I’ve been using the uprising grow and bloom and terp tea bloom for a grow now. From what I’ve gathered the application rates for all products are 1 Tbsp/gallon of soil as a top dress and 1tsp/gallon of water (preferably aerated 24 hours).
I have used both the uprising as an aact and the terp tea as a top dress.
After aerating for 24 hours, the fertilizer ec using the uprising goes from 200us to 500us. The terp tea goes from 300us to 700us. The micronization makes the terp line breakdown much faster and I think spreads organic matter through the medium much better when watering.
My current plan is to cycle weekly top dress and terp tea. Preferably in veg, by loading the bottom half of the pots with uprising grow, I can get through with maybe one top dressing after week 3-4 and transplanting for veg after 4-6 weeks. Water only besides that. I have made compost tea with uprising grow to combat nitrogen def, and may pick up a small bag of terp grow for this instead (although it definitely helped).
When transplanting, I prepare soil with 50/50 uprising grow and bloom at 1tbsp per gallon. I’m working on getting bigger pots in hope that this will be all the nutes needed, but in the mean time I start alternating terp tea and top dressing uprising bloom. Week 1-3 I might do 50/50 terp tea grow and bloom depending on nitrogen needs during stretch.
Aside from this the occasional recharge application keeps things active! Terp tea microbe charge seems nice but expensive. Late in bloom I’m planning to increase terp tea bloom to 2tsp per gal of water. When preparing soil I sometimes go a bit heavier than 1tbsp/gal. My thought is in organics, it is harder to burn a plant due to the microbes in the soil. It’s more important to have nutrient availability if needed.
I’m currently doing a side by side grow testing ro water vs tap water (900-1100ppm). I’m thinking I need to supplement
calmag with ro water. The roots organic elemental seems nice to use as a top dress every 2 weeks but pricey again. If tap water is a no go, I’m planning to use gypsum, epsom salt, and wollastonite as a cheaper solution.
I hope you guys don’t mind the long post! There doesn’t seem to be a ton of people using roots and I’ve been researching this myself. Just trying to dump everything I’ve learned so far!