I'm Ready- Blue OG, White Lavender, OG #18, and Sour Kush.

[hbbum]

Looking great, what is up with #5 though? Is it the angle or is she looking a little "runty"? All of them have great color and look happy.

 

[prosperian]

Looking great, what is up with #5 though? Is it the angle or is she looking a little "runty"? All of them have great color and look happy.

Yeah, that's the Auto Diesel and I don't think she liked the wet soil as a seedling. May have stunted her growth or just a bad seed. I decided not to top her with the others. Have to wait and see if she picks up steam before the next transplant. Thought about moving the auto directly to five gallon and avoid messing with her roots but the Geopots with the Velcro make it pretty painless.

 

[mycomaster]

Auto's really don't like to be topped or Xplanted for the most part. If you just make sure she has a good hard rootball, and take it easy with the transfer she'll be fine though. Since you have those pots it will be a snap. The more I think about them they're really quite killer. I bet those keep your roots way more cooler than a plastic pot, and I bet it's a way more natural environment for everything in your soil. Just some stuff I've been thinking of. Take it easy man. Peace out.

 

[prosperian]

I forget sometimes when I start watering that they are fabric containers. Too much water, too fast and they start leaking from the sides. I have narrow drain pans to collect run off, but I hardly see water in there like I did with the plastic containers. I think the soil and the pots are doing a good job of managing the moisture.

Here is a pic from their website. http://geopot.com/advantages.html

 

[mycomaster]

That's a pretty dramatic picture. I think having a little bit of a bunch at the bottom could be a benefit though. Follow for a minute, The Geopots would be great for air and drainage and air pruning your side roots, but then leave a saucer or something at the bottom of the pot to get those roots to gather and ball a little and you would have more surface area of roots taking in water and nutrients and supporting the plant. Like an anchor that takes in food and stuff. They wouldn't drown anymore than they would now cause it would drain right out the side if needs be. I was just thinking some stuff after seeing that picture. The one they're pointing to as the healthy one almost doesn't to me, I don't know maybe I'm completely wrong. I know you don't want a bunch of root bound drowning roots or anything, but a little more some how would be nice I think. The bigger the roots the bigger the fruits. I can see why people get 400gal containers for this kind of application. Maybe I'm not thinking of some factor or something, don't let me freak you out man, I can really over think things sometimes. Take it easy I guess i have some research to do. Peace out.

 

[prosperian]

Can't really see the top of that root bound plant, but I'd say it has to be huge and causing issues. I agree, I think they pulled the example plant too early and the root ball wasn't developed. But maybe by then, they don't look different enough to show the contrast? My root pics will come soon enough and we will all get the scoop on these pots good or bad.

 

[hbbum]

I pulled mine from my Friday harvest and it looked like the geo pot pic(using fabric). During the grow when I would water little roots would appear at the bottom in the try drinking up the excess and they would go away after it dried up. I would think that the more spread out roots would have better access to the nutrients and water since they do not need to compete for resources. I just know they seem to work Plastic pots are probably fine as well since our plants don't tend to have that long of a shelf life so to speak before they are harvested and pulled. I would imagine they would have a bigger impact on mother plants.

 

[prosperian]

That's good to know, thanks for sharing hbbum. Geopots sound good in principle, glad to hear they worked out well for you.

Added another photo with the shelf adjusted to 18" from canopy to light. Been moving it in over the last week.

Fan underneath is on foam cushions for noise vibration.

 

[prosperian]

Update: 4 weeks since germination and 1 week after topping above second node.

Plants are doing their thing, just staying out of their way! I will be transplanting to 3 gal pretty soon. Backed the light to 22" - a sweet spot at the moment. Removed the saucers from under the air pots earlier this week. I'm getting good air flow at the bottom of container.

Blue OG coming along nicely after topping last weekend.

White Lavender is growing the fastest, the Blue OG second.

Close up showing the topping and the four main branches 7 days later.

Same thing here looking down into the White Lavender.

 

[mycomaster]

Everybody is looking happy and healthy over at Prosperians today. I have to say my Blue O.G. has quite a different leaf structure to her. Mine I think is a little more indica dom than yours.(trade ya) I love the sativa heavy phenos of just about anything, really like the headier buzz to them myself. Unless I'm having a pain day then it's all about the indica's. I have been doing alot of reading into higher C.B.D. strains and it always seems they suggest growing in organics for best results. I also was doing a ton of research and have found that Fox Farms Happy Frog line of dry organic nutes is the cheapest way to amend your soil when doing Super Soil type grows. They have alot of the products like bat guano and bone and blood meal and such for a good start to amended organic soil. Of course they don't have everything you'll need but it's a great start to great soil I.M.O. They have quite a few different pre-packaged products as well so you can pretty much get a diverse selection of amendments in your soil for quite the bargain. Just thought I would throw that out there for consideration. Lookin good bro, I'll see about throwing up a pic of my girl this afternoon and you can see how aggressive I can get with my ladies getting them ready for flower. Peace and Love R.I.U.

 

[prosperian]

Good info myco. I'm a lazy organic gardener and I suck it up and just pay for the convenience. I'm always looking for ways to source pre-mixed bagged organic super soils. Obviously the best is home made and cooked for a period of time. There is a certain amount of pride in making your own soil recipe and I get that.

I've read good things about FFHF and my local hydro store carries it. I appreciate the thumbs up on my grow. Just trying to keep 'em green 'til harvest time.

 

[mycomaster]

I've been doing alot of reading on Progress Earth as well thanks to GandalfdaGreen and they have some really wild organic products. I would have to say they're a little above and beyond on their products, looks like Great stuff for sure. Lookin good Prosperian, Peace out.

 

[trueg115]

Just curios Pros, about how often were you watering your girls when they were in full flowering last run?

 

[prosperian]

You know that I use my own product, right?

Hmmm, last grow...good thing I keep grow calendars.

Each 3 gallon container was using 1/2 gallon of water every 4 days during that period. I have a 2 gallon watering can and used every drop on the four plants with just minimal run off.

 

[hbbum]

Not a pro, but mine varied a lot. During the stretch I was using nearly 1 gallon in a 3 gallon pot every day, towards the end it was about 3/4 gallon every other day. I had very airy soil with about 50/50 mix with perlite.

 

[new2420grow]

Great thread. I'm not growing in a PC, but still in a very limited space. I've gotten a lot of good info here. Thanks! Subscribed as well!

 

[prosperian]

Just curios Pros, about how often were you watering your girls when they were in full flowering last run?

Don't forget, I had no perlite, pumice, or any additives, just straight organic soil. It held water like crazy until Hotrod showed me how to aerate the soil. Do you remember the white fuzzy stuff thread? I was keeping to much moisture.

I think it's hard to compare other growers usage because of all the variables even though we had similar equipment back then. I watered today, three days since last watering, and used 2.25 gallons on the 6 plants. Totally different than last year.

I've been doing alot of reading on Progress Earth as well thanks to GandalfdaGreen and they have some really wild organic products. I would have to say they're a little above and beyond on their products, looks like Great stuff for sure. Lookin good Prosperian, Peace out.

Gandalf has a green thumb. His setup is pretty sweet and the plants are really taking off. Need some updated photos G?

Great thread. I'm not growing in a PC, but still in a very limited space. I've gotten a lot of good info here. Thanks! Subscribed as well!

Welcome to the party. Growing small is a big challenge. Mainly heat is your enemy in confined spaces, but growers are doing it every day with success. Good luck man.

 

[mycomaster]

Yeah I think Gandalf is gonna start making us all look bad with his teas. I got all my equipment back out yesterday to start my teas back up. I forgot how much fun they are to make and how well they work. Things are looking good Prosperian, do you have any bottle nutes in case you need any, and what do you prefer? Just wondering. Take it easy everybody and enjoy your weekend. Peace out.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

I cant tell you what the plants look like this morning after last evenings watering with the tea. I can not explain it in words. I will post up pictures tonight. They have quadrupled in on week. On top of it all they were in a deficiency of P last week and a higher than desired medium ph. I am sold on compost teas for life.

 

[Slipon]

Don't forget, I had no perlite, pumice, or any additives, just straight organic soil. It held water like crazy until Hotrod showed me how to aerate the soil. Do you remember the white fuzzy stuff thread? I was keeping to much moisture.

please share, how did hotrod aerate the soil ?