When does the compost tea go bad??

And even once the compromises are met, there truly isn't a blanket statement of advice to give to everyone. Environmental factors and conditions definitely come into play, and must be considered. On your harvesting note, I've always done it in stages. Only pull the entire plant if they're small plants (<4ft tall), otherwise I chop the top half and let the other half go another couple weeks.

As for the difference in bud sizes for drying, I've kept the branches separate for that exact reason. In fact, I don't even mess with the fluff anymore. Goes straight into the freezer ASAP to be turned into concentrates. Makes this so much easier, for many reasons. That, and I love bubble. If I didn't have patients that preferred flower, I'd only do bubble.





I've used Attitude for seeds for over a decade and have had zero issues with them. I've had two packages intercepted by customs, but Attitude did right by me both times with absolutely zero bullshit or issues.

I recently picked up some seeds from CropKing Seeds. They're in the states, and not overseas, so no issue with customs. Had my seeds in less than a week. However, I've only just put the seedlings into pots and I am personally uncomfortable recommending a seedbank without having a full grow under my belt from a seedbank.

That being said, what I'm seeing from them so far is rather phenomenal. Seeds cracked in under 24 hours, and the tap roots I got on most of them are some of the best I've ever seen. But, I've never used them so I'd more comfortable/confident recommending Attitude until I finish the seeds from CropKing.
I will def check out attitude seed bank. Thanks for all the tips good sir.


A lil up date on the auto that started flowering.
but my concern is 3 other plant besides this auto are from bag seeds and I’m afraid they might be a hermie. If they show signs of any balls I should pull it and kill it? I think one of them started showing signs of ball one side and hairy on one side. I do not want to ruin my auto from mephisto it’s getting really frosty already.

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kratos015

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I will def check out attitude seed bank. Thanks for all the tips good sir.


A lil up date on the auto that started flowering.
but my concern is 3 other plant besides this auto are from bag seeds and I’m afraid they might be a hermie. If they show signs of any balls I should pull it and kill it? I think one of them started showing signs of ball one side and hairy on one side. I do not want to ruin my auto from mephisto it’s getting really frosty already.
No experience with autos, so can't comment there unfortunately.

People often mistake females throwing bananas for hermies. Remember, a hermaphrodite has both male and female sex organs. A banana is NOT a sex organ. In fact, some people stress their plants out on purpose to force bananas for the purpose of making seeds.

That said, to answer your question, yes. If you see balls, kill the fucker ASAP. But, remove it from your grow room. CAREFULLY. You do not want those balls to spread pollen on you.

That said, I'm seeing no balls on the photo you posted.

Maybe put the picture in Microsoft Paint and draw a circle where you're seeing balls? Because I'm seeing nothing, personally.

That said, you have balls, you need to kill ASAP. And unfortunately, it only takes one pollen sack to fuck up a grow. And in my experience, by the time you discover you have a pollen sack then there's likely at least one or two that have already opened that you didn't notice.

All that said, a reputable seed bank's seeds should never hermie on you. Ever. If you're getting seeds that actually hermie (Not bananas, full blown balls) then stop using them immediately. They're not breeding properly, they should be breeding out the hermaphrodite traits. If you do in fact have a true hermie, the seedbank is selling you first generation seeds. Big no-no.

I got a Trainwreck clone many years back, from a non-trusted source. Sure enough, this thing grew balls and spread pollen everywhere. My crop was ruined. Got some decent BHO out of the deal, but it still sucked. I still have the seeds that came from said Trainwreck clone. I've just never had the time/space/opportunities to actually breed out the hermie trait.
 
No experience with autos, so can't comment there unfortunately.

People often mistake females throwing bananas for hermies. Remember, a hermaphrodite has both male and female sex organs. A banana is NOT a sex organ. In fact, some people stress their plants out on purpose to force bananas for the purpose of making seeds.

That said, to answer your question, yes. If you see balls, kill the fucker ASAP. But, remove it from your grow room. CAREFULLY. You do not want those balls to spread pollen on you.

That said, I'm seeing no balls on the photo you posted.

Maybe put the picture in Microsoft Paint and draw a circle where you're seeing balls? Because I'm seeing nothing, personally.

That said, you have balls, you need to kill ASAP. And unfortunately, it only takes one pollen sack to fuck up a grow. And in my experience, by the time you discover you have a pollen sack then there's likely at least one or two that have already opened that you didn't notice.

All that said, a reputable seed bank's seeds should never hermie on you. Ever. If you're getting seeds that actually hermie (Not bananas, full blown balls) then stop using them immediately. They're not breeding properly, they should be breeding out the hermaphrodite traits. If you do in fact have a true hermie, the seedbank is selling you first generation seeds. Big no-no.

I got a Trainwreck clone many years back, from a non-trusted source. Sure enough, this thing grew balls and spread pollen everywhere. My crop was ruined. Got some decent BHO out of the deal, but it still sucked. I still have the seeds that came from said Trainwreck clone. I've just never had the time/space/opportunities to actually breed out the hermie trait.
The picture is of the auto that started flowering. I have 3 more plants that’s from a stash of weed I picked up and had some seeds in the buds which is hermies. I’m growing one auto from mephisto and 4 other from those hermied buds. One already happened to have balls which I killed already. I’m afraid that rest 3 are hermies and would fck up my auto grow which is going very nicely.

Quick question about reusing soil. Do you reuse your soil and if so, what do you do with the root hairs that’s left behind after pulling out the root ball?
 

kratos015

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The picture is of the auto that started flowering. I have 3 more plants that’s from a stash of weed I picked up and had some seeds in the buds which is hermies. I’m growing one auto from mephisto and 4 other from those hermied buds. One already happened to have balls which I killed already. I’m afraid that rest 3 are hermies and would fck up my auto grow which is going very nicely.

Quick question about reusing soil. Do you reuse your soil and if so, what do you do with the root hairs that’s left behind after pulling out the root ball?
Can you stick the other 3 outdoors? Or does discretion and/or legality prevent you from doing so? If you stick them outdoors, it won't be a total loss and you can make concentrate/edibles out of them. This assumes that your grow is perfectly sealed, if you aren't running a sealed grow and use ventilation then even putting the hermies outside is a bad idea because the pollen will still infect your grow.

Sorry man, but you gotta kill those other 3.


As for reusing soil, there are two practices: ROLS and no-till.

ROLS = Recycled Organic Living Soil
No-till = just that, no-till.

I don't dump pots and re-amend, kills all the microbiology that built up over months. I simply plant my clones/seedlings straight into the pots and leave the roots from the last grow alone. In fact, I don't even pull out the root ball (again, don't want to damage the microbe web). I just cut at the base of the stem and plant a new plant in the pot. Over time, the roots and stem will decompose naturally.

Microbes and plants have a symbiotic relationship with one another, when one dies so too will the other. The microbes will quickly latch on to the roots of your new clone/seedling, and get to work decomposing the remains of the last plant's root mass.

No-till stops working when one of two things happens.

1) Soil compaction. Yet another reason I go with 40% perlite in my soil, this helps to buy more time before the soil compacts, but ultimately the soil will compact on you and you'll need to dump the no-till pots and go the ROLS route.

2) Compost. Goes hand and hand with the soil compaction. Gravity will cause compaction naturally over time, but the peat moss and organic inputs decomposing into compost will also contribute to soil compaction. As with above, you'll need to dump the pot and go the ROLS route. However, what you do is slightly different. A soil that has compacted, but not fully decomposed will still have some organic inputs and peat/coco in it.

If your no-till has actually gone long enough though? It will be pure compost and perlite. That 33-40% peat moss you started (as well as the organic inputs you started with) with will eventually become pure compost. This pure compost can then be used for the next batch of soil you make up. No need to procure compost, because your no-till pots ideally will become pure compost.

When this happens, simply mix the no-till compost with more perlite and peat moss and some more organic inputs and minerals and the process begins anew.
 

H420Baby

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Why are you mixing teas when you clearly have no understanding of what you're really doing
Bro if you got nothing good or helpful to say keep scrolling! The teas are very useful and it’s clear he wantS to learn and be educated by others who use them, I ask myself why even put that useless comment?

And for a beginner not confident a great product for a base is ecothrive biosys!

I make a tea with that as a base! You can use that alone one scoop 10 litre bucket leave to bubble!

I add molasses, worm castings, insect foss, Greatwhite, and some fishshit aiming for a 1000 ppm in veg and 1200 ppms in flower!

Teas add whole heap of value to your plants eco system and think of this way as human would you want to eat the same meal for 4 months!
 

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MichiganGrows44

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Toss that out. It’s anaerobic by now. If you want to store teas you have to keep them bubbling. 48 hrs is just about the limit; try to bubble teas 30-36 hours and serve...all of it.
Don’t worry about ppms; teas do not burn unlike synthetic nutes would. Aacts are not the same as dissolved salts; there will be a lot of particulate matter in it. That is what you are measuring; so don’t bother checking ppm or ph just bubble it and give it to them after 36hrs. Don’t dilute unless you want to stretch it out to more plants but if you do serve it right away. Anything stored needs continuous aeration. Only takes a few hours to “go bad.”
Next time don’t throw in rock dust or HF soil; rice water is probably ok but unnecessary. Use this simple old school tried and true recipe...to make 3-5 gal of tea
Clean water
1 cup WORM CASTINGS
1/2 cup kelp meal
1 tsp molasses

Optional....
1 tblspn Liquid fish emulsion

That’s it ...sorry to shout but worm casting is the most important ingredient.
You're actually correct. Although I use a tablespoon of molasses.
 
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