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Any guesses about what is going on with these seedlings? They're 2 and 3 weeks old, growing in fox farm happy frog mixed with perlite and worm castings. Watering with well water from our own well. Growing under a spider farmer 2f2000 with temps around 80, and RH about 50%. The dark spots are...

Thank you for your reply! I believe I have a hydrometer. I'll have to try using it. My concern is that since my plants are still so small and in such big containers, watering to run-off would push out all of the oxygen that their small roots need. So, am I getting you right that it's ok to water...

Hi guys! So, I'm new to growing in soil. Right now I have 4 auto flower plants growing in 3 gallon pots (yes, too big, but being autos I didn't want to transplant) in Fox Farm Happy Frog soil mixed with perlite, worm castings and some hydroton. They are being grown under a 300w LED. I've been...

Ask in the organic growing group. You'll get more specific, and different, answers. My tap water is from a well on my property, full of minerals and tests at 7.5. I don't ph adjust. Sometimes I cut it with RO water to bring it down and offer a different ph range to them, but in organics they...

Yes, it is in a big pot but from what I've read, autos don't like being transplanted and they should be started in their final pot... so, I went with the big pot. I've been careful to not overwater.. using a 35ml syringe to measure small amounts to it, rather than just dumping.

Thank you, I can't dim the light but I could raise it. Perhaps a humidity dome? Noted on the watering.. I was watering close up since I have it in such a big pot (being it is an auto) and I didn't want to over saturate the big pot and push out all of the oxygen!

I have a two week old seedsman northern lights auto seedling that's showing some stress. I planted her in fox farm happy frog mixed with 30% perlite, 20% worm castings, and a few hands full of hydroton since a had a bit on hand. I dug out a hole, about the size of a fist, filled it with worm...

Heyyy! I'm happy to report that my first soil grow is off to a good start! I mixed Fox Farms Happy Frog with perlite, worm castings, a couple of handfuls of beautiful, rich soil from my woods, and hydroton as a base soil. I dug about a 2 cup hole in the center and filled it with worm castings...

Hey guys, I'm about to pop a sprouted seed into some living soil for my first go at Organics. I have both RO water and well water at my disposal. I worked out a ratio for how much RO to well water I need to get it to a PH around 6.5-ish but after sitting overnight, the PH drifted up to 8! My...

Ok. We don't treat our pond or shock it in any way, but I will definitely head your warning about it being too strong. I was planning on using it in my orchard this year, but maybe I'll get it tested beforehand now! Thanks for the head's up!

Yes, ours is only about a year old. We add it annually to our gardens. And while it has been open to the elements, it has been turned regularly and definitely went through a fermentation stage where it heated up significantly last year. It looks just like dark soil now. Our gardens love it! My...

Good to know. So, even adding it into another soil mixture would probably not work? I certainly don't want to introduce insects. I guess that's another reason I thought maybe I could make it into a tea instead? What are your thoughts on adding in some woodland floor soil, too? This property...

Oh yeah. It's easy to overdo it when you start feeling better. It's crazy how a procedure like that can knock you back so hard, huh? Hopefully the rest will do you good. And no kidding! I'm eager to see better and after pics!

Glad to hear that you're feeling well enough to visit your girls! Look like they did pretty well in your absence!

I've spent the last 5 months screwing up DWC growing and while I'm not done screwing it up (not giving up until I have at least one good grow), I'm thinking about giving organics a shot. Might as well screw up something else, haha! So, I thought I'd start with a mix like Fox Farms just to get...

This just arrived! Looks like I have plenty of seeds to learn with!

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who struggled at the start! I'm thankful for folks like you who are patient enough to walk me through the steps. That sounds good. I'll see if these current changes help them along! And I'm betting you're starting to get stir crazy. If you're like me...

Hmm, I hadn't considered that. It has a carbon filter, but I perhaps it needs changed. I've always ran RO water through it but haven't really done anything else to avoid spores! I did clean it really well recently, but I don't know if that would make a difference.

I wondered when she mentioned PPM. And thank you for the chart. I saved it and will make sure to reference it when someone mentions ppms! Ok, so yeah the feeding schedule I was using was exactly like the one you shared. I didn't realize that the two brands differed so much in their formula...

Great! I went ahead and diluted it to 400 EC. Hopefully that helps her out. I haven't been able to get but moments with the plants lately as my responsibilities as mom and helping my folks with their medical needs has me so busy right now! I should have caught that EC rising on the seedling...