weednurd420
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Yea its doing good now
is it normal for new growth to be purple ?
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Tone5500
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To each there own . But after doing some soil runs I would never go back I am planning on a outside grow never tried one would be a hole new experience
weednurd420
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I would do hydro But have not figured it out yet, now I did stick a seed in my fish tank filter and it stayed alive and growing for 3 weeks lol
hydroMD
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Its not normal, but it does occur often enough.
Stress, temp, nutrients being a little off all can cause this. One the plant gets a good root system developed it will go away.
weednurd420
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Yea its good now
GrowGuy2015
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NONE OF THE ABOVE. THE NUTES YOU USING HAVE TO MUCH OF (P) IN THE SCALE OF N.P.K try using just clean ph'd water for cupple days see if it changes. Remember when u pot your seed the soil have feed in it already so u don't need to feed until 1-2 weeks.
a senile fungus
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Thank you.
I didn't say why it wasn't normal because I didn't know tbh. They day the thread was made I did a search or two but got busy and didn't look into it with any depth again. I just know its not normal lol.
hydroMD
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Um..... what?
Are you referring to fully synthetic ferts?
If not im really wondering what your talking about
blimey
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About a week, maybe a couple days more.
If you invest in good nutes and medium this doesn't happen, but I won't argue with organic soil taste.
O and I'm pretty sure my purpling is due to temps since I run t5's and it's been chilly lately.
Rrog
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I'm saying a natural soil is built with the amendments upfront. Then the microbes store these nutrients in the humorous. Then when the plant needs them it calls out and the microbes provide it. That relationship doesn't exist when you bottle feed nutes. When that relationship doesn't exist, the microbes are not around to defend the plant
Rrog
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There are billions of bacteria in the world. Some of them are supposed to be there, others just set up shop when there's a vacuum. If you artificially feed the plant, the beneficial microbes don't have a job, and they retreat. Of course other bacteria and microbes will fill this void, but they are not the microbes that have the relationship with the plant normally
The presence of microbes doesn't mean you have a normal relationship. Just like you can have terrible microbes in your gut, that doesn't mean you're healthy
The presence of microbes doesn't mean you have a normal relationship. Just like you can have terrible microbes in your gut, that doesn't mean you're healthy
Rrog
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The longer I looked at this whole soil equation, the more I realized that it's just simply best if you tried to mimic the way the plant has been growing for the past several million years. The microbes already have this specialization. Worms produce the world's best plant food. The microbes and the worms provide the plants best defense against pathogens and insect predation.
In fact, my latest goal is to use all local soil amendments. I live in Michigan, and I'm building a large raised bed vegetable area on a couple acres. This will all be built from local amendments. Local mineral powder, local compost, local plants for teas. No guano from Indonesia, Not even Crabshell, No greensand.
In fact, my latest goal is to use all local soil amendments. I live in Michigan, and I'm building a large raised bed vegetable area on a couple acres. This will all be built from local amendments. Local mineral powder, local compost, local plants for teas. No guano from Indonesia, Not even Crabshell, No greensand.
blimey
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I get what you mean, and I would of been right behind you last year when I was mixing my own soil, but my personal results and experience really favor drain to waste feeding. Of course I'm more experienced now and prone to grow better plants, and my mix could of been off, I didn't use any teas, but growth is noticeably more robust now. I won't argue with organic flavor though, hands down it wins.
Rrog
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There's a million ways to grow a plant. Same thing with tomatoes. Some like to grow them from hanging baskets some like to grow them in buckets some raised beds some hydroponic. There's something to interest everyone.
Personally, the more I have come to understand the microbial world and how it affects all living creatures, the more likely I am to try to accommodate them as best as I feel possible.
I do the same with the food I eat, understanding that my gut bacteria is important
Personally, the more I have come to understand the microbial world and how it affects all living creatures, the more likely I am to try to accommodate them as best as I feel possible.
I do the same with the food I eat, understanding that my gut bacteria is important