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That's the stuff. The two 1's (IIRC), are due to the chelating. Wet

Well, waiting for a week would qualify as "for the moment". LOL Some get carried away with daily or even several times per day. Reading more about root exudates, it just seems they do a better job with when, where, and how much is absorbed. Leaves will absorb, but it's not their primary job...

Please stop with the foliars for the moment. Wet

Jeeze Fucking Louise! That's a classic iron deficiency! I have no clue about Fertilome, never used it, but just what constitutes a 'pinch' of ironite? For those size pots I would really suggest a heavy 1/4 cup of ironite, watered in well. I'm not a fan of foliars and it doesn't seem to be...

Totally agree about the 33% 33% 33% mix ratios, especially after shifting more to seed meals over the animal inputs. Stuff like Neem, alfalfa, soy meal, etc, just adds so much organic material over time compared to blood meal, guanos, manures and the like. I have nothing against animal...

You got it right with the "every few times" thought. Peat does break down, but not all that fast. If you do though, don't forget to lime accordingly, it does get more acidic as it breaks down. I'll do a soil pH test every other run just to get an idea of where the pH is at. One of those pool...

You're conflating agriculture (growing in a field in actual soil), with horticulture (growing in containers with a 'soiless' mix that you've constructed). If you were growing canna in a field like your market garden veggies you would be absolutely correct about the crop rotation, but it just...

It's not the "new" anything, both have been around since forever (2k years at least), and are nearly identical in how they work. Karanja does smell better though. You could use either one by itself, but the best results come from using a 50/50 blend of both, either the cakes or the oils. The...

Nonetheless, I'd check it with some fast, cheap seeds, like basil, peas or beans before commiting canna to it. Better safe than sorry. Wet

The fastest 'quick fix' I've seen and used is the (don't laugh), Ironite "mineral mix".. Not the ones that stress "fertilizer" on the label. My 20# bag is around 10 yrs old and focuses just on the minerals. Stuff that I glanced at recently seems to be more focused on the NPK and I had to look...

You might want to recheck that. The standard for blood meal has been 1/2cup/cf. At 12-0-0 it's really hot and 5cups in 3cf is going to take a good while to cool down. I don't see any real P source listed. I've always used steamed bone meal @1cup/cf Greensand is a rock dust and I've used it...

Vinegar is also used as a organic herbicide for starters. Wet

Try freezing the comfrey for a bit and then, feed it to the worms. I don't even bother defrosting the leaves and it doesn't bother the worms. Wet

So, use that. I use perlite as a mulch (outside only), because it does float. Top dress whatever right on top of it. Water well. The perlite floats up, whatever was top dressed sinks to the surface of the mix, the perlite settles down to cover & keep moist the surface and the topdress. I...

Alfalfa does not sub for crab meal. The crab meal is used for the chitin it contains. Insect frass would be a suitable substitute for example. Alfalfa is good stuff to use as is, but can literally burn plants from the heat it generates. Use dolomite lime in place of OSF. They are both...

Nothing to get overly worked up about. Could be heat related, could be the LED's. No actual experience with LED, but have read a lot of wild shit about LED's and nutrient uptake. Most that I've read seems to be more conjecture than actual VOE but IDK. Could be micros, but the thing with...

Great! Here are two things that are significant for any organic growing. First; Starting a worm bin. Having your own, homegrown, vermicompost is, IMO, the most significant thing you can do AFA organic growing in any form. Nothing else even really comes close. Second; Having a comfrey...

Ok, but bear it in mind in later runs as the soil ages (and gets better). The first run is Ok but nothing spectacular as all the slow release stuff is just starting to get going and the microherd is getting established and stuff is working out relationships. The second run is a big improvement...

The bacteria don't die off, just go dormant. When you rehydrate they wake up and get back to work. You're GTG. Rehydrate it and use it. Wet

What Roger said and in my own experience trying to add epsom to a moistened mix is really difficult because the epsom dissolves so easily. Better to do the soil drench IF it is needed. With the extra cook time, you may not even need it From looking at your pics though I would suggest a bit...