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Hey guys!
So I'm doing a side by side grow using Build a Soil from buildasoil.com and FFOF to see which one works out better.
I'll be using BuildASoil's
LOS OLY which is- Their Living Organic Soil With Oly Mountain Fish Compost (per their site).
Barley Straw Mulch- This barley straw is not certified organic but comes from a local farm (per their site).
Clover Cover Crop White Dutch- Dutch white clover is a slow-growing, nitrogen-fixing perennial.
Geo Pot- One 15 gallon Geo Pot. I like it a lot, its done really well.
1 Bottle Water conditioner to remove unwanted metals, chlorine and chloramine
These are all the items excluding the water conditioner I was gifted by @brazel . Thanks to him I'm able to do this side by side test!
Items I'll be using in the FFOF grow
FFOF Soil, I've added some perlite to it but other than that it was a fresh bag.
Clay pebbles, I'll be using these to top dress so the roots aren't exposed when I water (anyone have other ideas I'm open to trying it out!).
Botanicare Cal-Mag
GH Floranova Bloom, I'll be running this throughout veg and flower as my base (if someone recommends something else as a base I'm up for it and please drop a line).
GH PH UP
GH PH Down
Mammoth P Bloom Booster- I'll only be running this once I flip the lights to 12/12
I may or may not pick up some more cute to help pack on during flower for the FFOF soil run.
Ok so heres my setup.
I have a 250 SQFT sealed room, inside this room I have..
2 Tents, both are 38.50"x38.50"x78-79"
2 Inline 4" fans inside the tents (one in each tent to exhaust heat & scrub the air of any odors)
2 Virgin charcoal filters fitted with white pre filters (one in each room connected to a 4" fan to exhaust heat & scrub the air of any odors).
4 fans, 3 of them are 6" and one is a 10" I think. I setup 2 in each tent to move air around and help the plant build strong stems.
1 Blue Labs PH meter
1 Blue Labs PPM
8000 BTU portable A/C unit running a 6" exhaust fan to carry the heat out a plexiglass hole cut to fit the fan.
In my VEG tent I have a 4' T5 4 bulb fixture running on a timer thats set for 6am-12am (I might be changing the on and off times, but I'll be keeping the 18/6 schedule)
In my FLOWER tent I have a 400w HPS light with a 19" reflector running on a timer thats set for 12pm-12am (I might be changing the on and off times, but I'll stay with 12/12 schedule as well).
I'LL BE USING TAP WATER FOR BOTH PLANTS.
As far as Genetics I'll be running
Gorilla Glue #4- Seed
Green Cookies- Seed
Black Cherry Soda- Clone
So today I got my BuildASoil pack and got right to work.
I cleaned my veg tent ( I have a grow in my flower tent that should be done by middle of December ish).
I added the BuildASoil to the 15 Gal Geo Pot, mixed it up since it came in 2 bags, 1CF each bag. I tossed some of the Clover cover crop White Dutch on the top of the soil and lightly scratched it in, than I place the Barley Straw on top evenly.
I moved onto my FFOF setup. It was pretty easy as I only had to open the bag and mix the soil with some perlite. I did 2-1 ratio.
So for my seeds, the GG#4 and the Green Cookies, I placed them in the a wet paper towel and stuck em in my cloner inside my veg tent to keep them warm and wetish.
I'l going to post pics now and try to keep a daily log unless there isn't much going on.
Let me know what you guys think and if you have any ideas or input as I'm new and just looking to learn as much as I can.
@EventHorizan @Wisher619 @Toph420 @Farmer P hope it was cool tagging you guys!
So I'm doing a side by side grow using Build a Soil from buildasoil.com and FFOF to see which one works out better.
I'll be using BuildASoil's
LOS OLY which is- Their Living Organic Soil With Oly Mountain Fish Compost (per their site).
Barley Straw Mulch- This barley straw is not certified organic but comes from a local farm (per their site).
Clover Cover Crop White Dutch- Dutch white clover is a slow-growing, nitrogen-fixing perennial.
Geo Pot- One 15 gallon Geo Pot. I like it a lot, its done really well.
1 Bottle Water conditioner to remove unwanted metals, chlorine and chloramine
These are all the items excluding the water conditioner I was gifted by @brazel . Thanks to him I'm able to do this side by side test!
Items I'll be using in the FFOF grow
FFOF Soil, I've added some perlite to it but other than that it was a fresh bag.
Clay pebbles, I'll be using these to top dress so the roots aren't exposed when I water (anyone have other ideas I'm open to trying it out!).
Botanicare Cal-Mag
GH Floranova Bloom, I'll be running this throughout veg and flower as my base (if someone recommends something else as a base I'm up for it and please drop a line).
GH PH UP
GH PH Down
Mammoth P Bloom Booster- I'll only be running this once I flip the lights to 12/12
I may or may not pick up some more cute to help pack on during flower for the FFOF soil run.
Ok so heres my setup.
I have a 250 SQFT sealed room, inside this room I have..
2 Tents, both are 38.50"x38.50"x78-79"
2 Inline 4" fans inside the tents (one in each tent to exhaust heat & scrub the air of any odors)
2 Virgin charcoal filters fitted with white pre filters (one in each room connected to a 4" fan to exhaust heat & scrub the air of any odors).
4 fans, 3 of them are 6" and one is a 10" I think. I setup 2 in each tent to move air around and help the plant build strong stems.
1 Blue Labs PH meter
1 Blue Labs PPM
8000 BTU portable A/C unit running a 6" exhaust fan to carry the heat out a plexiglass hole cut to fit the fan.
In my VEG tent I have a 4' T5 4 bulb fixture running on a timer thats set for 6am-12am (I might be changing the on and off times, but I'll be keeping the 18/6 schedule)
In my FLOWER tent I have a 400w HPS light with a 19" reflector running on a timer thats set for 12pm-12am (I might be changing the on and off times, but I'll stay with 12/12 schedule as well).
I'LL BE USING TAP WATER FOR BOTH PLANTS.
As far as Genetics I'll be running
Gorilla Glue #4- Seed
Green Cookies- Seed
Black Cherry Soda- Clone
So today I got my BuildASoil pack and got right to work.
I cleaned my veg tent ( I have a grow in my flower tent that should be done by middle of December ish).
I added the BuildASoil to the 15 Gal Geo Pot, mixed it up since it came in 2 bags, 1CF each bag. I tossed some of the Clover cover crop White Dutch on the top of the soil and lightly scratched it in, than I place the Barley Straw on top evenly.
I moved onto my FFOF setup. It was pretty easy as I only had to open the bag and mix the soil with some perlite. I did 2-1 ratio.
So for my seeds, the GG#4 and the Green Cookies, I placed them in the a wet paper towel and stuck em in my cloner inside my veg tent to keep them warm and wetish.
I'l going to post pics now and try to keep a daily log unless there isn't much going on.
Let me know what you guys think and if you have any ideas or input as I'm new and just looking to learn as much as I can.
@EventHorizan @Wisher619 @Toph420 @Farmer P hope it was cool tagging you guys!
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