The Bio-Osmo-Coco Hempy Experiment

[Tomatoesonly]

One thing about Osmocote, is even they say you can use up to 3x too much and it shouldn't burn. The current formula is 2 tspn per gallon. So for you, 3.5 gallons, normal feed would be 7 tspns. With the organic stuff you added, it's gonna take time for the biosphere to get established and start breaking it all down. Oganics are generally known for NOT burning, but 1 cup is 48 tspns. According to their feed chart that is correct. In theory you didn't really overload it.

 

[FletchF.Fletch]

Moon shifts into Leo this afternoon, so the Experiment is nearly finished.

She has been getting ph 5.8 water only for the last 10 days.

 

[Tomatoesonly]

Amazing job. What were you feeding besides water before the 10 days?

 

[FletchF.Fletch]

She got 2ml per gallon CalMag every other watering from the point when she landed in that bucket. Just before flush started she got 1/4 tsp Epsom per gallon of water at each watering for about a week.

 

[StickyBandit]

Hey @FletchF.Fletch , looking good bud
I was wondering if you could offer me some advice?
I was thinking of adding calcium and magnesium to my daily watering in my coco grows and I was wondering what you might recommend? I noticed you added 1/4 tsp Epsom per gallon of water
I don't want to add any more N to my current Mills Basis nutes and rainwater under mostly LED's
Thanks

 

[FletchF.Fletch]

Thanks @StickyBandit !!

There is a Nitrogen free Flowering CalMag from Grow More. 2% Calcium, 1% Magnesium.

I wonder if a tiny tablet of a Calcium supplement from a Vitamin Shop could do the trick. Bottle of 60, plop in 1 per gallon or something?

Working in some Lime or Gypsum to the Coco would do it too i bet.

 

[StickyBandit]

Thanks @StickyBandit !!

There is a Nitrogen free Flowering CalMag from Grow More. 2% Calcium, 1% Magnesium.

I wonder if a tiny tablet of a Calcium supplement from a Vitamin Shop could do the trick. Bottle of 60, plop in 1 per gallon or something?

Working in some Lime or Gypsum to the Coco would do it too i bet.

Do you think a teaspoon of dolomite lime could be added to the watering can? I thought of just trying it but I don't want to ruin any grows I suppose I could just try it on a sacrificial clone
Sorry to hijack your thread, it looks like you had a very successful experiment

 

[midwestkid]

striking contrast of colors between the greens and purples.
what is the darker variety called?

 

[FletchF.Fletch]

Hey @midwestkid , thanks. The darker plants are clones of a Lemon Tree from Barney's that turns purple even without cold temperatures.

 

[FletchF.Fletch]

Everything came down last week. Will post some finished nugs and reflect on the experiment in the coming weeks.

For now the Tent has been claimed by a Franco's Lemon Cheese (from Greenhouse Seeds) growing in a 60l / 15g grow bag of recycled Organic Soil. Waste neither time nor space.