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What Plants NEED to Survive, Soil, Compost, Observation - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Quantity
        
        Indoor & Outdoor
        
        PPF Photosynthetic Photon Flux
        
        Amount Light /Second by source
        
        PPFD Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density
        
        photons /second /m2 at specific distance
        
        Analogy : Billions Tiny Raindrops Hitting Leaves
        
        How Dense packed Photons Plant Use for Photosynthesis?
      - Quality
        
        Diff Stage :<3: Diff Light
        
        Outdoor NO Problem
        
        Indoor Careful
        
        Young - Leaves
        
        :<3:Purple/Blue Light
        
        Flower & Fruiting
        
        :<3:Yellow/Orange/Red Light
      - Duration
        
        Daily Light Integral
        
        Light Amount Plant Accumulate in 24h
        
        Hours of Light /Day
        
        How much Light Plant WANTS on GIVEN DAY?
        
        Depends
        
        Evolution
        
        Development stage
- - - - Carbon Dioxide
  - - - Dry - Reduce Fungal Problems
      - strengthen Structure
      - Cool & Dry
    - - Dry too much
      - Break stems
      - spread weed seeds
- - - - Nitrogen
      - Phospurus
      - Potassium
    - - Calcium
      - Magnesium
      - Sulphur
      - Iron
      - Molybdenum
      - Boron
      - Copper
      - Sodium
      - Zinc
      - Nickel
      - Chlrine
      - Cobalt
      - Aluminium
      - Silicon
      - Vanadium
      - Selenium
- - - - HARD Cakes/Crusts when dries
    - - Less Caking/Crusting
      - OK ability to Move water & Air to Root
      - IF too Dry /Toowet
        
        Can still cake/Crust
    - - Absorb & Hold Water
  - - - ADD Compost 3-4inch
      - ADD 1 inch Mulch
        
        Retain Moisture
      - ADD 2 inch Organic Matter Yearly
  - - - No space
        
        Poor Drainage
        
        No Oxygen
    - - ADD 1 inch organic matter Yearly
      - Watch Surface for Crusting
      - No walk
        
        Avoid Compacting
  - - - Lots nutrients
      - Holds Just enough water
      - Space for Oxygen
- - - - 1:1:1 ratio of qualities
  - - - 1 part Perlite
        
        for aeration & drainage
      - 1 part Coconut Coir / Peat moss
        
        For water retention
      - 1 part blended compost
        
        for organic matter & nutrition
      - Sprinkling : Azomite + kelp meal + Worm Tea
        
        for micronutrients & innoculation with soil microbes
      - Wet while Mixing well
  - - - 1 part Screened topsoil
      - 1 part Builder's Sand
      - 1 part Blended Compost
  - - - 2 parts peatmoss / Coconut coir
      - 1 part compost
      - 1/2 part perlite/vermiculite/pumice
      - optional: lime, dolomite, epsom salts
    - - smaller soil volume
        
        dry faster
      - retain more moisture
- - - - Hold shape
        
        Poke ->Crumbles
        
        Loam
      - Hold Shape even when poke
        
        Clay
      - Doesn't hold shape
        
        Sand
  - - - Cover, Shake
        
        Let Settle
    - - Middle = Silt
      - Bottom = Rocks, Sand, Large
      - Top = Clay
      - Float = Organic Matter
      - Estimate % type
        
        Ideal
        
        Clay 20%
        
        Silt 40%
        
        Sand 40%