PadawanWarrior
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Water only is awesome. Well with top dressing for me. I turned my original FFOF into no-till a year and a half ago. Still learning no-till, but getting better.
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Zephyrs
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I just tryin to K.I.S.S. it Buddy!!
PadawanWarrior
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Me too. Look at my Avatar!I just tryin to K.I.S.S. it Buddy!!
I'm sure you've seen some of our other members, lol.
Zephyrs
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ROTFLMAO!! I meant the grow style, keep it simple Silly/or. Lol . I Also am A KISS fan though, no shit! I watched them play at the amphitheater in Phoenix Az. Back in 2000! Ted Nugent opened for them, lol of all Peeps. It was fun times!
Relaxed
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nice buds. I dont grow them autos. small yield. I want to veg till about 1.5 foot topped many times so 3 to 4 foot finish flower. I guess my latest experiment was taking a clone a foot take w 4 tops so it can be bigger and fuller. worked fine using big baggies as clone covers. I am in the south so no pics uncomfortable w it.
Snoopy808
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Ive never had issues with 12-12-0 sea bird guano. Used for years. Never burned as a top dress or shallow tilled in with no "mellowing" time.
However...years ago a 50# sack on the bottom of the pile got rained on and sat around till it was needed, about a month. And it was activated! Reeked like ammonia like no other hot compost ive made or seen! It was for my teas and whoa, it really boosted them. The next year, I started pouring the pellets out in a shallow tote and moistening them well to get the ammonia up for the teas. I used a sack less overall that veg time.
Now, Ive regressed and forgone AACT teas in favor of compost extracts and top dress.
However...years ago a 50# sack on the bottom of the pile got rained on and sat around till it was needed, about a month. And it was activated! Reeked like ammonia like no other hot compost ive made or seen! It was for my teas and whoa, it really boosted them. The next year, I started pouring the pellets out in a shallow tote and moistening them well to get the ammonia up for the teas. I used a sack less overall that veg time.
Now, Ive regressed and forgone AACT teas in favor of compost extracts and top dress.
Budzbuddha
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Actually I noticed a much better “ setup and rooting “ with longer cycle vs. it’s timed veg stage. Better rootmass , stronger plant ( topping ). It seems plausible to push the early 5 weeks with maximum lighting before it moves to preflower.
Relaxed
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down rite nasty smelling like ole hor I had back in the day after. you get used to but hole smell lol<
Budzbuddha
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That looks like a good ammended bagged soil mix. Also noticing the uniform green . The flowering plant has plenty of healthy fans going too. What is your ph that you had to run and did exhaust. ?
Zephyrs
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Honestly, I stopped measuring my ph levels years ago. It's true that if you have an active living soil, then it will buffer itself. No exhaust fans running. Just a wall fan er 2. I run 7.5 ph tap water always. Run off is always 6-6.5
Relaxed
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haven't phd anything in 8 years. use tap water straight now as well. used to do a bunch of hassle like leave water out a day before for whatever...lol Its a dam plant not rocket science (smile)....
Soul Dwella
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you guys think I could start in happy frog/perlite, and top dress with only happy frog and water with non ph'd tap only? just wondering..
PadawanWarrior
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It does put off an Earthy smell while it's cooking, but it basically just smells like potent soil. I won't use fish emulsion because that shit smells like death.
I just mixed it up.
Relaxed
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I would. Don't buy frog anymore. just another step. I only use ffof from get go. If you can, get lime at home depot per my mix. go for it. keep an eye on it 1st time stress. My city water must be fine ph level and your could be different. If goes well ur good to go
PadawanWarrior
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I know what you meant man. I'm not a dumb stoner, lol. Just having fun.
Relaxed
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Showin my age. Ole Nugent was one of my 1st heros. One of my 1st albums Ted Nugent Ted Nugent and I still have the album. That was his only good album imo every song rocks. peace
Nutty sKunK
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Nice mixes! I find adding dol lime important in soft water areas. If not my pH always crashes mid flower.
Richard Drysift
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Wish I had something more original to add to the thread but my mix is also just recycled FFOF. If it is straight out of the bag I add fresh EWC, perlite, and chicken manure for the larger plants. I like to layer poultry manure in the bottom of the pots along with some crushed oyster shell flour and a sprinkle of mycorrhizae before placing the root ball on top of that and filling in w/soil. For final bloom phase containers I will push in 2 Jobes AP organic spikes which are made of mostly feather meal and potash. They feed for 8 weeks.
To keep the party rocking I give a simple worm tea w/ molasses and kelp meal every few weeks along w/liquid fish if needed. One advantage I have is a worm factory 360 which makes getting high quality compost a snap. I feed the worms rotted veggies, fruit scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells, shredded junk mail, and cannabis leaves. The worm leacheate I get from the bottom spigot is like liquid gold. I add it to worm tea as it is brewing or simply dilute it in a watering can. My houseplants and cacti have existed solely on water & worm leacheate for years now; still thriving.
To keep the party rocking I give a simple worm tea w/ molasses and kelp meal every few weeks along w/liquid fish if needed. One advantage I have is a worm factory 360 which makes getting high quality compost a snap. I feed the worms rotted veggies, fruit scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells, shredded junk mail, and cannabis leaves. The worm leacheate I get from the bottom spigot is like liquid gold. I add it to worm tea as it is brewing or simply dilute it in a watering can. My houseplants and cacti have existed solely on water & worm leacheate for years now; still thriving.
Relaxed
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sounds nice but I wouldn't say that sounds simple with just the words simple in the paragraph...had to laugh. I am experimenting with Jobe organics after seeing my house plants turn very happy w some yellow tint to them suplimented w seabird guano. Otherwise my old ass calls it seabird guano and they thrive to badassness.