I'm not sure I completely understand but if your soil runoff is coming out at 5.0 and you're water going in is 5.5 after nutes, that's where your issue is. Your ph is low. You need to adjust your watering ph to 7.0.
That will bring your soil ph back up. You want soil ph between 6.0 and 6.3 in...
There's your problem. Runoff is pretty accurate if you know how to read it.
You need 2 things. The ph of your water going in and the runoff. Your soil ph is pretty close to the median of those 2 numbers.
That's why I like the rabbit for veg. It's super clean in terms of manure. Hardly any smell, best npk, and it's a cold manure.
Yea, they're very social. The "dog duck" was a drake, right? My Pekin and Muscovy drakes are like that. They chase the neighbors dog out of the yard all the time.
I don't brew. I steep. The shit and water do all the work lol.
I have guano from past grows but I don't even use it. I switched to banana peel tea for flower. I prefer it over guano.
I raise chickens, ducks, rabbits and pigs. I have more shit in one week than I can use in a lifetime indoors.
Rabbit is by far the best in my opinion. You can buy it online. $26 for a box. Makes one hell of a tea.
You would prevent salt buildup by running organically. He also says you can put a plug in the bottom to flush if desired.
For me, soil is free. A way to grow organically in soil with the all the benefits of hydro without the hassles... Sounds grand.
My mind is already being flooded with tea...
It's damn near free and ph is rather insignificant when you know what you're doing.
Costs me $30 for coco and the rest comes from kitchen scraps and manure. Doesn't get any cheaper.
No ill effects as of yet. The citronella even cloned very well in it. About a week to pop roots. The citronella usually roots pretty quick though so I can't say it was the cycle.
Temps fluctuate between 10-15 degrees F from lights off to on, sometimes a little more or less depending on outdoor...