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Growing with Gaia Green - Shaded's Method

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Growing with Gaia Green - Shaded's Method

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#81
Shaded_One said:
Glad I can help others who might want to try this route! It was pretty painful once I hit week 3 of flower the first attempt I had with the Gaia Green, but I was being "careful" and used WAY less than what I should have. I'm sure there will be variance from strain to strain and environment to environment but at least there's a baseline here for people to start with.
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Can't wait to start my journey!
 
#82
Shaded_One said:
Glad I can help others who might want to try this route! It was pretty painful once I hit week 3 of flower the first attempt I had with the Gaia Green, but I was being "careful" and used WAY less than what I should have. I'm sure there will be variance from strain to strain and environment to environment but at least there's a baseline here for people to start with.
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This link you posted has good info! I'm starting to have a better understanding what feed your soil actually means.

I was mad excited during veg, but once i flipped, the nightmares started.
 
#83
Baywe said:
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Using Gaia Green Nutrients for Cannabis - Plant Medicine Mama

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This link you posted has good info! I'm starting to have a better understanding what feed your soil actually means.

I was mad excited during veg, but once i flipped, the nightmares started.
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Yes I agree! She has some really, really good info on her site. The trick is to give your plants a nice hefty top-dress one week before flipping 🤙
 
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This chart is pretty cool. Also explains the usual "week 3 of flowering" issues a lot of people experience!
 
#87
I haven’t read through the entire thread but I think I’ve found a treasure here.
I’m using the same Gaia Green (veg & bloom), EWC, just a bit of cal mag, kelp meal, and a tiny percentage of Bat Guano (10-3-1).
The big difference is I’m growing in Coco….Fox Farms 70/30. I jumped in before I read the many negative reviews of a coco w/ dry organic amendments…..
So for over 12 weeks I’ve been waiting on my grow to implode but it hasn’t happened. As a matter of fact, it’s been the most vibrant and vigorous grow I’ve personally done.
I water similar to soil….I feel the weight of the pot but am cognizant of the coco drying out in places. I’ve settled into every 3 days. I PH my water to 6.0 and have not had the first blemish.
I get a fair amount of runoff, which is likely washing out some of my amendments but to make sure there are no dry spots I have no choice.
I ended up vegging for about 8 weeks because I was waiting on a couple of autos to finish……and flipped 4 weeks ago tomorrow.
What has surprised me was my initial amendments in their final 5 gal pot, lasted all the way through week 2 of flower….basically I transplanted into 5 gal of amended coco and didn’t top dress until 6 weeks later.
I was sure the runoff situation would leech out some of the amendments and require me to top dress more frequently.
Anyway, I included pics from yesterday….like a fool I’m growing 3 different strains. Don’t ask why, it just happened that way.
I look forward seeing what everyone else has going on and picking their brains.
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#88
Bullmark69 said:
I haven’t read through the entire thread but I think I’ve found a treasure here.
I’m using the same Gaia Green (veg & bloom), EWC, just a bit of cal mag, kelp meal, and a tiny percentage of Bat Guano (10-3-1).
The big difference is I’m growing in Coco….Fox Farms 70/30. I jumped in before I read the many negative reviews of a coco w/ dry organic amendments…..
So for over 12 weeks I’ve been waiting on my grow to implode but it hasn’t happened. As a matter of fact, it’s been the most vibrant and vigorous grow I’ve personally done.
I water similar to soil….I feel the weight of the pot but am cognizant of the coco drying out in places. I’ve settled into every 3 days. I PH my water to 6.0 and have not had the first blemish.
I get a fair amount of runoff, which is likely washing out some of my amendments but to make sure there are no dry spots I have no choice.
I ended up vegging for about 8 weeks because I was waiting on a couple of autos to finish……and flipped 4 weeks ago tomorrow.
What has surprised me was my initial amendments in their final 5 gal pot, lasted all the way through week 2 of flower….basically I transplanted into 5 gal of amended coco and didn’t top dress until 6 weeks later.
I was sure the runoff situation would leech out some of the amendments and require me to top dress more frequently.
Anyway, I included pics from yesterday….like a fool I’m growing 3 different strains. Don’t ask why, it just happened that way.
I look forward seeing what everyone else has going on and picking their brains. View attachment 1269891View attachment 1269892
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I hear ya on the 3 different strains… I did the exact same thing. It seemed like a GREAT idea 🤣 yours look good tho. Mine are a hot mess
 
#89
Do you Ph your water? i have my tap water coming in at 8, usually takes 3 to 4 drops of ph down to get it to 6.5
 
#91
Shaded_One said:
Most organic grows should be self regulating to a certain extent especially if your base soil contains lime. My tap water comes in around 7.8-8 and I never adjust or check my pH.
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do you top dress your gypsum and epsom salt the same time or separatly? thanks for the reply! gonna be trying your grow to the tee!!
 
#94
GHOST_2O4 said:
sweet thanks bro! last question, for your epson salts and gypsum is the dosage per gallon? so bi weekley itll be 3 tbs each for 3 gallons?
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The Epsom/Gypsum and Rock Dust are flat dosed so not dependent on pot size(s). You could always use more based on what you are seeing with the plant

I am going to play around with doubling the amount given near week 3 or 5 of flower though on my next runs
 
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#95
Shaded_One said:
The Epsom/Gypsum and Rock Dust are flat dosed so not dependent on pot size(s). You could always use more based on what you are seeing with the plant

I am going to play around with doubling the amount given near week 3 or 5 of flower though on my next runs
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alright thanks! ill be doing the bare minimum for now, dont have a dehumidifier so if i get those big nugs on what im growing i dont think my 2 x 4 can handle the humidity lol
 
#97
My little auto grow at 30 days. Basic Gaia Green, Recharge in Ocean Forrest w/Worm Castings. I did cull the little useless runt. Should transition into flower soon.

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#99
Getting ready for my 2nd organic grow. On my last grow I noticed a huge difference in the same strain in a larger vs a smaller pot ( 7g vs 3g). This makes me think I should do 10g pots, perhaps 2 plants in a 4x4 tent, vs my typical 4 plants in 5-7g pots.

Just wanted to bounce that off folks if they have any suggestions.
 
#100
Lp_jr said:
Getting ready for my 2nd organic grow. On my last grow I noticed a huge difference in the same strain in a larger vs a smaller pot ( 7g vs 3g). This makes me think I should do 10g pots, perhaps 2 plants in a 4x4 tent, vs my typical 4 plants in 5-7g pots.

Just wanted to bounce that off folks if they have any suggestions.
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That's exactly what I will be doing in my next grow @Lp_jr ! @CannaGranny just did a one plant scrog in her 4x4 which turned out quite lovely. I will prob go with a 10gallon fabric pot
 
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