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Anhedonia.... + rep For taking the road less traveled. It is really the most rewarding one. We (OG's - Organic Growers) are glad you made the switch. Soon, you will see - it's not really hard & is definitely is less costly..
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Nothing beats Organic Grown Bud.....
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Meluvyoulongtime.... I mix my own soil several buckets at at time (using 5 gallons buckets). My formula is 2 parts compost, 1 part pertilite, 2 parts peat moss, 3 cups of worm castings, one cup of High N Bat Guano, one cup of alfalfa meal and with one half cup of dolimite lime. I then moisten it in the bucket and let it sit over night before use.
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Fox Farm Ocean Forest is an excellant soil mix - like Drumsinttown said, I'd mix in some pertilite - but go easy on it. Keep it to 10-20 percent pertilite, since OF is already a light fluffy mix. Too much pertilite and it will float upwards, when watered heavily. OF is so well made, it does not need anything else. It is some real Kick-A*s stuff - worth every penny if you are not a DIY guy or just don't have the time to mix your own.
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Hey ... Drumsinttown - my wife wants to know what happened to your " Big Sexy Cowboy " avatar....???? Don't get me wrong, she likes the Terminator too, but she really liked the cowboy.... She (looking over my shoulder) was confused when she saw your name, but no Cowboy Avatar.... Well, she just informed me, she will not hold it against you - since you are an OG.
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My girlfriend decided to take her phone pictures and start making me avatar pictures out of the cat....

so now you get... one big headache of a gif.

BTW... if you aren't familiar with who that was in the avatar pic, you HAVE to see trailer park boys. really funny canadian mockumentary show

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This thread has brightened up my day. In June, I started my first indoor grow. Lots of friends told me their input, and most recommended a simple hydro system. I ignored all of them. I went with what I had on hand. Dirt, peat, coir, vermiculite, perlite, vermiculite, bat guano. Earthy products. I told them my experiences with smoking plants grown with similar products and never finding something that equaled it. I started simple, and slowly worked into top coats of guano and castings, and since I initiated flowering, I've started with guano/casting teas. Molasses is another I've worked in, though lightly, and have seen nothing but less gnats.

I've lost no plants, and 12 of 16 have been female. I pretended I was growing tomatoes back home on the farm.

I can't attest to the taste yet, but I can tell you that I've felt really good about it. It's actually been more medicinal than going to a cafe.

Keep on rocking out what Mother Earth gave us! Stick to her plan and you'll always be able to enjoy 'the stickiest of the icky!'

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Amen ! Closer to Nature - Closer to Right.
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For the last 10 years, for me - only Soil - only Organic. All my Hydro friends compliment my bud and wish theirs tasted so..goooood........
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Keep up the good work....spread the word......Organic Buds are Best !!!
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Drumsinttown....You avatar is Freakin Me Out Man... Freakin Me Out Man... Too much crazy cat action for Ohsogreen....Ah...AH...AHH..
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Warning : Old people are more easily made dizzy or confused by rapidly moving objects, such as trippy cats - please proceed with care....
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Yes...we've caught a few episodes of the Trailer Park Boys...incredably funny stuff... Canadian comedians are a blast, we used to watch another show called Boys in the Hall - allot tamer - but also funny.
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When I saw this I thought it was a tutorial how to make tea when you eat breakfast .

I LOVE Kids in the Hall! That show was hilarious!

Got a question for you again, Ohso. It's been pretty hot past couple of days, and I'm seeing just a few leaves on a couple of plants that look like the pix I've seen indoor plants that have been burned by the lights. They are a bit heat stressed, but the balcony has great air movement (called wind) and they've been doing a lot better since I got them pretty much dialed in with your previous advice. Should I worry about what I'm seeing?

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Kids in the hall is the shit! Those are some crazy cross dressing fools. One of my favorites is the one where kevin mcdonald is sitting at a diner across from dave foley and he is discribing the movie citizen Kane but as he discribes it macdonald keeps telling him that hes dicribing citizen kane which he is doing to a tee but unwittingly refuting macdonald that he is indeed positively sure that the movie hes talking about is NOT citizen kane but it clearly is. And somone gets stabbed in the hand with a fork during thier arguement. ITs sooooooooooo funny!

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Heat Stress will stunt growth and can kill potted plants. It happens more easily because the pot only has a small volume of soil compared to in ground plants. That smaller volume of soil heats up much quicker than the ground, but it also will cool down quicker.
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Since, you can easily move your plants. I would do so everyday or shade them, for an hour or two, during the hottest part of the day. That short break is all they really need to prevent getting root & foliar fried. A nice, retractable awning might be a good additional to your sun deck.
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