Posts by Gary Menzel

Importance of Microbiology in Soil. Soil microbiology is essential in maintaining all necessary needs of any plant. In addition, the lack of proper soil microbiology, affects all factors of soil health. Another key point, your media will definitely be insufficient. By this we mean things such as pH, ppm, EC, nutritional uptake, etc. All components…

Powdery Mildew Intro Sooner or later we all eventually encounter the dreaded powdery mildew syndrome! Dealing with it is a bit of a challenge, not just to stop it, but to prevent it as well. Once you have established that you do indeed have powder mildew, then begin the steps to stop and prevent it.…

Hydrophobic Soil Signs & Fixes: Hydrophobia is very common and can mislead you as to to evaluation, diagnosis and nutritional needs of your plant. When soil is hydrophobic it often looks like a magnesium deficiency or even a Cal-mag problem. Always check your soil dryness before any action is taken. Fact: if your soil drains…

Flowering PH: Ph during flowering can make or break your total size, quantity, and quality of bud and terpene results. Soilless mediums such as Fox Farm, Roots Organic, Pro-Mix, Mixasoil, etc. are all soilless potting mixes. This means there is no sand, silt, or clay in the soil, therefore PH range should be 5.7-6.2. A…

The Simplicity of Mixasoil The Simplicity of Mixasoil Super Soil could not be easier than filling planter & water. No kidding, it is as easy as that with our living soil. Numerous tests we’ve performed, produced bountiful & very similar results within multiple strains. There is no longer the need to keep track of every…

Fungus Gnats: The dangers of fungus gnats to plants can be very severe, however there are ways to alleviate them. The flying gnats are just the first warning that there is something wrong. You will see signs of stress and yellowing of leaves. If you have a sick plant, fungus gnats can spread it to…