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B. Self Reliant
I've recently moved from CA to the midwest, and in the process I've made the switch from synthetic hydroponic nutrients from to organic soilless mediums and teas. Hydro stuff is just too hard to get locally! Pretty much everything I needed to get started I learned from Burn1's "Organics for Beginners" thread & Ulysses's "The Virtues of Dolomite Lime" thread. Both are incredible resources.
Since I'm new at this, the medium I'm currently using wasn't mixed far enough in advance to reap the benefits of lime. In fact, I didn't even add any. Now, my plants are showing signs of severe magnesium deficiencies.
In the Dolomite Lime thread, it says:
"you are better off using a commercial Cal/Mag preparation like Botanicare Cal/Mag Plus 2-0-0 at 3-10 ml per gallon of water depending on plant size and strain."
Is Botanicare's CalMag Plus an organic product, or will it kill the beneficial organisms that I'm brewing my teas for? I don't want to scoop shit (literally) into a bucket and bubble it overnight only to kill everything with a bottled product. Is this Botanicare stuff legit to add to teas?
Can I just add a hydroponic Cal/Mag supplement without killing the beneficial critters in my teas? I already have a bunch on hand.
It would be nice if I could find a fast-acting product that would save my current test-run plants, but I'm more concerned about a long-term solution. Given the space I'm working with, mixing my soil 6 months in advance doesn't seem practical, so something that's fast acting would be ideal, even if I need to add it every watering as opposed to adding it once when I mix my soil.
Thanks in advance to anyone who's willing to help. . .
Since I'm new at this, the medium I'm currently using wasn't mixed far enough in advance to reap the benefits of lime. In fact, I didn't even add any. Now, my plants are showing signs of severe magnesium deficiencies.
In the Dolomite Lime thread, it says:
"you are better off using a commercial Cal/Mag preparation like Botanicare Cal/Mag Plus 2-0-0 at 3-10 ml per gallon of water depending on plant size and strain."
Is Botanicare's CalMag Plus an organic product, or will it kill the beneficial organisms that I'm brewing my teas for? I don't want to scoop shit (literally) into a bucket and bubble it overnight only to kill everything with a bottled product. Is this Botanicare stuff legit to add to teas?
Can I just add a hydroponic Cal/Mag supplement without killing the beneficial critters in my teas? I already have a bunch on hand.
It would be nice if I could find a fast-acting product that would save my current test-run plants, but I'm more concerned about a long-term solution. Given the space I'm working with, mixing my soil 6 months in advance doesn't seem practical, so something that's fast acting would be ideal, even if I need to add it every watering as opposed to adding it once when I mix my soil.
Thanks in advance to anyone who's willing to help. . .