TheDudeMan
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you will be fine bro. Just know you can and do grow, its the same, bit like growing annuals, bit like growing flowers. If you grow roses you will prune well, if you grow tomatoes you wont over water when plants are young,. IMO flavor is lost right at the start with over wet seedlings. This is true of tomatoes I know for sure so i grow my own MJ as I do tomatoes, but i prune as if i am growing flowers eg roses. I prune any crossing branches as i would citrus trees and so on to maintain airflow, I dont remove leaves as a rule, but I have been known to tuck them or interlock them to expose lower bud sites.
Growing with Mycorrhizal fungi will give you some buffers against weather and stressors. We tested our own Mycos at 1% media moisture, we got 6 days at 1% moisture past the time where non treated plants had died. we tested flowering MJ too and harvested 30% in tact buds at 10 days 1%, all non teated plants died every time. Humic acid is a long chain electron donor, it can swap its own ions to attract water, where it binds and holds it in the system. Both HA and Mycos offers over 40% more water holding capacity than soil devoid in either or or both
Thanks, that's really reassuring, I think my experience with tomatoes has already helped with starting the plants and such. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to learn a new plant's "language", but it honestly seems so far like mj is way more forgiving than some flowers, for example. Guess the mistakes show in the final yield though. Yeah the organic ferts I'm using have Mycos so I'm hoping that's enough. I'm also adding worm castings because evidently the beneficial bacteria in those are excellent for preventing pests and disease. Damn, that's a pretty fascinating and really unique chemical property. Now I want some humic acid. I really haven't spent that much money (around $150 without the seeds) and I'm putting in at least 8 really strong feminized plants, 5 regular locals, and probably 6 feminized autos. My wife is already grumbling about the expense since I usually don't spend this much on veggies, all together. If I don't produce at least some really good bud, she's going to kill me. Any idea what I could yield with this for a first time grow? I know there are endless factors to take into consideration, but I'm really hoping for a lb or so.