Testing leachate when using fabric pots

[DirtyDave1990]

Hey all so I’m starting my second grow (recent grow anyways) my first grow I didn’t have an ec meter so I never tested my leachate. I was going to get a meter for this grow but I started using fabric pots and am wondering if I’d still be able to test leachate. My concern is that the fabric pots leak from the sides as well as the bottom depending on how the water flows and I’m worried that means the leachate wouldn’t have had as much time to pick up the stuff in the soil and give me a good reading. Does anyone else use fabric pots If so how do you test your ppm in the soil

 

[LittleDabbie]

Its not really leachate but more run off.. Leaching requires a little more time spent vs run off which is running right thru the soil and off the pot.

SLOW your watering down, Feed the middle of the plant a little at a time till its all absorbed that will stop the shit from running right out the side of the fabric.. Its just watering too fast is all..

and if your growing organic with no salt nutes theres really no need to check run off in my experience a good microbe colony in your soil will take care of your plants.

 

[DirtyDave1990]

I use the fox farms ocean forest which is organic soil and I use their nute line with it but I’m not sure if the liquid nutes are organic I guess I’ll have to check that out

 

[LittleDabbie]

I use the fox farms ocean forest which is organic soil and I use their nute line with it but I’m not sure if the liquid nutes are organic I guess I’ll have to check that out

Only 1 of the big 3 is organic the big bloom, the grow big and tiger bloom are synthetic as hell.. and green!! WHY ARE THEY GREEN!>!>!>!

 

[Dr.B]

Milk crate aeration/drip tray

Super simple, sturdy, self spacing if using more than 1... You basically cut the bottom two inches and most of one side wall off of a milk crate however you please. I use a hacksaw and side cutters. A bit of a sand on the rough edges and drill a bunch of holes for airflow... Done Easy, cheap...

www.thcfarmer.com

 

[LittleDabbie]

Milk crate aeration/drip tray

Super simple, sturdy, self spacing if using more than 1... You basically cut the bottom two inches and most of one side wall off of a milk crate however you please. I use a hacksaw and side cutters. A bit of a sand on the rough edges and drill a bunch of holes for airflow... Done Easy, cheap...

www.thcfarmer.com

the only down side to that is those milk crates are 8-10 inches tall and in a tent you just killed a foot or more of head space.

 

[Dr.B]

the only down side to that is those milk crates are 8-10 inches tall and in a tent you just killed a foot or more of head space.

That's why you cut it down to 2"...

 

[LittleDabbie]

That's why you cut it down to 2"...

popcorn buds anyone :P

 

[DirtyDave1990]

Do you have any two you would recommend to replace the

Only 1 of the big 3 is organic the big bloom, the grow big and tiger bloom are synthetic as hell.. and green!! WHY ARE THEY GREEN!>!>!>!

anything you te

Only 1 of the big 3 is organic the big bloom, the grow big and tiger bloom are synthetic as hell.. and green!! WHY ARE THEY GREEN!>!>!>!

Do you have anything you’d recommend to replace the grow big and tiger bloom that are organic and serve same purpose

 

[LittleDabbie]

Do you have any two you would recommend to replace the


anything you te


Do you have anything you’d recommend to replace the grow big and tiger bloom that are organic and serve same purpose

YES!

Infact id replace all 3..

For grow big replace with Alaskan Fish Emulsion 5-1-1

for Big bloom Replace with Medina Hasta grow 6-12-6

for tiger bloom replace with Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom.

This is a personal recipe.

 

[DirtyDave1990]

YES!

Infact id replace all 3..

For grow big replace with Alaskan Fish Emulsion 5-1-1

for Big bloom Replace with Medina Hasta grow 6-12-6

for tiger bloom replace with Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom.

This is a personal recipe.

I’m very excited to try this because to be honest I didn’t know any of them were organic at the beginning but my plants responded best to the big bloom (which I didn’t give them enough of in the beginning so I could really tell when I finally started using that one) Can’t wait to run this next grow with all organic and see how they do

 

[LittleDabbie]

I’m very excited to try this because to be honest I didn’t know any of them were organic at the beginning but my plants responded best to the big bloom (which I didn’t give them enough of in the beginning so I could really tell when I finally started using that one) Can’t wait to run this next grow with all organic and see how they do

And thats the purpose of fox farms there cartoon bullshit logos ect there direct impact is to draw you in and cause you to forget why the fuck your even byin there shit in the first place ooo look at this red tomato its soooo big!! then ooo shit a bat and worm on the container must be good riht!! then ooo looook at this tiger!!! TIGER BLOOD CHARLEESHEEN! mfer plez.. cartoons...

they pulled the playbook from camel ciggies of the early 90s with there fuckin camel bucks and sht.. its a ploy to draw you in and thats all..

synthetics are the death of your soil and thats as simple as its put. Organics feed microbes salts dehydrate and kill your microbes.

 

[DirtyDave1990]

YES!

Infact id replace all 3..

For grow big replace with Alaskan Fish Emulsion 5-1-1

for Big bloom Replace with Medina Hasta grow 6-12-6

for tiger bloom replace with Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom.

This is a personal recipe.

So newb question here. Do you follow one of the options on the containers for these fertilizers? I only have the one so far and I’m sure these are 100% than the fox farms but one thing I did like about fox farms was the exact detailed instructions of how and when I use which one. What schedule/mixture do you follow for these three?

 

[cannon1]

YES!

Infact id replace all 3..

For grow big replace with Alaskan Fish Emulsion 5-1-1

for Big bloom Replace with Medina Hasta grow 6-12-6

for tiger bloom replace with Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom.

This is a personal recipe.

Would you suggest following the Fox Farm schedule too for these substitutions?