BaccaRacca
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Hey Old Man!
I'm glad you saw that comment on another thread about pot sizes, and the link to the GWE pot sizing guide. I'll post that link at the bottom here, for the home audience following along.
One interesting takeaway is if you switch from cloth pots to solid, hard-side nursery pots you can increase the size of the plant. Interesting.
Another thing I noticed is that NebulaHaze wrote that the soils like you are using may run out of nutes in a 3-gallon pot, where they would not do that in a larger pot. So, maybe mixing up some worm castings for the bottom of the pot, where more mature roots would welcome some fresh nutes? Just thinkin' here.
As for Kelp, why not add that to your nute soup at the end as well?
Another nute additive you might consider is soy protein hydrolysate. It's available as an additive and it is what makes my peculiar choice of Miracle-Gro Vegetable & Herbs successful -- it ain't your grandpa's Miracle Gro, fer sher.
And finally as another way to help directly answer your question, it might be a good thing to take a refresher on how to build and use super-soil on the GWE site. You might find some good tips hidden in there. That is why I re-read those things all the time. I miss things.
I do want to assure you that I sympathize with your back condition, and the need for lightweight pots. I, too, have a bad back; 8 congenital defects and one big surgery. Too, I've been weakened further by androgen deprivation therapy for my late-stage prostate cancer. Light weight, and getting the most out of a small pot is what led me to High-Frequency Fertigation (HFF) using 2.7-quart nursery pots filled with 100% perlite. Very light weight. I move the pots around with no trouble.
Here is what I'm currently growing in my 4x2 Box, with each plant getting it's 2x2 space and its own light. The plant on the right was started at the same time, but was stunted with a week of watering on a schedule similar to hand watering, rather than the HFF the plant on the left received. Currently the plant on the left is taking up over 3/4 gallon a day:
I'm currently conducting a grow journal if you'd like to learn more about my experience with HFF. It's my first try with 100% perlite and 2.7- gallon pots. You can find it here:
https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/603548-first-time-100-perlite-hydro-grow
And here are the links to the GWE tutorials:
https://www.growweedeasy.com/choose-right-pot#general-guide
https://www.growweedeasy.com/organic-super-soil
I'm glad you saw that comment on another thread about pot sizes, and the link to the GWE pot sizing guide. I'll post that link at the bottom here, for the home audience following along.
One interesting takeaway is if you switch from cloth pots to solid, hard-side nursery pots you can increase the size of the plant. Interesting.
Another thing I noticed is that NebulaHaze wrote that the soils like you are using may run out of nutes in a 3-gallon pot, where they would not do that in a larger pot. So, maybe mixing up some worm castings for the bottom of the pot, where more mature roots would welcome some fresh nutes? Just thinkin' here.
As for Kelp, why not add that to your nute soup at the end as well?
Another nute additive you might consider is soy protein hydrolysate. It's available as an additive and it is what makes my peculiar choice of Miracle-Gro Vegetable & Herbs successful -- it ain't your grandpa's Miracle Gro, fer sher.
And finally as another way to help directly answer your question, it might be a good thing to take a refresher on how to build and use super-soil on the GWE site. You might find some good tips hidden in there. That is why I re-read those things all the time. I miss things.
I do want to assure you that I sympathize with your back condition, and the need for lightweight pots. I, too, have a bad back; 8 congenital defects and one big surgery. Too, I've been weakened further by androgen deprivation therapy for my late-stage prostate cancer. Light weight, and getting the most out of a small pot is what led me to High-Frequency Fertigation (HFF) using 2.7-quart nursery pots filled with 100% perlite. Very light weight. I move the pots around with no trouble.
Here is what I'm currently growing in my 4x2 Box, with each plant getting it's 2x2 space and its own light. The plant on the right was started at the same time, but was stunted with a week of watering on a schedule similar to hand watering, rather than the HFF the plant on the left received. Currently the plant on the left is taking up over 3/4 gallon a day:
I'm currently conducting a grow journal if you'd like to learn more about my experience with HFF. It's my first try with 100% perlite and 2.7- gallon pots. You can find it here:
https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/603548-first-time-100-perlite-hydro-grow
And here are the links to the GWE tutorials:
https://www.growweedeasy.com/choose-right-pot#general-guide
https://www.growweedeasy.com/organic-super-soil