If you grow on a run-to-waste system, you need a plant nutrient that exactly suits the needs of this special growing method. The substrates used in run-to-waste are mostly inert (which means they don't add or take nutrient elements from the nutrient solution). So all the nutrients have to be in the nutrient solution.
An excess of nutritional elements can lead to damage to both the plant and the environment, which is why CANNA Substra is designed to meet plants' needs specifically.
CANNA SUBSTRA provides the ideal balance and ratio of nutrients needed by plants for optimal growth.
Not only should a nutrient be specially designed for inert run-to-waste systems, it should also match your type of tap water. That’s why CANNA developed a hard and soft water version of the SUBSTRA nutrient line. With this choice, the correct amount of nutrients will be delivered to the plants root system and as little as possible nutrients will end up in the drain water; healthy for the consumer and great for the environment.
Both CANNA Substra nutrients (CANNA Substra Vega for the growing phase CANNA Substra Flores for the blooming phase) consist of two parts, an A part and a B part. We separate these parts for a reason. As it happens, if some of the elements in part A and B are thrown together at the same time, they precipitate out of solution becoming unavailable to plants. That's why you should first add the A component and then the B component.