There is no set amount of layers.Thank you @Bill284! I'm using soil, I've got the organic nutes, I have tea and I need to get some molasses. I also have frass, great white & I just ordered bokashi it will be here by tomorrow thanks Zon!
Just wondering how thick your layers are? How many layers would you make in a 5 gal bag? Never mind, I'll go read your tutorial then come back with any questions
I thought you said to do exactly 7.6884 layers?There is no set amount of layers.
I just keep layering until it's full.
Inch to 2 inches per layer.
And just keep going until you reach the top.
Stay safe
Bill
That's only for you, just to make you work a little harder.I thought you said to do exactly 7.6884 layers?
Any sensei worth their salt knows to push their students. Thank you sir.That's only for you, just to make you work a little harder.
Can't have it too easy for you, your too good.
Stay safe
Bill
I agree…with a lineage of grape ape and grapefruit, how they came up with the name zkittlez is beyond meZkittlez Auto
Why is it Zkittlez with two Zs, anyway? I guess it has more of that Z-terpene than it does the S-terpene?
Correct.I started thinking about it, layers could mean anything from 2-3 to infinity
EXACTLY. Wouldn't you expect something with Grape in the name? I think they chose the name Skittles because they thought it smelled like a Skittles candy, and then changed the Ss to Zs for whatever reason. Don't think the industry is mainstream enough yet that the change to Zs had anything to do with them being worried the strain would take off nationwide (which it has, fricking exploded, right?) and they'd hear from Skittles' lawyers. Lol. Obviously I'm guessing but I think they changed it just to be cool. Lmao.
I thought you said lawyers for a second, and I was gonna say it's closer to infinity. Lmao.I started thinking about it, layers could mean anything from 2-3 to infinity
This is why I choose to mix half my pot all together with it, and my layers in the lower half are little more than a salt shaker type sprinkling each one. I know the stuff will all collapse under water weight at different rates and I am afraid I might screw it up with too thick a layer and create havoc in my pot in terms of water runoff. It's my only tweak to Bill's system.
If one were interested in learning this no flarf procedure, where would one find it?Welcome to the Jungle
(is it really necessary to tell you what song by what band this post is supposed to be read to?)
Ok, here's another attempt at showing the canopy. This time I propped the camera above the door opening and sat it on the extra CFM bar I had the foresight to get a set of. That allowed a steady hand at least while the camera is way above my head, but necessitated taking the pictures blindly. Took me a couple attempts to even get this, lol, so forgive the size and whatever other photographic deficiencies you see. I think you'll get the general idea.
Fan Side Canopy Left
Fan Side Canopy Right
Front Side Canopy Left
Front Side Canopy Right
This is the very lowest bud on the Jack Herer auto. Props to @InTheShed on this, because it is via his guidance/teachings that I became a member of the #noflarf club. Noflarf club members enjoy benefits such as this being the worst bud on a typical plant.
Heh.
Hey @Venturisix - well, not exactly sure it's a "procedure" per se, it's really just the idea that you are very aggressive in term of cleaning out growth that if allowed to stay will only develop into flarf. Obviously the lower, smaller, crappier branches mostly. It requires continued attention to your undercarriage as that flarfy crap will continue to develop through like mid flower. I've been removing it periodically, and you saw how clean it is downstairs for me. Same thing with Titan in the other tent.
I thoroughly mix everything through the soil and let it sit for a year before adding microbes and fresh perlite to it.
Ha! You know me now, Bill, I LOVE that and will definitely steal if from you with glee. And I totally get your process and it's value, not arguing or saying my way was an improvement on your process, just my personal tweak to try exactly what you mention here. And yes - the first sign of intelligence is asking questions. When you understand a concept as stated and begin to think "how can I improve on this?" and then enact whatever actions it takes to bring your vision to life - well, that's when we become the best of what human beings are. Imho.I thoroughly mix everything through the soil and let it sit for a year before adding microbes and fresh perlite to it.
First I layer perlite sprinkled with microbes then the mixed soil over top.
" originally coco "
Making sure to cover the layer of soil completely with perlite each time.
Right to the top.
Then I hump the pot up in the center with soil.
After a month any settling only makes the top of the pot level out nicely.
When done properly.
Therefore layering right to the top works great.
Small roots shoot horizontally picking up surface moisture.
And the tap shoots through filling the balance of the pot.
Originally designed for coco this method is excellent for root growth and health.
I've adapted it for my soil grow this summer.
I'll do another pictorial on the soil procedure.
As Emilya mentioned thicker layers of soil defeat the purpose.
But there is no set depth for each layer.
I encourage you to experiment and make changes.
If we don't push the set procedures to their limits we will stagnate.
" What if ? " the greatest 2 words in the English Language.
If we don't question everything we won't learn anything.
Feel free to use that one Jon.
Stay safe
Bill
Thanks @InTheShed, figured someone would be able to confirm that yes, it's my camera ignorance! Well, it's a pretty cool effect. Not PHOTM worthy, but good enough for a journal pic.It's reflecting off the interior curve of the camera lens.
Is that one of those things that should start with "this is just my opinion"?
