Conradino23's Another Outdoor Grow With High Brix Soil - Air-Pots & SoCal Seed Stock

[Conradino23]

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So the one with bubbles is a straight horsetail and stinging nettle tea cooked in 5 days in the sun. It's mostly source of calcium, silica and nitrogen in copius ppm. Medium content of potassium is there too with small amount of magnesium, molibden, iron, zinc, sulphur, phosphorus and many other ones in trace amount. This is what I use in late veg to early flowering and it's momentarily available to the plants. I might finish on it this time though but I have to ponder it for a while.

The other one has been cooked through the winter mainly as a source of bacteria and funghi for the young plants so they can withstand the stress of temps etc. There is dandellion root, purslane, mint as well as compost, hay and leaves and a dead lizard or too. For sure high in potassium, silica, phosphorus and other stuff. I'll check it later in flowering to check if I can detect a change in olfactory test or I can register it on the refractometer

 

[SecurityJo]

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So the one with bubbles is a straight horsetail and stinging nettle tea cooked in 5 days in the sun. It's mostly source of calcium, silica and nitrogen in copius ppm. Medium content of potassium is there too with small amount of magnesium, molibden, iron, zinc, sulphur, phosphorus and many other ones in trace amount. This is what I use in late veg to early flowering and it's momentarily available to the plants. I might finish on it this time though but I have to ponder it for a while.

The other one has been cooked through the winter mainly as a source of bacteria and funghi for the young plants so they can withstand the stress of temps etc. There is dandellion root, purslane, mint as well as compost, hay and leaves and a dead lizard or too. For sure high in potassium, silica, phosphorus and other stuff. I'll check it later in flowering to check if I can detect a change in olfactory test or I can register it on the refractometer

I was waiting for the part about the incantation but I guess that's later on in the process.. I'm looking to make/store similar teas so I'll have to experiment with local substances. I've sourced some earthworm castings, seabird guano, bat guano. I might do some beachcombing and try some seaweed or other dead stuff that might wash up. Our soil isn't the greatest here, somewhat acidic from what I understand. Thanks for your reply!

 

[Conradino23]

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It's more important to know its CEC and structure than PH. Soil is a living organism you can push it, tweak it or transform it with time. Good luck with your grow, man.

 

[Hash Hound]

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I was waiting for the part about the incantation but I guess that's later on in the process.. I'm looking to make/store similar teas so I'll have to experiment with local substances. I've sourced some earthworm castings, seabird guano, bat guano. I might do some beachcombing and try some seaweed or other dead stuff that might wash up. Our soil isn't the greatest here, somewhat acidic from what I understand. Thanks for your reply!

most of my organic teas were with Dr Earth powdered organics and molasses as the base, maybe some mycos and the EWC and BG you mentioned. Aerate over night. Use soon. Storing it will make it smell foul. Top dress with the ingredients.
Sometimes I used the ingredients right in the bucket and sometimes suspended in the water in a stocking,
Either way works great.

 

[Conradino23]

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Yeah definitely you have to use stuff that's available and that works for you. My teas are pretty much local, ingredients easily available as I live in the countryside. The one I use is really the basis, the other one is pure fantasy. Find one working totally for your grow and use it, that's it.

 

[SecurityJo]

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I really like the idea of bud that is specific to the area that it is grown in. Almost anyone can grow in a closet with a bottle of nutes but when you talk about terroire and artesenal bud it's more of a "romantic" experience, the same reason you wouldn't eat in a McDonald's whilst travelling abroad. My substrate has a lot of gravel. After reading up on highbrix, doc bud has an affinity for fishy/seaweed ferts which is local to my region. Short, cold growing season though. Best weed I ever had was from Switzerland, almost neon green. I was so young I had no idea how good it actually was. Almost got nabbed by French customs because I stunk up the whole bus. Have also tried strains from all over Mexico, never thought to save the beans back then

 

[Conradino23]

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Yep I kinda love this idea too and I also use local soil, which is the basis really. But I modify it by cooking with some additives when I grow in air-pots or I just till some into the ground.

And yeah following Doc Bud is a good idea. I use fish in flowering with lithothamnium and seed extracts, this time around I think I'm gonna go for pumpkin seeds as a source of quickly available phosphorus. Weed in Switzerland is quite good on par with Dutch one but it's incredibly contaminated with shit. But everywhere stuff is more or less contaminated if sold on broad market. If you have a short and cold season that's tough for outdoors, but it's still entirely possible with autos or Canadian or Danish strains. I smuggled small quantities over the border in my life, but used smart ways to hide the smell

 

[Radogast]

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Yep I kinda love this idea too and I also use local soil, which is the basis really. But I modify it by cooking with some additives when I grow in air-pots or I just till some into the ground.

And yeah following Doc Bud is a good idea. I use fish in flowering with lithothamnium and seed extracts, this time around I think I'm gonna go for pumpkin seeds as a source of quickly available phosphorus. Weed in Switzerland is quite good on par with Dutch one but it's incredibly contaminated with shit. But everywhere stuff is more or less contaminated if sold on broad market. If you have a short and cold season that's tough for outdoors, but it's still entirely possible with autos or Canadian or Danish strains. I smuggled small quantities over the border in my life, but used smart ways to hide the smell

You have a doctorate level knowledge of strains and how to grow them.

Dr. Conrad, I salute you and acknowledge your mastery.

 

[Conradino23]

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Thx for the compliment, man... but I don't think I'm that advanced. I mean I might know a thing or two about weed and I mastered organic growing, but as far as the strains are concerned I'm nowhere near the total knowledge. I can't wrap my head around all the classics and even less the stuff that's coming out. I wish I wasn't so limited due to legal reasons, but I definitely do my best

 

[NorCaliwood]

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Drive By.. Hoping you have a Happy Easter... And Keepem Green

 

[AllSmiles]

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What's up Con! Late for this one but all caught up and happy there's still a ways to go. Love how those CG 72s look and all your plants in general. For some reason when I grow different strains they seem to all look the same during veg except for height. I'll sit quietly in the corner and joyfully observe a master at his craft growing some fine herb

 

[Conradino23]

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Hey guys. I've been away for Easter to visit my family and I just came back. Hmm two of my Lebs got eaten by some insects, my wife didn't even notice. The rest of my plants are fine. I think I should start some more seeds. Forced plants didn't show sex yet, but it should happen soon.

I understand what you're saying AllSmiles. Very often all strains look the same in indoor environment, which has probably more to do with using standard 18/6 photoperiod in veg and 12/12 in flowering... neither exists in nature. When I'm growing sun dep plants I usually go for 11/13 which gives me interesting pheno expressions and also faster bloom. Did you ever try that?

 

[NorCaliwood]

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Bummer bout the sprouts,, least it's early and they were small.. And you have plenty of time.. It's just hell to lose them..
GL and Keepem Green

 

[Governmentchz]

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When I'm growing sun dep plants I usually go for 11/13 which gives me interesting pheno expressions and also faster bloom. Did you ever try that?

I've used 11/13 exclusively for all my indoor strains for the last 2 years. Just seems to be better for the strains I'm running

 

[AllSmiles]

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I tried running 11/13 on a round of plants and saw no ill effects from the usual 12/12. I haven't grown enough strains or even the same strain enough times to know if it made a difference though. I can say they finished on time with breeder specs when I did 11/13. I've grown some strains that took 1-3 weeks longer to flower using 12/12.

 

[cocodream]

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I've used 11/13 exclusively for all my indoor strains for the last 2 years. Just seems to be better for the strains I'm running

Is the yield good ? Or its less ?

 

[Conradino23]

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Bummer bout the sprouts,, least it's early and they were small.. And you have plenty of time.. It's just hell to lose them..
GL and Keepem Green

Yeah I was slightly bumed out, but one or two plants is not a drama.

I've used 11/13 exclusively for all my indoor strains for the last 2 years. Just seems to be better for the strains I'm running

Definitely better for sativas

I tried running 11/13 on a round of plants and saw no ill effects from the usual 12/12. I haven't grown enough strains or even the same strain enough times to know if it made a difference though. I can say they finished on time with breeder specs when I did 11/13. I've grown some strains that took 1-3 weeks longer to flower using 12/12.

Try it with sativa-dominant strains and I'm sure you're gonna see the difference. Hmm when I'm thinking about it it's also about stable temps, RH or light spectrum indoor. All these factors add to certain uniformity. I remember listening to Mean Gene and he said that the same strain grown in the shadow or in the sun will have totally different leaves, cause plant will respond and adjust. That's why tropical sativas have more of a lanky look with thin-bladed long leaves, it's perfect for the climate they're in.

 

[Conradino23]

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I watered these today and I'm cutting their photoperiod short, maybe I'll give them 24 hrs of darkness like I used to do to give them a push. Still no sex as of today.

CG '72 (9 days on 11/13)

UD (6 days on 11/13)

They definitely stretched and grew in the last couple of days, so they're about to go into flowering.

And these are Lebs

The one in the middle might pull through. I had plants damaged like these before and they were usually able to make it with time. Zoom is on the purple/red pheno. From what I've read that one tested at high THC and is a classic hash cultivar. The other, green one is a high CBD plant, which I'm also stoked to see in full bloom.

I also check my plants in the New Sunny Spot today and they're doing fine. I topped UDs, I gave them some tea and water and put a nice layer of green mulch around. Soon I'm gonna show you some pics.

Ok, that's it folks

 

[Tead]

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A little update on a UD grown abroad.... just 'cause it was lookin extra sexy this morning.

 

[Conradino23]

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It's snowing there, man