Not to sure where to put this but any way here we go. I’m growing auto flowers in fox farmhappy frog soil and today was the first time I checked the ppms they were over 3000. They are in 3 gallon fabric pots and I have not given them any type of nutrients yet. The pots are re used from last grow. So my question would be could there be left over nutrients built up in there that didn’t get rinsed out that’s causing those type of readings
Not to sure where to put this but any way here we go. I’m growing auto flowers in fox farmhappy frog soil and today was the first time I checked the ppms they were over 3000. They are in 3 gallon fabric pots and I have not given them any type of nutrients yet. The pots are re used from last grow. So my question would be could there be left over nutrients built up in there that didn’t get rinsed out that’s causing those type of readings
That's just the nutes already in the soil...and organic soil like that tends to read really high before the plant starts using up what's in the there. You should be able to go 3-5 weeks with that happy frog before needing to feed nutes. Just check the PPMs in the runoff again in a couple weeks and once it's under 800-900 that's usually a good time to think about feeding a bit. Good luck!
That's just the nutes already in the soil...and organic soil like that tends to read really high before the plant starts using up what's in the there. You should be able to go 3-5 weeks with that happy frog before needing to feed nutes. Just check the PPMs in the runoff again in a couple weeks and once it's under 800-900 that's usually a good time to think about feeding a bit. Good luck!
Organic ppm and synthetic ppm don't measure the same. Its like apples and oranges- or centimeters and inches. My plants in cocoloco need nutes at around 1600ppm runoff. If I waited for 800ppm the plant will be dead.
Well imo don't ph the feed unless you need to for something like silica. The soil will adjust it. Ph can give some insight but generally in organics concentrate on not over watering and keeping a healthy soil microbe population.
Have a read here for some soil info you may find useful.
Ok lots of posts on how to water plants. So I thought I would put together a thread on how different factors contribute to different results that ppl see. This will be a long read based on my personal knowledge, opinions, research and others work to consolidate information for our members. I'm...
Ok lots of posts on how to water plants. So I thought I would put together a thread on how different factors contribute to different results that ppl see. This will be a long read based on my personal knowledge, opinions, research and others work to consolidate information for our members. I'm...
OK I'm going to do my best to explain PH since its something that is for the most part greatly misunderstood and can be confusing to new growers and even experienced growers alike. This will explain why we need both ppm and PH meters to give us informed information about PH This will be a...