Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread
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2ANONYMOUS
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Awe wrong actually i used to be a Mod on this site like 9 years ago in all seriousness And thats no shit that was back when it was totally illegal to grow and was doing stupid sized multi grow rooms
There are a few that know me and remember me from then and really it does not matterThat was the past
Hey Don nice Vero grow here is pure power @ 3 Weeks from flip of course under Hid
AllDayToker
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How dry do you guys let your soil get? I know you're not suppose to let them get super dry because it kills off your microbes.
But I was feeling I was letting them get to try and now I feel like I'm watering too much hahaha.
Kind of hard to do the lift test with the 10 gallons. And one plant seems to dry out quicker then the other
But I was feeling I was letting them get to try and now I feel like I'm watering too much hahaha.
Kind of hard to do the lift test with the 10 gallons. And one plant seems to dry out quicker then the other
ForRealz
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Try this: stick your finger bout an inch or two into soil, then pull your finger out and examine it...if there is soil stuck to your finger (like cake batter on toothpick) then wait to water...also you can smell your finger if you are still uncertain...strong earthy smell means dont water, very little smell means water.
AllDayToker
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Awesome info thanks.
Yeah I have one of those moisture meters but idk what the numbers mean besides 10 is wet and 0 is dry haha
coughphee.connoiseur
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How you like those blumats? just ordered a medium size kit.
2ANONYMOUS
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Blumats kick ass best investment for novice To Jedi growers there pricey but again will give me piece of mind knowing they will take care of plants when they need it the most....
I will be starting a thread shortly where i will be showing how i am making raised 6000 thousand liter or close to 1600 gallon drip system for green house grow started area where i will have under ground plumbing etc its top notch lol 6 - 1000 liter tanks as well as actual erecting new green house watering system beside Green house
The green house will be all solor as in extraction fans enviromental controllers etc i mean every thing
plans are 132 gallon per plant no till raised bed using them caged 1000 liter liquid totes will be cutting them in half so clean neat and possibly on dollies ( movable or rotatable )
got some really cool things i am doing going to open some peoples eyes promise you that
picture of totes i am talking about
May be some day i will be as good as Hyroot at growing haha anyways my Not till indoor garden yes HYroot my indoor ,,,, garden lol 2 plants under 600 watt not even half way done super healthy make sure to post you harvest pics and what plant looks or suppose to look like even on chop day
PS: Its the Year to school many and teach them a new level of Jedi growing enough with Mid grade growers specially like That Root guy
Cheers everyone
I will be starting a thread shortly where i will be showing how i am making raised 6000 thousand liter or close to 1600 gallon drip system for green house grow started area where i will have under ground plumbing etc its top notch lol 6 - 1000 liter tanks as well as actual erecting new green house watering system beside Green house
The green house will be all solor as in extraction fans enviromental controllers etc i mean every thing
plans are 132 gallon per plant no till raised bed using them caged 1000 liter liquid totes will be cutting them in half so clean neat and possibly on dollies ( movable or rotatable )
got some really cool things i am doing going to open some peoples eyes promise you that
picture of totes i am talking about
May be some day i will be as good as Hyroot at growing haha anyways my Not till indoor garden yes HYroot my indoor ,,,, garden lol 2 plants under 600 watt not even half way done super healthy make sure to post you harvest pics and what plant looks or suppose to look like even on chop day
PS: Its the Year to school many and teach them a new level of Jedi growing enough with Mid grade growers specially like That Root guy
Cheers everyone
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coughphee.connoiseur
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Now thats fuckin righteous ( pardon my french)…. How much you charge for blue prints and design?
Organicgrow42
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Anyone ever seen root aphids in a rols grow? Today I was cutting some lower branches in veg and saw these little whitish bugs that looked like a larger type of spider mite. I have had spider mites and know these are not them. I aldo have a worm bin that have smaller white mites in it but they don't appear to be slow moving like these are.
If they are root aphids, how would one go about killing them in their rols grow? I'll try to see if I see anymore and TRY to take a pic and post it, thanks!
Forgot to mention they were just crawling around the pot edge not the plant. Havnt seen any in soil or around plant yet
Didnt find any in the catch trays either
If they are root aphids, how would one go about killing them in their rols grow? I'll try to see if I see anymore and TRY to take a pic and post it, thanks!
Forgot to mention they were just crawling around the pot edge not the plant. Havnt seen any in soil or around plant yet
Didnt find any in the catch trays either
Organicgrow42
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Already tried google. I smashed the first two bugs as soon as I saw them. Havnt seen anymore. Will post if I do
st0wandgrow
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Google springtails. They are a small white bug that are prevalent in worm bins/organic soil.
DonBrennon
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Gotta love those springtails, if they ain't breaking shit down into available nute's for worms and plants, they're providing grazing for predators, keeping the predators going and becoming available nute's as poop themselves in the process, all part of the web in rols/no till
DonBrennon
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There must also be a small amount of chitin released from their exoskeleton in the process...............bonus
Organicgrow42
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There are a ton of different pictures. 1 kinda resembles it. I'll keep an eye out if I seem them again I'll make sure to snap a pic.
They looked like an aphid to me but will keep you guys posted
They looked like an aphid to me but will keep you guys posted
DonBrennon
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Do they fly?.......... or just disappear? LOL springtails are usually easily identified by their actions, they're both fast runners and can spring their tail to commit a truly Olympic athletic fete. eg disappear.
Organicgrow42
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No flight, I saw them for all about 4 seconds before I squashed and it looked just like what a spider mite looks like under a scope with a white, slightly clear body just slowly walking on the rI'm of the pot. Also had a short abdomen where springtails appear to have a long one compared to the pics I've seen.
Anyone had root aphids before. From Googling I would hate my life if they are...
Anyone had root aphids before. From Googling I would hate my life if they are...
st0wandgrow
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Hypoaspis Miles?
Do a google image search for that. Could be what you have...and if so you're golden. Those are beneficial mites that actually consume gnat/aphid larvae.
Organicgrow42
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It looked a lot like that! If I could have 1 thing go my way this year, that would be great! Hope they are those! If I see them I'm posting a pic, I know I can get a good shot of them
bizfactory
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Anyone have any suggestions? Can't quite figure this one out. I had similar looking leaves towards the end of flower last time and just chalked it up to fading / dying since it was at the very end.
Originally I figured the humidity got too low after I went on a work trip and stopped filling the humidifier. The humidity dropped to about 20-30%. Two days ago I did some research and concluded it was a low humidity making the leaves a bit ridgey, the serrated leaf tips pointed up and just overall droopiness. The leaves actually feel a bit dry too. I fired the humidifier back up, rH went to about 40%. I actually turned it up higher and have been sitting at 50-60% for a day but the plants looked a lot worse. Way more drop and claw shape.
Now I'm second guessing what is actually wrong! Humidity? I was thinking maybe a agsil16h / aloe foliar might cheer them up but I'll have to wait till tonight to spray them. Any thoughts?
- 2nd round of 15 gallon no-till
- top dressed with light kelp, alfalfa, neem/karanja and ewc about 2 weeks ago
- problems showed up about 5 days ago after I stopped running the humidifier
- Blumats have been dialed in for months, I haven't really made any changes there but they are constantly moist to keep the soil and worms alive
- COBs at least 18" inches away
- Temp range about 68F to 80F in night vs day
Originally I figured the humidity got too low after I went on a work trip and stopped filling the humidifier. The humidity dropped to about 20-30%. Two days ago I did some research and concluded it was a low humidity making the leaves a bit ridgey, the serrated leaf tips pointed up and just overall droopiness. The leaves actually feel a bit dry too. I fired the humidifier back up, rH went to about 40%. I actually turned it up higher and have been sitting at 50-60% for a day but the plants looked a lot worse. Way more drop and claw shape.
Now I'm second guessing what is actually wrong! Humidity? I was thinking maybe a agsil16h / aloe foliar might cheer them up but I'll have to wait till tonight to spray them. Any thoughts?