Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

[Doc Bud]

Looks great. Man we share a few similarities I found the podcast as well.
I order 25 tenderloin from the local butcher and 10 rib eyes and 12 lbs of ground beef every 6 months.

Tenderloin is my favorite cut followed by rib eye. Have you ever smoked meat with herb. My buddy and I did it with about a hp of popcorn. It was a pretty Damn good brisket

Tenderloin in 1/2 lb canna butter

I don't do a lot of smoking, but I cook almost exclusively over an open fire of Red Oak, so they take on a nice flavor from the smoke.

Tomorrow, for Mother's Day I'll be doing a Thai style Paella. All thai flavorings, coconut milk in the rice, but with paella rice. All the good stuff....

 

[Dutty Panty]

Nice not by chance you got a big green egg too? Or do you have your own home made grilling pit. I'm about to build a pizza oven outside with a shit ton of brick this summer.

 

[Jgutta22g]

did you order a kit? If you did, they usually arrive within 3 days.....

yes I did order a kit unless there is another doc bud on here that took my $93. And told me to get takedown for mites

 

[MassMedMan]

Damn that's chicken not steak lol. Anyhow.

So what you think doc I'm gonna do the one in a 30 instead of in the ground. Figured in the ground would need a huge hole filled with more then 30 gallons since exterior soil isn't tested. It will be at least 15' tall at finish should I go bigger than 30. 45 perhaps?

I'd go for the huny. 100 gallon bag.

 

[Engorage]

Solid podcast Doc.
Is good to see that theres people like you guys. Im not short of prejudice, as I had always assumed the vast majority of your country were just blind patriotic capitalist devoid of any imagination, that thought of nothing more than of their own personal gain, without even taking a moment to look to the side and realize theres so much more in the world and in the variety of people. Prior generations from my country are so stained with that cheap capitalist mentality, I always blamed it on you guys because the prior generation´s politicians were all scraps from the so called neoliberalism, although it wasn´t the american people fault. LOL. I´ve come to realize I was also getting dragged by prejudgement. I hope communications will continue to further the understanding among people of diferrent cultures/reality, I´m possitive 100% cannabis has a major role to play in this too and so humanity will be one step closer to consolidate itself.

This week, the first medical crop of medical marijuana to ever be approved in this country was harvested, in a district from the capital. 100 kilos that are going to be delivered to 200 patients, completely free of charge. The initiative was lead by a far right young politician who had to fight against ignorance and private interests (big chain pharmacy).

I´ve not only learned about cannabis, but I´ve learned that theres a lot to consider when you judge a book from the cover. This scope can be applied to so many different places and situations, and we should always look forward to broadening our point of view so tradition doesn´t turns into prejudice and ignorance.

Every day this forum teaches me. So glad I found it

 

[Dutty Panty]

The initiative was lead by a far right young politician who had to fight against ignorance and private interests (big chain pharmacy).



Loved seeing that.

 

[BrixKlinger]

its all good bro!

If you upload the photo into the "off =topic" gallery it will stick. You aren't allowed a direct link offisite. No special treatment here bro.

edited 3 stupid paragraphs then I wrote this at the end and explains it:

I think it was a situation where it was like, "damn I want to show off my food life, but I'm too scairt to waste my energy posting off topic stuff that will be deleted anyway"

Some people have alot to offer with science or politics. I got food and beer to go with my weed.

 

[Doc Bud]

Damn that's chicken not steak lol. Anyhow.

So what you think doc I'm gonna do the one in a 30 instead of in the ground. Figured in the ground would need a huge hole filled with more then 30 gallons since exterior soil isn't tested. It will be at least 15' tall at finish should I go bigger than 30. 45 perhaps?

Nice not by chance you got a big green egg too? Or do you have your own home made grilling pit. I'm about to build a pizza oven outside with a shit ton of brick this summer.

I like the 45...but 30 will work if you keep it small.

I've got a Santa Maria style pit that is great for wood or coal....or both. I use it Argentinean style mostly. I also have a large propane paella rig that is quite portable and can be used for catering (I don't cater but I cook for parties once in a while) or tail-gating.

Horno y churascaria es normal en Uruguay! (Brick oven and brick BBQ are standard for every home in Uruguay.) I'll wait till then.

 

[DrZiggy]

Looks great. Man we share a few similarities I found the podcast as well.
I order 25 tenderloin from the local butcher and 10 rib eyes and 12 lbs of ground beef every 6 months.

Tenderloin is my favorite cut followed by rib eye. Have you ever smoked meat with herb. My buddy and I did it with about a hp of popcorn. It was a pretty Damn good brisket

i smoked some salmon with the wood from some plants.

 

[MysterySeeds]

High Brix Kit Instructions

Doc and friends,

Are these instructions up-to-date? Besides this journal and the last, do you have any recommended reads for a first time high brix grower?

Thanks,
Mystery Seeds

New Instructions: March 2014

The Kit:

The End User will need the following:

3.8 cu ft bale of ProMix HP myco, or Sunshine #4 or Promix BX myco. Perlite can be added to the BX in order increase porosity for indoor growing.

20-40 pounds of organic worm castings that show an NPK of zero K. (1-1-0)

A proper growing environment, basic gardening skills, 7 gallon pots and a sprayer capable of putting out a fine spray.

The Products:

Drenches

Growth Energy: This product provides vegetative growth energy and bulking of fruit and flowers once formed.

Transplant: This product, being organic, slightly favors reproductive growth of seeds, flowers and fruit. It is used to feed the microbial colony in the soil and is used when tranplanting.

Cat Drench: This product highly favors reproductive growth and provides cations and the ammonia form of nitrogen, which strongly stimulate fruiting and flowering, as well as seed production.

All drenches are mixed at 1/2 ounce per 6 plants(30 sq. feet of garden space for those in raised beds) Applications up to 1.5 oz can be applied without harm, but very few plants require this much. Heavy feeders might try .75 oz before mixing stronger.


Foliar Sprays:

Brix: Sprayed every week to 10 days, this product encourages reproductive growth and essential oil and resin production.

De-Stress: This product helps plants heal, deal with stress and provides a broad spectrum of trace minerals. This can be sprayed 1-2 times per week when there are signs of plant stress. Also, mixed at 50% strength it helps high brix clones root much faster.

Both foliar sprays are mixed at 1oz per quart of RO. Use Brix immediately after mixing. De-stress can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Soil Amendments

Amendment: this product is mixed into the bale of Promix, watered, and allowed to "cook" in a barrel for a minimum of 30 days in order to get the soil ready for planting. Please note that the most recent version of amendment has the old "conditioner" added to it already!

Re-Charge: This product is similar to Amendment, but has a few additions and ommisions. It is designed to be top dressed during the 3rd week of the bloom cycle. Outdoors, apply re-charge when buds have set.

Roots!: This is a microbial inoculate designed to work with in conjuction with Transplant. A light dusting on rootballs during transplanting and a small amount at the bottom of the hole where seeds are planted is the proper use for this product.

Tea: This is a liquid humate product loaded with beneficials. It is mixed with each feeding at the rate of 2.5 mil per 6 plants (30 square feet)


So, how does all this work together?

Upon acquiring the Promix HP myco, the worm castings and enough plastic barrels to contain 60 gallons of soil:

Carefully and thoroughly mix the following:

Amendment
Promix
Worm castings.

Place the above dry mix into barrels and water with 3-5 gallons of water. Stir it, mix it, turn it over....and let it sit covered for one month. Temps must be no lower than 62 degrees and no higher than 85 degrees. Lower temps can take another week to "cook" while higher temps might be ready sooner. 1 month is usually spot on.

Once the soil has cooked, it's now time to plant!

Seeds:

Using a gallon sized container of newly cooked High Brix soil, make sure the soil is still slightly moist from the barrel. Not soaking wet....but moist.

Using a pencil, or chopstick or a non-functioning vape pen, make a divet in the soil about 1/4 inch deep. Add a small amount of ROOTS! in and around this hole, in which you deposit the seed and lightly cover with surrounding dirt.

Clones:

Pretty much the same as seeds, but use enough ROOTS! to completely dust the roots and put a small amount at the bottom of the whole. Water with 1 pint of Transplant Water.

Upcanning of larger plants:

Vertically score the roots, dust all roots with ROOTS!, place some in the bottom of the hole, gently position rootball and soak the medium with Transplant Water.

Water All seeds, all newly transplanted clones and newly tranplanted vegging plants with Transplant Water.

Recipe for Transplant Water

1 oz of Transplant per 1 gallon water. Use in the following manner:

1. Seeds and freshly potted cuttings/clones: water with 1 pint of transplant water.
2. Upcanning of larger plants: thoroughly soak medium with Transplant Water.

Use of Foliar Sprays:

Spray Brix and De-Stress 1 time weekly, not on the same day! De-Stress can be sprayed twice a week if the plants continue to exhibit signs of stress.

Mix each spray at 1 oz per quart of RO, using a fine mist try to get the underside of the leaves.

Using Drenches:

Tea: All drenches are "served" with 2.5 mils of Tea. No execptions.

In High Brix growing, drenches do far more than feed the plant. They signal the plant to grow or re-produce, and they keep the biology in the soil happy and productive. This is where the magic happens! Water with straight water between drenches with one exception.*

Growth Energy: used nearly exclusively in veg, with the exception of Transplant water. This is where strong stems and healthy leaves come from. It is also used during the latter half of the bloom cycle to bulk up fruit and flowers. Mix at 1/2 oz per 6 plants. Stronger doses can be used if needed, but generally you'll just waste product. Finishing the growing cycle on Growth Energy results in a sweeter produce.

Transplant: used as Transplant Water. Also should be used during the bloom phase alternating with Growth Energy. It is used at 1/2 oz per 6 plants (30 square feet.) Some growers have found that essential oil and resin production can be increased by using 1/4 oz of Transplant evenly distributed to every plant with each and every watering....whether with a drench or with just plain water. Please note, this does not mean 1/4 TO EVERY PLANT, but 1/4 oz divided equally to all plants.

**Cat Drench: This is used right when buds set. It is strongly reproductive in effect and if used at the wrong time will result in stunted growth and lower yields. Used at the proper time, unprecedented resin formation takes place. It is used twice in a row (no water in between applications). Using Cat Drench late in bloom may increase certain flavors and smells, but it also results in a more "gamey" flavor in produce.

These are the basic instructions for using the kit! A few pointers:

When in doubt about which drench to use, use Growth Energy.
Stay tuned for instructions on how to recycle the soil for an improved second and third run. This saves money AND produces better results!

 

[scrubby]

Ones I use to this day!

 

[Doc Bud]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

Doc and friends,

Are these instructions up-to-date? Besides this journal and the last, do you have any recommended reads for a first time high brix grower?

Thanks,
Mystery Seeds

A newer version is linked in my signature.

 

[MysterySeeds]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

A newer version is linked in my signature.

The link in your signature takes me to page-55 of your last High Brix thread, which doesn't have instructions on that page. Do you have another link? Thanks.

In The Lab

 

[Rascio]

Doc's kit is on it's way, and I cant wait to get some soil brewing.
Brewing!
Isn't that a much better word than cooking to describe what's going down after you mix all the soil components and wait for the soil chemistry, structure, and ecology to reach something like an equilibrium.

Obviously I'm mainly looking forward to the smoke! Such consistent results reported by such a wide range of growers with a full spectrum of experience and backgrounds gives quite the confidence boost. I fully expect to be smoking the best weed in my life in just a few short months.

Another thing that has me excited about the kit is its potential for use in reliable and reproducible tinkering. First, there are very few inputs. It's simplicity makes it suitable as an experimental design system, especially for optimizations. When studying something as complex and magical as a living soil, having a minimum number of inputs to play with makes it relatively easy to trace cause and effect when making adjustments.

Of course, DocBud has spent many years and grows tinkering and optimizing, so I'm looking forward to benefiting from that experience, and the ecperience of so many gifted and knowledgeable growers on these forums, basically for free!

 

[DrZiggy]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

The link in your signature takes me to page-55 of your last High Brix thread, which doesn't have instructions on that page. Do you have another link? Thanks.

In The Lab

it does have the instructions....post number #822 by Doc Bud..here copy pasted
re: In The Lab With Doc Bud
Updated Instructions: October 2014

The Kit:

The End User will need the following:

3.8 cu ft bale of ProMix HP myco, or Sunshine #4 or Promix BX myco. Perlite can be added to the BX in order increase porosity for indoor growing.

20-40 pounds of organic worm castings that show an NPK of zero K. (1-1-0)

A proper growing environment, basic gardening skills, 7 gallon pots and a sprayer capable of putting out a fine spray.

The Products:

Drenches

Growth Energy: This product increases soil energy and provides vegetative growth energy and bulking of fruit and flowers once formed.

Transplant: This product, being organic, slightly favors reproductive growth of seeds, flowers and fruit. It is used to feed the microbial colony in the soil mostly, but it also boosts reproductive growth.

Cat Drench: This product increases soil energy, highly favors reproductive growth and provides cations and the ammonia form of nitrogen, which strongly stimulate fruiting and flowering, as well as seed production.

All drenches are mixed at 1/2 ounce per 6 plants(30 sq. feet of garden space for those in raised beds) Applications up to 1.5 oz can be applied without harm, but very few plants require this much. Heavy feeders might try .75 oz before mixing stronger.

Another practice some container growers are finding helpful is to include 1/4 strength Transplant with every watering.


Foliar Sprays:

Brix: Sprayed every week to 10 days, this product encourages reproductive growth and essential oil and resin production. Brix foliar should not be skipped, even if the plants look perfect.

De-Stress: This product helps plants heal, deal with stress and provides a broad spectrum of trace minerals. This can be sprayed 1-2 times per week when there are signs of plant stress. If the plants look "perfect" there is no reason to spray with De-Stress. Also, mixed at 50% strength it helps high brix clones root much faster.

Both foliar sprays are mixed at 1oz per quart of RO. Use Brix immediately after mixing. De-stress can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Soil Amendments

Amendment: this product is mixed into the bale of Promix, watered, and allowed to "cook" in a barrel for a minimum of 30 days in order to get the soil ready for planting. Please note that the most recent version of amendment has the old "conditioner" added to it already!

Re-Charge: This product is similar to Amendment, but has a few additions and ommisions. It is designed to be top dressed during the 3rd week of the bloom cycle. Outdoors, apply re-charge when buds have set. It's best to scratch it into the top layer of soil and gently water it in to avoid soil compaction.

Roots!: This is a microbial inoculate. A light dusting on rootballs during transplanting and a small amount at the bottom of the hole where seeds are planted is the proper use for this product. 1 Tablespoon per transplanted cutting sprinkled in and around the hole is perfect. More can be used when transplanting from the Veg area to the Bloom containers. Water with 1/4 Transplant for the first application of Roots!.

Tea: This is a liquid humate product loaded with beneficials. It is mixed with each feeding at the rate of 2.5 mil per 6 plants (30 square feet)


So, how does all this work together?

Upon acquiring the Promix HP myco, the worm castings and enough plastic barrels to contain 60 gallons of soil:

Carefully and thoroughly mix the following:

Amendment
Promix
Worm castings.

Place the above dry mix into barrels and water with 3-5 gallons of water. Stir it, mix it, turn it over....and let it sit covered for one month. Temps must be no lower than 62 degrees and no higher than 85 degrees. Lower temps can take another week to "cook" while higher temps might be ready sooner. 1 month is usually spot on.

Once the soil has cooked, it's now time to plant!

Seeds:

Using a gallon sized container of newly cooked High Brix soil, make sure the soil is still slightly moist from the barrel. Not soaking wet....but moist.

Using a pencil, or chopstick or a non-functioning vape pen, make a divet in the soil about 1/4 inch deep. Add a small amount of ROOTS! in and around this hole, in which you deposit the seed and lightly cover with surrounding dirt. Gently water with 1/4 strength Transplant if needed to keep the soil moist, but not wet.

Clones:

Pretty much the same as seeds, but use enough ROOTS! to completely dust the roots and put a small amount at the bottom of the hole. Water with 1 pint of water, or 1/4 strength Transplant drench.

Upcanning of larger plants:

Vertically score the roots, dust all roots with ROOTS!, place some in the bottom of the hole, gently position rootball and soak the medium with water and 1/4 strength Transplant.

Water All seeds, all newly transplanted clones and newly tranplanted vegging plants with 1/4 strength Tranpslant

Use of Foliar Sprays:

Spray Brix and De-Stress 1 time weekly, not on the same day! De-Stress can be sprayed twice a week if the plants continue to exhibit signs of stress.

Mix each spray at 1 oz per quart of RO, using a fine mist try to get the underside of the leaves.

Using Drenches:

Tea: All drenches are "served" with 2.5 mils of Tea. No execptions.

In High Brix growing, drenches do far more than feed the plant. They signal the plant to grow or re-produce, and they keep the biology in the soil happy and productive. This is where the magic happens! Water with straight water plus 1/4 strength Transplant between drenches with one exception.*

Growth Energy: used nearly exclusively in veg. This is where strong stems and healthy leaves come from. It is also used during the latter half of the bloom cycle to bulk up fruit and flowers. Mix at 1/2 oz per 6 plants. Stronger doses can be used if needed, but generally you'll just waste product. Finishing the growing cycle on Growth Energy results in a sweeter produce.

Transplant Should be used during the bloom phase alternating with Growth Energy. It is used at 1/2 oz per 6 plants (30 square feet.) Some growers have found that essential oil and resin production can be increased by using 1/4 oz of Transplant evenly distributed to every plant with each and every watering....whether with a drench or with just plain water. Please note, this does not mean 1/4 TO EVERY PLANT, but 1/4 oz divided equally to all plants.

**Cat Drench: This is used right when buds set. It is strongly reproductive in effect and if used at the wrong time will result in stunted growth and lower yields. Used at the proper time, unprecedented resin formation takes place. It is used twice in a row (no water in between applications). Using Cat Drench late in bloom may increase certain flavors and smells, but it also results in a more "gamey" flavor in produce.

These are the basic instructions for using the kit! A few pointers:

When in doubt about which drench to use, use Growth Energy.

If the plants seem weak and need a boost---almost never happens unless you made a mistake or there has been some environmental issue or circumstances beyond your control---try this:

1 oz. Transplant per gallon of water with 6 mils of Tea. Feed a solution with this composition to all the plants. It will re-colonize the roots and get things back on track. Do not do this if you aren't having any problems.

 

[Doc Bud]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

The link in your signature takes me to page-55 of your last High Brix thread, which doesn't have instructions on that page. Do you have another link? Thanks.

In The Lab

I just tested the link.....it brought up instructions.

 

[Major PITA]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

I just tested the link.....it brought up instructions.

Me too.

 

[MysterySeeds]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

I just tested the link.....it brought up instructions.

Interesting. My phone brings up the correct page, but my computer still brings me two-pages ahead of where the instructions are located. Wonder why that is? Anyway, thanks Doc and Ziggy for finding the instructions. Doc, do you mind if I re-post the up-to-date instructions to a blog for easier searching?

 

[Doc Bud]

Re: High Brix Kit Instructions

Interesting. My phone brings up the correct page, but my computer still brings me two-pages ahead of where the instructions are located. Wonder why that is? Anyway, thanks Doc and Ziggy for finding the instructions. Doc, do you mind if I re-post the up-to-date instructions to a blog for easier searching?

Not at all! Please do so.

Hopefully, I'll be able to update them in the near future. Nothing will drastically change, but I'll include a few new tips and methods that seem to be working, especially on the "heavy feeders."

 

[Hash Hound]

Sorry guys I can't remember which of you make seeds, but I have a back cross question.

I had a legendary one of a kind WW that was the best I have smoked this century.

I made fem seeds with tiresias mist of an 8? generation clone. And I also pollinated one with Cheese female pollen.

I think Doc mentioned a while ago when I asked about the WW seeming to lose some vigor him mentioning growing her outside to rejuvenate the genes. (or at least I think it was Doc)

Question I have is how to best rejuvenate and back cross. (to be done outside)

Should I use the t-mist on the WW8 female and pollinate the Widow x Cheese (very vigorous so far) female, or should I t-mist the WC and pollinate the WW?
Or would it matter?

either way I end up with 3/4 WW genes right?

Of course if I t-mist the WW I will self pollinate her and also pollinate the WC with her fem pollen ending up with WWxWW=100%WW and WCxWW=75%WW