Fafard FOF 30 has been officially culled from the trial, its results were instantly negative and plants did not show any signs of recovery over time.

Among the first group, in terms of size, the Ocean Forest example is still slightly ahead, with the Black Gold in 2nd place and the Amazon in 3rd. All are equally healthy and green, however.

The staggering has been completed, with plants of relatively equal size and health among each variety, comparisons using size in this generation will have to be done using corresponding timeframe images, ie, pics of week 1 group 1 against week 1 group 2, rather than current images of both.

I'll start snapping a lot more images of individual generations from this point on so we have more complete data for comparison.

I liked blackgold and amazon. I believe both need more perlite.

Originally Posted by Seal-Clubber

I liked blackgold and amazon. I believe both need more perlite.

I like having between 1/4 and 1/3 of the total mix as perlite, depending on what other amendments are being added.

The first group has been repotted into 10g containers

Ocean Forest is still in first, while Amazon Bloom remains the healthy second, and Black Gold relatively equivalent in size with the Amazon example but displaying yellowing which is not present in either of the other examples.

Data compilation for the remaining 2 plants in each set is daunting, but goes on.

[smoooth]

Interesting....
I will be keeping an eye on this

Originally Posted by SooperSmurph

I like having between 1/4 and 1/3 of the total mix as perlite, depending on what other amendments are being added.

I`ve tried them without perlite.. they compact into a mud-rock but still makes fat-bats.. I was worried the perlite would act like chalk on the organic compost of the HQ soils. 1/4, 1/3 is good? thanks

Originally Posted by Seal-Clubber

I`ve tried them without perlite.. they compact into a mud-rock but still makes fat-bats.. I was worried the perlite would act like chalk on the organic compost of the HQ soils. 1/4, 1/3 is good? thanks

Just can't argue with Ph neutral aeration and drainage, while i've known people who have sworn by lava rocks, hydroton, those polystyrene cubes, etc as an aerator, I find myself liking perlite more and more as the years go on.

The trial continues, although slower than originally hoped, here are a few progress shots.

These help show the difference in development speed between the different soil types. The Ocean Forest and Amazon Bloom examples are both maturing faster and have more nodes than their counterparts in the Black Gold.

Here are the examples after transplant, again, clearly showing the difference in maturity, with the Ocean Forest examples growing the fastest, and the Black Gold examples the slowest.

[the gnome]

nice to see this side x side being done SS

ive been using OF for 3 yrs since my 1st grow, cut it 3 or 4 to 1 w/perite
and it rocks! that last few months Ive tarted adding 25% promix bx to it.
undecided if its worth it at this point but I think theres benefit in using it.