I use Coots mix & it calls for 1.5 cups per cu.ft of soil mix.I bump that up to 3-4 cups..Coots mix is weak,not high amounts of P, so I add my own,when I go to flowering, as a top dress..Really? You would double it? Is it ok to mix into the soil I already made? I feel bad breaking those fungal hyphae..
K. I upped it from 1.75 cups to 2.25 cups in the bin. Maybe the next bin I will bump it to 3 cups.I use Coots mix & it calls for 1.5 cups per cu.ft of soil mix.I bump that up to 3-4 cups..Coots mix is weak,not high amounts of P, so I add my own,when I go to flowering, as a top dress..
Using mulch really helps with keeping the soil surface moist and alive, I use straw and old cannabis leaves over ewc topdress, it provides a barrier/buffer between soil and the dry air. The mulch also decomposes providing extra nutrients to your soil, bonus. It can be a pain in the ass keeping your tent clean but any debris just goes back on top of the pot.Anyone have a suggestion for mulch on the top of my pots? The dry air is really drying out my pots fast and I know a lot of feeder roots are at the top of the pot.
I added some more soil and a half ewc half soil mix on top. Hoping that will protect the top soil layer a bit.
Seems like they may need water every 2 days now.. bone dry the top two inches today. No bueno.
@genuity
Even leaves that have yellowed? Or just green matter? I should get a bale of hay this summer.Using mulch really helps with keeping the soil surface moist and alive, I use straw and old cannabis leaves over ewc topdress, it provides a barrier/buffer between soil and the dry air. The mulch also decomposes providing extra nutrients to your soil, bonus. It can be a pain in the ass keeping your tent clean but any debris just goes back on top of the pot.
Aloha Grapestomper by Gage Green Genetics.Your plants look great Btw, what strain are they?
If you are worried about bad bugs I'd prob leave the straw out and just use your old canna leaves (green or yellow no probs) or another source of organic matter that you know is bug free, I've bought bagged "Organic Forest mulch" before, very cheap (50L/14Gal) and it was supposed to actually deter pests, it didn't explain how (I think it's hot composted), but it worked well, I'd still be using it now instead of straw if the drive to get it wasn't so far(I was working near there at the time).Even leaves that have yellowed? Or just green matter? I should get a bale of hay this summer.
Do I have to worry about bringing any critters home in my straw?
I would stick to the Epsom salt and have patients (for now). In my garden yellow leaves in flower is common. I'm away from home or I would post some picks. I'm with genuity, that's just natural.HALP!
Do you guys think they are running out of food? Is this normal with organic grows?
Tomorrow will be 4 weeks and I expect them to go another 5 and a half. Seems the damage has progressed. Or maybe the root system is still recovering? I gave them some Epsom (1tsp per gallon) yesterday.
Root zone is 66*F at night and 70*F during day. Only two fans on top of canopy.
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Concerned for my babies! IT is confusing me because the fading is happening in odd places.
Could the drying of my soil have damaged the microbes? Should I brew up an AACT to help?
Any suggestions on a flower AACT? I am thinking EWC, fish bone meal and sugar?
I will definitely make a post on this after I get home. Here are my notes I have on my phone tho.Awesome work Pie. Have you done the EWC teas for awhile now or are you just beginning to amend your own recipe to go through a whole cycle with just water? I've been doing a lot of research on the subject of EWC and organic amendments etc and I think its something I really wanna try next round. Trying to veer from straight hydro to a more streamlined organic approach so I can get that higher quality that we all love so much. You have a set process for this? I know organic soil, perlite, vermiculite, worm castings, bat guano and humic acid/espom salts are a basic build. Care to elaborate?
Well you want to mix everything up 3-4 weeks before use. There is not much available to the plants until the microbes start digesting the organic bits in the soil. The plant will put out food for the microbes so they will share the nutrients.Awesome work Pie. Have you done the EWC teas for awhile now or are you just beginning to amend your own recipe to go through a whole cycle with just water? I've been doing a lot of research on the subject of EWC and organic amendments etc and I think its something I really wanna try next round. Trying to veer from straight hydro to a more streamlined organic approach so I can get that higher quality that we all love so much. You have a set process for this? I know organic soil, perlite, vermiculite, worm castings, bat guano and humic acid/espom salts are a basic build. Care to elaborate?
Impressive. You'd kick ass growing some amnesia haze.