bartow
Well-Known Member
Everything I do is trial and error and in soil, indoors.
My wife starts the seed and does a good job so I don't give that part much thought.
I don't use pots. I use bags. That has made a huge difference.
I use a soil called Fafard. It is a lot like Fox Farm but without nutrients.
Vegatative: Right off I add regular Miracle grow tomato plant food with a lot of nitrogen.
After that I water and use Fox Farm Big Grow and Big Bloom. I am sure I use too much but it doesn't seem to hurt and might even help. The lights never go off.
The vegetative room has just one 48" t5 4 bulb (6500k) light fixture. I pay no attention to how long the plants are in vegetative but leave them there until they are well past the necessary height to move them.
The flowering room has three of the same kind of light setups as vegetative does. (2900k 1200 watts all together) The middle one is higher than the two on the sides. The two on the sides are slanted down slightly to hit flowers on the bottom as well. In flowering I use Fox Farm Tiger Bloom Big Bloom and black strap molasses. . I leave plants in flowering until at least 60% of the buds are amber. One of the things I have noticed about flowering is that the plants need lots of water and a little nitrogen when the leaves start to die. I don't know how others do it but my buds come out better if I can keep the plants mostly green all the way to harvest and it takes a lot of water and sometimes some nitrogen. I have used less light but in flowering lots of lights seems to help a lot.
Superthrive helps in all stages.
I am sharing this because I am starting to get really good results. Lately I have had white on the leaves that is visible without a magnifying glass or a whole lot of life.
I am always looking for tips but wouldn't do anything to completely re-tool, 80% as good as the very best, is good enough for me, All of this is a medical grow. Nothing enters or leaves the house. Be kind to Mom, Pop and Grandparents. Infused oil will lengthen their lives. Teach them to grow, We are old. I guarantee the stuff works, probably beyond expectations. Stoners are fine but we are old and grow for our health.
My wife starts the seed and does a good job so I don't give that part much thought.
I don't use pots. I use bags. That has made a huge difference.
I use a soil called Fafard. It is a lot like Fox Farm but without nutrients.
Vegatative: Right off I add regular Miracle grow tomato plant food with a lot of nitrogen.
After that I water and use Fox Farm Big Grow and Big Bloom. I am sure I use too much but it doesn't seem to hurt and might even help. The lights never go off.
The vegetative room has just one 48" t5 4 bulb (6500k) light fixture. I pay no attention to how long the plants are in vegetative but leave them there until they are well past the necessary height to move them.
The flowering room has three of the same kind of light setups as vegetative does. (2900k 1200 watts all together) The middle one is higher than the two on the sides. The two on the sides are slanted down slightly to hit flowers on the bottom as well. In flowering I use Fox Farm Tiger Bloom Big Bloom and black strap molasses. . I leave plants in flowering until at least 60% of the buds are amber. One of the things I have noticed about flowering is that the plants need lots of water and a little nitrogen when the leaves start to die. I don't know how others do it but my buds come out better if I can keep the plants mostly green all the way to harvest and it takes a lot of water and sometimes some nitrogen. I have used less light but in flowering lots of lights seems to help a lot.
Superthrive helps in all stages.
I am sharing this because I am starting to get really good results. Lately I have had white on the leaves that is visible without a magnifying glass or a whole lot of life.
I am always looking for tips but wouldn't do anything to completely re-tool, 80% as good as the very best, is good enough for me, All of this is a medical grow. Nothing enters or leaves the house. Be kind to Mom, Pop and Grandparents. Infused oil will lengthen their lives. Teach them to grow, We are old. I guarantee the stuff works, probably beyond expectations. Stoners are fine but we are old and grow for our health.
