Has SOLO gone south?

[greenpassion]

I had been so happy to find this great orchid food from First Rays, called SOLO, and it was wonderful. Also, I had gotten another product that was a great rooting horomone called KLN. Both seem to be gone. Am I like way behind the times here? Is there now something even better than SOLO that I'm not up on? I can't see how that food could be beat.

[tucker85]

I thought both SOLO and KLN were still available, but if they're not there are other good hormone products. I like Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed (I've been using it for several years) and I understand that Megathrive, from Norman's Orchids, is also good. I also used Hygrozyme once and it seemed to have the same affect as the others.

[keithrs]

KLN is still around and "SOLO" is just Kelpmax mixed with MSU. Buy you some Kelpmax and MSU and make your own. There's no real reason to use both KLN and and kelp product as they do the same job. I would prefer the kelp product over KLN for its other added benefits.

[Ray]

Both are still available.

My shopping cart keeps track of inventory, so when I am sold out of something - Solo has been selling like mad lately - it makes it "disappear" from the online listing.

Keith is right, but I'll take it further - not only do you need not use Solo and K-L-N, as the seaweed extract is an excellent growth hormone source, but it can actually be detrimental to your plants to do so.