Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

[Theborn420]

I'd top them and leave only two nodes beneath the topping. It will take a few weeks for them to grow back, but if the temps are good they'll get there and you'll be able to bloom a healthy plant.

Ugh, OK will do. I'll do that in the morning. Just so I'm clear, what is included in the rescue drench? Should I let them dry out before dunking em?

Thanks again Doc,

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[yankeetoker]

Thanks Ohio, I wish that was the case. The other two have more roots than this one and they are doing fine. Over watering sounds feasible as I've been dunking them every time, at the same time. Been watering from the top and will wait for that one to get really dry before watering again.

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Start weighing your pots....I swear by it. It has really helped me dial in to the watering needs of my plants.

Weigh a dry pot with soil for a baseline, then after watering weigh them and monitor them daily until they get near the dry weight, then soak.

YT

 

[Doc Bud]

Ugh, OK will do. I'll do that in the morning. Just so I'm clear, what is included in the rescue drench? Should I let them dry out before dunking em?

Thanks again Doc,

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From the directions:

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.

Get some insulation between the containers and the slab for sure. Oh, and make sure you've got healthy tissue left behind when you top. Try for 2 nodes, but 3 or even 4 are OK is you can't find healthy leaves, etc. lower.

It's gonna be OK, don't be scared of the pruning.

 

[Graytail]

Start weighing your pots....I swear by it. It has really helped me dial in to the watering needs of my plants.

Weigh a dry pot with soil for a baseline, then after watering weigh them and monitor them daily until they get near the dry weight, then soak.

YT

But remember that the dry weight goes up as the plant gets bigger. I've gotten surprised more than a few times, thinking they still weighed quite a bit, but it was the plant, not the soil. The soil was dry, and they limped badly by the next day.

 

[Gaffle]

But remember that the dry weight goes up as the plant gets bigger. I've gotten surprised more than a few times, thinking they still weighed quite a bit, but it was the plant, not the soil. The soil was dry, and they limped badly by the next day.

That just caught me. Checked pots on Fri morning and weight of pots felt good. Left on Friday and came home 27hrs later to find a pretty wilted blue dream. Hussled up and made a nice tall drink for the girl and she was back to full perkiness in 10min. That damn pot fooled me! Back to refining my water weight skills.

 

[Theborn420]

From the directions:



Get some insulation between the containers and the slab for sure. Oh, and make sure you've got healthy tissue left behind when you top. Try for 2 nodes, but 3 or even 4 are OK is you can't find healthy leaves, etc. lower.

It's gonna be OK, don't be scared of the pruning.

Perfect thanks. I figured that was it after looking through the directions again. Appreciate the encouragement on the pruning. You can tell I was pretty freaked out

That just caught me. Checked pots on Fri morning and weight of pots felt good. Left on Friday and came home 27hrs later to find a pretty wilted blue dream. Hussled up and made a nice tall drink for the girl and she was back to full perkiness in 10min. That damn pot fooled me! Back to refining my water weight skills.

That's good information.

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[Theborn420]

From the directions:



Get some insulation between the containers and the slab for sure. Oh, and make sure you've got healthy tissue left behind when you top. Try for 2 nodes, but 3 or even 4 are OK is you can't find healthy leaves, etc. lower.

It's gonna be OK, don't be scared of the pruning.

Ok Doc,

This is where I'm at. Just finished dunking all three and this is what they look like after the topping:

The rescue drench:

You'll see the one of the left got the main topped but I left the sides as I want sure I had enough foliage.

Hoping I can salvage this.

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[Doc Bud]

Ok Doc,

This is where I'm at. Just finished dunking all three and this is what they look like after the topping:

The rescue drench:

You'll see the one of the left got the main topped but I left the sides as I want sure I had enough foliage.

Hoping I can salvage this.

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Be patient and look to the new growth! I predict you'll be pleasantly surprised in a few days. I am surprised they needed water so fast.....you sure you waited till they dried out?

Let them go as long as possible after the Rescue Drench and then use water with 1/4 strength Transplant and a splash of Tea.....then Growth Energy.....and you should be pushing out healthy branches and leaves.

 

[joemagic3]

Hi doc
Please could you pm me any details on how to lay hands on the kit in the uk?? Manny thanks

 

[walleye]

Hey Walleye, welcome to the forum! Lots of Michiganders lurking about here, yours truly included,

You've got to believe that after paying $100k or so for the lisence, insurance, start up costs, etc., that the 1500 plant growers WILL spray WHATEVER is necessary to get the crop to market.

I just hope the legislature doesnt kill home grows for the current medical patients/caregivers...

hey mike. just finally got caught up reading q&a and in the lab posts, and shiggitys' journals .I feel strong and at peace now except the PM issue. kit's on the way. Michigan left caregivers alone except instead of 2 oz per patient it is an amount considered enough not to run out for patients. If they new my patients that means ALOT per patient !! thats good if not a bit vague. I wish I had read before oredering a kit as I think 6 - 10 gall air pots will take more than 1 kit. not sure.

 

[walleye]

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[DrZiggy]

hey mike. just finally got caught up reading q&a and in the lab posts, and shiggitys' journals .I feel strong and at peace now except the PM issue. kit's on the way. Michigan left caregivers alone except instead of 2 oz per patient it is an amount considered enough not to run out for patients. If they new my patients that means ALOT per patient !! thats good if not a bit vague. I wish I had read before oredering a kit as I think 6 - 10 gall air pots will take more than 1 kit. not sure.

you don't have to fill pots to top..
.

 

[walleye]

you don't have to fill pots to top..
.

Thanks DrZiggy for that info, now I can purchase just the 10 gallon smart pots and leave all my 5 gallons in the barn!

 

[DrZiggy]

Thanks DrZiggy for that info, now I can purchase just the 10 gallon smart pots and leave all my 5 gallons in the barn!

Once your plant has grown some, you can bury the stem with more soil since you'll have more room in pots- a few inches once its grown, and this will reduce the stretching, size of plant height. Roots will grow from the stem and will fill the soil that you've added.

 

[walleye]

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[Gaffle]

hey mike. just finally got caught up reading q&a and in the lab posts, and shiggitys' journals .I feel strong and at peace now except the PM issue. kit's on the way. Michigan left caregivers alone except instead of 2 oz per patient it is an amount considered enough not to run out for patients. If they new my patients that means ALOT per patient !! thats good if not a bit vague. I wish I had read before oredering a kit as I think 6 - 10 gall air pots will take more than 1 kit. not sure.

Hello fellow Michigander! I have only used 1 kit so far. I still have fresh soil in a bin, enough for 1 more 10gal, possibly more. At this point I have ran 4 1gals and 4 10gals. All smart pots. I would say running 6 10gals is close with 1 bale of pro-mix. I will start cooking more soil in Nov for my Jan run.

 

[walleye]

Hello fellow Michigander! I have only used 1 kit so far. I still have fresh soil in a bin, enough for 1 more 10gal, possibly more. At this point I have ran 4 1gals and 4 10gals. All smart pots. I would say running 6 10gals is close with 1 bale of pro-mix. I will start cooking more soil in Nov for my Jan run.

Great info Gaffle. Been reading on this so Im just starting hibrix. Seems its evolving to 10 gallon pots now. I want to buy the correct size once! 2 - 600HPS , 4.5x6x7hi gonna keep some space between them this grow.

 

[Doc Bud]

Great info Gaffle. Been reading on this so Im just starting hibrix. Seems its evolving to 10 gallon pots now. I want to buy the correct size once! 2 - 600HPS , 4.5x6x7hi gonna keep some space between them this grow.

10's are better. I grow in 7's.....

 

[Mag7]

MIx 'em all together? I dunno....

. I busted out laughing with this response Doc. You kill me sometimes lol


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[DrZiggy]

. I busted out laughing with this response Doc. You kill me sometimes lol


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thats almost 3 1/2 yrs ago..