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Good to know. For turnkey, I heard Aussie high lights are killer. I'll let someone with experience chime in. They also have a thread, see if they will hook you up.

For 1000 bucks you can buy 100 EB gen 3 3500k 90cri strips (NOT SLIM) and 8 HLG-240-1050B drivers. That would be more than enough to light 2 4x4 spaces. Most people run scrog nowadays for better yield and the strips are perfectly suited for it. Cheapest and best efficiency you can get. You'll...

Eh it may not be necessary. I'll stick the datasheet below. Look at temp vs lifetime graph on page 8. It shows anything under 70*C does not reduce the lifetime of the driver. So I keep it in open air. Never measured the case temp honestly, but I can touch it for a good 5 seconds so I believe it...

Lol I totally agree with aluminum with cooking! Cast iron for the win!

Well thats awesome! I always thought alfalfa was coots only hot amendment.

And yes, use it for your bed. I brought in soil from the garden for my organic side. No issues, the critters are fine indoors. I would just use the clover, no need for straw.

Good god man! filled your truck for 60 bucks? Lucky dog. I would buy it all! Can never have to much worm poo.

I agree with above. Nowadays I seriously considered buying a light for my new tent. However, I wanted a exceedingly large diode count so I had to build my own. I would have bought qb R-spec if I wasn't a diode whore.

I found they are typical compost mites. They are the step right before the worms in the composting chain. So usually the mites will break down the material into small pieces while the worms eat the bacteria growing on it. The smaller it gets it is more easily digested by the worms. I found the...

2 cups of alfalfa in 20 gal seems like a lot. Was that a typo? How long do you cook a mix like that?

Bigger pots make badder plants and require less maintenance. That's all I got!

Hello, Here is update. The plant I thought was a male turned out to be female! Woohoo! It's been in flowering for a while now, honestly I don't know how long. I think she is about 2 ft tall and 2 ft wide. I didn't top this time around because I was lazy through the winter. Anyway, here are some...

You want to use an addition polymer (polyethylene or polypropylene) or a rubber. Personally, if I was using SIP I would get high quality pond liner, NOT PVC liner. The one I have to hold my bedrock is basically a rubber polyethylene mix, which is super strong and wont leach any undesirables. I...

Hey thanks for attaching that. Those are metal oxides and are prevalent in all soils. Nothing to be worried about.

I wish I could confidently answer your questions. Unfortunately I have not done extensive testing of coots mix with different materials. I do know you can use Coir. I used it in a mix before, it was fine. I'm not sure about using soil, I believe it would be way to heavy for the plants until soil...

I may be missing something but what on earth is wrong with MVP? It doesn't contain any bad chemicals, it is literally calcined clay which is clay heated to high to temp to form a crystalline structure that holds air, water, and nutrients. Please expand or send me to a reference so I can read it...

Agreed! Coots recipe can be found in the first page of the Rols thread at the bottom posted by Cann. Do not use perlite or rice hulls as aeration. I personally use turface MVP and it kills! No need to cook, its not hot. You can add 5x what he recommends and the plants will be fine. It will...

Malted is the same as seed sprouted except malts have been dried to stop the germination process to preserve the enzymes. I'm pretty sure the sugar content would be the same between the two. In any case, Coot has said that malted barley is a fine substitute and may be more consistent overall. So...

This is very interesting and I haven't heard of anything like this before to be honest. My understanding is that raw milk has a complex proteins and sugars that support bacteria and fungal life as well as enzymes that could possibly help to break down food sources within the soil. Really, the...

What are all your inputs? If you are mixing with topsoil vs peat you are going to have a heavy mix. Also, not sure on the lava pebbles, but if they are too small they will not add proper drainage. I have mixed with 33% EWC bought from the store and never had a problem. I do know they add sand as...