Canna - Biocanna Starterskit

A fully plant-based starter kit with four BIOCANNA products for organic soil growing, with instruction leaflet and grow schedule.

A litre of bloom nutrient against 250 ml of grow

The four bottles are not the same size, and that ratio is the first thing to grasp in order to know how far this kit takes you.

Bio Flores comes as a full litre, Bio Vega as 250 ml. A factor of four. That is not a design flaw but a reflection of how a grow runs: the flowering phase lasts longer than the growth phase and the dose rises through it besides.

In practice the bottle of Bio Vega empties first, well before the rest is finished. If you continue with this range you will be topping up grow nutrient first and bloom nutrient much later. Judging the box by the number of bottles misses that, because four bottles say nothing about how long each one lasts.

What is in the kit

• 250 ml Bio Vega, plant-based base nutrient for the growth phase.
• 1 litre Bio Flores, plant-based base nutrient for the flowering phase.
• 250 ml Bio RHIZOTONIC, root stimulator carrying vitamins B1 and B2 among others.
• 250 ml BioBOOST, flowering stimulator from fermented plant extract.
• An instruction leaflet and a grow schedule.

Bio RHIZOTONIC is, according to CANNA, most useful under stress: cuttings being transplanted, and plants that look unhealthy recover with it.

The certification, and the condition attached to it

BIOCANNA is certified by Control Union Certifications for use in organic growing and is additionally OMRI listed under the American NOP programme.

CANNA attach a condition worth reading: a crop grown with BIOCANNA may be called organic provided it was also grown organically, in accordance with the international guidelines. The certification sits on the fertiliser, not automatically on your harvest; the rest of your method counts too.

If you grow under your own certification, check the products against the current list of your own control body.

What it is built for

The BIOCANNA range is plant-based and developed for soil growing. CANNA advise combining it with their Bio Terra Plus, a potting compost carrying only organic fertilisers, because the feed counts on a living substrate like that.

If you would rather work with mineral nutrition that is directly available, the CANNA Terra Starter Kit is this kit's counterpart.

Available sizes

Technical Specifications:

• Type: plant-based starter kit for organic soil growing
• Manufacturer: CANNA, BIOCANNA range
• Number of products: four, plus instruction leaflet and grow schedule
• Base nutrients: Bio Vega 250 ml and Bio Flores 1 litre
• Additives: Bio RHIZOTONIC 250 ml and BioBOOST 250 ml
• Certification: Control Union Certifications, and OMRI listed under NOP
• Condition: the crop counts as organic provided it was also grown organically
• Recommended substrate: BIOCANNA Bio Terra Plus
• Mineral counterpart: the CANNA Terra Starter Kit

Frequently asked questions

Why is the bloom bottle four times the size?
Because the flowering phase lasts longer and the dose rises through it. Bio Vega empties first.

Does this make my harvest automatically organic?
No. CANNA set the condition that it must also be grown organically, in accordance with the international guidelines. The certification sits on the fertiliser.

Which potting compost do I use with it?
CANNA advise Bio Terra Plus, carrying only organic fertilisers. The feed counts on a living substrate.

What does Bio RHIZOTONIC do exactly?
It promotes root development and resilience, and according to CANNA is most useful under stress such as transplanting.

Is there a smaller version?
Yes, the Easybox with only Bio Vega and Bio Flores.