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Aaron Quix
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Re: Quix's First Auto Grow Featuring Blue Mammoth, LA Diva and Afghan Kush Ryder
OK quick update.
It's been a rough two weeks for the young plants. This is something I think new guys should pay attention to.
I planted the seedlings into soil that was a well known brand, Fox Farms Happy Frog. I have always liked the soil, and still do. But one thing to note, is that when you have a small amount of soil that gets left over, but seems too much to throw out, you tend to save it.
Be mindful of how long you save it for. Mine sat through the end of last Summer, the fall, and most of the Winter before I needed it again. I also had it in a very cold location (garage).
I feel like the nutrients that typically come in our soils is negated, or that it dies over time if not used up.
So, I took this very cold, aged soil, and mixed in my Mychorhizae and Superthrive water, as usual, but possibly over dampened by a slight degree.
This created a very "clumpy" and dense soil base for the seeds to go into. What followed was a very slow start to the plants first few weeks. The first week seemed ok, but then all growth slowed, and I started to experience what looked like under, or over watering symptoms (Drooping). While the top layers of soil were slightly dry, the pots still had a heavy feel to them, as if the bottom layers wouldn't dry (because of density). Now, my first impression was that the roots hat shot straight to the bottom in following the water, while the top layer dried to unacceptable levels.
Basically, I was right. The roots were running fast and hard toward the bottom and failing to branch out latterally due to the quick drying top layer of soil, and the slow drying lower layer, which created a situation where the roots were basically rootbound without ever outgrowing their pots. Is this making sense?
A quick recap.
Old, cold soil that is over watered, will create a poor environment for seeds to thrive.
Now, the good news is that I got lucky, and am seeing a marked recovery.
I didn't post it, but my last feeding was the the "Mild Growth" feeding of BPN, 2.5 ml/gal, and added Great White Shark, which I've used in the past with good results.
Here are the pictures of the plants three days ago...
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Here they are yesterday, 2 days after the feeding...
And here they are today
All I know is I bumped up the BPN, added Mychorhizae, and voila. Long story short, I'm happy, but start with good fresh soil!!
OK quick update.
It's been a rough two weeks for the young plants. This is something I think new guys should pay attention to.
I planted the seedlings into soil that was a well known brand, Fox Farms Happy Frog. I have always liked the soil, and still do. But one thing to note, is that when you have a small amount of soil that gets left over, but seems too much to throw out, you tend to save it.
Be mindful of how long you save it for. Mine sat through the end of last Summer, the fall, and most of the Winter before I needed it again. I also had it in a very cold location (garage).
I feel like the nutrients that typically come in our soils is negated, or that it dies over time if not used up.
So, I took this very cold, aged soil, and mixed in my Mychorhizae and Superthrive water, as usual, but possibly over dampened by a slight degree.
This created a very "clumpy" and dense soil base for the seeds to go into. What followed was a very slow start to the plants first few weeks. The first week seemed ok, but then all growth slowed, and I started to experience what looked like under, or over watering symptoms (Drooping). While the top layers of soil were slightly dry, the pots still had a heavy feel to them, as if the bottom layers wouldn't dry (because of density). Now, my first impression was that the roots hat shot straight to the bottom in following the water, while the top layer dried to unacceptable levels.
Basically, I was right. The roots were running fast and hard toward the bottom and failing to branch out latterally due to the quick drying top layer of soil, and the slow drying lower layer, which created a situation where the roots were basically rootbound without ever outgrowing their pots. Is this making sense?
A quick recap.
Old, cold soil that is over watered, will create a poor environment for seeds to thrive.
Now, the good news is that I got lucky, and am seeing a marked recovery.
I didn't post it, but my last feeding was the the "Mild Growth" feeding of BPN, 2.5 ml/gal, and added Great White Shark, which I've used in the past with good results.
Here are the pictures of the plants three days ago...
Here they are yesterday, 2 days after the feeding...
And here they are today
All I know is I bumped up the BPN, added Mychorhizae, and voila. Long story short, I'm happy, but start with good fresh soil!!
. I have a 1200cfm fan that is very quiet inside of the bin without controller but I also use a couple sleeping bags to dampen noise and it works wonders (I don't use insulated ductin anymore cause it works awesome). Your babies look extremely healthy though brother and I can really see that you understand plants needs very well, keep it up
