Draco1243
Active Member
Thank you for the solid adviceIs the soil you're talking about real dirt or the ProMix HP you mentioned? I use the HP for my base and add organics but picked up a bag of coco and was thinking of trying a 50:50 myself. Really want to try a little side by side with the coco/perlite compared to just HP. I can get HP anywhere around here in the spring/summer but have to go to the city 2 hours away for coco and it cost 3X as much. That and the constant feeding/watering coco seems to need doesn't make me want to switch from HP.
Coco should work fine to mix with dirt to get better drainage and aeration so I can't see a problem mixing the two. HP has almost too much drainage so shouldn't need any more. Couldn't even buy perlite this last season so so thank Jah for HP!
Your plants look to me like they are growing fine and fast. When they are growing fast they look pale in the centres but that greens up as the leaves get exposure to light. The centres will still look pale as long as they are growing well.
I'd be watching for signs of nute burn now that you've given them a heavier dose of nutes. Might be a good time to increase the light levels so they can turn those nutes into new plant material better too.
I appreciate u letting me know about my medium, I knew it couldn't be as bad of an idea as some people are making it seem to be.