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Go ahead and put the lid on. It won't make an air tight seal. It's not a bad idea to turn your soil to introduce fresh oxygen once or twice during the "cook". I just lay down a tarp in my basement (prop up the edges using 4x4s or something like that), dump the soil, mix it around a little, and...

What's up, RIU? Time for a quick update. All's well in the garden, even though I've been so busy lately I haven't given it much attention. The powdery mildew they brought with them from the club has not showed up again since I treated with Green Cure and stuck them in a healthy environment...

The iron EDTA in there is not compatible with an organic grow.

You are thinking like a hydro grower... Bottles, pH measuring, "feeding schedules", ppm, burning; these are all concerns best left for hydroponic growers. The single most important thing you must provide your plants in an organic grow is high quality compost or worm castings. I saw no mention...

I do this each time I transplant: - Grab new pot - Put some fresh soil in the bottom of it. - Grab your plant (still in it's old pot) and lower it into the new pot. If it's sitting at the right level, cool. If not, add or remove some soil until it looks right. Jiggle it around a little to...

There are an infinite number of recipes out there, and most of them work. As long as you cover your bases in terms of soil structure (drainage and water retention), compost/humus, and nutrients (some available now, some that break down slowly for later), you'll be good to go.

It's interesting how good info comes and goes... These days, growing is big business for a lot of people. They don't want to share their "secrets" for fear that someone might cut into their bottom line. I just do this for myself; no profit involved. I'd be happy if everyone who loved ganja had...

Lookin' good, Mo! Keep it up!

And yes, I wouldn't apply molasses more than a few times (say weeks 1,3, and 5 of bloom), at the level I recommended.

It's an analogy; don't take it literally. The analogy is between soil microbes and humans, not plants and humans. It's important to remember that we are not feeding plants, we are feeding soil microbes. The nitrogen in that alfalfa, for example, will first be taken in by bacteria, which will...

For molasses, I'd stick with mixing it into your water at 1 TBSP/gal just 2-3 times over the course of the grow. Again, less is more.

I would avoid adding the dry molasses to your soil mix. There's plenty of healthy food in there for the microbiology; you want them to focus on breaking it down. An analogy... Adding molasses to your soil mix is kindof like putting a candy bar and an apple in front of a kid... The kid will eat...

Even if you give them $29 for a half a cubic yard cause it's all you can haul, you'll still be in better shape than paying for bags of a questionable product.

Sounds like a good call. Fresh and local will always beat out mass produced commercial products. Good luck!

Less is more with organics. Also, be careful with those alfalfa cubes. Did you get them from a feed store? If so, they *may* have salt added to them. Animals (rabbits, etc) need a little salt in their diets, so it sometimes gets added to their alfalfa feed. And.. The fact that it's alfalfa...

I got as far as the first ingredient and had to post a reply... You want more like a cup of alfalfa per cubic foot, not a gallon (this is about 16 times too much alfalfa!!!). Here's one of my old recipes. Shoot for similar proportions and you'll do well. Base Mix: - Equal parts Alaska Peat...

There's a video around somewhere of Subcool discussing just this topic... He basically says ignore the specific numbers; if it's high P bloom guano, you're good to go.

Just use what you've got. It'll work just fine. If you're worried, use a little less of it. You can always add more nutrients later if your plants want them.

Now that I'm working with a vortex brewer, I've quit using airstones altogether. If you want to use them, do as Hyroot says. It'll work. Another option would be to use short sections (say, 3-4 inches) of 1/4" diameter porous soaker hose. You can pick up a roll of that stuff for cheap, and...

Now that I'm working with a vortex brewer, I've quit using airstones altogether. If you want to use them, do as Hyroot says. It'll work. Another option would be to use short sections (say, 3-4 inches) of porous soaker hose. You can pick up a roll of that stuff for cheap, and it'll last you a...