I tend to agree with you, alfalfa is some potent stuff, I hesitate to use it at that rate, but i'm a lil extra careful with alfalafa, manures, and molasses... so I use my super scientific measuring application is a light palmful per 2 cubic feet, my guess is a palmful is about 1/8 of a cup.
if your concern is that they are at 80-85 degrees a day, I wouldn't sweat that, as long as you aren't tryin to clone in that heat, an established plant will be fine, course some varieties may be sensitive but I've never ever seen any problems from heat, under a hundred degrees, and even then, I've grown hundreds of plants outside with temps regularly getting above a hundred and they did just fine, as long as you HYDRATE.Appreciate the reply bro, seems pretty moist, i didnt however water while mixing it up though, the peat was already wet as i had done it the day before, i have vetch seeds ( vicia villosa ) although they are for winter growth apparently, ill have to order clover online if it wont do, another thing is im still trying to dial in my tent because its reaching about 80-85f during the day, unless i veg during the night which will keep temps more in line. Peace
honestly, and this is a lil inflammatory to some, i'm not sure much has to do with hermaphroditism, I've done some insanely stressful things to my plants and haven't seen issues with hermies, but also my strains don't have that issue anyways, sooo, my answer may not be helpful, but I ALWAYS flower my plants at night and give them the day for darkness. In the winter I reverse that, to keep them warm. BUT if your plant has hermie issues to start, then any little tiny thing may lead it to popping pollen.
hmm, a cup a cubic foot is a lot of alfalfa, not to mention it'll take a while to break down, i'd cut that soil when you pot them, maybe a third by weight? You might be ok, but it'd be a bitch to have to wait a month after planting to find out, and it's not easy to fix afterwards (being non-soluble, mostly).
not to mention, electricity is usually cheaper at non-peak hours, at least in CA it is.
damn good advice, anything I do that is a new experience or an experiment and I do it on my houseplants first, just try to test it on a plant with similar growth and "diet". in other words, a fast-growing, nitrogen-loving, neutral ph-liking, high drainage-needing plant.
yes I filter all air going into my rooms, I use an engine air filter for an old 5.8 liter ford engine, i think the truck 5.0 liter fits too, not the stang 5.0, or the conical filter for many of the diesels. it's cheaper lasts forever and pretty sure its better for everything.
Hey SS! Alfalfa, although on the box it says meal, is not a 'meal' the way other products are. Ie, neem 'meal' is made from the left over material after the neem seed is pressed for the oil. Where as alfalfa is the raw plant material. Basically you are going to distract the microbes from doing the job you want them to do. So, if it helps, whether it is 'powdered' or not, it can still cause plants to burn if not properly broken down. A quick way of getting around this is to use it in the compost pile.
I find light leaks to be the #1 cause of hermi plants (with being weak/sick ofc). However, remember any stress can cause a plant to hermi. the plant thinks it's dying and it is doing what it can to procreate.
I don't intake from the outside in, but from the inside out. Are you worried about bugs?