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OK, FoxFarm has replied! They confirm thatching from raking soil left me with "dust" that fills air holes and chokes off the plants. The Shocker is that "we do not recommend reusing FoxFarm soil, and we agree that the recharged soil should be disposed of." YES, they are telling us to throw...

Thought I’d bring you up to date: ALL seeds purchased (58) runted and died. After extensive research, I’ve got one theory: Thatching; due to the first round of failures in March, the soil was suspected as harboring some pathogen. Following suggestions, reinforced by several sights, I treated the...

this would require something to pump the water into the Blumat which I do not have nor know how.

I don't have a truck to get the soil there. I'll have to throw away a few cubic feet with each trash pick up all winter to get rid of it all. So much for mycorrhizae supplementation for me.

I used an auto drip system while on vacation for ONE plant. Since it HAD to run off TAP water (here full of chlorine and chloramines and over 400ppm solids and a PH of 8) it ruined the plant it was on and I will never use it again.

Skinny, if I'm up to 50% yet my soil will not drain nor dry since first wetting in March. Please see my notes about thatching. See gage in the pic, well it has not had any watering since planting. Soil, due to the thatching of leftover hyphae from mycorrhizae supplementation the last two...

I believe I've found my problem. THATCHING! Too much left over roots and hyphae, ground up while trying to sterilize the soil created a choking dust that despite the addition of lots of perlite, and pumice and even cactus soil was not going to cure it. I could try to treat it all with a...

I'm struggling with choking soil as well. You've got to get the air exchange going somehow for the wet/dry cycle to work and even a 40% level of draining agents seems inadequate this year for me.

The key is getting the wet/dry cycle to coincide with the plant's desires.

So your tap water is OK for you? Your soil is then always damp allowing for no wet/dry cycling as well.

Coco is the one thing I have not tried to create a better gas exchange. My perlite/pumice/cactus & succulent soil/sand portion of my mix is up to almost half of the total volume. Yet I still cannot get my soil to drain properly or provide space for root expansion. My root balls are severely...

I started over 5 times this year, the last try with auto's (too late for photperiod) ALL failed or runted and I have no idea what to do next. I'm up to 50% of my mix being "draining agents" like perlite, pumice, sand and cactus/succulent soil and still won't drain after pre-wetting that ALL say...

Unfortunately, my theory seems not to be my root problem. Tried again (5th try this year) with all new soil mix for the same result, stunted plants in choking soil that will not drain or dry. I even added cactus/succulent soil @20% for drainage along with the perlite and pumice 20% to no...

Firstly I'd like to say I consider Aqua Man to be one of the best sources of good information for this hobby. Yet I'm lost this year. I tried your water table test. Could not get the soil totally wet, air pockets kept from distinguishing any "line" until the soil became mud. I've got my...

Maybe auto's during the winter months would serve you better in your extreme environment. All cannabis is harmed by temps over 90.

Indeed, too much love. Plants look burnt

I've always been advised to let the PH drift a little as long as it's between 5.9 and 6.5 (outdoors) as some nutes are only taken up by the plant at specific PH values. Silica is one I use to strengthen stems that requires a PH of 6.0 to work. Each is a little different which is why the drift...

But do you have an EC meter to show the solids content of your feed water? Are you matching the amounts of supplements to fit the age of the plant window? Most feeding charts will have a column for the solids level for each stage of growing. To over simplify, keep solids content under 250ppm...

I agree, 101 to 105F is not cannabis weather. I got burnt plants here (OC CA) when temps got into the higher 90's last year. Harvest showed tricomes that looked like tea and were only marginally powerful. I spray the pots to cool them (I'm outside) use an umbrella and in the worst of it, moved...