Organic Grow

[Xviolator]

Is that just straw as a top dress?

Yes - Barley straw.
Every month or so I remove it and put down a couple tbsps of organic kelp meal and insect frass, cover with 1-2 inches of organic worm castings, put the mulch back over and water until it just starts coming out the bottom of the pot.

 

[Irietime]

Yes - Barley straw.
Every month or so I remove it and put down a couple tbsps of organic kelp meal and insect frass, cover with 1-2 inches of organic worm castings, put the mulch back over and water until it just starts coming out the bottom of the pot.

Nice. Do you use that for veg and flower? Does it need to be barley straw or will any non sprouting straw do?

 

[Xviolator]

Nice. Do you use that for veg and flower? Does it need to be barley straw or will any non sprouting straw do?

Yes. Veg and flower. The mulch helps in keeping the soil moist. There'll be much less watering with a good layer of mulch down.

Any non sprouting straw will work, however, I have found a few barley seeds in the straw. I just add them to the pot. If it sprouts, cool.

 

[Irietime]

Yes. Veg and flower. The mulch helps in keeping the soil moist. There'll be much less watering with a good layer of mulch down.

Any non sprouting straw will work, however, I have found a few barley seeds in the straw. I just add them to the pot. If it sprouts, cool.

Yeah, I use straw as mulch in my veggie garden for moisture retention, just haven't used it on indoor cannabis. I like your method I think I'll try it on my next round. This is my first indoor grow and I'm amazed at how little I've had to water my plants, given there only a month and a week old. I'm sure as they get bigger they'll need more waterings, but I've only watered four times!!

 

[Xviolator]

Thanks. I'm sure the veggie garden is thriving. This is my first organic indoor grow and from my research having some form of mulch is essential.

 

[sKully]

December 25 - Transplanted to 5 gal geo pots. Planted cover crop about a week ahead of transplanting. The OG kush is growing up at a much faster pace. The GSCX is growing out. I have the OG tied down for now. Probably veg another 4- 5 wks. Really have no choice - flower tent is full until then. Transplanting to 15 gal geo pots a week or 2 before flipping.

GSCX
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OG
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Looking good bro!

 

[Xviolator]

Thanks sKully !

 

[MirrorZen]

Thanks. I'm sure the veggie garden is thriving. This is my first organic indoor grow and from my research having some form of mulch is essential.

Any updates? Hope all is well.

 

[Xviolator]

Any updates? Hope all is well.[/QUOTE

All is well. Just vegging waiting on current flowering tent to finish off in about 4 1/2 weeks. Until then, weekly compost teas and IPM foliar sprays.

The plants look healthy and are vigorously growing. Especially the OG. I'll upload more pics this evening.

Thanks Zen

 

[Xviolator]

Jan 9 - 1 day before weekly compost tea. GSCX picking up growth. OG always standing tall.
GSCX

OG

 

[MirrorZen]

Never seen a GSC cross with that kind of structure, looking way compact for her. How much longer are you vegging for?

 

[Xviolator]

I agree. Over the last 2 wks it's picked up some. I'm going to veg roughly another month or so.

 

[Xviolator]

My current veg setup will soon become my seedlings/clone setup. Running out of room. One of my biggest goals going into this was to save some money (eventually this will happen), buying a 4 x 4 setup I know isn't helping but felt it to be indispensable based on what I'm trying to achieve.

For the new veg setup, so far I've bought the 4x4 gorilla lite tent, a 4ft 8 bulb T5 (6500 k), and a Feliz Dual Spectrum Fluorescent 250W CFL . I need to get a good fan/filter. I'm thinking the Black Ops 6" x 24" 550 CFM/Hurricane 6" 435 CFM combo which will run me about $200 on amazon.

I sowed 2 new plants (Super Silver Haze & Bubblegum) a little over 3 weeks ago. This time around I topped both on the 4th node. Same feeding schedule as the OG/GSCX.

Dec 23

Jan 5 - Around 2 weeks

Jan 16 - A little over 3 weeks

The OG and GSCX are growing healthy and fast. Pics coming.

 

[Irietime]

My current veg setup will soon become my seedlings/clone setup. Running out of room. One of my biggest goals going into this was to save some money (eventually this will happen), buying a 4 x 4 setup I know isn't helping but felt it to be indispensable based on what I'm trying to achieve.

For the new veg setup, so far I've bought the 4x4 gorilla lite tent, a 4ft 8 bulb T5 (6500 k), and a Feliz Dual Spectrum Fluorescent 250W CFL . I need to get a good fan/filter. I'm thinking the Black Ops 6" x 24" 550 CFM/Hurricane 6" 435 CFM combo which will run me about $200 on amazon.

I sowed 2 new plants (Super Silver Haze & Bubblegum) a little over 3 weeks ago. This time around I topped both on the 4th node. Same feeding schedule as the OG/GSCX.

Dec 23
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Jan 5 - Around 2 weeks
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Jan 16 - A little over 3 weeks
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The OG and GSCX are growing healthy and fast. Pics coming.

Super pretty!! They like their teas. It's probably in your thread, but are you going to use teas through bloom?

 

[sKully]

My current veg setup will soon become my seedlings/clone setup. Running out of room. One of my biggest goals going into this was to save some money (eventually this will happen), buying a 4 x 4 setup I know isn't helping but felt it to be indispensable based on what I'm trying to achieve.

For the new veg setup, so far I've bought the 4x4 gorilla lite tent, a 4ft 8 bulb T5 (6500 k), and a Feliz Dual Spectrum Fluorescent 250W CFL . I need to get a good fan/filter. I'm thinking the Black Ops 6" x 24" 550 CFM/Hurricane 6" 435 CFM combo which will run me about $200 on amazon.

I sowed 2 new plants (Super Silver Haze & Bubblegum) a little over 3 weeks ago. This time around I topped both on the 4th node. Same feeding schedule as the OG/GSCX.

Dec 23
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Jan 5 - Around 2 weeks
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Jan 16 - A little over 3 weeks
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The OG and GSCX are growing healthy and fast. Pics coming.

good stuff :)

 

[Xviolator]

Super pretty!! They like their teas. It's probably in your thread, but are you going to use teas through bloom?

Thanks Irie.

For early bloom I'll continue to use brew teas and top dresses. Probably sub the kelp for some soft rock phosphate. Starting around wk 2 or 3 of bloom I'll start using barley & corn SST teas and a couple of non brewed teas.

 

[Irietime]

Thanks Irie.

For early bloom I'll continue to use brew teas and top dresses. Probably sub the kelp for some soft rock phosphate. Starting around wk 2 or 3 of bloom I'll start using barley & corn SST teas and a couple of non brewed teas.

Nice, I used worm tea with kelp and fish almost to the second week of bloom and just switched to Buddha Bloom. Thought about teas all the way through, but I should study up on bloom teas and admittedly I got a little lazy. But plants just love the teas!! Peace, keep up the killer grow yo

 

[Xviolator]

good stuff :)

Thanks bro.

 

[Xviolator]

Nice, I used worm tea with kelp and fish almost to the second week of bloom and just switched to Buddha Bloom. Thought about teas all the way through, but I should study up on bloom teas and admittedly I got a little lazy. But plants just love the teas!! Peace, keep up the killer grow yo

Cool. Thanks again Irie. I agree completely, they love the teas. My most recent grow I practically did the same thing except I used HydroPlex. They're into week 5 of bloom. With just the combo of teas, top dressings and a bloom enhancer your plants will thrive, if dialed up correctly. This time around completely bottle and ph meter free! I'll definitely try and make sure to keep updated posts.

 

[sKully]

Cool. Thanks again Irie. I agree completely, they love the teas. My most recent grow I practically did the same thing except I used HydroPlex. They're into week 5 of bloom. With just the combo of teas, top dressings and a bloom enhancer your plants will thrive, if dialed up correctly. This time around completely bottle and ph meter free! I'll definitely try and make sure to keep updated posts.

keep us updated. You've taken path very familiar to me with your style. Looking forward to seeing your success.