Sohum Living Soil | An all-in-one plant soil | Review and pH Test!
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- Watch this week as Aaron gets down and dirty with Sohum Living Soil! This is the perfect substrate for beginner gardeners and experienced growers alike. We learn about what makes it so special and even do a pH test on a sample. So if you're wondering what medium to use in your next indoor garden then look no further, stay a bit, and check out this video for the insider scoop
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Hey friends! Forget the plants I’m going to make a Sohum Soil bed for myself. What do you think?
Should I use a seed starter or go straight to the sohum?
Rock at the bottom of the pot just take up space and make your pot size smaller and does not help with drainage. You'll get a Perched Water Table.
Nice very nice 👍 great video fam cheers and growers luv
Anyone else here use a seed starter like coast of maine? Or go straight to the sohum soil?
Hey! I do hear that Sohum runs a little hot for seeds. We recommend starting them off in seed starter if you are transplanting them, the Coast of Maine is a great choice. If you don't plan on transplanting, you can take your container and fill the bottom two-thirds with Sohum and the top third with a seed starter. That way, by the time the plant reaches the Sohum, it is mature enough to handle all that it has to offer!
@@HappyHydro thanks much I did grab the coast of Maine to
Don't put seeds directly in sohum! You'll burn em to death ☺
I just made some of your light mix today. It was very easy and I can't wait to see the results. Thanks for a easy to follow video. Tomorrow I will be setting up my 5 gallon fabric pots as your other video. Happy Growing 😎🌱👍
@@pistolpete8959 awesome dude! Lemme know how it goes!!
@@FarmerHatBeard I sure will. I contacted Sohum a few months ago and they sent me an email with your video. I was using their method for my autoflowers and had 3 out of 6 seeding die. I believe your system is much better. You mentioned you have been doing this since 2014. I'm going in all the way with 9 plants. All autoflowers from ILGM, 3 Blue Dream 3 Sour Diesel, GSCE and Northern Lights. Thanks again!
You are right, it does get a little hot for seeds. We would recommend using a seed starting mix first!
Weird. Mine never had issues straight from seed... And my plants have thrived and done amazing in sohum. Even amended it a bit with some pearlite, kelp meal, guano, recharge, mycoz and gypsum and just trichome city. Grew in much smaller pots then im normally used to even. Kinda took my by surprise
do i still need to use cal mag with this soil
No, you're good with just water!
I’m using sohum, haven’t added anything but my tap water which is like 300 ppm, and my run off water was at 8000 PPM!!! I was shocked so I checked with 2 meters and it was right. My plant looks like it’s suffering from nitrogen toxicity about a week into flower and my leaves have the claw terribly. Not sure what to do to fix it.
Oh no! To immediately address the issue you could transplant them into a cut-down sohum mix. If your transplanting them into the pot your blooming in try putting 1/3 pure sohum in the bottom of the pot and 2/3 your cut down sohum in the top.
You cant use tap water it should be RO, your sending the soils nutes out of waxk by adding the extra minerals etc
Ro water
35 ppm is the sweet spot, but unless you're fortunate enough to have access to that readily, then ro is your option. Using ro, it's safest/easiest to water from the bottom unless you're on point watering. You don't want runoff...defeats the purpose of living soil.
Worth half a penny, but there's my 2 cents.
Ph down the water
Not sure how beneficials survive once dried in the bag? Same as being disrupted through dry spots from uneven watering practices. Also, read the below answer where you advise adding FF products in bloom, for farmers that are capable of maximizing their plants genetic potential. Believe their only omri listed product is Big Bloom. Good nute for micros, but not much of a bloom booster.
Trying Sohum currently, but plan on using Coast of Maine teas during bloom. Up potting from 1, to 5, then to 10 gallons and see no need for anything other than RO water, and maybe organic calmag (TPS) if using white LEDs. And, to the grower using stones at the bottom, make sure they are properly ph'd.
Don't wanna high jack your thread, but my time on this marble is dwindling. Been at this for over 30 years, and want to pass any/all knowledge to those looking into organic cannabis cultivation.
Would love some info on the beneficials surviving while dried out. That's my only concern regarding an outstanding product.
Regarding the beneficial microbes surviving while the soil is dry - I'm not a soil biologist - but it's my understanding that the microbes go dormant and begin reproducing again when water is reintroduced. There is a plethora of studies and articles about this topic - This is one of them I referenced: academic.oup.com/femsec/article/65/3/400/517652
@@HappyHydro Appreciate the quick response, and information. Sohum bags I received have a blank space where the expiration date/batch number should be. Haven't had issues, but lead to the microbes question I posed. Thanks again for the info👍
Any place I can reach out to you about cultivating pure and clean cannabis?
@@rjenkins5349 Hey! Send us an email to help@happyhydro.com
Can you supplement CO2 without adding amendments?
You could just just add the C02 but your plants will be photosynthesizing at a higher rate and might run through more nutrients faster than normal.
Are Lotus products ok to use if you are trying to go full organic without artificial nutrients?
Hey Clint! So Lotus nutrients are not OMRI certified organic so if you are trying to grow 100% organically you would want to stick with OMRI certified products.
*From their site: Specifically formulated for medicinal plants and comprised of 14 unique raw, natural ingredients including 11 essential macro and micro elements as well as raw materials including seaweed plant extract, humalite, and plant protein hydrolysate. Lotus Nutrients are 100% water soluble formula milled and blended to provide perfect consistency and contains no binders, fillers, or dyes. Hope that helps!
@@HappyHydro thank you for the info.
@@SuddenReign Anytime!
FTS sent me. Love what y'all do.
Thank you and shout out to FTS!
What’s the point of getting something to only add water….then add bottled nutrients.
Sometimes people are such good gardeners that they can push their plants to the limits and might need some supplemental plant boosting power! But for the everyday gardener, this is an all-inclusive soil resort for your plants
I just tried the rocks at the bottom. Going alright so far
Good to know!
How do you reamend sohum soil? And should i reamend after every grow? Autos in 5 gallons
You should re-amend after every grow. We use Gaia Green amendments and created a convenient re-amend pack: www.happyhydro.com/products/soil-recharge-kit
Will i need to top dress or use a booster mid bloom or will it last 2 month veg and 10 week bloom?
It might not last the full 10 weeks, depending on the size of the plant, but we recommend supplementing during bloom, starting with small supplements to get bigger yields! Keep an eye on how your plants react and make adjustments as needed. If you're going to reuse the soil after a crop, then you'll definitely need to replenish the nutrients on a larger scale. Excerpt from their FAQ's.
"The SoHum Living Soils® product is designed not to require any additional amendments. Adding some nutrients can hurt your plant (especially nitrogen)! If you add more nutrients you will take away the plant’s ability to choose the nutrients it needs when it needs them. In other words, you are force feeding the plant and reducing the benefits of the soil.
If you cannot stop yourself from adding amendments (we know it is a tough habit to break!), then do it on a very small scale and be sure to test your results regularly to avoid an overabundance of nutrients that will hurt the plant’s growth. Just add water."
@@HappyHydro great awnser thank you . Ive got 5 and 7 gallon fab pots and i do a 8 to 10 week veg so i use up a lot . During bloom i have living soil dry or plagron alga line also bio bizz line. I will need a boost . Bloom 2 for after the stretch phase ?
Do you guys carry this?
Hey! So we did,but currently Sohum is undergoing some restructuring right now and ceased production n the meantime.
@HappyHydro thank u because that Explains why I can't find it. I'll probably just go with Great Lakes. Water only soil.
@@dabzpaintball4478 Yea of course! Sounds good!
Would I need to top feed at all? If so with what and in what amount
Hey there! While Sohum does claim to be all you need from seed to harvest, we will recommend some bloom nutrients just in case your plants are thriving and are looking for more. Something like a FoxFarm or Roots Organics would do. As far as how much, that would be up to the recommended amount on the bottle, your watering method, and how your plants react! If you have some deeper questions, you can always email us at help@happyhydro.com
Mr grow it sent me. Nice Channel new subscriber
Me too
Awesome! happy to have you here too
Sorry, 1 final note. It's blank after the expiration date on all my bags.
We've reached out to SoHum about this, and they are fixing it on their next manufacturing round.
Did I miss the PH test? What is it?
It's around the 4-minute mark and comes in just around 6.5!
Use it over and over .re charge it and off again
I have used sohum how do i recharge it? what do i need to put in there to refresh it?
@@roydog i use a dry amnendment pack but there are many bio bizz have a good one . You just spill your soil onto a tarp . Add the grow part then plant . At 12 12 top dress bloom 1 . Pre flower . Then w 3 bloom 2. Bio bizz have bio tabs you just bury .
Where can you find this?
I have a link in the description!
www.happyhydro.com/products/sohum-living-soil-bagged-1-5-cubic-ft
Do not use for seeding
just add water....Famous last words...for your grow. There is NO soil that will run you from seed to finish.
We do typically mention that having a bloom nutrient around just in case you plant is thriving and looking for a little extra push! But with todays living soils you have a really strong nutrient diversity and microbiome to nourish the plant for at least 8 weeks
Perlite is Rice Crispies... made of glass. Learn something new every day. lmfao
haha happy to help!
I would never trust those cheap garden center all-in-one pH meters. Get a better meter.