Since my soil flush the soil on both my plant seem to have lost it's ventilation properties. My plants always seem to be overwatered even though I'm not watering them as often. Is it possible for a soil flush to cause a ventilation proble on the soil????? . I really can tell the difference in my soil , now it looks thick.....need help... I'm thinking to change the soil ... not entirely but still , change it... I'm also thinking of doing it with the light closed so that I don't hurt the roots ? any pointers ????
Soil Flush ==> soil ventilation problem
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gangjababy
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what's your soil mix
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
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I have 4 gallon plastic pots and if I feel the roots aren't getting enough air I can pick up the pots and squeese them and break up the soil to get air to the roots.
gangjababy
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you need some perlite in the mix. At least 40% perlite.
I use 1pt peat moss, 1pt perlite, 1 par mushroom compost. I add 1 tablespoon of lime per gallon of soil. My mix drains real well and is light and fluffy.
I use 1pt peat moss, 1pt perlite, 1 par mushroom compost. I add 1 tablespoon of lime per gallon of soil. My mix drains real well and is light and fluffy.
gangjababy
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Is what dangerous for your plants?
FatSalad
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It depends on how long they have been in the 4 gallon pots. How big are the plants? I moved my plants from 1 gallon to 4 gallon pots. Be careful. Have your new soil ready to go the least amount of stress you cause the better. I use FF ocean forest and perlite in a 40/60 mix. I have flushed every ten days for the last 6 weeks I have no problem with compacted soil.
kittybitches
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i have 5 gal buckets that have screen lined at the bottom so that roots cant grow through. use aluminum screen and there will be no rust and drainage will create breathing passages that the roots will love.
or next time mix your medium with coca biscuits your plants get their goodies but the coca helps greatly with aeration as itstops soil compacting when you feed and also reduce the feeding if buckets are heavy to lift then dont water until they feel light let roots search for it are you getting discoloration on leaves?
think you should stop feeding for at least 5 days let soil dry out and then when buckets are light and you will notice diff then add feed again i use soil and i like the results but you have to understand how its used to get best out of it and i found mixin g with coca to b answer tho am thinking of going back to just plain old coca as its foolproof no growing problems at all with it
you can move them but youhave to allow time for shock to the plant readjusting just means you add extra time for flowering to counter stress from transplanting i think if you just let soil dry you are not going to lose your plants there is plenty nutrient in buckets already just keep an eye on them let them go light