So... My grow is outdoor... It is my first grow and it looks like it may rain tonight. Should I take them in so they dont get over watered? They are in 5 gallon buckets. I'll post pictures of there size my set up. Thanks
I don't do much outdoor growing. It depends on the rain though. If it is a straight downpour, absolutely, but I wouldn't go through the hassle for a light drizzle.
Alright, I just wanted to make sure. I made sure the buckets have good drainage, but i'm just cautious.
Get holed in the bottom and sides of those buckets if u dont already organic Indoor cfl veg 400watt flower fun. http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1291587-Jumpers-cfl-organic-beginnings
Overwatering is a condition where the roots are deprived of oxygen. The reason plants aren't overwatered in a hydro system is because oxygen is added with pumps and airstones. When oxygen levels in a hydro setup are too low, it has the same appearance of an "overwatered" plant in soil. To prevent overwatering and soil compaction in containers you need to add an aeration amendment to your soil before planting. Garden beds have worms, insects, and all manner of life providing aeration and nutrients, but containers don't have that benefit. That's why potting soil has perlite and garden/top soil does not. (though, most bagged soils are lacking in just about every area) Since it's too late for you to do anything about it, I would just cover them during heavy rains. I use a self-irrigating system where the soil is kept constantly moist, but 40% of it is perlite so my roots get plenty of oxygen. The reason hydro systems do so well is because hydration levels (as well as oxygen) in the rootzone are always maxed out, as opposed to the wet/dry cycles in soil. If you find that overwatering is a problem then you need better soil.
Thanks for all the info. My soil does have perlite in it, but not as much as I probably need... I don't know much about nutrients or any of that really as this is my first grow and i am just using what I have more or less. This is what I used.
Exactly. Happy Frog is hands-down the best bagged soil I've ever used, better than ocean forest, better than roots organic, (not better than my own custom mix, of course ) but it needs a SHITLOAD of perlite before it becomes useful.
I looked up happy frog, it says it's a soil conditioner... So should I get some happy frog and promix and do half and half next time? http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/index.php/item/happy-frog-soil-conditioner.html EDIT: Also is my soil decent? Does it have enough nutrients? To much? Thanks.
Happy frog brand has nutrients, soil, conditioners, this is what I'm talking about I don't think your soil is bad if you treat it right. I think the pro-mix/happy frog combo would be decent, still needs more perlite imo. I just picked up a bale of Pro-mix BX last week, good shit. Lots of perlite in it already but once you mix it up it's lacking, IMO. Happy frog has very little perlite in it, and pro-mix has about half of what I like to use once it's mixed 1:1 with compost, so that's what I'd go with. If I were to use that mix, I would go with 2 parts happy frog, 2 parts pro-mix, and 1 part perlite. Good choices btw, I might try that...
Alright next time I'll try this out, hopefully it's not to expensive haha. Oh well even if it is hopefully the outcome will be worth it. Im going to be growing outdoors for awhile until i get the hang of growing then maybe start to venture into indoor growing. Thanks for the info
No problem. I've seen the price of happy frog jump by $8 over the last couple of years, but at least it's a 15 gal bag instead of 10 like ocean forest and it's still $6 cheaper.