What the OOZE trial showed, and what is on its label
Finishing season is when a lot of growers stock up on OOZE, so it is worth laying out exactly what we can put in front of you before a bottle goes in the cart: the potassium figure on the label, the ingredient list, the timing window, and one independent lab report from one trial. Nothing more, and nothing dressed up as more than it is.
What is on the label
The potassium figure for OOZE is K2O 2.4573. The ingredients are molasses, Ahnfeltia and Laminaria seaweed extracts, boric acid, sodium molybdate, humic acid and vitamin B1. That is the whole story of what is in the bottle: a carbohydrate base, two seaweeds, two trace elements, humic acid and B1.
You will notice we only quote the potassium number. The label artwork we hold for our products is a 2018 example set, and we are re-checking the rest against a bottle in current US stock before we print them anywhere. A figure that is checked and printed is more useful to you than a full set that is not.
When it goes in
On the feed chart, OOZE runs in flower weeks 5 to 8 at 2.5 ml/L, added to your normal base feed. It does not replace the base, and it is not a flush product. After week 8 the chart hands over to FINAL for the last stretch.
What the lab report shows
In an independent SC Labs PhytoFacts terpene panel, two samples finished with OOZE and PHAT as a layer on top of an existing base program came back at 1.94% and 1.95% total terpenes. The profile was led by myrcene and linalool, with lemon, lavender-pepper and earthy-mango notes in the breakdown.
Read this for what it is: one trial, one cultivar, two samples and no untreated control. It is a real lab report, and it is not a promise about your room.
What each ingredient is
Molasses is the carbohydrate base, the same kind of ingredient you would find in a bottle of sugar-cane feed. Ahnfeltia plicata is a red seaweed and Laminaria japonica is a kelp, and the two are used as extracts rather than whole dried meal. Boric acid and sodium molybdate are there to supply the trace elements boron and molybdenum. Humic acid and vitamin B1 round out the list.
We list them by their proper names because that is how they appear on the label, and because a short, plain ingredient list is easy to check. If a bottle in your cupboard lists ingredients as a vague blend, ask what is actually in it.
Three questions to ask of any label
Whatever brand you are weighing up, these are worth a minute before you buy:
- Does it print a guaranteed analysis, and does the number match the product page?
- Does it say what each ingredient is derived from, or only that it is a blend?
- Does it give a rate and a timing window you can follow, or leave you to guess?
We hold our own labels to the same test, which is why you will see us quote one figure we have checked rather than a full set we have not.
If you are stocking up for the season
A label figure and a trial result are two different kinds of evidence, and it helps to keep them apart when you read any brand, ours included. The label tells you what is in the bottle. The trial tells you what one grower saw in one room. Neither one tells you what your plants will do, so run it the way the chart lays out and judge it on your own results.
Label figures for what is in the bottle. Trial data for what one room showed. We keep the two apart.
If you have questions about timing in your own setup, message us on Instagram and we will go through the feed chart with you. The full product page has the ingredient list and rate in one place: bloomyellowbottles.us/ooze.