POOLING INFO SOIL GROW

[Suby]

What fertilizer for VEG do you find is the BEST?

None, your original veg soil mix should be enought to get them through veg, if not guano or urine.

Which for BLOOM?

Again the original mix should get you there most of the way, guano and teas to supplement.

Do you think BACILLI and Mycorrhiza works better than none?

Definately the corner stone of unlocking your soil nutrients.

Do you use Hydrozyme? And what has it done for you?

A BS product with no place in an organic grow.

How much PERLITE do you think is best in soil?

30% by volume of soil mix

Do you have better luck making your own POTTING mix or buying it?

An ammended soil mix with a peat based substrate is the essence of a real organic grow.

Which is the BEST POTTING MIX for you?

A good base product is Promix HP with Michorizae.

Do you think letting your plants dry out completely is the best way to water?

It is IMHO the wors way to water, the top soil should be dry but there should still be moisture in the soil, too little moisture and you've just killed most of the beneficial bacteria you've worked so hard to keep, in short waiting until they are really dry is overstated and not a recommended organic practice.

How much LIME do you use per gallon of soil?

Dolomite lime at 2tbs/gallon of soil mix.

Do you think LST is better or just topping?

Topping early on followed by tying down the resulting shoots to open them to light in flowering.

What size pot for new seed or clone?

Clear beer cup, you'll see the roots and know it's time for a transplant.

How many times do you transplant? what is better?

Once from the clone cup to a 2gal pot for veg, to a min 5gal pot for flowering, in organics more soil WILL lead to more bud.

Do you think when you put a plant into its last pot for FLOWERING
its better to veg for a good amount of time or put them in to flower right away?

transplant and flower right away, transplant shock is overstated, there is little shock.

What pot size is best for you in VEG and FLOWER?

see above

What is your best GERMINATION technique?

24 hrs in a wet paper towel between 2 plates then drop into a beer cup with 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 perlite, and 1/3 soil.

How do you take care of PESTS, white fly, mites, gnats?

Prevention is key, neem oil dunks and foliars are my fav.

What PH do you stay at? do you even check?

No I don't check, your starting water hardness and ph will play heavily here, use lime and teas and use organic ferts that have a lesser impact on ph.
Avoid wood ashes and use fish emulsions and sparingly.
Pick a recipe and stand by it, tweak it but try and stay close to it.

Good luck

Suby

 

[Guest]

What fertilizer for VEG do you find is the BEST?

I like to switch up products every year or so, this Spring it'll be Metanaturals

Which for BLOOM?

^ heads up!

Do you think BACILLI and Mycorrhiza works better than none?

Most deffinately, all part of the cycle of nutrients

Do you use Hydrozyme? And what has it done for you?

haven't, no plans to at this time at least.

How much PERLITE do you think is best in soil?

20-40%, depends on indoors, outdoors or gh and how airy I want it to be. Greenhouse needs the lightest mix and indoors needs the heavier mix.

Do you have better luck making your own POTTING mix or buying it?

I buy base products and ammend them accordingly; note the above statement.

Which is the BEST POTTING MIX for you?

I like Happy Frog or Ocean Forest as a base, and go from there. I often use both together!

Do you think letting your plants dry out completely is the best way to water?

Not for me; I can't think of any living thing who's health is promoted by drying out completely.

How much LIME do you use per gallon of soil?

I don't use lime very often but when I do; around 2-3tblspn into 4-5c.f. of soil.

Do you think LST is better or just topping?

Better? I don't know about better but I personally just nip the tip to promote some branching but for the most part I let 'em go cause height isn't a problem for me.

What size pot for new seed or clone?

1/2glln pot until about 3 weeks old.

How many times do you transplant? what is better?

2 transplants: 1/2glln - 2glln, 2glln - 5glln or better.

Do you think when you put a plant into its last pot for FLOWERING
its better to veg for a good amount of time or put them in to flower right away?

I don't know whether it's better or not but I let a new transplant sit for 3 days before going in any direction. However, I'm not a very good in-house gardener (no HIDs) so I don't do a whole lot of "putting them into flower" rather the natural photoperiod usually takes care of that for me.

What pot size is best for you in VEG and FLOWER?

kinda the same question as above; veg and flower get 2 different pots.

What is your best GERMINATION technique?

wet paper towel, never fails! KISS is the way to go here!

How do you take care of PESTS, white fly, mites, gnats?

<knocks on wood> haven't had to deal with pests, except in my cactus collection. Iso or Safer, work good for me on my plants that I do get occasional pests on.

What PH do you stay at? do you even check?

no need really

J.