How organic is organic? A case for Organic Watering

  • How organic is organic? A case for Organic Watering

    Posted by neuronic on June 30, 2025 at 11:50 pm

    Are we as growers ready to face the reality of organic gardening? That is….what does organic even mean? Its a relative. Growing organic is a source of pride for the work it takes, and alot of growers think that growing organic creates a better, more natural flower because it takes a bow to how nature does it. And i must confess im in that camp.

    The question id like to pose, or discussion i would like to start is that of organic watering. Or maybe in an even more broad sense, how much of nature are we willing to try and reproduce so that whatever is special about cannabis….its connection to nature, becomes better and closer to that which it comes from.

    Rain one of the most natural ways a plant gets water, but foliar feeding can incite pests and mold and bad things. So most tend not to water that way, but, cannabis has evolved with rain. There are physiological and chemical changes it goes through that we may have overlooked that may hold keys to a greater plant. Im not suggesting foliar feeding but what is the cost benefit of creating that pre-rain/post-rain environment before we water.

    As a rain front comes in, the pressure drops and temperature drops (unless its a warm front), anywhere from hours to a day from the rain. The humidity spikes hours before. The wind might pick up a half hour before rain, as well as the light levels often dip 20% or more.

    How much is too much? Light dimming for sunset and gradual rise for the morning?

    I think we definitely have the technology to automate most of that, the question is, could it be worth it? Has anyone ever tried this?

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  • BuddyBranch

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    Coffee No.2 says; mostly seen as an indicator of mobility within aquous solutions, Cat-Ion exchange also happens between thin air and the ground, not so much between thick air and pots in a basement. But it would be possible to have a bunch of sprinklers indoors, not just misters, this would have to be supplemented with a good gush of artificial wind, and if you balance out the timing and quantities and cut it out before sennecence … aw shit, i can imagine the rest is still more complicated, but very interesting … even the fact that drops of rain are different than the drops out of a sprinkler …

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