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Removing Organic Runoff?

Discussion in 'Growing Organic Marijuana' started by savageacee, Mar 19, 2016.

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Do you remove your runoff when growing organically?

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  1. #1 savageacee, Mar 19, 2016
    I was wondering something for a long time. I know when using chemical fertilizers there are lots of salts involved. I know most of that salt builds up in the catch trays but I was wondering when growing organically do I still need to remove that runoff water from the bottom?
     
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  2. #2 Jimmy Carter, Mar 19, 2016
    It depends on what you consider "organic". Lots of people will just go to the hydro store and buy whatever bottles say 'organic' on it and think they're growing organically. IMO, that is not the same as an amended soil fed water, teas, ferments, top dressed with dry amendments and using a thick mulch layer. THAT, is what a proper organic soil should be like.

    So in the case of true organics, theres no need to do anything special with your runoff, if you're growing with microbes/probiotics then your runoff water is actually beneficial to your environment and is capable of bio-remediation, no chem grower can say that! :D
     
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  3. #3 savageacee, Mar 19, 2016
    I'm using compost teas only. Jus relying on the soil additives and the tea.
     
  4. #4 Sc00byD00bie, Mar 19, 2016
    you dont need to water till run off in organics. the only time i would remove any runoff is if i mistakenly watered too much and the pot is sitting in a pool of water, so rot doesnt develop. otherwise there is nothing wrong with runoff and you could actually use it to water other plants.
     
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  5. #5 savageacee, Mar 19, 2016
    thanks bro. people usually talk about how salts will destroy roots and I jus wanted to make sure
     
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  6. #6 savageacee, Mar 19, 2016
    lol yea I'm trying to grow truly full organic. only soil additives and compost teas. I'm launching a site with the full grow with a full beginning to end time lapse.
     
  7. #7 Jimmy Carter, Mar 20, 2016
    No salts in, no salts out ;)
     
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  8. #8 jerry111165, Mar 21, 2016
    My flowering plants sit on a very low table (10" tall) off of the floor in which any runoff drains into a black plastic concrete mixing tub. I sometimes re-use this runoff water with zero ill effects.

    J
     
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  9. #9 stevebombb, Mar 21, 2016
    I like to leave my pots to sit in like ½" or so of water after I water them, because they will soak it up very fast (depending on size of plant in relation to container). Lights on, early/middle flower, they drink a surprising amount of water.
     
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  10. #10 savageacee, Mar 22, 2016
    I was thinking it would help me water less. using a smart pot with a catch tray. plants will jus suck it all back up since the bag is breathable. No nutes lost.
     
  11. #11 Sc00byD00bie, Mar 23, 2016
    might as well make it a sip and fill the catch tray with perlite or lava rock .

    check this thread out:
    Noobwannb's Self Wicking Smartpot ghetto setup
     
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