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Thank you.Nicely broken down in a easier format to digest. What about certain plants which on more days then not have overall droopy leaves compared to the rest?
Root bound. Pot up if not in flower. I would transplant in a process where I do it once a month. Like .5 gallon-2 gallon-flower in 5 gallon.hi I was wondering if anyone can help with info. I have a couple plants outside in 2 gallon smartpots of soil. They’ve been in the pots for 3 weeks already and the pot is full of roots, even the surface of the soil is all roots. I can’t even dig into the soil without breaking through roots. The pots feel light when I pick them up a day after watering and when I try digging into the soil it feels moist but the plants look like they may want water already. Should I let them dry or can I water when they are still moist ? I’ve tried using one of those Amazon soil moisture meters but I don’t think it works well because when I stick it in it’ll show dry but when touching it feels moist
I like trying different things too. I just started using promix hpcc with extra perlite. I have to water every day now. Probably shouldn't have added anything. Before that I was using cocoloco - and that definitely needs extra perlite. In soil I add 20%.Funny you say that! I cut back on perlite just a little and there was a noticable difference! It probably didn't work out to a cup less per 5 gal pot, but after a week I knew I had done it and I won't again! Lol
Not to mention it threw my pot weight off so I had to learn that again!
I've been trying just a little tweak here and there with the soil, but once it's started (autos) i don't want to change. So I have one with less perlite, another with a different brand soil, one with worm castings added and another with the stuff I used the first time (figure since that worked, it is my control).
Its something fun to do, and maybe I learn a bit. I do have to stop myself from starting more, I'm getting addicted to the growing!
I doubt they will be harmed. If it's runoff, it shouldn't be very hot anyway. Use the runoff as a tea for the outdoor plants. Once or twice during flower maybe. I wouldn't do any more often than that.Is there any harm or benefits to using some synthetic nutrients if you added organic feed to the soil? I added EWC and Blood meal to some used old FFOF because I don't want to dedicate too much time to my outdoor grow. Will it hurt anything if I water them with runoff from my indoor (synthetic nutes) once in a while?
Thanks for the reply. I transplanted them from 2 gallon to 5 gallon. The only problem is that the original 2 gallon root ball is still drying everyday but the new soil around it stays wet. Any tips on what I can do ? Im worried about fungus gnats if I keep watering the rootball everyday.Root bound. Pot up if not in flower. I would transplant in a process where I do it once a month. Like .5 gallon-2 gallon-flower in 5 gallon.
So your tap water is OK for you? Your soil is then always damp allowing for no wet/dry cycling as well.Blumat auto drip system is the bomb. I never hand water.
The key is getting the wet/dry cycle to coincide with the plant's desires.It's better to be so dry it goes droopy than to water it too frequently.
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.Thanks for the reply. I transplanted them from 2 gallon to 5 gallon. The only problem is that the original 2 gallon root ball is still drying everyday but the new soil around it stays wet. Any tips on what I can do ? Im worried about fungus gnats if I keep watering the rootball everyday.
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