New Grower First Grow - Mephisto - Jammy Dodgers #2 (4)

[RedWolfDiesel]

I found this. I'm starting to understand

 

[RedWolfDiesel]

Day 25 DTE tent~~~

 

[RedWolfDiesel]

Day 26 DTE tent~~~

 

[Jean-O]

Looking good bud!

 

[N/A-Greengo]

Day 26 DTE tent~~~

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Going to be a sea of green in there!

 

[RedWolfDiesel]

If anyone can give me some articles or advice on reusing soil indoors I would greatly appreciate that. Or would it be wise to just purchase a new bag?

 

[N/A-Greengo]

I reuse my soil, I wont grow any other way.

https://www.sare.org/publications/building-soils-for-better-crops/the-living-soil/

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www.mdpi.com

 

[Jean-O]

If anyone can give me some articles or advice on reusing soil indoors I would greatly appreciate that. Or would it be wise to just purchase a new bag?

I reuse my pro mix for 4 or 5 runs before I put it out in my outdoor garden. After harvest I dump the pot out n get some of the bigger roots out but leave most of them and break apart the medium and re charge it with the dry amendments I use and moisten it n put it back in the pot. Usually I add a bit more perlite and worm castings. As long as you didn't have any issues in your grow ie root aphids or root rot , spider mites, pm or anything like that you should be all good to reuse the medium. Honestly my opinion is that with organic growing the soil gets better the more you reuse it.

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

Here's a video I was just watching. Not exactly relevant since you're not in living soil, but pretty interesting

 

[N/A-Greengo]

If anyone can give me some articles or advice on reusing soil indoors I would greatly appreciate that. Or would it be wise to just purchase a new bag?

It seems like alot, but it's actually much easier than it seems. After every cycle I pull the taproot from the soil. Then I treat the soil with NPK Bloom Microbes after pulling the taproot before germ to help break down the remaining roots and convert them to usable nutrients for a new seedling. I seldom remove the soil from the pot, if ever at all. Aside from pulling the taproot, I try to not disturb the soil beyond the depth of the new cycle ammendments ever. I've used this schedule for a few years now, and the results have been stellar.. I hope it helps you..

Here's the schedule:

Soil Amendments pre germination:

Down To Earth Bat Guano, Wiggle Worm Worm Castings, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth. NPK Industries Microbes. And finally, Arbico Organics Mycorrhizal Fungi.

Flowering ammendments:

Start day 21-25, and every 10-14 days thereafter unless deficiencies are detected. In which case the schedule will shift to every 7 days. (usually late Flower)

Down To Earth Bat Guano, Dr Earth Flower Girl, Diatomaceous Earth, Worm Castings, and (NPK Industries Bloom Microbes, first week of Flower and as needed thereafter) . (Final 2 weeks, no Bat Guano)



Watering/ Foliar Spray Additives:

NPK Industries Full Up, Kelp-(something new I'm trying) , Silica, and Neptune's Harvest Organic Liquid Fish & Seaweed-(used between amendmemt schedule if signs of NPK deficiencies arise.)

I may add Azomite at the beginning of the cycle if I feel that the soil has been overly depleted from the last run. I also cycle the PH from low to high from beginning to end during the grow cycle. Starting at 6.1 and slowly increasing it week by week until I max at 6.6-6.8 nearing the end of the cycle depending upon how the plant reacts.
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