Whether you have a small farm or acres of greenhouse produce, HGV plant nutrients can help increase your yield and quality while lowering cost of production

HGV Growth Formula. The necessary NPK to maximize early growth phase. Mix with HGV Base Formula in your fertigation system and automated irrigation for easy application!

HGV Nutrients only has 3 formulas to use in your feeding schedule:

• The Base Formula: is used for both veg and flowering at the exact same strength.
• The Growth Formula: will be used with the base formula during the vegetative phase of plant growth.
• The Flowering Formula: will be used with the base formula starting on the first day of the flowering phase.

HGV Nutrients can be used in home gardens or larger scale environments

Home Gardens

Growing your own produce at home is not only rewarding but also a lot healthier and more cost-effective than shopping at farmers' markets or the big chain stores. From a few plants in pots to an entire yard filled with fruits, veggies, and flowers, HGV Nutrients will help you achieve the garden you have always dreamed about.

Commercial Agriculture

HGV nutrients were created out of necessity shortly after Ron Goldman started Home Grown Hydro Farms in 1989. At that time, there were no cost-effective specialty nutrients on the market. What was available was so expensive, production costs threatened to consume what little profit the new company was making.

The beauty of HGV nutrients is that they are designed to be fed at one strength from start to finish so you don't have to change EC or mix in additives at any time.

HGV plant nutrients work in any growing media

Over the last 29 years, we have used and tested HGV plant nutrients in every growing medium we could find. NFT, DWC, flood and drain systems, rock wool, coir(coconut), many different “soilless” mixes, and even soil. So far, we have not found a media that HGV nutrients have not performed exceptionally well in. We will happily offer growing advice on any media that you might currently be using or plan to use in the future. Pictured to the left are tomatoes growing in rockwool and coir, and lettuce and melons in NFT trays.

Suitable for any type of water and watering system.

Water quality plays a huge role in nutrient availability and plant health as well as being able to automate your watering and feeding. HGV plant nutrients have been used in both soft and hard water with outstanding results. Knowing what’s in your water and what, if any adjustments need to be made is a simple process that we can help you with. Depending on the mineral content, alkalinity, and pH of your source water, filtration or small changes in the standard formula can fix problems you might not even have realized were present. Mineral content can also be a problem for drip irrigation or fertigation systems leading to clogged emitters and plant damage. Call or email us today for help with getting a detailed water analysis and interpreting the results. We can also design a fertigation system and program to save you time and labor costs.

Technical Details

Guaranteed Analysis for HGV Growth Formula:

N-P-K: 3-6-22

• Total Nitrogen(N)........3%
  • 3% Nitrate Nitrogen
• Available Phosphate........6.0%
• Souble Potash(K ₂ O)........22.0%
• Magnesium(Mg)..............2.5%
• Boron(B).................0.02%
• Iron(Fe)........0.15%
  • 0.15% Chelated Iron
• Molybdenum(Mo).............0.008%

Derived from Potassium Nitrate, Monopotassium Phosphate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Iron EDTA, Sodium Borate, Sodium Molybdate.

Water Quality

The water you start with is very important and we highly recommend that you have a mineral content test done before you start any nutrient program. These tests are available at many labs. We are happy to help interpret your results and make specific recommendations based on the lab analysis. Visit our website growers forum for more details and a list of labs we use. We can also custom blend nutrients to your specific water when necessary. Minimum order quantities will be required for this service

pH

There is a fairly wide range of acceptable pH levels depending on what media or growing system you are using. For the most part, 5.5-6.5 will work for most crops and growing systems. Checking the pH of your water before adding HGV nutrients and making any adjustments is recommended. The growth and flowering formulas will LOWER the pH of your nutrient solution. If the pH of your water is between 6-7, you will probably need very little to any adjustment for drain to waste growing. For hydroponic applications, monitor and adjust daily. If you’re starting pH (before adding nutrient) is higher than 7 or lower than 6, then use an appropriate product for lowering or raising the pH of the starting water to acceptable levels

Nutrient Strength

Depending on the crop you are growing, there is a very wide range of acceptable nutrient levels. These levels are usually measured in parts per million (PPM) or electrical conductivity (EC). We highly recommend using a meter that reads these levels so you can be certain you are feeding at the appropriate level for your specific crop(s).