Great outlook to have, hahaThanks DB, haha
Guess I should run a tighter schedule and ship around here,
Bunny is jus sharpening my game in this sense..
Haha
Im a big fan of SIP right now too, altho this is a hybrid style i call PLP cause i literally PLoP a fabric geo onto a shallow no till bed that's wider..
This allows two zones and two heights to water at, as well as all drainage and leechage just drips into the bottom carrier for the secondary roots, eliminating leaks while recycling water
Edit: we also get to take advantage of the air pruning up top while using the fabric on the bottom to act as a root-gateway into the the bottom of the container
I would actually employ SIP on deeper beds (over 12"), this one is pretty shallow, (like 7") so I opted for straight soil, which is mostly homemade compost.
Stumbled upon this theory when growing the 6 month black Forrest in a 3 gallon.. Had to add extra soil to kick start further growth and ended up yeilding a QP of organic landrace sativa dom herb off this beauty that was vegged under just a couple 13w cfl's!! This time I added the soil under vs on top, that's all, bro!
Saving some soil, some how, some way, for the last 6 weeks of flower, whether you intro it up top or down below, PLP style, I think, is a really good way to contrôl "root pace", and avoid bounded ness ..Great outlook to have, haha
Also liking the PLP idea, I've switched from known female cuts in 20 gals to reg seeds in 5 gals to do a bit of pheno hunting, I've currently got 21 plants in my main tent, waiting to show sex, which I'm hoping for 10 good females and 4-5 good males to flower in a different tent, but I was worried about lack of soil space for roots in the 5 gals...........this could be the answer I'm looking for. I've got plenty of spare soil, I might fill the bottom of my tent with soil to about 7" deep and throw a load of clover seed on it, then just 'PLoP' my 10 fems on top to flower, gives soil space and flexibility.
My only concern would be the humidity during flower, but plenty of mulch could sort that out and the bed itself could stay true 'No Till' using good quality mulch and letting the worms deal with it.
Looking good, bro.View attachment 3707436
Day 15 for this Platinum Ice Sativa under 4 3500k vero's
Already just under six feet I'm thinking might have to supercrop like tomorrow!
She's really beasting with her extra 47L of no till soil underneath her, damn! -things are getting exciting now, its all about the last 6 weeks
Thanks big guyLooking good, bro.
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Green crack topped once and lst'd for 6 tops getting flowered early so we can taste her in 8-9 weeks !!
Could always start more, right. Lol
haha I used cut pieces of coat hanger like that for my plants too. its easyView attachment 3715716
One last staking to put the tops in their final positions!
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Close up of the Maui Thai clinch! don certified LST special!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=RDvUjE2Y7GaWI¶ms=OALAAQE%3D&v=vUjE2Y7GaWI
Found a better brand than Sucanat , its smaller, stickier, fresher, and less chunky.. It melted right into the castings quick and the garden loved it..Sucunat
Brand of pure organic dehydrated cane juice... with vitamins and minerals and molasses intact..
Its a Molasses replacement that Hy recommends.. What do you guys think- apparently pure molasses has some draw backs which I can say, I'm starting to feel the same way..
Example:
Over promoting the growth of bacteria and just bacteria
Leading to Nitrogen getting tied up/ requiring more nutrients
Plus the Mess
Stickiness, etc
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I picture Tablespoons of this being much much better to work with.. I shall test it!
Very handy for getting an extra top or two into the game!! Just pinch for 72 hours along the stem and bam, say hello to my little friend !haha I used cut pieces of coat hanger like that for my plants too. its easy