Root ball not filling whole pot.

franklinz said:

Yes. Aeration may be the ticket as I usually have a hydrophobic crust on the top. Watering slowly usually helps saturation but I think I'm losing a lot to the sides. Thx

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Add a single drop of liquid soap after you're ready to feed. Slowly stir it to mix. This breaks the surface tension of water. Do this when feeding foliar as well. Yucca in the medium to start is best but not an option once we're up and running.

franklinz said:

Yes. Aeration may be the ticket as I usually have a hydrophobic crust on the top. Watering slowly usually helps saturation but I think I'm losing a lot to the sides. Thx

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I do a 'ring' around the outside perimeter of the soil first...make sure I get a good amount within the first inch and a half to two inches, then work my way inward with the first pour.

I have found that different soils act differently. Right now I'm in ProMix and I find it doesn't seem to leak water out the sides of the bag much at all and takes good time to soak in the water as you do it. It doesn't seem to compact as much others too.

Rurumo said:

These plants shift their energy away from root growth during the flowering period. A lot of people transplant like a week before flowering, but I like to hold off on flipping to 12/12 until I see roots filling out the entire pot.

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Makes a big diff.

hotrodharley said:

Add a single drop of liquid soap after you're ready to feed. Slowly stir it to mix. This breaks the surface tension of water. Do this when feeding foliar as well. Yucca in the medium to start is best but not an option once we're up and running.

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Thx. I'll amend the next batch and give it a run. I've considered using a surfactant like saponins as well though it seems more expensive.

franklinz said:

Thx. I'll amend the next batch and give it a run. I've considered using a surfactant like saponins as well though it seems more expensive.

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Everyone says Dawn but low sudsing laundry detergent is perfect. What we use making perlite concrete. For the same reason.