rainwater is great you should always wait and let rain for a half hour before collecting ,I filter through a t-shirt ,glad I saw this thread need to...
Not very tall? lol The Querkle is a stretcher and probably tripled in size after the switch. The SLH is what I would call average meaning she doubles...
No go on the Dr. Earth eh? I use a shit ton of their organic nutrients. I'm vegging a few in their POTting soil and they seem to like it. Pro Mix BX...
Copy from my sd journal.
I brew an organic guano kelp tea I use with every watering.
This is the recipe.
I use tap water and let it bubble for a day before I use it . The ph of the tap water is around 8 but by the time the brew is done it has changed the ph to where it thrives for both the plant and micros. My soil is a mix of 6 parts FFOF, 2 parts earthworm castings,2 parts perlite, 1 cup of powderizd dol lime per cu foot of soiless mix.
i saved these when he left the site, my suggestion is that everbody that sees this to do the same. they are all awesome threads. and it goes way, way past the perpetual thing as far as useful information goes. Al was a very special type of person, very unselfish with his time, very eager to help, and always answered everybody's post questions. but you'll see when you check them