Gastanker's 600+w Organic UV Grow

matthebrute

matthebrute

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i have a few seedlings in my 12/12 cab right now that are not going to get vegged, just want to see how well they grow in the new soil.

hey i have a question for you. can i put my unprocessed compost in with my soil mix, mostly chopped up leaves and pine needles?

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i will obviously use the smaller dark stuff and not the big chunks of stuff.

another? i bought some happy frog fertilizer, it says 2 tblspoons per gal of soil. should i use less, more? its organic so i was thinking using 3 tblspoons per gal as i did the 2 tblespoons and the soil was still low on phosphorus levels.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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It is better to let it compost all the way but adding some to the soil shouldn't hurt anything. I grow in Happy Frog soil but I've never used the happy frog soil conditioner or fertilizer. Personally I would start out at their recommended rate. How did you measure the soils phosphorous levels?

Its the 5-5-5 dry granular feed? Looks good but you are going to want to supplement with an additional P source.
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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its a 3-4-3 granular feed with active soil microbes

i bought a soil test kit that tests PH, N, P, K its a color chart thing so its not a dead on measurment but it should serve its purpose well.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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matthebrute said:
its a 3-4-3 granular feed with active soil microbes

i bought a soil test kit that tests PH, N, P, K its a color chart thing so its not a dead on measurment but it should serve its purpose well.
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Be wary relying on those when testing organics. Those tests generally only measure the water soluble forms of NPK which isn't what you are dealing with when going organic - the only real way to test organic NPK levels is to send your soil to a lab. Short blurb from the USDA: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/Analytical_Soils/phosphor.pdf

I assume your test is based on a water extract of the P:

A water extract removes dissolved forms of P but very little of the adsorbed and mineral forms. It is
suitable for both acid and calcareous soils. The amount of P extracted is small for most soils, and may not
reflect all forms of labile P. A P-sink in a water matrix can remove more P from soil than water extract
alone. As an alternative to water, either the AER or IIP method can be used to measure bioavailable P in
soils.
 
mistyriffs

mistyriffs

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Gastanker said:
local hydro store has a huge selection of two different brands from 1gal to 250. If you ask they can order 500s and I want to say 1000g. :) I'm sure you can order them off the internet as well. I paid $15 for mine so don't pay much more than that.
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nice. that's a great deal considering it is $4 for 5 gallon pots over here. so just three plants in one would already pay off. plus, it seems like you could really have some great dirt after a couple grows without having to till :blsmoke:
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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baisicly to do the test you mix 1 part soil 4 part water, shake/stir for 5 min the let settle. it comes with a small pipette to extract the clear water that goes into the test.

thanks for the advice, im just gointo leave it for now :)
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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My chicken is so damn smart for a really dumb bird. And Schnapps is fucking gross - all of them. Anyone that drink schnapps has to have a problem because I'm slightly alcoholic and I wont touch that stuff. I'll try...but god damn that stuff is gross. I'd rather be sober.

The chicken keeps knocking on the door... Creepy smart chicken.
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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shnaps is just too thick, if im going peppermint i go with rumple mints 101 proof and its not like drinking syrp
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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I'm not a huge fan of sweet beverages. I'd take a mug of chicken broth over a coke any day :) Salt pwns. The super thick syrupy ones are the worst - gag. I can do Southern Comforts but my preference is a nice salty dirty gin martini. Or beer.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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I've decided that I'm going to get into glass blowing. Has been a fascination of mine since I was very very young and I just keep running out of excuses as to why I shouldn't indulge myself. Will be a while before I start gathering equipment but damn am I already excited. :)
 
Endur0xX

Endur0xX

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you may have to send a glass pipe over here, I mostly smoke joints but sometimes I wish I had a pipe ( I broke the last one, never bothered buying another one )
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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matthebrute said:
nice i will test your products for you make sure they are of upmost quality :) :)
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Psychild said:
I want to be first customer!
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Endur0xX said:
you may have to send a glass pipe over here, I mostly smoke joints but sometimes I wish I had a pipe ( I broke the last one, never bothered buying another one )
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lol. Glad I have some support and people to send my mistakes to :lol: It will be some time before this happens and I'll likely be terrible at it so no promises, but if I do end up having any shred of talent I'd definitely toss some custom pieces to you all.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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13/3 Slight training for the smaller guys to get them further away from the center. They all seem to be really taking off aside from the one runt. The larger plant in the back right looks amazing - supposedly it is a cross of white russian and my hermie prone vet seed. With some luck it could be some really nice smoke and the plant looks sturdy as fuck. I really can't wait for more chocolope. Thinking about that strain makes my mouth water - the flavor and scent of the strain is just that unbelievable.



Day from seed entering soil:

-2, 3, 6

8,11/1,13/3

lol. That first pic in the timeline cracks me up. They look soooo sad. Poor plants.
 
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