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  1. kratos015

    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Medical side of things is seemingly uneventful compared to summer, but the genetics I'm running are much better. That said, I've noticed something. The "Bruce Banner" phenos I have produce some decent smoke. Its good, but it doesn't slap you in the face when you open the bag. Same with the...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    What's up everyone? Finally getting some tomatoes ripening, mostly the cherry varieties as you can see, but I actually pulled a beefsteak today (3 days after this picture). Black Cherries from the volunteer and some Gooseberry tomatoes. The larger yellow tomato is still unidentified. Looks...
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    Humic Acid Application

    Best answer here. If one's compost/EWC is top-quality, one never has to worry about sourcing humic/fulvic acids. Not only is the compost providing it, but the soil itself decomposing will also provide both acids. That said, Ful-Power and TM-7 from BioAG are amazing products. Ful-Power is...
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    Recharge vs compost tea?

    I do believe there is still value to be had with Recharge as a product. Teas are a pain in the ass to make, and are often superfluous. If the compost is good, top dressing with it will provide similar results. However, for those with a limited supply of compost, AACT can make the compost "last...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Mostly true, and that's why I brought up the CaCO3 for reference. The pH of the water itself isn't important unless it is capable of causing fluctuations or a buffer. If that water doesn't buffer pH, it will likely be 100% okay to use. The only issues that can arise from using tap water, is that...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Unfortunately, my car isn't reliable enough to drive me out to Phoenix. Only place I can buy a citrus tree from. Apparently, it is illegal to import citrus trees to California and Arizona due to specific beetles that can be found on them. That's the reason the border on Cali/AZ exists...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Dude, you wrote this in such a concise and simple manner. I need to learn from you. Your explanation is brilliant. Give Langbeinite a try some time, experiment with it, and see how it works for you. I think you'll be surprised. Like you've said, the excess CaCO3 does in fact have an...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Thank you for educating me on it. Had no idea Citric Acid went such a long way, why I asked in the first place. If I'm not mistaken, one can make their own citric acid from pretty much any citrus plant source, no? So, anyone with citrus trees should be able to make their own citric acid? Or am I...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    You the man! I've never experimented with, nor used citric acid in a growing environment, so until you pointed out it was something that helped you, I'd have never even realized it was something that could help in the first place! Where do you source your Citric acid from? My biggest concern...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Same here friend. You been growing tomatoes for long? I only just started growing produce, so I'd very much like to have someone's brain to pick concerning that. In an outside setting of course, don't want to hijack OPs thread. As you and others have pointed out, red/purple petioles are...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    Appreciate that. I know sometimes I word things improperly and it puts off a bad vibe. I'm always stoked when people give me the opportunity to explain I meant no harm with my words. 2 days is WAY more than enough time though, that's bizarre the pH didn't change. Definitely wouldn't hurt to try...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    No need for that, and hopefully that's not the vibe I've given off. Isn't about me being "right" so much as it is simply helping someone with an issue that has caused me great turmoil in the past. The only reason I'd celebrate "being right" is because it fixed someone's problem. I wouldn't...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    I remember you now, I've looked at this exact water report in the past. If I recall correctly, I recommended you go buy some Peat Moss and let it soak in your tap water, and record the pH levels to see if your water is buffering or not. From what I read on your water report, I do in fact believe...
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    Calcium Carbonate & CaCO3

    That could be from people testing their PPMs with a meter, but not reading the actual water reports that indicate what those PPMs actually consist of. I find some people see 400ppm, and believe all 400ppm is the same thing, instead of a composition of different things. Take that 400ppm reading...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Peach peppers are still waiting to ripen, who knows how long it will take. However, I'm optimistic about the flavor, this is kind of reminding me of weed actually. These peppers are said to take between 2-4 months to ripen. Sounds outrageous, at first. But, consider how that is also the...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Finally got all of the plants in the ground. I'll have having various harvests between 1/15/22 and 2/15/22 from these plants that are all in the ground. 10 will be harvested around the 15th of next month, and as you'll see later, I've already got plants growing that are ready to replace them...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Haha, piss post, I like it. Hilarious to me, because it goes a lot against the status quo. Fact is, I can literally piss in a bottle, dilute it with water, and it'll be more effective than half of the products on shelves in hydro stores. I've just always been "weird" about water, so to speak...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Nah man, same compost undertone that everything else has. Pretty much everything I grow, be it medical marijuana or produce, they all have the same compost undertone in terms of flavor. In fact, this is how you can tell whether or not something was truly grown in a living soil or not. If it...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    Almost forgot, I did a little experiment a few weeks ago that seems to have been a success! This poor Amish Paste tomato plant has always looked like crap in this spot. Too shaded for a tomato plant to do good here. This is the bed I had to dig up and rebuild, so this plant had to be yanked...
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    The capabilities of a simple soil (Outdoor edition)

    These mothers have been very good to me. They look small, but I've taken dozens of clones from them already. I will very likely be phasing out the Bruce Banner and Banana Sativa plants. They produce pretty decent quality, but the quality pales in comparison to DNA Genetic's Purple Wreck, LA...
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