why would anybody come into a DO IT YOURSELF thread and promote commercial nutes, nevermind whole line ups?? it's about learning what goes into your nutes, and not blindly pouring bottles into your reservoir. and yes, it IS cheaper to mix your own nutes than to buy a single bottle of nutes! as a personal grower it's even more reason to mix your own, because you're not receiving an income to offset expenses.
i think i understand why fatman's veg and bloom recipes don't vary much: a balanced formula isn't balanced any more if you change something. calyxes are made of the same material as leaf...so why would they need a different nute mix? pk boosters disrupt the elemental balance, high EC disrupts osmotic balance, and they both cause lockout with prolonged use. i hypothesize it's the stress of disrupting the chemistry, rather than the actual p, that causes calyx swelling.
head at icmag 'invented' a modified lucas (6M/9B) for 3 weeks, then 0M/9B for 3 weeks and finally straight water until harvest. GH flora works out very well in hydrobuddy btw. rezdog adds 1 tsp/usgal koolbloom powder at days 15, 29 and 36. i don't see why you'd totally eliminate nitrogen and calcium, because plants can't stay healthy. head claims he drops micro because he can taste it in the final product (sure he can, lol).
