Making soil for containers

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Soil mixe good so far. I try to bring them to ripeness in perfect health. If I don't I have failed.

 

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For sativa strains I’m running Ace’s Malawi and Golden Tiger right now, they are looking like good sativa traits in both. In the past I’ve liked SLH and SSH, as well as Durban Poison, all had good energetic highs. My favorite sativa I’ve grown might be Laughing Buddha, another old classic.

I've got a pack of Ace Malawi. I am interested in how it does. I wanted Golden Tiger for awhile but I satisfied my Thai exploration. Trimming buds forever!

 

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For the plants I am doing now I amended my soil. And gave them a little Gaia green once. So it's just water and simple. It all sounds intimidating but what I do is very simple and easy.

 

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I am using r/o water so I anticipated calcium issues. I used as much oyster shell flour in my soil mix as I felt I could without interfering with phosphorus uptake. My largest clone has grown so big so fast I am seeing signs of calcium depletion in older shade leaves. I don't like using cal/mag so I top dressed with 1 oz. oyster shell to each plant plus I am going to add a little Gaia green but not much to hopefully counter any nutrient uptake issues that could arise in the next few weeks.

 

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I am using r/o water so I anticipated calcium issues. I used as much oyster shell flour in my soil mix as I felt I could without interfering with phosphorus uptake. My largest clone has grown so big so fast I am seeing signs of calcium depletion in older shade leaves. I don't like using cal/mag so I top dressed with 1 oz. oyster shell to each plant plus I am going to add a little Gaia green but not much to hopefully counter any nutrient uptake issues that could arise in the next few weeks.

 

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For the record I am in a 4x4 tent and have a T5 for clones and seedlings. I'm using 7 gal. pots. The led is a HLG 600. It's a new spot and very compact but I think after this round I will be tuned in pretty good to grow good pot.

 

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This skunk#1 is looking pretty dank.

 

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Its growing slowly. Inbred Cali stuff.

 

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Someone asked if I reuse soil. Outdoors I had a no till raised bed. I will reuse the soil I am using now. It's good soil.

 

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I use mainstem bract health as a guide. They should never be sere and shriveled from too much fertilizer salt.

 

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I am happy with my soil mix and amendments. I did have to top dress with oyster shell for calcium so I know now add more to begin with and gypsum to balance it out. Plants are good now. It takes awhile for them to adjust but they look really good now. I added a heaping teaspoon of Gaia Green twice during the grow. I was worried that would be too much for this sativa but no burn and the plants are starting to look soft again. When the skunk I am growing is done right the flowers will have a consistency that reminds me of cotton candy food. Soft and super sticky.
Day 36

 

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You can't push this strain with fertilizer salts or you will roach it.

 

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The next mix I made I put in more of oyster shell and I am happy there has been no problem with nutrient intake,green and healthy. I am using less heavy stuff from my first TLO mixes as in composts and amendments. I am going back to my roots kinda in my fert regimin now. I once said I thought I could do a whole grow with 2-3-1 Neptune's Harvest. Perhaps but I'd add some 0-0-1 maxicrop during flowering ,castings in veg and I use phosphoric acid for pH down so my 2-3-1 becomes 2-4-1 and 2-5-1 plus extra kelp.

 

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12" novelty clone in 1 gal.pot. Burnt rubber OG thing. Farmers Daughter.