re: Doc Bud - High Brix Q&A With Pictures
Thanks Doc.
In a two gallon pot how long would you recommend vegging 3-4 weeks?
I am almost to the point of dropping clones in and I am trying to figure out my schedule and timing to keep everything going smoothly.
A few things:
1. Roots are probably going to grow more aggressively in High Brix medium than in supersoil.
2. I prefer mildly rootbound plants at the onset of bloom. After a pruning, lateral branching just takes off.
3. Overall plant size will probably be taller than you're used to, due to "Sativafication" in the High Brix soil.
So, keeping in mind the above and knowing your strains, try to estimate how long you would normally veg in supersoil and perhaps decrease the time 20 to 30%, IE 20 day veg now becomes a 16 day veg, etc. You're an expert grower, so you'll probably get this right easily.
I suggest doing everything exactly as you normally do, except prepare for faster root growth and larger plants. I find that putting rootbound 1 gallon plants into bloom reduces stretch just a bit, while rootbound 2 gallon plants become monsters. Depending on what you're growing you can treat each strain accordingly.
For your Bubba OG, I'd suggest upping the Transplant feedings a bit. Definitely do the "bloom drench," from the instructions:
Step Four: The Blooming/Fruiting Phase**
When it's time to transplant out of veg containers and into the final pots that will take the plant to harvest, again coat the roots with Root Zone.
**Water the fresh transplants with Bloom-Transplant a solution consisting of 1/2 oz Transplant/gallon per number of plants! For example, if I have 6 plants I'm going to use 3 oz of Transplant in a bucket of water large enough to give each plant a gallon. In this case, unless I have a six gallon bucket, I'll need two buckets. Each fresh transplant is watered in gently with one gallon of the above solution. Add 3 mil of Tea to this mix.
When going from clone to veg, use 1 pint of transplant water per instructions. Transplant water is made with one ounce of Tranplant per gallon of water.
When going from veg to bloom, especially with heavy feeders like your BubbaOG, the Bloom-tranplant option is warranted. Light feeders can get the pint per normal.
I'm very much interested to see how the BubbaOG does and waiting to see what will happen! You'll have a hard time at first when you see how "little" they get fed compared to supersoil....and the color of green might be lighter.....but they'll produce some resin for ya and the flavors will be different in a good way.
Hats off Doc...they look great! Later, Duggan.