Yes his teas work really well. Hes the guy that put me onto watering them down 50/50. It makes sense and a huge difference.I can’t recommend this book enough.. even if you have no desire to run Revs style, his breakdown of the amendments and additions and their specific uses is unmatched. Having all of that information in one consolidated space, plus his recipes for teas makes this an incredible reference material.
lol Gaia green 4-4-4. Its the closest I could find. I also tried Gaia Power Bloom which is slightly higher numbers and didnt see a difference. I also tried power bloom over Revs spikes and Revs are far better according to the roots and the scale.
So The Rev mentioned that there is an abundance of micro beastie life at the drain holes on containers, so he likes to throw some extra N there for them.. My question is, in a fabric pot there’s obviously no “drain holes”, should we be layering all around the fabric? My thought is, since the drain holes have extra life, then that must mean in a fabric pot there’s life all over the sides as well as the bottom.. should we be throwing a N layer on the sides of the pot as well for the life?
I just use the high nitro bottom layer and it works great. Nitrogen is actually really easy to get. Its free in the air but only in organics. If you have calcium to keep your soil structure open then every time a high pressure ridge rolls thru the pressure pushes it into the soil and every watering it gets sucked in. Air is 78% nitrogen. The catch is to be able to use it you need the beasties to process it. Its actually the fert growers that have to buy their nitro. The nitro in his mixes just ensures your grow has some. Too much nitro is bad too thats why he puts all the warnings on the blood meal. Too much will heat your soil like a compost pile and actually burn the roots. I have never had a nitro deficiency but I did add blood meal as a topdressinng just to see. Nitro toxicity 2 days later. Sorry Ms Panama Red.
He also mentioned he uses Calmag+ from General Organics but when I was reading about it, it says it isn’t approved for organic use in Cali.. I found organic calmag derived from natural sources that is OMRI.. What path did you take?
Finally found a gunny sack of FM for 40 bucks.
On his advice I bought a bottle of GO Camg++( I think its called). After researching, it really looked like it was the best, but that was 5 years ago. Since I have realized the value of EWC I have only used it as a rescue tool a couple times. Dont get too bent on OMRI. Dont get me wrong OMRI parameters are paramount to keep your beasties from being killed by synthetics but GO CaMg++ has never harmed my grows, only rescued them in pretty much the exact scenario you were going thru last month. Chlorosis from tight soil ( Mag heavy) and once the soil goes tight any water is enough to suffocate the roots as they are already breathing thru a magnesium straw.
No bullshit there...NEVER. NOT AN APHID OR GNAT OR SPIDER MITE. Most of my grows brix at 17-19 but I did have 1 at 22. Not sure what I did tho
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I live about a mile north of 8 mile road which is the border between the city and the metro area supporting the city. We have a massive industrial and logistics hub, as well as a major international airport, and international bridge/tunnel. Legalization happened here a few years ago and for years before that hydro stores were pretty common.In compost, just like in a human diet, you need proteins. Proteins are all your greens in the mix. They need to be present and in balance with the browns which are your carbons, for carbon to burn. If you google protein it says "A nitrogenous material" so you are already adding alot of potential nitro. I found feathermeal to be the hardest ingredient to find. Well other than the 5-5-5 which I think is in the unicorn family
Looks like I have the original.. I’ll see if I can get the revised or if I’ve gotta purchase it.
Do you have the original book or the revised 2nd edition? Its copyright 2016.
The 2nd edition isn’t available as an ebook, it’s only available in paperback smh.. He must’ve lost a lot of money to the original ebook or something cuz it’s pretty financially foolish to not release an ebook version. For instance he’s lost my money on a second book (I don’t take kindly to attempts to prevent piracy that punish the consumer). Oh well.. I’ve got the basics down, and have already been able to source Kelp meal, bone meal (steamed, I have unsteamed already), 4-4-4, EWC and perlite for cheaper than I originally thought. Composted Steer manure is down the street as well for a steal (3 bucks for 40 pounds).. I found perlite 5.79 for 8 quarts.. The EWC is only temporary as I build myself a worm farm.
Do you have the original book or the revised 2nd edition? Its copyright 2016.
. We greatly benefit from our geography. And yeah your correct on your assumption of book 2. Different recipes for teas, led's are just starting to creep in. Also a bit of a hash making section, and just as the 1st book its a fun read.
No worries, it was service or eviction, the system works lol. We love the northerners! Went to my first real casino and had my first legal alcoholic beverage in Windsor. We’re closer to Canada than we are to the rest of America (literally a 15 minute drive to the bridge or tunnel for me, I look at Canada from my doctors office all the time). We’ve thought about moving to Canada, and have a citizenship route available, it just depends on how these next few years play out. I thought War was an honorable thing until I was in one, my sons don’t need that “honor”.Well 1st off your neighbor to the north thanks you for your service
I figured the 2nd edition would be like that.. There were a few things he kept mentioning in the first book where I’d chuckle, like trying not to talk shit about LEDs but also not willing to let go of his HIDs.. He never mentions fabric pots at all, he seems pigeon holed into a few select brands, and did you see the prices on some of the stuff he bought?!! Man I’d love to have seen prices like that 
I’ll still keep my eye out for the book and maybe I’ll purchase it because to be fair, the knowledge I’ve gotten is worth throwing a few more bucks his way, plus it’d be nice to have his newer recipes on hand. I imagine with legalization spinning up, and new companies and products coming available he probably has a few additional recommendations as well
We always have room for more up hereNo worries, it was service or eviction, the system works lol. We love the northerners! Went to my first real casino and had my first legal alcoholic beverage in Windsor. We’re closer to Canada than we are to the rest of America (literally a 15 minute drive to the bridge or tunnel for me, I look at Canada from my doctors office all the time). We’ve thought about moving to Canada, and have a citizenship route available, it just depends on how these next few years play out. I thought War was an honorable thing until I was in one, my sons don’t need that “honor”.
Bummer and serious shit aside
I’ve got a tea on the bubbler right now that I need to dilute and water in.. I’ll post pics of her progress in a little while
. Yeah no fooling about how low the prices used to be. I felt the same. I found his 1st book online for "free" and loved it so much I spent $25 on the new one just to square my debt with him. I gained a wee bit more than $25 worth of knowledge from it
. Cant wait to see the ladies. You will have to rely on tea and feeding alot now so watch your calcium to magnesium ratios. Mag may start to tighten your soil. When your pots are on the drier side squish them gently. If it squeezes like a pot of soft fluffy soil you are good. If it feels lumpy or crusty mag is getting heavy and you need to water in some dried crumbled EWC to get the calcium down to the mag. Usually 2 doses of EWC administered about 48 hours apart will get the soil back. Its the BSM bringing the extra mag and sooner or later it will likely happen so watch for it right before every watering now. That being said, you can afford to sweat some out now so a higher vpd about 1.45 shouldnt be hard on them. See if you can get that vpd with a humidity around 50-52 so your ready to drop it into the high 40's for the final push. Chunky season is about to begin. Use your humidity to slowly, I do mean slowly, to get your light in closer to penetrate to your lower buds. I usually go up to about 55-56 RH at this point and lower in the light, then slowly dial the humidity back after the light move. Just try for an inch lower and see how it goes.
Man it’s creepy how you keep saying exactly what my mind is thinking lol.. I just finished watering in my EWC from a couple days ago with the tea this morning. I was gonna mix up some EWC and perlite this afternoon and sprinkle across the top to be there for the evening/morning water.We always have room for more up here
Its amazing how much weight shes put on since last pics. Beauty
. Yeah you seemed to have grasped the organic principles both quickly and well. Keep reading her she should be very routine and predictable now right thru til she starts finish. No Bad Days. Make that her motto.
