Hey, I have a question about soil in general. I us...
Unstuffablesstarted grow question 2mo ago
Hey,
I have a question about soil in general.
I use a layer system with potting soil on top and high nutrition soil on the bottom
How long do the roots of the plants get before she needs the higher nutrition level? Don't want my layers to be too shallow and my plant to burn.
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ATLien415answered grow question 2mo ago
when a soil company is selling you layered stuff in this space it is usually stuff designed to be available in different stages. you can layer (for many reasons with many different plants, like aggregate bottoms for certain tropicals or trees) but putting a concentrated nutrition on the bottom is bad in theory
access is an issue. if you water correctly, the roots will be heading straight down there. if you water at all, youll be leaching your top dollar stuff out of the soil. even if it all works out exactly how you are imagining, youre still artificially creating a huge salt ion gradient to deal with. salt flow is how water flows in organic matter in this universe. where salt goes water follows.
IMO if this mindset matches your growing style, you should look into a local no-till living soil made from locally sourced refuse and what not
Grimgrowsanswered grow question 2mo ago
Hi check my grow out, I use a rich living soil blend in the whole bed with mulch and cover crops. To keep things simple I alow worms to mix the soil and feed by topdressing. When I direct sow into my beds I create a 1.5 litre pocket in the rich soil of a light potting mix like biobizz bio light dushed with beneficial mycos and direct sow into that to allow the seedling a chance to establish. Never had trouble with this method before. Works well for standard size pots too. Happy growing 🙏
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JimmyWhiteanswered grow question 2mo ago
Hi there,
It depends on many factors, genetics, soil moisture level, temperature, watering frequency, oxygen level. But I must say, the roots love to spread downwards and laterally in a short time. Think of a 3 liter pot. If the conditions are optimal, you can see roots coming from below in a couple of weeks. And as they grow, their nutrition need increases.
Layered soil sounds off though. I'd let the whole root system access the nutrients evenly.
Good luck with your grow.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2mo ago
Don't layer it.. bad idea.
KISS principle... keep it simple, stupid.
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Organomananswered grow question 2mo ago
Never layer soil, always mix it properly and thoroughly.
Roots will get to the bottom of the pot, depending on size of course, anywhere from 5 to 10 days.
Cannabis roots when unrestricted are usually 2-5 times as long as the plant is tall.
Steady nutrition is vital..........subjecting your plants to wildly different diet every few days is going to mess with its development.
And yes, mixing the soil ingredients and letting them "brew" for 8-12 weeks before using is ideal and something I would recommend doing.
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John_Krameranswered grow question 2mo ago
Why?
To make a good organic soil u,ll have to prepare it like a month before u put a seed into
U add there water and microbs to dissolve all organic shit to easy chains of salts
And u mix, not layer it
Ur root system will grow strait down if only u won,t cut the top then it,ll spread around
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Gnrlymsntrp81answered grow question 2mo ago
Na, your taproot is growing straight downward so she will get burned after few days.
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LazyLeafanswered grow question 2mo ago
Not sure how much experience you have, but if you're going to be stacking different nutrition soil and stuff like that, why not just go complete living soil route? That would honestly be your best bet.
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Green_Clawsanswered grow question 2mo ago
The roots can get to the bottom in a matter of days, what is high nutrition? Could mean anything.. Good compost, compost with nutrients added. Slow release, but did you put your own ammendments in the soil, if your not going in an organic, Soil food web kind of way you might aswell use grow dots or biotabs if ease is the overall goal here.
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