Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

hyroot said:
...Using fabric pots or air pots during flower air prune the roots causing them to branch out and promote new root growth...
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I and many others would not agree that the use of hardside pots during flower offers any advantage. I would argue the opposite. I really promote fabric pots all the way through
 
I may do a comparison grow with grow bags and fabric pots.. I'm on the fence about it though. I will say the largest yield on one plant I ever got was in a 5 gal grow bag. 6.25 zips. I've pulled qpers off of 3 gal grow bags too. I also don't rock those strains anymore..
 
Grow bags are cheap and work!!! I just took 40 and drilled in some extra holes. Also drilled holes in cheapo plasticos. All we all want is air. At least I made my holes symmetrical. I just can't get my self to by expensive pots. Might look into buying a roll of fabric and a sewing machine on Craig's list!!!
 
And don't outdoor plants always build roots during flower? I don't get the whole transplant thing during flower will hurt. We all know how to transplant and honestly my plants don't even seem bothered by it.
 
up until recently I was always transplanting from 1/2 - 1 gallon straight into 7 gallons and flip the light the same day, some plants would grow super big anyway... I think if everything is right and the soil is healthy, the plants dont spend energy growing roots, growing roots gives them energy. no? But anyway transplanting a week or 2 prior to flip actually seem to increase yield so that's what i do now.

That said my very best plants so far were all grown 12/12 from seed by having the seedlings in the 7 gals container ... but it is not the most efficient way to grow because the room is always half full and a 7 gals container for a seedling increase the humidity of the room quite a bit for a baby plant.
 
RedCarpetMatches said:
Grow bags are cheap and work!!! I just took 40 and drilled in some extra holes. Also drilled holes in cheapo plasticos. All we all want is air. At least I made my holes symmetrical. I just can't get my self to by expensive pots. Might look into buying a roll of fabric and a sewing machine on Craig's list!!!
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I guess it depends on what your time is worth.... I will spend a little extra so I can enjoy doing other things and not have to burden myself with that time consuming task.... I think though if they came in PINK you'd be all over it....:lol: LMAO No harm no foul just joshing you.. have fun drilling and sewing away. You could probably even bejewel them too if you want... :bigjoint:
 
DANKSWAG said:
I guess it depends on what your time is worth.... I will spend a little extra so I can enjoy doing other things and not have to burden myself with that time consuming task.... I think though if they came in PINK you'd be all over it....:lol: LMAO No harm no foul just joshing you.. have fun drilling and sewing away. You could probably even bejewel them too if you want... :bigjoint:
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LMFAO!!! Could you image the PMs I'd get from the female growers! I might have to start a business now!
 
hyroot said:
Does anyone know if pearl barley seed will work for a tea. Its $0.99 a pound down the street.
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No they won't. "Pearl" means hulled, which is a process that removes the husk along with the embryo rendering the seeds useless for our purpose. I made the same mistake myself.

Chia seeds are cheap and will do the trick.
 
st0wandgrow said:
No they won't. "Pearl" means hulled, which is a process that removes the husk along with the embryo rendering the seeds useless for our purpose. I made the same mistake myself.

Chia seeds are cheap and will do the trick.
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well I bought a pound of hulled, unhulled, and pearl
I was going to try them all anyway... 99 cents each... What ever ones don't work I'll grind into flour and make a pizza or pancakes or something.

Now I know and knowing is half the battle... I ordered sprout seeds last time. This time I shopped locally.
 
headtreep said:
This is one of my current mixes I'm using. I still have some other mixes going as well with more ingredients but I truly believe that this is a great start for everyone that is very reasonably priced. I used to amend commerical soils until I got enlighten.

Soil Base - Per Cubic Foot

33% Priemier Peat (brand name) I buy this for 9.99 at lowes 3cfu
33% Pumice/Perlite/Lava rock (I'm using perlite cause I have much on hand)
33% Combination of Compost and vermicompost.

Note: Always use quality amendments and compost in your soil. Just like anything, you get what you put into it, or just like quality good food, fresh ingredients makes for a better end product. If you don't make your own compost or casting try to source some local. If you need a commercial product there are brands like Bu's Compost and a few other quality ones.

Plants are top-dressed with 2" of vermicompost

Amendment Mix

1/2 cup Organic Neem or Karanja Meal
1/2 cup Organic Kelp Meal

Rock Dust Mix

4 cups Basalt & Glacial Rock Dust Mix

Lime Mix

1/2 cup Gypsum
1/2 cup Crab Meal
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So would I mix all the ingredients listed below "amendment mix" to the 3 part base? Then wet and cook for a couple weeks-month?
 
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