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Nirvana WW Auto Sohum Soil Test

but if you water till runoff from the top, it's not going to reabsorb what it just got rid of out the bottom of the pot. It sounds like it would be a day or two at least before it's soaked back up what passed through the pot. I can't imagine that wouldn't look like overwatered.
 
So, still talking with the guy. He said yes, leave in a tray of standing water but make sure that tray is covered.

I'm so lost lol
 
So they're really pushing this Autopot or GoGro system for automatic bottom feeding and kinda beating around the Bush on the best way to do it without those systems.

So heres what I've decided to do. I'll water and catch any runoff in a tray underneath then I'll reintroduce that water to the top of the pot after its dried out a little, maybe a couple hours, maybe a day. That way nothings getting wasted from the soil itself.

Unless anyone else has something that works for them better? Open to try anything at this point.
 
Imo all of the advice sounds a little off. Why wouldnt you water to runoff? At least 20%? Im not a soil grower but what ive read seems to conclude you should to test ph etc? I think im high and missed something haha
 
Sohum is a super soil, so you dont want runoff because youd be pulling the nutrients out of the soil. It's also a PH buffer so as long as I'm around 6-7 going in its fine.
 
It makes me wonder if the agenda is to try and sell both. If you have to have their pots and or grow system in order to use the soil then they aren't being up front as far as I'm concerned.
 
We'll see. I'll water from the top, catch runoff, and rewater with it later. I think it'll work, just a little bit of a pain in the ass.

Hopefully the harvest is worth the effort.
 
I would question repouring in the water from the runoff. The pH will have changed so you'd have to pH it again or at least I would, and I would also be concerned about pathogens and any kind of contamination. Good for you for doing this experiment but there's no way I would be going through all that can you imagine doing that with 20 plants? Or even 10? Kind soil has people watering from the top and not watering to run off. I think that if I had this so hum I would be doing just that.
 
I've been looking at those self-watering planters, at least for me it seems like the best bet if I'm using this soil (space constraints). I have seen enclosures that seem like they're designed for cloth pots...the only question is what size would I need?
 
I've searched one of the websites and it only offers 15 or 25L pots. I would think the 15L would be fine for autos or a short flowering indica. Not sure how long the soils nutrients would hold up for a long sativa.
 
So I definitely think I stunted her. Shes preflowering already. That's all on me though, nothing to do with the soil.
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As far as the soils concerned, shes looking really healthy, nice deep green and super tight node spacing.
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I've finally figured how I'm going to water this soil also. I've got a 32oz spray bottle that I've been using. Add a full bottle twice, very slowly, with about 10 minutes in between and get no runoff. Will just have to water more frequently. Directions say you should PH your water so I've been doing that. Been around 6.5 going in.
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BTW, where did you get your sand? I have a horrible infestation of fungus gnats and both the veg and flowering room. I went and bought some organic spray from the gardening center and it hasn't done a thing.
 
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