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seaofgreen18
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| phosphorus sources thoroughly. Phosphates are notoriously reactive and won't move more than a half inch on their own. Without it you don't have the building blocks for ATP or ADP in your plant. | (Calphos). I have had to drop your fishbone meal because your nitrates are too high | |
| Cations | look off a touch but we will look at the Paste Report for actionable metrics. I place much more weight on the available cations shown on your Paste Report. | No Action |
| Sodium | You are good at only 42. I ask folks to flush anytime they hit 200. Luckily sodium is easy to flush. If sodium gets too high it causes osmotic stress and can outcompete productive cations, especially magnesium and potassium. Once you approach 200 ppm we will want to set up a plan to flush. Flush 10% by volume. Be sure to get the soil to field capacity and use a surfactant to improve the efficacy of the flush. You will want to capture 10% by volume meaning if you have a 4'x4' with 100 gallons you will need to capture 10 gallons. Be sure to add some trichoderma (Rootshield) or some Lactobacillus at the end of your flush to prevent fungal pathogens from taking a foothold. | No Action until 200 |
| Exchangeable hydrogen | is just another way to look at PH, you can ignore. This is not particularly accurate for potting substrates anyway. We will make sure to balance your remaining cations based on the Paste Report. | No Action |
| Trace Elements | Be careful chasing a "perfect" trace element metric. There is almost always plenty of trace available through contamination from water or compost. Trace elements, while essential, are not composed into the plant and can be used over and over again so very little is needed. The margin for error between a perfect metric and dead plants and ruined soil is hard to achieve in a field with an enormous buffer so it is dangerous territory in raised beds or pots. Proceed with caution. It is my opinion that these should be left alone unless a specific deficiency tied to one of the trace elements shows visually or shows on a tissue test. Be careful that you don't lock out your other trace elements. Do not add any additional trace elements without tissue tests or a visible symptom. If you believe you are dealing with an issue let us know and we are happy to assist. | We can dial these in but let’s get the rest of your metrics squared away first. Please let me know if you want to dial these in. Treating trace elements with a heavy hand is a disaster. |
| Ammonium | You are OK at 0.9. I normally look for a metric of 0.9 or lower. This soil should be temperature stable and you will not get additional nitrate release from this soil. | No Action – this will come down naturally over the round |
| Nitrates | You are at the high end of where I like to end a round at 74.8. I try to end a run between 60-70 #N/A. Anytime N drops below 30 ppm all growth stops but I get equally concerned anytime a test goes over 200 for an indoor run. Do not over apply. Excess nitrate at harvest diminishes terpenes, reduces yield and delays senescence. It is always a best practice to add as many nitrate inputs as possible for optimal release rates. You will get 96# from your fishbone meal for phosphorus. | Add 1.1 cups (4 lbs) of feather meal per yard. |
| Soluble Salts | You are a bit low at 879. Optimally, we want you to land between 1000-1200. No action. These amendments will take care of any gaps. | No Action |
| Chlorides | You are ok but climbing at 160. I have seen a bunch of tests coming in with really high chlorides lately. If you have a clean water source you can flush just as you would for sodium. In a perfect world I would flush anytime Chlorides hit 200. Keep an eye out for antagonisms. Mn is usually the first to show up on the top of the plant with chloride issues. Please note if flushing for chlorides you will have to flush heavier than you would for sodium. Rather than target 10% by volume I would target 15-20% by volume. | No Action until 200 |
| Bicarbonates | Fine, no action | No Action |
| Sulfur | You are elevated but great at 74.73. We want adequate sulfur for building our volatiles; esters, alcohols and terpenes. Cations will bump this up further. It is hard to have too much sulfur. | No Action |
| Available P | You are almost perfect at 1.93. Sufficiency is 2-4 ppm. This is better than I would expect based on your reserves. Running a P solubilizing bacteria and bumping up your reserves will keep you at the upper end of sufficiency. | Weekly phosphorus solubilizing bacteria. |
| Calcium | You are a pinch low at 173.5and Mg is too high. I normally see that at 200. Luckily gypsum won't drag your pH and it is really hard to have too much Ca. It is crucial to preload Ca in veg. If you wait until flower it is too late | Add 1.8 cups (1 lb) of gypsum. |
| Mg | You are a pinch too high at 43.69. Mg is the bully cation and will outcompete both Ca and K so do not go in with a heavy hand. Keep your eye open for Mg deficiency later in the round. If you see interveinal chlorosis on lower leaves add 2 tbsp epsom per gallon of water and add to the soil as a drench as a one or two time application. Only add if there is an issue. Please limit magnesium inputs as adding calcium and potassium to balance your elevated Mg will add osmotic stress. | No Action- avoid Mg inputs as balancing with additional Ca and K causes significant osmotic stress. |
| Potassium | You are low at 33.89 and Mg is far too high. I would anticipate adding another 1/2 cup per yard after week three, the end of stretch. For a small volume input like this it is often best to suspend in an aqueous solution and spray it onto the bed for even coverage. | Add 1.3 cups (0.65 lbs) of potassium sulfate now and add 0.5 cups (0.25 lbs) of potassium sulfate after stretch |
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!!!!! I think More people need to and be mindful of what we just toss in the trash and put in our air and water
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