Canna terra professional

Hollatchaboy said:
Gonna need more info than that, if you want an answer, that will be benefici
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Hollatchaboy said:
Gonna need more info than that, if you want an answer, that will be beneficial.
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Sorry not much info to go in there. Canna Terra pro, potting medium. (soil). The soil mix has perlite already in but it's not very much. I'm using Dutch pro nutrients for soil, and the same make for flower. I'm also going to try one them with a homebrew tea and see if using a compost tea really does work. Was just wondering if there would be any benefit; to adding the amount of perlite, as I know it's good for air ration and water retention.
Sorry about the 2 posts I'm not sure how I did that.
 
Perlite is good for aeration, but not so much water retention. Vermiculite is best for water retention, because it absorbs water. It sounds like you’re going to be going the salt/synthetic route for feeding, with the Dutch pro bottles. With salt/synthetic style feedings, you generally want the plant to have dry-back cycles in between waterings, where as in Organics, you want to keep the soil moisture more even and constant, for the benefit of the soil microbes.

Brewing teas is more beneficial for the microbe colonies than the plant itself. With synthetic gardening methods, you’re starting with an inert medium and directly feeding the plants. With organics, you’re starting with a medium that’s alive and supporting its own food web, and already full of fertilizer/food. In Organics, you’re caring for the microbes, that provide everything the plant needs, from a soil mix that’s already loaded up with food, and the plant can “snack” by itself. Synthetics, you’re custom preparing every meal for the plant and then serving it up to them.

What this means - if you’re going the synthetic route, brewing teas may not provide the benefit you’re lookin to achieve, because you’re starting off in a system that does not have the same mechanisms to be able to utilize it. It probably won’t hurt, but it may not really help a whole lot.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Perlite is good for aeration, but not so much water retention. Vermiculite is best for water retention, because it absorbs water. It sounds like you’re going to be going the salt/synthetic route for feeding, with the Dutch pro bottles. With salt/synthetic style feedings, you generally want the plant to have dry-back cycles in between waterings, where as in Organics, you want to keep the soil moisture more even and constant, for the benefit of the soil microbes.

Brewing teas is more beneficial for the microbe colonies than the plant itself. With synthetic gardening methods, you’re starting with an inert medium and directly feeding the plants. With organics, you’re starting with a medium that’s alive and supporting its own food web, and already full of fertilizer/food. In Organics, you’re caring for the microbes, that provide everything the plant needs, from a soil mix that’s already loaded up with food, and the plant can “snack” by itself. Synthetics, you’re custom preparing every meal for the plant and then serving it up to them.

What this means - if you’re going the synthetic route, brewing teas may not provide the benefit you’re lookin to achieve, because you’re starting off in a system that does not have the same mechanisms to be able to utilize it. It probably won’t hurt, but it may not really help a whole lot.
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Agreed, and to add, watering in synthetics, usually means watering to runoff. If you're using a tea for microbes, you'll wash them out, everytime you water in the synthetics to runoff.
 
MissinThe90’sStrains said:
Perlite is good for aeration, but not so much water retention. Vermiculite is best for water retention, because it absorbs water. It sounds like you’re going to be going the salt/synthetic route for feeding, with the Dutch pro bottles. With salt/synthetic style feedings, you generally want the plant to have dry-back cycles in between waterings, where as in Organics, you want to keep the soil moisture more even and constant, for the benefit of the soil microbes.

Brewing teas is more beneficial for the microbe colonies than the plant itself. With synthetic gardening methods, you’re starting with an inert medium and directly feeding the plants. With organics, you’re starting with a medium that’s alive and supporting its own food web, and already full of fertilizer/food. In Organics, you’re caring for the microbes, that provide everything the plant needs, from a soil mix that’s already loaded up with food, and the plant can “snack” by itself. Synthetics, you’re custom preparing every meal for the plant and then serving it up to them.

What this means - if you’re going the synthetic route, brewing teas may not provide the benefit you’re lookin to achieve, because you’re starting off in a system that does not have the same mechanisms to be able to utilize it. It probably won’t hurt, but it may not really help a whole lot.
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Thank you for your advice. I have only grown in soil, I have not tried the organic route yet I am considering trying that on the next grow.
I am genuinely grateful for everyone's help and advice on this forum. Happy days ahead.
 
Sparkster79 said:
Thank you for your advice. I have only grown in soil, I have not tried the organic route yet I am considering trying that on the next grow.
I am genuinely grateful for everyone's help and advice on this forum. Happy days ahead.
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For the most part, soil is organic.

Organic means... related to or derived from living matter.

Coco, peat, soil..... all organic matter.
 
Hollatchaboy said:
For the most part, soil is organic.

Organic means... related to or derived from living matter.

Coco, peat, soil..... all organic matter.
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Yeah. I was going to try Coco. Was just using what I had left as I just treated myself to a new light. So was a bit short on funds. Using up what I had left. Would it be worth trying one with nutrients and the other organic. Will the canna terra medium be ok for organic.
 
Sparkster79 said:
Yeah. I was going to try Coco. Was just using what I had left as I just treated myself to a new light. So was a bit short on funds. Using up what I had left. Would it be worth trying one with nutrients and the other organic. Will the canna terra medium be ok for organic.
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You could try running one with bottled nutes, but wait a couple weeks to deplete some of the nutrition. Then add diluted bottled nutes.

Ruining it organically, you'll need to top dress, mulch, and keep the microbial life thriving.

I don't know much about canna terra soil. Ive used their bagged coco though, and it's my favorite.

I'm assuming their soil is coco based, instead of peat based, which i have no experience with.
 
Hollatchaboy said:
You could try running one with bottled nutes, but wait a couple weeks to deplete some of the nutrition. Then add diluted bottled nutes.

Ruining it organically, you'll need to top dress, mulch, and keep the microbial life thriving.

I don't know much about canna terra soil. Ive used their bagged coco though, and it's my favorite.

I'm assuming their soil is coco based, instead of peat based, which i have no experience with.
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Canna Terra Professional is a nitrogen-rich potting soil mix that is perfect for plants of all stages of growth. It contains a well thought out blend of black peat, granulated peat moss and perlite. This creates a structure that gives this soil ideal water holding capabilities but still allows it to drain effectively. This helps to promote fast root development and plant growth.
 
Sparkster79 said:
Canna Terra Professional is a nitrogen-rich potting soil mix that is perfect for plants of all stages of growth. It contains a well thought out blend of black peat, granulated peat moss and perlite. This creates a structure that gives this soil ideal water holding capabilities but still allows it to drain effectively. This helps to promote fast root development and plant growth.
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Sounds pretty good. So it is peat based then. What do they add for microbes?

The thing about a quality organic soil, if you don't already know, is there is all kinds of life. Bacterias, fungi, worms, insects, all play a part in breaking down organic matter and minerals, to mineral nutrients, to feed the plant.

Though organic growing is easy, there's a lot to it, and a moderate learning curve. It all depends on what you're willing to put into it.
 
Sparkster79 said:
In using canna terra professional they will end up in fabric pots. Should I add a bit more perlite or anything else
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Ive been using canna terra pro for a couple of years but have made the switch to coco/perlite. You could add a little extra perlite it couldnt hurt no need for nutrients for the first 2 to 3 weeks and yes it is a peat based medium. Don't water to runoff though as it will flush out the good stuff ph range is 5.8 to 6.2. And it has a tendancy to turn hydrophobic if left to dry out to much. I recently did a side by side grow with a couple of autos the plant on the left was in 70/30 coco/perlite the plant on the right was in the canna terra. Its a reliable medium good for starting seeds as its not to hot holds water well but as stated dont over water or underwater and keep the ph in range.
 

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cat shit said:
Ive been using canna terra pro for a couple of years but have made the switch to coco/perlite. You could add a little extra perlite it couldnt hurt no need for nutrients for the first 2 to 3 weeks and yes it is a peat based medium. Don't water to runoff though as it will flush out the good stuff ph range is 5.8 to 6.2. And it has a tendancy to turn hydrophobic if left to dry out to much. I recently did a side by side grow with a couple of autos the plant on the left was in 70/30 coco/perlite the plant on the right was in the canna terra. Its a reliable medium good for starting seeds as its not to hot. holds water well but as stated dont over water or underwater and keep the ph in range.
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This grow all plants are in canna terra
 

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cat shit said:
Ive been using canna terra pro for a couple of years but have made the switch to coco/perlite. You could add a little extra perlite it couldnt hurt no need for nutrients for the first 2 to 3 weeks and yes it is a peat based medium. Don't water to runoff though as it will flush out the good stuff ph range is 5.8 to 6.2. And it has a tendancy to turn hydrophobic if left to dry out to much. I recently did a side by side grow with a couple of autos the plant on the left was in 70/30 coco/perlite the plant on the right was in the canna terra. Its a reliable medium good for starting seeds as its not to hot holds water well but as stated dont over water or underwater and keep the ph in range.
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Nice job. Both look really good. It looks like the soil does a good job. What did you use for nutes, once the soil nutrition depleted?
 
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