Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

hyroot

hyroot

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woody333333 said:
u got something to say?.................honestly i paused after i posted that and asked myself why i did ........ i know this thread is serious time and i dont really want to be involved w the conversation ......i was high...........but now im curious what your issue is .... my post is 100 percent correct ................if its some kind of left over butt hurt we can talk about it somewhere else..
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thats basically directed towards me.. it takes me 4-5 plants to get a pound. hence hitting the wall and cussing emoticons. Thats are my strains too. They grow poodle style buds. They only fill out the stalk on top buds and they grow in 7 gals. i noticed the tall 7gals yield less and veg slower than the short / wide 7 gals.
 
PeaceLoveCannabis

PeaceLoveCannabis

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Hyroot, I have been told by many growers and friends that the width of the pot is more important then the depth. They say that the roots shoot down, then they spread out. If they shoot down and there is no where else to go then growth slows etc. I am not saying this is a fact either. This is just advice given to me, and it seems to be true.

Here is some photos of the no-till. It looks like they are loving it. Just switched to 12 - 12.
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poopookaka

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i'm entering the last 3 weeks of my first grow, which is a ROLS grow thanks to ya'll. i'm using kelp, sst, coco water, tm7, ful-power, and fresh aloe vera for soil soaks. is there anything i should cut back on? also, any finishing tips would be greatly appreciated (e.g., light/water schedule modifications).
 
st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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Cootz mentioned upping the coconut water regiment from a 1/2 cup per gallon H2O to 1 cup coconut water per gallon H2O towards the end of flower. No need to cut back on, or alter anything else.

I asked this very question on another forum.
 
jubiare

jubiare

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Sure or it'll taste "kelp"

Disclaimer:
just to be sure, only kidding here folks, flushing is absurd nonsense with real living soil LOL
 
whodatnation

whodatnation

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I was a bit confused, lol. Honestly never even heard of giving plants coconut milk,,, so a double dose of confusion there.


Edit: high K and mineral content... Did not know that.
 
Hÿdra

Hÿdra

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Ill be making about 10-15 gallons of this soil to start a nice scrog here soon, stay tooned for my entre into real organics!
 
GreenSanta

GreenSanta

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I thought most people here were no'tillers. I have come up with my own way of doing ROLS in small container. I described earlier in this thread. At harvest, I flip the container upside down, add 1/3 of my SS (eventually will be using compost) and put the what was in the container over top of that. I remove the stalk and whatever root comes with it and plant again. Trying not to disturb too much. I am on my third run doing this in some of my containers and everything is going well.
 
Mohican

Mohican

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I like to leave the root hairs in the soil - seems to work :) The TGA Jesus OG is in the onion soil from this spring/summer. A runner from the strawberries got started in there too :)






It is sure getting frosty!








Cheers,
Mo
 
DANKSWAG

DANKSWAG

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I was learning up on IMO and Bokashi and I am sure this is already been answered somewhere but I am being lazy and want to just ask in the forum of ROLS for I believe it is relevant . My understanding IMO 1 is where you collect beneficial microbes from outside using food (half cook rice) as bait to collect the microbes. Then IMO 2 is taking that collection and essentially multiplying it by adding equal parts brown sugar or molasses and let it ferment for a couple of weeks then using to create a tea for watering with.

So my question any reason I can't just bypass IMO 2 and amend IMO 1 right back into my soil especially when I am ready to transplant?
 
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viewer1020

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My understanding is that the first phase of the process collects a whole lot of random micro-organisms. The second phase doesn't just multiply them; it selects the ones which perform well in the conditions you provide (sugar-loving things in the case of molasses, or lacto-fermenting ones if you give them milk). You can also select for aerobic or anaerobic life with short or long fermentation times, and the use of air pumps or lids on vessels.

While you could skip the second step, you would be providing fewer organisms, and you might get a higher ratio of some sorts you don't want.
 
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