My soil recipe consists of...
8 gallon organic soil mix
6 gal perlite
4 gal worm castings
1/2 cup Gaia Green 4-4-4
2 cups bonemeal
2 cups feathermeal
1/4 cup soft rock phosphate
1/4 cup oyster shell flower
3 cup alfalfa meal
2 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup gypsum
When I transferred to my flowering pot I used the same mix but layered the bottom of the pot with general purpose Gaia Green 2-8-4. I also Top dressed with 1/2 cup of worm castings into week 2 of flower as the fan leaves appeared lighter than normal otherwise I am 6 weeks into flower and all I have added was 2 applications of compost tea Since flower. The first at a ratio of 5-1 at week 2, the second at a ratio of 3-1. Since then I have watered once 4 days ago with straight RO. Need to water tonigh and debating if I should add some EM 1 so I'm not using straight RO. Am I incorrect to believe that straight RO will strip any remaining nutrients and minerals from my soil?
ok my man, I found your recipe.
it's interesting that your friend is having no issues with the same recipe though, even though the lighting is what differs between you the most.
this thing looks potent. Most notably is the abundance of phosphate in the mix, which is known for locking up nutrients when it is in excess. I would have an extremely hard time thinking you have a deficiency in anything, and more of an excess.
let me ask you a few things.
1. What are your watering habits? Organic soils require consistent moisture all the time, no wet/dry cycles.
2. Are you watering to the point of runoff? Generally, you want to avoid runoff at all costs because you strip nutrients from your soil via leeching.
3. Are you never using just plain H2O? with your mix, you should pretty much only be using plain water all the way from start to finish.
4. What is your method for compost teas? Generally you'd be better off doing compost extracts, because teas are only as effective if you are proficient in using a microscope to analyze if your tea is any good. just cause you bubble some shit in a bucket, doesn't mean its good. Also, too much molasses can be bad for your soil and your plant/microbe relationships.