OK, I give up about soil
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thats impossible, you can have heat at 100*F one day and it can cool by the next but have high winds which can also dry out substract. there is no specific amount of water, all you can do is water the tree thoroughly when substract looks dry to the touch.Ivan Mann wrote: t I have really wanted is very specific directions, for tree A, x cups of this, y cups of that, etc., all directed at the climate in my backyard. I guess that is unrealistic.
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Ivan Mann wrote: Being the numerical person I am what I have really wanted is very specific directions, for tree A, x cups of this, y cups of that, etc., all directed at the climate in my backyard. I guess that is unrealistic.
That's impossible, I'm my humble opinion.
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Clicio wrote:
Ivan Mann wrote: Being the numerical person I am what I have really wanted is very specific directions, for tree A, x cups of this, y cups of that, etc., all directed at the climate in my backyard. I guess that is unrealistic.
That's impossible, I'm my humble opinion.
Sure, it's impossible, but I can dream the impossible dream.
Another question about organics: I clean out the fish tanks and get a bucket full of murky water. If I let it sit, a whole lot of organic material settles out, some of which is uneaten food and some of which is food long after the fish eat it. Is there experience using this for fertilizer?
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When I am home, I water as needed. But when away, I do overdose watering. With the open substrate you get very little standing water in the pots, so it is not an issue to for a limit period overwater. And if you get a hot spell, you can set the time to water once during the day if you are at work. When you get home in the evening, you add water where needed, or -better- you do this in the morning.
Yeah, some people swear by their fishtank / pnd filter water. I do not ave this so no experience myself.
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The gunk from the aquarium can form a cake and dry up to a hard layer on top of the soil. Maybe pouring some plain water right after the aquarium water would break that up. I will experiment.
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