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You want to give a boost, get a small bag of Espoma Bio-Tone and chunk it in the compost pile. A few handfuls of alfalfa meal will get things going also. Get past the shortcut, speeding up mindset AFA compost goes, vermi or the pile in the backyard. You can do everything right, but it still...

Not quite yet, but soon. With alternating nodes, the next leaf stem (node), will be slightly above the next oldest one, not directly across from it, in a zig zag pattern as the stem grows. Looks good though. Now would be a good time to top/fim before alternating starts. Just remove the top...

Big buds and odd looking kids, if any at all. Down here, rednecks do a lot of strange shit, but generally draw the line at nuking their own balls. Might blow them up, or shoot them off, but never the microwave. Wet

After 5 years I think he's gotten over it. Wet

Or, keep it KISS by getting a small bag of Espoma Bio-Tone, or any of the 'tone' ferts and be done with it. Some feed and inoculate all in one. That will get you going and you won't be so rushed constructing your teas. Wet

If you are in soil, add some dolomite lime and be done with it. I haven't touched my pH meter in close to 2 years. BTW, the soil will affect the waters pH, but water doesn't do squat to the soils pH for longer than a short period of time. Add dolomite lime 1cup/cf of mix or 2tbl/gallon of mix...

^^^THAT^^^ Gypsum is also good without messing with the pH. There is also So-Po-Mag, but no experience with it, I add gypsum to my soil mix. Wet

Espoma if ya wanna go organic, any of the 'tone's' that look good to you. For well over 30 years I used Jack's Classic or Dyna Gro. No need to spend a lot of $$$$ for good nutes. I would add some dolomite lime to the PM regardless of the nutes used. Wet

For 3 gallon moms? 1 or 2 tbl of Azomite on the surface should do ya. Scratch it in a bit if you can, but the regular waterings will work it in. Wet

Not getting it into the soil is sorta defeating the whole purpose of using it. No matter how much you wish it, it really doesn't dissolve, just sorta goes into suspension. It's ground up rock, not sugar. Well, a clay actually, but still. Top dress with some to be sure, then have at it with the...

Pretty much, just like most of life. Snag some kelp meal. Not enough K in any guano. I'd add enough of the Pro Mix to make 5 gallons un wetted. It will get smaller when you wet it and it will tone the amendments down some. It's not overly hot, but it is spicey @ 3 gallons. But, you do need...

Get the lime, use the lime and forget about the pH in or out. Wet

My thoughts exactly, but a "Homer" bucket just doesn't have the same cachet (or price tag), as a 'smart' pot. Get a bag of Espoma 'tone', garden or tomato and that will do you for organic nutes. I use both, for different plants, but either will be fine as a stand alone. I'd get the perlite...

What's to say? Sounds like you have everything you need and the gardening experience to go with it. To tell the truth, my problems pretty much went away when I quit following advice on mj forums and just treated the plants the same as my veggies, or the container veggies anyway, that I had...

Me too! But now, at my age, it's a real pain in the back. A cement mixer would be nice, but expensive to either rent or buy. I do have a couple of barrels sitting around from when I was considering hydro years ago and that looks to be a simple DIY project. Thanks for the pics!!!! Wet

For both good and cheap, get the gallon jug of Molasses sold in Tractor Supply or Bass Pro as a deer attractant. Has a pic of a nice buck on it. It is high Brix (82), feed grade molasses and mine was a bit less than $10/gallon. Before this, like Nullis, I used Plantation. Still do, but now just...

I use straight tap for everything, but the pH is 7.2-7.3 and TDS is ~50 or so. Wet

I can't see any pics either. I VERY seriously doubt you have TMV. Re read Racerboys post. Unless you have a tobacco field next door ........... Wet

Stop with the distilled water. It's good for steam irons, not plants. Tap water is usually just fine, but if you must have bottled water, get spring water. Agricultural lime is fine, as is garden lime. Dolomite lime is sometimes labeled as garden or agricultural lime. Wet

You do have drainage holes in that container don't you? Wet