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VincenzioVonHook
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It's fine, but runs a bit hot for new plants. You can use it as a starter, but cut it 50/50 with a perlite/vermiculite mix.
Vermiculite is handy In mixes that run a bit hot for seedlings as it acts as a buffer and promotes cation exchange. The perlite will help aerate, and the vermiculite will help buffer and hold onto the over-abundance of positively charged ions in the hotter mixes.
When the plant outgrows it's starter pot and matures enough to take the mix, you can blend up 80% soil/20% perlite/vermiculite for the final medium.
Vermiculite is handy In mixes that run a bit hot for seedlings as it acts as a buffer and promotes cation exchange. The perlite will help aerate, and the vermiculite will help buffer and hold onto the over-abundance of positively charged ions in the hotter mixes.
When the plant outgrows it's starter pot and matures enough to take the mix, you can blend up 80% soil/20% perlite/vermiculite for the final medium.
Yeah, I've used it a few times successfully. As others have said, mix in a good percentage of perlite (maybe 25-30%) to keep the medium airy. Those roots need some space to move around and the perlite helps with that.
When using FFOF, I wouldn't feed my autos for about 3-4 weeks...just used plain PH'd water. The soil is nutrient-heavy and can even stunt seedling growth. Happened to me a few times but the plants recovered just fine.
How about using collected Rainwater would that do the trick
Dank Bongula
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Can also layer your pot with the ffof on the bottom and ffhf on top.
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