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Can't be oxygen level because you said muddy. My guess is microbiome? I have noticed roots like worm castings too.
A low level of available nutrients too. A nice soft base for the plant.
Can't be oxygen level because you said muddy. My guess is microbiome? I have noticed roots like worm castings too.
I remember professor...calker? I think? From Washington State...basically argued that you will have enough myco in any healthy outdoor soil and it will be adapted to your environment. She was very skeptical of innoculation but yielded that it might make sense indoors...this is from her course on Great Courses Plus.More micro biology is always good. But the cannabis lab doesnt use it. And im getting good results now too. Just got to watch under watering more it seems.
Interesting the university does not inoculate. No myco. No added micro biology.
Their plants are amazing in the tours. They are hemp though. He uses outside sources for thc cannabis.
I remember professor...calker? I think? From Washington State...basically argued that you will have enough myco in any healthy outdoor soil and it will be adapted to your environment. She was very skeptical of innoculation but yielded that it might make sense indoors...this is from her course on Great Courses Plus.
I've started mixing a lot of perlite in with my hp, seems to help with bug control, haven't seen hardly any gnats & the spider mites seem to be sticking with the 1 plant that they're on (it's pretty far into flower so I'm just letting it ride & trying to prevent spreading)Maybe? I never used it but know it holds water. But i dont want to extend my drying time either. I might have to add perlite to compensate.
It would be a source of silica and i wouldnt need the foliage pro. The University of utah mix is peat, perlite, rock dust and lime I believe. Maybe im missing an ingredient.
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Duh. I forgot vermiculite.
I've started mixing a lot of perlite in with my hp, seems to help with bug control, haven't seen hardly any gnats & the spider mites seem to be sticking with the 1 plant that they're on (it's pretty far into flower so I'm just letting it ride & trying to prevent spreading)
Bx has a lot less perlite than whatever the other one is called. I had to add some in for my wife's plants.Is that retail store pro mix or the commercial bale. Cause there is plenty of perlite in the white hp bale.
I mentioned when I mixed the three ingredients at equal parts the texture was muddyCan't be oxygen level because you said muddy. My guess is microbiome? I have noticed roots like worm castings too.
Thank you. I should have looked it up. She is great.Linda Chalker Scott
I can only buy bx Where I’m at. And I add almost 30% perliteBx has a lot less perlite than whatever the other one is called. I had to add some in for my wife's plants.
Bx has a lot less perlite than whatever the other one is called. I had to add some in for my wife's plants.
I mentioned when I mixed the three ingredients at equal parts the texture was muddy
However when I mixed it at 2/2/1, with 1 being the worm castings it was as light and fluffy of a mix as any other soil, peat or mix of the two that I've worked with
Lol, I go overboard but it seems to be working for me so far, it's the bale from garden store, gonna try clones in straight perlite soonIs that retail store pro mix or the commercial bale. Cause there is plenty of perlite in the white hp bale.
They own usMoved the larger Citral x Pow 33 to the flower room.
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They grow up so fast. ;-)
Showing a few deficiencies at the bottom leaves. Dry cycle went a day or two longer than expected too. But they all stalled a minute after the botanigard drench. And the next rinse i semi flushed them all. So it could be water stress. Nutrient stress or simply not enough nutrients. Or root aphids.
No visual signs of bugs yet.
Lol, I go overboard but it seems to be working for me so far, it's the bale from garden store, gonna try clones in straight perlite soon
It definitely needs more frequent watering that way, I water too fast most of the time & top layer turns to mostly perlite but it has seemed to deter critters as a nice unexpected side effect lol. I have better handle on nute issues with more frequent watering with my tendency to go little overboard there as wellI think im going to try to add 15-25% more perlite to get the pro mix hp up to closer to 50/50. Next plants will be started or transplanted up to the new mix. Looking to shave a day or two average off watering time.
It definitely needs more frequent watering that way, I water too fast most of the time & top layer turns to mostly perlite but it has seemed to deter critters as a nice unexpected side effect lol. I have better handle on nute issues with more frequent watering with my tendency to go little overboard there as well