Your supersoil should not 'die out' before harvesting. Chances are you have something else going on. People like myself can use the same soil over and over without adding much of anything to it. I leave the flushing and fading talk for when I have to strike up a conversation with the clerk at the hydrostore. Have to keep my good dude discount!seed to harvest? or does it die out towards the end of flowering? and is that what it's supposed to do? I've noticed defeciencies in plants that are close to their harvest day.
This is correct as long as you are not dumping bottled nutes on your soil, or doing something stupid like a friend I know and dumping a cup of time released fertilizer per 5 gallon pot 20 days before harvest (neither of which I think flushing helps).so when I see there is no defeciency it doesn't effect all the smoke all the ammendments that are still in the soil
Exactly and this leads me to ask what size containers? The entire purpose of super soil is to feed the plant naturally and for as long as it needs it. Hence the name?Your supersoil should not 'die out' before harvesting. Chances are you have something else going on. People like myself can use the same soil over and over without adding much of anything to it. I leave the flushing and fading talk for when I have to strike up a conversation with the clerk at the hydrostore. Have to keep my good dude discount!
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I had problems my first run. wasnt that my soil was dieing out but hadnt broken down enough to make all my CaMG avail. at least thats what i deducted. Run two has Zero fading or whatever you call it. Ill post a pic of some Crzy shit. my first try at breeding. either way i put this bad girl into a 3 gallon pots to wuick flower and see what she has to offer. now shes 4 1/2 feet tall. 18 inch colas. looks like a monster in such a small pot. But my phone has been killed and have no other way of posting pics atm.Your supersoil should not 'die out' before harvesting. Chances are you have something else going on. People like myself can use the same soil over and over without adding much of anything to it. I leave the flushing and fading talk for when I have to strike up a conversation with the clerk at the hydrostore. Have to keep my good dude discount!
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lol no. still thinking like a bottled nutrient grower. ive heard rumors that useing to much molasses in teas can affect harshness near the end. but ive never noticed a difference. and ive chopped plants that got a rich AACT just days before harvest.so when I see there is no defeciency it doesn't effect all the smoke all the ammendments that are still in the soil
maybe i missed something but top dress with SS. what exactly is underneith your topdress than? I thought the whole purpose of super soil, or maybe i have my terms mixed up, was to be in a symbiotic relationship with the microbial life, rhizosphere and plant in general. i dont see how topdressing would really be super benficial. just from your pic it looks like something is off. the claw and necrosis on leaves would cause me great worries. looks like good smoke, but something is off here. just my opinion, sorry if it wasnt wanted. lolI top dress with ss about 4 or 5 weeks into flower and feed one or 2 times in week 6 or 7 on a 10 week strain. I get approx 8 weeks of food out of ss, here's a pic of how I like the fade to look when I harvest. View attachment 3507770
Imo the issue with supersoils is they put a laundry list of uncomposted amendments in a small amount of soil with little to no understanding of what each amendment is or is not doing. If you're jacking up soil with that many amendments, it should be good for a very long time providing things are somewhat balanced. To answer the size question, for my style of growing, 10-15 is too small, 100's are awesome, but they are big, 25-35 seems like a good inbetween size.Exactly and this leads me to ask what size containers? The entire purpose of super soil is to feed the plant naturally and for as long as it needs it. Hence the name?
I think the soil just needs time to break down and get settled. I have not added any liming agents/calmag since the initial mixing. If plants start to develop deficiencies I would give them a good act. For pots that small, I'd say you're doing an excellent job keeping them happy!I had problems my first run. wasnt that my soil was dieing out but hadnt broken down enough to make all my CaMG avail. at least thats what i deducted. Run two has Zero fading or whatever you call it. Ill post a pic of some Crzy shit. my first try at breeding. either way i put this bad girl into a 3 gallon pots to wuick flower and see what she has to offer. now shes 4 1/2 feet tall. 18 inch colas. looks like a monster in such a small pot. But my phone has been killed and have no other way of posting pics atm.
Hey pattahabi! have you ever heard of or tried mutiple plants in a large bed. 3-4 C/f. i want to try a new room, with a single large raised bed style container. and i want to plant 12 plants into this bed? trying to get into notill more and more. ive been playing with some 15 gallon pots with great results. so i figure 300+gallons of soil should be enough for a dozen small clones. vegging 2-3 weeks. any input, or if its a crazy stupid idea please let me know lolImo the issue with supersoils is they put a laundry list of uncomposted amendments in a small amount of soil with little to no understanding of what each amendment is or is not doing. If you're jacking up soil with that many amendments, it should be good for a very long time providing things are somewhat balanced. To answer the size question, for my style of growing, 10-15 is too small, 100's are awesome, but they are big, 25-35 seems like a good inbetween size.
Peace!
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I think it's a great idea! I'm currently using 100 gallon pots and growing 4 plants per, and I like it a whole lot. One thing I have noticed is veg time is dramatically reduced when vegging in containers that large. I grow them in a 1 gallon pot, and then transplant into 100 gallons. You might run into space issues if you are putting 12 plants in say a 50" diameter smartpot. Meaning the might get squished together (they might not depending how small you flip them).Hey pattahabi! have you ever heard of or tried mutiple plants in a large bed. 3-4 C/f. i want to try a new room, with a single large raised bed style container. and i want to plant 12 plants into this bed? trying to get into notill more and more. ive been playing with some 15 gallon pots with great results. so i figure 300+gallons of soil should be enough for a dozen small clones. vegging 2-3 weeks. any input, or if its a crazy stupid idea please let me know lol
Hahaha I love that!Your supersoil should not 'die out' before harvesting. Chances are you have something else going on. People like myself can use the same soil over and over without adding much of anything to it. I leave the flushing and fading talk for when I have to strike up a conversation with the clerk at the hydrostore. Have to keep my good dude discount!
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