Flowering Stimulator – Why and When Should You Use It?
Do you want the richest possible harvest and massive flowers? In this article, we explain why it is important to use a quality flowering booster or flowering activator. Which products will truly allow you to unlock your plants’ genetic potential in terms of aroma, volume, or colour? Read on to find out how to increase your plants’ potential by up to 70% and maximise your next harvest at home in a grow box and outdoors in the garden.
- Why and when should you reach for a flowering stimulator?
An effective flowering stimulator has an irreplaceable and firm place in plant nutrition! The goal of every grower in indoor and outdoor conditions is beautiful, lush and fragrant flowering, or juicy fruits packed with distinctive flavour. The aroma or taste of home-grown fruit, vegetables or herbs can, with the use of BIO nutritional supplements, be not only intense, but also truly natural thanks to their purely natural composition.
And when you mix suitable additivesadditives into the watering during the flowering phase, whether on a purely organic basis or in a combined organomineral form, the result will be pure joy from gardening and a splendid feast for all your senses!
- What is the difference between a stimulator and a flowering activator?
A classic flowering stimulator is added to the watering purely during the flowering phase, except for the last week before harvest, which is already devoted to flushing (see the separate article: How to flush?). Some flowering activators are applied already towards the end of the vegetative phase, precisely so that they have enough time to initiate flower formation at the right moment. Dose charts will always give you certainty.
- How do individual flowering stimulators work?
Flowering stimulators, or flowering boosters, can be distinguished mainly by their composition, which also has a fundamental effect on their specific effects.
In short, flowering stimulators stimulate plant metabolism, while primarily ensuring a higher sugar content in plants (for example BLOOMBASTIC, etc.) and increasing the efficiency of nutrient uptake by the plant, which is related to the fact that they can activate the activity of beneficial microorganisms in the substrate (for example T.A. Pro Bloom, etc.).
- Organomineral flowering boosters are usually made on the basis of basic nutrients (N-P-K), and this base is most often enriched with various beneficial substances (trace elements, amino acids, vitamins, phytohormones, etc.) or microorganisms (rhizobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, etc.). A high proportion of basic nutrients is contained, for example, in the flowering stimulator Grotek Monster Bloom.
- If you want to grow herbs, fruit or vegetables in organic quality, you will need a flowering booster whose composition is 100% natural. An organic flowering booster is, for example, BIOCANNA BIOBOOST, produced in laboratories through multiple controlled fermentation of plant raw materials. It enhances photosynthesis and increases the production of simple sugars. In addition to faster metabolism, you will also achieve increased natural resistance in your plants. This flowering bio booster can be safely combined with any fertilisers and growing systems.
- As a mineral supplement for classic, full-nutrition flower fertilisers, GET Power to Bloom is used. It is used especially in hydroponic systems.
Which flowering stimulator is the best?
Although there is no unequivocal answer to this question, as it naturally depends on the individual preferences and experience of each grower, we can provide you with an overview of proven products that our customers swear by.
- The first of these is the universal flowering booster Green Sensation from the popular brand Plagron. You can find out everything essential about it in a separate article: PLAGRON - cultivation should be fun for beginners and professionals. In addition to substances supporting flower formation, it also contains substances that help the plant absorb nutrients better, namely hydrolysed milk protein, sodium EDTA salt and lactic acid. The result is a strengthened cellular structure of the plants, which will positively affect your harvest even if your plants have been exposed to abiotic stress.
- A proven classic is also Advanced Nutrients Big Bud Liquid. For growing plants in coco, Big Bud Coco Liquid is specifically intended. And if you want to increase your plants’ potential by 50-70%, definitely try the popular Bud Ignitor! (A separate article discusses these products from the American manufacturer in detail: Advanced Nutrients – hydroponic fertilisers with pH regulation.)
- Advanced Hydroponics produces a stimulator for both growth and flowering (Growth/Bloom Excellarator), which also supports the natural resistance of plants.
- Organic plant growing in hydroponic or aeroponic systems goes perfectly with the liquid fertiliser BioBizz Topmax.
- Heavy, massive flowers are also very well supported in combination with basic nutrition by Grotek Heavy Bud Pro.
- Among the best-selling flowering stimulators over the long term are also Atami ATA Bloombastic (organomineral) and Atami B’cuzz Bloom Stimulator (100% natural).
- If you do not necessarily seek a purely plant-based composition for your booster, we must not forget the alternative to the above-mentioned product Biocanna Bioboost, namely the well-known and time-tested flowering booster Canna Cannaboost.
- Are you interested in innovative products and new arrivals on the market? The flowering stimulator Shogun Sumo Active Boost has only been available on the domestic market for a few weeks and has been designed to remain stable in your nutrient solution tank for up to 14 days! It is therefore a perfect flowering booster for active hydroponic systems. It contains triacontanol and plant auxins, cytokinins, brassinosteroids, vitamins and amino acids. We have covered the complete range of Shogun Fertilisers for you in a separate article entitled SHOGUN: the best British fertilisers with an emphasis on research.
Final tip: What would you say to a universal booster that actively participates in the growth process and subsequent flower formation from the very first day of planting? Sounds good? This product is also in no way incompatible even with BIO-quality harvests. Its name is: X-cel Booster and it belongs among the first-class products from the popular Dutch brand BioNova with an emphasis on an ecological approach to production processes. Not only does it promise up to 20% richer flowers, but you can also confidently apply it regardless of which growing substrate you prefer. X-cel Booster is also part of the advantageous BIONOVA BOOST PACK, which we even wrote a short article about: BioNova Boost Pack for luxurious flowers and fruits!
Now you know the principle on which a flowering booster works, what its use will bring you in practice, and we have added a few tips from our range that will help you achieve higher yields. If you would like to ask us anything else or need advice on choosing a specific flowering stimulator, we are here for you at the well-known e-mail address info@higarden.eu.
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