Akghostbuds420
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So oonce the soil Is ready then it doesn't need any thing but water? All the way till harvest?
Organic soil fertilizers to bring out the full flavor of cannabis?
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Olive Drab Green
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Definitely. But you should stick with organics the whole way through. And I like DTW coco.
greasemonkeymann
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my point was more so that high phosphorus nutrients aren't needed for organics, you'll see some INSANELY high macro nutrients being used hydroponically
like 0-40-40, that type of "bloom buster" or whatever the fuck..
you can grow the nicest herb with a simple modest 5-5-5 nutrient
but to answer your question, yes, the object of it all is to support growth from beginning to end, with water only.
maybe the occasional coco-water and pro-tekt
Richard Drysift
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Yes you can put freshly rooted clones directly into your recycled soil once it's cooked down. I personally prefer to use a regular unfertilized generic potting soil for this but as long as you have given your soil 30 days after adding amendments it should be fine for young clones. A neat trick is to put aloe on the young roots & dip it in mycorrizea to coat them nicely at transplant which will help establish the root system.
I do nothing special for the plants except put them in the largest pot I can in the weeks prior to flip. I use jobes organic spikes too which seem to help push nice big frosty colas on all my girls; just 1 or 2 will feed them through to harvest..totally optional tho. Might even be overkill lol
The same dumbass who told me about the guanos also sold me a hi P hi K bloom booster...it's organic he said which was total bs...anyways it sent my ph into tailspin & fucked up my plants so I'm telling you you surely don't need that. Water only unless you use RO in which case add some liquid cal mag every other watering. Maybe a tea every few weeks or so just to keep the pots super active but that's all they will ever need.
Yodaweed
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Yeah I thought it was good shit too, but a good friend that does organic told me it contains high levels of chlorine and not to use it.
Olive Drab Green
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Chem nutes contain chlorine salts.
Akghostbuds420
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Hey guys i just read an articale in hightimes.com about compost tea. Anybody have success with it? Is there a flower recipe that I can add to my promix this harvest.
Next year I plan on going full organic, but for harvest this year I need to give then something better than this stuff my buddy uses. Its 15-30-15, is this stuff even worth it?
Next year I plan on going full organic, but for harvest this year I need to give then something better than this stuff my buddy uses. Its 15-30-15, is this stuff even worth it?
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Olive Drab Green
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It works great . 15-30-15 is too high in an organic grow, though. For flower, make sure you have molasses and bacteria. I make mine from blackstrap, Nature's Care bone meal, Nature's Care VFF food, and a bit of the substrate.
Yodaweed
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http://www.alisorganics.com/collections/organic-fertilizer/products/langbeinite-0-0-22
Langbeinite is an organic fertilizer that's made from minerals. It has high levels of chlorine.
Akghostbuds420
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So the main thing I want in the compost tea is bacteria? Is that correct? And they will convert the nutes into usable form?
Olive Drab Green
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Not just any bacteria, it has to be beneficial plant bacteria, but yes, bacteria eats organic matter and shits out accessible plant food.
hyroot
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Compost tea. 5 gal aerated water
3 tbsp molasses
Couple handfuls of worm castings and compost.
1/4 cup kelp meal.
Brew for 1-2 days then water plants.
Nutrient teas are only needed when there is a deficiency
Nutrient veg tea
Brew
1/4 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup alfalfa meal
When done brewing add 1/4 cup pureed aloe leaves.
25 mils silica.
Then water.
Bloom nutrient tea do the same tea as above but use crab shell meal instead of alfalfa meal. Make sure to puree the crab shell meal into powder so it's more soluble.
3 tbsp molasses
Couple handfuls of worm castings and compost.
1/4 cup kelp meal.
Brew for 1-2 days then water plants.
Nutrient teas are only needed when there is a deficiency
Nutrient veg tea
Brew
1/4 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup alfalfa meal
When done brewing add 1/4 cup pureed aloe leaves.
25 mils silica.
Then water.
Bloom nutrient tea do the same tea as above but use crab shell meal instead of alfalfa meal. Make sure to puree the crab shell meal into powder so it's more soluble.
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Akghostbuds420
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So molassas, compost,castings, kelp meal, and crab shell meal, brewed for a day-two I can add strait to my flowering plants? Do I need to dilute it? How much to give them initially?
Olive Drab Green
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Depends on the size. Dilute it in water, though, or you're going to draw pests, get fungus, and have trouble with the smell. Like, put a teaspoon, tablespoon, (for my bigass plant I've used a double shotglass and then a tall glass of water) and you do it once a week or especially if it's suffering deficiencies. I have a few claws, so I may've used too much N, but it's still praying and budding. Just, don't overdo it because if it's not as hardy, it will respond negatively.
Olive Drab Green
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And brew doesn't mean actually brew, it means to let it sit and deteriorate.
Akghostbuds420
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So don't dilute it? How much can I give one plant in a five gallon pot at the beginning of budding?
Olive Drab Green
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Do what he said. But I think to start, to see how your plant responds, you should 1:3 it.
Akghostbuds420
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Yeah I imagine there are a million ways and opinions on which method/ingredients is the best