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Single leaf with red patches?
- Thread starter shigshwa
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Ocean Forest looks like one hell of a soil. Only a matter of time before they outgrow the 2 gallon!
Pepper-Guru
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No need to buy soils. Just make your own. Its cheaper and MUCH better. Did you check ph?
How do I do that? pH meter?
Pepper-Guru
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Yep. It isn't that neccessary at this point though, so if you don't have one don't sweat it. I was just interested to find out. Lots of issues can be cured quite rapidly without this whole "everybody guess" game, when you know where your ph is.
Soil amendments. Dolomite lime for low pH, and I don't know about high pH.
Pepper-Guru
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By having the right soil environment to start with and using nutrients that don't build up over time, leaving your food soil web destroyed. Preventative is always better than curative.
That's true. I want to ask, do chemical ferts have any adverse effects on the soil organisms? I heard that it kills them, but all of the articles I've found are from sites that deal with organic ferts.
Pepper-Guru
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Yes. If you're using chemical fertilizers then your soil won't be "alive". It will just be something for the roots to anchor to at that point. The benefits of have a living soil far outweigh using chemicals. Not to mention how much cheaper it is, safer, and natural.
Makes sense! Living soil provides the plant with nutrients by converting organic materials, right? I suppose, start using fish fertillizer and bone meal? lol
Pepper-Guru
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Sooooo, what about an update? Lets see the results of that transplant! How are things going?
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I should, shouldn't I? You can find the update in my glog:
http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/26468-shigshwas-humble-grow-log-now-with-resized-pics/page__st__40