Nice looking grow! This pic made me laugh because I have an old jar that says SBA on it. I had forgotten what it was and was calling it Small Biz Association, but your thread reminded me what it really is. My SBA had a really thick blackberry aroma to it that was quite nice. Hope yours turns out well, keep up the good work!Quick Update:
Sweet Black Angel - Topped once:
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GG 1 - Topped once:
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GG 2 - Topped, LST'd and then Topped again:
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GG 3 (+critical sensi star seedling) - Topped twice, had early deficiency that has been corrected:
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Group Shot:
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I don't know much about the different types of cannabis plants but there's a pretty distinct similarity between the Sweet Black Angel and GG 1, and also between GG 2 and GG 3 - at least structurally.
GG 1 and the SBA both seem more sparse in foliage and a little more stretched out / wider spacing between nodes, where GG 2 and 3 are very compact with thick foliage and tight internodes. I can't tell if this is from genetics or because of when they got transplanted. The 2 bigger ones (GG2 and 3) had several nodes to start with when they got transplanted, and the other 2 were still pretty much seedlings. I'm sure a big factor is genetics but I have a feeling that getting the younger 2 in larger pots earlier might have affected the way they grew.
11-6 to 11-10:
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Well I've had pretty good luck so far with this organic mix, and have been supplementing lightly with organic nutes (more as a precaution/safety net than a necessity). The OF soil sounded close to what I'm using now except everything is pre-mixed and it's cheaper. I don't know enough about plant nutrition to really make a good decision but I'll need some more medium soon. Figured I could pick up a couple bags of something when I order the larger tent sometime this month.Don't know anything about these pre-made mixes Ayron, I've always mixed my own. Are you planning to run it fully organic? (no nutes at all other than maybe organic teas). Reason I ask is if you're planning to supplement with some nutes those mixes are not needed and kind of a waste really.
There's so many choices for medium - the more I look into it the more things I want to try lol. Pro-mix looks promising maybe with a few amendments. I'll probably end up grabbing a random assortment of different shit to try and go from there...I think you're right about the pre-mixes being kind of a waste of money - maybe it'd be worth grabbing the ocean forest but also some kind of cheap 'filler' to mix with it and get a little more bang/buck. From what I've read it is a little hot so it wouldn't hurt to 'dilute' it a bitYeah, the thing is, as soon as you add nutes you're removing a lot of the benefits of the soil mix you're paying for. I think they're probably a good way to go for organic and no nutes, but otherwise you're killing the beneficial organics so it's kind of a waste. I went from fully organic to the supplemental feeds but adjusted my mix accordingly. Still provides some nutes from the soil but once you feed them for a while there's not much if anything beneficial left in the soil, imo it just becomes a medium which you have to feed or starve the plants. idk what those pre-mixed soils cost but I just buy a big bale (60lb) of Pro-Mix for like $25, that lasts me several grows, like at least 5-6 grows depending on the number of plants/pot sizes and then buy 8gal bags of local triple mix for around $2.50/bag (that's Canadian, we pay 20-30% more for everything here). Mix them 50/50 (in volume, not weight as the Pro-Mix is very light compared to soil) and good to go with supplemental nutes. Just bought some more of the soil I've been using on clearance for $1.50/bag to get me through the winter. I buy it locally but I've seen the same triple mix brand at Lowes. Nothing special, but very clean, haven't seen a single fly/bug since I switched to this mix. When I was growing fully organic my cabinets would be full of little flies and shit, as much as I like fully organic I'll reserve that for outdoor, can't afford and can't stand having critters indoor.
Okay cool thanks for the tips man. At this point I'm thinking grab something pre-mixed as a temporary solution and then working on building a stockpile of amendments and mediums to play with for the long term. Why do you mix light warrior 1:1 with OF? Drainage?If you do go the fox farm way,mix it bag for bag with the light warrior ...add a lil lime,or crushed shells(lots of kinds). Along with a few teas.
I do not think FF is hot,but it has slow released N,so the more you water,the better chance of burning plants,that's when not cut with anything.
You can make better,but in a pinch,the stuff will work well.
Yea,FFOF on its own gets to compact.Okay cool thanks for the tips man. At this point I'm thinking grab something pre-mixed as a temporary solution and then working on building a stockpile of amendments and mediums to play with for the long term. Why do you mix light warrior 1:1 with OF? Drainage?