Organic no till, probiotic, knf, jadam, vermicomposting, soil mixes, sips etc... Q & A

[Tim Fox]

haha i don't think you'll have any larf issues with those ladies! Well done.

thanks, here in Legal Oregon a rec grower can have 8 ounces of dried flower and grow 4 plants with no cards or doctors,, i am easily close to my 8 ounces before i even started this grow, i almost skipped growing this winter,, but my buddies talked me into it, so i decided to just do something fun, that i have always wanted to try, I only grow for my own needs, and this grow cab more than provides, i could also easily just go buy some from the state legal stores,, shoot grams are as low as 3-5 dollars hahaha,, thats how over saturated the market is here

 

[ShLUbY]

thanks, here in Legal Oregon a rec grower can have 8 ounces of dried flower and grow 4 plants with no cards or doctors,, i am easily close to my 8 ounces before i even started this grow, i almost skipped growing this winter,, but my buddies talked me into it, so i decided to just do something fun, that i have always wanted to try, I only grow for my own needs, and this grow cab more than provides, i could also easily just go buy some from the state legal stores,, shoot grams are as low as 3-5 dollars hahaha,, thats how over saturated the market is here

haha yeah I bet. that's awesome that the laws there are reasonable. half pound? nice! i mean med patients can only have 2.5oz here in MI... but can possess 12 plants? who came up with this stuff? lol

 

[Tim Fox]

haha yeah I bet. that's awesome that the laws there are reasonable. half pound? nice! i mean med patients can only have 2.5oz here in MI... but can possess 12 plants? who came up with this stuff? lol

so funny right,,,, they are clueless,,, my 2 plants in my little box usually go well past 8 ounces per harvest,,,, this grow may not since i mainlined them so hard and keeping them small,,,
i probably only smoke 1/4 ounce a month if that,,

 

[Tim Fox]

here is how my sip grow started out this time around,, i have a DIY cob light panel with 4 citi's 4k's and 2 crees 3K fully dimmable and capable of putting out 375 watts at full power,, which is around 60 watts per square foot if needed,, right now the light is on 275 watts,, or around 40 watts per square foot

 

[GoRealUhGro]

I got a q for ya root...I have some f f moonshine mix I made about 2 1/2 yrs ago...I posted about this but I'm just asking everyones opinions...I wanted to do a no till with my pots ..that was the plan..this was the first run of the soil... plus I added many..to many... nute teas..and acts...top dressed with a few diff things too..but th feds snagged my plants in July..just beginning to flower..long white hairs...well the soil is still in the 45 gal smart pots that they didn't slice open..it's been outside in the rain and cold..and heat ever since.. my q is how would you use the soil..I have some awesome compost I made...should I take it out and mix it.. if so how much..and wouldn't all the nutes I added still be in the soil..well basically.... my plans were to hit it with some facts..and top dress..idk what top dress would be the best..or even if that would be best...I'm bout to take my pots into the woods very soon so if if anyone could toss some input my way I'd be very grateful.. t y

 

[ShLUbY]

I got a q for ya root...I have some f f moonshine mix I made about 2 1/2 yrs ago...I posted about this but I'm just asking everyones opinions...I wanted to do a no till with my pots ..that was the plan..this was the first run of the soil... plus I added many..to many... nute teas..and acts...top dressed with a few diff things too..but th feds snagged my plants in July..just beginning to flower..long white hairs...well the soil is still in the 45 gal smart pots that they didn't slice open..it's been outside in the rain and cold..and heat ever since.. my q is how would you use the soil..I have some awesome compost I made...should I take it out and mix it.. if so how much..and wouldn't all the nutes I added still be in the soil..well basically.... my plans were to hit it with some facts..and top dress..idk what top dress would be the best..or even if that would be best...I'm bout to take my pots into the woods very soon so if if anyone could toss some input my way I'd be very grateful.. t y

i would guess that they have leached quite a few nutrients being exposed to the weather, and that the microbes have broken down quite a bit of it. you could mix in about 15% of the total volume worth of compost, this would help recharge microbial life and add fresh humus to your mix. You may want to consider re-liming the mix as well... maybe at 1/4c/cuft. Other than that, i would just topdress a good all purpose mix of amendments into the first couple inches, and mulch that in, and call it good. You can always add more topdressings later (like one geared more towards the bloom with a little higher PK than N)

 

[GoRealUhGro]

Awesome..thank you so much

 

[MrKnotty]

I got a q for ya root...I have some f f moonshine mix I made about 2 1/2 yrs ago...I posted about this but I'm just asking everyones opinions...I wanted to do a no till with my pots ..that was the plan..this was the first run of the soil... plus I added many..to many... nute teas..and acts...top dressed with a few diff things too..but th feds snagged my plants in July..just beginning to flower..long white hairs...well the soil is still in the 45 gal smart pots that they didn't slice open..it's been outside in the rain and cold..and heat ever since.. my q is how would you use the soil..I have some awesome compost I made...should I take it out and mix it.. if so how much..and wouldn't all the nutes I added still be in the soil..well basically.... my plans were to hit it with some facts..and top dress..idk what top dress would be the best..or even if that would be best...I'm bout to take my pots into the woods very soon so if if anyone could toss some input my way I'd be very grateful.. t y

You sure it was the FEDS and not some punk ass neighbor? The feds are really only fucking with really big grows.

 

[GoRealUhGro]

Uh yea..I watched them repel into my patch bub...12 car loads of states went through my property and to the neighbors side where I had it.... national guard helicopter.. idk about your state but cops here literally stake out for days in the woods..I guess it wasn't the FBI...I have a bad habit about calling the authority "the feds"..def not a neighbor in a national guard helicopter...and it wasn't only the states.. another organization was involved

 

[GoRealUhGro]

You sure it was the FEDS and not some punk ass neighbor? The feds are really only fucking with really big grows.

Oops..it's above

 

[dubekoms]

Uh yea..I watched them repel into my patch bub...12 car loads of states went through my property and to the neighbors side where I had it.... national guard helicopter.. idk about your state but cops here literally stake out for days in the woods..I guess it wasn't the FBI...I have a bad habit about calling the authority "the feds"..def not a neighbor in a national guard helicopter...and it wasn't only the states.. another organization was involved

What time in July if you don't mind. I was thinking of doing some autos that should be done by first to second week of July. Plan is to avoid what happened to you lol

 

[GoRealUhGro]

Mid July I think...if the old thread is on here I was posting on I can tell u the exact day...my prob was I cut out the middle of a blackberry/old clear cut..buuut I cut just a lil to much...my plants were pretty nice too..bigger than about anything around here is seen..and IV seen a lot..def no comparison to some monsters on here but all of them except the ones in totes would def be over a lb...and the biggest one prob closer to two, two and a half.. that's being modest...autos u prob won't need to worry.. never grew em but I mean how big could they actually get ya know..just don't plant 250 in one obvious spot lol

 

[GreenLogician]

Equal parts peat moss, wormcastings / compost and garden pumice.

Hi! I'm planning on using perlite rather than pumice, and my question is - is the pumice/perlite important for the cooking stage?
My composting bin is almost full, and I haven't added the perlite yet.
I was hoping I could add the perlite after cooking my soil?
Upon transplanting and use, instead of up front.

 

[MrKnotty]

Uh yea..I watched them repel into my patch bub...12 car loads of states went through my property and to the neighbors side where I had it.... national guard helicopter.. idk about your state but cops here literally stake out for days in the woods..I guess it wasn't the FBI...I have a bad habit about calling the authority "the feds"..def not a neighbor in a national guard helicopter...and it wasn't only the states.. another organization was involved

Crazy...yeah I live in California, we don't really worry about that too much. There are some counties that claim no tolerance but it really doesn't matter. There is suppose to be a 99 plant limit too, but that is almost never followed by large grows haha. So crazy to me that law enforcement would come for 2 pound plants, Cali is definitely it's own little bubble when it comes to ganja. It's wild how out in the open it is.

 

[ShLUbY]

Hi! I'm planning on using perlite rather than pumice, and my question is - is the pumice/perlite important for the cooking stage?
My composting bin is almost full, and I haven't added the perlite yet.
I was hoping I could add the perlite after cooking my soil?
Upon transplanting and use, instead of up front.

the problem without it is that the perlite adds some lightness and air to the mix... so without it, you would want to be fluffing the soil up and moving it around quite often to make sure that it (the mix) has enough oxygen. as long as you do that, i don't see you running into any issues.

 

[dubekoms]

Mid July I think...if the old thread is on here I was posting on I can tell u the exact day...my prob was I cut out the middle of a blackberry/old clear cut..buuut I cut just a lil to much...my plants were pretty nice too..bigger than about anything around here is seen..and IV seen a lot..def no comparison to some monsters on here but all of them except the ones in totes would def be over a lb...and the biggest one prob closer to two, two and a half.. that's being modest...autos u prob won't need to worry.. never grew em but I mean how big could they actually get ya know..just don't plant 250 in one obvious spot lol

Yeah the autos I'm growing should be quick flowering so I don't think they should get too big, maybe a couple ounces each. I have a good friend who had his outdoor raided by the cops. They also had a helicopter but they didn't come around until August. His were fucken tiny and well hidden with camo grow bags, idk how they saw them from the air. I've heard of weed having a different heat signature compared to the native plants idk if that's true or not. I figure if i can get my shit harvested before they even bring the helicopter out I'm good to go.

 

[GreenLogician]

the problem without it is that the perlite adds some lightness and air to the mix... so without it, you would want to be fluffing the soil up and moving it around quite often to make sure that it (the mix) has enough oxygen. as long as you do that, i don't see you running into any issues.

Awesome, I did just get a compost tumbler and can turn it well regularly at little effort

 

[ShLUbY]

Awesome, I did just get a compost tumbler and can turn it well regularly at little effort

i use the same method. no more mixing with hands! spin and grin!

 

[neroceasar]

has anyone tried introducing a SCOBY into their reservoirs?

 

[neroceasar]

Damn! No traffic this last month! I tried putting a scoby with some kombucha in the res and it just made the res smell for awhile. scobys are prob best used as a top dressing.