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Sorry for delay in response.
Status quo for now.
@raustin
Soil PH is close to 7
I thought maybe the grounds could help with this issue.
I have not added them.
Does that feed look ok to you? Again… I am limited by availability of range in South Africa.
@blackthumbbetty
Soil ph - 7
Water from tap - 6.8/7
That PH tester pictured is not the most specific…
I have not used nutes/ time release.
I have green fingers in general and guess the soil is good quality. Maybe a bit alkaline and maybe not enough perlite.
It’s all the same soil!
There are plenty of holes in pots and drainage is good.
Root system is strong and very quick to grow.
Disproportionately to the plant itself.
Have also waited until ‘dry’ on meter and sight before watering
That being said - nowhere near 1/3 perlite.
If that is recommended I will get more today.
Note: soil also has vermiculite. A light, airy soil was the aim.
Do you suggest I also cut more perlite into the main pot waiting for her?
Sorry for late reply. Your seedling doesn’t look too bad at all. Mine was far worse off. I took the advice of several here in your post replies, went from hot soil to a mix of perlite and Pete moss in and reverse transplated seedling to much smaller pot (solo cup) and it took off from there.
Also. Kept my seedlings at 60-65% humidity was important. And in the 70s for temperature and they started growing healthy. Bought a $20 humidifier and it worked wonders and helped cool the grow room area
Compost and woody based can pack up lke mud it’s to tight for little roots to get through im telling ubi just went through this that’s y I’m at 20 weeksand only 2 weeks in flower and my biggest plant is 4 ft I kept changing soil in begining before I found out about pH and water retention and drainage soil is one of the if not the most important part of a soil grow
I am going to toss my soil, compost, vermiculite, perlite mix and go with a store bought potting soil and a ton of perlite.
Unfortunately we can’t get speciality soil here yet.
The store bought ones don’t even have any info or chem breakdown- which is why I went with my own mix.
It’s just been legalized here for home use so I hope the tandem will improve:)
Because going out the cup is easier then it burrowing through a muck clump it’s can feel loose for days even weeks but it eventually packs up and retards growth id bet that’s ur problem
Yup. The cup is childs play compared to a 5 gall pot. If you’re comfy by all means let her rock. Also amazon is a beast with things like soil n nutes. But good work so far
