Chrystal Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Nah i haven't started a mix yet I'm thinking if i can get this good of results from a potting mix by adding worm castings i might just use that combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbcon Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Probably as simple as it gets, and very effective. I'd be trying that tomato mix that Billy goat has. The sunflower I have in with Scott's and castings is the most vigorous I have ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Installed the Moisture Matics today lets see how they roll work i mean according to the directions they take 3-7 days to start working and they flood the saucer with a few millimeters of water for between 3-5 days at the beginning, only installed the MM's on the two larger tomato plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 yep the things castings/compost can do added to shitty pre bagged potting mix imagine what it can do " Without " the limiting factor of shitty soliless potting mixes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 yep the things castings/compost can do added to shitty pre bagged potting mix imagine what it can do " Without " the limiting factor of shitty soliless potting mixes Baby steps i will get there i am liking this whole soil scene, just watered the tomato plants piece of piss, water strait from the tap and strait into the soil, i love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 that's cool not a fan of using tap water myself , especially when trying to have a living soil chemicals aren't real good at promoting soil life & the soil life does a much better job at growing plants than we do if watering is something your interested in then 2 things you could look into Blumat watering systems , if you haven't seen them B4 , gravity fed or directfrom a tap , capillary action watering the other is SIP's , Sub Irrigated Planter , these are my fav , use 2/3's less water than any growing system that waters though the top both these systems give plants constant moisture without over watering taking me & you almost out of the game , we get to watch & consume the fruits of there labor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Yeah i really like the Blumat's i would chose these 100% but i read on OSA that other members have flooded there rooms when initially setting up i can't afford any floods at all, the Blumats is what had me looking for self watering systems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 i have heard this as well but have also had people have no issue with them at allfrom memory this guy has had no issue running blumats indoors https://youtu.be/OZLETQrHiFk sometimes operator error can come in to play with some issues otherwise sip's aka earthbox https://youtu.be/hGaKwAd3Mbwhttps://youtu.be/UbwN1MN2sjshttps://youtu.be/xpopShfmyrY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystal Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 I checked out the first two videos the Earth Box looks interesting i thought that much paddy for that amount of soil would have burnt the plants for sure while i was trying to remember the name of the EB i found this product its similar to the Blumats but there is no flooding https://easioyya.com/product/best-value-8-easioyya-kit-complete-with-30l-tank/ they are in Au and USA $140 for 8 dippers they mentioned 1 dripper will do up to a 400mm pot they look to be oversized clay waterers to compensate there transfer rate for needy plants that are thirsty what i like about this Easi Oy Ya setup is there is no flooding at all, also mentioned on there web site is u can use clear hydroponic nutrient and u can also use coco coir as well as soil for a medium (in the FAQ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 what burns plants is an excess of nutrients , mainly excess nitrogen but not the only culprit a well made compost won't have that issue , not to mention top dressing or mulching is a morenatural way & a much more forgiving way to feed plants , out in the wild all plants have a mulch layer & are used to growing there feeder roots into that layer i've seen the oyya setup , pretty much the same idea as blumat but not quite the same , from memory whatever system you get you'll need to dial it in to get the best out of it , when you do you'll be laughing i prefer as much as poss to feed a plant via a mulch layer & not via bottles , i run an organic system withlots of microbial's that could cause some issues over time going through drip lines when i do use some sort of liquid the last earthbox vid with Kevin Jodrey is prob the most telling on what kind of system it is , he run's a clone operation all his mum's are in earthboxes , as he mentions , cultivars would be giving 1 rooted clone for every 700 clones taken in a normal system , soil or coco , once in a probiotic earthbox , all clones rooted to make the cultivar viable in large numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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