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nice looking plant.
nice looking plant.
is there something they don't like about the glacial rock dust?
oh. yes i did see that some gaia products are hard to get. good to have an alternate.Cost. It's hard to get in some places I guess.
oh. yes i did see that some gaia products are hard to get. good to have an alternate.
Hell yeah I can't wait to make that grow journal haha. And awesome man I will thanks!Awesome to hear! Honestly that's the best part. No mucking around you just water your plants. Enjoy the grow and looking forward to seeing the journalgot any questions feel free to post here or DM.
It's not necessary but when I top dress at the 4 week block periods I'll pre mix the dry amendments with some of my soil mix which does contain about 25% EWC in a smaller container before it goes on the top soil. The dry amendments are pretty dusty and I find pre mixing them with some soil helps to keep it from flying all over the place.
You will like it. I can tell you right now the hardest part of growing like this is theres rarely anything to screw around with. And you will find your way with it. I don't mix as high as Shaded does or even the manufactures recommendations because I use FF Ocean Forrest soil. So I don't need to really precook the soil and GG because it will come on in two weeks. And when it comes on and you have 4 lbs of worm castings 18 gals of mix you might just see a massive nitrogen spike like I did,,,, LMAO! And as I recycle my soil it will be more stable. I'm not a fan of Rock Dust. But because I do ph my water and let it float between 6.6 and 6.2. I'm hoping I will see benefits of Rock Dust down the road as more of my soil becomes recycled. As the lower ph watering's help to break down the Rock Dust. When you look at a ph chart verses what the plants feed on the best concerning ph you might see why I do let it drift around a bit. Enjoy!Hell yeah I can't wait to make that grow journal haha. And awesome man I will thanks!
Thanks to you too @Blastfact your baby shark Auto thread helped push me over the fence for the gaia green
I will be in Fox farms Happy frog so slightly less nutrition in the soil there vs your ocean forest.You will like it. I can tell you right now the hardest part of growing like this is theres rarely anything to screw around with. And you will find your way with it. I don't mix as high as Shaded does or even the manufactures recommendations because I use FF Ocean Forrest soil. So I don't need to really precook the soil and GG because it will come on in two weeks. And when it comes on and you have 4 lbs of worm castings 18 gals of mix you might just see a massive nitrogen spike like I did,,,, LMAO! And as I recycle my soil it will be more stable. I'm not a fan of Rock Dust. But because I do ph my water and let it float between 6.6 and 6.2. I'm hoping I will see benefits of Rock Dust down the road as more of my soil becomes recycled. As the lower ph watering's help to break down the Rock Dust. When you look at a ph chart verses what the plants feed on the best concerning ph you might see why I do let it drift around a bit. Enjoy!
Thanks for this information I've been struggling with nutrients so I've been thinking about changing just not sure this looks amazingHello and welcome to my "Growing with Gaia Green" guide! Figured I would just make a post that can be referenced instead of constantly writing this out in DM's or threads. Gaia Green products are 100% organic dry amendments for cannabis use. They are a Canadian based company but they also sell their product in the USA as well. They have a lot of products to offer and you may find a specific use for some of them due to your variables but I am just going to focus on what I personally use in my stack.
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Sprout phase, ~1 week: NO nutrients are being added to the growing medium. Earth worm castings & cotyledons provide more than enough nutrition for the first 2 weeks of a seeds life
-transplant to 1gallon-
Early veg phase, 4 weeks: amend 3tbsp of 100% All Purpose 4-4-4 per gallon of medium eg. 3tbsp of 4-4-4 for a 1gallon container
Late veg phase if needed, 4 weeks: top dress 3tbsp of 100% All Purpose 4-4-4 per gallon of medium eg. 3tbsp of 4-4-4 for a 1 gallon container
-transplant to 5gallon-
Early flower phase, 1 week before flipping lights: amend 3tbsp of 50% All Purpose 4-4-4 and 50% Power Bloom 2-8-4 per gallon of medium eg. 8tbsp of 4-4-4 and 8tbsp of 2-8-4 for a 5gallon container
Mid flower phase, week 3 or 4 of flower: top dress 3tbsp of 25% All Purpose 4-4-4 and 75% Power Bloom 2-8-4 per gallon of medium eg. 4tbsp of 4-4-4 and 12tbsp of 2-8-4 for a 5gallon container
Late flower phase, sativa plants: if you have a sativa plant chances are they may need an additional weeks of growing time so you could do a light top dress 2tbsp of 100% Power Bloom 2-8-4 per gallon of medium eg. 10tbsp of 100% Power Bloom 2-8-4 for a 5gallon container
-harvest-
This is the basic feed schedule and this is a FULL STRENGTH feeding regiment meaning you are pushing your plant pretty hard. Certain strains and different growing environments may mean that you might only need to use 2/3 of what I have here for amounts. I recommend starting off with 2/3 of what is listed and increasing to full amounts if you're certain that your plants can handle it.
Additional supplements that I use are:
Mycorrhizae
I generously dust the root ball EVERY time I transplant and I also add a couple scoops into my soil mix any time I amend some soil to be going into a new container. Do not underestimate your rhizosphere
Epsom Salts - Magnesium Sulfate
LEDs increase the demand for Mg and this helps cover that demand. Overall plant health and nutrient uptake seems to improve when adding 1tbsp of Epsom Salt every 2 weeks
Gypsum - Calcium Sulfate
Decreases soil salinity and improves soil structure while also providing Calcium and Sulfate. 1tbsp of Gypsum every 2 weeks
Rock Dust Blend - micronutrients and humic acid
Used primarily to supplement micronutrients that may be lacking. Overall plant health and lushness improved since I started adding 2tbsp every 2 weeks
Pretty much once you get started you are either amending or top dressing in 4 week blocks, adding supplemental nutrients every 2 weeks, and then you just water your plants. Good luck and happy growing!
Thanks for this information I've been struggling with nutrients so I've been thinking about changing just not sure this looks amazing
Stocked up and super pumpedreally wanted to try recharge but just can't afford it this go around, oh well this shall do great View attachment 1280254
Stocked up and super pumpedreally wanted to try recharge but just can't afford it this go around, oh well this shall do great View attachment 1280254
Well I thought I'd play soil scientist but maybe I'll just stick to the recipeMashed potatoes were NOT part of the recommended stack ;)
Welcome to the party @Lockebox
I may be close behind in your foot stepsThats what I started with and quickly bought the 4kg buckets and I'm sure the next purchase will be 10kg or 20kg sacks.
Ordered the 10kg/22lb sacks yesterday. Still have plenty of Basalt Rock Dust(won't be reordering any rock dust), Recharge, DE, Epsom Salt. Only have 4 lbs of EWC so I need to find more EWC. Still have plenty of fresh Ocean Forrest in a 27 gal tub and 70/30 Coco in a 27 gal tub. I will be recycling grow media so wont need any of that for a long while.Well I thought I'd play soil scientist but maybe I'll just stick to the recipeand thanks! Glad to be here
I may be close behind in your foot steps
Ordered the 10kg/22lb sacks yesterday. Still have plenty of Basalt Rock Dust(won't be reordering any rock dust), Recharge, DE, Epsom Salt. Only have 4 lbs of EWC so I need to find more EWC. Still have plenty of fresh Ocean Forrest in a 27 gal tub and 70/30 Coco in a 27 gal tub. I will be recycling grow media so wont need any of that for a long while.
9 day old Rosette Stone in Coco.
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I'm not going to replace the rock dust with anything. At best it's a very long term soil builder and questionable at that and nothing I'm willing to pay for. They want to send me bags of it I will use it. But won't spend one cent on it from here on out. I went out the other day and split 3.5lbs or so of Basalt Rock Dust between my bulk Coco and Ocean Forrest and called it good.Hell yeah! She looks like she's enjoying life so far. What are you going to substitute for the Rock Dust? Azomite? Nothing? I was at the Hydro store yesterday and was this || close to picking up some Azomite and some Liquid Seaweed Extract.
I'm not going to replace the rock dust with anything. At best it's a very long term soil builder and questionable at that and nothing I'm willing to pay for. They want to send me bags of it I will use it. But won't spend one cent on it from here on out. I went out the other day and split 3.5lbs or so of Basalt Rock Dust between my bulk Coco and Ocean Forrest and called it good.
Hell yeah that's awesome for 9 days! A whole node and a half ahead of mineOrdered the 10kg/22lb sacks yesterday. Still have plenty of Basalt Rock Dust(won't be reordering any rock dust), Recharge, DE, Epsom Salt. Only have 4 lbs of EWC so I need to find more EWC. Still have plenty of fresh Ocean Forrest in a 27 gal tub and 70/30 Coco in a 27 gal tub. I will be recycling grow media so wont need any of that for a long while.
9 day old Rosette Stone in Coco.
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