an....yawn
The guy that helped me get started/learning to grow, now owns the hydroshow he used to work at...
I get to talk to and see a lot of what people are using nutrient wise, and what they are growing...
off the top of my head I know at least 10 peeps that have used/are using, AN, and most are serious growers.
I haven't seen anything spectacular, nor even surprising from AN.
I truly believe that the people who see these bigger, better buds simply had bad genetics or bad growing habits that they corrected.
Sure you might get a little better result....But what they claim you will see is them betting on their pretty bottles giving you a placebo effect when yank time comes, or they are betting that you have had some bad genetics and that is now corrected (so many people take advantage of the vast supply of clones/seeds etc...these days) or they are betting that some factor/variable you were unaware of corrected itself or something you yourself improved upon in growing habits and skills.
I don't mean to offend anyone who is using and swears by AN, and I am sure that if you see big improvements then (more than likely) you really are seeing improvement, i am just saying it isn't all, if any, because of AN.
I think the only true improvements are being made in PGHs, and how to use-adjust the correct ratios of NPK and Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulphur on ONE genetically identical (clone) strain, in other words by learning the strain and adjusting any of the great nutrient lineups out there, to that strain.
Personally, I would rather know HOW Cannabis grows and what IT needs and then giving it nutrients from a company with an unsullied reputation, than to just grow it with pretty bottles.
No I have not and will never use AN. I know personally how they do business, i would rather grow lettuce on rafts in a fucking pond with
fish shit for fertilizer....
Just sayin'