Opperhammer
New Member
Ok. Too much already!!!! Too many people talking far too much about something they know very little of.
ORGANIC GROWING IS Different from hydro because of this very thing. Plants feed differently between the two. In hydro pH is your primary concern because pH dictates how the plant feeds, and ultimately performs. The plant can only take up nutes properly in hydro if if the nutrient solution is in the right pH range. And obviously, the plant can only reach its potential if its properly feeding.
On the other hand, this all goes out the window with organics. Plants feed completely differently in organics.
A SKILLED ORGANIC GROWER FEEDS HIS SOIL , NOT HIS PLANTS.
This means a good organics grower understands that his plants don't feed directly like hydro plants. His plants have to wait at the end of a long table and will be served last. There are many other guests, (like endo and ecto-mycchorrizae, various helpful fungis, billions of various microbes) that all have to eat before your plants. Seems rude to make the guest of the evening wait like this until, you understand the real reason for the wait. In fact, all the other guests aren't guests at all.
They are all serving your plant. Each one has a specific job to do. They will consume the meal and feed and then feed it to your plants. Think of it as worker ants feeding their Queen. And it is this process that renders pH irrelevant in organics. As long as you are using good organic soil and good nutes, no reason to even concern yourself with pH. Concern yourself with maintaining good healthy soil. Molasses isn't used organically for your plants. Molasses is a very water soluble carbohydrate (sugar). Its used organically to feed and nurture the bacterium and microbes in the soil. All bacterium love sugar. Happy workers do good work. Keep the workers happy and they in turn keep your plants happy. You can also keep them happy by lessening their workload from time to time. You do this between feedings by using an enzyme supplement, (I use senizyme). Enzymes come in like a cleanup crew. They take care of all the leftovers and put away the dishes so that the table is clean and ready for the next meal. This process not only gives additional food to your plants, it prevents nutrient build up in the soil.
Keep your soil happy and forget about pH with organics. Its complete nonsense and I have a low threshold for ignorance
ORGANIC GROWING IS Different from hydro because of this very thing. Plants feed differently between the two. In hydro pH is your primary concern because pH dictates how the plant feeds, and ultimately performs. The plant can only take up nutes properly in hydro if if the nutrient solution is in the right pH range. And obviously, the plant can only reach its potential if its properly feeding.
On the other hand, this all goes out the window with organics. Plants feed completely differently in organics.
A SKILLED ORGANIC GROWER FEEDS HIS SOIL , NOT HIS PLANTS.
This means a good organics grower understands that his plants don't feed directly like hydro plants. His plants have to wait at the end of a long table and will be served last. There are many other guests, (like endo and ecto-mycchorrizae, various helpful fungis, billions of various microbes) that all have to eat before your plants. Seems rude to make the guest of the evening wait like this until, you understand the real reason for the wait. In fact, all the other guests aren't guests at all.
They are all serving your plant. Each one has a specific job to do. They will consume the meal and feed and then feed it to your plants. Think of it as worker ants feeding their Queen. And it is this process that renders pH irrelevant in organics. As long as you are using good organic soil and good nutes, no reason to even concern yourself with pH. Concern yourself with maintaining good healthy soil. Molasses isn't used organically for your plants. Molasses is a very water soluble carbohydrate (sugar). Its used organically to feed and nurture the bacterium and microbes in the soil. All bacterium love sugar. Happy workers do good work. Keep the workers happy and they in turn keep your plants happy. You can also keep them happy by lessening their workload from time to time. You do this between feedings by using an enzyme supplement, (I use senizyme). Enzymes come in like a cleanup crew. They take care of all the leftovers and put away the dishes so that the table is clean and ready for the next meal. This process not only gives additional food to your plants, it prevents nutrient build up in the soil.
Keep your soil happy and forget about pH with organics. Its complete nonsense and I have a low threshold for ignorance
