That is pretty wild. How far could one take this? Let’s say you have seedlings about to transplant like 7L!fTeD24 does. How much would you mixing into 5 gallons?
I amend all of my soil after each grow , this is what I use , biochar , one shot , bokashia , EWC … I add 1/2 cup of each to a 5 gallon bin and let cook for at least 30 days before using . Top dressing one shot and scratch in before watering , then when you do water will start to break it down …
Yup imo ph is really what matters. Sometimes when I slurry I only look at the ph because I have a cheap $20 tds meter that I have no idea if it's on point or not. I have five cheap TDS meters and they all give me different readings so... But as long as your pH is in line it's up taking nutrients and that's what really matters as long as your ppm's aren't crazy low or high.
You can even keep recycling that soil and that's just already loaded and living. Even though at the end of a cycle we're flushing a little bit the soil still has a lot more in it than when it came out of the bag because we're really not using a high volume of water with our flushes we're just saturating the soil not flushing everything out the bottom of the pot.Imo
I'm going to do what I did last time if you look at some of my earlier pictures you'll see I had the three lights in a row but just two plants under them. I use my 3 x 3 tent and open it up halfway so the door and the wall of the tent that are reflective mylar go along the wall and then I'm going to build a little frame out of PVC pipe and box the front of it in with mylar. Basically going to have to build an addition onto my tent because I want to buy another light and eventually just want to convert the whole room into a grow room when I get enough lights to cover the ceiling. I may end up just painting the entire room flat white and not use any tents at all and like you said line them up against the wall and use the wall for reflection. I also agree that I'm going to buy a light similar to my Mars Hydro FC E3000. All the new lights like this are pretty much the same they all have the Samsung diodes. I was thinking about getting the same light but I kind of wanted to do a side by side comparison but I feel like that lights the best bang for your buck. It's between net and spider farmer.
Sweet! I had a few recipes for amending the soil but I want to keep it simple so this is perfect. I only need to get some biochar. Is all biochar the same or are some brands superior? The same question with bokashi. I see all these pricey brands but then I see terraganix selling 5gallon containers on Amazon. I picked up a 5lb bag of it and I’ve been enjoying it. Threw a quarter cup or so on top of my soil and it really helped break down that gum layer. Can’t wait to mix it into the whole soil next. I also have been enjoying the whole bokashi composting process. I’m just throwing all my house hold food waste into 5 gallon buckets and layers with bokashi. Not throwing away wasted food is really satisfying for me. I don’t feel as guilty since Its going straight back into the garden. I have a tumbler composter but I don’t like it very much.
I get my stuff from this place https://oregonsconstantgardener.com/collections/shop…. Difference between any of then ? No idea …
I just looked for it and I see what you’re up too. Id probably go with another bar style and match it.
I’m not going to stress about it then. Probably minimal difference. I’m sure freshness of the bag of bokashi is more important that anything.
Ya probably gonna go with the same light fc3000. Came to a conclusion. I feel like tent growing is good for concealment but the room it's in is small enough to turn the whole thing into a grow room. I'm gonna paint all the walls flat white or hang mylar. Not yet though too soon not enough lights. I'm gonna buy a light before each grow until the ceilings filled. I have about 15'x15'.
Best to spend the $150 at OCG and get free shipping. Only thing that sucks is there's no free shipping on #4 soil. I drove 30 min from my house to get it. Just wanted everything nectar. Last time I used coco loco. Plus everything at ocg Is fresh, when you get it elsewhere who knows how long it's been sitting.
Mercenary by cultured has been my go to. I use it as a prevention and never saw a bug, it actually smells really good so I usually have a bottle mixed up and spray it all around my grow room and tent walls during flowering.
12'x12'
Hmm. Is 800 watts of led lighting enough for 4 plants in 5 gallon pots? I'm thinking of building a 3'x6' or 3'x8' scrog. I'd rather have one that's too big than too small. There'll be Reflective material on all four sides. What do you think? I feel like I may have to shorten my veg time or add more light in flowering. What I'm really trying to figure out is how to best utilize my lights for growing 4 plants and What style of growing to do.
I’m in a 4x4 tent with 2 in 5 gallon and one in 7 gallons …. I do 4 all Day but smaller … a month is a good veg time … these here are just veg to long ..lol…I think 800 is good enough .
If all else fails and it's not enough light I'll throw in my 400 watt hps during flowering ill just hang it up high above all the plants. Since I'm not going to be in a tent my ceilings about seven feet high
Start with a “ herc flush “ if any salts where used be safe to go that route and do a late veg feed , then start with your flower feed … see how she looks at 2 weeks then if all good do a flip.
Gonna do exactly that!!!
