tipsgnob
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well if you do just don't get caught....soil is soil...I bought some of that at walmart once...I think it's fine.
Stoney McFried's diary of a level two plant slayer(a grow journal)
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Stoney McFried
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It was on sale, hell, why not,lol.I just can't drop 25 bucks on a little bag of DIRT.
tipsgnob
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I use pro mix...and I use it over and over....
Twistyman
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Stoney,
up till this grow now all my past 6+ grows have cost less than $25.00 for everything.....My usual list for 3 X 6 foot plants outside....1 X 25L bag promix(perlite)... $5.95......................................................
1 X premium potting soil.... $6.00
20-20-20 nute (veg) $7.00 enough for two years..
10-52-10 " (flower) "
Mix soil & promix at 50%-50%.. and only use 5ml per gallon water of those nutes once a week... they will burn easy.. but they're cheaper than the nutes I'm using now $18 - -35 liter, and grow well.. my av was with cheap ass nutes...
Stoney McFried
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Cool.Thanks, twisty.
I'll have pics tomorrow for sure.The spread seems to have stopped, but she doesn't seem to be growing and I think I'm gonna lose the bottom leaves.I think it might have been the soil I started them in, since the other two died off right away...I'd had it since last year,but it was sealed....my cacti didn't do too well in it, either, but I figured that was because cacti are hard to grow.Told ya I was a level two plant slayer.Stoney,
1 X 25L bag promix(perlite)... $5.95......................................................
1 X premium potting soil.... $6.00
20-20-20 nute (veg) $7.00 enough for two years..
10-52-10 " (flower) "
Mix soil & promix at 50%-50%.. and only use 5ml per gallon water of those nutes once a week... they will burn easy.. but they're cheaper than the nutes I'm using now $18 - -35 liter, and grow well.. my av was with cheap ass nutes...
KushCanuck
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Sometimes shit just happens Stoney, I'm sure you'll figure a way out of your troublesCool.Thanks, twisty.
I'll have pics tomorrow for sure.The spread seems to have stopped, but she doesn't seem to be growing and I think I'm gonna lose the bottom leaves.I think it might have been the soil I started them in, since the other two died off right away...I'd had it since last year,but it was sealed....my cacti didn't do too well in it, either, but I figured that was because cacti are hard to grow.Told ya I was a level two plant slayer.
Keep your head up mateKC
Stoney McFried
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Thanks, kush.I haven't givern up, and I realize it may take time for it to heal.I'm getting a tds/ph meter today, on the advice of my friend tips.
Sometimes shit just happens Stoney, I'm sure you'll figure a way out of your troubles
KC
tipsgnob
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it's time to admit it stoney...were more just friends............
Stoney McFried
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Yes.Yes!Yes! I'll be back later, gotta hit the store!
it's time to admit it stoney...were more just friends............
EKIMRI
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You're doing great Stoney, looks to me like she's well on the road to recovery. 
As an aside... You know sometimes even organic pre-mixes (like cactus mix) can be a little inconsistent in ph and nutritive value out of the bag, just because they are "manufactured" in such large quantities. I'm not suggesting this was your young lady's issue, but as seedlings need virtually no nutrients for the first few weeks, it's never a bad idea to flush and mix your soil fully before it ever sees a seed.
Maybe nothing to do with your situation, but a good opportunity to share a hard learned life lesson...
Hard learned, mostly 'cuz I'm a knucklehead.
As an aside... You know sometimes even organic pre-mixes (like cactus mix) can be a little inconsistent in ph and nutritive value out of the bag, just because they are "manufactured" in such large quantities. I'm not suggesting this was your young lady's issue, but as seedlings need virtually no nutrients for the first few weeks, it's never a bad idea to flush and mix your soil fully before it ever sees a seed.
Maybe nothing to do with your situation, but a good opportunity to share a hard learned life lesson...
Hard learned, mostly 'cuz I'm a knucklehead.
KushCanuck
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Good advice EKIMRIYou're doing great Stoney, looks to me like she's well on the road to recovery.
As an aside... You know sometimes even organic pre-mixes (like cactus mix) can be a little inconsistent in ph and nutritive value out of the bag, just because they are "manufactured" in such large quantities. I'm not suggesting this was your young lady's issue, but as seedlings need virtually no nutrients for the first few weeks, it's never a bad idea to flush and mix your soil fully before it ever sees a seed.
Maybe nothing to do with your situation, but a good opportunity to share a hard learned life lesson...
Hard learned, mostly 'cuz I'm a knucklehead.
. Power to organics 
KC
KushCanuck
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Why thank you sir, I thought it would serve some purpose for the die-hard organic guys and growers with an appreciation for resourcefulness. I hope people see it, it's a great system to incorporate into your grows, fantastic results, and it gives you a solid grasp on nature
KC
KC
Stoney McFried
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Yeah, pics tomorrow...The bottom leaves are pretty bad.Got tds and ph meters on the way.I may pop down to the dry ice place and grab some dry ice to give her a boost of c02...might help.It very well could be the cactus mix...I disinfected my grow room,pots, etc,so I don't think it was anything already in the environment....
You're doing great Stoney, looks to me like she's well on the road to recovery.
As an aside... You know sometimes even organic pre-mixes (like cactus mix) can be a little inconsistent in ph and nutritive value out of the bag, just because they are "manufactured" in such large quantities. I'm not suggesting this was your young lady's issue, but as seedlings need virtually no nutrients for the first few weeks, it's never a bad idea to flush and mix your soil fully before it ever sees a seed.
Maybe nothing to do with your situation, but a good opportunity to share a hard learned life lesson...
Hard learned, mostly 'cuz I'm a knucklehead.
Stoney McFried
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OK...here she is.As you can see, the new growth is unaffected, but the older growth has grayish spots and a brittle texture...I treated her with a weak tea tree oil solution when I changed the light cycle, and allowed her to sit in the dark while the fan dried her off so the light wouldn't burn her.I also added molasses the last time I watered...I haven't watered since because the soil is not dry enough yet.Should I trim away the affected parts?Not the entire leaves, but just the parts with the spots?
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robert 14617
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just let it grow the first fan leaves will drop off sooner or later anyway
Stoney McFried
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Any ideas on what that shit was?
Stoney McFried
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Well, it's only a 150 hps. I just ran and measured...it's about 2 and 3/4 hand lengths away from the top.I haven't watered it since the last time.No, I don't spray or mist my leaves.
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