The Budologist's 2012 Outdoor Grow (TGA Forest)

And here's the Timewreck in my backyard


-Bud

Originally Posted by nugbuckets

hey bro, are you sure it raises the brix? i thought it lowered it, because the way i understood it, mold and bacteria, good and bad thrive with sugar....just wondering....

Feeding bacteria molasses in your soil is totally different than the brix content of a plant. The ca25 raises the brix level of the plant as well.

• BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant juice---nothing more---and nothing less.
• BRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose. However, you will soon enough understand that the "sucrose" can vary widely. For, indeed, the BRIX is actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice.
• BRIX varies directly with plant QUALITY. For instance, a poor, sour tasting grape from worn out land can test 8 or less BRIX. On the other hand, a full flavored, delicious grape, grown on rich, fertile soil can test 24 or better BRIX.

Among other things: high brix levels give you a longer shelf life, a higher yield & enhanced taste, which is exactly what I'm trying to achieve.

Plants with low brix levels tend to be more susceptible to insect & pathogen attack.

Brix readings before and after a fertiliser application can help determine the suitability of different inputs, eg. if the brix rises (after 1- 24 hours after application) then it can be considered suitable, if it stays the same or reduces, it would be considered not suitable at that time.


http://www.nutritionsecurity.org/PDF/Brix.pdf heres a link on using a refractometer

I see some 7ft. x 7ft. plants in your future, and that is Schweet. Going to need one of those bug zappers to help out with the MoFo caterpillars.

Originally Posted by ironmark

I see some 7ft. x 7ft. plants in your future, and that is Schweet. Going to need one of those bug zappers to help out with the MoFo caterpillars.

Got one already set up in my yard and in the yard next door

Originally Posted by kushking42

Feeding bacteria molasses in your soil is totally different than the brix content of a plant. The ca25 raises the brix level of the plant as well.

• BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant juice---nothing more---and nothing less.
• BRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose. However, you will soon enough understand that the "sucrose" can vary widely. For, indeed, the BRIX is actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice.
• BRIX varies directly with plant QUALITY. For instance, a poor, sour tasting grape from worn out land can test 8 or less BRIX. On the other hand, a full flavored, delicious grape, grown on rich, fertile soil can test 24 or better BRIX.

Among other things: high brix levels give you a longer shelf life, a higher yield & enhanced taste, which is exactly what I'm trying to achieve.

Plants with low brix levels tend to be more susceptible to insect & pathogen attack.

Brix readings before and after a fertiliser application can help determine the suitability of different inputs, eg. if the brix rises (after 1- 24 hours after application) then it can be considered suitable, if it stays the same or reduces, it would be considered not suitable at that time.


http://www.nutritionsecurity.org/PDF/Brix.pdf heres a link on using a refractometer

awesome bro....thanks a lot....really excellent topic for research....+rep.

Had an amazing day at the high times cannabis cup in Cali.

Got my dank 2.0 signed by sub, mz Jill, dioxide, and tcurtis!

And to top it all off smoked some sour diesel ice water wax with sub, made by Matt Rize.

Feel like a kid who got exactly what he wanted for Xmas.

It would be dope to smoke with sub!

Originally Posted by Budologist420

Had an amazing day at the high times cannabis cup in Cali.

Got my dank 2.0 signed by sub, mz Jill, dioxide, and tcurtis!

And to top it all off smoked some sour diesel ice water wax with sub, made by Matt Rize.

Feel like a kid who got exactly what he wanted for Xmas.

damn, sounds like a jolly good time! literally, sounds like you just geeked out hard!