Richard Drysift
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None whatsoever. I heard this rumor around here.
Well there you go. Thank you for clearing this up.
Should I add Kelp Meal & Neem Meal to Soil Mix?
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I was convinced that I needed kelp in my initial no-till mix, so I bought a 50 pound sack of it from my local feed & seed store. It was the most expensive 50 pounds of anything I ever bought for my soil - like $55 CDN. When I got it home I noticed in the analysis it listed sodium chloride over 8%, so I returned it the next day. It turned out that I decided not to use either neem meal or kelp and instead went with more of a KISS mix.
Keep in mind this kelp was meant to be used as a horse feed supplement, so obviously properly sourced horticultural purposed kelp will be different. Just watch the source and look at the analysis breakdown. But after the kelp experience I decided to only use amendments that were locally sourced anyway, such as alfalfa pellets. At like $18 Canadian for a 50 pound feed bag, it's a great deal and works wonders. Soil life loves it.
Keep in mind this kelp was meant to be used as a horse feed supplement, so obviously properly sourced horticultural purposed kelp will be different. Just watch the source and look at the analysis breakdown. But after the kelp experience I decided to only use amendments that were locally sourced anyway, such as alfalfa pellets. At like $18 Canadian for a 50 pound feed bag, it's a great deal and works wonders. Soil life loves it.
hillbill
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I amend reused mix less than that, seems hot hot
Dee Muney
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Yeah I plan on cutting it down with some more base soil and more perlite
Lockedin
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Just curious - ever try FFOF only in one pot as a baseline for how their mix performs?
Asking since I'm running 7 with FFOF only - mostly because I'm new and want to stay as simple as possible moving forward.
I don't mind the idea of adding nutes on the next run, or maybe to a select few if I have problems this time, but I figure that I'll never know what effect nutes are having unless I know how well the base soil performs.
I tend to be a bit KISS obsessive in practice - but in my brain and on paper there's a madman trying desperately to explain himself...
Asking since I'm running 7 with FFOF only - mostly because I'm new and want to stay as simple as possible moving forward.
I don't mind the idea of adding nutes on the next run, or maybe to a select few if I have problems this time, but I figure that I'll never know what effect nutes are having unless I know how well the base soil performs.
I tend to be a bit KISS obsessive in practice - but in my brain and on paper there's a madman trying desperately to explain himself...
Dee Muney
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Most people say it starts lacking nutrients about midway through the whole grow. I Guess it always depends on different variables but I would at least throw in some earthworm castings.Just curious - ever try FFOF only in one pot as a baseline for how their mix performs?
Asking since I'm running 7 with FFOF only - mostly because I'm new and want to stay as simple as possible moving forward.
I don't mind the idea of adding nutes on the next run, or maybe to a select few if I have problems this time, but I figure that I'll never know what effect nutes are having unless I know how well the base soil performs.
I tend to be a bit KISS obsessive in practice - but in my brain and on paper there's a madman trying desperately to explain himself...
PadawanWarrior
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Just curious - ever try FFOF only in one pot as a baseline for how their mix performs?
Asking since I'm running 7 with FFOF only - mostly because I'm new and want to stay as simple as possible moving forward.
I don't mind the idea of adding nutes on the next run, or maybe to a select few if I have problems this time, but I figure that I'll never know what effect nutes are having unless I know how well the base soil performs.
I tend to be a bit KISS obsessive in practice - but in my brain and on paper there's a madman trying desperately to explain himself...
Straight FFOF works great, but I added nutrients after a few weeks. I used Earth Juice. The buds had more flavor than you could imagine. I think it's the guano in the Earth Juice. Now I'm trying to do water only with dry amendments.
Here was the first run with the FFOF.
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