Soil Test: Epsilon F1 & Royal Gorilla

D15. The new week starts and all is well in the tent. The Epsilon lady still looks a bit crappy due to burnt leaves but I think she is starting to look better. The Royal Gorilla girl on the other hand looks great, and is growing like, well, weed. I finally called it on the first Gorilla girl. It's been over two weeks and there is no further germination. I removed the seed from the peat plug and could see that she never sent out a taproot. Oh well, no big loss. ------------------------------ D18. There isn't much to report, except that both girls are growing along nicely, but the Royal Gorilla girl is now also showing necrotic spots on a couple of leaves. Clearly something is off with this soil blend. Considering how young the plants are and that the soil is fresh, it stands to reason that it's a nutrient excess in the soil and not a deficiency. With that in mind, it looks like I'm dealing with an excess of potassium. There are two main sources of potassium in this soil blend, worm castings and insect frass. This is the first time I'm using frass in a blend so naturally that was my prime suspect, and sure enough, when I look into the NPK values of the frass, it's really high in potassium. I believe I've found the problem, but will make a soil test to verify my suspicions. My bad for not checking that properly prior to making the soil. In any case, there isn't much I can do about it except learn from it and adjust the soil blend accordingly for future grows. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ D21. We're at the end of the week and the girls are just quietly doing their thing. They are both looking better, with no necrotic spots on newer leaves. Hopefully, they have gotten big enough to deal with the amount of nutrients in the soil. ------------------------------