Strapped
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I'm going to choose organic for my first grow. When I first started on this site, this forum seemed very daunting and worthy of respect. I've done quite a bit of research leading up to it, and I feel like it will work best for my needs/ situation. Thank you all for the time and effort you put in to posting here.
I plan to use LC's mix, recipe #1 to start. There isn't a hydro store within 200 miles of where I am located, and I'd prefer not to have a shit ton of nutes sent to me every 3 months. I can get pretty much everything around me except for a few items, and I am not opposed to having to order every once and a while. I also like that I can simply water from seed to harvest if I choose.
On that point, I have some issues that I'd like to address. By using in-earth fertilizer, am I limited by what I can add throughout the grow? I don't suspect that I would need to add much fertilizer per-se, but if I notice a deficiency, is there anything wrong with me whipping up one of the teas mentioned in the other recipes or even watering in a little commercial fertilizer?
Also, I would like to supplement my water with molasses, silica, citric acid, and something with cal/mag. Am I limiting how often I can use these products in any way by using Recipe #1? Am I missing any obvious conflicts/ redundancy?
I will have to make my own soil (I prefer not to be reliant on FF products, as they are hard to come by), should I add Mycorrhizae to my mix?
Final noob question, the PH of my RO is about 6.4. Assuming a soil rich in humates, what PH will it tolerate safely? The reason I ask is because I know the citric acid will lower my PH (I am unsure about the silica/ molasses), but I would prefer to use it to help keep P anions soluble.
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I plan to use LC's mix, recipe #1 to start. There isn't a hydro store within 200 miles of where I am located, and I'd prefer not to have a shit ton of nutes sent to me every 3 months. I can get pretty much everything around me except for a few items, and I am not opposed to having to order every once and a while. I also like that I can simply water from seed to harvest if I choose.
On that point, I have some issues that I'd like to address. By using in-earth fertilizer, am I limited by what I can add throughout the grow? I don't suspect that I would need to add much fertilizer per-se, but if I notice a deficiency, is there anything wrong with me whipping up one of the teas mentioned in the other recipes or even watering in a little commercial fertilizer?
Also, I would like to supplement my water with molasses, silica, citric acid, and something with cal/mag. Am I limiting how often I can use these products in any way by using Recipe #1? Am I missing any obvious conflicts/ redundancy?
I will have to make my own soil (I prefer not to be reliant on FF products, as they are hard to come by), should I add Mycorrhizae to my mix?
Final noob question, the PH of my RO is about 6.4. Assuming a soil rich in humates, what PH will it tolerate safely? The reason I ask is because I know the citric acid will lower my PH (I am unsure about the silica/ molasses), but I would prefer to use it to help keep P anions soluble.
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