Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

[Graytail]

HydroFarm has a selection of the tall white pots on the 'bay.

I have the 1.5 gallon size. They're 7 x 7 inches, and 9 inches high.

 

[Budley Dorite]

shipping update:


I'm processing a record number of orders right now....which is super cool and great.

However, I'm out of one critical ingredient for amendment/recharge and I'm out of caps for 8 ounce bottles!

Both are scheduled to arrive today or tomorrow, and then I'll be able to get everything out.

Thanks everyone, for your patience!

Thanks for great customer service Doc,........my bottles arrive today

 

[Doc Bud]

Hey Doc
Since my soil has been cooking almost 4 weeks now and it will still be several more before I can use it I have a question.
I threw a trimmed fan in there and a day later the Hi Brix soil has it looking like this.

My question is would it be ok that I keep feeding the soil more of them? Or would you advise against it? That leaf is now totally gone lol.

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How you know what LIVING soil looks and feels like. It's ready to go. You could feed a few more leaves if you wanted to, but I prefer to only give it High Brix leaves and roots.

 

[Doc Bud]

As I am lying here in bed I start thinking about my plants chillin in some solos right now. More specifically im thinking about my plants roots. I'm thinking that my 1gal smart pots aren't tall enough to get the deep roots I want. Well let's check out some of the threads. I read BKlingers post about the 1 gal square pots so I venture to find said post and instead here is doc showing off them deep square roots. Nifty!

Those pots seem small (1 gal?) and those are veg plants right? Dunno, I would like to get a different 1gal pot. I was so afraid of over watering, which in reality was way easy to avoid. I was afraid of a rigid pot holding more moisture so 1gal smart pot it was. Could have been inexperience for sure, but my root ball didn't go down deep on either pot.

Btw, I'll have to be in line for some more Recharge. Gotta start cooking some first run soil!

Well, you'll see rigid pots in my garden. I don't use the softies. I'm sure my roots are suffering, but I'm just too lazy to deal with those fabric pots.

 

[Duggan]

Hey Doc
Since my soil has been cooking almost 4 weeks now and it will still be several more before I can use it I have a question.
I threw a trimmed fan in there and a day later the Hi Brix soil has it looking like this.

My question is would it be ok that I keep feeding the soil more of them? Or would you advise against it? That leaf is now totally gone lol.

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Good morning Fan, yes perfect , that is exactly what your cooked soil should do to leaf scraps and trimmings. It's ready for use. Please feel free to add lots more of those leaf trimmings, only healthy leaves though OK, and it's wise to add a pinch of Doc's "roots" when you add the scraps, just dust them after ya put them in , then cover them up with some soil, put the lid back on and Bam , all's golden. The lil critters in soil (the good critters) love eating the leaves and things, turns it all into much valued "humus" for the soil. Depending on the size of your tote you can add many handfuls of trimmings with out doing harm to the soil's balance. cheers fan , hope this helped bud,...have an awesome day Fan and Gang!

 

[Aaron Quix]

Quick question, which I know has been addressed, but nearly 600 pages is more than I can search through right now. Since fall is upon us soon, I'm trying to plan for my first run of Doc's kit. While cooking, I know room temperature is about optimal (as far as I can remember) but I'd like to know if a constant 64 degrees is going to be suitable, or not, and if it will slow the process considerably or be straight up too cold. Thanks in advance!!


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[Cannatard]

Quick question, which I know has been addressed, but nearly 600 pages is more than I can search through right now. Since fall is upon us soon, I'm trying to plan for my first run of Doc's kit. While cooking, I know room temperature is about optimal (as far as I can remember) but I'd like to know if a constant 64 degrees is going to be suitable, or not, and if it will slow the process considerably or be straight up too cold. Thanks in advance!!


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I'd say maybe 5.5 to 6 weeks total to cook at that temp. The warmer the quicker too. 70° is perfect ive I've found. Room temp

 

[Doc Bud]

Quick question, which I know has been addressed, but nearly 600 pages is more than I can search through right now. Since fall is upon us soon, I'm trying to plan for my first run of Doc's kit. While cooking, I know room temperature is about optimal (as far as I can remember) but I'd like to know if a constant 64 degrees is going to be suitable, or not, and if it will slow the process considerably or be straight up too cold. Thanks in advance!!


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If you put the bin up off the floor, or insulate it and add maybe a heat pad, you'd be perfect. Minus the heat pad, I'd give the soil another 10 days cooking.

 

[Cannatard]

So Doc, I have this snake venom which is a cross of gorilla glue and viper city og. Think itll be a candidate for the bloodmeal?

 

[Doc Bud]

So Doc, I have this snake venom which is a cross of gorilla glue and viper city og. Think itll be a candidate for the bloodmeal?

Definitely! Bloodmeal and epsoms.

 

[Cannatard]

Definitely! Bloodmeal and epsoms.

Right on. I was out of the loop when you started using it so ill be asking questions when the time comes

 

[Gaffle]

Quick question, which I know has been addressed, but nearly 600 pages is more than I can search through right now. Since fall is upon us soon, I'm trying to plan for my first run of Doc's kit. While cooking, I know room temperature is about optimal (as far as I can remember) but I'd like to know if a constant 64 degrees is going to be suitable, or not, and if it will slow the process considerably or be straight up too cold. Thanks in advance!!


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I might get another sheet of insulated foam to go under my totes. I moved my bins next to my furnace so there is some heat around bins during winter.

 

[Aaron Quix]

If you put the bin up off the floor, or insulate it and add maybe a heat pad, you'd be perfect. Minus the heat pad, I'd give the soil another 10 days cooking.

Perfect. I'll email soon.


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[FriarTuck]

wowowowowo!!!!!!!!

 

[Cannatard]

wowowowowo!!!!!!!!

Happy Friar?

 

[Graytail]

wowowowowo!!!!!!!!

Happy Friar?

He musta seen some of Doc's flowers.

 

[Doc Bud]

Cannabis flowers that also exhibit some resin on the leaves:

 

[SmokeyMcFly]

some

 

[DrZiggy]

 

[masonman]

Got a question...

All during my last grow, I never saw a single pest in my grow room. I now have one or two little flying critters. Smaller than a fruit fly. They moved in at least a month ago. I try to catch and study under the loupe, but they're just too damn fast.

They don't bother me much, and don't seem to be multiplying.

Should I buy a flame thrower now and kill them once and for all? Will they get worse if I don't do something?