Tutorial Organics for Beginners
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stoned_skater
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Flowering Tea?
Flowering Tea?
Massive thanks to BurnOne for this thread. I've been lurking for a couple of years now and figure I've finally got my mix down just right because my plants are looking fantastic.
I'm using LC's Soiless Mix #1 with dry ingredient Recipe #1. I'm growing 4 Jack Herrer and 5 Big Buddha Cheese from seed. I vegged for 6 weeks and just switched to 12/12 a week ago. The picture below is a male Jack that I've segregated from others to collect pollen from.
I have one question and I realize it might be covered in the 80+ pages but I couldn't see it so if I missed it, I'm begging forgiveness in advance: With the mix I'm using, would you use any supplemental tea in the flowering stage - something with molasses or bat guano for instance. I know in the intro it says nothing else is needed from veg to harvest but I also see a signature byline that states 'when I say water I mean molasses and water'!
Thanks again to BurnOne and all those who have contributed to this amazing thread.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/photo_popup.php?e=vB_Editor_001#
Flowering Tea?
Massive thanks to BurnOne for this thread. I've been lurking for a couple of years now and figure I've finally got my mix down just right because my plants are looking fantastic.
I'm using LC's Soiless Mix #1 with dry ingredient Recipe #1. I'm growing 4 Jack Herrer and 5 Big Buddha Cheese from seed. I vegged for 6 weeks and just switched to 12/12 a week ago. The picture below is a male Jack that I've segregated from others to collect pollen from.
I have one question and I realize it might be covered in the 80+ pages but I couldn't see it so if I missed it, I'm begging forgiveness in advance: With the mix I'm using, would you use any supplemental tea in the flowering stage - something with molasses or bat guano for instance. I know in the intro it says nothing else is needed from veg to harvest but I also see a signature byline that states 'when I say water I mean molasses and water'!
Thanks again to BurnOne and all those who have contributed to this amazing thread.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/photo_popup.php?e=vB_Editor_001#
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stoned_skater: I personally use the same soil mix (LC1 with dry fert recipe #1). I then just water with molasses and a tad of Liquid Karma, EVERY watering (well, with the exception of the last 2-3 weeks, which was water only...though I intended to do that flush for only a week, it ended up being a tad longer this time around). I did water once with a light guano tea, but I think if you get the soil recipe right that's mostly unnecessary. But, as always, let the plants tell you what they need (I'm still working on interpreting what they're saying..hehe).
Just a quickie on molasses, a product I'd never encountered til I came on ICMag.
Is this stuff.. http://shop.crowthersofwakefield.co.uk/molasses-5-litre-350-p.asp the same as the Blackstrap Molasses that you guys use? I think we call it treacle.
All the stuff I can find in the UK called 'blackstrap molasses' is in capsule form from health food stores.
Is this stuff.. http://shop.crowthersofwakefield.co.uk/molasses-5-litre-350-p.asp the same as the Blackstrap Molasses that you guys use? I think we call it treacle.
All the stuff I can find in the UK called 'blackstrap molasses' is in capsule form from health food stores.
It looks like it could be, hard to say from just the picture and short description. One thing you need to make sure of, is that's it's of the un-sulfured variety. If it says "molasses" and "un-sulfured", it's probably the right stuff.
stoned_skater
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Thanks for your replies Burn1 and K.J.
K.J. My plants are speaking very sweetly to me right now so I'll follow your advice there.
K.J. My plants are speaking very sweetly to me right now so I'll follow your advice there.
Congobongo
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While my soil is cooking, can I throw in kitchen waste to compost with it? Or will it take a while for the bulk material to breakdown?
Burn1, and the rest who have contributed, thank you for this thread. This is one of IC's finest for applicable knowledge. Major props to all who have contributed.
Can't really say enough, this thread has got me on my way and given me a solid understanding of wtf we're trying to do in organic gardening. Feed the soil, not the plant. I won't be forgetting that.
Can't really say enough, this thread has got me on my way and given me a solid understanding of wtf we're trying to do in organic gardening. Feed the soil, not the plant. I won't be forgetting that.
3rd I
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Hey Burn One quick question about tea...for use with LC Soiless Mix #1 with everything
I want to make 20 gal. of concentrated veg mix then cut 5 gallons of conc. with 15 gal. of fresh H20 (water source is a very clean creek...0 EC, 5.4ph)...for 20 gallons of ready to use, yeilding 80 gallons total...I'm using Hurricane 5 Battery Operated Air Pumps to bubble in the bush, they bubble for one minute on and one off for 28 hours...Do these numbers add up?
Concentrate...20 gallons
-16 cups dry veg mix
-300ml LK
-300ml Black Strap
Thanks bro
3rd I
I want to make 20 gal. of concentrated veg mix then cut 5 gallons of conc. with 15 gal. of fresh H20 (water source is a very clean creek...0 EC, 5.4ph)...for 20 gallons of ready to use, yeilding 80 gallons total...I'm using Hurricane 5 Battery Operated Air Pumps to bubble in the bush, they bubble for one minute on and one off for 28 hours...Do these numbers add up?
Concentrate...20 gallons
-16 cups dry veg mix
-300ml LK
-300ml Black Strap
Thanks bro
3rd I
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Hello,
Just read the whole thread! I plan to use this mix
Correct? Thanks!
Just read the whole thread! I plan to use this mix
And since I plan to recycle my soil I want to use the 3LB method
My question is that since I am making a fresh batch of LC mix rather than using used soil, I wouldn't need the additional 30 pound bag of EWC, I would just amend with everything else on the list?
Correct? Thanks!
