MoroccanRoll
Well-Known Member
@Dreminen169 Digging the cone.
Goal: Grow one plant to maturity in a 24 oz. of soil using my standard grow method.
Setup: Fabric pot and sub irrigation (wicking system). I cut the fabric from a 5 gallon pot and hand sewed it - it wouldn't fit on my machine. You're gonna have to trust me that the pot is 24 oz. I'll send you pics of the volume calculations and final measurements if you want.
Medium: Heavily preamended organic soil. I like to grow all the way to harvest by just adding water.
Lighting: Household LEDs. I know, I know... This is my yield limiting factor but I really don't care. I give away way more weed than I smoke. Still grows some bad ass weed.
Process:
Stretch Goal: I've advocated to newbs at RIU that if they're on a restricted budget or can't get their hands on specialty nutrients for cannabis, that they should be able to grow using only tomato fetilizer. Talk is cheap so I'm going to run a second plant. If I can grow to harvest in 24 oz. of soil using only tomato fetilizer, then anyone should be able to pull it off. No magic or cartoon labels required.
"You Should" -or- "This is the way I do it": Yeah, I know someone along the way is probably going to tell me how I should be growing, what I'm doing wrong, what is the best way, blah, blah blah... All I can say is, bring it, bitches. Pop some seeds and show us what you got. Just remember that your goals may be different than mine. I'm pretty confident I can meet my stated goals but I'll learn just as much if I fail.
And now for some pics. Cause that's what we all want to see.
Goal: Grow one plant to maturity in a 24 oz. of soil using my standard grow method.
Setup: Fabric pot and sub irrigation (wicking system). I cut the fabric from a 5 gallon pot and hand sewed it - it wouldn't fit on my machine. You're gonna have to trust me that the pot is 24 oz. I'll send you pics of the volume calculations and final measurements if you want.
Medium: Heavily preamended organic soil. I like to grow all the way to harvest by just adding water.
Lighting: Household LEDs. I know, I know... This is my yield limiting factor but I really don't care. I give away way more weed than I smoke. Still grows some bad ass weed.
Process:
- Germinate: Germinate seeds using the paper towel method. That shit's been working for me since the 1970's. No reason to change now.
- Sprout: Sprout in Rapid Rooter. Place germinated seed taproot down in rapid rooter. Soak Rapid Rooter once using a low EC solution of Maxi Bloom. After that, water only.
- Grow:
- Plant the sprout in heavily preamended soil in 24 oz. fabric pot. Plant it as deep as possible to take full advantage of the stem length.
- One week at 18/8 then switch to 12/12.
- Top, LST and trim for four main colas.
- I don't expect I'll be able to grow to harvest in 24 oz. of soil without additional nutrients. I've been downsizing for the last couple of grows to see how much soil volume I actually need to finish. Started at 5 gallons. Been successful at 3 gallons. Already seeing some nitrogen deficiency at 1 gallon. I expect to have to fertilize. Going to use the same stuff I use to preamend. Blood meal, bone meal, high P guano, EWC, Langbeinite.
- I also expect in that in such a small soil volume, it could get pretty toxic. I don't want to have to flush at any time during the grow but I will if necessary.
Stretch Goal: I've advocated to newbs at RIU that if they're on a restricted budget or can't get their hands on specialty nutrients for cannabis, that they should be able to grow using only tomato fetilizer. Talk is cheap so I'm going to run a second plant. If I can grow to harvest in 24 oz. of soil using only tomato fetilizer, then anyone should be able to pull it off. No magic or cartoon labels required.
"You Should" -or- "This is the way I do it": Yeah, I know someone along the way is probably going to tell me how I should be growing, what I'm doing wrong, what is the best way, blah, blah blah... All I can say is, bring it, bitches. Pop some seeds and show us what you got. Just remember that your goals may be different than mine. I'm pretty confident I can meet my stated goals but I'll learn just as much if I fail.
And now for some pics. Cause that's what we all want to see.
The Scientific Explanation 
Also, by clearly stating a goal, I can assess success or failure.
Any suggestions for rules while we wait & see who else is interested in starting off with us
My apologies it’s nothing personal if I forgot you
