Helps tremendously sir, I noticed different numbers on the FFOF soil mix looking on wallymart dotcom ( the only place I looked yet shits pretty goddamned expensive iyam JFC) I dont know if they are just stock numbers or what maybe they have different mixtures?. So 1.5 cubic feet fills about two five gallon fabric pots and no fillers (perl/verm) added before?
When using Mega Crop you never use just water. It's all nutrient mix every time. It's a Chelated Nutrient which means the plant will only take up the amount of nutes it needs. I need to find @Emilya info about Chelated Nutes. She explains them really well & I know I have that info in a past journal.
Not sure what you mean about segregate them. I'm only growing 1 plant at the moment for this thread. I'll be taking about 12 Clones from her along the way & choosing 5 of them to grow out. The 5 Clones will go in a 5' x 5' tent to grow while I flower the Mother (which is the plant I'm growing now). I'll keep 1 Clone as a Mother & then Flower the other 4.Hi Buds. I’m loving this journal. I am a newer grower and would have loved to have a “from the beginning“ basic tutorial like this. I’ve been reminding myself to make a list for a little toolkit in anticipation of next year’s plans and I’m sure I’ll pick up some little tidbits here! There is so much info on the site but a lot of it is fairly spread out (my opinion), and I, like many, have been fortunate to get help from members here - but it took me a couple of months to be brave enough to ask a question and by that time I was desperate for an answer! I had quite a wild ride this summer and have a few diy tips that were passed to me that I can share. How do you plan to segregate them (or do you?). Hopefully that makes sense! Thanks again!
It has perlite in it already. I pay about $16 - $18 per bag at the Hydro Stores. The hydro stores may have the price marked higher but if you ask how much it costs they usually say it's $23 but with the discount it's $18 or something to that nature. Most hydro stores around my area give discounts from every product they sell. I know they have Happy Frog Soil also which isn't as strong as Ocean Forrest. A lot of growers use Happy frog to start their plants.
Good Info. Thanks !May I add something about noobs choosing which seeds to buy/grow for the first time?
With so many strains on the market, it's a tough decision trying to figure out which seeds to purchase and grow when you're first starting out.
Many fledgling growers are misconceived in thinking that all Cannabis strains grow exactly the same, this is absolutely untrue.
There are many variables to consider, like ease of growing. Some seeds/plants are very hearty and easy to grow, while some are for more experienced level growers and take a lot of extra TLC to properly grow. Most seed banks will give a run down on this, so pay attention to what it says about the skill level it takes to grow particular strains.
Also, environment plays a huge role as well. As Buds mentioned earlier, dialing in your grow area takes some tweaking and fine tuning to get it just right, but some situations, especially with outdoor growing, you want to choose a strain that can handle the particular environment conditions in your neck of the woods.
A prime example of this is that when I was growing, I found that my AK47 plants were especially adapt to the extremely humid conditions we have here in the south east, while other strains I had didn't like it and didn't produce good yields.
Places out west have extremely dry conditions, so you want to ask around and do some research on how well the seeds you're thinking about will do in the environment you have.
Mine were in a basement that had no AC, and it was almost impossible to fully control the temp and humidity, so thank God those AK47's took well to that environment.
Seeds can get pretty expensive, so choose them wisely and do some serious research before just pulling the trigger and buying something you may not be able to handle and wind up killing in the process. It may be an awesome strain and you may want to grow it really badly, but you can't smoke dead seedlings, and nobody likes wasting money.
If I've left anything out, do feel free to chime in guys/gals
Thanks PGA !Man, you spent a lot of time putting all this together. Nice job Buds...
