How long is too long (soil question)

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Ingvar

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Dr. Who said:
Nope - Same way for synthetic runs.....I have never been a fan of run off.
I hate how soils can shrink up and let water/feed just roll through it if it gets "too dry"..... Products like "Drip Clean" turn your soil into a "brick" and should be avoided.

15-20% run off is simply waste. Watering like that doesn't really bring more to the roots as far as they need by way of O2. Simply watering to a "drop" of run off is plenty enough to bring the roots O2.

I rely on a balance between my Temps - RH and amounts I feed per pot on a daily basis to build my rootballs....
As far as cleaning away any "build up". I don't feed enough for it to build up. I do feed to a minor "push" too.

This is just a simple friendly reply to yours, as to what I do vs. and why.
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Can you explain the aversion to Drip Clean? Why does it turn soil to brick? Just curious, as I use it all the time and thinking of not using it on every watering but instead on a once-a-week basis as a weekly flush of sorts.
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Ingvar said:
Can you explain the aversion to Drip Clean? Why does it turn soil to brick? Just curious, as I use it all the time and thinking of not using it on every watering but instead on a once-a-week basis as a weekly flush of sorts.
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Simply experience.

Why? Not sure, never looked carefully at whats in it. The other thing is that H&G is another form of AN. They steal your money for a watered down product with far to many parts that THEY say you need for the best results.

This is utter BS! I can use as little as 2 bottled products and do as well as they do with all of theirs. Their are far better products available at less cost and far less parts that do better, cheaper! This is one of those "Send us your money" products that is NOT worth the cost for the purpose.

Now why do you need a "weekly flush of sorts"? Over feeding? Unless your using a Tupor mix, or a Coco. There is no "need" to leach the soil/media........
 
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