The Peruvian, good sir?
New Grower First time grower, Budget of $140 Soil, nutrients and containers. Organic advice appreciated
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Hey guyz, completely off topic but my I have been watching 6, Sativa, photo period ladies. Two problems, main one i would say is Spider Mites! I have been using 3/4oz organicide, tablespoon of dawn soap per gallon of water every 3 days (got one spray in, another today). The other, which the grower refused to acknowledge, is MG and Calcium Deficiencies, as you can see very clearly in the second picture, yellow leaves with green veins. Obvious sign of MG deficient. Ca deficient little harder to show because i just pruned today but the dead curled up leaves were staying attached and i read that's a clear sign. AM I right guys? Much love, only have one more day with these ladies and trying to heal them as much as possible! 
I'll see if i can find the stone and pump for cheap (down to $50), i was reading on the bags and i am pretty sure i can apply through other means but i'm sure compost tea is the most beneficialIf you are going to do true organic growing then yes...activated aerated compost teas. Sounds like you have all the good ingredients in your mix, esp azomite & kelp meal. True living organic gardening you are feeding the soil, not the plants. you feed all the microscopic and macroscopic organisms in the soil (bacteria, nemotodes, arthropods, earthworms, etc) which will in turn provide a service to the plants by processing organic matter and making it available to the plant where in lifeless soil, these nutes would be normally locked up and unavailable to the plant. I am starting to believe that once you have the basis of a good soil mix, all the differing recipes on amendments start to split hairs if your soil life is in balance and firing, the plant will obtain everything it needs, the animals will keep the plant fed, replace nutrients via their waste products, and aerate the soil as they move around and you wont have to (or want to), till.good luck man
I'll see if i can find the stone and pump for cheap (down to $50), i was reading on the bags and i am pretty sure i can apply through other means but i'm sure compost tea is the most beneficial
The point with the compost tea is you are multiplying bacteria to feed into the soil. Soil food web..check it out. I have heard that you need a good rolling bubble. The microscopic air bubbles put out by the tiny aquarium airstones apparently can lierally cut / slice up alot of bacteria. i use a 45L/minute pump with a 50L bucket....foams up, slimes up..it's workin... i got this one.. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261825626331
Simple and cheap is my specialty! KISS is my grow principle. Use a good, organic potting soil for your base. Try to keep the peat moss to a minimum, its not a renewable resource. Instead, mix coco coir with your soil at 20%-33%. It holds air and water better than peat and doesn't lower the ph.
for nutes you want to use what I call Super Soil in a box. There are several including my favorite: Grow More Organic Soil builder. awesome stuff! Dr. Earth is likely the exact same thing repackaged, but may be easier to find. Also, Jobe's various organic products are good stuff too! Basically, what your getting is all the stuff you'd have to but several pounds of each of to mix a custom soil, already pre-measured for you in one box. The only other things I use are worm castings at 25%-33% mix and dolomite lime. Thats ir, you have a good healthy soil! Most of these products have Myco and other fungi and bacteria for really boosting your plants.
Here's a plant I grew in this mix:
for nutes you want to use what I call Super Soil in a box. There are several including my favorite: Grow More Organic Soil builder. awesome stuff! Dr. Earth is likely the exact same thing repackaged, but may be easier to find. Also, Jobe's various organic products are good stuff too! Basically, what your getting is all the stuff you'd have to but several pounds of each of to mix a custom soil, already pre-measured for you in one box. The only other things I use are worm castings at 25%-33% mix and dolomite lime. Thats ir, you have a good healthy soil! Most of these products have Myco and other fungi and bacteria for really boosting your plants.
Here's a plant I grew in this mix:
