@ over the man. Thank you for your post. Excellent. I wish I didn't live in an apartment/loft. I have been looking for apiece of land and soon enough I'll be a country boy again, but for now I have to work with what I have. The GO line is my choice for this next grow, but I will continue to research because rise's veganics is really what want to do... My last grow with GO produce tasty stuff but this grow will be much better... You know what I am starting thread now......
Can someone tell me why not to use General Organics....
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overTHEman
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johnyutah,
if you start a journal, will you post the link here?
Also, there is a user on this forum (and another site) who knows his organics - "wetdog". He has done a couple write-ups on the web that have been extremely helpful in understanding the fundamentals of organic gardening.
Apartment life is tough for those of us from the country, especially with organics. Have you looked into a small DIY vermicomposter? Kitchen scraps + worms + shredded newspaper will make great earthworm compost in a small space every few weeks.
Again, post a link to your journal - I can't speak for everyone but we would love to see your grow.
if you start a journal, will you post the link here?
Also, there is a user on this forum (and another site) who knows his organics - "wetdog". He has done a couple write-ups on the web that have been extremely helpful in understanding the fundamentals of organic gardening.
Apartment life is tough for those of us from the country, especially with organics. Have you looked into a small DIY vermicomposter? Kitchen scraps + worms + shredded newspaper will make great earthworm compost in a small space every few weeks.
Again, post a link to your journal - I can't speak for everyone but we would love to see your grow.
Total Head
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i'm pretty new to organics and what i do is considered more "poser organics" than the real deal, but i know how little info there is around here on the happy frog line of dry organic ferts (aka peace of mind, same exact product/company just in a box instead of a bag). i will say this, though. my tomatoes this summer were ridiculously huge and delicious, and well resistant to disease, and all i used all year was the fox farm all purpose 5-5-5 (i didn't use the tomato food because i wanted an even npk)
i was so impressed that i decided to grow pot with it and made up my own soil mix with the 5-5-5 premixed in as the primary nutrition source. once the plants were well established i planted into my mix and i vegged for 6 weeks and am now almost 3 weeks into flower without so much as a single yellow leaf tip. fed only water the ENTIRE TIME. over 2 months. my base soil is 60% gardner's gold and 40% worm castings with a small amount of perlite thrown in. the verdict is still out until i harvest of course but i am so very impressed with the fert so far.
based on my experience you will more than likely love the tomato variety. i'm in the same boat as you, in an apartment, which is what lead me down this path in the first place. at last calculation i figured out that i could fill around 40 3 gallon pots with my mix for just under 80 bucks! i'm sure i'll have to top dress soon but it's still the easiest cheapest way i've come up with. as cheap as dyna gro is this organic deal has it beat, and is WAY better for a lazy shit like myself. once i plant 95% of the work is done, and there's none of this "when's the last time i fed" stuff to keep track of.
this sounds really good and i plan to def try to go with the ammended soil route, but this time i am going to ive GO one last run.. i just started a new thread, and hpoefully will have success with GO... after reading more and more about theGO line and calling the rep about 10 different times i have come to the conclusion that, if it does what they say it does, GO is fucking awesome. i just dont want any yellow untill later in flowering and then i just want my plants to totally turn when i start flushing. making a super soil really does sound so much easier so next time... apporx mid march i will give it a go...
nice post, look into water ph levels to unlock P and K