Fellow Growers,
My soil became toxic and I couldn't figure out why.
I've thought about it for 4 months and have come to the conclusion that it was not the soil as folks use soil for years without any toxic build up.
It was not the soil but something in the soil.
I don't even think it was PH related.
{I've never taken a PH reading but use' Empire Builder' 100%}
It wasn't mold/mildew but I suspect a bad combination of two different fertilizers. Even if both are organic... the' Espoma garden tone' followed by 'Canna bio-flores' may have been responsible for the 'nute lockout' which would not let the roots grow.
The plants just sat there. The color was bad and not a healthy green and the roots never did anything till I changed the soil. Now a beautiful dark green they are all alright.
Now I am worried about using the Espoma with the bio-flores in the same pot even if one is used for vegging and the other for flowering. Something in the two different fertilizers mixed together was bad for the plants and set me back 4 months.
I wonder about vegging [and flowering] with Espoma?
I think I'll not mix the two in the same pot but use up the Espoma I have on vegging plants in 2 gallon pots and keep the used soil for more vegging but not mix the soils when I transplant them to 3 gallon pots.
New soil for the 3 gallon pots and keep it for strictly flowering.
'Use up' the 'Espoma' and then stick with 'Canna' nutes... vegging AND flowering...
or go over to dynagrow {vegging and flowering}
If this solves the problem I will definitely mention it here on the forum.
Thank you...
The Poet...♪
My soil became toxic and I couldn't figure out why.
I've thought about it for 4 months and have come to the conclusion that it was not the soil as folks use soil for years without any toxic build up.
It was not the soil but something in the soil.
I don't even think it was PH related.
{I've never taken a PH reading but use' Empire Builder' 100%}
It wasn't mold/mildew but I suspect a bad combination of two different fertilizers. Even if both are organic... the' Espoma garden tone' followed by 'Canna bio-flores' may have been responsible for the 'nute lockout' which would not let the roots grow.
The plants just sat there. The color was bad and not a healthy green and the roots never did anything till I changed the soil. Now a beautiful dark green they are all alright.
Now I am worried about using the Espoma with the bio-flores in the same pot even if one is used for vegging and the other for flowering. Something in the two different fertilizers mixed together was bad for the plants and set me back 4 months.
I wonder about vegging [and flowering] with Espoma?
I think I'll not mix the two in the same pot but use up the Espoma I have on vegging plants in 2 gallon pots and keep the used soil for more vegging but not mix the soils when I transplant them to 3 gallon pots.
New soil for the 3 gallon pots and keep it for strictly flowering.
'Use up' the 'Espoma' and then stick with 'Canna' nutes... vegging AND flowering...
or go over to dynagrow {vegging and flowering}
If this solves the problem I will definitely mention it here on the forum.
Thank you...
The Poet...♪