[Jacob]

Another thing is how much ph lowering additive should I use? I hear that they are really powerful, so I would like to know which brand and product to use and exactly how much per gallon.
Once I know the right amount to add it’s easier than dealing with peat. And adding blackwater extract is a good idea also, just combine the ph lowering chemicals and blackwater extract and that will be fine water?
And I can’t help but wonder about almond leaves and their lifespan, I will use them as the substrate so there will be a pretty large amount of them, should I replace them when they start to look really decomposed or is there a schedule people follow for replacing them that takes into account unobservable losses of their useful properties?
These questions are a little redundant but I know that once I’ve got the formula down it will become automatic.