Advice on nutrients

How much nutrients a soil can hold is determined by its Cation Exchange Capacity or CEC. You can go entire grows without fertilizing but requires much larger pool of knowledge to execute. Plants use hydrogen ions H+ or protons, to drive the process of nutrient uptake and cycling in the growing medium, need to keep ph 6.4 to 6.6 to unlock hydrogen. The biggest problem arising from having too much decaying matter in a medium at once is the rapid depletion of dissolved oxygen, historically, to get a high cation exchange capacity (CEC), one relied primarily on the natural presence of clay minerals and the incorporation of organic matter. Generllly not recommended to go over 5% organic matter for optimal plant growth by thay can vary by plant/species and is only to be used as a loose guidline. Biochar generally has a high cation exchange capacity (CEC) and is considered a sustainable and long-lasting amendment for increasing and maintaining the CEC and organic carbon content of soil. But the type of biochar and its origin must be considered. It needs to be charged similar to coco coir but at much higher levels. I am not recommending anyone uses biochar as it is still very much requires testing and you will not find guides or methods as far as I'm aware. Just sharing some interesting stuff worth considering. Given that you are slow and high, disregard everything I said and use calmag.

hey 👋 Without any fertilizer, honestly, it’s impossible. Cannabis plants are heavy feeders, they grow fast and need to produce large buds. If you don’t provide anything, they’ll do fine for the first few weeks because the soil contains nutrients, but once it’s depleted, your plant will be begging for food. Without nutrients, its growth will slow down or even stop, and the resulting flowers will be small, immature popcorn buds. That said, you don’t need to spend a fortune : there are plenty of cheaper fertilizers or DIY solutions that can save you quite a bit of money

If you want to reply to people you have to use a DM. the inbox is hidden n your notifications No nutrients is not a thing. plants need food though. slow release or loaded substrates are one option. You can use amendments for slow release or compost for feeding them and only need to apply once a month ish.

If going this route. Grow pure sativa's. Certain ones don't require much nutrients. Some indica are like pumpkins the way they feed. Try to avoid those strains and you should do well with minimal nutrients. If you want cheap/free. Start a compost and worm bin. If you are lucky Black Soldier fly's will show up to the party and you can collect the old casings for frass. They will also process food scraps 3-5 times faster than compost worms. They are awesome they showed up two years in a row to my worm bin. If you have a lizard or chickens, you got some free feed for them.

Hello. You can compost you kitchen waste. It will give your plants a boost when watered in. I've found free compost bins on used-yourcity .com offered for free on your city's used web sites. Try worm castings. a little goes a long way. Water it in also. I also use/like the cheap stuff because... it's made about 100 km from where I live and I don't have to pay big shipping fee's to get it.

i'm using the cheapest and got results easy peasy