Only downside of small pots, there is a very fine line between over and under watered. They dry out really quickly. You have to establish a routine pretty early on and really pay attention to what the plants are telling you.
That’s actually a really good question. Just about every person that I’ve told I use HF has said “oh yea, that’s great but you should mix it with OF”. So, I grabbed a bag from a friend to try it. We’ll see if there’s any difference. I’m going to see how long I can actually go before I have to feed.
Also interested. I wish you well. I suspect that in larger pot(5+gal), mixing has its benefit, but if you are using liquid Nutes, I would think the simplest of base soils is desired in 1 gal pots.
I currently have a plant going in a 1 liter pot that I direct germed in the hottest soil I could make. She was an experiment where I did everything wrong according to what we all know and read. She’s very healthy and hasn’t had a single issue. I’ve fed her full doses of nutes since day 1 and she’s loved it. Only issue I’ve had with her is some overwatering but in a small pot sometimes it’s hard to get it dialed. I have it down now.My only concern would be how the seeds do during germination since u are planting directly.
Ive seen transplanted plants in a hf/of mix, not a direct planting. Looking forward to your success. I reserve the right to get smarter.
I’m also finding “rules of thumb” to be guides.
