2014 outdoor

veggiegardener

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I'll say this. Perlite has no value in a soil with plenty of organics. It just 'helps'(wash your hard earned money away) drainage. In my opinion, most potting mixes are far too light. I use Ace Hardware's potting mix. It's about $3 per cubic foot and serves the purpose for starting and transplanting into larger containers. My experience tells me that the final planting should be in a mix that includes at least 10% heavy clay. The reasons. It helps retain water and nutrients. It helps increase soil contact with roots. In comparison situations I've had, the beds with clay produced plants 25%-100% larger.
 
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veggiegardener

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they're reflectors =(
I agree with FF. I experimented with under canopy lighting back in the florescent tube days. It didn't add anything in a closet painted flat white.

Also, your planting mix has shrunk. I suggest you replant in the same pot(s) after adding enough soil to bring you plant level with the pot's rim. The soil will continue to shrink so put it all the way up.
 
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Red leader

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If I were you...
To be safe, I'd let em dry, water em with filtered, r/o whatever.
With a light feeding of nitrogen/ cal mag.
Do you have a ph tester? Drops or a meter?
Miracle grow will buffer tap water here in south sandiego. image.jpg Outta the tap at my place it's above 9.
Added MG nutes last year as a comparison, and it brought my ph to mid 6.
And maybe buy some other medium? It may be too high. The ph.
Test your runoff.
The one in the pic looked like yours in a pot, with some crappy medium, I did what I mentioned to you, and she looks fine now.
 
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