Sick plants.....

[JoeBogs]

I ran into an old friend who has been growing autos for a few years now, visited his tent and smoked his herb. I was VERY impressed and asked if I could copy his recipe/nute schedule. He gave me his soil recipe in which he layers powdered nutes in the soil and told me he has never added any nutes during the grow, he just adjusts ph of his tap water and uses water only. Music to my ears. He calls it being lazy but I call it staying out the way so Ive started a couple. Only 16 days old but very happy so far. He averages 4-5 oz per plant in 3gal pots and the bud was superb so my fingers are crossed. Happy to relay recipe if you ever wanna try something different. I think they look good at 16 days, but most important they don’t have the spots or droopy and twisted leaves my first two plants grew up with due to me fucking up their nutes or overwatering. Here’s one

 

[Jpkindbud]

I make teas with them....wonder if I'm doing it wrong..got any ideas on how to make teas with them?

Go a little lighter on the mix than the bag states

 

[Jpkindbud]

I ran into an old friend who has been growing autos for a few years now, visited his tent and smoked his herb. I was VERY impressed and asked if I could copy his recipe/nute schedule. He gave me his soil recipe in which he layers powdered nutes in the soil and told me he has never added any nutes during the grow, he just adjusts ph of his tap water and uses water only. Music to my ears. He calls it being lazy but I call it staying out the way so Ive started a couple. Only 16 days old but very happy so far. He averages 4-5 oz per plant in 3gal pots and the bud was superb so my fingers are crossed. Happy to relay recipe if you ever wanna try something different. I think they look good at 16 days, but most important they don’t have the spots or droopy and twisted leaves my first two plants grew up with due to me fucking up their nutes or overwatering. Here’s one

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Yes, share the knowledge! I'm always looking for a kiss method... Keep it simple stupid lol and thanks for sharing

 

[JoeBogs]

Ingredients
70/30 mix Happy Frog/Ocean Forest for soil
Down To Earth products: Bio-Live, Neem Seed Meal, Crab Meal, Starter Mix
1 medium sized fish head or 5-6 goldfish
Red Worms
Start with 2-3” soil mix
Place fish head in center or a wide circle of goldfish (if no fish then start with 100% Ocean Forest)
Soil Mix
Handful each Bio-Live and Neem Seed (lightly mesh into soil, not deep just half inch or so)
Soil Mix
Handful Crab Meal and mesh lightly
Soil Mix
Handful Starter Mix and mesh into top few inches
Water lightly and slowly to get moisture to the bottom but no runoff. (Moisture meter kicks ass here)
Red Worms (I have about 15 worms in 5gal pot)
Personal preference: I cover soil but not seed with a “donut” of fresh grass clippings from my lawn to keep top soil moist.
My soil moisture meter has me watering about 5 days apart right now (twice since they sprouted)

 

[JoeBogs]

I love my new moisture meter because I’m leery of watering til runoff. Could be wrong but common sense tells me thats just nutes going down the drain instead of in to the roots.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and the roots and microbes will die there. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. Slowly wet ALL of the soil until run-off begins.

 

[InkAddict$]

What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and the roots and microbes will die there. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. Slowly wet ALL of the soil until run-off begins.

Thanks

 

[InkAddict$]

I don't think purple lemonade is going to make it...

 

[InkAddict$]

I'm going to water tomorrow and and weigh them a step on scale at full water...then I'm going to let dry up not completely....then water and find half weight...so I know exactly......

 

[Jpkindbud]

I'm going to water tomorrow and and weigh them a step on scale at full water...then I'm going to let dry up not completely....then water and find half weight...so I know exactly......View attachment 1450481

Good plan! I don't have a scale like that so I just heft