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Much better. Info is always good. Yes, pictures would greatly help. I see you have practical experience so you aren't some floundering newb.OK ... thank you for hearing my pleas.
Let me fill in some gaps.
Grow tent is 4'6" x 4'6"".
I am using a FlexStar 645W LED light.
I have a 4" Exhaust fan and have a backup 6" exhaust fan should the heat get to intense.
I am monitoring temperature and humidity with 3 monitors in the tent and 1 in the room.
I have a humidifier in tent and a dehumidifier in the room. I keep the humidity at around 55%.
I run the lights for 18 hours and keep the temperatures around 83 degrees by leaving the lights at 80%
The lights sit around 15" from the top of the canopy.
Screen of Green is the goal. started with 8 clones of the Godfather OG strain.
I also have 3 that were started from seed. (Ethos Apex R1). These were started in cococoir and had a rough start. I adopted them and they too, are now thriving. These 3 are in 5 gallon, Food Grade buckets that I used a super soil concentrate, with HappyFrog soil.
The Godfather clones were put to soil on April 2nd.
The Ethos were seeded on March 17th.
I have done low stress training on all of these plants and they have all spread out nicely.
The Godfathers are not as bushy, but they have also grown more vertically, than horizontal. They are each between 12 to 14"
high and about 17" wide. They all have multiple stems and I only topped once. Multiple meaning up to 12 stems per plant.
The Ethos have 4 to 6 potential flower sites and sit in the tent, higher than the Godfathers because the buckets are taller and the plants are bushier.
I am concerned about so much weight on each of these stems as if all of these sites flower, these will be incredibly heavy. Thus my questions about support from under the stems from a potential bamboo bridge or a good recommendation.
I have built a ScrOG screen from PVC and it now sits in the tent with the stems approaching and encroaching it today. I have only tucked a couple into the openings and expect the others to push quickly when I give them their growth shots.
I can add a second screen if advisable.
I have had no pest, no mold, and no issues to speak of.
I'm just ignorant as my experience with growing was helping the harvest and trimming. 40 years ago.
Let me know what kind of photos will help you help me and I'll look over these videos to see if I topped and stressed well, etc.
Thank you a million times over.
Way to much guano and blood mealEverything looks good. You have enough screen coverage to flip. Get the R1's as flat as you can and put anything that doesn't reach that height on plant stands so that they are even with the screen.
Feed as instructed.
You know you can make your own supersoil right? The recipe they use is a recipe that has been around for decades.
How to Make Your Own Super Soil Like a True Master Grower | Wikileaf
Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just dipping your toes into the cultivation scene, you’ll want to make sure your cannabis plants grow up to be robust and healthy.www.wikileaf.com How to Make Super Soil
If you’re growing your cannabis outdoors, you may plan to use the existing soil in your garden as your base soil. If this is the case, pick up a soil testing kit at your local garden center. These are relatively inexpensive and can tell you what ratio of plant macronutrients is already present in your soil. Make sure that your garden soil has not previously been treated with chemical pesticides or fertilizers. If it has, consider buying organic substrate from the store instead. This recipe is based on Subcool’s original super soil recipe. Growers have made a number of tweaks and substitutions to this formula, so feel free to use it as a guide and make it your own.
Super Soil Recipe
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- Garden shovel or pitchfork
- Tarp, large plastic tub, or wading pool (a.k.a. kiddie pool)
- 3-5 large garbage bins with lids
*Many organic growers take issue with the use of animal byproducts, either for ethical reasons or because the animals in question may not have been raised using organic methods, which effectively renders the soil non-organic. **There are also a few concerns with the use of bat guano. It may not be sustainably harvested, and bats are often the prime suspects regarding the transfer of zoonotic diseases. You may choose not to use these ingredients and opt for additional worm castings, supplemented with alfalfa meal.
- Base Soil: 6-8 large bags of organic soil containing coco fiber and mycorrhizae (Subcool recommended Roots Organic)—or equivalent amount of garden soil.
- 25-50 lbs organic worm castings
- 5 lbs steamed bone meal*
- 5 lbs Bloom Bat Guano**
- 5 lbs blood meal*
- 3 lbs rock phosphate
- ¾ cup Epsom salt
- ½ cup dolomite(sweet lime)
- ½ cup azomite
- 2 T powdered humic acid
- Water
Super Soil Preparation Instructions
- Pour half of the base soil onto the tarp. If you’re using a kiddie pool or smaller container, you may have to do this in multiple batches.
- Add the other ingredients(also known as amendments) to the pile except for the water. If you’re mixing in two batches, add only half the quantity of the amendments at this time and save the other half for your next batch)
- Top with the remaining soil.
- Use your shovel or pitchfork to thoroughly mix the base soil with the amendments. Take care to break up any large clumps in the soil throughout this process as well.
- Transfer your mixed super soil to the garbage cans and add about 3 gallons of water per bin(enough to moisten, but not completely saturate). This helps distribute the nutrients.
- Mix up the soil inside the bins to spread the water throughout.
- Store the soil in a warm location for a minimum of 30 days or up to six months (some growers recommend 6-12 weeks). This allows the microorganisms time to establish and enrich the super soil.
How to Use Super Soil
After your super soil has been allowed to sit for several weeks, it’s ready to use. Do not plant your cannabis plants directly in super soil. It is highly nutrient-rich and could cause fertilizer burns if applied directly. If you’re growing potted plants, fill the bottom ¼ or ⅓ of your pots with super soil. On top of this, create a “buffer zone” by adding a 2-inch layer containing a 50/50 mix of plain, organic base soil and your prepared super soil. Fill the rest of the pot with base soil only and add your plant to this zone. The cannabis plant’s roots will eventually reach down to the super soil layer and extract the nutrients. We’d like to thank the late, great cannabis breeder Subcool for his super soil recipe and his many contributions to the cannabis industry as a whole.
The bloom recipe they use is good but you should really learn the basics of nutrition so that you can come up with a better recipe. Supersoil ain't cheap and making it takes some time. Most just buy bags of soil made for cannabis which is also fortified. One soil that comes to mind that would be comparable to Supersoil is Roots Organic Lush formula.
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