Nutrients for soil grows

Kevin Pickford

Kevin Pickford

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MichiganMedGrower said:
Yes. There is a video on the Dude Grows show that has the president of Dyna gro admitting he only offers the Bloom bottle because of customer demand but recommends foliage pro all the way through for marijuana.

The reason is that the potting mix is a buffer. The roots feed from the citation exchange in the soil. So we are only really re stocking our pots with nutrients and trace elements. They just need to be in balance.

The common problems we keep seeing all over is from that nutrient reserve having too much pk.
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I agree and HAVE tried grow only a Widow start/finish with extra PK in ocean Forrest and had good yield.
 
letitrein

letitrein

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1 part thickest richest topsoil i can find.
1 part vermiculite
1 part spgh moss
1 part earthworm castings
4 parts pearlite (when you think there is enough, add another bag. no such thing as too much)

General hydroponics flora series 50% .micro,grow,bloom in veg, same in transition with just added grow and bloom, 2 weeks into flower only grow and bloom with molasses as well. seems to work for me
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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MichiganMedGrower said:
Been doing it the way I describe for 3 + years with pretty great results. The sativa heavy hybrids I grow would get too big if I vegged long enough for a 5. More important to develop a better root ball for indoors IMO.
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I've got a sativa in a 7 gallon cloth pot and it's taking over my tent! :shock:
Good thing it's under a screen or it would be touching the lights by now.
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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MichiganMedGrower said:
The viney sativa phenos always want to take up at least two spots even in the relatively small pots. I keep a stake and soft wire tie kit handy. I still cringe when I jam a stake and feel and hear roots tear.
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If I think I've damaged the roots, I add some hygrozyme for the next couple of feedings. It is excellent for digesting dead plant matter and preventing rot. Kind of pricey, but a quart lasts a long time.
 
MichiganMedGrower

MichiganMedGrower

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hillbill said:
That sucks!

Also have 2 Bodhi Oaxacan Zipolite and they are sprawled out, tied down, twisted and bent. They push everything out of the way and are growing longer looser buds than most.. They are 74 days and got time left. Tent is at 11 1/2 hrs light. Sativa.
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Those tiny springtails don't hurt anything. They can get out of hand if you don't run a good dry cycle. But they are actually a beneficial bug. They focus on eating the dead plant matter not live.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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hillbill said:
That sucks!

Also have 2 Bodhi Oaxacan Zipolite and they are sprawled out, tied down, twisted and bent. They push everything out of the way and are growing longer looser buds than most.. They are 74 days and got time left. Tent is at 11 1/2 hrs light. Sativa.
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I have no clue why I posted this here !
 
hillbill

hillbill

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Where would I get pumice sand other than little bags? Is it a local thing? Price compared to perlite or Napa8822? What is the weight like. All I see anywhere here is lava landscape rock the size of walnuts or so.
 
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RangiSTaxi

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hillbill said:
Where would I get pumice sand other than little bags? Is it a local thing? Price compared to perlite or Napa8822? What is the weight like. All I see anywhere here is lava landscape rock the size of walnuts or so.
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Perlite is fine , pumice sand is just simply cheaper where i live,

if you cant find either cut with fish tank aquarium gravel.

The idea is the slow release nutrients burns out/used up as there is only half of it and the nitrate nutrients leach much faster out of the mix before flowering and then you can add flower nutrients like potassium, i.e liquid hydro boom boosters in the later flower stage.
 
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hillbill

hillbill

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If I had pumice available in bigger bags locally, I might use it but weight is a factor. Would like it in my raised beds and containers outside. I used rice hulls in the past and they were good but after a couple cycles they begin to break down and become compost.
 
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RangiSTaxi

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hillbill said:
If I had pumice available in bigger bags locally, I might use it but weight is a factor. Would like it in my raised beds and containers outside. I used rice hulls in the past and they were good but after a couple cycles they begin to break down and become compost.
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try aquarium gravel, the small stones, not the sand,order online cheaper than pet store prices or find something similar locally , rice hull are too dense and are beds for bacteria
 
hillbill

hillbill

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I do grow organically and happen to love bacteria! The PBH actually gave the soil " bounce" but they slowly disappeared. Forums talked about how well they lasted but they broke down quite quickly. When we moved to where we are now, fish tank rocks were in the raised beds, even deep and a walk through closet had vents through the walls and marks on the ceiling where something was attached.

Perlite is no trouble except for being so white and floating. Been using NAPA 8822 floor dry for years and it functions like vermiculite in a way. I use about half as much or less than perlite.
 
Anth88

Anth88

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anybody used plant magic old timers range along with bio silicon and organic mag powder?
I'm growing barneys farm tangerine dream in bat mix
 
BigBobber

BigBobber

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Can anyone recommend what nuits a first timer should foucus on and if possible where in Aus one might pick this stuff up? Ha

Sorry should mention ill be growing in a smallish cuboard with Quantum Board lights and a intake + exhaust

Cheers guys.
 
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