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My Botanicare Cocogro, heavily amended with compost, has turned all moldy on me. Both batches. Batch one, is full of Aspergillis. It is as salty as the sea, which is surely my fault; yet it also does not drain or dry out *at all*. Mind you, this same batch did produce my best yield ever, 2 oz...

In the future, I will be heat pasturizing all my new, most media; by baking it in the oven, in a Turkey Oven Bag (Reynolds), oven at 350, till the media is at F 160 degrees, and hold for an hour. This kind of thing is a standard 'tek' in mushroom culture, and bulk pasturization techniques for...

Amen.

So, now I am thinking of how to use it. Not for starting seeds, it's much to porous. I also have some Roots Organics Coco Chips, busy comparing those to the Bird's Nest right now. Should I try using this stuff straight? Or cut it with the Botanicare Cocogro stuff I have?

Has anyone else discovered or tried this stuff? I just bought two bricks of 'Birds Nest Coco' from Roots Organics, the following is the official web page: That pic in the ad does not do it justice, they should have shown a much wider angle. This stuff is pure fiber strands, no sponge at...

Large houseflys are not a plant pest, but how they got in there is a good question. The only problem, that I can think of, is how did they get in there; did they fly in, did they come in with fresh dirt or compost?

First, thanks for responding, I had to get that off my chest. nuts/nutes, I was put off by this abbreviation when I first encountered it. Basically, my conclusion is going to be that all the soil mixes are basicly ok, but most are way too hot, even after cooking down, and even for larger...

I fried my plants. At least two whole crops started from seed had to be thrown out and restarted, the plants were burning from the bottom up, new growth would appear, and the lowers would die off way to fast. The leaves were clawed and ugly the whole time. This was a few years ago, I have...

I don't see any fans in that pic, get some air on them! What matters is to push air *through* the canopy, past every part of the bud, that will keep it from molding. Other than fans, my coco plants looked just like yours, I am starting to figure out what has been going on in my garden.

I grow in compost/manure/coco over a layer of perlite in air pots; my mix is a tad 'hot' for the plants, such that adding more than a 1/4tsp of nuts to the water tends to claw them a tad, so I have been giving 8-9 week plants at least 3 weeks water, with only an enzyme product (Hygrozyme) and...

I grow in organic soil, and use Apple Cider Vinegar for ph down, along with Orange Juice, the kind you get from the supermarket, both work a charm. Pretty sure neither belongs in a supposedly sterile hydro res, but if you are running active microbes in your res these may do well at 1/4 tsp per...

Just to toss in 2 more cents, the other factor that really affects mold is circulation. None of you have mentioned how many circulation fans you have going, or how you set them up. I had great success in an 80cm tent using at least one 6" fan per plant, 6 fans for 4 plants worked a charm. Now...

1000 watter in a veg room is ok if the veg room is 5x5 or so, or 4x7, depending on the hood. It's the HPS for veg that is off, use a MH in the blue spectrum for veg. Back to the main question: Pollination will not affect flowering. Yield, maybe, sure, if the seeding is moderate to heavy. A...

Firstly, you know you gotta try it! I have had good quality results from organic compost, using only Apple Cider for PH down and Orange Juice for bloom nuts. Yield is more dependant on filling the garden with grow tips before you flower the plants, than on anything else. Imho, the dry nuts...

I run a 600 watt air cooled hood in a DR80, temps are +6 to +11 above the temp in the room, not much more heat than a 400 and more and better nugs. The tent could use bigger exhaust openings, 4 inch is really small. I am planning on getting a second exhaust fan, but I would do that even with a...

The Nepalese Highland from Reeferman and others, is the most boring pot I ever smoked. There, I warned you. It is the most middle of the road bud in every way, kinda head high, kinda body, kinda stretchy but not too much, a little fruity, a tad skunky, very bland. I suspect it's use as a...

Just finished a crop of Flo, been thinking about the future and thought I would stop by for advice.

You gotta wrap the thing in 6 mil plasic, from the hardware store. Lame, but otherwise in the dark you can see the lamp glowing softly through the fabric. I would buy another one for the convinient set up. The zippers will wear out, sux. The vents on the DR80 are for 4inch ducts, but the tent...

I am trimming the last of my Flo harvest right now. The nose is complex, notes of mango and evergreen dominate, with hints of blueberry, pine, and woodchips. Can be toked at 6 weeks, is better at 9 weeks, I ran them as late as 13, which was quite excessive, but I like that kind of thing...

Because I am growing from seed, and have a short tent! Your point is perfectly valid for clones, or those who want a big plant right now. As I grow from seed, they need to mature before they can flower, and it helps to have them be just a tad smaller, furthermore, when the seedlings are...