You should be proactive. So try to feed them Craft Blend before they start yellowing. The fish hydrolysate is pretty fast acting, so it's good to have some on hand. I use Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed sometimes.
Well, I'm not an expert, but I don't believe roots can stay dry for all that long. I use fabric pots so my soil dries out relatively quick. Seems like my roots would suffer if I didn't get the dirt wet. Lol. I used to do the salt, soil combo years ago and it worked well. I just can't seem to remember what nutes we used back then, otherwise id try them.
I'm afraid of adding it too soon. Lol. I guess if I wanna do organic, I should get all the organic amendments to have on hand. How long do you let the mix cook for?
I do it until it cools off, and isn't warm anymore. You can also make a mix up and just keep it moist and it'll be ready to use whenever you need to give them some nutrients. Kinda like top dressing with a little super soil and just watering it in.
I do it until it cools off, and isn't warm anymore. You can also make a mix up and just keep it moist and it'll be ready to use whenever you need to give them some nutrients. Kinda like top dressing with a little super soil and just watering it in.... ok. I understand that. It makes sense. So I should make a mix now, and just keep it moist until needed cuz I believe it'll just be a couple of more weeks anyways.
OK, I realize this thread is turning into an organic thread, but did anyone notice the OP never mentioned organics?
Ya, you can make up a mix now so it's ready, then just top dress a little when they need it. You can start with just giving them a little, and then add more after you see what they like. That's just one was to do it. You can just top dress it too without mixing it up and letting it cook first. That's what I did at first.
Letting it cook first will break down organic material and make them more readily available though, right? I know I ask a lot of questions but I wanna make sure I know all the angles. Lol... and thanks for the help btw. I never would have figured this out on my own. Lol
Well the very first thing he said was that he was using FFOF which is organic, and he was using Down to Earth amendments, which is also organic.
No worries man. And yes, cooking it will make it more readily available and it'll work faster. You get it.
So don't water to runoff? How do you make sure you get your soil completely wet?
Ok. I was led to believe to saturate the soil so there no dry pockets, but at the same time it makes sense because there is no salts to buildup.
Skuxx summed it up nicely. I try not to get runoff, but I like to see a little water come out the bottom and then get sucked back up so I know I saturated all the soil. Any extra I suck up with a shopvac.
Yucca will help prevent dry spots. I started using it again occasionally. I went over a year without adding any yucca, and so I really noticed that my soil became more absorbent after using it. There's other stuff you can use too. I think aloe is another one.
Ok. I'll change my watering. I was doing about 10th of a gallon water to a gallon soil. I'll drop it down a bit.
10% should be ok tho haha I know you get tossed around as far as one person advises this and another advises the opposite and it can get confusing and that’s bc there so many variables in different grows to account for.. a little run off is ok but I do aim for none. In air pots that aren’t made for living soil (they have a liner in them) the water tends to shoot out the side walls before going down and out into the soil, so it’s hard there and almost impossible to not have run off bc half the water runs right out of the pot bc the peat is hydrophobic when dry etc
Yes I use smart pots. I think i said air pots, but either way, I get a lil water out the sides but I worry about the deep roots not getting enough water. That's the only reason I water as much as I do.
Watering slowly can help prevent the soil from becoming hydrophobic too.