Hi so I’m about to harvest my Nola monsoons from relentless genetics in 2-3 weeks and will be starting some of their new triangle Queen regular seeds so I don’t wanna be starting them in my 7 gals of Gaia green living soil incase they turn out male. So I will be starting in smaller pots until I know, then carving out some of the root ball so I can transplant them in. But my question is can I just simply keep watering the soil in the pots after harvest to keep it fresh until the females are ready? Don’t want microbes n worms and whatever cover crop left to die. And not sure if it will rot or something either. I want to keep re using this soil so I want to keep it in best condition possible. ( here’s two phenos of the Nola monsoon btw lol )
If you're implying using the same pots that may not work so well. Unless you have zero root growth besides the root ball roots will overwhelm the pots. No til works in larger areas. What I do is just store used soil in large totes in between grows. Thow in a dozen worms from my bin add manure then straw on top then feed like a worm bin. Understanding you want to use the dirt sooner than in between grows. You could possibly get away with what you're suggesting if as mentioned you only have a root ball however then you must question watering practices and hindering root growth. If you're referring to a raised bed within your tent that will work fine. Ideally youd just cut plant at its base and replant elsewhere rotating planting areas. The worms will take care of the roots over time.
They are fabric pots and whenever I’ve broken my smaller pots up to see the roots it was never really filling out the soil like hard wall pots do. So I can’t see the bigger pot having space issues unless it took more than a grow period to break down. How is it any different from raised beds?. There’s already a bunch of red wigglers and nightcrawlers in the pots
Ive never had success keeping worms in pots, especially a bunch. They've always died, or saw no added benefit. if it works for you should be similar minus the space provided. I use 7 gallon fabric pots as well and roots generally fill my pots why I have to give them time to break down after removing as much root as possible.
yea they fill out the pot of course but I meant no where near as much as hard wall pots do. And if hard wall pots don’t have a problem with like double the amount roots than fabric pots cause there no winding of the roots on the outside, I really can’t see it being an issue. So I would say my continuous harvest in same pots would result in probably the same if not less than the hard wall pots. Which shouldn’t be an issue at all being fabric pots with better breathability. Not knew to growing but I am new to growing in living soil. My worms still alive after 6 months if I dig a bit I can see some fast.
You'll be fine keeping your medium in those pot's. I've been doing it for years. I add a heavy watering using lactobacillus serum right after harvest. This will help break down your old root system. Then just keep the soil moist until you're ready to replant.
Ok good thank you. I’ve been adding a bit of biofuse, azos, and microbial mass as well as fish sh!t. Other than Gaia green amendments. So I think it’s pretty healthy and shouldn’t have problems breaking old root down
AS far as your worms. I've got outdoor pots that freeze solid every year. And.. They are loaded with worms every summer. The worms will die over the winter. But, their eggs hatch the next year when the medium thaws.
