BALANCING PGR PRINCIPLES
that they are a business, so if they don’t
have the PGR products that a customer
wants in their store, they run the risk of
losing that customer and sale to a rival.
Finally, there are those only interested
in achieving the heaviest and most
financially rewarding yield from the
plant and are willing to overlook the
health concerns related to PGRs.
In reality, PGRs are out there and it is
impossible to tell what plants they are
in and at what levels. But this can all
be taken care of if plants are flushed
before harvest, right?
Wrong.
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PGR chemicals are nearly all
systemic, which means that once
they are taken up into the plant,
trace chemicals will always be in
the plant, its flowers, fruits, roots,
tissues, pollen...everything. Therefore,
it follows that if you cannot be sure
what levels of PGR are present in
the additives you are using due to
the lack of information given in the
ingredients list, then you would have
no idea of the level of potentially
harmful PGRs in any part of your fully
grown plant, including the fruit before
and after harvesting.
Most people,
including
hydroponics
shop owners
and customers,
would prefer not
to sell or buy
products that
contain PGRs, if
given a choice.