PH issues or Heat stress?

weedstoner420

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I knew of the direct sunlight heating the soil which is never a problem to keep cool until they pop...never heard microbes produce heat....but dissolve mostly organics in the compost so..
It's the same thing that happens inside a compost pile, microbial activity can definitely get those things to 160F or more. In amended soil it's usually a lot less extreme cuz most of the material is already pretty well broken down except whatever amendments you're adding
 
It's the same thing that happens inside a compost pile, microbial activity can definitely get those things to 160F or more. In amended soil it's usually a lot less extreme cuz most of the material is already pretty well broken down except whatever amendments you're adding
That's why those bins look like they are steaming sometimes
 

dwc420letsgo

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I would personally put cooking soil in the category of "just to be on the safe side". If you have time, you might as well, if you don't I won't sweat it. I've done it both ways and never noticed any difference
Yeah i mixed fresh organic soil with worms and tons of inputs and planted my clone without issue just the other day
 

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amneziaHaze

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Ok...so prepare the soil the day before you plant..does this Matter the season? Like more likely in the summer than spring ??
So micro activity could possibly cook the seed if too hot ?
Usually you would planr some clover or random shit soo it uses up some soil then when its small kill it and mix it with soil
 

greasemonkeymann

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Last thing, I was watering every other day but waited an extra day to water in case she needed to dry out a little more she was already a little droopy.. When I did finally feed her (plain spring water) she became even more droopy.. but I highly doubt I’m over watering.. I could be wrong tho? Let them go longer in between feedings?
it's crucial to only water as needed rather than a daily schedule, too many variables involved otherwise.
and the best method to check to see if they need watering is by checking the weight of the container.
by looking at the soil mix i think you have too fine of a soil mix, that will retain water too much water, lock out nutrients, etc.
bigger the container, bigger the soil particle size needs to be.
the weight of the soil in a large container compacts it.
you need a mix with larger drainage, i also do not prefer rice hulls as they tend to retain too much water and compact too easily.
pumice, lava rock, bio char, etc
those of varying sizes added would be a little more "forgiving" of a soil mix.
meaning you'll have a larger margin of error.
 
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