Iron, zinc, manganese organically?
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GenericEnigma
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If this is in organic proper soil, like in an old pile with forms of regolith, it's more likely you have an excess of P or Ca locking iron/zinc out.
But if you actually have low levels of micros, I would use frass and/or EWC. I'm sure there are other sources.
Hard to say without more specifics on your soil.
SaHt420
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Even I don’t know the specifics of my soil it was apart of a grow I’m helping with and it was from plats that died or were transplanted out and soil sat there so I mixed it all up added some coast of Maine stonington blend peat moss an perlite till good mind you none of the plants that “died” were from soil problems unless it was from the soil being to compact or wet
The plants were In nutrientless soil before really never fed anything except lightdose of mg ferts here an their but I plan to flush them once it’s warmer outside so I can do it in my garage so I can flush all the salt build up out
it probably doesn’t help previous grows water was never phd high in chlorine and calcium
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SaHt420
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Thank you I was looking for something anything like that it’s organic to
crimsonecho
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all those micro elements are present in spirulina. its a cyanobacteria, organic. other cyano would work too. ascophyllum nodosum maybe?
you can foliar with these or mix this stuff in your soil as a dry amendment. i’m experimenting with spirulina as it is and seems promising for now.
there are studies on spirulina and bio-activator effects of it on plants. check that out maybe.
anyway algae/cyanobacteria are usually good for micros and so is kelp as far as i know
you can foliar with these or mix this stuff in your soil as a dry amendment. i’m experimenting with spirulina as it is and seems promising for now.
there are studies on spirulina and bio-activator effects of it on plants. check that out maybe.
anyway algae/cyanobacteria are usually good for micros and so is kelp as far as i know
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SaHt420
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Nice I’ll check em out
PadawanWarrior
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Big 6 if you don't want Iron. TM-7 if you want Iron.
Kassiopeija
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Biobizz Acti-Vera
1/3rd instantly available, 2/3rd mineralized between 1-3 days, almost no EC.
fully organic, doesn't salt out
1/3rd instantly available, 2/3rd mineralized between 1-3 days, almost no EC.
fully organic, doesn't salt out
MistaRasta
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micro sulfates are listed organic under omri.
Most soil mixes have well over enough iron. But it’s honestly really hard to tell without a soil test.
Are you using tap or ro water? Iron and zinc should most likely be fine if you're using tap, check your water reports for zn content as that can sometimes change (mine dropped to ndl a year or so ago).
Manganese is really hard to keep available in an organic system without using sulfates though, which are omri labeled and I haven't noticed any issues ever running them.
You're better off trying some tm-7 or big 6 like other people said and if things dont Improve within a week or two I'd get a soil test because it's more likely things are just out of balance than having a true micro deficiency.
Manganese is really hard to keep available in an organic system without using sulfates though, which are omri labeled and I haven't noticed any issues ever running them.
You're better off trying some tm-7 or big 6 like other people said and if things dont Improve within a week or two I'd get a soil test because it's more likely things are just out of balance than having a true micro deficiency.
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SaHt420
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Yea it’s prolly just the soil being outta balance from using tap water full of calcium in it for so long