Indoor FLO - Florian's Living Organics - test grow

[Ryker604_BT]

Howdy there fine folks of AFN, hope you're having a wonderful day .

Let's kick off things by sharing a link of these very nice tunes I'm listening right now - setting the mood if you will :smoking::




On to business - since I've started growing cannabis I've been leaning to organic fertilizers, soils and such and some people around here know that I work with Bio Tabs nutrients . Now, with the help of my kind grobro @TheMongol (thank you very much mate) , I will try out a new line of nutrients called FLO - Florian's Living Organics - a type of superfood / living soil packed with organic-origin nutrients and beneficial microbes .

Now, I like the sound of this, right? And I had to try it of course. This grow started 60 days ago - due to real life side tracking me (being a stoner didn't help either :smoking I'm starting this journal a little bit late (and only after a couple of death threats from the Mon ). Better late than never, eh? Enough of my crazy rambling - let's get to the growing side of things.

Setup:

• 4x4 tent with 600 W MH/HPS combo and ventilation
• 15 L AutoPots and a 45 L reservoir
  
• FLO mixed into Guanokalong soil (organic light mix) mixed with perlite (60/40), no amendments whatsoever

Strains:

• 1 x Sweet Seeds - Sweet Cheese
• 1 x Sensi Seeds - Afghani [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]
• it was supposed to be 2 x Sweet Cheese but unfortunately one of them died (due to my mistake ) and was replaced by the Afghani
• the plants are photo-sensitive varieties - my first time growing photos !! Doing it because I was asked to try out FLO with photos

I'm doing 2 plants because the 5L FLO bag is enough for 2 15 L Autopots approx. - a little bit less than 1L was left over which I can top feed later if needed . Sorry for the god awful pics of the bags, it's a really nice design and the bags seem expensive, tightly sealed and the seal can be used again, like a zip bag:






I know, I know, really horrible pics .
Anyway, FLO should be prepared 1 week in advance before you pot - it should be mixed with your potting soil (light mix preferably), watered with 10% water and left to stay / "cook" for one week so that the beneficial micro life can be activated.
So, before starting germination I prepared some FLO mix for the seedlings which I will be starting in nursery pots (the seedling ratio is 1:50). This seedling mix was prepared by mixing up FLO with my Guanokalong soil, watering it a bit and putting it in a sealed container for a week - simple as that:






GERMINATION:

This is my go-to method for germinating seeds - put the seeds in a glass of lukewarm water and put it in the dark, preferably at 26-27°C. After 24 hours the seeds should sink to the bottom and open a little, after 48 hours some tap root should be showing:






After they pop like this I put them in some kind of starter cube (taproot down) and after 2 days they pop their little heads . This time I experimented with self-made nursery pots consisting of a bio-degradable cup, seedling potting mix and a starter cube:






DAY 1:

Two days after putting the seeds into the nursery pots we get this:



FLO girls on the ready .
The bottom one is having some problems but she'll be all right. And then, after she gets better, I'm gonna kill her by accident . More about that later.

Well, I think that's about it for the opening post, just the guest list is missing - sorry in advance for leaving anyone out (happens regularly ) , you're all invited to grab a seat and watch the show:

@Hippy_BiotabsF70 @RamboGarden @stoney T @CoviklaFlaire @archie gemmill @Sensi Jay @Only1Sky @Micron Creek @water farm @Seabass @tripaholic88 @912GreenSkell @KonopCh @KrazyDave @Slater @Ribbzzy @Ripper @Growtogrow @blue

 

[Trichome farmer]

Howdy there fine folks of AFN, hope you're having a wonderful day .

Let's kick off things by sharing a link of these very nice tunes I'm listening right now - setting the mood if you will :smoking::




On to business - since I've started growing cannabis I've been leaning to organic fertilizers, soils and such and some people around here know that I work with Bio Tabs nutrients . Now, with the help of my kind grobro @TheMongol (thank you very much mate) , I will try out a new line of nutrients called FLO - Florian's Living Organics - a type of superfood / living soil packed with organic-origin nutrients and beneficial microbes .

Now, I like the sound of this, right? And I had to try it of course. This grow started 60 days ago - due to real life side tracking me (being a stoner didn't help either :smoking I'm starting this journal a little bit late (and only after a couple of death threats from the Mon ). Better late than never, eh? Enough of my crazy rambling - let's get to the growing side of things.

Setup:

• 4x4 tent with 600 W MH/HPS combo and ventilation
• 15 L AutoPots and a 45 L reservoir
  
• FLO mixed into Guanokalong soil (organic light mix) mixed with perlite (60/40), no amendments whatsoever

Strains:

• 1 x Sweet Seeds - Sweet Cheese
• 1 x Sensi Seeds - Afghani [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]
• it was supposed to be 2 x Sweet Cheese but unfortunately one of them died (due to my mistake ) and was replaced by the Afghani
• the plants are photo-sensitive varieties - my first time growing photos !! Doing it because I was asked to try out FLO with photos

I'm doing 2 plants because the 5L FLO bag is enough for 2 15 L Autopots approx. - a little bit less than 1L was left over which I can top feed later if needed . Sorry for the god awful pics of the bags, it's a really nice design and the bags seem expensive, tightly sealed and the seal can be used again, like a zip bag:






I know, I know, really horrible pics .
Anyway, FLO should be prepared 1 week in advance before you pot - it should be mixed with your potting soil (light mix preferably), watered with 10% water and left to stay / "cook" for one week so that the beneficial micro life can be activated.
So, before starting germination I prepared some FLO mix for the seedlings which I will be starting in nursery pots (the seedling ratio is 1:50). This seedling mix was prepared by mixing up FLO with my Guanokalong soil, watering it a bit and putting it in a sealed container for a week - simple as that:






GERMINATION:

This is my go-to method for germinating seeds - put the seeds in a glass of lukewarm water and put it in the dark, preferably at 26-27°C. After 24 hours the seeds should sink to the bottom and open a little, after 48 hours some tap root should be showing:






After they pop like this I put them in some kind of starter cube (taproot down) and after 2 days they pop their little heads . This time I experimented with self-made nursery pots consisting of a bio-degradable cup, seedling potting mix and a starter cube:






DAY 1:

Two days after putting the seeds into the nursery pots we get this:



FLO girls on the ready .
The bottom one is having some problems but she'll be all right. And then, after she gets better, I'm gonna kill her by accident . More about that later.

Well, I think that's about it for the opening post, just the guest list is missing - sorry in advance for leaving anyone out (happens regularly ) , you're all invited to grab a seat and watch the show:

@Hippy_BiotabsF70 @RamboGarden @stoney T @CoviklaFlaire @archie gemmill @Sensi Jay @Only1Sky @Micron Creek @water farm @Seabass @tripaholic88 @912GreenSkell @KonopCh @KrazyDave @Slater @Ribbzzy @Ripper @Growtogrow @blue

cant wait too see how they are getting on
also some bangin tunes

 

[Growtogrow]

Man I'm in....[emoji117] it looks awesome you going to be doing some rocking out here buddy kick up the amps we are growing now!!!! [emoji481][emoji482]

Sent from my garden [emoji482]

 

[Free Flow]

[HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]: flo is the shit and you will notice it!
[HASHTAG]#2[/HASHTAG]: sweet cheese is so dank! I kept my pheno cause she smells so bad lol
[HASHTAG]#3[/HASHTAG]: I'm tagging along to see how this goes! Good luck bro.

I currently have a 2l plant in the 2l contest with a 5:1 ratio of flo on the bottom, 10:1 in the middle and plain coco to start. My plant is living life and is way bigger than the plant in 2l of plain coco

 

[Hippy_BiotabsF70]

Now I know I went raving at the weekend and had lots of “fun” but I seem to be having some pretty mental deja vu here!! Did you not post this last week?? It says an hour ago? I’m sure I’ve already read this?!!!


Help! [emoji23]

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

nice chilled out start :smoking: ok on with the grow,great set up as usual.and you may well be a stoner but organized and professional when you want to be
good luck n keep er lit (or half lit they photos)

 

[Ribbzzy]

Howdy there fine folks of AFN, hope you're having a wonderful day .

Let's kick off things by sharing a link of these very nice tunes I'm listening right now - setting the mood if you will :smoking::




On to business - since I've started growing cannabis I've been leaning to organic fertilizers, soils and such and some people around here know that I work with Bio Tabs nutrients . Now, with the help of my kind grobro @TheMongol (thank you very much mate) , I will try out a new line of nutrients called FLO - Florian's Living Organics - a type of superfood / living soil packed with organic-origin nutrients and beneficial microbes .

Now, I like the sound of this, right? And I had to try it of course. This grow started 60 days ago - due to real life side tracking me (being a stoner didn't help either :smoking I'm starting this journal a little bit late (and only after a couple of death threats from the Mon ). Better late than never, eh? Enough of my crazy rambling - let's get to the growing side of things.

Setup:

• 4x4 tent with 600 W MH/HPS combo and ventilation
• 15 L AutoPots and a 45 L reservoir
  
• FLO mixed into Guanokalong soil (organic light mix) mixed with perlite (60/40), no amendments whatsoever

Strains:

• 1 x Sweet Seeds - Sweet Cheese
• 1 x Sensi Seeds - Afghani [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]
• it was supposed to be 2 x Sweet Cheese but unfortunately one of them died (due to my mistake ) and was replaced by the Afghani
• the plants are photo-sensitive varieties - my first time growing photos !! Doing it because I was asked to try out FLO with photos

I'm doing 2 plants because the 5L FLO bag is enough for 2 15 L Autopots approx. - a little bit less than 1L was left over which I can top feed later if needed . Sorry for the god awful pics of the bags, it's a really nice design and the bags seem expensive, tightly sealed and the seal can be used again, like a zip bag:






I know, I know, really horrible pics .
Anyway, FLO should be prepared 1 week in advance before you pot - it should be mixed with your potting soil (light mix preferably), watered with 10% water and left to stay / "cook" for one week so that the beneficial micro life can be activated.
So, before starting germination I prepared some FLO mix for the seedlings which I will be starting in nursery pots (the seedling ratio is 1:50). This seedling mix was prepared by mixing up FLO with my Guanokalong soil, watering it a bit and putting it in a sealed container for a week - simple as that:






GERMINATION:

This is my go-to method for germinating seeds - put the seeds in a glass of lukewarm water and put it in the dark, preferably at 26-27°C. After 24 hours the seeds should sink to the bottom and open a little, after 48 hours some tap root should be showing:






After they pop like this I put them in some kind of starter cube (taproot down) and after 2 days they pop their little heads . This time I experimented with self-made nursery pots consisting of a bio-degradable cup, seedling potting mix and a starter cube:






DAY 1:

Two days after putting the seeds into the nursery pots we get this:



FLO girls on the ready .
The bottom one is having some problems but she'll be all right. And then, after she gets better, I'm gonna kill her by accident . More about that later.

Well, I think that's about it for the opening post, just the guest list is missing - sorry in advance for leaving anyone out (happens regularly ) , you're all invited to grab a seat and watch the show:

@Hippy_BiotabsF70 @RamboGarden @stoney T @CoviklaFlaire @archie gemmill @Sensi Jay @Only1Sky @Micron Creek @water farm @Seabass @tripaholic88 @912GreenSkell @KonopCh @KrazyDave @Slater @Ribbzzy @Ripper @Growtogrow @blue

I'm in, been looking at getting some of this. I'm in dialogue with the owner, sorting some discounts on the shipping. Looks like some good stuff.

 

[Ripper]

Howdy there fine folks of AFN, hope you're having a wonderful day .

Let's kick off things by sharing a link of these very nice tunes I'm listening right now - setting the mood if you will :smoking::




On to business - since I've started growing cannabis I've been leaning to organic fertilizers, soils and such and some people around here know that I work with Bio Tabs nutrients . Now, with the help of my kind grobro @TheMongol (thank you very much mate) , I will try out a new line of nutrients called FLO - Florian's Living Organics - a type of superfood / living soil packed with organic-origin nutrients and beneficial microbes .

Now, I like the sound of this, right? And I had to try it of course. This grow started 60 days ago - due to real life side tracking me (being a stoner didn't help either :smoking I'm starting this journal a little bit late (and only after a couple of death threats from the Mon ). Better late than never, eh? Enough of my crazy rambling - let's get to the growing side of things.

Setup:

• 4x4 tent with 600 W MH/HPS combo and ventilation
• 15 L AutoPots and a 45 L reservoir
  
• FLO mixed into Guanokalong soil (organic light mix) mixed with perlite (60/40), no amendments whatsoever

Strains:

• 1 x Sweet Seeds - Sweet Cheese
• 1 x Sensi Seeds - Afghani [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]
• it was supposed to be 2 x Sweet Cheese but unfortunately one of them died (due to my mistake ) and was replaced by the Afghani
• the plants are photo-sensitive varieties - my first time growing photos !! Doing it because I was asked to try out FLO with photos

I'm doing 2 plants because the 5L FLO bag is enough for 2 15 L Autopots approx. - a little bit less than 1L was left over which I can top feed later if needed . Sorry for the god awful pics of the bags, it's a really nice design and the bags seem expensive, tightly sealed and the seal can be used again, like a zip bag:






I know, I know, really horrible pics .
Anyway, FLO should be prepared 1 week in advance before you pot - it should be mixed with your potting soil (light mix preferably), watered with 10% water and left to stay / "cook" for one week so that the beneficial micro life can be activated.
So, before starting germination I prepared some FLO mix for the seedlings which I will be starting in nursery pots (the seedling ratio is 1:50). This seedling mix was prepared by mixing up FLO with my Guanokalong soil, watering it a bit and putting it in a sealed container for a week - simple as that:






GERMINATION:

This is my go-to method for germinating seeds - put the seeds in a glass of lukewarm water and put it in the dark, preferably at 26-27°C. After 24 hours the seeds should sink to the bottom and open a little, after 48 hours some tap root should be showing:






After they pop like this I put them in some kind of starter cube (taproot down) and after 2 days they pop their little heads . This time I experimented with self-made nursery pots consisting of a bio-degradable cup, seedling potting mix and a starter cube:






DAY 1:

Two days after putting the seeds into the nursery pots we get this:



FLO girls on the ready .
The bottom one is having some problems but she'll be all right. And then, after she gets better, I'm gonna kill her by accident . More about that later.

Well, I think that's about it for the opening post, just the guest list is missing - sorry in advance for leaving anyone out (happens regularly ) , you're all invited to grab a seat and watch the show:

@Hippy_BiotabsF70 @RamboGarden @stoney T @CoviklaFlaire @archie gemmill @Sensi Jay @Only1Sky @Micron Creek @water farm @Seabass @tripaholic88 @912GreenSkell @KonopCh @KrazyDave @Slater @Ribbzzy @Ripper @Growtogrow @blue

Thank you for the tag. Nice write up

 

[Only1Sky]

Thanks for the tag/invite, mate. Yeh, I've been moving away from straight coco/perlite the past couple of grows. Working instead with Roots Organics Original, a few amendments, and 1-stop-shop nute programs like Mephisto's GBD or MegaCrop. So this test of Florian's Living Organics really interests me. Good luck. I'll be watching closely. :smoking:
P.S. I can't yet identify a source for FLO in the USA or Canada.

 

[CoviklaFlaire]

Freshly married Covik follow's..

Big Wazzz Up to ya all!!.