Summer solstice has come and gone, so we’re on our way back down, that’s why your friend said to top pots in July.
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Yeah, I’d take that coupon for sure.
Ill probably pick up a small jug of something for ph while that gets delivered. Tomorrow is watering day.
Again man, I appreciate all your insight, and encouragement.
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IF it helps, I got my Citric acid from Walmart com a couple years ago.
I don’t ph, so I’m at 95% full, of my first bag still.
Guess I bought a lifetime supply.
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That soil is legit
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Any advise on using it throughout flower, when and what to add? Thanks
What kind of water are you using, what’s your ph coming in at?
Did a ph test on water (7.8) and a slurry of soil (6.9). I feel like I should drop that water down, and shoot for 6.5 but after reading a shit load last night, watching the videos you posted I understand the soil will adjust ph within reason. Buuut my brain is like naw I should ph.
What are you thoughts?
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Sorry for the question bomb, do you water enough to get run off or do you underwater to try to keep nutes from leaching?
Mine is well water with 7.2 (avg) at 115 ppm. That doesn’t matter because the microbes adjust it to suit their needs. I don’t even know where my ph meter is cause I haven’t used it in so long.
Stop running in circles! My thought is you’ve already proven this not to be the case.
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Spray water slowly - about 1/4 of the water at a time.
Take a five-minute break to allow for penetration.
Repeat until you see a lil bit of runoff. It should suck back into pot rather quickly.
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may I ask why, if you are growing outside, you dont just dig a hole in native soil and plant them in it? I know this may sound stupid but, cannabis likes a wide root mat. The wider it gets the better. There are several reasons this is preferred, let me list a few.
A wide root mat gives the plant increased stability when they get large.
It also greatly improves nutrient uptake due to more surface area.
Unlimited access to deeper water and better water retention.
Access to native soil nutrition and worms etc.
Excellent buffering!
Pots get hot in direct sun and require shade wrap to prevent excessive heat buildup in the root zone.
Natural soils can be built up much easier with composts.
You can also make teas for you plants that will deliver nutrients on demand as an option.
Those are nice looking plants 
If you want bigger plants you need a huge root zone
And no thats not an apple tree!
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I’d love to be able to plant directly in the ground, however my location is literally surrounded by trees. The only spot in my yard that gets 6 hrs of full sun is sitting above my leach field for my septic tank, which is also all clay dirt, not soil. Nothing grows on it except weird crab grass clumps. In the future I’m looking to buy an adjacent acre of land so I can clear it and have my dream garden. Until then, it’s smart pots.
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You’re gonna cringe but, is that a yes or no to use the citric acid to get the 7.9 do closer to 6.5, or should I allow the soil to manipulate the ph on its own. IM SORRY! IM BAKED LOL
/hide
You can adjust the pH, but the microbes are just going to readjust it to what they need, in a span of 3 hours.
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If you’re looking to naturally drop the soil ph, then you would need to use natural sulfur. That’s more of an advanced growin thing. Stick to basics until you have a few organic grows down.
STOP worrying about the damn ph because you’re not using chemicals anymore. This is a different grow style from what you’re used to, and you need to get 6.5 pH outta your head.
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Thank you for making that clear enough for derp derp to understand 
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Awesome, yeah lol it’s a weird thing to try to move away from. I’m just gonna left them fly and enjoy the ride.
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That’s it right there
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Thanks for your patience man, I took an extra bong hit of some local Down East Skunk a few hours ago.
They do a great job with their breakdown here
From your experience, do you have any more grow info to add @TDubWilly?
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Hell ive never even looked at that chart lol.
This is what I can say about it.
Back in the day I started with that fox farms stuff but then moved to DWC after a couple of years.
Then planetcaravan (he has a different name over here) in the Lab suggested Sohum Living soil to me. That soil worked well but in the back of my mind I kept wondering if there was something even better. I started searching and found this “coast of Maine” stuff. It felt awesome to the fingers right out of the bag.
It says no nutrients needed the entire grow. Im scared to do that but I do go through the entire veg stage and the first part of flower with no nutrients.
I also suggest adding perlite, I personally don’t think they put enough, but that aside, I can say this is the best soil I have ever used
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