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It's a craft cannabis soil. When you say 1 water, do you mean that I fill the saucer before I leave it should be adequate? Sorry a bit confused.
Couldn't Resist A Christmas Auto Grow
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they're tiny enough i'm not even sure they need it. otherwise i'd let it run and see.
is it your own or a premade ?
soil / neutralized soil can be dense. peat, coco, perlite, rice husks, break up the composition and provide oxygen to the roots. it's important to know what is in the media.
no. maybe just a tiny top water once while you're gone.
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I buy the soil premixed. Here is the composition.
| Capacity | 30L |
| Inoculant | Cannabis Microbial Consortium |
| Blend | Compost, Vermi-compost, Coco peat, Sphagnum peat moss (sustainably harvested) and perlite |
| Ingredients | Alfalfa meal |
| Aloe meal | |
| Basalt Rock Dust | |
| Bio-Char (preloaded with microbes) | |
| Canna-kashi | |
| Calcitic Lime | |
| Copper Powder | |
| Dolomite Lime | |
| Guano (sea-bird) | |
| Gypsum | |
| Humic Acid | |
| Fulvic Acid | |
| Frass | |
| Kelp Meal | |
| Malted Barley | |
| Manganese Oxide | |
| Montmorillonite Clay | |
| Soft Rock Phosphate | |
| Zeolite |
I don't know anybody I'd give my keys to unfortunately. I think the wicks will work. There is only one way to find out.
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This blog by Seedsman shows in pictures the week by week development of autoflowers. The babies will still be little by the time I get back. I don't think they are going to miss me. They will be at 2 weeks development, just in time for an upcan to the 20 liter when I return.
Twinning!
Holy crap! That looks like some pretty good soil.
No, she was recommending it long before she started using the Instant Pot:
Ardent's research says that there is a big difference in decarb rate when doing it in oil.
"When you add the decarbed flower into the fatty oil, the oil encapsulates the flower, acting as an insulator. That’s why it’s necessary to decarb BEFORE you infuse. The oil acting as an insulator means that you won’t get a fully activated product if you don’t decarb before the infusion process."
Source and chart.
I believe Mel compensates by running much longer than an air decarb would take.
I don't think they'll need to be fed at this age or even by the time you get back unless they're really fast growers. Good luck with the wicking setup!
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That's right, I remember reading that but it's not in my notes. Thank you.
I don't think so. The only danger is that the top might get dry if the weather is hot and dry. I think @bluter was right when he said one top watering will probably do it.
Shed, just to be clear was Sue referring to an air decarb in an oven? 110 C for 110 minutes.
Yes!
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Actually, now that we have reached this conclusion I am reminded of the simplicity of the formula.
I am a photo taking nut so what I think I will do is a day by day report on the development of the seedlings, which may be helpful to new growers. Once the development can be seen in weeks, I will revert to bi-weekly updates.
Day 2
This is the Red Russian XXL Auto two days from breaking ground.
This is the Skywalker, Kush cut Auto two days from breaking ground
The wicking is working wonders. The soil is ever so slightly damp to the touch, and spongy. I think those are perfect conditions for these sprouts to grow big and strong.
Loving those cute first true leaves!
At the risk of you abandoning us in SIP Club, Here is a post from Krissi showing a commercial Swick. A few posts down is a video that @el gringuito found. Maybe you can find some grow info by poking around either company's website or on the Jungle River.
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Awesome, thank you. When I googled "Swick cannabis", this thread from 420 Mag turned up. I wasn't sure what to make of Krissi's setup. I'm sure I will figure it out with a bit homework. I am not opposed to the idea of wicking throughout the grow. At this point in time I am not sure of the difference between Swicking and Wicking
The Swick concept should probably work great with the cloth pots you have!Awesome, thank you. When I googled "Swick cannabis", this thread from 420 Mag turned up. I wasn't sure what to make of Krissi's setup. I'm sure I will figure it out with a bit homework. I am not opposed to the idea of wicking throughout the grow. At this point in time I am not sure of the difference between Swicking and Wicking
They both have the same concept of a reservoir of water below the pot. The swick moves the water with wicks of some sort, usually some sort of rope, one end touching the bottom of the reservoir and the other up into the soil mix or running along the bottom of a cloth pot.
A SIP is generally one integrated system and uses the soil itself to wick the moisture up, with the added air gap up into the lower roots.
The challenge I've found with swicks is that it is important to match the wick size to the plant size so having the ability to start small and then increase the size or quantity of the wicks is important (and a feature I didn't think to build into mine back when I was messing around with them).
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I am watching this video called Wicking Pots, but I think it looks like SIP? or am I still confused?
Both SIPs and Swicks are wicking pots. SIPs do it with soil and all in one pot like your video, while Swicks wick the water through some sort of link material (rope, cotton, etc.)
Hey girl!
Your photography is on fleek babe.
Your grow adventures are off and running!
Your photography is on fleek babe.
Your grow adventures are off and running!
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Day 3 in Swicks (It feels so good saying that)
First up we have Ms Skywalker Kush Cut
And then we have Ms Red Russian XXL
They both have proud stems and immaculate first leaves. I have a good feeling about these two. I feel pretty certain I can avoid the early leaf damage I had with the last two.
On that note, I am looking at my medium for the grow. I have about 15 liters of unused soil, 20 liters of used soil and 10 liters of used potting soil. I don't have space or a shovel to mix it nicely so I was thinking of layering it. I will amend it by adding Elemental Blend, which is formulated to replenish the Orgasoilux craft soil.
Suggestions for the mixing of medium or layering will be gratefully appreciated.
I have removed the wicks from the reservoir (in my case the saucer), because I have determined the soil to be optimally moist. I think I will give them a top up before I leave but I won't leave the wicks in the res while I am gone, otherwise the soil will become too wet. Right now it feels spongy and slightly damp to the touch.
First up we have Ms Skywalker Kush Cut
And then we have Ms Red Russian XXL
They both have proud stems and immaculate first leaves. I have a good feeling about these two. I feel pretty certain I can avoid the early leaf damage I had with the last two.
On that note, I am looking at my medium for the grow. I have about 15 liters of unused soil, 20 liters of used soil and 10 liters of used potting soil. I don't have space or a shovel to mix it nicely so I was thinking of layering it. I will amend it by adding Elemental Blend, which is formulated to replenish the Orgasoilux craft soil.
Suggestions for the mixing of medium or layering will be gratefully appreciated.
I have removed the wicks from the reservoir (in my case the saucer), because I have determined the soil to be optimally moist. I think I will give them a top up before I leave but I won't leave the wicks in the res while I am gone, otherwise the soil will become too wet. Right now it feels spongy and slightly damp to the touch.
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Hello you
I just posted at the same time you did. Hope your first shift went well!
Them's some happy babies!
I've personally never understood layering soil since there are roots from top to bottom in a pot, so why would you want some of them to get one kind of soil and other roots to get different kind?
Seems like it would be if I gave my plants a little water on top with one strength nutes and bottom fed them a different strength!
I've personally never understood layering soil since there are roots from top to bottom in a pot, so why would you want some of them to get one kind of soil and other roots to get different kind?
Seems like it would be if I gave my plants a little water on top with one strength nutes and bottom fed them a different strength!