22 White Widow Auto

May 14: current soil is likely not good for cannabis unfortunately so I’m skeptical these plants will thrive. The combination of too much K+ in soil with too much Na+ In water, the general lack of Ca2+ and Mg2+, combined with the use of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) means the soil from last year has lost all structure and is now a straight fine silt or clay. Extreme example of Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) and how “soft water makes hard ground”. Quite amazing actually as I’ve never seen a soil like this…it looks fine initially when dry or moist, but when hydrated it forms a cohesive gel. Terrible structure, and to cap it off it is very alkaline with a runoff pH of 9. Nine. Fuck. New soil arrives tomorrow. Smaller one was accidentally pulled out of soil during planting and May or may not survive. Likely not. Seems to stay above 10 C overnight under glass in a cold frame but I’m not relying on that yet except for these two early autos. May 22: definitely not thriving, but could also be due to cold rather than the alkaline soils.