Official Gaia Green Grow Method

[Go go n chill]

great thread - running with organic, water only living soil using gaia amendments for my next run - ordered pretty much everything gaia sells lol
I'm following a lot of what Cann has posted in the ROLS thread that is stickied in this forum - so much good information there. Basically it will be 2 1/2 cups of amendments per cu-ft, plus rock dusts.

@myke - you want to go with 4-5 cups of rock dust per cu-ft - insect frass is a great amendment, lots of good stuff there, but one of the best things it brings to the table is chitin which will help you plants become more disease resistant - crab meal also contains lots of chitin, so insect frass gives you that benefit but without the Ca, which you can add in other ways. I've been feeding frass to my worms so will incorporate it into my soil that way.

I plan to veg photos mostly in 1 gals then put em in 7 gals of living soil amended for flowering a couple weeks before flipping. Both soils will a tweaked Cann mix, more gaia bloom in the flowering pots, more all purp for veg, cooked for 6-8 weeks. Will also be incorporating KNF recipes during the grow - LABS, FPJ, FFJ, FAA. Fascinating stuff, again, a really good reason to read through the ROLS thread, also any posts from @hyroot, lints in the Organic No-Till stickied thread as well.

Here's my working recipe:

Soil - 6 cu ft

1/3 peat 15 gal (57L)
1/3 perlite. 15 gal
1/3 ewc/humus. 15 gal

Biochar - (charged w/ EWC, kelp and FAA) 6 cups

Eggshell meal (fed to worms)

Amendments
15 cups total (2.5 cups/cu-ft total)

3 cup all purp
2 cup bloom
4 cup kelp
1 cup alfalfa
3 cup frass
1 cup gaia guano
1 cup fish bone

Minerals
4 cup / cu ft - need 24 cups total

9 cups Galacial rd
8 cups Rock dust blend
4 cups Rock phosphate
3 cups gypsum

NPK of above Gaia amendments:
Fish bone meal 6-12-0
Mnrlzd Phosphate (guano) 0-9-0
Alfalfa meal - 3-0-2
Insect frass 3-1-2
Kelp meal 1-0-3
All purp 4-4-4
Bloom. 2-8-4

7 gallon fabric pots would be nice! Nothing more frustrating than realizing you are gonna fall short of needed food. I’ve learned to anticipate it but it is still not a good feeling. I use DTE products “Down To Earth” I always pot-up right before flip

 

[lakesidegrower]

7 gallon fabric pots would be nice! Nothing more frustrating than realizing you are gonna fall short of needed food. I’ve learned to anticipate it but it is still not a good feeling. I use DTE products “Down To Earth” I always pot-up right before flip

I just ordered 10 gals for my flower pots - can't go wrong with the extra root space and available nutes. The soil should get better for the 3rd and 4ths runs etc, as more nutrient become available over time, but its that first run with an organic amendment soil mix that maybe isn't the best so it discourages growers. If you take the time to cook the soil before planting, you shouldn't run out of food... in a perfect world lol. I think that's were some of the KNF recipes can be used to fill in gaps in the first run if you find deficiencies in your plants.

a lot of guys pot up a week or so before flip, let them get comfy and the transplant shock out of the way before switching up the lighting on em.

 

[Herb potman]

7 weeks veg and now on 7 weeks flower. Gaia green and 360 watts led.
4 plants 5 gallon grow bags

These plants are 5 ft tall!
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Hey bud
Had another question do u run into any calmag issues and ifso since Gaia green is organic what brand do u reccomend for calmag ?

 

[myke]

Hey bud
Had another question do u run into any calmag issues and ifso since Gaia green is organic what brand do u reccomend for calmag ?

The dolomite lime you add is the calmag,Ive been adding a cup per cu/ft, so far so good.

 

[Herb potman]

The dolomite lime you add is the calmag,Ive been adding a cup per cu/ft, so far so good.

So if I have a calcium deficiency just top dress with a bit of dolomite lime or will there never enough in Gaia green nutes

 

[KootenayDIY]

You need the dolomitic lime! It keeps the medium balanced and ph acceptable also adds cal-mag. 1/3 cup per 5 g of soil

 

[Herb potman]

You need the dolomitic lime! It keeps the medium balanced and ph acceptable also adds cal-mag. 1/3 cup per 5 g of soil

If u get calcium deficiency do u top dress with dolomite lime ?

 

[Herb potman]

You need the dolomitic lime! It keeps the medium balanced and ph acceptable also adds cal-mag. 1/3 cup per 5 g of soil

Can u reccomend a goody dolomite lime ? Are the all organic ? Does Gaia green have one ?

 

[myke]

Can u reccomend a goody dolomite lime ? Are the all organic ? Does Gaia green have one ?

Youll find it at the garden center,home depot etc.People use it on lawns and gardens to bring ph up.Also for blossom end rot on tomatoes.You can get perilled(pellets) or powdered although I have a hard time finding powdered.
edit,from what ive read you can also bubble a tea with it.Top dress is ok,.

 

[LordEnki]

when pre-mixing the 4-4-4 and promix hp, how much ewc is good to start? 1/3 of total volume or much less? add same amount perlite or a bit less maybe? this'll be my first time with just the promix. thanks.

 

[myke]

when pre-mixing the 4-4-4 and promix hp, how much ewc is good to start? 1/3 of total volume or much less? add same amount perlite or a bit less maybe? this'll be my first time with just the promix. thanks.

I add just a little ewc. So a cup per 5 gallon along with the 444. Let sit. Then when I use some I add a few handfuls of perlite. After one or two week then I add ewc and 444 as top dressing.

 

[LordEnki]

I add just a little ewc. So a cup per 5 gallon along with the 444. Let sit. Then when I use some I add a few handfuls of perlite. After one or two week then I add ewc and 444 as top dressing.

oh, ok.... so only a cup-ish/5 gal ewc when pre mixing. thanks

 

[Herb potman]

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oh, ok.... so only a cup-ish/5 gal ewc when pre mixing. thanks
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From what I have red u can’t over due wormcasting it will not burn plants. So no need to worry on overdue

 

[myke]

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Ive done side by sides of clones.The lighter the mix the quicker the growth.Ewc is mud when wet.So for me top dressing the ewc seems to work better then adding too much to your base.

 

[Herb potman]

Ive done side by sides of clones.The lighter the mix the quicker the growth.Ewc is mud when wet.So for me top dressing the ewc seems to work better then adding too much to your base.

Iam Going to be using ffof till depleted then top dress Gaia green 4-4-4 and bloom. How much Wud u suggest I top dress into 5 gallon of ewc when I do others aswell ?

 

[myke]

Iam Going to be using ffof till depleted then top dress Gaia green 4-4-4 and bloom. How much Wud u suggest I top dress into 5 gallon of ewc when I do others aswell ?

What I do is premix so 8 cups ewc 8tbls gaia.Mix that up then 2-3 cups per 5 gallon.Pending on plant every 2 weeks.At the beginning of this thread,1 tblespoon per 5 gallon every week seems to work.

 

[myke]

Ea plant is different,feeder roots can be close to the surface .So easy to burn them.Hence why I mix with ewc first.

edit; see the tips curling up and drying out.=too much 444.

 

[LordEnki]

Iam Going to be using ffof till depleted then top dress Gaia green 4-4-4 and bloom. How much Wud u suggest I top dress into 5 gallon of ewc when I do others aswell ?

I've been topdressing 1/2 or 1 cup of EWC depending on how i feel. and recommend fertilizer is 1 tbsp per gallon medium every 3-4 weeks. i also subtract 1 tbsp topdress.

 

[swedsteven]

I love gaia green and promix hp !

Simple and it work !
Peace

Round 2 Here

 

[Herb potman]

I love gaia green and promix hp !

Simple and it work !
Peace

Round 2 Here

Care to share recipe ? Guna do that next run