Description
The trace elements soilless and hydro feeds can run short of
Grotek Micro Power is a concentrated micronutrient supplement: a precise ratio of essential trace elements, fortified with nitrogen, potassium, magnesium and sulphur (labelled 2-0-2). It is made for soilless and hydroponic growing, where there is no true soil to release micronutrients as it breaks down, and it suits every crop as part of a full feeding programme. The magnesium sits at the heart of photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism, the sulphur supports the plant's production of essential oils for flavour and aroma, and the added potassium helps overall plant health and ripening.
Key Benefits
- Precise trace-element ratio to close the micronutrient gaps in soilless growing
- High magnesium for photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism
- Added sulphur for essential oils, flavour and aroma
- Added potassium for plant health and ripening
- Low dose — 1 ml per litre for young plants, 2 ml per litre in growth and flowering
- Whole-cycle use in soilless media and water culture
Hidden Micronutrient Shortages in Soilless Growing
Without true soil there is no mineralisation, so in coco, soilless mixes and hydroponics every trace element has to come from the feed. Shortages of trace elements and magnesium show up as pale or mottled new leaves, yellowing between the veins and slow growth, and they hold back nutrient uptake and plant health even when the main feed looks right. Micro Power tops those elements up at a low, measured rate from seedling to the end of the crop.
How to Use
- Seedlings and transplants: 1 ml per litre of water
- Vegetative and flowering growth: 2 ml per litre
- Soilless media and water culture: use it in the feed throughout the cropping cycle
- Soil: Grotek advise a soil analysis first, to see whether extra micronutrients are needed
- Mixing: add it to the water and stir before the next product; check EC, then adjust pH last
Technical Specifications
- Type: liquid micronutrient supplement
- NPK: 2-0-2 (current label)
- Contains: trace elements, plus nitrogen, potassium, magnesium and sulphur
- Dose rate: 1 ml per litre for seedlings and transplants; 2 ml per litre in vegetative and flowering growth
- Media: coco, soilless mixes and hydroponics (soil after a soil analysis)
- Stage: the whole growing cycle
- Brand: Grotek (Greenstar Plant Products Inc., Canada)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need Micro Power if my base feed already has trace elements?
Not always. It is designed for soilless media and water culture, where there is no soil to supply micronutrients, and is most useful when plants show pale or mottled new growth or when you build your own feed from separate products.
Can I use it in soil?
Grotek recommend a soil analysis first, to decide whether supplemental micronutrients are needed. In coco, soilless mixes and hydroponics, use it throughout the crop.
Is it suitable for all plants?
Yes. As part of a fertiliser programme it suits all crops — vegetables, herbs, fruit and ornamentals.
Works Well With
Grotek Solo-tek GrowOne-part Grotek base feed for vegetative growth
Grotek Solo-tek BloomOne-part Grotek base feed for flowering
