Mikedin’s Living Soil Adventure and Living Soil discussion topic

[amneziaHaze]

MAybe i should make a second layer as well seen jj do it as well with 2 scrogs.

 

[Mikedin]

Hmm post not posting or am I wayyy lagging?

 

[Natep]

Hmm post not posting or am I wayyy lagging?

They are gonna be huge. Looking awesome.

 

[Mikedin]

They are gonna be huge. Looking awesome.

Hell yeah, can’t wait to see how they stretch, flipped lights Sunday so coming up to a week so far, running at about 650ppfd at the upper net then they can do what they want, not pushing lights up higher, running 930w in the 4x8

 

[Natep]

Hell yeah, can’t wait to see how they stretch, flipped lights Sunday so coming up to a week so far, running at about 650ppfd at the upper net then they can do what they want, not pushing lights up higher, running 930w in the 4x8

The next few weeks should be fun to watch.

 

[Mikedin]

Just rollin

 

[cannafarmer420]

Rice hulls have arrived, got all I think I need from BAS to rebuild the soil for the next run, thinking I’ll be adding the rebuild a flower, and once I’m into flower a shade a bit of the Pushin-P I’ll switch to build a bloom now in waterings, maybe combined with the FPF

Besides that, I’ll mulch the clover, then cover that with build a flower, about an inch worth per pot, then cover all with the new rice hulls

New additions to the veggie seeds also arrived while I was gone, gotta get ready for that soon too

That's one hell of a lineup

 

[gwindajoannhare]

My bawdy is ready.

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[uzi4u]

That canopy is looking proper!

 

[Mikedin]

That canopy is looking proper!

Thanks fam! She’s full for sure, week into 12/12, seeing the stretch now I’ll do a bit more adjusting in about 3-4 days make sure everything’s coming up where I want it to, haven’t flipped Frostette yet she’s still filling in her net under her new light happy as can be

That's one hell of a lineup

They filled perfect all around and they look great. Like I said above can see the stretch opening the tent after being away 15-16 hours

Even when I start my camera, the last view it had while it loads is what I see then I install see the new view a second later and it’s like they exploded lol

 

[Mikedin]

Time lapse

 

[Mikedin]

The stretch is on big time, when they’ll stop nobody knows!

4x4 is still under 16/8 gunna keep her there for another week or so, she’s also running 200 PPfD higher than the 4x8 since I dropped the light down, gave a big watering yesterday which is why her leaves are puffy, bottom moisture at 53% that’s my high on that pot, she seems to like running in the 50-52% range best, I’m finding each pot has its own little ecosystem, each plant, although near identical in the 4x8, #1 likes to sit at 49% and #2 likes more like 53%, plant sizes currently are just about dead on, kahuna 2’s stalk is massive, probably double kahuna 3’s, might be a neck and neck race to see who’s better in the living soil. I’m looking for what runs closest to what #3 did last run, we’ll see how they do!

 

[Mikedin]

Evening folks!

 

[Natep]

Evening folks!

Looking good. It’s gonna stretch like crazy

 

[Week4Bytch]

Just rollin

Stunning. Master Chef in action... Quick question boss, I'm trying this scrog deal again, (nothing as clean as what you got going) but it's there. Do we just keep tucking them till the stretch is done or is it a feeling out process? Also, what lines are you using for them PVC scrog units your using. Fishing lines?

 

[uzi4u]

Dang lookin good Mike! Got me pumped on starting my crop soon!

 

[Mikedin]

Stunning. Master Chef in action... Quick question boss, I'm trying this scrog deal again, (nothing as clean as what you got going) but it's there. Do we just keep tucking them till the stretch is done or is it a feeling out process? Also, what lines are you using for them PVC scrog units your using. Fishing lines?

The line itself is called masons string, it’s a string line for laying brick and block, holds up to wear and tear great (figure you use it around cinder block and brick and mortar and they hold up awesome. Works great under heavy tension as well, my net outter frame bends in slightly, I keep it tight, helps when branches start really pushing up

I use 2 nets so this method is a shade different, for single nets I continue weaving and tucking for about 2 weeks figuring that’ll give them about a week to stretch up and fill in

When I double net like this I keep the distance between the nets because instead I’ll tuck for about 10-12 days then let them stretch like hell up that last foot - foot and a half to fill in through the last (days 14-21) week and a half

Take into account rate of stretch, figuring about 21 days from flip till the end of stretch, then figure how high they need to go to reach your top canopy Goal,

Example: if you have a goal, say you need them to stretch up 20”, look at your stretch rate (I measure daily usually to see if they are moving fast or slow) stretch lasts roughly the first 2.5 - 3 weeks after flip, so you’re at day 10 since flip, plants are growing at 1.5” per day, you need them at this point to stretch 16” to reach your goal, so 16 divided by 1.5 would be 10.66 days

Personally If I calculated that on day 10 of stretch that’d be my last tuck day, I know I’ll average 1-1.5” of stretch based off measurements daily to meet the height goal you set, then stop tucking and let them fill in, it’s a guessing game. Some stretch faster, some slower, along stretch for longer time periods, some less works better with clones some plants double, some triple, working with clones you’ve ran before you can better anticipate how much she’ll stretch on average

 

[Mikedin]

Dang lookin good Mike! Got me pumped on starting my crop soon!

Thanks fam! It’s only gunna get better! New 3x3 is in its place, exhaust has arrived, still waiting on final pieces for this setup, should arrive in a few days!

Love these new spiderfarmer corner brackets

 

[Mikedin]

Wow just saw this

SE3000 is $309 list, currently on sale for $269 and then there’s another $40 coupon so $229 for that light? Killer deal for a light running LM301H EVO diodes

Same light I’ll be running in the 3x3 she flowered the 4x4 great last run

 

[Mikedin]

Looking good. It’s gonna stretch like crazy

I’m 9 days from flip now and they are movin for sure! Probably 4-6” of stretch already, these cuts normally doubled in stretch so I’ll keep pullin em for about 5-6 more days then let ‘em tech for the sky like I said above after about day 14 I’ll stop tuckin and that’ll give em about another foot to stretch
There about 3” below the net currently some more some less I’m not under watering so they should go full stretch I still have about 20” before I’d get nervous about height so if they stretch an inch per day I should hit right about there, we’ll see though! I’ve grown Frostette through the bars on this FD6500 before but I also am running the UV / IR bars 3x a day last time I ran those in stretch I noticed less stretch and closer internodal spacing so I’m hoping I see that same growth again