What is happening to my plant?
- Diagnosis and interventions — Dogma approach
- Living Soil is a biological system: it communicates through signals. This guide helps you read those signals, distinguish false alarms from real problems, and intervene correctly — respecting the biological timing of the system.
- Fundamental rule in Living Soil: observe before correcting. Many “problems” resolve themselves if the system is in balance. Rushed intervention often causes more damage than the issue it aims to fix.
1. Irrigation-related issues
- WARNING — THE MAIN ISSUE
- Excess water is the main issue in Living Soil. Overwatering destabilizes the substrate ecosystem, reduces oxygen, and alters micro-life.
- Excess water — Overwatering
- Symptoms
- Leaves curling downward (clawing).
- Widespread yellowing.
- Slowed growth.
- Heavy pot and sour smell.
- Surface mold.
- Causes
- Watering too frequently.
- Oversized pot.
- Low temperature.
- Poor drainage.
- What to do
- Stop watering.
- Increase ventilation.
- Reduce water volume.
- Aerate the substrate if needed.
- Dogma products
- Ecobiobooster + Molasses (post-recovery tea).
- Water deficiency — Underwatering
- Symptoms
- Leaves pointing upward.
- Lower leaf drop.
- Substrate pulling away from pot edges.
- Causes
- Too much time between watering.
- Hydrophobic substrate.
- Excessive heat.
- What to do
- Slow rehydration.
- Avoid water shock.
- Add plant cover.
- Dogma products
- Molasses 1.5 ml/L.
2. Reading deficiencies in Living Soil
- In Living Soil, deficiencies are always the result of previous processes (1–2 weeks earlier).
- You don’t correct the plant, you correct the soil.
- Yellowing of lower leaves — possible nitrogen issue
- Symptoms
- Progressive yellowing from the bottom.
- Consumption of older leaves.
- Causes
- Low nitrogen reserves.
- Low microbial activity.
- What to do
- Top Dress Flo.
- Stimulate micro-life.
- Spots or burnt edges — lockout
- Symptoms
- Burnt edges.
- Necrotic spots.
- Causes
- pH out of range.
- Anaerobic conditions.
- What to do
- Correct pH.
- Do not add nutrients.
- Dogma products
- Root Connection.
- Slow or stalled growth
- Symptoms
- Growth stops.
- Causes
- Inactive biology.
- Low temperature.
- What to do
- Allow time for stabilization.
- Activate with molasses.
3. Biological substrate issues
- Micro-life stagnation
- Symptoms
- No mycelium.
- No earthy smell.
- Causes
- Cold temperatures.
- Overwatering.
- What to do
- Tea with Molasses + Ecobiobooster.
4. False alarms
- White mycelium = positive
- Soil insects = beneficial
- Earthy smell = biological activity
5. Golden rule
- 1. Proper irrigation
- 2. Active biology
- 3. Intervene only when necessary
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