Wow, under 400ppm. Never knew it needs to be so low in aero.
Epson salts!!! Very interesting!! Good to know!!!
Time to Brew!
I try to give seedlings 3 successive flushes and 28 days before supplementing with any nutrition. It's getting close, so the time to prepare their food has arrived!
Recipe Number 1: als Dirt Plant Delight Tea
Disclaimer first: I have refined this recipe over 20 years. This what I use, your mileage may vary. It will most definitely if you alter ingredients or dosage levels. You can flat kill things. Less is better until you are familiar its use.
Into a 5 gallon bucket of reverse osmosis water, with a large vigorous airstone add:
1 tspn Great White
1 tblspn Ancient Forest
2 tblspn Worm Castings
3 tblspn Peruvian Seabird Guano
2 cubes compressed alfala
4 tspn Molasses
Here's a pic:
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The goals of this mix: To maximize the number of beneficial and commensalistic bacteria and fungi, provide organic based macro and micro nutrients, and allow the use of smaller containers by reducing salt content.
Brew for a minimum of 48 hours. We are letting our little friends multiply and break the food down. Don't strain it, just make sure it is vigorously stirred before pouring. Those particulates help sustain and reinvigorate the soil.
Dosage: % Tea/ RO water
Seedlings - 10%
Young Plants - 25%
Moms - 50%
Use every third watering.
I love teas. I will share more recipes as we get through the process. You can even flower with this recipe - just substitute the PSG with a nice Jamaican bat guano and a tspn of Epson Salts.
As always, your questions and comments are welcome.
-al
Plants in bloom on straight organics can run low on Mg. Especially true if running under LEDs. Foliar spray helps here too.Epson salts!!! Very interesting!! Good to know!!!
Plants in bloom on straight organics can run low on Mg. Especially true if running under LEDs. Foliar spray helps here too.
This does add to the salt load we are trying to reduce, but larger container size and limited run time of bloom lets us get away with it.
Thanks for your interest.
I am very curious, what about LED farming lead to MG deficiency??? Thank you
That's is absolutely amazing!! I supplement with a 315cmh with a hortilux full spectrum build. Do you think this is sufficient to prevent those. I haven't run into problem yet, just curious of your input!! I've been told by Steve you are the best grower he has ever know. So I want to learn all I can!!!!!The simplest explanation is that LEDs produce less heat and different spectrum strengths over HPS bulbs.
These factors reduce the transpiration rate, this reduces the rate of passively transported nutrients like Mg and Ca. So supplimenting should help.
That is the most accepted answer, but many disagree. From this being a myth, to other stranger explanations, you can find lots of muddied waters.
For me, I have seen the leaf taco go away with Epsom intervention, so that is what matters.
Thank you for your interest.
-al