i am preparing for a new grow now, I ordered over 200 seeds with 15+ strains, you really got me thinking about the 12-12 from seed method....
12/12 From Seed Experiment - 21 Strains
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Hot Diggity Sog
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Certainly! That sounds awesome...I hope you make a journal and I'll follow along. Otherwise feel free to ask me anything you want. Here to learn and share what I know!
If I eventually go with the 12-12 from seed, I am rethinking my entire "Soil" options, I am thinking the soil mixture I mentioned might be a huge risk for 12-12, since I don't have a veg stage, using the 18-6 will give me time to fix any issues and expand my veg period till I get it all right, but with the 12-12 I think I don't have that flexibility and I should have everything right from the get go.
On the other hand if I want to go with a grow medium other than the soil I mentioned I am limited with one option only and that is basic coco coir with a PH range from 6.5-7.5 and perlite. Fertilisers won't be an issue as I have a wide range of fertilisers available; they are definitely not specialised for cannabis; but I can adjust concentrates and PH easily, I am not worried much about that.
advice needed:
1) 12-12 with soil mixture and see how it goes
2) 12-12 with basic plain coco and perlite
3) Normal veg them flowering with soil mixture
The data of soil mixture I am planning is as follows:
The manure data is:
PH 8.0
Organic matter 51.8 wt/wt%
N 2.2 wt/wt%
P 1.1 wt/wt%
K 2.1 wt/wt%
Na 2.1 wt/wt%
Cl 1.7 wt/wt%
Fe 0.6 wt/wt%
Ca 5.2 wt/wt%
Zeolite is basically rich in Fe, Ca, Si, Al, and traces of P and K; PH is also on the edges of 8
Volcanic tuff and zeolite have great water capture capabilities.
Garden soil I have no idea of what it contains but its rich with no doubts.
my planned ratio is 3 Garden soil : 1 manure : 1 zeolite :1 tuff
The manure data is:
PH 8.0
Organic matter 51.8 wt/wt%
N 2.2 wt/wt%
P 1.1 wt/wt%
K 2.1 wt/wt%
Na 2.1 wt/wt%
Cl 1.7 wt/wt%
Fe 0.6 wt/wt%
Ca 5.2 wt/wt%
Zeolite is basically rich in Fe, Ca, Si, Al, and traces of P and K; PH is also on the edges of 8
Volcanic tuff and zeolite have great water capture capabilities.
Garden soil I have no idea of what it contains but its rich with no doubts.
my planned ratio is 3 Garden soil : 1 manure : 1 zeolite :1 tuff
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Hot Diggity Sog
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I don't have much to offer on your soil - I have very little experience with anything other than hydro. Starting your plants on 18/6 is perfectly fine and if you want to simulate 12/12 from seed, just flip them to 12/12 when they are 6 inches tall or so. If you really want big thick colas, try chopping all of your side branches off. See here for examples:
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