Veg+Bloom VBX Powdered Base Nutrient for LED Grows

A Base Feed Blended Around LED Lighting

Veg+Bloom VBX is a specialised powdered nutrient from the Hydroponic Research team, formulated to get the most out of LED grow light setups. It takes a two-in-one approach, combining soluble mineral plant food with probiotics, so high-quality minerals arrive alongside beneficial microbes. Those microbes increase nutrient accessibility, defend against pathogens and enzymatically break down organic matter in the substrate. LEDs change how a plant feeds, and a base built for that avoids the deficiencies growers hit carrying an old HPS schedule straight across.

Key Benefits

• Blended for LED setups, matching the demand profile of modern fixtures
• Mineral plant food plus probiotics in a single soluble powder
• Microbes increase nutrient accessibility, improving uptake rather than raising EC
• Pathogen defence in the root zone from the beneficial microbial population
• Enzymatic breakdown of organic matter keeps the substrate working
• Runs in soil, coco or hydroponics, so one product covers a mixed room

Deficiencies That Appear Under Strong LEDs

Swap to LEDs and the feed that worked under HPS often gives pale new growth, excessive stretch early and disappointing density later. Intensity and spectrum drive uptake, so demand shifts. VBX pairs available minerals with microbes that make more of what is already in the substrate accessible, keeping plants in step with the light rather than showing lockout mid-bloom.

How to Use

• Mixing: add VBX to water and agitate until fully dissolved before adding anything else.
• Coco and hydroponics: use as the standalone base through veg and flower, checking EC each feed.
• Soil: apply as a root feed with normal watering.
• Flowering: add Shine (PK 22-12) from week 3 of flower for heavier fruit.
• Rates: follow the Veg+Bloom feed chart for your medium, water and stage.
• pH after mixing: 5.8 to 6.2 in coco and hydro, 6.2 to 6.5 in soil.