Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

questor said:
I have a smaller tent then 4×4.
Here is my setup and it works good.
In veg, I start seeds/cuts in modified solo cups.
Then jump to 1gal fabric pots that have the bottom cut out. They set on saucers.
I do docs method if drench/dry cycling the pots. Roots develops really well.
This stage is in a closet under t5 and blurple led.

My bloom tent is 27"×27"×63".
I run 200w of COB.
I built a wood box out of 1×12 and lined it with pool liner and it's fashioned to the tent rests nicely on top.
Cut out the bottom of the tent and put about 4-5" of perlite in the bottom with a raised plastic grate from the grow store embedded in the perlite. On that is a 20g smart pot with hb soil and a Build a Soils mixed seed cover crop.
I keep the water level in the perlite about an inch below the bottom of the pot. Keeps the 20g constantly moist, but not wet.
This keeps the soil life alive, active and energized.

When the vegged 1gals are properly topped and trained, I just set it on top of the 20g and away she goes. (Little roots sprinkled on the top under where the 1gal will set.)

Do the drenched from the top of the 1g and keep the SIP level constant throughout the bloom cycle till the last week or so where I let it dry out a little, lower the RH somewhat.
All other times all the water in the tent and my enviro controller keeps the VPD about perfect with temps ranging from 79-85 and RH in the 65-75ish range.

At harvest, I just twist off the 1g and put another, ready to go vegged plant on the bare spot, rinse, lather and repeat.

Couple key elements, I do NOT disturb the 20g soil at all.
The cover crop constantly grows, dies, and mulches the topsoil. It's probanly 2 inches thick now.
I also add a hand full of worms from my worm bin to each pot.

I've had 10 runs through this system before trying the HB soil, with 2 through the HB so far.
I don't expect any difference after switching the HB as far as # OF runs.

Every run gets better as the soil and life in it matures and balances out.

Works really really well.
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Kinda reminds me of hempy buckets
 
:thumb: Here are pictures of my mortar mixer, 7.5 hp electric /hydraulic, it used to be used to make dobbie, small blocks of cement with a wire inserted in it. These were used to tie to rebar in order to keep the rebar off the ground, ready to pour concrete.
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It did a fine job of mixing, saved my old body the labor. I had to put cardboard over the top to keep it from fluffing out. It is now a Brix Mix Mixer:Namaste:
 
JustMeds said:
I too would like to see some pics Questor, sounds real interesting.
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Alright, just got home. Let me figure out the pix thing. Lol

I want to add for clarification, above I said 20g smart pots with 10 runs before switching to HB soil with two more runs.
All 12 runs no-till were in Coots soil, however the last two I switched to Docs foliars and drenches.
I just switched to 20g with Docs soil and will be running as per the directions start to finish, complete.
I got good results before and adding the Doc's liquids certainly didn't hurt the dank or quality. Lol
I expect even better results with the 20g and Doc's soil blend too.

One of the keys to this is building those good healthy roots early in veg. Doc is right on with cycling the soil wet to dry during the veg stage. There is a sweet spot on the dryer end where the plant will start searching for water by making new roots.
Too dry is bad. The food web of life we're trying to foster in the soil will slow down, go dormant, and if one member of the food web dies out, it will throw the balance of life in the soil off. There is a lot more than bacteria and fungi in healthy living soil. It's a dynamic living environment and can get screwed up easily.
Doc's routine is sound and easy for a beginner to follow successfully as they learn what's going on where you can't see.

Awright, awright, let me go get some pictures. :)
Growers love.
 
dynamo1 said:
:thumb: Here are pictures of my mortar mixer, 7.5 hp electric /hydraulic, it used to be used to make dobbie, small blocks of cement with a wire inserted in it. These were used to tie to rebar in order to keep the rebar off the ground, ready to pour concrete.
DSC016567.JPG
DSC0165312.JPG
DSC016529.JPG
DSC0165114.JPG

It did a fine job of mixing, saved my old body the labor. I had to put cardboard over the top to keep it from fluffing out. It is now a Brix Mix Mixer:Namaste:
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I want one!! :thumb:
 
Wow, that was a choir.
Here are some pix of what I do.
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The tent on it's base.

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Strip of plywood holds the liner in place and is raised up 1/2" so the metal tent frame locks on the base. Cant slide off.
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Cobs up top. 200W
 
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A 7g on a riser in a tray. This is in the veg area.
Thats a cut I took off a girl that was outdoors and started to flower.
She monster cropped on my. I will take more cuts off this to get her back in normal shape and vigor.
 
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Modded solo's I use for seeds and cuts.
Got this idea from Canabelle, on here. Works good.

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Ready (past due) to go in the 1g.

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First remove the old stump.

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Roots in the hole and on the rootball.

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All tucked in nice.
look close at the bottom of the 7g. Lots of fungus and bacteria blooming out the bottom.
 
Dear High Brix Gang and future high brix gang:

We are now on Amazon, as well as the website. While everything is available on the website, we're just selling kits on Amazon.

If you or someone you know wants to get a kit, may I humbly ask if you wouldn't mind ordering on Amazon and then giving me a rating? I need to get 25 customer ratings in the next 4 months if possible. (hopefully good ones) They require a purchase in order to be a legitimate rating.....which is good and correct.

So, be on the lookout for banner ads here and a Grand Opening any day/hour now......

:Namaste:
 
Doc Bud said:
Dear High Brix Gang and future high brix gang:

We are now on Amazon, as well as the website. While everything is available on the website, we're just selling kits on Amazon.

If you or someone you know wants to get a kit, may I humbly ask if you wouldn't mind ordering on Amazon and then giving me a rating? I need to get 25 customer ratings in the next 4 months if possible. (hopefully good ones) They require a purchase in order to be a legitimate rating.....which is good and correct.

So, be on the lookout for banner ads here and a Grand Opening any day/hour now......

:Namaste:
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I have a lot of friends that want to start growing but when they see the "start-up" costs, they freak out. I will definitely recommend to everyone I know Doc
 
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