After a long void of plant-less pain, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel… I have just ordered a tent set up! Amazonians are in the works as we speak getting everything packaged up and shipped out, but I figured I’d start this thread as a place holder until then. So, let’s get it laid out!
Environment:
2x4x5 Vivosun Grow Tent
2- Bloom Plus BP1000 led lights
AC Infinity 4” exhaust fan w/ AC Infinity carbon filter
Taotronics 4L humidifier
2- Lasko 6in fans
Media:
2- 5 gallon fabric pots
40/40/20 mix of Baby Bu’s Biodynamic potting soil blend and Botanicare Cocogro coco coir mixed with Wiggle Worm worm castings
Xtreme Mykos approx 2tsp per pot
Genetics:
F.A.M Sugar Black Rose mix em up by @ReikoX
I plan to amend with worm castings, as well as, feed with compost teas at different strengths of NPK depending on the lifecycle. I was also considering starting the plants on 24/0 light cycle then possibly bumping down to 20/4 then 18/6 in their last couple weeks.
Any and all advice welcome! Seed recommendations, tips on auto tricks, and everything in between flies!
I’d be careful with the langbeinite. Looks like you already have quite a bit of coco in the mix. Might spike your ec. Langbeinite is very water soluble. So it might be a good idea to start small and work your amounts up as you go through flower. Just my opinion.
Hell yeah, thank you! I was on the same kind of thinking and was thinking about grabbing another amendment for some more gentle k! Any suggestions on application rates? Didn’t plan on getting over 2-3tsp per gal of tea or is that even too much?
@ReikoX okay definitely, I was planning on adding it to the tea and letting it brew overnight or so then feeding the next day but I do have a mokajete! I’m going to look into a better source of k for sure you guys confirmed what I was already pondering
I’ll be watching this just got same size tent went with the 6 in. Inline ac infinity and looking at building my own lights. Excited to see what this space will hold for you!
Most welcome! Again, just my opinion from my experience - I would skip the langbeinite, and use some protekt @ 1/4tsp per gallon. I don’t like the magnesium in langbeinite, and I do like the silica in the protekt. (if I want magnesium I’ll add magnesium sulfate). If I was making a base soil mix and I needed a little potassium, if I was growing on a larger scale or wanted to save a little money, I would use some sulfate of potash aka potassium sulfate.
Edit: I would also get some kelp meal in there. Some rock dust would be a good idea also.
@PlantShepherd added kelp meal and rock phosphate to list, opinions on alfalfa meal? I’d prefer to stay away from all bottles and keep it strictly amendments I can brew in teas or add to the soil directly
So you have 40% bu’s biodynamic potting soil for a base. Then if I’m understanding you correctly you are going to put 40% coco coir and 20% EWC?
Ok, so I just saw you’re mixing up 2 x 5 gallon fabric pots. depending on how big you are going to grow your plants, I might opt for bigger pots.
You really aren’t going to need very many amendments. Buy a box of kelp, alfalfa, if you can get some basalt or glacial rock dust I would definitely add that. A little calphos aka rock phosphate wouldn’t hurt.
Edit: sorry, I’m really high, it’s late… if you’re adding coco coir, that has a lot of potassium in it already. I would be especially careful with protekt, langbeinite, etc. You may not need any added potassium - at least not till a little later in flower.
@PlantShepherd ahhh ok I see, I am just doing autos so do you think bigger than 5 gallons would be needed? I am primarily a coco grower I suppose but I wanted to try the organics side of things. I was also thinking of possibly mixing all the coco and bu’s blend in a big tub and then adding worm castings to the individual pots
I don’t have much experience with autos, but I’m gonna guess 5 gallons will be just fine. I think you have a really good base so far. I have not seen the consistency of Bu’s potting soil. Adding a little coco would not be a bad idea imo. 40% might be a bit much though. Hard to say without seeing it. I would definitely put it in a tub and mix it all together. If you wanted to just top dress with EWC that would be fine also. Let me know what you find at the grow store. I might be able to help source amendments. You don’t need much.
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