ok, but research

shows that adding silica to gardening soilincreases the amount o silica absorbed

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ever by the big bang o your owers.

Imagine a peak bloom phase in which yourtrichomes are more resilient, larger, longer-lastingand more packed with the natural goodness youseek rom your crops. That’s exactly what happens

when you add silica to your garden.

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When you want gigantic, healthy plants and

truly impressive yields, you use Rhino Skin to

inuse your crops with the best orm o silica

or your garden.

During bloom phase, your plantschannel most o their energy,metabolic processes and materialstowards building owers and oralstructures.

As you’re aware, the most important o your oral structures aretrichomes, where the highest-valueessential oils, aromatics and resinsare made and stored. O course,trichomes are very ragile, easily damaged and subject to degradationrom light, heat, oxidation and aging.

Indeed, a key indicator o when yourplants are ready or harvest is that trichomes begin to all, lose theircrystal-clarity, and disappear o ooral suraces. Feeding silica to makebetter and more trichomes givesyou higher-value crops that producemore essential oils, terpenoids, and

potency so your riends, amily andconsumers are more impressed than

Now You CanMake Your TrichomesSafer And Abundant

I you’ve tried other silica products, you discover

that most hydroponics manuacturers have oundit difcult i not impossible to eectively deliversilica to your crops. You can see why that is.Silica is the main element in sand. It is very thick and solid. It doesn’t easily dissolve in water. It isn’t easily taken into plants.

ThescientistswhocreatedAdvancedNutrientsRhino Skin knew all this beore they started the

product design and testing process. That’s why they experimented with many dierent types osilica, as well as dierent concentrations andmanuacturing methods. They ound that theorm o potassium silicate used in Rhino Skinproduced the highest crop silicate percentages.

But they also ound other benefts. For onething, silicates increase and balance distribution

o other nutrients inside your plants. This createsbetter growth and yield, and also protectsplants rom toxicity, salinity and other chemistry problems common in hydroponics gardening.

Not only that, but the scientists discoveredhow silica combined with a high PPM nutrient program resulted in larger owers that had morecolor, reshness, taste and aroma. But there’s

even more! Silica armors your plants against thetiny sucking aces o mites, aphids, thrips andother pests.

So when you’re ready to armor your plantsagainst biting insects, diseases, and harshconditions while increasing the structure,material support and metabolism that createslarger and more potent harvests, get Rhino Skin

today to immediately provide the extra silica yourplants need.

Right Silica FormulaFor Your Plants

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You want healthier plants that give you the largest harvests o buds covered

in essential oils ... and ... you’ve seen how sturdier, more robust plants are

better able to resist stress and support extensive oral growth.

Plus, you want to increase your plants’ production o essential oils because these

rare oils carry the avor, aroma, potency, color and medicating eects that we most

love about our buds.

Make Your Plants Stronger & BiggerSo They Pump Out Increased

Amounts Of Essential Oils

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Get Your Ticket ToIncreased PotencyAnd Stronger Plants Right Now

But it took until now or scientists to unlock the most

ecient methods to stimulate your plants to create

thicker stems and stalks that produce heavier harvestsand higher percentages o essential oils. The secret is a

special bud builder ormula you use to stimulate your

plant’s immune system so they give you bigger plants,

higher yields and more potent crops.

oils (most oten in oral structures). It’s a orm

o plant sel-protection.

So when you skillully turn on your plants’

systemic resistance mechanisms using the

right immune boost ormula, your plantsbelieve they are under attack and that means

their vigor increases as they pump out more

essential oils, a wider variety o oils and morepotent essential oils. This process always

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Bud Factor X-traPotency And Root Power

Your owers get bigger and more potent when Bud Factor X stimulates your plants’ immune systems.

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Your ticket to more essential oils and stronger, larger

plants is stimulating your plants’ inborn deense

mechanisms using compounds that are now available or

you in a proprietary easy to use liquid ormulation.These compounds activate internal deense “systemic

resistance” mechanisms in your plants, making them

stronger and bigger so they thrive despite heat, disease,

stress, intense light and pest attack. When you stimulatesystemic resistance, your plants bulk up with as much

as 50% more inrastructure, especially stems and stalks,

prepping them or producing and handling larger owers.

Plus, it turns out that one o the ways systemic resistancearmors your plants is by generating and secreting essential

Bud Factor X is the new liquid bud builderormula that contains powerul compounds

guaranteed to increase crop yields and

essential oil production by stimulating plant

deense mechanisms.

In a previous incarnation o Bud Factor X,

we used several proprietary compounds

that turn on your plants’ immuno-deense

network. Our upgraded Bud Factor X containsa better and newer generation o proprietary

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compounds that strengthen and enlarge plants,

create tidal waves o essential oils and eed

growth o benefcial microbes in your root zone.

These benefcial microbes (which can be easily

installed in your root zone by using Tarantula,

Piranha and VooDoo Juice) provide a variety o

services to your roots. For example, benefcial

microbes create larger root mass, protect roots,provide ower-boosting hormones to roots and

increase your roots’ ability to quickly absorb

nutrients.

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You’ll enjoy seeing increases in your plants’ yield and

your harvest value when you use Bud Factor X.

Bud Factor X helps your plants ght of crop diseases, drought & stress.

What’s more, the special X Factor compounds

are derived rom pure sources that add natural

power and potency to your crops so that Bud

Factor X is a one o a kind bud potentiator

containing the highest-ever percentages o proprietary immune-stimulating compounds.

Also onboard Bud Factor X’s powertrain is a

proprietary non-ionic suractant that transers

active ingredients directly into your plants’ cells

when you use Bud Factor X as a oliar spray and/

or root zone additive.

Hydroponics gardeners such as yoursel are

stoked to see how eeding Bud Factor X leadsto bigger, more robust plants and your owers

coated with an extra thick layer o essential oils.

As an added beneft, your plants are better able

to handle stress and other obstacles.

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17% OVERALL PLANT

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21% RESISTANCE TO

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23% INCREASED HARVEST SIZE

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QUESTION:My plant got bigger when I ed it

Bud Factor X. Was this the result o the product?

ANSWER: Yes, plants bulk up when you

stimulate their immune systems. Almost all the

Frequently AskedQuestions

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MIXING INSTRUCTIONS:

Use 2 mL per Liter during weeks 1 through 6 o

your owering phase.



stimulate their immune systems. Almost all thesize increase is in oral clusters, which adds to

your total harvest weight.

QUESTION: What is the best way to get more

potent crops using Bud Factor X as a oliarspray?

ANSWER: Follow the label instructions and

then spray Bud Factor X directly onto buds

just beore lights go of so it will have time to

absorb overnight. You could also apply it about

20 minutes beore lights go on. You want it tohave time to sink in rather than be evaporated.

Try or a pH o about 5.8 and closely monitor

your buds to make sure you aren’t overloading

them. Avoid spraying buds in high humidity or

when you are within 3 weeks o harvest.

PRODUCT TYPE: Immune system stimulator

BUD FACTOR X BENEFITS:

• More essential oils

• More aromatics/More taste

• More resistance to stress, pests and disease

• Larger plants for heavier harvests

GROWER EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Grand Master Growers

WHEN TO USE BUD FACTOR X: During bloom phase.

GARDEN TYPES: Bud Factor X has been specially designed

or use with all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soil

growing mediums. Bud Factor X has been developed or

use with any and all hydroponic, aeroponic, drip irrigation,

NFT, ood & drain, drip emitters and continuous liquid

eed growing systems.

Fast Facts

Advanced Nutrients is the only hydroponics company using

PhD plant scientists to boost your yields and crop value.


GUARANTEEBud Factor X was specically built or growers just like you,who have specic demands and expectations rom your hy-droponic needs. When you use Bud Factor X it must perormfawlessly or you. You’ll nd it will mix easily and quicklyinto your reservoir and deliver the goods you’re looking or.

What’s more..., Bud Factor X will work every time or youusing any and all hydroponics, sphagnum, coco coir and soilgrowing mediums and all hydroponics, aeroponics, drip ir-

rigation, NFT, food & drain, drip emitters and continuousliquid eed growing systems. We guarantee it!

And when you use Bud Factor X you’ll never have to riskeven one penny because it’s 100% guaranteed, as alwaysi or any reason you’re not absolutely delightedwe’ll reund all your money back it’sthat simple.


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Due to a recent scientic discovery — the result of

over 109 man-years of research, by a team of over

one dozen plant scientists and graduate assistants

— you can now set your plants up to grow faster and stronger

so you get the maximum yield when they bloom.It’s a proven fact: the better you “set up” your plants for

their bloom and nishing cycles — the bigger, heavier and

more impressive yield you’ll see. Just like constructing a

large building, if you don’t have a strong base — you can

never build a big, sturdy and impressive structure!

That’s why it’s so important to give your plants the correct

nutrition, in the correct ratios … and … in the correct manner

… during the growth phase, if you want the absolute best fromyour garden. Luckily, this advanced breakthrough in growth

phase technology takes care of almost all of this for you!

Yes, with this new discovery your crops will …

l Get faster root development so they absorb more nutrients,

more quickly …

l Grow stronger with sturdier main and side stems with

dense lateral branching …

l Achieve rapid growth and mature earlier so you get faster

crop cycles …

l Get stronger and more easily resist disease, stress and

pests so you have safer crops …

How is this possible? The secret is actually the result of twomajor breakthroughs in growth phase technology. First …

Now You CaN GreatlY Speed Your plaNt’S Growth phaSe

aNd Give them the extra StreNGth theY Need Formaximum Size, weiGht aNd poteNC Y wheN theY FiNallY Bloom!

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The rst ingredient in this formulation gets nutrients into your

plants as quickly as possible. It’s an organic surfactant called Wet

Betty and it does something every plant grower wants …

… Surfactants are wetting agents that lower the surface tension

of a liquid (in this case, nutrient-rich water) allowing easier

spreading and uptake of nutrients into your plants. This of course

means your plants will get the organic nutrients they crave faster

and more efciently than ever before—which greatly increases

your plant’s growth abilities.

This Is The Only Growth PhaseTechnology That’s 5-Products-In-One!

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you p s g ow b es.

The second and third ingredients are humic and fulvic acids.

These organic acids give your plants an edge when it comes to

growing quicker, stronger and bigger … with less stress … than

with any other formulation and here’s why …

The humic provides natural carrier compounds that transport

nutrients and vitamins into plants more efciently, so your plants

grow faster and have stronger cellular processes. In addition,

the Fulvic in this formula gives you quicker nutrient absorption,

nutrient transport, and more cellular metabolism. Together, they

work synergistically to maximize the time your plants spend in

bloom.

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Many athletes supplement with amino acids to help fuel muscle

growth and build muscle strength because they’re the essential

“building blocks” on which protein growth is based.

But your plants will greatly benet from the addition of amino

acids too! That’s why the fourth ingredient in this one of a kind

two-part base nutrient is amino acids. These amino acids are

the building blocks of proteins that fuel metabolic pathways for

enhanced oral and essential oil production.

While your plants need the absolute best nutrients for maximum

vegetative growth … what they need more of … is the ability to

absorb those nutrients more efciently!

That’s why the scientists who created this new growth phase

breakthrough — Sensi Grow — went the extra mile to ensure that

the most important ingredients in this formula were chelated for maximum absorption. (Chelation simply means the ingredients

are bound with other nutrients which help them

get inside plants so the plant cells can use them

more quickly and more efciently.)

This 5-in-1 formula contains the optimum

number of chelated macronutrients that your

plants need for faster vegetative growth. Many

growers wonder what the difference is between

Sensi Grow and Sensi Bloom … and one of the

biggest differences is … the actual nutrients

they feed your plants. Because your plantsrequire different macronutrients in the grow

stage than they do in their bloom phase.

For instance, during the growth phase, when

your plants need nitrogen, calcium and other

necessary nutrients, Sensi Grow’s chelates

force these nutrients directly and immediately

into your plant’s roots, leaves, cells and

owers—greatly speeding the growth phase.Plus, the following micronutrients are 100%

The Same Nutrient That Gives You Bigger,

Stronger Muscles, And It Gets Your Plants

Stronger And Bigger Too!

Here’s How You Can Get Your Plants

To More Efciently Absorb TheNutrients They Need Most ...

What does a grow phase ertilizer have to do

with you getting bigger owers? Everything.

Your plants need Sensi Grow to set them up or a

spectacular bloom phase later on.

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chelated: iron, zinc, manganese, molybdenum,

copper, boron and cobalt … which of course

means … your plants more easily absorb

and use these nutrients … and you get faster

vegetative growth and much stronger plants!

Oh, and probably the best part about the

two-part base nutrient Sensi Grow is it’s the

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you ll never have to worry that your plants aren t in the premium

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Coco Coir: A Growing

Medium From “The Tree of Life”Since ancient times, the coconut tree has been called the

“Tree o Lie” or its uncanny (nearly miraculous) healing

properties and useulness. A study o the coconut tree revealsan almost supernatural evolution to become one o the mostuseul species o plant lie known to man.

The anomaly o medium chain atty acids, lauric acid inparticular, as well as anti-microbial, anti-bacterial,

d i l i di i h

coir with a perfectly clean conscience, because there

exists nothing more environmentally friendly.

l It is also odorless and easy to handle (besides a thorough

rinsing i you buy low-quality, sodium-packed varieties.

See note below.).

l Numbers vary depending on who's reporting them,

but in general, coco coir is known to have



and anti-ungal ingredients in the coconut

ruit itsel have made or an unusual but

incredibly potent immune system

booster in humans. Coconut oil hasbeen used by Pacic Islanders

and Asian cultures to eectively

treat everything rom skinconditions like eczema and

psoriasis to the common u

virus, hepatitis C and the

measles.

The coir rom coconuts (thebrown bers that surround

the outside o the shell o the

nut which, surprisingly, are

ound to be swarming with all

the benecial nutrients ound inthe ruit itsel) has been used or

making brooms, rope, and bindings

to doormats, shnets and even rames

or housing.

The amous explorer Marco Polo even used

coco coir to bind together planks or ship building.

Recently, it's been discovered that coco coir is an incredible

growing medium with a near perect pH or hydroponic

growing!

What Makes Coco Coir The 800lb.Gorilla of Growing Mediumsl Because o its naturally aerated structure, coco coir

is almost impossible to over water. In act, coco coircan hold up to 8x its weight in water, and rather thanover-saturate, will simply reject what it can't absorbcomortably. I you provide too much moisture to peatbases, or example, you run the risk o water logging. Not

so with coco coir.l Coco coir is a 100% environmentally friendly and

completely renewable resource. You can use coco-

g

a nearly neutral pH balance (average

of 6.0-6.7), making it ideal forhydroponic growing because it

won't interfere with the balance

of your choice of nutrient

solutions and supplements.

l Coco coir is naturally

anti-ungal, anti-microbial

and anti-bacterial (though

oddly it creates a wonderul

and riendly environment

or “good” bacteria). It canhelp protect your plants

against pathogens like

Pithium and... at the same

time, it will allow benecial

bacteria to thrive. It's almost

eerie how true to its name, “The

Tree o Lie”, really is.

l Erik Biksa, of HydroponicsSecrets.TV, reports that “The coconut is teaming

with naturally occurring growth hormones and

other bio-stimulants that are inherent to the survival o

the species, which ortunately or growers may be ound in

the fbers surrounding the “seed” which may be processed

or use as a growing medium.” Among the useful

nutrients the coconut is teeming with are calcium

and magnesium, and especially present in coco coir,is potassium. Potassium is critical for plant growth...

but... the amount of potassium must be managed

because too much runs the risk of potassium toxicity.

Which brings us to a very important point about using coco

coir as a growing medium...

If the nutrients you're using are not designed to be coco

coir safe, you'll not only be missing out on the giganticyields you could be getting using coco coir... you run the

risk of poisoning or starving your plants!



S p e c i a l B o n u s R e p o r t



• The three things that form a circle, that when kept in balance...hold the keys to the buried treasure … page 117

• The best growers in the world know this one simple secret: “having really great ____ guaranteesgreat crops and award winning nishes” (Find the surprising answer on page 122)

• The secret beneath your plants … gives you more control... it’s the most important link in thegrowing chain! … Page 124

• A perfect growing medium? It sounds outrageous, but this one combination is easy-to-use,inexpensive, pH friendly, charged with NPK, a wetting agent, and gives excellent aeration—it makesgetting bigger yields almost automatic! … Page 129

• Do you know where and how to measure your pH like award-winning growers for the most

accurate results? Quiz yourself, with the step-by-step directions on Page 131

• How to get a theoretical plant absorption range for your nutrients from pH 1 to pH 10 … soyou’ll never have to worry about pH again! (And no! It’s got nothing to do with adding acids to your nutrients!) Page 143

• The amazing plant maximizing secret discovered by a street racer named Allan— put this same secret to work in your grow room and you’ll see the most impressiveyields of your life—GUARANTEED! … page 145

• Plus much, MUCH MORE!

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One of the biggest misconceptions in hydroponics

growing is that the pH in your nutrient reservoir is thesingle biggest thing having to do with pH that affects the

outcome of your crops.

Well, it’s simply not true. It’s actually the pH and

alkalinity of three things:

technical here, but not too much. So let’s take a journey

and uncover the really important points about pH so thatwe can leverage it to get you bigger yields.

First Things FirstOK, pH stands for potential hydrogen and is actually

a measurement of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, and is

pH ManifestoYour Buried Treasure of pH Growing Secrets



1. YOUR WATER.

2. GROWING MEDIUM.

3. NUTRIENTS.

Unfortunately, this circle of big bud getting power isn’t

talked about, and it’s responsible for more growers silently

losing loads of buds and quality they weren’t even aware

of.Let me explain...we’re going to have to get a little

a measurement of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, and is

measured on a scale from pH 0 to pH 14.0 with pH 7.0

being neutral, aha, so we’re interested in those pesky little

hydrogen and hydroxide ions. They’re the culprits? Yesthey are. Here’s how.

When your water, growing medium or nutrient solution

is acidic (below a pH of 7.0) it contains more hydrogen ions

than hydroxide ions. And when your water, growing medium

or nutrient solution is alkaline, also referred to as base or

basic (above a pH of 7.0) it contains more hydroxide ions

than hydrogen

ions.

Hydrogen Ion Molecule

Hydroxide Ion Molecule

Almost all the world champion growers who I’ve talked to havepowerully harnessed and utilized the synergistic punch that the

circle o big bud getting power delivers to their prize winningcrops. This report will show you how to start putting it to work or you immediately.

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And these hydrogen and hydroxide ions interact

with each other and perform a balancing act of sorts that

determines the pH in your water, growing medium and

nutrients.

Don’t Sweat ItWow that’s a lot of stuff, but it’s important you

understand all this because it’s one of the keys to yougetting bigger and better yields.

Anyway, these hydrogen and hydroxide ions are

also in the elements that make up our macro and micro

nutrients of the nutrient solutions we use to grow our



plants with.

And because of this the elements that make up our macro and micro nutrients are classied into two distinct

groups. One group of elements are called cations and

contains more hydrogen ions. The other group of elements

are called anions and contain more hydroxide ions.

Also our growing medium pH is dramatically affected

by these cations and anions contained in the macro, micro

and secondary nutrient elements we use. Remember thisbecause it’s important and we’ll be referring back to this in

the growing medium and nutrients sections.

Mastering The SubtletiesOf The Balance

The macro, micro and secondary elements that

are cations are urea and ammonium (both are forms of nitrogen), potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron zinc,

manganese copper and cobalt.

And the elements that are anions are nitrates (another

form of nitrogen), phosphates (phosphorus) sulfates,

carbonates and bicarbonates. This list covers the most

common cations and anions. This topic will be covered

more in the nutrient section.

So what does all this stuff have to do with you getting

bigger yields? Well a whole lot. We’re almost there.

These three things, your water, growing medium and

nutrients powerfully form a circle that when kept in balance

with each other truly hold the keys to the buried treasure

that is commonly overlooked and waiting to be unlockedin a grower’s garden.

And the best part, it will absolutely give you bigger more consistent and higher quality yields when fully

understood and implemented.

So let’s explore this circle of power a little deeper...

Shown here is a pH scale a reading below pH 7.0 is considered

acidic and a reading above is considered alkaline. A pH o 7.0 is

said to be a neutral pH, urther in this report you’ll nd that is

not exactly true. Also some common products are given or pH

reerence points.

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Like I mentioned

earlier, the most

common misconception

is that the pH of your

nutrients is the most

important factor that will

drive your plants ability

to give you bigger yields.

Your Water Misconceptions About Your Nutrient Solutions pH



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You would think

that your biggestconcern would be about

the pH in your reservoir.

This is just not true.

You should be

more concerned with

your water’s alkalinity.

This is one of the major culprits that will affect your yields. In fact, one of the

biggest problems with water is its alkalinity.

This is something that must be taken care of if you

really want to easily manage the pH of your nutrients and

growing medium and get those bigger crops.

The Simple Truth Of “Alkalinity”And what is this “alkalinity”, anyway?

Your water is not just water. There is a lot of other

stuff in it. The alkalinity of water is the concentration of

all sorts of ions in it, like calcium, magnesium, sodium,

potassium, both come in the forms of carbonates and

bicarbonates. And bicarbonates are the worst offenders

of the two.

Making matters worse, alkalinity insidiously

accumulates in your growing medium in a vicious cycle

that will cause your growing medium pH to climb faster

than a speeding bullet and give you pH stability problems

in your reservoir and growing medium, substantially

decreasing your yields.

One of the critical elementsof successful growing is theprecise balancing act of your hydrogen ions and hydroxideions and having total control over them at all times in your water,growing medium and nutrients.

Field Crop Pumping Station — Here’s one of the criticalsteps farmers —who grow eld crops that are irrigated — take to ensure they get the best harvests possible. To do thisthey inject acid directly into irrigation lines to neutralize their source waters alkalinity. Then depending on the desired pHof their growing soil they will use a cation rich fertilizer to

bring the soil’s pH down or a anion rich fertilizer to raise their soil’s pH. The eld pumping station above also lters the

source water.

Unortunately, more growers’ money goes down the drain every

single day — and its not your ault — because o the lack o inor-

mation that has been given to us. Oh sure the PhD’s know this

stu but they’re not putting it out to us in plain English. And no

hydro books have covered all this in great depth. And quite rank-

ly I nd that puzzling. Because the importance o water, nutrients

and growing mediums all working together will absolutely giveall o us bigger yields.

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In fact, farmers who have to irrigate their eld

crops and have alkalinity in their water supply have to

continuously inject different types of acids - depending on

what the farmer is trying accomplish with the crop and soil

- into their irrigation lines to counter balance their alkalinity.

An easy way to think of alkalinity is pH up. Unfortunately

a very bad form of pH up. Once alkalinity is neutralized,

fertilizer is then injected into the lines.

Here’s something to think about, depending on what

crop is being grown, the fertilizer being injected will be

balanced with the correct cation to anion ratios for that

crop’s soil pH requirement. If they need to lower their

soil’s pH they’ll use a fertilizer that has more cations than

anions. And if they need to raise the soil’s pH they will use

a fertilizer with more anions than cations. We’ll go over

this more in the nutrient section.

And then there’s the subject of water hardness.

Shouldn’t you be concerned about that? Well, It’s important

not to confuse water hardness with the alkalinity of water.

These are two different things.

Here’s The Difference:

“Hardness” is the measure of the combinedconcentration of insoluble calcium and magnesium in the

water, not the presence of the carbonates or bicarbonates

mentioned earlier.

When the amount o alkalinity in your source water hasn’t been measured and is then used to mix your nutrient solution - even with a

properly pH balanced nutrient reservoir - your plants can suer rom a continuous build up o alkalinity that will silently sneak up on

you and quickly raise your growing mediums pH, locking out your plants vital elements, and hijacking you rom your crops true harvest

potential.

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Using a water softener to handle the hardness will

only displace the calcium and magnesium ions and leave

the carbonates and bicarbonates behind, which doesn’t

change the alkalinity at all. So this is not the thing to do.

And a BIG WARNING, using a water softener will add

unwanted sodium to your water severely decreasing your

yields.

If you’re using well water it is almost guaranteed you

will have alkalinity problems. In fact most municipalities

have water that is poor quality and has alkalinity. I have

personally seen municipal water that’s 900 PPM and

chocked full of alkalinity.

Let’s Explore How To MeasureAnd Manage All This

So now the question arises, “how do we measure

alkalinity?” Well, the way that alkalinity is measured is

how much carbonate and bicarbonate is in the water.

Alright, so now we have to test the water. But howdo we do that? Well, there are several ways to test water

alkalinity. One way is with an alkalinity meter (which

measures it in PPM) which is quite different than an EC

meter.

As an aside you can use an EC meter to do a quick



Here’s the thing, if your water is 30 PPM or below

you’re safe. And I’ve seen city water that has less than

10 PPM, Vancouver, Canada being one of them. Anythingover 30 PPM and you should invest in a reverse osmosis

system.

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check but it is not the same measurement. And the least

expensive way to check your alkalinity is with a test kit

where you add dilute acid until a color change occurs at aspecic pH.

Now, you can get a digital meter for about $200at www.hach.com. But if you want to go easier on the

pocketbook, there are kits as cheap as $30 to $40. And

you should get one that uses titration which is actually the

most accurate method of testing.

Hach Alkalinity Meter- Shown here is the Hach digital alkalin-ity meter it’s used to check for the harvest robbing alkalinity of your source water. It costs a couple hundred dollars, for thesame price you can go out and buy a reverse osmosis systemand not have to worry about your waters alkalinity.

Calcium and Potassium Carbonate are a major contributor to alkalinity that will steadily raise your pH in your growingmedium.

Magnied Calcium Carbonate

Potassium Carbonate

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Here’s Something InterestingAbout pH Readings

OK, so that seems simple enough, but now I’m going

to add just a little variance into the subject to make it more

interesting. Taking pH readings during the light cycle will

give you a different result than when you take pH readings

at night.

The reason for this is, during the dark periods, both

microbes and the plants are resting and give off alkaline

molecules and the pH tends to go up a bit. During the day

the plant and microbes are active and they give off acid

molecules which make the pH go down some.

The Best Way To Measure PPM

One way people have measured the PPM is with TDS

(total dissolved solids) but I would not advise this because

TDS was intended for determining the acceptability of

drinking water, not nutrient solutions.

Instead use a meter that measures EC (ElectricalConductivity) this type of meter was made specically for

measuring nutrient solutions.

Here is one of the biggest secrets the best growers

in the world gured out along time ago: if you want a world

class crop you have to use really great water.



RO System Wall Mount And

Commercial Units- Picturedon the left is a typical wallmount unit that will producearound 25-50 gallonsper day. On the right is acommercial system thatproduces 200 to 500 gallonsper day. WARNING: Whenyou get your RO system

DO NOT get a water soften-er with them, because theywill put unwanted sodiuminto your nutrient solutionand substantially cut downon your yields.

If you’re running a recirculation system this is

important to consider, especially because your tank should

be outside your grow room. And you might be taking your

readings when your plants are in their dark cycle.

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And a very simple way to ensure that is get a reverseosmosis water system. It’s an absolute must for bigger

yields.

An assortment of different manufacturers EC meters- EC

meters are made to measure fertilizer solutions. TDS metersmeasure total dissolved solids and were originally designed tocheck drinking water not nutrients.

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Your Growing MediumThe Secret Beneath Your Plants



All my labs grow rooms use reverse osmosis water.

In fact it’s so important all Advanced Nutrients products

are made with ultra pure zero PPM and zero alkalinity

reverse osmosis water.

OK, let’s explore your growing medium – A lot has

been said about measuring pH in the nutrient solution, but

where the real money is being won or lost by the buckets

full, is in the actual growing medium itself.

Here’s why... your plants’ root system is actually a pH

excreting machine that manufactures and pumps hydrogen

ions (pH down) or hydroxide ions (pH up) directly into your growing medium and will directly change the pH of the

growing medium depending on the elemental composition

of your nutrients make up.

And you can imagine how having a thorough

understanding of this is going to give you even more

control over your plants that will lead to bigger yields,

right?

The Most Important Link

In The Chain

Out of the circle of big bud getting power, it’s your growing medium that you need to be most concerned

about. Because if you want a really great crop, your plants

must have an acidic pH growing medium. In most cases

your pH will be climbing and your challenge will be to keep

your pH from going up.

Your plants roots are actually pH producing “machines” creating either hydrogen ions (pH down) or hydroxide ions (pH up)depending on whether the roots are taking in elements that are mostly cations or anions.

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Sure, the water, the growing medium, and the

nutrients should all have to work in perfect harmony

with each other, but it’s the roots in the growing mediumthat drives the pH chemical reactions that is the most

overlooked by growers and it’s not your fault it’s just most

books out there don’t go into great depth about it.

And naturally this is very important because, the pH

in the root zone is going to determine the availability of

nutrients and your plants ability to produce world class

buds. And we all want to grow kick ass buds, don’t we?

It’s This Sort Of Knowledge That

Leads To Real Mastery In Growing

You just got another gem that’s not even talked about

or even considered by most growers, except by growers

who have a very deep understanding of plants. And this iswhere your big money is going to be made or lost.

So you see, it’s going to be essential then if you want

big consistent yields, you should check your growing

medium pH every week.

Here’s the typical pH absorption range of non chelated elements in soil and hydroponics.

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Coco Coir

Pete Bog Sphagnum Moss Harvest Expanded Clay Pellets



What’s Your FavoriteGrowing Medium?

Now if you’ve looked lately, you probably noticed that

there is a variety of growing mediums to choose from.

You have sphagnum moss – that stuff from bogs. And

there is coco coir, the ber that comes from the coconut’s

outer husk. And let’s not forget about the special mixesand all the other hydroponic growing mediums.

Now you might want to keep it simple so what I

recommend is that you use Sunshine #4 mix. This is a mix

that is pretty close to ideal and will save you a lot of work.

We’ll talk a bit more about that later.

You might even choose coco coir since it is also agood growing medium and has a special line of compatible

fertilizers. The thing about different hydroponic mediums

is that they have varied abilities to maintain and control

pH.

So Let’s Take A Closer

Look At ThemOK, so we had a look at some growing mediums.

Now we’ll look at them and a few others in a different

perspective. In hydroponics, there are two basic types

of growing mediums: those that are pH independent and

those that are pH dependent. Let’s take a closer look at

these mediums differences.

Well, each one of them has a certain ability to stabilizeor buffer pH, which is another way of saying they have

varied abilities to keep the pH from changing on you. This

ability is called cation exchange capacity or CEC.

In other words, CEC refers to the ability of the medium

to absorb and release cations. Remember the cation stuff I

mentioned at the beginning of this report? We’ll be looking

at this a little bit closer now.

Rock Wool

Sphagnum Moss

Coco Coir

Perlite

Sunshine #4 Mix

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Dependent Vs. Independent

Mediums that are pH dependent have little to no CEC

and cannot resist a change in pH and this results in the pH

going high or low very rapidly.

So, then, mediums that are pH independent have a

high CEC, are more buffered and can resist a change in

pH for long periods of time. And that’s good! That’s whatyou want.

As an example your everyday, garden, soil-based

medium contains some humus and clay and is pH

independent with a high CEC because of the humus and

clay. They are great to grow plants in because it is not



affected by rapid pH swings.

But Indoor Growers Have To

Follow Different RulesNow, hydroponics is different. Many of its mediums

have a low CEC and needs to have the pH continually

balanced and monitored. More on this later. Of course, there

are some that have a higher CEC and are better buffered

than others. For example, coco coir and sphagnum mosshave higher CEC capacities. This means they are capable

of maintaining a more stable pH level. These are said to

be pH independent. Sphagnum actually has eight to ten

times the CEC as soil pound for pound, but there are other

drawbacks.

But not to worry, these could be easily remedied,

though no manufacturer has done this yet. You see,Sphagnum doesn’t have the bulk density that soil has.

After all, it is a moss and is light in weight. But you can add

something called calcined clay to solve that problem.

These are the cation exchange capacities of different

soil structures at pH 7.0. You can clearly see how impor-tant the addition of humus is to your soil and growingmediums ability to hold a stable pH. You can easily buildmore humus structure in your soil and growing medi-ums by adding humic and fulvic acids to them. As anaside, if you’re an outdoor grower you can now see theimportance of growing in soils with high humus valuesbecause it will denitely make a difference in gettingyou bigger yields.

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Calcined Clay

All you need to do

is add is 5% – 7% to

your sphagnum growing

media. And what is

calcined clay? Well, this

is clay that has been

heated to drive outvolatile materials. One

word of caution though.

Make sure you use a

low sodium source of

calcined clay because

you don’t want extra

di i i

and this would be a near perfect medium for growingyour plants. Sunshine #4 also contains a wetting agent

(surfactant) to ease surface tension and allow for better

initial water penetration to the growing medium.

Coco Coir (And How ToOvercome Its Limitations)

Let’s have a look at coco coir. It starts out with a

better pH of 5.5. But the problem with this medium is that

magnesium and calcium binds to coco and doesn’t want

to easily release. And that’s not good. Your plants need to

be able to get to those nutrients.

Now if you add dolomite lime, as a lot of companies

Calcined Clay can be added tosphagnum moss and coco coir growing mediums to increaseit’s (CEC) cation exchange

Calcined Clay



sodium in your growing

medium.

Now what about

low CEC growing

mediums? Some hydroponic mediums that we use, such

as rock wool, expanded clay pellets or perlite, have a low

CEC and so they have a hard time stabilizing the pH. We

call them pH dependent and, you probably have already

guessed by now, you will need to correct the pH moreoften.

How about the Sunshine #4 mix that we mentioned

earlier? Actually this is a very, very good medium. When it

comes out of bogs, it has a pH of 3.5 to 4. This is actually

too low, so dolomite lime is added to it to raise the pH.

(We’ll talk about adding dolomite a bit later.) This brings

the pH of the Sunshine #4 to 5.8 to 6.3 for a 6 week period.

More About “Sunshine #4”And How It Can Make Your

Life A Lot Easier

So what’s Sunshine #4 mix made of? It’s made

of 60% – 70% peat and 30% – 40% perlite. This is the

combination you want and gives you excellent aerationwhich you’ll need for great big thick root development.

And as hundreds of university studies have conclusively

shown the bigger the root system the bigger the yield. And

that’s what we’re after isn’t it. BIGGER YIELDS.

It also has a starter charge of fertilizer that gives it an

NPK ratio of 6-5-11 meaning it has a ratio of 6% nitrogen

(N), 5% phosphorous (P) and 11% potassium (K). All youhave to do, then, is add a bit more nitrogen to the mix

y , p

out there will do because dolomite is cheap to use and

made up of magnesium and calcium carbonate and a

source of alkalinity, that will eventually raise your growing

mediums pH and this is not what you want to do. So

what do you do? You would solve the problem by adding

chelated calcium and magnesium either to the coir or in

the base nutrients.

Unfortunately, other nutrient companies won’t do

this because of the very high added expense, but that isexactly what we put in all the base nutrients at Advanced

Coco coir comes from the outer husks of coconuts.

capacity so your growing

medium will have a much morestable pH.

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Nutrients. However Advanced Nutrients doesn’t make aspecic coco nutrient yet.

Coco coir also has a lot of potassium so you’ll need

to use a fertilizer with reduced potassium so you don’t end

up with potassium toxicity.

There is one other thing to be aware of: low quality

coconut husks are often soaked in salt water as part of the manufacturing process to break down the husks andquite often not properly ushed by the coir manufacturer

overseas.

You’ll need to make sure that the extra salt is ushed

out of your medium with water by either yourself or the

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Monitoring Your GrowingMedium pH

Remember, we talked about monitoring growing

medium pH? One of the most overlooked areas by

growers is checking their growing medium pH on a regular

basis. That is probably the biggest single culprit for yield

inconsistencies from crop to crop and it could be costing

you a lot of money.

Let me explain how this happens. As the roots take

in an element, it gives off a positive charge, pH down

(hydrogen ion) or a negative charge pH up (hydroxide

ion), and depending on the nutrient elements being used,

some carry more of the same charges than others.



manufacturer you’re buying it from before using it.

This Step Is Very ImportantBecause if you don’t, you will have high sodium

content in your growing medium and that will severely

reduce your yield when using cheaply produced coir, and

this problem is more common than you might think.

If you’re thinking about using coco coir as your growing medium, you’re going to nd coir still has some

inherent problems with it that have not been resolved

completely, that’s why you’ll probably have to use a Cal

Mag product when growing with coir.

At one point Advanced Nutrients pulled Sensi Cal

calcium and magnesium product off the market because

we gured if a nutrient was built right you didn’t need it.Man, stores started calling and demanded we keep it on

the market, so we did.

Here’s what the hydro store owners told us was

happening: Growers growing with coco coir were using

Sensi Cal to x the calcium and magnesium deciencies

caused by the coir they were using. Which of course told

us that there hasn’t been a correct coco nutrient formulamade yet that addresses the needs of the growers using

coir growing mediums.

So, at some point we will bring out a coco coir

nutrient and then later on down the road, a coir growing

medium that will be perfectly aligned with each other. We’ll

be doing the same thing for a sphagnum moss growing

medium too. Enough of the commercial.

What’s more, because of this it affects the pH of

the surrounding root area and growing medium. If it’s

hydrogen ions being excreted, it becomes more acidic,

and if it’s hydroxide ions, it becomes more alkaline.

You don’t want to take your growing mediums pH readingsfrom the top third of your container because there usuallyisn’t enough root activity there. Instead take your readingsfrom the bottom two thirds of your growing medium where themost root growing activity is to ensure an accurate reading.

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How To Measure Your Growing Medium pH

So it’s important to monitor the pH levels in your

medium as well as your nutrients and the alkalinity of

water you are using. So how do you measure your growing

medium pH? Basically, there are three ways to do it:

1. Saturated media extract – you add distilled or

de-ionized water to the medium just to the saturation

point and measure.

2. Pour-through method – the water is poured

through the pot to replace the water that was in there

and collected.



3. Squeeze method – the water that already

exists in the medium is gently squeezed out in a

measured amount and pH readings are taken.

In all three of these, you just use a pH meter or color

test to measure the pH. The easiest of the three is the

squeeze method. If you are using rock wool, you just take

one of the cubes after a feeding and you gently squeeze it.

Repeat this with at least six different cubes so that

you get a couple ounces or 60 milliliters from each cube.

After combining and mixing these six extractions together,

check the pH. This tells you what the pH is in the growing

medium.

What you’re looking for is a pH range of 5.3 to 6.8.

In our labs we’ve extensively tested pH ranges andyields, this is the “sweet spot” for nutrients that are not

fully chelated. The range is even wider for fully chelated

macro, micro and secondary nutrients.

When your growing medium is coco coir or sphagnum

moss, you water your medium to the point of being

saturated (but not leaking out the bottom) and then take a

sample from the bottom 2/3 of your pot where your rootsare most actively growing.

Next...you take the same amount from six different

pots and mix them together. Make sure to take the same

amount from each pot. Then gently squeeze it and get

an extraction from which you will measure the pH. Look I

realize that taking samples from grow buckets is a hassle

however; it is the most accurate.

There’s An Easier WayA much easier way is to get a pH meter with a metal

spike probe and take readings simply by sticking the

probe deep down into the growing medium and calculatethe average of all six containers.

pH Meter With Soil Probe — This is a very good

growing medium pH meter to use when you’rechecking your growing medium’s pH.

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Now, don’t take the sample from the top third of the

container, here’s why. There isn’t as much root growing

activity at the top of the soil. So use the bottom two thirds

There’s another reason for taking the samples near

the bottom of your container, and that’s because nutrients

will tend to crystallize near the top and can precipitate out

Laboratory Grade pH And EC Meters- Here are high end laboratory grade EC, pH meters and probes that cost from severalhundred to over a thousand dollars.



of your growing medium to take your pH readings because

that is the active zone for root growth.

a little bit and will give you a false reading.

Using pH MetersSo now, we should look at the meters we need to

measure the pH. There are so many different pH meters

available, but get one that uses dual solution to calibrate

your pH meter. It’s a good idea to get one that auto adjusts

and has ATC (automatic temperature compensation).

This will be more expensive but worth it. The cheaper ones are a pain to use while the auto-adjust ones calibrate

at a press of a button, which makes it a lot easier. You

want to make sure that calibration is done every week.

If you’re fanatic to detail like I am you’ll want to have

a pH meter with ATC because as your nutrient solution

temperature changes so does the pH of your nutrients

when your nutrient temperature gets warmer your pHgoes down and when your nutrient temperature gets

cooler your nutrient solution pH goes up.

Here’s an interesting side note, a pH of 7 is considered

to be pH neutral, but in fact is only an approximation and

is accurate only at 25 °C or 77°F. A true neutral pH is

when the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) is exactly

the same as the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH

-

)and those concentrations are effected by temperature so

your pH neutral point varies from pH 7.47 at 0°C or 32°F

to pH 6.14 at 100°C or 212°F.

pH Temperature Chart — Contrary to popular belief a pH of 7.0 is not always neutral, in factit really depends on the temperature of your nutrient solution as the chart above shows.

That’s why it’s critical to make sure you buy apH meter that compensates for temperature.

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A Good Resource

If you’re looking for really high quality pH measuring

instruments and electrodes check them out: www.

pulseinstruments.net

Bacteria In Your Growing Medium

It may surprise you to nd out just how much activity

is going on under the surface of the growing medium.

There is actually a lot going on there including bacterial

activity.

But before we get into that, we need to say a bit about

benecial bacteria and nitrogen. Plants need nitrogen as

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an essential element for its survival. There is a process

that bacteria is involved in called nitrication.

The Role Of NitricationNitrication is a process where specialized benecial

bacteria in your growing medium take the urea and

ammonium from the nutrients and convert them into

usable forms. Then the plant roots can absorb it and useit for plant growth and development.

By the way, an important thing that happens in this

process is that these benecial bacteria then give off

an acid molecule which actually lowers your growing

mediums pH as well. And that’s a good thing.

Now, if you have a pH that is too low, nitrication will

be inhibited. The same happens when your medium has

too low a temperature or there is a lack of oxygen through

over-watering. Then the pH goes up and the medium

becomes more alkaline. Not good!

Benecial Microbes SwitchGears At Night

At night benecial microbes are at rest and respirating,

and they give off alkaline molecules instead of acid as they

do during the day, and the pH goes up.

Some interesting facts, some microbes give off

more hydrogen ions (pH down) in a 24 hour period than

hydroxide ions (pH up). And some do exactly the reverse.

Also make sure that you do not over water your

plants, and provide a somewhat warm growing medium

(65°F or 18°C to 75°F or 23°C) so it will encourage active

growth of benecial microbes. This will help to keep your

pH stable, and your growing medium more acidic.

A Valuable Secret!Here goes... I’m going to reveal something I’ve never

told anyone before. And I’m sure it’s going to give my

competitors something to start researching into.

Advanced Nutrients benecial bacteria products

have microbial interaction with each other that’s balanced

in a way that assists your growing medium in holding itspH.

And here’s something else you may nd interesting.

Advanced Nutrients is the only hydroponic nutrientcompany to breed and produce their own benecial

microbes in house.

Microbe Circle Diagram Showing Daytime H+ Nighttime OH-

Benecial microbes release hydrogen ions (pH down) during your

light cycle and hydroxide ions (pH up) during your dark cycle.

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Making Your Own GrowingMedium MixNow, you might have decided to make your own

media mix. If so, alright. But if you start with pure sphagnum

moss, you will need to add at least 30% perlite (between

30 – 40%) so that the sphagnum moss can breathe and

aerate properly, allowing the roots to pass through quickly

and infuse into your growing medium.

When using sphagnum moss you could add 5 to 7%

calcined clay to increase the cation exchange capacity

(CEC). This would help stabilize the pH in that growing

medium. I would not use calcined clay in a recirculating

system only in a “one way” feeding program.

Of course, if you are new to hydroponics, I would

suggest you start by using Sunshine #4 mix, which has

very good CEC and is very forgiving. You will get a good

crop even if you make a few mistakes.

Sometimes There’s AnUnexpected Aspect To

“Do-It-Yourself” MediumsYou Should Be Aware Of

There is something else that you might run into when

mixing your own medium. And that is inconsistent growing

medium. The number one cause of pH problems for

growers mixing their own mediums is inconsistencies in

source materials.

When mixing your own growing medium you need

to know the sources of your sphagnum moss and lime

because they differ in pH from year to year and locations.

The only way to be certain you are working with the

right pH materials in your medium is to test it frequently.

See “Laboratory Registry for the United States and

Canada 2nd Edition,” CRC Press (ISBN 1-57444-179-5)

to get a comprehensive list of soil-testing laboratories in

the United States and Canada.

By hunting down and selecting specic benecial microbes Advanced Nutrients can now select microbes that either give off

equal amounts of hydrogen ions (pH down) and hydroxide ions (pH up) or more hydrogen ions (pH down) or more hydroxideions (pH up) in a 24HR period. Obviously the importance of this is signicant because we can now use these to help you control

your growing mediums pH.

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Calcium Hydroxide Limestone Screenings



Adding Limestone

Earlier I mentioned adding limestone or lime. Whenyou have a medium that is too acidic, you have to add

something to bring it up into a better range. For example,

you will nd that sphagnum (pH of 3.5 to 4.0) is very acidic

to use as a medium.

So you’ll want to use limestone to neutralize this acid

and raise the pH to a level acceptable for plant growth.

The amount needed depends on different factors such assphagnum sources, types of ingredients, and limestone

type.

Another thing, when limestone is added to your

growing medium, only a fraction of the lime reacts to

increase the pH to a stable level in 5 to 10 days after

planting. And this is called the reactive fraction.

So what happens to the rest that doesn’t react?Well, this is called un-reacted or residual limestone,

and it affects the long-term buffering capacity of your

growing medium.

It is the residual limestone that you want to measure

regularly in order to test how good your limestone source

is. Actually, each limestone source is different, so there is

no way to determine the residual fraction except to test it.

There is also a variance in the limestone you get

depending on what part of the quarry it comes from. You

will nd a variance in pH with sphagnum moss as well,

depending on what part of the bog it is harvested from and

what time of year or even what year.

Pictured above are the different types of limestone it’s important to be aware of which type you’re using because they all havedifferent release rates.

Dolomite Calcitic Limestone

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The Three Main FeaturesOf Lime

So when you use sphagnum as your medium, there

are three main features of lime that determine how much

is needed to raise its pH. These features are limestone

type, particle size and hardness.

Limestone Types

In dealing with limestone type you actually have two

choices:

1. Calcitic which is straight calcium carbonate.

2. Dolomite which is a combination of calcium

HardnessHardness is the third important feature of limestone.

A soft crystal reacts more quickly with acid than a hard

crystal. Of course, there is no real way to tell if the

limestone being used is soft or hard except by testing it.

You have to add it to your growing medium and raise the

pH to 5.3 – 6.8 and observe what happens.

You can conduct a test for determining the reactivityof your limestone by adding 4 to 6 pounds of limestone per

cubic yard of growing medium. If this adequately brings

the pH up to 6.0, you know that the limestone is reactive,

and there is little residual left once a stable pH is reached.

Needing to add 8 – 12 pounds of limestone indicates

the limestone is moderately reactive. Adding more than 15



and magnesium carbonate.

I do not recommend Calcitic limestone as your

optimum choice because it releases too fast and usually

raises the medium pH too high. Dolomite is slower and

doesn’t do that, so it is a better choice. With dolomite you

get a more even pH and buffering over a longer period of

time.

Just remember that different sources of dolomite will

give you different reaction fractions or percentages of the

limestone. The only way to really ensure you have the

dolomite lime with the right residual balance and the right

reactive component to it is to test it by doing the following:

l After placing the medium in pots, irrigate with tap

water avoiding any leaching to take place.l Reapply the water daily as needed to keep the

medium moist.

l Measure the pH at days 0, 3, 7, 10, 14, and 21.

l Plot your results on a graph. You should see the

pH stabilize after some time and see what the nal

pH was as well as how long it took to stabilize.

Particle Size

Now that we looked at limestone type, let’s look at

particle size. Particle size also makes a difference in how

reactive the limestone is. The ner the particle size is,

the more reactive the limestone is. Just so you’re aware,

limestone is sold in mesh sizes. The higher the mesh size,the ner the particle size.

pounds per cubic yard indicates an un-reactive limestoneand that is not good.

Hydrated Limestone(A More Volatile Option)

If you use hydrated limestone, it’s another story.

Hydrated limestone is known as calcium hydroxide and

is a white, crystalline, slightly-soluble alkali used in theneutralization of acid soils.

It reacts completely and rapidly and does not have

any available residual limestone. You have to be careful

with it because it will quickly shoot your pH way up.

Some Challenges You

Should Be Aware Of Now you might run into a problem with adding

limestone. Because adding too much limestone adds

alkalinity to your growing medium which could raise the

pH levels too high.

In limestone, the bicarbonates settle around a pH of

6.5 to 6.7 and this is dangerously close to the pH whereprecipitation of iron and manganese start to happen unless

they are properly chelated.

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But as it goes, cations and anions actually worktogether.

Like I Mentioned Up At The

Beginning...“It’s A Balancing Act”

The whole trick is to balance the cations and the

anions; then you can maintain the ideal pH in your growingmedium. This does take a lot of work and research, but itcan be done.

Why is this important? I’ll let you in on the secret.

When you use the cations in an ammonium basednitrogen source, it gives off acid molecules and that helps



to maintain the ideal pH around the roots and in your growing medium.

But when you use a mainly nitrate base nutrient,you are working with anions which gives off alkalinemolecules and that raises the pH. This means you’ll needto continually adjust your pH down.

Why do the extra work when you can just maintainthe right balance of ammonium and nitrates, cations toanions, right from the start.

And I don’t know for sure, but because of thisimbalance of anions to cations you may have a high pH

in your growingmedium. And theworst part is, you

aren’t even awarethat this harvestrobbing culpritis lurking in your growing medium.

Also, if youuse a recirculating

system you’llbe continuallyadjusting your reservoir’s pH in anunending cycle of pH balancing. Andthis directly affectsthe bigger yields

that you could begetting.

A Few More FundamentalsOf Nutrients

So let’s talk more about your nutrient. Since a lot

goes on in a nutrient, you’ll need to have one that takes

everything into account and makes the proper adjustments

for you. It should work with and within the pH range of

where your plants are growing and not against it.

Plants that are subjected to stress due to limited and

incorrect ratios of nutrient elements show slower growth,

smaller bud size and weaker potency. In fact your plants

use very little phosphorus they are actually nitrogen and

potassium hogs.

Unfortunately, other nutrient companies haven’t taken

the necessary tissue samples to nd this out. We’ve takenthousands of samples for all parts of the plant through all

phases of growing and rigorously tested many different

nutrient ratios and have optimized your plants nutrients

based on that research.

When you get it right your plants will have nice vibrant greenleaves.

Too much nitrates as a source o nitro-

gen will give shorter petioles, smaller

leaves and thinner stems that won’t beable to support heavy fower weight.

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To make matters worse, we found that as nutrientsmove away from your plants ideal ratios and element

forms, yield and essential oil production rapidly deteriorate.

For example, when you feed your plants with

ammonium nitrogen you will get a greater petiole leaf

expansion. But fertilizing with too much nitrate nitrogen

will give you shorter petioles, smaller leaves and thinner

stems making it difcult to pack on a lot a weight becauseyour plants can sense whether they have the proper

support to grow bigger owers.

But Wait, There’s More!

The form of nitrogen used also affects the color of your

plant, as is seen in the case of fertilizing with ammonium

it t hi h d l i h ib t h f

The Source Of Nitrogen And...How It Makes A Big Difference

We explored the importance of nitrogen for plant

growth and bud growth, but it’s the source of nitrogen and

the amount of that source that makes the biggest difference

in your nutrient. For example, there is potassium nitrate,

magnesium nitrate, and calcium nitrate.

When a plant

takes in nitrates, it

gives off an alkaline

molecule, and you get

a rising pH near the

roots making the pH of

your growing medium

lk li



nitrogen component which develops richer vibrant hues of green leaves.

Now, temperature is something you have to take into

account also. When the growing medium temperatures

are below 60°F or 15°C, you are wiser to use nutrients

high in nitrate-nitrogen. Remember the ideal root zone

temperature is between 65°F and 75°F or 18°C and 24°C.

This is because at below 60°F or 15°C temperature,the little microbes are just not working as fast and the

nitrication process is inhibited. And this means the

ammoniacal nitrogen is just not converted as well to

ammonium.

The only problem with that is that over time the

nitrate-nitrogen will cause the pH to increase in the

growing medium.

As an aside the fertilizers that you nd in garden

centers and nurseries marked as “high acid” are high in

ammonium and have a lot of cations in them.

Here’s how it works; as the plant begins to take in

these cation nutrients through their root system, it releases

acid back into the soil or growing medium and that brings

the pH down.

So adding a “high acid” fertilizer to the reservoir does

not make your nutrient solution have a lower pH; as you

can now see the process comes about in the soil as the

plant roots use the cation rich fertilizer and excrete acid

into the soil.

alkaline.

A great cation rich

nitrogen source that

we use at Advanced

Nutrients is urea. It’s a

great source because

it acts like ammonium

and keeps the pHnice and acidic in the

growing medium.

Urea also makes

great microbial food and benecial microbes love urea.

The combination of urea and nitrates actually makes for

a bigger, more vigorous growing plant and increases your

crop yield. And yes, I just gave up another inside secret.

Remember, when your plants root’s take in elements

that are cations they excrete acid molecules into your

growing medium. And when your plant roots take in

anions they excrete alkaline molecules into your growing

medium.

Urea and nitrate molecules.

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The Next Step For Nutrient Companies

So if a nutrient company actually cared enough, knew

what they were doing and was willing to spend the extra

time and money they could make a perfectly balanced

nutrient solution that would keep the pH in the ‘sweet spot”

in your growing medium at all times.

How would a nutrient company do that exactly? First

they would have to tune the cations and anions of all the

elements in the nutrient solution to a specic type of plant.

And once you also knew what the exact macro, micro andsecondary nutrient ratios of that specic plant was...

You could then use your nutrient solutions nitrogen

so rces to help do the “balancing” act for o beca se

soils are very diverse not only in the macro, micro andsecondary nutrients they hold, but also in their availability,

as well as the soil’s pH .

However that’s not all, soil has a high cation exchange

capacity, so companies also wouldn’t - if they chose to -

have to use as much if any pH buffer.

Bottom line is... saving a few bucks per bottle for them is more important than building a sound and sturdy

nutrient platform that delivers to you, one high quality

formula built right from the get-go, so to speak, for both

hydroponics or soil.

And with that being said, Advanced Nutrients

base nutrients can be used in all hydroponics including

rock ool e panded cla pellets perlite olcanic rock



sources to help do the “balancing” act for you, becausenitrogen is abundantly used by your plant and it is available

in both cation (ammonium) and anion (nitrate) forms. Now

we’re getting some place.

Only problem

is, if you look at

the hydroponics

nutrients out theremost of them use

only nitrate forms

as their nitrogen

source, which is

an anion form of

nitrogen and drives

your pH up in your

growing medium as

fast as a speeding

bullet.

The Straight Goods OnDifferent Formulas For Hydroponics And Soil

Here it is, simply put it’s cheaper to make nutrient

formulas for soil than hydroponics. Because soil has some

nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium,

magnesium, sulfur, and for the most part small quantities of

iron, manganese, copper, zinc, boron, and molybdenum)

already present in them so companies just gure that they

don’t have to put as much of those elements into their

nutrient formulas.

There’s a danger with that kind of thinking, because

rockwool, expanded clay pellets, perlite, volcanic rock,foam, styrene, sphagnum or soil growing mediums, and

any combination of those, it’s totally your choice. The only

growing medium the base nutrients are not made for, at

this time, is coco coir. That requires a totally separate

base nutrient and bud enhancer.

Even better, all Advanced Nutrients base nutrients

and supplements can be used in any and all growingsystems like ood and drain, nft, drip irrigation, continuous

feeding and aeroponics.

And while we’re at it, almost all Advanced Nutrients

supplements can be used in all your growing mediums

including coco coir. Just look for the coco coir safe emblem

on your supplement bottle or jar.

Some nutrient companies save a few bucks per bottle, byselling separate soil formulas instead of an-all-one highquality hydroponics and soil nutrient.

Alkalinity can run out of controlfaster than speeding bullet in your growing medium and severely

reduce your harvest, or worse, inextreme cases kill your crop.

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Balancing Your pH

When adjusting your reservoir’s nutrients to adjust

but a lot of nutrient companies use magnesium, calcium

and potassium carbonate or bicarbonate as their pH

buffers This is absolutely not a good idea

Pictured are various stand alone pH and EC meters and combo meters that do both pH and EC at the lower to medium end o the price

scale.



When adjusting your reservoir s nutrients to adjustyour pH. For example, potassium hydroxide (also called

caustic potash) can be used to raise your pH up. Use nitric

and phosphoric acid to lower your pH down.

You can use nitric acid in your vegetative cycle

because it will add nitrogen to your crop and phosphoric

acid in your owering cycle because it will add phosphorus.

And guess what? Personally I prefer to use nitric acid

in my owering cycle because tissue samples have shown

your favorite plant doesn’t use a whole lot of phosphorus

during owering. In fact, in most cases nitrogen use

increases.

If you’re looking for organic forms of pH down you

can use citric acid to bring the pH down. This you can getat a vitamin store; just make sure that it is a really pure

type of citric acid.

You can even use vinegar (acetic acid) but the acetic

acid varies in different vinegars so you have to be a bit

more careful and watch what goes on. For this reason,

citric acid is the preferred acid to use.

How about Using Buffers?

Some companies promote using chemicals to buffer

your hydroponics nutrients. So what is a buffer? A buffer is

a chemical that helps maintain pH stability of the nutrient

solution.

A lot of growers aren’t aware of this little known fact,

buffers. This is absolutely not a good idea.

Here’s why: remember that carbonates and

bicarbonates are anions and add to the alkalinity of your

nutrient solution and growing medium, and even though

they might buffer the pH a bit, these “down and dirty” pH

buffers will cause your growing mediums pH to accelerate

up.

Vitally important last and nal point: Calcium,

Magnesium and Potassium, using these carbonates

and bicarbonates will actually diminish your crops yield

potential.

So check out what’s in the nutrients you’re using and

see if they’re using any magnesium carbonate, calcium

carbonate, potassium carbonate, bicarbonates or worse,a combination of them.

For all these reasons, Advanced Nutrients won’t use

them, period. Instead we invest our money in pH buffers

that give you rock solid stability over your nutrient and

growing mediums pH while never adding alkalinity in any

way that will diminish the size of your harvest.

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They do thisby binding them

to ions, and this

prevents those ions

from precipitating

or locking out with

other elements.

You can usedifferent chelates

to lower and raise

the pH level as

well, depending on

what you need. So

the whole activity is

another balancing

act Adding chelates

DPTA

Pictured is a simplied version of

the way chelates bind to elementalions.



Adding Chelates

OK, so lets take an in depth look at chelates. What

are they, anyways? Well, chelates are complex organic

molecules used to allow the micro, macro and secondary

nutrients to remain available to the plant over a wider pH

range.

act. Adding chelatesto the mix makes it

easier for the plants roots to absorb the macro, micro and

secondary nutrients that it needs.

There are several advantages of using chelates :

l It increases availability of nutrients.

l Mineral nutrients are prevented from forminginsoluble precipitates.

l Toxicity is reduced of some metal ions to plants.

l It prevents nutrients from leaching.

l The mobility of plant nutrients increases.

l It suppresses the growth of plant pathogens.

l When formulated correctly can help stabilize

pH.

How We Give You The BestAdvanced Nutrients micronutrients are 100%

chelated, and our macro and secondary nutrients are

chelated as well (although not as much as the micro

nutrients because it’s not as critical). This makes them

more available to the plant over an extremely wide pHrange.

Chelates- Pictured above are some of the different che-lates in their raw form that are used to chelate hydroponicsformula elements.

EDTA

EDDHA

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The chelates that we use in your nutrients are EDTA,

EDDHA, DPTA, Amino chelates and our own proprietary

blend. And together they will give you a theoretical plantabsorption range of pH 1 to pH 10.

I say theoretical because at pH 2.5 the roots are

being burned up faster than the plant can produce them

and the same thing happens at pH 9.5

And most other nutrient formulas will start to precipitate

and lock out at a pH of 6.8, at that pH, precipitation is

microscopic and easily stays in suspension and usually

can’t be seen with the naked eye. And it’s not until a pH of

7.5 to 8 you can visibly see it.

Then at the other end of spectrum at pH 5, iron and

manganese start to become way more available and can

lead to plant toxicity. You won’t have to worry about any

of this with Advanced Nutrient products because of all the

chelates that are used.

You can plainly see that without chelation your plants

ability to absorb nutrients is placed in a very narrow pH

range. And constant pH adjusting and monitoring will be

required.

The chart on the left shows the absorption range of typical non chelated macro, micro and secondary nutrients. The chart onthe right shows the absorption range of Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect macro, micro and secondary nutrients. The only limit toabsorption is the ability of the plants root system to keep growing it’s roots faster than they “burn” back from extreme pH levels.Typically those extremes are around pH 2.5 and pH 9.5.

The tanks on the let show precipitation at pH 4.5 and pH 8.5 o

typical hydroponics nutrients. The picture on the right showsAdvanced Nutrients chelated nutrients at pH 4.5 and pH 8.5.

pH 8.5 NON-CHELATEDpH 4.5 NON-CHELATED

pH 8.5 CHELATEDpH 4.5 CHELATED

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This is what healthy roots should look like. With the exception o using organic ormulas, which will usually stain your healthy roots with

a brownish tint.



Advanced Nutrients extensive use of chelates

powerfully protects your crop with a second layer of pH

protection and Advanced Nutrients is the only hydroponics

company to do this and obviously goes to great lengths and

expense to ensure you get the bigger yields you deserve.

Expensive Chelates And AStreet Racer Named Allan

Using these types of chelates is literally 7 to 10

times more expensive than using straight non chelated

elements in your nutrient solution. So why do we pay so

much attention to all the details when making your nutrientformulas.

Well a long long time ago when I was a very young

man. I was just 19 years old. There was a street racer by

the name of Allan in my hometown of Aurora, Illinois and

he had the fastest car in a fty mile radius.

It was a Chevy Nova and it turned very low 10 second

quarters consistently. Allan was a good 7 years older than

me, and late one night on a summer evening a group of us

were hanging out and talking to him. And I was asking a lot

of questions about his car.

Out of the blue he asked me if I wanted to go for a

quick spin. Man, I was in that front seat of that car in a split

second. I had barely gotten my seat belt on when we rolled

out onto Lake St.

The light was already green in front of us and the

moment the car was in a straight line all hell broke loose

the engine came alive, the tires hooked up and the sound

of it all shattered the quiet of the still night air, echoing and

reverberating off the store windows like intense thunder in

a canyon of glass.

I was pinned to the seat as if a powerful magneticpull had gripped onto every cell in my body and rmly held

it into the seat. I glanced over and saw how effectively

the Hurst straight line shifter was making quick work of

changing gears.

And I was amazed how he deftly squeezed every last

RPM out of top end of every gear. By the time I lookedforward again we were already coming out of third gear

and into fourth gear.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, the interval lines

on the road had all become a solid stripe and vision off to

my sides became blurred while my frontal vision became

razor sharp and all my senses were lit up like Las Vegas

at night and sensory overload was setting in. Just then therun was over.

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He eased off the gas and just as quickly brought thecar back down to a somewhat normal speed. I turned to

Allan after we got done running that car through the gears

and my ears had a chance to adjust from the roaring

thunder. I asked him why his car was so fast.

I asked him, was it because he had a triangular valve

job, was it the headers, the dual Holley double pumpers

on the high lift manifold, 12 to 1 compression pistons? The

Muncie Rock Crusher transmission? Was it the ported

and polished heads? The 4:11 posi traction rear end with

traction bars? The roller cams?

He stopped me mid sentence and said words I would

carry with me for the rest of my life, and has served me

well.

a few of those things to their cars and run hard.But what happens is when they do just a few of those

things, there’s something they don’t realize and understand,

it effects something else that they didn’t think about, and

then something snaps or limits their performance.

When I built this car, I looked at everything and went

through the entire car, and then built up each system.

That’s why I don’t get beat.”

Little did I realize on that warm summer evening that

a street racer had just handed me one of my keys to life

that would open many doors.

For whatever reason those words have stuck with me

“it all matters” and throughout my life I’ve always put thosewords to good use



He looked at me and said “Mike it’s all of it, and a

whole lot more things than you’ve mentioned. You see – it

all matters – a lot of guys think they can go out and do just

words to good use.

Talk Soon :-)

BigMike

It was in a Chevy Nova similar to this one that I discovered rom a street racer, one o my lie’s important

lessons. One that I would take with me or the rest o my lie.

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