Comment from Ragnar
Time May 7, 2009 at 12:06 pm

I wonder if GH offers promotional samples, just enough to have one complete run a small system? I think winning customers with products apart from direct nutrition (where everybody knows the benefits) is harder and is more a thing of seeing. Since I’m not in the USA I would approach GHE instead, so this is more a question for the overseas customers.

Comment from Red Icculus
Time May 7, 2009 at 4:25 pm

FP is one of the only supplements I use. I have tried every supplement I could get my hands on after 10 years of growing and this is in my top 3 additives.

Comment from Jack
Time May 8, 2009 at 3:25 pm

I don’t trust the product because they don’t want to even tell you what it is that they are offering. Imagine a restaurant that wanted to feed you without letting you know what they were going to put in your mouth or let’s say your sending your kids to camp and the camp wouldn’t tell you what they were feeding your kids. Makes no sense and I wouldn’t support it.

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time May 12, 2009 at 11:07 am

Hey Jack, The formula is a proprietary blend, that we keep as a trade secret. But I can share that it is a vitamin complex with L-amino acids, carbs, and a blend of seaweeds. The entire formula has upwards of 50 different unique ingredients.

Comment from Lady Green
Time June 8, 2009 at 12:24 am

I love this stuff!
I use Floralicious Plus along with MaxiBloom in my ebb and flow coco garden.
I am curious about a couple of things…
The bottles used to say 20% sea kelp and now they don’t.
Also, I have seen in some literature that it contains bacillus subtilis, but now the literature no longer mentions it.

What is the scoop?

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time June 8, 2009 at 11:45 am

Hi Lady Green!
So, here’s the deal: The formula of Floralicious Plus has never changed. You can count on the kelp and the b.subtilis. But, complying with state labeling regulations is intricate. Each one of the 50 states has a different set of rules for label restrictions, and those rules are often changing. Therefore, we have to have a label that complies with the most strict laws. And so sometimes we have to change our wording, but I can promise we have not changed the formula.
I’m glad that you love the Floralicious Plus, and I’m also glad that you are using the Maxi formulas. Maxi is a great ecological choice because of reduced packaging and lower shipping impacts!

Comment from Lady Green
Time June 15, 2009 at 11:57 am

Thanks for the info.
Does Floralicious Plus contain both humic and fulvic acid?

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time June 15, 2009 at 12:08 pm

Yep, both!

Comment from noah
Time June 20, 2009 at 4:48 pm

Hi,

I also find the claims of floralicious and florablend to be vague and a little shady seeming. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE GH products (flora all the way baby!) and would like to use some of these supplements but again, the claims are overly broad and there is nothing to back them up but marketing style claims.

Where are some research papers I can read? Test grows pitting say flora only against flora+floralicious or flora+florablend or flora+floralicious+florablend? I will probably eventually try a small research grow to do the above but surely GH has already done this.

I might try it just because it would be a good source of fulvic and humic acids and isn’t that expensive.

It’s kind of like Superthrive but with a slicker label and less outrageous claims…What does it do?

Help me out GH. Convince me. I want to believe…

Thanks,
noah

Comment from noah
Time June 20, 2009 at 5:02 pm

I should amend my last comment. After re-reading this blog post, the claims are definitely not as vague as I said. Also, it was not fair to say the marketing was shady. It certainly is not.

But, I would still like to see the results of some tests and some proof of it making a difference. Anecdotal evidence is not enough for me

Thanks,
noah

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time June 22, 2009 at 12:29 pm

noah- I read your comments, and I read them to Kristina, our VP, and we are both stoked that you wrote! We started the blog to gather real feedback. And what’s great, is that we do have tons of documented tests. Some we did in house, and some were done at University of California at Davis. So, I want to let you know that I’ll compile a set of test results to post. And Kristina wants to make the release of these tests a regular blog feature. Thanks for writing, and please, check in soon for some data!

Comment from noah
Time June 23, 2009 at 8:14 am

Tiger Lilly,

Excellent! Thank you for looking into this, and so quickly. I’m looking forward to any info you can provide.

Just a reminder, I am interested in both Floralicious and Florablend.

Thanks Tiger Lilly and thanks Kristina!!!

-noah

Comment from Hay
Time August 29, 2009 at 11:57 pm

Hi,
there are 2 things that make me feel unsure about using Floralicious Plus.

1)I use pure fulvic acid [FulPower] and also a kelp extract [Nitrozyme] that contains the highest concentration of cytokinin (400 ppm). The dosage for both of these liquids (10 – 30 ml/gallon) makes me feel that the 1 ml/gallon dosage of Floralicious Plus couldn’t contain much fulvic or kelp extract. Can I continue to use fulvic acid and kelp extract in addition to Floralicious, to get the special ingredients in Floralicious but also be using a high enuf quantity of fulvic and kelp ?

2) about 3 weeks into flowering I usually use one of the bloom-stimulator type products [BudXL, Greenfuse Bloom Stimulator, Canna Boost]. Because Floralicious is used from early veg to the end of flowering, I feel unclear whether it would be considered a bloom stimulator and whether I can use it along with my usual bloom stimulator [ex: BudXL] without duplication.

Great product, but I’m always looking to maximize my hydro garden. It is my first impulse to use Floralicious in combination with the above products (but I have not combined yet out of uncertainty).
thanks

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time September 3, 2009 at 10:12 am

Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply to your comment. I’ve been away from the office for a bit! Ok, so here’s the deal with the Floralicious Plus:
You can use it with those products. Even though it does contain fulvics and humics, Floralicious is not meant to be just a fulvic supplement. The primary benefits of Floralicious are the vitamin complexes. The fulvics and humics are included in the formula because they assist in the plant’s ability to uptake the other ingredients.
It is a vitality booster. It is not intended to be just a bloom stimulant either. You may use it with the other bloom supplements without doubling up.
The fact that it’s 1ml per gallon and the others are 10 to 30 means that it is much more concentrated.

Hope that helps!

Comment from HydroGardener
Time January 24, 2010 at 11:01 pm

Hi,
I was wondering what amount of humic and fulvic acid exactly are in floralicious plus? on the back it says 2% humic acids derived from micronized leonardite. I’m particularly interested in fulvic acid.

Comment from JB
Time January 26, 2010 at 7:35 am

Besides the obvious fact that it would destroy the beneficial bacteria, would there be any other side effects from using floralicious plus with products such as dm zone or other chloramine products?

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time January 27, 2010 at 3:00 pm

Hi JB, thanks for writing with your question. I talked to one of our techs and here’s what he had to say, “Dutch Master’s “Zone” is a root cleansing product. I would think your best results from this would be a run of Zone and Water, because this product is to be used to correct/protect root zone issues. However, it will only affect bio-actives in Floralicious Plus. Chloramine is a bonding between Chlorine and Ammonia and sometimes can have trace amounts of Nitrogen in solution. Depending on your nutrient regimen, this could cause pH imbalance, however Chloramine itself, does not cause pH imbalance.”

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time January 27, 2010 at 3:03 pm

Hey HydroGardener! I’m bummed that I can’t give you more information, but due to regulatory confinements, the amount of fulvic and humic acids in our products are proprietary. All we can tell you about ingredients is what we’ve put on the bottle.

Comment from Ralph
Time March 9, 2010 at 11:43 am

Hi,

Is it ok to use fp in an organic soil set-up or should it just be used on a foliar basis in such a grow? Thanks.

Comment from Jay
Time March 9, 2010 at 11:26 pm

Hi,

I just recently added this to my garden but i’ve notice a ph imbalance ever since i’ve used it. Does this product make my ph go down if i’m doing Recirculating DWC? My ph was very stable until i added this to my garden. I’m using a 2 part mix for my base nutes and for my additives i got root excel, big bud, cannazyme, and cal mag. Any of this product make a difference with floralicious plus? I’m also using RO water if that makes a difference. Thank you

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time March 16, 2010 at 2:41 pm

Totally, Ralph! FP is the perfect product for soil! It will help you build healthy, thriving soils because it promotes abundant beneficial microbes!

Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time March 16, 2010 at 2:58 pm

Hey Jay, thanks for writing! Your question is great, thanks for including the other nutes and sups in your note, because that information helped. Basically, the Floralicious Plus combined with the Root Excel are very likely the culprits for your drop in pH. The two products together will really trigger the growth of beneficial microbes, and an explosion of microbes can cause your pH to drop. If you’re plants are well established, try dropping the Root Excell. Let us know if that helps!