Looking at the guaranteed analysis of Swell and Supa Stiky is interesting. Both have higher concentrations of Phosphate to Potassium. Using both in equal amounts would give a 1.6-8-5 ratio with 1.5 of Magnesium. Assuming it's regular Micro (5-0-1) as the base then the final NPK ratio would be 6.6-8-6 + 1.5 Mg.The product line would include a
calmag to make up for the insufficient amount of Ca in the Micro and to make up the 1.5 of Mg to something like 3 (total stab in the dark on that number). Looking at these ratios it would be best to use it in early veg (rooting) and early flower (bud sites). I would say
Cyco would then have something that was high in Potassium (0-0-6 + 2) to give a 6.6-8-12 + 5 Mg for late flower.
What's not listed on those bottles are the real reason they're so effective. Things like chelators; humic, fulvic, amino acids then natural plant growth regulators and hormone stimulants in kelp and
Triacontanol, B vitamins, silica and
Yucca extract. There's quite a few of those supplements to choose from and they are by no means, essential elements. It is so easy for ALL the nutrient companies to spread it over it's product lines so that every bottle is needed.
I don't begrudge them though. Like I said they all do it. I think
Cyco do it as well as any other nute company would but you'd need the whole range to get every trick they have up their sleeve.
If you add everything else yourself then the only two bottles you would need for your NPK needs are Micro for the Nitrogen and other macro nutrients then Bloom for Phosphate, Potassium and Magnesium. This is how the "Lucas Formula" came to be. However, what the Lucas formula actually did in the end was the result of a lot of failed grows. People got too caught up in the quantities, 5ml/Gal of Micro to 10ml/Gal of Bloom, when it should have been the ratios that should have been the focus.
1:1 of Micro and Bloom will give you a 5-5-5 ratio. All you have to do is adjust the bloom. Which is the basis for Lucas's 1:2 ratio.
