Emilya Green
Well-Known Member
I just have to make a quick comment on this... clay or pebbles in the bottom of your container does not help with drainage and actually does the opposite... it keeps the area down there more moist than it would be with just plain soil. Soil is designed to have a specific flow through rate as well as a water retention rate. Oxygen is pulled down into the soil from the top because of the suction created by the top of the water table as it falls. Thinking that we need to put a layer of something down there to hold oxygen is not correct.. we need to just make sure to let the physics of the water table do its job and make sure that we have plenty of good soil down at the bottom for the roots to use.Hi Deketx, I have always grown with soil, and many times I have given too many nuts to my plants the simple remedy to recover the plant is to transplant them into a new pot with new soil, water with just water maybe RO until you see that color flow out dark usually if I use 11lt jars (3g) I use the same amount of water.If you can add expanded clay on the bottom of your pot at least 3 fingers, this will help to have more oxygen in the lower part which is usually the most wet and to keep away from runoff water.Too many feeds in bloom more manifest with leaves bent down, burnt spikes, very dark color or in the worst case of the plant block.
I hope you find it useful.