itchybro
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They using any molasses in these beds??
Easy as organics
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I'd love to get to the water only stage but so far I've still needed a weekly feed of canna bio from the third week of flower. I've noticed if I don't start to feed around then, it always looks like a potassium issue. Burn on the tips and a few burned serrations with yellowing, but only on the top leaves. Further down the plant the better it gets leading me to believe it might be a transport issue.
I don't know what the allure is as it's just as much work, but just done well before I plant rather than during.
Plants look absolutely lovely by the way.
I don't know what the allure is as it's just as much work, but just done well before I plant rather than during.
Plants look absolutely lovely by the way.
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ohh yes. Should have thought about that too. I am a believer that the taste is different in living soil. Welcome some scientific evidence to support this
Donothing-garden
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What size pots and type of media are you using?
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I'm using tiny pots for a semi living soil which is the main issue. I'm talking like 15-30L. But then again I'm growing tiny plants (60-90cm on average).
My medium is pretty basic too. Last lot was peat moss, organic compost and perlite (40:40:20) with a mix of rock dust (lime, palagonite, azomite and oyster shell flour) and some meal amendments. Neem, kelp, alfalfa, coconut, soybean and barley. I haven't included anything npk heavy so far (ie blood/bone meal or potash).
I'll mix up about 50L which will receive about 1.5 cups rock dust and 2/3 cup of each amendment bar kelp and soybean which will receive a bit less, and coconut meal which gets a bit more as it's light and fluffy. Usually cooks for 3 or so weeks. Heats up quick and gets a lot of strange colonies so I figured the cook works but I'm not exactly the most knowledgeable when it comes to organics.
The base fertilizer is a cheap 3:1:3 organic with 12% Ca, 11% S and 9% humic acids of which I'll throw 1 heaped tbsp in each pot at potting as top dress. Apparently 8 weeks feed. I'm guessing my issue is not topping up the organics/top dress before flower and having to rely on supplemental canna bio once a week.
I shouldn't really complain about a weekly feed from week 6-7 in pots that size to begin with.
I'm not using any teas or microbe stimulants/inoculation as I'm in shared uni accommodation, and on carpet. Smelly, dark liquids are out of the question unless it's the usual 4ml/l bio once a week.
Donothing-garden
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Sounds good, but you're right, definitely can't grow a full crop without supplemental nutrition in small pots like that... sounds like it's a pretty light mix too, probably wouldn't hurt to increase the amount of nutrients you're adding up front. You don't have to use canna nutrients, U can use dry amendments as a topdress worked into the soil a little once a week for a few weeks after the plants get big. Apply worm castings too. They have zero smell and will bring super beneficial microbes and plant available nutrients into the mix.
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I have to remember to leave more room for top dress tbh. I haven't used castings lately as my personal supplier stopped composting which sucks. I skipped the dry castings from Bunnings.
Still getting used to living mixes and it already felt like I was adding so much visually as the amendments are much lighter. My previous super soil mixes outdoors were more blood/bone, potash and soft phosphate based which were much more npk heavy at the end of the day. I guess I'm not making up for that anywhere near enough with the amendments, and might add a bit of blood/bone and granular potash to the mix.
I'm out of the canna and will be using maxicrop organic as a base feed as I picked up the 250ml bottle if canna Flores for $15 a while back out if curiosity. I've got a bottle of the maxicrop organic, and the usual powerfeed purple which is as fancy as I'm willing to go.
In reality though, I probably don't need to overthink the whole process as much as I am as it's just a personal hobby and smoke fur my family. Its not exactly killing me adding liquid feed once a week.
This time round I've got CTP as a base medium, will be adding some rice hulls and some amendments and doing a quick cook. From the bag for seedlings and then amended for flower.
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I've found insect frass, neem meal and black rock dust help out a lot
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I've heard nothing but good things about frass. My next step is going on a hunt for a new local vermicomposter and tracking down some frass to add to my shameful collection. Even more shameful when you check the plants all this fuss is actually producing lol.
Donothing-garden
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It's an awesome source of slow release N, chitin as well as a huge spectrum of microbes... lots of fungi
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Donothing-garden
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Plants are looking good at Cannatrek
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Donothing-garden
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Donothing-garden
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Yeah he's more knowledgeable and experienced than me.looks good mate
it's smart they've hired a soil science man , hopefully he's a soil edaphon expert
itchybro
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that'll make him about 100x more knowledgeable and experienced than me
he'd be a good interview subject for your youtube channel , nudge nudge wink wink
Donothing-garden
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That's a great idea!that'll make him about 100x more knowledgeable and experienced than me
he'd be a good interview subject for your youtube channel , nudge nudge wink wink
Donothing-garden
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Harvest day!
Donothing-garden
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Ha, yeah don't eat the shroomslook very nice mate
side note
i hear if you don't like your in-laws , invite them over for lunch & serve them beef wellington using those pictured mushrooms you'll never have any in-law issues again
