"Natures Living Soil" is not very good

[Cannalove420]

Yeah man,thats exactly what I was talking about.over flash feeding in veg giving them spots and anomalies ,mutations and everything.but as soon as the first week or so in flower ,BOOM shit goes sideways.top coating with Limne since thats probably almost gone if not already,and a quality Tea or two possibly lightly PH'd with a natural solution. but with a proper top coating that'll work most likely.

ALSO, which you can use something like baking soda or earth juice are pretty organic friendly.and get a large bucket of water and PH it close to where you need to be.like 6.2--6.8 range and soak thee entire pot(dont forget the surfactant too) until the bubbles stop then pull it out,apply top coating then pass a tea slowly through it.(1-2 cups) then next feeding hit it with another tea.And the whole tiem you are using Mammoth.thats why Im on about making these top coating all the time.time to break down will save your ass, but Teas are your only real shot right now.But that will do alright.a few items turned into the soil will help some with a little mammoth.

Should i feed the acct tea by itself or mix it with my nutrients? Thanks for the support fellas. I’m learning!

 

[Eyes on Fire]

I dunno what are you doing?I was talking most the time with Ron here.Saw you talking to another so I was paying you no mind tbh.so you are using a fert line then? well if you mixed them already thats part of the issue too..but you could do that ,problem is that the little stuffs and life thats left in the soil you dont want to piss off anymore or make weaker.So I would personally stay full natural and organic.Top coating(but im guessing you dont have that set up) so I would go with Teas and photo strength most likely.and if it needs to be swung towards neutral 6.5-7.do that with earth juice or a natural way. nut thats all I would do. the soil is crapping out on you and unless you wanna re do the entire pot by slicing off the pot and re potting here in a larger pot teas are your only avenue.Foliar but that will also slow and hamper flower even more soooooo

 

[Cannalove420]

I dunno what are you doing?I was talking most the time with Ron here.Saw you talking to another so I was paying you no mind tbh.so you are using a fert line then? well if you mixed them already thats part of the issue too..but you could do that ,problem is that the little stuffs and life thats left in the soil you dont want to piss off anymore or make weaker.So I would personally stay full natural and organic.Top coating(but im guessing you dont have that set up) so I would go with Teas and photo strength most likely.and if it needs to be swung towards neutral 6.5-7.do that with earth juice or a natural way. nut thats all I would do. the soil is crapping out on you and unless you wanna re do the entire pot by slicing off the pot and re potting here in a larger pot teas are your only avenue.Foliar but that will also slow and hamper flower even more soooooo

Yeah sorry I kinda high jacked this post

Bloody hell . I am glad I make my own soil . @Cannalove420 I feel for you mate . I have been following along on this thread , but I can't give you any input being in the tropics and using what is around me . My soils all start at Ph 7 after at least a 3 month cure . Having a strong microbe herd breaking down nutrients a ph 6.3 to 7 is not a problem [ I have found ] I believe the soil is the problem and you are chasing to many tails . Which is putting every thing out of whack . --- If it was my soil , I would flush the hell out of it to get a ph around 6.5 to 7 and use organic nutrients to get to the end of the grow . 1 thing that did stand out for me was the water holding capacity of the soil , and the flushing effect it has on it , as in how much watering you have to do . [ which is flushing ] so you are adding teas but the soil holding capacity is not there to benefit the soil or the plant . Hope you can sort it out mate .

when I flush the soil Do I use only ph water or do I flush the soil with half strength Nutes? My arsenal on hand is buried treasure liquid guano 05-05-07.
Botanicare Pure Blend Pro bloom 01-04-05

 

[Eyes on Fire]

yeah no worries man. LOL

 

[hecno]

If you go with flushing use plain ph water 3 times the volume of the pot size . This will give you a dead soil , so the soil is only a grow medium to hold plant roots , and to take up feed. Next use a light feed maybe 1/3 strength and you will need Cal/Mag . I am not saying you will get a full healthy plant back ,
but you will end up with something . -- Then study up on soils , there is lots of info here , Mr Eyes has posted a comprehensive amount information here to help with soil . Don't lose heart -- mistakes are good , I know I did heaps --

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Yeah sorry I kinda high jacked this post

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I dunno what are you doing?I was talking most the time with Ron here.Saw you talking to another so I was paying you no mind tbh.so you are using a fert line then? well if you mixed them already thats part of the issue too..but you could do that ,problem is that the little stuffs and life thats left in the soil you dont want to piss off anymore or make weaker.So I would personally stay full natural and organic.Top coating(but im guessing you dont have that set up) so I would go with Teas and photo strength most likely.and if it needs to be swung towards neutral 6.5-7.do that with earth juice or a natural way. nut thats all I would do. the soil is crapping out on you and unless you wanna re do the entire pot by slicing off the pot and re potting here in a larger pot teas are your only avenue.Foliar but that will also slow and hamper flower even more soooooo

 

[Tom Bombadil]

If you go with flushing use plain ph water 3 times the volume of the pot size . This will give you a dead soil , so the soil is only a grow medium to hold plant roots , and to take up feed. Next use a light feed maybe 1/3 strength and you will need Cal/Mag . I am not saying you will get a full healthy plant back ,
but you will end up with something . -- Then study up on soils , there is lots of info here , Mr Eyes has posted a comprehensive amount information here to help with soil . Don't lose heart -- mistakes are good , I know I did heaps --

 

[Eyes on Fire]

I personally would advise against a straight up flushing of the soil ..You have to look at the soil and what it IS doing...and what it is NOT doing. and there is the matter of the life left.So flushuing will take some of it out and since there is little left most likely a solid Tea and top coating is best.But if its waining had you can hit them with your nutes just use sparingly at first until you see how the soil reacts. you need to invest in some Lime(sweet lime/Dolomite Lime powder) or garden Lime.all very similar.just garden lime is like prilled or granule Lime.and some N granules and bloom granules or just the lime and turn that into a top coating and hit them with nutes a few days later after keeping it moist. But many ways to go here but thats the way I would go,but to each their own mang. Happy harvesting

 

[Cannalove420]

I personally would advise against a straight up flushing of the soil ..You have to look at the soil and what it IS doing...and what it is NOT doing. and there is the matter of the life left.So flushuing will take some of it out and since there is little left most likely a solid Tea and top coating is best.But if its waining had you can hit them with your nutes just use sparingly at first until you see how the soil reacts. you need to invest in some Lime(sweet lime/Dolomite Lime powder) or garden Lime.all very similar.just garden lime is like prilled or granule Lime.and some N granules and bloom granules or just the lime and turn that into a top coating and hit them with nutes a few days later after keeping it moist. But many ways to go here but thats the way I would go,but to each their own mang. Happy harvesting

Will lime make my ph stay at neutral? A guy at the garden store said it can make the ph go above 7? But I also hear ppl say it makes the soil stay at 7