outwest
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Welcome to the second grow log installment from outwest. I'm mixing things up this time and abandoning almost all bottled nutes. Subcool has inspired me with his super soil. I like simple, and the notion of a water only regimen is very appealing. Banana Manna and some organic P & K during flower will probably be the only additions. While yield is a nice-to-have for me as a personal grower, quality (aka dankness) is paramount. My personal preference is taste and smell above all else. For me, if it smells stanky, and tastes yummy, it usually feels good too. Indica, Sativa, Hybrid, doesn't matter to me, just make it taste good and feel good!
With that in mind, Subcool's Super Soil seems like a great way to go. The only changes I've made to his recipe was to add a little more powdered humic acid and azomite. I've also added a gallon of Growstones for every bag of roots base soil. I'm using 7 gallon fabric pots. The first 2.5 gallons of the pot is filled with Super Soil, then I put in another half gallon of straight roots (also amended with Growstones) that I gently mix a little with the Super Soil base. Then I fill the rest of the pot with the Growstone amended roots soil. I've left about 1.5 inches of room at the top so I can top things off once I've transplanted.
Some other changes in the 4th Dimension (the name of my garden) are lowering of the tray by about 18" (more head room!), a new oscillating fan, 7 gallon pots (from 3 gallon), and of course the Super Soil.
If you have any tips or tricks for amended organic soil, please speak up. One thing I'm unsure of is watering frequency with this type of soil.
Here is a photo of the garden, just waiting for some clone love:
Here is a trick I learned on this forum for mixing the soil: A compost tumbler. To say this made soil mixing easier is an understatement, even if I did dump 2 bags of super soil on my basement floor.
Thanks & Enjoy!
outwest
Welcome to the second grow log installment from outwest. I'm mixing things up this time and abandoning almost all bottled nutes. Subcool has inspired me with his super soil. I like simple, and the notion of a water only regimen is very appealing. Banana Manna and some organic P & K during flower will probably be the only additions. While yield is a nice-to-have for me as a personal grower, quality (aka dankness) is paramount. My personal preference is taste and smell above all else. For me, if it smells stanky, and tastes yummy, it usually feels good too. Indica, Sativa, Hybrid, doesn't matter to me, just make it taste good and feel good!
With that in mind, Subcool's Super Soil seems like a great way to go. The only changes I've made to his recipe was to add a little more powdered humic acid and azomite. I've also added a gallon of Growstones for every bag of roots base soil. I'm using 7 gallon fabric pots. The first 2.5 gallons of the pot is filled with Super Soil, then I put in another half gallon of straight roots (also amended with Growstones) that I gently mix a little with the Super Soil base. Then I fill the rest of the pot with the Growstone amended roots soil. I've left about 1.5 inches of room at the top so I can top things off once I've transplanted.
Some other changes in the 4th Dimension (the name of my garden) are lowering of the tray by about 18" (more head room!), a new oscillating fan, 7 gallon pots (from 3 gallon), and of course the Super Soil.
If you have any tips or tricks for amended organic soil, please speak up. One thing I'm unsure of is watering frequency with this type of soil.
Here is a photo of the garden, just waiting for some clone love:
Here is a trick I learned on this forum for mixing the soil: A compost tumbler. To say this made soil mixing easier is an understatement, even if I did dump 2 bags of super soil on my basement floor.
Thanks & Enjoy!
outwest
