Can I grow a smaller breed of plant in a 3 gal bucket of soil?

[GrowerGoneWild]

@oranje

@GrowerGoneWild

I talked to a soil formulator about the tiny sticks in the soil, They explained that this was a good thing, that the sticks stack in the soil so it acts like a lattice,helping with oxygen.

Yeah, could be a quick justification for sub-par compost… but that said, I try to keep small sticks in my compost tumbler to prevent compaction and keep things aerated

I certainly don’t mind seeing small bits of composted wood in my soil, so long as it’s well broken down – I’ve had sticks in commercial soil where you could peel off the bark and see fresh wood… I’m not an expert on compost or mulch by any means, but my understanding is that uncomposted wood will rapidly consume nitrogen in your soil, no?

Broken down wood would be classified as humus, that is stable product of decay so its ok.

You are correct about large amounts of wood in the soil, not a good thing. Kinda why you dont modify the soil with wood mulch, I think you are correct with the nitrogen issues, off the top of my head thats how I remember it.

I assume a typical topsoil would contain sticks and twigs if the source was near a forest.

[Anavrin]

Well. That’s not totally true tho… I had 2 out of 5 seeds that was started in a horrible soil. I washed the roots and replanted em and gave them away.

[Anavrin]

I had some soil that had so much sticks an all. I ended washing the roots and put em in fox farm ocean forests.

[argo945]

Change out to off the shelf led bulbs no wiring changes needed.

[Anavrin]

How many LED’s are in each fixture? And what are the watts on them?