When growing in organic super soil, do you water until runoff?

[BlandMeow]

From the dude that brought you "do you pH your water" here comes "do you water until runoff?"

So much info out there about watering, but I wonder if some of the Coco or salt nute heads have muddied the water. This is specific to growing in a super soil or living soil and top dressing with compost/dry amendments/compost teas, etc (not bottled nutes).

Let's hear it. Personally, I always water to a deep soaking and inevitably some water drips out of the bottom, but nothing that can be measured.

 

[poundofyourfinest]

No, you’re wasting your amendments

 

[go go kid]

i would personaly have a traay under the pot so any run off gets soaked back up into the soil

 

[poundofyourfinest]

That’s a must with fabric pots, easiest way to get them completely watered

 

[JHake]

Just a little. I mean, i fill the pot and if there's a little runoff it's okay, but pretty different practice than watering til 20-30% runoff as you would do in hydro.

 

[Weedvin]

From the dude that brought you "do you pH your water" here comes "do you water until runoff?"

So much info out there about watering, but I wonder if some of the Coco or salt nute heads have muddied the water. This is specific to growing in a super soil or living soil and top dressing with compost/dry amendments/compost teas, etc (not bottled nutes).

Let's hear it. Personally, I always water to a deep soaking and inevitably some water drips out of the bottom, but nothing that can be measured.

Can't flush good organics, as long as it drains, water ,water and water again.

 

[myke]

Dont use fabric pots,water from bottom a little and water from top.Its really an art knowing when where and how much.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Can't flush good organics, as long as it drains, water ,water and water again.

Horrible advice.

 

[green_machine_two9er]

If you get runoff your either under or overwatering. Drains right through and soaks back up. Under water. Water sits stagnant in trays. Over watering. Find the center. Soil should become homogenous, or feel like a big sponge And act spongy as well

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Horrible advice.

But you can you flush “bad organics”???

 

[poundofyourfinest]

Dont use fabric pots,water from bottom a little and water from top.Its really an art knowing when where and how much.

Why don’t you like fabric? I’m not trying to question you, just wondering

 

[myke]

Can't flush good organics, as long as it drains, water ,water and water again.

This is true,a high CEC cant be flushed out.Something about positive charged cations or something like that.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

From the dude that brought you "do you pH your water" here comes "do you water until runoff?"

So much info out there about watering, but I wonder if some of the Coco or salt nute heads have muddied the water. This is specific to growing in a super soil or living soil and top dressing with compost/dry amendments/compost teas, etc (not bottled nutes).

Let's hear it. Personally, I always water to a deep soaking and inevitably some water drips out of the bottom, but nothing that can be measured.

I usually try not to water until runoff, but I don't always succeed. And left over water I let sit for 20 minutes or so to let the soil soak up any more if it can. If there's any left I suck it out with a shop vac.

I have watered to runoff purposely to flush out some Ca. When I've flushed some Ca, I use a little citric acid in the water.

And yucca is my friend.

 

[myke]

Why don’t you like fabric? I’m not trying to question you, just wondering

Dry to quick,organics need to be covered up with mulch etc..So you should also cover a fabric pot or shade it.

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Why don’t you like fabric? I’m not trying to question you, just wondering

Cant answer for myke but fabrics tend to air prune the outer 1” of pot. That’s your rhizosphere and most crucial aspect of roots/ biology interactions occur here.

 

[poundofyourfinest]

Cool thanks for the replies, I might have to go back

 

[myke]

Cool thanks for the replies, I might have to go back

Just get a sip and go golfing.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Cant answer for myke but fabrics tend to air prune the outer 1” of pot. That’s your rhizosphere and most crucial aspect of roots/ biology interactions occur here.

The rhizosphere is all the soil immediately around the roots. Not just the outside edge.

 

[poundofyourfinest]

I like fabric because it pretty much eliminates over watering but I have missed a watering and they get way to dry.

 

[green_machine_two9er]

The rhizosphere is all the soil immediately around the roots. Not just the outside edge.

Not sure where I heard it but I thought the outer edges of the root system is where a huge portion of microherd are hanging and doing there thing. Illl try to look it up.

Cool thanks for the replies, I might have to go back

Either way any amount of microbe die off is not good. Fabrics pots can work but no smaller than 20-30 gallon.