Perception
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Conclusions on Grow:
Overall, I'm very happy with how things turned out, and how easy everything was. It took a lot of up-front studying to get The Rev's system down, but once I was rolling everything was very easy. The buds look more frosty than other grows I've done, and the smells coming from my tent were stronger than I've had before. The plants were relatively healthy. Is this method superior? I don't know - I'm going to need to do a lot more experimenting and comparison. But overall, I'm very happy with the system.
At this point, I have finished final trim, and have smoked scissor hash of both strains (see results below). I'll post smoke results in a couple months after a proper cure.
Coma Cluster
The Coma Cluster (indica) scissor hash was not super impressive. DEFINITELY a strong indica (sedative), but wasn't super potent, and didn't have anything special about it. But it worked.
Darling Sativa
The D.S. scissor hash on the other hand was SUPERB. I really really really liked the high. Potent, VERY psychedelic, clear headed, and low anxiety considering how smacked I was last night. I had one of those experiences where you lay in bed, slightly hallucinating while falling asleep. It was amazing. Everything I want out of a Sativa. Hoping it cures up well and gets even better.
Things I'd change next time:
I think should have done more feedings in flower. In hindsight, I would have liked to have done an additional high Nitrogen feed around week 3 or 4, and an additional high phosphorus (finishing) feeding around week 7 or 8. I should have paid more attention that these plants could take up to 11 weeks, and accounted for that. Especially in 3 gallon pots. They DEFINITELY started to run out of steam near the end. Leaves started yellowing too early, (weeks 6 and 7), and they just seemed hungry near the end. The ripening REALLY slowed down. So next time, I'll add additional teas and/or top dressings. Again, this is taking in to account the pot size I used, and how long it took to flower these.
Mine took forever to finish up too. At 11.5 weeks I was out of time and took them down. They also seemed like they were hungry. Next time I’m going up to 5 gallon pots.
Awesome thread! The Rev was the first dude to change my mind the first time I read skunk magazine. Im embaressed to say but one year before that back in 08 I had heavy harvest after watching brown dirts documentary. First grow, what can ya do.. The 2.2 soil mix is working wonders! In 7 gallons the KOS Black Poisons deff could have benefitted w.o spikes. This time around no spikes shes purring like a kitty
Yeah I finished that round, the wild thing about it was that when i made the spikes.. Reflecting now, in some of my pots there was voids(air pockets). I made the mistake of transplanting from square 5 gal to circular 7 gal. Deff over packed the spikes by not transplanting proper and filling the soil in w empty air pockets. I did use a mix of EWC yucca(hygea hydration) mollases, coconut sugar, and agave nectar. 1 tablesooon of each sugar bubbled in a 5 gal cut w an additional 5 gal of RO making 10 gal. Every 2 weeks till that last week. Deff still have room for improvement to make. But so far imo its the easiest style to automate. Been working on a drip system to run w the yucca extract. https://www.maximumyield.com/yucca-extracts-a-gardening-secret-from-the-desert/2/1236 All my other strains loved the mix w spikes and top dress. Now w the Black Poison in a 10 gal smartpot just his soil mix no cut, no top dress, no tea. Doing very well, should have a pic for ya'll next week finishing up. But thus far, I clean the bottom 1' of the plants and remove all emerging pea size shoots leaving the top 12"-16" full of a denser fuller structure that becomes a 1 2 3 trim
Hey guys! Just made an account because this thread was so interesting to read. Been doing living soil for over a year now and have to say its definitely the way to go. Putting in a lot less effort then you guys but getting amazing results. Letting the worms and mulch do the majority of the work, also setup a Blumat Automatic Drip System and that seems to be keeping the soil trully alive.
Haven't heard of this Brown Dirt documentary either but found a pretty cool youtube channel called BrownDirtWarrior that seems to be relevant.
Either way, can't wait to learn more from all of you, love all the reports and analysis going around.
Hey @dmandam. Welcome, and nice picture. What strain is that?
I have been thinking about a watering system for my next indoor grow. I just looked at that Blumat system (on amazon), very interesting. Do you feel it does an adequate job? Do you have any complaints about it?
The thing I like the best about growing in organic soil, besides the results, is the lack of work. I check them daily but that's about it. They are happy and I'm loving it.
Hi friend! Thanks for the welcome, and I agree with your thoughts regarding letting nature do it's job. Blumats work in a similar way to nature as well, thats what got me hooked! The way that the carrot (thats the sensor) pulls water into it, and then releases water based off the soil conditions, is similar to how a tree pulls water from the roots. And then it replicated rainy tropical conditions because it is always watering the plants, so similar to after a big rainfall, the plants thrive the next day (except they are always thriving as a result).That's great! Happy you joined. I'd really like to go the direction you are going - letting nature do the heavy lifting, and let the Blumats handle the watering. I figure that a more consistent moisture level will help the microbes stay healthy (And I get tired of hand watering).
So are you using any of the TLO techniques, or just doing a living soil on your own?
Thanks!
Hey guys! Just made an account because this thread was so interesting to read. Been doing living soil for over a year now and have to say its definitely the way to go. Putting in a lot less effort then you guys but getting amazing results. Letting the worms and mulch do the majority of the work, also setup a Blumat Automatic Drip System and that seems to be keeping the soil trully alive.
Haven't heard of this Brown Dirt documentary either but found a pretty cool youtube channel called BrownDirtWarrior that seems to be relevant.
Either way, can't wait to learn more from all of you, love all the reports and analysis going around.
Hi friend! Thanks for the welcome, and I agree with your thoughts regarding letting nature do it's job. Blumats work in a similar way to nature as well, thats what got me hooked! The way that the carrot (thats the sensor) pulls water into it, and then releases water based off the soil conditions, is similar to how a tree pulls water from the roots. And then it replicated rainy tropical conditions because it is always watering the plants, so similar to after a big rainfall, the plants thrive the next day (except they are always thriving as a result).
In terms of TLO, I am just doing a regular living soil grow with very little care. Used some composting to get it started with worms and nutrients, and now feed it the occasional microbe mix and use mulch from the weed leaves themselves to keep it all fed. Have gotten some beautiful results but still have more to learn in terms of getting heavier nugs.
What does anyone do for calmag
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