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Hey there RIU Organics! I’ve been building my soil this month and had a soil test done by my states’ ag extension. I’ve gotten the results back and wheew there were some shockers. This initial test was done to get a baseline of the inputs I have locally. This is Pre-amendment and building, half...

So, I was just looking at the label on the back of my unsulphered blackstrap molasses and it has an amount of salt in it - per 100grams it has 0.23g of salt. Is it possible that this could cause a build of of salts over time? I’ve read that molasses prevents salt build up but, I don’t know...

So during this time of lock down , no nurseries open , so I can’t buy fish meal for nitrogen my question is I know tea is made to basically increase the microbial herd , I usually throw some fish meal in my tea after I bubble it , I normally use worm leachate with mollases , what I wana know is...

Hey everyone. Long time listener, first time caller ;) I'm looking at changing up our current "soil" mix and was hoping to get some feedback. We grow indoor and currently use (recipe is from my former grower): 1 bale(3.8cuft) Promix MP 5 gallons ewc 1 gallon insect frass 4 cups azomite 3...

Hi All! This is my first outdoor grow. I’ve got 6 strains, all autos, all planted directly into their final pots as are, on April 10th. The climate zone is south of France. Blueberry - Zamnesia Gorilla Glue - Zamnesia Northern Lights - Zamnesia Strawberry Gum - Advanced Seeds Pineapple...

Hi, I've been keeping this mother in veg for about 3 months now. She's in a 5-gallon fabric pot filled with 1/3 super soil (subcools recipe) & 2/3 FFOF + FFLW. She's been fairly healthy until 2 weeks ago where she started to show signs of a nitrogen deficiency (oldest leaves started to yellow)...

Hey guys I just bought this pro mix pack https://www.promixgardening.com/en-us/product/detail/promix-premium-moisture-potting-mix I wanted to know if this will work well for my grows. Im currently in the middle of the grow and will be transplanting from 2 to 5 gallon soon. Is this good enough...

Day 18 12/12. 75-80F/ 40%RH Starting this a little late, finally remembered my log info. Using a 2x2x4 tent with 3gal pots and homemade soil. Using performance organic soil with added blood meal, bone mean, bat guano, warm castings, root mycorrhiza, and kelp. Use organic cal mag, Epsom salt...

Wazzuuup **Helpful comments appreciated** This is my first time actually growing. (Not counting the closet grows growing up that got caught lol) I've always been into gardening So this is right up my alley. My goal is to have some quality medicine. So I started growing originally I think...

Hi RIU, New member here, 6th grow, 1st in decent space with actually controllable environment - PG240 tent, 2x 600watt HPS in cooltubes (started under 2x250cfl), 18ltr pots (started the seeds directly in the finishing pots) with Bio-Bizz All Mix, oil heater for night-time temps, Bio-Bizz Grow...

What’s going on, I wanted to start a thread on my 2020 grow this year. I started germination of my seeds February 1st. I am going to grow “Humboldt dream, Venom OG, Don Carlos, purple mountain majesty, vanilla frosting and sour diesel” all from Humboldt Seed Co. I have been sexing, cloning and...

I have some Afghan in a 5 gallon with 1/3 super soil at the bottom (subcools recipe) & FFOF + FFLW on the top. My plant has been otherwise healthy so far, but is now starting to show some signs of rust. I've been feeding it half tap water & half RO water (tap water here is too heavy in...

Ok, so i made my own soil using the crappy soil that is clay-like in Miami,FL near Miami beach not on Miami beach but very close N.miami to be exact Miami shores sooo..well I made a soil out of that using rotting fruits that fell from my tree my dogs poo dried leaves GREEn and dried sticks...

Whatsup growers. This is my third-time growing with BioBizz... :D but this time I'm using their whole line of nutrition and soil. This thread will be updated regularly with more information and pictures of the progress. Support and Feedback are more than welcome! :weed: Planted 20th - 30th...

First grow!! These ladies have been living under a cob x6 1800w and are about 6-7 weeks old. I have been training them for the past few weeks to prepare them for a scrog setup. Adding another couple Cob x6’s for an extra 500 or so watts. All organic!! Random bag seeds. Lemme know what you guys...

Hey guys. So all my plants have been going into flower and right now I’m short My dry amendments for flower with higher P-K values. All I have right now are 4-4-4 dry amendments. I went out and purchased some miracle grow organic granules. Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Edibles Plant...

Does anybody know how these two methods differ? I’m planning on using the malted barley in my grow this year since it has a very high enzymatic count however, I’ve seen it is also very high in sugar and is used in lots of food products so that makes me wonder just a lil. I’m a second year grower...

Found this while researching different shells oyster etc. and thought I'd share it. Nice easy to read research paper on using egg shells in your soil. This should enlighten anyone not understanding the importance of calcium. Enjoy. http://www.rjlbpcs.com/article-pdf-downloads/2019/24/491.pdf

I'm a pretty nooby grower & I started noticing my plants sometimes twist upwards after feeding. The twisting goes down after a few hours, but it does look odd. Is this normal? This is in a 1 gallon FFOF being fed RO water Before After Feed

I have some young plants in a solo cup filled with FFOF. I've been feeding it RO water only & I believe I'm starting to see a CalMag deficiency. Does FFOF need a CalMag amendment if you're only feeding RO water? I was thinking of adding a little bit of powdered dolamite lime, but wasn't sure if...