What causes this fading ?

ZeeeDoc

ZeeeDoc

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7-8 weeks in soil, realistically the food in my soil last 3-4 weeks and then I have start feeding. Just go easy on the fertz. I water twice a week ish , one week fertz, one week water.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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The fading is your soil mix becoming inactive. You have 2 choices: adding compost in the form of a tea or top dressing or simply give your plants soluble npk. When it appears the soil is “depleted” after 4-6 weeks it has just become inactive microbially. High npk nutes slowly kills off active soil microbes but adding back compost to the mix replenishes their numbers. So once you start giving heavy nutrients you really can’t go back. You are using organic soil almost as a hydroponic medium; but that’s ok.
 
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Green Refuge

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Richard Drysift said:
The fading is your soil mix becoming inactive. You have 2 choices: adding compost in the form of a tea or top dressing or simply give your plants soluble npk. When it appears the soil is “depleted” after 4-6 weeks it has just become inactive microbially. High npk nutes slowly kills off active soil microbes but adding back compost to the mix replenishes their numbers. So once you start giving heavy nutrients you really can’t go back. You are using organic soil almost as a hydroponic medium; but that’s ok.
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Thank you for this break down. I gave it Dr.Earth veg and flower mix less than 2 weeks ago then I added more soil on top about 1-2 inches last week. I gave it liquid food yesterday so if that's the problem it should improve in the next couple days.
 
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