keysareme
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We moved in February and I brought a good amount of well built organic soil from our previous in ground vegetable garden to our new home.
The soil she is in is essentially, compost (two kinds), native clay, perlite and dry organic fertilizer.
Info on the soil, the base is a mix I made of native clay I amended with biodynamic compost two seasons ago. Dry amendments and worm castings mixed at crop rotation. It was part of our vegetable garden. So the blend is essentially a great medium having the two seasons to build its microbial life. I kept the soils fed with compost teas. The second kind of compost is another local blend comprised of organic green yard materials. The perlite is organic perlite. Fertilizer is dr earth all purpose dry amendment. (I have a great garden story about this season, explains our going with the dr earth fertilizer rather than mixing in our own dry amendments.)
Our current GG4 is in a 5 gallon geo pot, the soil mix is 50% soil I dug up and brought to our new home, 25% compost and 25% perlite, with the appropriate amount of dry fertilizer per listed on the bag. All organic.
She is from seed, 4" pot to 1 gallon pot to 5 gallon. We fed her, maybe twice, very early on, a light liquid fish hydrosolate.
Just water, vegged from April until about late July, she is now in the onset of flowering.
About a week ago, I noticed dropping taco leaves. I felt
it to possibly be from over watering. I had began to water more based on her size and increase in growth and production, as well as the increase in heat and to consider the long light hours. She looked like she wanted more water, and at first the increase in watering provided a temporary improvement.
After a few days of the increased watering, she was showing us now that she was receiving too much water. We stopped watering for two and a half days, and again she showed certain signs of under watering and dehydration. I slowly watered, and the next day she looked much better. I realized possibly the soil is lacking airation and drainage. I placed a wooden board under the plant to lift it off the mulch to increase air flow, and eventually replaced the board with a tray that has perforated air gaps.
She looked better, but now show signs of either Fe deficiency or Ca deficiency.
I went and picked up garden supplies, and the hydro store had free fresh compost tea with purchase. I fed her some when I got
home, and that has been her initiation back to vibrantly thriving.
Over the next two weeks, I fed her home brewed compost teas, and initiated daily fish hydrosolate foliar feedings. Her leaves darkened up and I top dressed with the compost tea brew remains.
Here she is now. It is misty and she is moist from the evening and her soil is soaked from
this mornings compost tea.
My inquiry is whether she may be root bound, or if she was just very hungry considering no feeding up until two weeks ago.
Any input is appreciated. Thank you.
The soil she is in is essentially, compost (two kinds), native clay, perlite and dry organic fertilizer.
Info on the soil, the base is a mix I made of native clay I amended with biodynamic compost two seasons ago. Dry amendments and worm castings mixed at crop rotation. It was part of our vegetable garden. So the blend is essentially a great medium having the two seasons to build its microbial life. I kept the soils fed with compost teas. The second kind of compost is another local blend comprised of organic green yard materials. The perlite is organic perlite. Fertilizer is dr earth all purpose dry amendment. (I have a great garden story about this season, explains our going with the dr earth fertilizer rather than mixing in our own dry amendments.)
Our current GG4 is in a 5 gallon geo pot, the soil mix is 50% soil I dug up and brought to our new home, 25% compost and 25% perlite, with the appropriate amount of dry fertilizer per listed on the bag. All organic.
She is from seed, 4" pot to 1 gallon pot to 5 gallon. We fed her, maybe twice, very early on, a light liquid fish hydrosolate.
Just water, vegged from April until about late July, she is now in the onset of flowering.
About a week ago, I noticed dropping taco leaves. I felt
it to possibly be from over watering. I had began to water more based on her size and increase in growth and production, as well as the increase in heat and to consider the long light hours. She looked like she wanted more water, and at first the increase in watering provided a temporary improvement.
After a few days of the increased watering, she was showing us now that she was receiving too much water. We stopped watering for two and a half days, and again she showed certain signs of under watering and dehydration. I slowly watered, and the next day she looked much better. I realized possibly the soil is lacking airation and drainage. I placed a wooden board under the plant to lift it off the mulch to increase air flow, and eventually replaced the board with a tray that has perforated air gaps.
She looked better, but now show signs of either Fe deficiency or Ca deficiency.
I went and picked up garden supplies, and the hydro store had free fresh compost tea with purchase. I fed her some when I got
home, and that has been her initiation back to vibrantly thriving.
Over the next two weeks, I fed her home brewed compost teas, and initiated daily fish hydrosolate foliar feedings. Her leaves darkened up and I top dressed with the compost tea brew remains.
Here she is now. It is misty and she is moist from the evening and her soil is soaked from
this mornings compost tea.
My inquiry is whether she may be root bound, or if she was just very hungry considering no feeding up until two weeks ago.
Any input is appreciated. Thank you.
