Alexander Supertramp
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Organic or not the elements are all considered salts. And as such organic or not improper watering habits can cause salt build up in the medium. Just let a glass of urine evaporate and see what is left behind.
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Alexander Supertramp
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Overwatering is caused by watering too frequently. Not by too much water when they need watering.Just want make sure i dont over water. I started off being a water boy. I watered my seedling for a week straight and was looking at my wife like whats wrong my plant? It looked lika spaceship and a spider.View attachment 3268570So eversince then ive been reeeaaal careful. You dig.
gardengardian7
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Good info
Yea sometimes the emphasis can make us seem ignorant. But i know. I wasnt referring to one time water although you can over water one time. I over water in one trip and th perlite settled and messed everything up. But thanks for the info anyway.
bravedave
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I do. However, as a couple others suggest here, I find it helps to take away some of the guesswork by always watering till it bleeds. Then its just a matter of waiting for and finding that pre-droop dry point to do it all over again.... spaceship and a spider.View attachment 3268570So eversince then ive been reeeaaal careful. You dig.
Cannasutraorganics
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Are you watering with urine? I use RO water and add my plant extract to it. Where are my salts??? Your also confusing evaporation with a plant up taking nutes.... Not the same. Plant uses lots of little stuff that evaporation leaves behind.
I'm not an organic person (much), but I thought their premise is that a healthy soil contains organisms that break down nutrients as the plant needs them. A synergy where nothing goes to waste. I.e., pee in your soil and it will be broken down into nutrients for the plant (or for the organisms in the soil). Not the same as peeing in a cup and letting it evaporate.
But, I don't know.
Alexander Supertramp
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Ammoniacal and urea nitrogen are big parts of organic growing. Just to name a few. Both have to be digested by bacteria before becoming available to plants. And both can build up in the medium with improper feeding and watering habits.
I just thought of something. Recently I was looking at a photo of captainmorgan's LED setup. I noticed he covered the tops of his containers with tin foil. I wondered if that was to improve reflected light. He said it was to keep fungus gnats down, and that a side-benefit is that the soil dries more evenly.
You might give that a try if you're concerned the top is drying too fast. Weigh the risk of developing undesirable fungus. I probably wouldn't do it if I lived in an extremely humid environment.
Alexander Supertramp
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Bat Guano, chicken litter, manure ect... all contain urea. Salts are everywhere....
Cannasutraorganics
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Not my nutes. No animal byproducts.
Alexander Supertramp
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So what does your nutes consist of?
Alexander Supertramp
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/370416876441?lpid=82
Anyone think that if this is dissolved in water, applied to a peat/and or/coco based medium, leaves no residue behind? Organic is a great way too grow no doubt. And yes salts are involved, even compost has them...they are what organic life is about...
Anyone think that if this is dissolved in water, applied to a peat/and or/coco based medium, leaves no residue behind? Organic is a great way too grow no doubt. And yes salts are involved, even compost has them...they are what organic life is about...
Alexander Supertramp
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Kinda surprising what metallic things plants like...
Cannasutraorganics
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BioCanna. All from plants.