Date: 06 October 2017
Strain: Nukehead
Type: Hybrid
Stage: Week 3 Flower - Day 78 of Grow
Style: Outdoor
Media: BULLITS SOIL MIX (Read Post # 60)
Current Pot: 15 gal fabric pot
Nutrients: Organic grow
Just an update with some current pics and a special note for StillAlive.
She is starting to step on the gas. I knew the flowering spikes I inserted this past Monday would produce a good response, and it has. Look at how much she has deepened her green. These pictures don’t do the young flowers justice. They have started to slightly fatten up nicely. I’m starting to think about a scrog net for support or about 8 -10 bamboo stakes. I can see she’s going to need it or she’ll end up looking like Sideshow Bob’s hair from the Simpsons – LOL. What’s your take on that readers???
I did feed her a full dosage of compost tea on Wednesday AM. This is part of the reason she’s greened up. 6.8 on the pH meter. Soil is sitting between 6.3 and 5.8. The kelp meal in the spike dropped the soil pH a tad as I expected which is why I pH’ed the tea. I’ll be keeping an eye on that. She’s got some pretty wet feet right now so it will be interesting to see how much and how quickly she takes it up. I also trimmed out the lower branches with LARF bud along with plenty of lower leaves. Time to get her to focus energy to her flowers.
For StillAlive. Dude, just want to say
thanks again for the video on my thread. I think you got a bum rap on the outset of this thread from some readers for what they saw as jumping a new to cannabis grower telling me I got it all wrong. LOL. I didn’t see it that way. I took it as a show of passion from someone that wanted to help. I love anyone that shows their passion & enthusiasm for what they are into. I Know You’re into growing or you wouldn't be reading books to educate yourself. That my grower friend put a big phat smile on my face. Additionally, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF GOOD PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP OTHERS ON THIS PLANET. Not so, I have found, in the Cannabis community at large. You Sir, are welcome to hang at my journal.
So, I got something for ya (and everyone else reading this) You’re comprehending the importance of bacteria, microbes etc FREAKIN AWESOME MAN! It will be interesting to hear from you when you learn about what those synthetic salt based nutes are doing to your mycorrhizae. Seriously, Skip the myco varieties & buy some RECHARGE.
I’ve got no skin in this game. Read the ingredients list on the product. It blows all others out at this time. It’s got your mycorrhizae +++++It works with Salt based synthetics. Best of all, you get a guarantee, and a big enough sample to run a whole grow for only $5 off their website. Ok let’s move on.
Since we’re talking microbes, I’m guessing you’ve all looked at, heard of, or read about a product called EM-1??? Good stuff. $35 a quart. (ridiculous) It is a Lactobacillus Serum. Keeps all kinds of plant pathogens, like powdery mildew, mold, black spot, basically parthenogenic bacteria and fungi off leaves when you use it as a foliar and out of the soil when you drench with it. It does not kill them. It prevents the bad guys from getting established by out competing those pathogens. Plus, Lactobacillus serves many key roles in the soil. It recycles minerals. Some strains are voracious cellulose digesters (humus builders) They also produce a range of exudates, like B-group vitamins, that stimulate plant growth. Finally, like all beneficial microbes, they help deliver nutrients to the plant.
Save the $$. Here’s how you make it.
• ⅓ cup white rice.
• 1 cup filtered water (non chlorinated)
• ½ gallon of whole milk
• 1 tsp blackstrap molasses
• ½ gallon mason jar
• Large Tupperware type or stainless-steel mixing bowl with lid
Place the rice and water in the bowl and swish until the water is cloudy white. Strain, retaining the liquid. The rice can still be cooked and eaten. Place the lid on the bowl, but do not seal it. There must be a space for the mix to breathe. Store it in a cool, dark place for 7 days. At the end of the week there will be some gunk on top. Skim off the top layer and strain the liquid ferment.
Now add the milk to the fermented serum. Leave this blend in a dark place to culture for another week. Again, put the lid on the bowel but do not completely seal it. At the completion of this process, there will be a layer of curds sitting on the top. Skim off the curd and use it as a probiotic for your pets or yourself. It is a very healthy and effective probiotic. The pale-yellow serum that remains is your inactivated inoculum. Add the molasses to provide enough food to just keep the lactobacillus alive. Pour it all into that ½ gallon mason jar. Let it sit overnight before use. To store this, you need to refrigerate or store in the cold room. It will have a shelf-life of around 12 months.
To activate and use this, mix roughly 1 part serum with into 20 parts of unchlorinated water. To make a gallon, mix 6 ounces (3/4 cup) of serum then add water to make a gallon. I use it as a foliar spray for disease control. This recipe can be upsized considerably if you have a lot of garden to cover. In the end, you’ll have made an inexpensive, super-productive, living inoculant that increases biological performance, builds humus and helps to manage pathogens on the leaf surface of your girls. I spray my gardens twice a month throughout the season.
Your Questions, Comments and Input are always welcome. Enjoy my poor amateur photography. I threw in a pic of the serum so you’ll know what it should look like if you choose to make it.
Thanks!
Love ~ Light ~ Peace All