Fox Farm Bembe Has Two Rates And They Are Six Times Apart
Read the right line on this label. Soil takes a tablespoon per gallon. A recirculating reservoir takes half a teaspoon per gallon. That is a six-fold difference, and mixing the soil rate into a reservoir is the commonest way to waste a bottle. Fox Farm Bembe is a 0-1-3, declaring 1.00% available phosphate and 3.00% soluble potash. It is derived from earthworm castings, bat guano, seabird guano, sulfate of potash magnesia, phosphoric acid, rock phosphate and molasses. The sugars in it feed microbes at the root zone rather than the plant itself.
When Bush Doctor Bembe Goes In, And How Often
It starts once the first buds have appeared, not before. In soil and container plantings that is a tablespoon per gallon every other week until harvest, drenched right through the medium. In a recirculating system it is half a teaspoon per gallon of fresh reservoir water, and FoxFarm asks for a flush every two weeks. It runs alongside their own fertilizers or any other feed program. One honest note on what this bottle is. At 0-1-3 the nutrient contribution is deliberately small. What you are adding is a food source for microbial populations, so anyone expecting a bloom booster should read the analysis first.
Key Features
- 0-1-3 guaranteed analysis: 1.00% available phosphate and 3.00% soluble potash, small enough to sit alongside a full bloom feed without crowding it.
- Two published rates, soil and hydro: 1 tablespoon per gallon in soil, 1/2 teaspoon per gallon in a reservoir. The split is on the label and it matters.
- Feeds root-zone microbes: The natural sugars are a food source for microbial populations rather than a direct nutrient for the plant.
- Earthworm castings, bat guano and seabird guano: The organic inputs behind the phosphate and potash, listed on the derived-from statement rather than implied.
- Starts once first buds appear: A clear trigger point instead of a week number, so it fits any photoperiod or autoflower schedule.
- Compatible with any feed program: FoxFarm state it works with their own fertilizers or a competitor's, so it drops into an existing schedule.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed Analysis | 0 - 1 - 3 |
| Available Phosphate (P2O5) | 1.00% |
| Soluble Potash (K2O) | 3.00% |
| Derived From | Earthworm castings, bat guano, seabird guano, sulfate of potash magnesia, phosphoric acid, rock phosphate, molasses |
| Soil / Container Rate | 1 tablespoon (15 mL) per gallon |
| Soil Frequency | Every other week until harvest, drench thoroughly |
| Hydroponic Rate | 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) per gallon of fresh reservoir water |
| Hydroponic Flush | Flush the system every two weeks |
| When To Start | Once the first buds have appeared |
| Purpose | Food source for root-zone microbial populations |
| Compatibility | FoxFarm fertilizers or any other nutrient regimen |
| Coverage, Hydroponic | 189 / 378 / 1,514 gallons by size at 2.5 mL per gallon |
| Coverage, Soil | 31 / 63 / 252 gallons by size at 15 mL per gallon |
| Available Sizes | 1 pint, 1 quart, 1 gallon |