You know what happened in the 90s? Medical marijuana became legal in a few states. As a result a flood of novice growers began looking for products to grow their medical marijuana and nutrient companies began popping up outta the woodwork.
What happened as a result?
Those novice growers whom mostly knew nothing about growing plants began getting all of their horticultural advice from the nutrient companies.
The nutrient companies said, "you need 10 different bottles to grow medical marijuana." (So they can make more money selling you shit you and your plants don't need)
Then when the novice growers used all their stupid bottles and their pot still tasted like crap they said, "well you just need an 11th bottle to flush out those excess nutrients that we told you were necessary to grow good pot."
If new growers spent more time learning how the plant worked and what the plant really needed they would save themselves a lot of headaches down the road.
The nutrient companies exist to sell you their shit so they can make more money. They aren't there to help you grow good pot.
But the nutrient companies want us all to believe that they are our trustworthy friend. Environment and genetics are more important than which brand of nutrient line you choose to buy. Anyone can see how absurd that shit gets when you examine advanced nutrients lineup. Anybody using their products are an embarrassment to themselves and real growers throughout the world.
Okay, my rant is over