Mossy Residue
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secretmicrogrow420
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i have been growing with advanced nutrients and i never have this issue.
a quick google search tells me this about moss growing on soil.
Moss grows in soil due to a number of challenges, including excessive shade, damp soil, low soil fertility, compacted soil, low pH, or a combination of two or more of these factors1234. Moss is most commonly associated with shallow, rocky soils; poor soil fertility; low soil pH (acid soils); heavy shade; and excessive moisture1.
the google search says that low soil ph can cause moss do you use advanced nutrients ph perfect? maybe the ph is too low for soil? i dunno honestly but what i do know is that advanced ph perfect sets your ph too like 5.7/5.8 and in soil people say you want around 6.5 i dunno man good luck.
a quick google search tells me this about moss growing on soil.
Moss grows in soil due to a number of challenges, including excessive shade, damp soil, low soil fertility, compacted soil, low pH, or a combination of two or more of these factors1234. Moss is most commonly associated with shallow, rocky soils; poor soil fertility; low soil pH (acid soils); heavy shade; and excessive moisture1.
the google search says that low soil ph can cause moss do you use advanced nutrients ph perfect? maybe the ph is too low for soil? i dunno honestly but what i do know is that advanced ph perfect sets your ph too like 5.7/5.8 and in soil people say you want around 6.5 i dunno man good luck.
DMChiz
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Thanks! I was a little stumped as I’ve never seen this before. I dry feed with GG at home and I think she recently fed before she left so it was the easiest connection I could think of.
DMChiz
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Thanks y’all. That’s why I hang around this place
I’ll have to ask her what her watering protocol is. I just didn’t want to be responsible for something catastrophic while plant sitting!
Jjgrow420
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Outdoors, I've been known to make a little rain splash cover overtop the pot. Kinda like a dog that got fixed and has that cone so he doesn't lick his you know what, but instead it just cones the water away from the soil, until the plants big enough to do so itself. At that point it should shade the bottom out too stopping the algae
DMChiz
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Like the McGyver approach! I’ll certainly mention to her. The kicker in house/plant sitting is that my plants are back home and I hope the bloody squirrels haven’t done their thing (again) in my absence
Jjgrow420
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Little bit of cayenne pepper stops them quick. They won't come back. You can also buy 'critter ridder'. Sprinkle it around the base of the pots about a foot or so away. They won't pass the barrier. They are super annoying damaging roots while digging around. Put your nuts somewhere else bud!
DMChiz
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If cayenne won’t impact the plants, I’m all for it. I certainly understand the risks of outdoor growing, but these little buggers are worse this year and more brazen!
Jjgrow420
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I've never had an issue with it. I wouldn't overload it. A little goes a long way. They're (squirrels) pretty tiny so just a few grains on their tiny paws or in their face should irritate them enough to not want to come back.
calvin.m16
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Algae can be a sign of overwatering, make sure you allow the pots to "dry back" aka almost get dry but still be moist between waterings. Especially with dirt/soil.