pray4pistils
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Hmmm... this is an interesting topic choice. I think... I'm good at research and development. (This is what I do at my day job, anyway.) There's nobody around that can help me day to day. I'm also in a State where there's absolutely no support culture. That is... there are no clones to be had, no MMJ ID cards or legal status, etc. However, in the space of 4 years I've gone from an absolute noob to where I am now. I crank out some nice dank for myself and close friends. I'm proud!
These days I'm working on hybrid organic/chemical growing in an ebb & flow (hydroton) set up. (Some say the FloraNova that I use is "organic", but I say it ain't.) Anyway, I got damned good at this in hempy buckets. It was to the point that I even had earthworms hatching and growing to 4 or 5" in length. That's pretty darned interesting considering that the mix was perlite, vermiculite + some EWC.
Obviously I'm not going to cultivate higher life forms like this in my 35gal reservoir, but it's still fun to see it bubble and froth. Mor importantly, I don't ever add any sterilizers like H2O2 or bleach. The microherd takes care of that for me. Taste and aroma are damned close to what I see from 100% organic outdoor grows. I know the food web is complete because I go to straight organics during the "flush" period and the plants stay energized and happy.
These days I'm working on hybrid organic/chemical growing in an ebb & flow (hydroton) set up. (Some say the FloraNova that I use is "organic", but I say it ain't.) Anyway, I got damned good at this in hempy buckets. It was to the point that I even had earthworms hatching and growing to 4 or 5" in length. That's pretty darned interesting considering that the mix was perlite, vermiculite + some EWC.
Obviously I'm not going to cultivate higher life forms like this in my 35gal reservoir, but it's still fun to see it bubble and froth. Mor importantly, I don't ever add any sterilizers like H2O2 or bleach. The microherd takes care of that for me. Taste and aroma are damned close to what I see from 100% organic outdoor grows. I know the food web is complete because I go to straight organics during the "flush" period and the plants stay energized and happy.