New Grower Hog's First Perpetual Garden

[Hog_M@Gundy]

@Dankerson. Thanks for the reps!

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

WMD

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Methane

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

Biology is working on the topdress! Will probably start adding water to the reservoir on Thursday (Day 18).

 

[Suki]

Can't remember who, but someone else on here said it the other day and I thought it was great!
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Pretty sure it's a @Frank the Dank saying

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

@Suki thanks, I think you're right!
Appreciate you checking out my journal! Would thought you'd be tired of reading after all the live stoner pages, lol

 

[Suki]

So, I have no evidence to back it up but I think some of the deficiency issues I've had in the past have stemmed from removing excessive fan leaves (and thus stored nutrients) from the plant. I figure the plant is taking up those nutes from the soil and using them to build those leaves, and if we just take them away then we're kind of wasting that nutrition and energy from the plant. Keep in mind, I'm super stoned right now, but I think my plants that I haven't removed/removed as many healthy leaves from have been healthier throughout the grow than those I stripped bare.

You're doing awesome with the living soil though! You're right about there being a learning curve but no more so than any other grow style I don't think. I do think you get into a lot more of the "why" when you fall down the rabbit hole of soil biology and being a caretaker to the soil instead of the plant part of it than you would with just following a formula. Once you figure it out though it really is the simplest way to grow!

 

[Suki]

@Suki thanks, I think you're right!
Appreciate you checking out my journal! Would thought you'd be tired of reading after all the live stoner pages, lol

Lol hubby is playing his game and I'm not in the mood to play mine. Plus I like seeing what everyone's been up to while I've been gone I know you've said you've had issues but you really do have some pretty plants in this journal!

 

[Suki]

To add, when I do take leaves I leave them on the soil, at least that way they can break down back into it lol

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

So, I have no evidence to back it up but I think some of the deficiency issues I've had in the past have stemmed from removing excessive fan leaves (and thus stored nutrients) from the plant. I figure the plant is taking up those nutes from the soil and using them to build those leaves, and if we just take them away then we're kind of wasting that nutrition and energy from the plant. Keep in mind, I'm super stoned right now, but I think my plants that I haven't removed/removed as many healthy leaves from have been healthier throughout the grow than those I stripped bare.

You're doing awesome with the living soil though! You're right about there being a learning curve but no more so than any other grow style I don't think. I do think you get into a lot more of the "why" when you fall down the rabbit hole of soil biology and being a caretaker to the soil instead of the plant part of it than you would with just following a formula. Once you figure it out though it really is the simplest way to grow!

Yeah, I l think I'm leaning towards agreeing with that. I still haven't grown many plants but this most recent plant I Had that exact thought before I defoliated, but did it anyway, lol. It seems fine, but I wonder if it might very chunks up more or had higher terps if I had left it alone.
I really have fallen down the living soil rabbit hole and I love it! This spring I'm gonna start focusing on making as many of my own inputs as I can.