Fertilizers reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 138 Reddit reviews across 32 subreddits and 46 posts to rank the best Fertilizers brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/PlantedTank, r/lawncare, r/houseplants, r/Aroids, r/Palia. Top-rated brands include Aquarium Co-op Easy Green (5.0/5), Seachem Flourish (4.2/5), Worm Castings (4.8/5).
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Reviews138
Subreddits32
Posts46
Brands97
Products34
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#1
Aquarium Co-op Easy Green
5.0
(8)
"I like Aquarium Co-op Easy Green all-in-one fertilizer for low light tanks."
"My plants exploded."
"Great stuff and simple to use."
"Super easy to use and everybody is thrives."
"Easy green is it."
"Works very well."
"It's shrimp and snail safe!"
"My SIL uses this and loves it."
#2
Seachem Flourish
4.2
(6)
"I’d recommend their stuff 100%."
"Seachem Flourish is great for heavy fish load tanks but not so much otherwise."
"The only other fertilizer I can recommend is Flourish iron, trace and potassium."
"I dose 2ml once a week. my java moss bloomed once i got into a schedule with it."
"Took me by surprise when it showed up in an episode of South Park."
"So far my plants seem happy."
#3
Worm Castings
4.8
(4)
"Worm castings."
"I’m pretty sure worm castings/casting tea is safe for seedlings."
"Worm castings will be your best friend."
"Worm castings (worm poop), can help a lot with improving soil."
#4
Miracle-Gro
3.6
(5)
"I use miracle grow all last year and now this year. It’s just about only water soluble I know in store"
"I use a bottle of miracle grow tropical houseplant food, easy 1 pump in water every few waterings"
"I don't overthink it and go with a 20-20-20ish water soluble fertilizer."
"Example Miracle Grow vs Expert brands have the same."
"Miracle Gro tends to use urea as a nitrogen source... If you're growing your money tree in water, I'd get something without urea."
#5
Easy Green
4.7
(3)
"Honestly easy green is pretty much at the top of the list of fertilizers."
"I use easy-green, and my plants love it!"
"I run co2 and have ran through the small bottle of easy green in my couple of planted tanks it seems to be doing the trick"
#6
Thrive C
4.3
(3)
"NilocG fertilizer are probably one of the best fertilizers out there."
"Thrive has a good line of ferts."
"For my low tech tanks I use Thrive C."
#7
Thrive
4.3
(3)
"Or aquarium co op"
"I use thrive! It’s been great."
"I use Thrive"
#8
Harvest Boost
4.0
(3)
"Now I use harvest boost."
"I tend to only use star quality to make seeds and preserves to sell, so I prefer quality boost. But I use the harvest boost I get from making glow worms too occasionally."
"I only plant star drops and use the harvest boost fertilizer so get a lot of crops out."
#9
Thrive S
5.0
(2)
"This is the only thing I use in my shrimp tanks."
"Thrive S"
#10
Growth Technology Foliage Focus
5.0
(2)
"This company have very good product."
"I’m on my second bottle and recommend it."
#11
LiquiDirt
5.0
(2)
"It lasts forever so you buy it once and you literally never have to ever buy fertilizer again!"
"It comes in a concentrated powder that you add water to."
#12
MSU
4.5
(2)
"Msu or k lite have been great."
"They are around $9.99 per lbs. Both of those are known to do well with orchids"
#13
Seachem Flourish Plus
4.5
(2)
"Best fertile to use in planted betta tank"
"Fert just dose seachem flourish plus NPK. Keep up with water change and it will be good."
#14
Thrive+
4.5
(2)
"It has worked well for me."
"Thrive+ was specifically made for high tech tanks."
#15
Aquarium Co-op
4.5
(2)
"I’ll throw in my two cents for easy green. Aquarium co-op makes good stuff."
"EZ Green from Aquarium Co-op works well for me."
#16
Flourish
4.0
(2)
"I would recommend using regular flourish or flourish advance."
"I use flourish tabs and ferts and my plants do well even despite starting in RO water."
#17
Tropica
4.0
(2)
"The brown one solved my problem with holes in my plants."
"Tropica 👌."
#18
API Leaf Zone
4.0
(2)
"It works the best with my well water with softener."
"I use API leaf zone and flourish root tabs."
#19
Lesco
4.0
(2)
"I went ahead and picked up Lesco at HD this morning. Thanks for the advice!"
"I’ve used Lesco, but there’s a local company near me (Sunniland) that sells fertilizer with most of the bells and whistles that Lesco has and for much cheaper."
#20
Espoma
4.0
(2)
"Get a slow release organic formula that is bloom boosting."
"Commercial organic ferts like Espoma."
#21
Scotts
4.0
(2)
"Check out brands like Scotts Turf Builder or Milorganite. They're solid options for 15-5-10 mixes and won't break the bank like Nitro-Phos."
"I typically just use Scotts fertilizers from home depot."
#22
Seachem
3.0
(2)
"I got the Seachem line for free, so that’s what i use."
"Most off the self ferts that are aimed at the general aquarium keeper are pretty weak, seachem especially."
#23
Microlife
5.0
(1)
"Microlife Acidifier works terrific on these plants."
#24
Jacks
5.0
(1)
"Jacks 3-2-1. Check out Green Genes on YouTube. It’s dirt cheap compared to everything else out there, and gives the best results, in my opinion."
#25
Athena Pro Line
5.0
(1)
"I really liked the Athena pro Line, fed 3.0 ec and they loved every minute of it."
#26
Turf Shark
5.0
(1)
"I’ve had great results with the Alfalfa 5-1-5 but if your lawn is large you might need one of their synthetics."
#27
Urea
5.0
(1)
"Both are fast acting. Ammonium sulfate bit faster as it doesn’t need soil microbes to activate it."
#28
Liquid Compost
5.0
(1)
"Here's two free suggestions and free to make. Liquid compost which can be done in little as a bucket."
#29
Fish Waste
5.0
(1)
"Fish waste"
#30
Hog City Hydro
5.0
(1)
"Hog city hydro on wedington has some good soils and nutes"
#31
All Green
5.0
(1)
"All green liquid fert is the go to"
#32
Flora Nova
5.0
(1)
"I use flora nova grow/bloom. Great stuff."
#33
Fish Emulsion
5.0
(1)
"Fish emulsion, I don’t dilute."
#34
Poor Man’s Dosing Drop
5.0
(1)
"Works great and very cheap."
#35
Maxsea
5.0
(1)
"I use the same fertilizer mix (Maxsea, liquidirt and cal-mag) for all stages of my anthurium."
#36
Nilocg
5.0
(1)
"I use Nilocg Thrive C - which is designed for low-tech tanks."
#37
Nilog
5.0
(1)
"I use Nilog Thrive C and really like it. It’s a complete fertilizer with macro and micro nutrients."
#38
Walmart
5.0
(1)
"Walmart has a rose fertilizer and it is great for my roses"
#39
Growth Technology
5.0
(1)
"I use Growth Technology Foliage Focus on all my Philos and they seem to like it a lot."
#40
The 2hr Aquarist
5.0
(1)
"The 2hr aquarist all in one"
#41
Happy Hydroponics
5.0
(1)
"For nutrients happy hydroponics I use them for my tomatoes and holy shit whatever liquid they sell it works well."
#42
Dyna-Gro Orchid Pro
5.0
(1)
"It started growing its second bloom stem before the first one quit blooming."
#43
Espoma Garden Tone
5.0
(1)
"1/3 cup is all you need."
#44
APT
5.0
(1)
"My plants look WAY happier"
#45
Seachem Flourish Advance
5.0
(1)
"Is working extremely well for me"
#46
Nilocg Thrive
5.0
(1)
"I recommend an all in one starting out."
#47
Nilocg Thrive Line
5.0
(1)
"These are all easy to use and dose liquid fertilizers."
#48
Espoma Tomato and Veg Liquid Concentrate
5.0
(1)
"Organic so less chance of messing it up."
#49
Neptunes Tomato & Veg
5.0
(1)
"Are all good general purpose ferts depending on the stage of growth."
#50
Gaia Green Organic Fertilizers
5.0
(1)
"Which I buy at Harpers."
#51
Recharge by Real Growers
5.0
(1)
"My plants are exploding with growth."
#52
NaturaSolve
4.0
(1)
"Biochar/ compost and NaturaSolve's SoilMix are a good combo."
#53
Promix HP
4.0
(1)
"I've had pretty good luck with promix hp soil with Mycorrhiza, advanced nutrients and collected rain water."
#54
GH
4.0
(1)
"GH maxi series was pretty cheap, simple and effective plus there is plenty of posts around the forums and such to guide you."
#55
Pepper Joe
4.0
(1)
"Pepper Joe like fish emulsion as well as a epsom salts solution sprayed on."
#56
SpeedyGro
4.0
(1)
"I like the SpeedyGro fertilizer as a rare commodity and tend to use most of my HarvestBoost no problem."
#57
Masterline
4.0
(1)
"I use masterline all in one golden. It’s my first planted tank so I don’t have anything to compare it to but all my plants are thriving"
#58
Down to Earth
4.0
(1)
"I use down to earth acid mix and fox farm 3 part liquid."
#59
K-Lite
4.0
(1)
"They are around $9.99 per lbs. Both of those are known to do well with orchids"
#60
Milorganite
4.0
(1)
"Check out brands like Scotts Turf Builder or Milorganite. They're solid options for 15-5-10 mixes and won't break the bank like Nitro-Phos."
#61
Hi Yield
4.0
(1)
"I’m using Hi Yield"
#62
Pro-Pell-It
4.0
(1)
"We use a lot of stuff from Pro-Pell-It, but we mainly use ammendments rather than liquid fertilizers or premixed powders."
#63
AgroThrive
4.0
(1)
"AgroThrive has some great liquid products if you can get it from a dealer."
#64
Alfalfa
4.0
(1)
"I looked up that Alfalfa 5-1-5 and it sounds pretty good and I like the fact of it being organic."
#65
Aquarium Coop
4.0
(1)
"Any thoughts on aquarium-coop fertz?"
#66
Foxfarm
4.0
(1)
"I would say that using Foxfarm mixes would be your best bet still."
#67
Ozark Natural Foods
4.0
(1)
"Ozark Natural Foods. The homestead(?) supply side has lots of fertilizers."
#68
Mushroom Compost
4.0
(1)
"I use mushroom compost free from the mushroom farm."
#69
Liquid 10-10-10
4.0
(1)
"I like running a liquid 10-10-10."
#70
Traditional 10-10-10
4.0
(1)
"I've used 2 on my Calamondin which is basically the same. Traditional 10-10-10 and a citrus specific."
#71
Slow Release Fertilizers
4.0
(1)
"Put some slow release fertilizers. And during the flowering season use liquid feed."
#72
APT Complete
4.0
(1)
"I've never used it but I've heard APT Complete is pretty good"
#73
Flourish Comprehensive
4.0
(1)
"Flourish comprehensive is a trace fertilizer, meaning it contains very little NPK."
#74
TNC
4.0
(1)
"I do have to supplement potassium in one of my tanks with brighter light."
#75
General Hydroponics
4.0
(1)
"Use silica fertilizer like Armor Si from general hydro."
#76
Doctor Earth
4.0
(1)
"Doctor Earth bud and bloom while fruit are growing."
#77
Citrus Fertilizer
4.0
(1)
"I’ve used citrus fertilizer and they seem to love it."
#78
Alaska Morebloom
4.0
(1)
"Alaska Morebloom 0-10-10 to help promote buds."
#79
Balanced Fertilizer
4.0
(1)
"A balanced fertilizer is the best."
#80
Balanced NPK
4.0
(1)
"I use either balanced NPK (20:20:20) or something with higher nitrogen."
#81
NPK for Citrus
4.0
(1)
"The best NPK for citrus is 6-3-3."
#82
Liquid Seaweed
4.0
(1)
"I use liquid seaweed."
#83
Maxicrop
4.0
(1)
"Maxicrop Organic Tomato with seaweed extract."
#84
API
4.0
(1)
"Most people have said api leaf zone, aquarium co-op easy green, and flourish. i’m going to go with api leaf zone"
#85
MSU Fertilizer
4.0
(1)
"MSU fertilizer is pretty common for orchids."
#86
Maxi Grow
4.0
(1)
"Use maxi grow or masterblend instead, you want something with 80/20 nitrate to ammoniacal nitrogen."
#87
Jacks 321
4.0
(1)
"Go with the flower formula."
#88
Fox Farm Tiger Bloom
4.0
(1)
"Fox farms tiger bloom."
#89
Gaia Green All Purpose 4-4-4
4.0
(1)
"Gotta top water it in, but just trust me on this."
#90
MicroLife Ultimate
4.0
(1)
"I use MicroLife Ultimate and worm castings every 3 months."
#91
Dyna-Gro Foliage Pro
4.0
(1)
"Proper nutrients will help keep a healthy plant and encourage growth."
#92
Stout MSA
4.0
(1)
"Stout MSA is my favorite."
#93
Max Sea Fertilizer
4.0
(1)
"Max Sea Fertilizer - 16-16-16."
#94
Tropica Premium Nutrition
4.0
(1)
"I use Tropica Premium Nutrition on an Estimative Index regime."
#95
Aquario Neo Fertilizer
4.0
(1)
"Macro, micro, iron, and potassium."
#96
Generic Broadleaf Control
3.0
(1)
"Don't use it. On the same aisle you'll find regular fertilizer."
#97
Seachem Potassium
2.0
(1)
"These liquid fertilizer products are ABSURDLY priced."
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