How dare you leave out Aloe!
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aw man. if you can forage aloeā¦ you lucky mother fuckerXD hahahaha
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I have six around my front and back yard.
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ā¦ i just started a a jealousy over you 
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+1 for vermicompost, or EWC. Iād put a layer of that on the top at incorporated at least 2 inches into the pot and 1 inch on the top and a layer with a mulch, water with a commercial inoculant if possible, but not necessary.
PK is a tricky thing, it binds up tightly with soil, and it can be there but hard to move without microbe activityā¦ Even monsanto realized this and now offers microbe inoculants based off of Penicillium bilaiae for PK release.
Vermicompost is the prefered choice over hot compost (Jeff Lowenfells) I had the chance to talk to him in person and the enzymes and other excretions from worm activity makes PK 7 to 8 times more available in the soil.
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Thanks again for all the info. Looks like a trip to the hydro shop is in orderā¦
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Steer clear of them hydroshop workers. They dont know shitXD
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I flushed them three times and they look better. Donāt seem like theyāve grown any in the past week though.
Give them a few days to recover. If you havenāt fed in a week a weak bloom feed my be in order. Donāt go crazy though.
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Should i wait till they need water?
Yes. They look good so nothing is wrong. You flushed a lot so the soil is going to be barren of nutrients. A weak feeding when the pots are light will make sure you are covered, and you are going to use a bloom fertilizer i am assuming. Not a high nitrogen fertilizer.
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Ok thanks. Yeah, I bought fox farm bloom nutrients, donāt remember the exact name.
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You would be wise to also look into using beneficial bacteria! I use Recharge because itās convenient and easy, but Iāve also used home brewed Heisenberg Tea, Sweet Mycos Tea and I think a few other other products and they give me the same great results.
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Iāll have to check it out. Can i get it at the grow shop?
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Not necessarily Recharge, but they will definitely have something on hand. Just ask what they have for Beneficial Bacteria. Find out if itās a just add water and inoculate, or is there a tea that needs to be made. Actually, HERE is a great read on the subject, though the article is 7 years old now, so some of the products might be difficult to come by. But after reading the opening post in that thread, youāll be much better informed and will know better how to ask your grow shop the right questions.
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Ya can use beneficical bacterias & fungus (like micorrizas). At least here ya can buy it in Grow Shops or Garden&Agicole storesā¦
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Looks like Iāll have to hit the grow shop again. Thanks for the info!
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You are four or five weeks in so i wouldnāt spend a lot right know. Your plants look good even with less than optimal inputs. Which nute did you buy? What is already in it?
You can add beneficial bacteria and fungus but they need time to multiply and breakdown your soil to build networks or excrete enzymes to be useful. You will be almost done by the time they are helping. Transplant is when you want to add mykos to your roots. (literally on the outside of your rootball) Nitrogen fixing bacteria do better added during transplant. A compost tea would be good right now but the compost you buy is usually half dormant from bad environments. Cruise thru this grow and plan for your next one. Take time to choose your actions with forethought.
Edit: I reread and realized that this sounded preachy. Sorry about that, have fun with your grow.
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http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/index.php/item/big-bloom-liquid-plant-food.html
Iām definitely going to plan my next grow better.
Didnāt sound preachy to me, itās cool.
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Iāve never used it. Hopefully somebody will chime in if it will be enough for a full bloom cycle. It has good stuff for replenishing your soil however, and rock phosphate.