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JustBlazin

JustBlazin

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Here my flower room 2 weeks from flip. Just put small clones that were in solos about a week (like 6 inches)into 2 gallons of promix mixed with Gaia green. I'm also using blumats for watering and I top dressed them yesterday.
Here's the line up
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Capjunky, AJ sour diesel, Triangle Kush, RS11
Candy Fumez, Deathstar, stardawg Corey, Red Runtz
Dulce de Uva, Zoap, Motorbreath, Bolo Runtz
Chimera 3, Sunset Sherbet, Permanent Marker
 
kotobide

kotobide

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Just getting back into growing again after a year off since moving and wanted to change things up nutrient wise. Was using megacrop and jacks 123 for awhile but wanted to give organic slow release a try.

Running autos

Im starting in 5 gallons cloth pots
base mix is
70% coco coir 20% perlite 10% earth worm castings

Amending with 2 tablespoons per gallon of

Down to earth 444
Dr earth flower girl
with a 70/30 ratio

3-4 weeks in
Vegetative Stage:

3/4th cup of ewc
Top dressing with the same in veg with a 70/30 ratio at 1 tablespoon per gallon

Blooming Stage:

3/4th a cup of ewc
50/50 of All Purpose 4-4-4 & Dr. Earth Organic Flower Girl 3-9-4; 2 tbsps per gallon of medium.

if top dress twice in bloom, use a 70/30 Dr. Earth Organic Flower Girl 3-9-4 to All Purpose 4-4-4 ratio for the second feeding.

and have been making earth worm tea every 2 weeks with 4 gallons of declorinated water
1 cup of ewc
2 tablespoons of molasses
in veg half a cup of high N bat guanno
or in flower i switch to kelp meal for the potassium bump
i run that with air stones for 24 hours then feed it instead of a watering to my plants.

Using a VIVOSUN Commercial Air Pump 634GPH, 25W, 40L/min 6 Outlet i have read some pumps weren't strong enough for brewing tea is this one strong enough or should i consider a more powerful one?

the problems im having are since about 3-4 weeks i was already seeing signs of yellowing like im having an nitrogen deficiency so on the bigger hindu kush i top dressed with some kelp meal to bump up the n and potassium since im half way through flower.
the smaller ones a gilr scout cookie and i top dressed her a week early after the hindu kush started yellowing and she seems fine so far shes like 10 days behind the kush.

I lost my first 2 plants at 3.5 weeks into veg which i think might be to me not amending my starter base mix with enough nutrients
I haven't cooked any of it but now have my next 10 gallons of amended mix have been cooking for a couple weeks cause im trying to prevent future disasters.

Is there a base line for cooking soil like weeks a month?

Do my nutrient levels look too weak for auto flowers or perhaps too heavy?

If you see signs of problems what is your fast react solution to deficiencies with synthetics i adjusted my daily nutes and fixed it with these slow release nutes the reaction time so long now

Everytime i use earth worm tea the gnats start acting like i fed them crack and start multiplying like mad

im thinking that perhaps i should leave it with the air stones longer that maybe the 2 tablespoons of molasses weren't consumed by the bacteria .

The whole concept of feeding the soil is new to me and im looking for any advice i can get to dial this in before i go ham with a full tent im just doing a couple or 3 plants till i get it figured out.

Thanks in advance
 

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swedsteven

swedsteven

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kotobide said:
Just getting back into growing again after a year off since moving and wanted to change things up nutrient wise. Was using megacrop and jacks 123 for awhile but wanted to give organic slow release a try.

Running autos

Im starting in 5 gallons cloth pots
base mix is
70% coco coir 20% perlite 10% earth worm castings

Amending with 2 tablespoons per gallon of

Down to earth 444
Dr earth flower girl
with a 70/30 ratio

3-4 weeks in
Vegetative Stage:

3/4th cup of ewc
Top dressing with the same in veg with a 70/30 ratio at 1 tablespoon per gallon

Blooming Stage:

3/4th a cup of ewc
50/50 of All Purpose 4-4-4 & Dr. Earth Organic Flower Girl 3-9-4; 2 tbsps per gallon of medium.

if top dress twice in bloom, use a 70/30 Dr. Earth Organic Flower Girl 3-9-4 to All Purpose 4-4-4 ratio for the second feeding.

and have been making earth worm tea every 2 weeks with 4 gallons of declorinated water
1 cup of ewc
2 tablespoons of molasses
in veg half a cup of high N bat guanno
or in flower i switch to kelp meal for the potassium bump
i run that with air stones for 24 hours then feed it instead of a watering to my plants.

Using a VIVOSUN Commercial Air Pump 634GPH, 25W, 40L/min 6 Outlet i have read some pumps weren't strong enough for brewing tea is this one strong enough or should i consider a more powerful one?

the problems im having are since about 3-4 weeks i was already seeing signs of yellowing like im having an nitrogen deficiency so on the bigger hindu kush i top dressed with some kelp meal to bump up the n and potassium since im half way through flower.
the smaller ones a gilr scout cookie and i top dressed her a week early after the hindu kush started yellowing and she seems fine so far shes like 10 days behind the kush.

I lost my first 2 plants at 3.5 weeks into veg which i think might be to me not amending my starter base mix with enough nutrients
I haven't cooked any of it but now have my next 10 gallons of amended mix have been cooking for a couple weeks cause im trying to prevent future disasters.

Is there a base line for cooking soil like weeks a month?

Do my nutrient levels look too weak for auto flowers or perhaps too heavy?

If you see signs of problems what is your fast react solution to deficiencies with synthetics i adjusted my daily nutes and fixed it with these slow release nutes the reaction time so long now

Everytime i use earth worm tea the gnats start acting like i fed them crack and start multiplying like mad

im thinking that perhaps i should leave it with the air stones longer that maybe the 2 tablespoons of molasses weren't consumed by the bacteria .

The whole concept of feeding the soil is new to me and im looking for any advice i can get to dial this in before i go ham with a full tent im just doing a couple or 3 plants till i get it figured out.

Thanks in advance
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Look like some nitrogen hor ...
Watch out to much input ...
If i was you i just top dress dr earth 50/50 with a little worm casting and keep the top dressing with both and add some fish fertelizer 5-1-1 for the n hor no molases no guano no tea and just got to keep your medium from drying all the way to keep the life actif .
Peace
 
kotobide

kotobide

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swedsteven said:
Look like some nitrogen hor ...
Watch out to much input ...
If i was you i just top dress dr earth 50/50 with a little worm casting and keep the top dressing with both and add some fish fertelizer 5-1-1 for the n hor no molases no guano no tea and just got to keep your medium from drying all the way to keep the life actif .
Peace
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Thanks for the suggestions
ill give that a go

I have read through this thread and noticed a few people maintain the 50/50 ratio through flower.

I kind of got a head of myself with trying so much at once that i should keep it simple before expanding into teas and other supplements..

Next plant i have coming up is doing much better i have only been using the 444 and the flower girl so far no other amendments or tea on the new plant.
 

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livinthadream

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swedsteven said:
Day 85
9 week 12/12

I will harvest everything next week because
I need to use the same room for drying . Like this i am able to controle the temp and rh 18 celciuls 55rh no direct wind but fan on .
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Peace .
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Looks beautiful what strains again?
 
kotobide

kotobide

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swedsteven said:
Look like some nitrogen hor ...
Watch out to much input ...
If i was you i just top dress dr earth 50/50 with a little worm casting and keep the top dressing with both and add some fish fertelizer 5-1-1 for the n hor no molases no guano no tea and just got to keep your medium from drying all the way to keep the life actif .
Peace
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Thanks again for the advice. The Hindu Kush is doing well and has maybe 1-1.5 weeks left on her.

My Girl scout cookie is thriving and i have only been using the DTE 4-4-4 and DR earths Flower girl as inputs shes gunna be beastly.

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