Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

Doc Bud said:
Yes, top dress with about 2 tblspoons of Epsoms. It won't hurt the recycling because it leeches out mostly.

Next time you grow those strains, larger containers will help.
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Thanks Doc, will do.

I plan on throwing my Wonder Woman clone in a 10 gallon and see how she fairs with that :) .
 
Hey guys just wanted to stop in and invite you guys to check out my DBHB journal. It's my first grow, already 13 days into flower and I invite all feedback,criticism, and input be it good, bad, or ugly. I am familiar with the whole DBHB gang, long time lurker. Thank you all in advance. :Namaste:
 
Mornin Doc, have a question regarding Calcium and flavours. There has been some chatter recently here that would suggest a link between calcium and taste of our produce. I was just wondering....and , no I havn't done this already....what would happen if one were to sprinkle , say two tablespoons of Oyster Shell Flour on top of our kit soil and watered it in during the first weeks of bloom? I know it would increase the Cal. Mag ratio slightly and prolly increase the CEC as well but has anyone tried this and what is your take on it Doc? I have a 20 lb. bag of the stuff I bought just before I started your 6/5/3 grows before I got into DBHBB. it's about three yrs. old ,so dunno! Thanks for taking the time Doc. Duggs.:Namaste:
 
duggan said:
Mornin Doc, have a question regarding Calcium and flavours. There has been some chatter recently here that would suggest a link between calcium and taste of our produce. I was just wondering....and , no I havn't done this already....what would happen if one were to sprinkle , say two tablespoons of Oyster Shell Flour on top of our kit soil and watered it in during the first weeks of bloom? I know it would increase the Cal. Mag ratio slightly and prolly increase the CEC as well but has anyone tried this and what is your take on it Doc? I have a 20 lb. bag of the stuff I bought just before I started your 6/5/3 grows before I got into DBHBB. it's about three yrs. old ,so dunno! Thanks for taking the time Doc. Duggs.:Namaste:
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I wouldn't do it. There's already so much calcium in the soil it makes no sense to add more. The thing to focus on is getting the roots to uptake as much of the abundant calcium as they are able. Putting more in won't help.

Adding it could also increase soil pH, which would cause other problems.

Foliar sprays are a better way to get things into the plant, because it won't wreck the soil. The new spray I'm testing is working very, very well.

However, The main thing is to grow an appropriately sized plant for the pot! Small container gardening is tricky.
 
Doc Bud said:
I wouldn't do it. There's already so much calcium in the soil it makes no sense to add more. The thing to focus on is getting the roots to uptake as much of the abundant calcium as they are able. Putting more in won't help.

Adding it could also increase soil pH, which would cause other problems.

Foliar sprays are a better way to get things into the plant, because it won't wreck the soil. The new spray I'm testing is working very, very well.

However, The main thing is to grow an appropriately sized plant for the pot! Small container gardening is tricky.
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Lately, I've been wondering if the problems I had with my soil wasn't due to excess calcium. :hmmm: I was watering with hard water in the 300 ppm range. The thing that sticks in my mind is what happened at the very start of the whole breakdown. I had a gorgeous vegging plant, almost ready for bloom, and it yellowed and went south right after an Energy feed - fast. It struck me a classic toxicity from the feeding, but it was just a mild dose of calcium nitrate - definitely not a hot feeding in any sense. :hmmmm: How could that produce a toxicity? And it stayed that way, despite time and flushings, etc - just never recovered much. Then the plants coming after that one started to go bad too. :straightface:

Since then, I've occasionally run across plants with the same look, and the issue was often pH/calcium related. I wonder if some of the magdef we see isn't actually calcium toxicity. We've already crammed about as much calcium into this soil mix as we can, right? So, if the soil critters that break down the calcium start slacking, pH and mineral ratios can drift. Something to contemplate ... maybe there's a way to stimulate the individual microbe populations?

:Namaste:
 
I love your insights into using the kit, Gray! More reps.
 
Graytail said:
Lately, I've been wondering if the problems I had with my soil wasn't due to excess calcium. :hmmm: I was watering with hard water in the 300 ppm range. The thing that sticks in my mind is what happened at the very start of the whole breakdown. I had a gorgeous vegging plant, almost ready for bloom, and it yellowed and went south right after an Energy feed - fast. It struck me a classic toxicity from the feeding, but it was just a mild dose of calcium nitrate - definitely not a hot feeding in any sense. :hmmmm: How could that produce a toxicity? And it stayed that way, despite time and flushings, etc - just never recovered much. Then the plants coming after that one started to go bad too. :straightface:

Since then, I've occasionally run across plants with the same look, and the issue was often pH/calcium related. I wonder if some of the magdef we see isn't actually calcium toxicity. We've already crammed about as much calcium into this soil mix as we can, right? So, if the soil critters that break down the calcium start slacking, pH and mineral ratios can drift. Something to contemplate ... maybe there's a way to stimulate the individual microbe populations?

:Namaste:
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There's definitely not too much calcium....but over time and after a couple runs the bicarbonates can build up if we're using really hard water.

Having some RO on hand for a good old-fashioned flushing can help.
 
tlx9 said:
Hello everyone! Quick question..... Will it stress out my plants if I switch my veg tent to 24/0 from 16/8 ?
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Yes. Why would you do such a thing?
 
Plants need sleep too :thumb:
 
If I got some clones that had been under 24/0 and wanted to get them to 18/6 (or whatever), I'd give them a good 24 hrs of dark then start them up on whatever routine I was shooting for.

P.S. One more thing...I ordered some goods from Doc on Saturday night. Today is Tuesday and I got shipment notification along with an apology for being so late...BWAHAHAHA

Not only excellent herbs, but excellent service too! :Namaste:
 
Governmentchz said:
If I got some clones that had been under 24/0 and wanted to get them to 18/6 (or whatever), I'd give them a good 24 hrs of dark then start them up on whatever routine I was shooting for.

P.S. One more thing...I ordered some goods from Doc on Saturday night. Today is Tuesday and I got shipment notification along with an apology for being so late...BWAHAHAHA

Not only excellent herbs, but excellent service too! :Namaste:
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Regarding shipping: I am late! I usually ship the same day payment is received. I keep running out of stuff due to these damn commercial growers!

Photoperiod: the advantage of running clones on 24/0 is that they will adapt to ANY light cycle. They do not need 24 hours of darkness....just put them under the lights.
 
JuanCarlos said:
If these damn commercial growers are hogging all the supplies, I sure hope they do some reviews.
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They're not like that. LOL.

My main focus is the get the individual grower on par with the most elite growers. I'm for the small, homegrown market.

Why in the world would anyone want to pay big bucks for a product they can grow at home? My goal is to have the home grower's exceed the quality of the larger growers.

They feel it! It worries them and it should.
 
A former member was running an average medical grow and wanted to test organic methods. He found the Kit, and his side-by-side tests convinced him to go HiBrix. After than, he joined a very large operation and I assume he's bringing the method with him. Some folks are still in touch with him, so we'll be hearing how that goes, I imagine. :cheesygrinsmiley:

Great to hear the commercial side has come to life, Doc! :thumb:
 
Doc Bud said:
I wouldn't do it. There's already so much calcium in the soil it makes no sense to add more. The thing to focus on is getting the roots to uptake as much of the abundant calcium as they are able. Putting more in won't help.

Adding it could also increase soil pH, which would cause other problems.

Foliar sprays are a better way to get things into the plant, because it won't wreck the soil. The new spray I'm testing is working very, very well.

However, The main thing is to grow an appropriately sized plant for the pot! Small container gardening is tricky.
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Thanks Doc. as usual you've explained it so even I can understand. Thanks as well goes to Gray for his input on the subject! I am ready to place an order for more supplies Doc. Can I order some of that new spray? If I can i'l place an order...if not i'l wait , cuz I really wanna try some but as you know if it wasn't for my angel out there , I couldn't . Let me know will ya and i'l get the ball rolling with an order.Cheers eh!
 
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