True Living Organics - The Ultimate Guide to Growing All-Natural Marijuana Indoors (2012)

the chelating elements, which are then easily (or rather, forcefully) absorbed by the roots of
plants, along with any nutrients trapped within. Chelating goes way beyond our purposes here in
this book, but suffice it to say that we want natural chelates from the microlife to work for us and
our plants. We do not force-feed through excessive chelation using the TLO style, because it isn’t
natural, and only serves to piss off or kill the microlife that TLO soil relies upon.
Growing a little team of indoor TLO plants
TLO growing can almost be considered a “Just Add Water” growing style. Rather than buying premade
mixes, in TLO growing you prepare the soil mix yourself. This allows the container soil mix
environment to stay relatively the same over time as far as pH and nutrient levels are concerned, and
this in turn is conducive to the microbial life and allows them to reach the equilibrium of a delicate
and balanced soil food web. This is much like the food chain of the African plains in many ways.
This has several added benefits for the grower: you don’t really have to worry about adding liquid
nutrients with every watering, and you don’t need to concern yourself with balancing the pH of your
water, as long as the water you use is of good quality. In fact, as a TLO grower, your primary
objective is to take good care of the soil life so the soil life will take very good care of your plants.
Learning to grow your cannabis TLO-style will most likely result in you growing the finest, top-