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It's going to depend on your watering.I have some young plants that I just transplanted into 7 gallon grow bags when moving outside. I sit the grow bags on paver stones and put an inch of small gravel and perlite at the bottom. The remaining mix is the following blend:
10% perlite
10% worm castings
40% triple mix (humus, sphagnum peat moss, compost)
40% top soil (peat moss, compost, bark fines)
I'm having some regrets about not upping the perlite to 20%. I know this is very low on the 10% - 50% range given. I do plan to use some liquid nutes on occasion and modestly but not often enough that I was concerned about the soil holding moisture for a few days.
My main concern is oxygen. At 10% perlite and using a grow bag for breathing, do you think I will have oxygen deficiency issues in the middle of a 7 gallon bag?
Thanks!
Thanks. I understand not to water on a clock, I was just noting I had kept my perlite down intentionally to go further between watering.i think you’ll be fine as there is enough wind and fresh air to dry them out.. though doesn’t look like you have any ph buffer in there? dolomite, limestone.. if it’s a recent transplant, small plant? than you could take it out carefully and re mix the soil?
don’t try to follow any schedule with watering as it may be once a week or everyday..
beyond my jibberish what i’m saying bud wait to see what happens it’s either going to be 3 thingsok my advice might not be for you, as i’ve realized a very long time ago i do everything differently! haha
i’d add the lime and dolomite.
when ready put plant back in, water or not depends if it’s wet already or not.
now i’d just leave her be and watch daily.. i use a soilless hp mix.
i haven’t ph,ppm, ec, anything in years nothing, don’t even have a meter. i use tap water, have a couple 5 gallon pals sitting as i rotate using them. i feed lightly through the whole grow.
i think of the plants as children, you can do everything for them or let them figure it out on their own. it’s a fight for survival. anyhoo in no way is this advice to you..
ok so i see bark? is it so much that you can easily see it it or just a piece here and there?
also i’m in southern ontario.,
You can become a supporter for $10/month which gives you some perks and a supporter badge here if you like. You could always do that for 2 months.Thanks, guys. I am going to add a few more litres of perlite to the mix to bring closer to 25% and will add about 5 - 7 tablespoons of lime pellets to the upper few inches of the mix. I will also churn up the bottom gravel-perlite portion so it's blended with the bottom mix portion and remove some gravel chunks first. This should help resolve the water table issue but still let the bag breathe toward the bottom surface. The wood content is really just an occasional piece and not substantial. I know wood isn't ideal.
Is there anywhere I can donate $20 to the community? I appreciate this help and want to give back if possible.
Done. Thanks again!You can become a supporter for $10/month which gives you some perks and a supporter badge here if you like. You could always do that for 2 months.
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Thanks brother... goes a long way to helping the site out for everyone.Done. Thanks again!
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