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Can someone explain this? Earth worm castings

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Can someone explain this? Earth worm castings

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Well I use promix bx with 30 percent perlite and 30 percent ewc, watering around the stem till drain and when they are fully dry. Although the other isn't perfect, it's doing much better than the ewc one. No other nutrients used. Had a couple grows with that soil mix and they all end up looking like the left one, which is why I'm doing this test now
 
#23
That's really interesting....cause I use pretty much the exact same ratio and my plants do fine. Are you using tap water or something else?

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#25
Thanks!

Plain ol tap water. Slowly saturate the pot evenly until I start to see run off coming out the bottom and then wait until the soil is almost dry before repeating.

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Here's a good visual example. Pots on the right need water, pots on the left would be okay for another 12hrs probably.
 
#26
Fly_25 said:
Well I use promix bx with 30 percent perlite and 30 percent ewc, watering around the stem till drain and when they are fully dry. Although the other isn't perfect, it's doing much better than the ewc one. No other nutrients used. Had a couple grows with that soil mix and they all end up looking like the left one, which is why I'm doing this test now
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How much and how often? My seedling in 16oz cups get water on day 0, day 3 or 4, and day 7 or 8.
 
#27
You are over watering all your plants. The ones with EWC are holding that water longer so the over watering symptoms are more present. The other ones aren't healthy either, but better then the EWC ones. It's your watering, not the worm castings.
 
#29
I'm using tap water on a well, I don't know the exact composition of the well water but it has less ppm than natural spring water. Makes sense with the over watering, seems like I water just the same as everyone else though.
 
#30
Fly_25 said:
I'm using tap water on a well, I don't know the exact composition of the well water but it has less ppm than natural spring water. Makes sense with the over watering, seems like I water just the same as everyone else though.
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My honest opinion is that the plants look hungry. Would be interesting to check or know the ppm of your water but sounds and looks deficient and sounds like you know when to water etc.

You do have drainage holes poked right and they aren't just sitting in their own swamp juice?
 
#31
Yup got the drain holes. You mean they look hungry as in to fertilizer them? I have Gaia green all purpose fertilizer which is what I will use
 
#32
Try like a 15-30ml top dress and give it a few days. If it gets worse then perhaps your well water is hotter than you think. I think that's a major unknown at this point. Don't most people mix their well water with 50% RO?
 
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Shaded_One said:
Try like a 15-30ml top dress and give it a few days. If it gets worse then perhaps your well water is hotter than you think. I think that's a major unknown at this point. Don't most people mix their well water with 50% RO?
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Over watered plants can't absorb nutes. Clearly over watering is the problem.
 
#36
An interesting post. I did see you say that you are watering around the stem. That’s not a good practice. Literally beneath your root ball it will build a mud hole and it will drown your ladies, which is what this looks like to me. I use worm castings from beginning to end and have never had a problem of any kind. What brand of castings did you use?
 
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