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H. Miles and nematodes:love2:
Where is your soil sourced? Hell an EWC top dress might serve a dual purpose here. Those pebbles gotta go. You need more sufficient aeration. Think surface area. Some guys run as high as 40% aeration. I run around 33%.
I have about 50w leds and 150w hps. The HPs light is 30-40cm above the plants and the leds are spread out to cover where the headlight isnt.I'm no doctor. But I agree scrap the stones. Transplant carefully to larger pots with soil n perelite. Use a lot of perelite. I usually take 1 bag perelite to 2 bags soil. Same size bags. I'm not saying for sure you have gnats. I'm just pointing out how something so small and unrecognizable can be a big problem this early. Still need answers to questions about lights n all. All that info will help people help you.
Yes more perelite. N never buy stuff just cause it's so called"for cannabis". Regular old potting or gardening soil is good. Look for lower nutrient numbers in soil. I still say change to larger pots , put new soil(even cheap shit is ok) and pre mix soil with perelite. Make sure your new pots have tons of holes in the bottom half. I drill my own 1/2 inch then line it with a coco liner to stop soil from running out. But that is only necessary if you run big holes.Whats a ewc top dress? And if you mean where i bought the soil its at a cannabis grow shop. How do i get more aeration? With more perlite in the soil?
Ok lights should be good. I was worried about 400+ watt hps that close. Leds are tricky.I have about 50w leds and 150w hps. The HPs light is 30-40cm above the plants and the leds are spread out to cover where the headlight isnt.
I always wait for the soil to dry out before watering, takes about 2-3 days usually.you are really overstating gnats and tons of gardens have gnats. they're certainly not what killed your plants and only start to kill plants in insane numbers. I'm talking seeing them in physical clumps. they generally only eat dead roots and only get out of control with chronic overwatering or leaving stagnant water around in the room. the biggest common problem with gnats is that the adults fly into buds, get stuck, and die. fungus gnats are comparable to fruit flies and are nowhere near anything like mites, aphids, thrips, etc. they die easily to common pest drenches and simply letting your pots dry way out. you would be hard pressed to find any large gardens that don't have them to some degree or have them at different times regularly. they are so common and not what you're making them out to be. just trying to stop a new person from freaking out from finding a gnat. also, you will have them again at some point. i maintain a lot of rooms but am daily in and out of 6 that house 25 flowering or vegging and i have to do something about gnats annually. im actually testing different things on them now. my go to has been a spinosad drench but I'm testing a lot lighter of things this time around. if you're in soil letting the top inch or so dry thoroughly is very effective at reducing their numbers and eliminating them over time. my tests are focused around coco because keeping it wetter means they thrive more easily. anyways, nothing personal but gnats are mad common and rarely ever even affect plants noticeably, let alone put a harvest at risk. they do however end up in bud if you don't have a plan for them ahead of time in a decent size grow. if you're a very honest provider, the corpses make the buds unsellable. it's also impossible to get whatever is stuck in there out of the resin. if i ever produce bud with some gnats by accident i smoke the buds myself as i don't think they a big deal personally. would never serve them though regardless of my opinion.
Oh well, theres no turning back nowBeing new I wouldn't go autoflower. They don't allow time for learning.
I'm no doctor. But I agree scrap the stones. Transplant carefully to larger pots with soil n perelite. Use a lot of perelite. I usually take 1 bag perelite to 2 bags soil. Same size bags. I'm not saying for sure you have gnats. I'm just pointing out how something so small and unrecognizable can be a big problem this early. Still need answers to questions about lights n all. All that info will help people help you.
Bag of compost or EWC [earth worm castings]
Bale of moss
Bag of perlite
Bag of dolomite lime
Bag of espoma garden tone
You'll be able to make more soil that's actually worth a damn.
I would go 18l if that's your options cause 11 l is about 3 gal. The soil mix above will be good for sure. I think it will be a lot more than you need and cost a good bit. Worse thing is you're on a timeframe.and how big pots should i transfer to? 11l? 18l?
Bag of compost or EWC [earth worm castings]
Bale of moss
Bag of perlite
Bag of dolomite lime
Bag of espoma garden tone
You'll be able to make more soil that's actually worth a damn.
definately make sure you have more perelite than last mix.i think i have most of it in my new soil mix
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definately make sure you have more perelite than last mix.
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