RedCarpetMatches
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I haven't looked it up yet...wonder about chloramine too.Never heard of chlorine promoting root growth, that's interesting
I haven't looked it up yet...wonder about chloramine too.Never heard of chlorine promoting root growth, that's interesting
I'm running the 450 BLOOM LEDWhat kind of light u got there DANKSWAG?
I have done no-till in 7 gallon containers and it worked out well. The current consensus seems to be 5 gallon and larger per Coot et alplus, there appears to be a consensus that you need a > 15 gal pot for no till
I run smaller pots, but recycle my soil for future grows. A majority of the guidance on this thread still works for us little guys !
You sure about that? Chlorine interferes with phosphorus uptake .... and I was always under the impression that phosphorus was essential for new root growth. I'm gonna research this because that would be great if I could just use untreated tap water to root new cuttings.chlorine promotes root growth. It kills microbes. Its a catch 22.
He another forever.Are you ever concerned about ph of your runoff? I just checked my runoff ph and it was 8.7 my soil is composed of:
1 cup Alfalfa Meal
1cup green sand
1 cup crab shells
1 cup Espoma tomato tone
1bag organic chicken crap and veg compost 15lbs
2 5 gal bucket promix
1cup pelleted lime
1 cup kelp 2 tblsp epsom
4 cups azomite
1 5 gal bucket perlite
I added 1 tsp mycorrhizae with molasses in 1 gal containers with RO water (ph 6. until all was moist. Let it cook for 3 weeks.
Now my concern is I have plants in 1 gal smart pots and the runoff ph is 8.7, but soil ph is 5.2 I am making a tea with runoff with alfalfa meal, mycorrhizae and molasses. should i be concerned about ph levels? Many people have told me to throw my ph testers out the window.
Gonna look in to the chlorine thingy more. Please update us on your cuttings. I love using coco coir for bedding in my worm bins. The worms seem to dig it too. Currently I am using mostly coco coir, a handful of used soil, a handful of rice hulls, and a handful of shredded cardboard.Stow, usually I disagree with Arlo...I mean hyroot BUT my straight tap cuttings are beating my aerated sisters every time. I'll take a tally on all 20 (10 of each when I'm done) Oh I forgot to mention the rice hulls do breakdown well in bins. That's some great Silica and my castings are so black n fluffy. I didn't feed them for over a month before harvesting...they won't even look at me anymore.
Hy, you ain't kidding about the kief and finger rub!!! I put some off to the side for a dry and press experiment. Wonder if trichs will bind and press like with the ice wash.
I wouldn't worry too much about PH. If you're using a quality source of compost at about 25%-33% of your base then that should buffer your PH just fine. Make sure you are inoculating the soil well and allowing it to sit for 4+ weeks before using. You really don't want to be having runoff when you water. You are essentially flushing your medium of organic amendments and/or microbes by doing this. Saturate the soil, then walk away. Add more water 5-10 minutes later trying to avoid run off. If you're concerned that the PH is too high, you can add more peat to your mix as it is quite acidic.Are you ever concerned about ph of your runoff? I just checked my runoff ph and it was 8.7 my soil is composed of:
1 cup Alfalfa Meal
1cup green sand
1 cup crab shells
1 cup Espoma tomato tone
1bag organic chicken crap and veg compost 15lbs
2 5 gal bucket promix
1cup pelleted lime
1 cup kelp 2 tblsp epsom
4 cups azomite
1 5 gal bucket perlite
I added 1 tsp mycorrhizae with molasses in 1 gal containers with RO water (ph 6. until all was moist. Let it cook for 3 weeks.
Now my concern is I have plants in 1 gal smart pots and the runoff ph is 8.7, but soil ph is 5.2 I am making a tea with runoff with alfalfa meal, mycorrhizae and molasses. should i be concerned about ph levels? Many people have told me to throw my ph testers out the window.
I'm loving the peat/coco combo. VERY happy ladies in this mix.Interesting find snow! Coco and peat both have their pros/cons. Why not combine them like stow's trying and get the best of both worlds! I wanted less drainage material, so I went with coco and no peat. It worked well with good humus. Peat is much cheaper for me tho, and it works well when prehydrated. It seems like my coco will take on a similar texture to peat after breaking down. I've heard of people mentioning it before, but my coco castings are very fluffy!
I just put a bunch of sticks in my chimney starter on the Weber. Had the vents mostly closed for about an hour. Wasn't too bad...made a scene tho lol. I seen KIS sells a pound for just $2.50. Guy told me it's not inoculated and very fine n fluffy. I did a little digging, and their source is legit.I used bio char on my last batch of soil, but not the current one I made. PITA to make. Trying to simplify things a bit