Lockout

Jimi O'Connor said:

Im guessing I have lockout. My runoff was in the 5's and I've been feeling floranova bloom and sucking the run off out the trays with a shop vac so some of the left over gunk or whatever could still be in the trays making the runoff lower than ot really is. However this round the runoff has been low alot. Im running foxfarm soil in 5 gal cloth pots. Week 6 of flower so I need to fix asap. Im so sick of having problems like this I just wish I could have a smooth grow.

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cannapotimus said:

I don’t run synthetic nutrition so I can’t speak much to your ph lockout but if you’re looking for smooth and simple look into living soil. Buildasoil has several seasons where he just does weelky updates on his organic grows and explains what he’s doing and why on YouTube if you want to get started.

I made the switch years ago and the quality and ease of growth is much better and it is significantly cheaper once you have the soil. Yields are typically lower and growth rates aren’t as fast but i think it’s and alright trade off. I’ve been working out of town for the last year and a bit and I only go back to my house I’m growing at every other weekend and it puts out consistent top quality flower. I haven’t used a ph meter for anything for about 5 years and haven’t had 0 problems.

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Jimi O'Connor said:

I tried the living soil when I started out and idk if it's just because I didn't have the knowledge or what but it wasn't working for me. Maybe I just had bad soil. I was using sohum living soil "just add water" and by the time I got to like the 2nd week of flower or so the plants would be struggling with deficiencies. That's when I switched and yes its a little more work but I like having more control over the grow, if that makes sense

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