DAY 23
Morning Growmies
I have been going around reading a lot of posts on AFN, and I see that some people like to check run off now and again just to know what is going on in their pots. (I have never ever tested runoff)
My lady is due to be transplanted this week, so I was looking over at her new freshly poured home (5G Autopot Springpot bag filled with just Canna coco) and thought, just for sh*ts and giggles, why not pour some RO water through it and test the runoff before I transplant her into it? Sweet Holy Moses, I am glad I did.
Runoff looked like muddy sludge, PPM 1900, and pH 7.2. WTH? So….I ran 4 gallons of RO water through it then 2 gallons properly pH'd RO water with 200ppm of Cal/Mag & 300ppm of nutes.
Finally, what went in=what came out. Also, run off was a light caramel color, not dark sludge.
I am drying out the coco a bit under a fan and will transplant my little one into her new bag in a few days. At least now I know what the conditions are in the coco for her! Maybe that is why I always run into issues about week 4-5? Who knows...but I am glad I checked. I am not going to let my OCD take control and continuously check run off, but I think I might start to check it here and there to make sure everything is in balance. My question is...since she is in the same coco from the same bag, what is going on in the pot she is in now?? However, I am not going to mess with it. I know her next home is properly in balance.
XOXO
Mom