Hello all. I am new so thanks for having me. Also, I am a fairly new grower so I believe I made a stupid mistake that requires some help. You see, I had an insect problem. Hearing of the benefits of de for years I decided to give it a try(I was using neem oil and insecticidal soap from Garden Safe before using de). So, I purchase 100% food grade de, apply a 1" layer to top of soil and let it be. My problem arises upon my next water when I watered right over top of the de and I believe it has "caked" my soil to the point of very little runoff. I have raked the top of soil and poked bamboo sticks through to the bottom moving in a circular motion but think the problem is still present. I am two weeks into flower with a Wonder Woman strain. I am using 5 gallon pots with drain holes and lots of extra holes drilled into side of pots. I am using a mixture of ffof and ffhf with about 30% extra perlite. Mars 120 pro ll led, 24'x48'x70' tent with intake and exhaust(190 cfm), Go nutes and ro water. Sorry I cannot take pics at this time but please help!
P.s. Please excuse if I did this wrong/
P.s. Please excuse if I did this wrong/