snowwhitebudman
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my dirt is starting to smell like mildew what do i do. PLEASE HELP ME
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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snowwhitebudman
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my setup is just my closet. my dirt is scotts potting soil. and no nutes yet. and i water went the top of the dirt feels dry
SikSol
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Ok, not alot of info but you are probably watering way to much which one will kill your plant and two and grow mold and mildew. I've had to address this same problem at least 3 different times today seems to be common in new growers.
When growing in soil many ppl water way to much the top of your soil will dry out very fast and you think it needs watered however deeper down in the soil it can still be very wet. A good rule of thumb is to lift and feel how heavy the container is when the soil is brand new and completely dry, then water until it starts to trickle out of the drain holes at the bottom. Now lift and feel how heavy it is.
Do not water again until you can lift it and it feels "empty" again. I usually only water every 4-7 days depending on plant size temps etc. Its far easier to over water than it is to underwater.
When growing in soil many ppl water way to much the top of your soil will dry out very fast and you think it needs watered however deeper down in the soil it can still be very wet. A good rule of thumb is to lift and feel how heavy the container is when the soil is brand new and completely dry, then water until it starts to trickle out of the drain holes at the bottom. Now lift and feel how heavy it is.
Do not water again until you can lift it and it feels "empty" again. I usually only water every 4-7 days depending on plant size temps etc. Its far easier to over water than it is to underwater.
haloman420
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I do agree.
snowwhitebudman
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thanx bro ill do that. do i need to transplant in fresh soil beceace of the mild or no
SikSol
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If you can I would might as well move it to a big enough pot to last your entire grow and if possible mix some perlite in with the soil it will help with water retention and make it slightly harder for you to over water as the water will drain through the soil mix easier.
snowwhitebudman
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where do you get perlite. where i live all the garden stores or closed till spring cuz there almost 2ft of snow one the ground
snowwhitebudman
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what is a hempy bucket
i just got perlite at lowes last night but walmart should have it too.i'm using only perlite in my hempy bucket its a 3 gal and a 8 quart bag filled it perfect
http://www.greenpassion.org/f20/hempy-bucket-method-3010/
http://www.greenpassion.org/f20/hempy-bucket-method-3010/
Michiganman247
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Why would you use a hempy bucket instead of soil?
SikSol
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Alot less things to go wrong, you have complete control over the PH level and the nutes like you do in a hydro but without the pumps and res. etc that you have with hydro so less likely to have problems with things going down or developing bacteria or algae like alot of hydro grows have problems with.
I like the concept and plan to do my next grow in them I believe.
I like the concept and plan to do my next grow in them I believe.
Michiganman247
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Yeah I read a couple pages in a good thread on this site: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/59705-hempy-collective.html
I think I am going to try a hempy bucket next to a soil grow (already bought the soil) and see how it goes. Might as well try to learn as much as possible on my first grow. Glad I learned about this before I started this weekend...mad props to you guys!!!
I think I am going to try a hempy bucket next to a soil grow (already bought the soil) and see how it goes. Might as well try to learn as much as possible on my first grow. Glad I learned about this before I started this weekend...mad props to you guys!!!
snowwhitebudman
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so what all do you use in a hempy bucket. i might go that way
i've looked around and see a lot of people that have done a few of these use a 2-3 gallon bucket with just perlite. and water with half nutes every other day but i've also seen full nutes every 3 days so i'm thinking its flexible and very easy to fix if you over nute just give them plain water and its fixed. i'm doing both right now i have soil buckets and hempy buckets and this will be the last time i use soil.