Thanks for the chart.
i used natures living soil for my first organic grow. I didnt add any nutrients and the plants really fell off a cliff(Cal/mag and nitrogen deficiencies i think) around week 4 of flower. Im at it again and have used dolomite lime with ffof and nls for this round. Iplan on using jobes spikes a bit before flower. Then i have aloe and silica along the way. Anything else i should add(or remove)?
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I’ve literally done;
-1/3 Sea Soil compost/worm castings (a lot more compost then castings),
-1/3 lava rock (size about 1/3”-1”) for aeration
-1/3 sphagnum peat.
- Gaia Green dry amendments (80% 4-4-4/ 20% 2-8-4) per gallon
Mixed them up and added dechlorinated water with molasses, liquid kelp, and mycorrhizae. Kept it damp and turned it once a week for roughly 45 days. Planted the germinated seeds in that same mix (without the dry amendments) so it wasn’t hot and also the seeds carry enough of everything the plant needs for 2-3 weeks.
I transplanted the seedlings after 3.5-4 weeks from the cell pots into the 6.3 gal pots. That is it man. Water when needed and one compost tea about 6 weeks into veg. Top dressed once at the start of flower and will once more after the fourth week of flower.
Funny thing is these dry amendments have zero calcium, mag or Sulphur in it. I’ve used Gaia Green Epsom salts once late in veg for a watering to make sure I’m good on mag/Sulphur. The water in Alberta is loaded with calcium so I’ve yet to deal with issues. Fingers crossed none mid-late flower .
Ived used Aloe for clones but not in waterings or foliar spray yet. Haven’t used silica but heard both those are great!