Not as far as I have noticed, I use 10 gal pots with no till soil, and have good nitrogen fixing cover crop plants as well.
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Hi mate i would recommend to add some 730 nm(far red) to that config as a flower initiation and to boost the 2nd photosynthesis as I would recommend to add some UV to boost terpenes and resin production.
I find out that temperatures higher than 25 are better for no-till/living soil i was working with 30 at the canopy with no issues at all
Make sure you got a good ventilation to prevent any pest
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Hey hey!
Thereās actually 730nm+660nm in the led strip!
Weāre you running lots of c02 with higher temp ?
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700+nm is a lightwave very important, if you get it right plants will look happier
Even though you have got it in the strip, get yourself couple of 3/10 w ones to set them on and off 15 before and after the lights, doing this you will cut some days out of the flowering time.
I donāt have a CO2 meter yet but I donāt recommend go higher than those 800-1000ppm. The main reason is because we are working with living organisms in our soil and a good amount of oxygen is also needed, if you want to go higher, is fine is the way i think
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I recently mixed up a fresh batch of āsuperā soil. Its now sitting in a 55 gallon drum. How long do you guys let the soil cook before using?
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If I am not pushed for time 4 weeks minimum, longer the better really.
After 4 weeks I start my cover crops and let them get another 4 weeks head start on the weed so I have a nice active root web going.
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I think kinda of depends ? Stuff with higher N in it Iād go with longer idle times such as blood meals , I have a tendency to leave blood meals out of my mixes I usually mix stuff up and and plant right into it and donāt seem to have any issues in past grows.
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Right on. I also didnt use any blood meals.
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Question to you all, does it worth to do no-till in 5L/2Gal pots?
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No you will not get much out of it 7 gals is a minimum, and even that is borderline. You need more soil to enable PH buffering and bacteria growth, as well as surface area for mulching. 10+ gals is better.
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Thank you very much fir your answer
Iāll go for 16 gal beds and three plants per pot them
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That will work, plenty of room for worms, a good mulch and cover crop.
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Any recommendations for these babies?
I believe they were overwatered previously. I let them dry out and top dressed with some bokashi-2 types. 2.2.1 & 3.2.1, myco and some other microbes
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Just let them dry out well before watering again, they do look like the roots are drowning still on a couple of them. Itās funny how plants look similar when overwatered and underwatered. They should bounce back fairly quickly.
What strain are they?
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Do you think they are deficient in something or the yellowing is caused by the overwatering ?
I gave them a light watering around the perimeter. The soil I transplanted with was dry
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When you look at your plants with problems, you have to look at them in separation as well as a whole plant. You have 3 different strain that could show different leaf colour when healthy.
Have they changed since they were dried out and re potted. It may be just shock from being re potted as well as drowned lol.
The center plant is getting all it needs its a nice dark green maybe a tadd too much N. The ones each side are OK but a bit lighter with yellowing starting on your bottom leaves, same as the one at the front, this could be a cal mag deficiency, as its uneven yellowing with brown spots.The back plants look like they have have similar colouring. All your top new growth looks good other than being droopy, and the leaves have a bit of a puckered look. Which to me looks like over watering or still getting over over watering but could be the strains genetics.
I would leave them to settle down if you only just re potted them and give them some Epsome salts. 1 teaspoon per gal of water or a cal/mag supplement and see how they go, once they have dried out again. They may be just generally hungry, but that middle one with the funky shaped leaves has plenty. Are you PHing your water?
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Open Question for those using felt raised beds:
Do you guys use any drainage at all?? If so ;what do you use ??and also what is the minimum recommended space to cover within a bed??
What about to add some natural wood chips and leaf mould? Iām living in a city, so no natural source of pebbles rather than buy them, and been honest I donāt want to expend money on rocks 
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Not quite sure what you are asking.
I have lava rock in my soil for drainage, I have the pots sitting in plastic garbage bags to catch run off. A 10 gal pot is the recommended minimum or 1.5 cubic ft.
Yes you can add mulch to the top, decomposing leaf matter is good, I just throw all my leaf trimming and stuff on top of the soil. A cover crop would be better, alfalfa or clover helps put nitrogen back in the soil, as well as developing fungal bacteria, and improved rooting for you weed plants. You could also top dress with a good organic composted manure, are you putting worms in?
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Sorry Iām not English native, sometimes I over complicated things when I try to explain something
The whole message above was about drainage , and that includes the use of logs and wood chips as a drain,and long term nutrients resources and also water retention
What do you think about this guys?
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Hey guys !
Getting more into foliars this round. Is it bad practice to foliar feed and then spray ipm after? Not sure if thatās wasting the feed I sprayed before
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