yup; after lots of research and fun experiments brewing teas i've finally decided to try some all organic runs
To this end i'm going with LC's #2 mix with lightwarrior as a base to be fed with the guano/kelp teas outlined in the beginner thread.
I'm blessed that my tap water is ph7; i run a carbon/sediment filter to a 55gal drum with a bubbler and foat valve hooked up to a chiller to keep my res temps at 68f. I just use a bucket and measuring bucket to scoop up the requisite amount of water i need so its quite flexible.
Couple quick questions i couldn't find an answer to without reading through hundreds of pages of threads.
If i'm not amending the mix with dry nutes how long do i need to let it cook for before its ready?
As far as cooking goes is a 55gal drum without holes good for storing the soil while it cooks? I don't have a lot of places i could put it without worrying about my dogs getting into the pile. Lid on, off, or cracked if i do it in there?
I have a small pack of humi-solve. Should i add this to my teas at all or just keep it simple and follow the recipe.
I won't be checking ph at all this run; and this is coming from a hardcore hydro guy. And yes; i'll still run rdwc and coco so i'm not purely organic but i really want to give it a try for myself.
Glad to be here.
First up for my organic run are a couple jack herer phenos i got from some sensi seeds i popped; some of head's casey jones and a few la cons but from cuts being passed around cali.
Clones are in small 4" coco square pots getting ready for their next transplant.
Here they are right after they got transplanted from rockwool cubes into the 4" suqare pots...
I'll take a pic later today to give you an idea of how the led lights can rage veg; they're under a 205 watt led from ledgirl
All input is welcome; this is my fist time with organics. Plants will be sprayed with azatrol as a preventative; no chems or pesticides this round.
To this end i'm going with LC's #2 mix with lightwarrior as a base to be fed with the guano/kelp teas outlined in the beginner thread.
I'm blessed that my tap water is ph7; i run a carbon/sediment filter to a 55gal drum with a bubbler and foat valve hooked up to a chiller to keep my res temps at 68f. I just use a bucket and measuring bucket to scoop up the requisite amount of water i need so its quite flexible.
Couple quick questions i couldn't find an answer to without reading through hundreds of pages of threads.
If i'm not amending the mix with dry nutes how long do i need to let it cook for before its ready?
As far as cooking goes is a 55gal drum without holes good for storing the soil while it cooks? I don't have a lot of places i could put it without worrying about my dogs getting into the pile. Lid on, off, or cracked if i do it in there?
I have a small pack of humi-solve. Should i add this to my teas at all or just keep it simple and follow the recipe.
I won't be checking ph at all this run; and this is coming from a hardcore hydro guy. And yes; i'll still run rdwc and coco so i'm not purely organic but i really want to give it a try for myself.
Glad to be here.
First up for my organic run are a couple jack herer phenos i got from some sensi seeds i popped; some of head's casey jones and a few la cons but from cuts being passed around cali.
Clones are in small 4" coco square pots getting ready for their next transplant.
Here they are right after they got transplanted from rockwool cubes into the 4" suqare pots...
I'll take a pic later today to give you an idea of how the led lights can rage veg; they're under a 205 watt led from ledgirl
All input is welcome; this is my fist time with organics. Plants will be sprayed with azatrol as a preventative; no chems or pesticides this round.