sharing my modified subcool super soil recipe

Originally Posted by Bern1

How long did you veg the GDP? How many inches till you flowered?

about 6-8 weeks..
i run perpetual cycles,so i veg thru the previous flower cycle.

my plants are usually about 1 1/2 feet tall when i switch em to flower and put em in super soil. and they are established in their roots. i like to keep them short and bushy, with lots of top nodes that are all an even canopy. then when i put em in flower i take off any veg growth below the half way point of the plant, so the top buds are really fat and dense.

usually i cut my clones small, only about 6 inches tall. and i top it once early, making about 4 main nodes... then after that ill do the 'oops i fucked up' method of topping on the top nodes about 5 weeks into veg to let the bottom nodes catch up with the top.

i also go from plastic red cups to 6" mesh pots to 3gal pots.. before putting them into 7gal pots of supersoil mix when switching to 12/12

the gdp needs to only be topped once, if you overtop it. itll stay too short in flower and get crowded out by other strains that are more agressive, but if done right itll be one of the most aggressive in the room, it just comes with time and experience, ive had the strain for a few years now so i know what she likes now.

other more sativa dominant strains need many topping and lst throughout veg and during flower (lst) as well.

So how do you feed during veg? Do you put them in a full 7gal of SS or do you put at least a layer of reg soil as a buffer?

not required to feed during veg.. the roots organic soil carries them thru..
they start in the ez cloner.. after roots pop, they go into a plastic red cup from costco. after a week or 2 they go into a 6inch mesh pot.. after another couple of weeks they go into a 3gal pot.. each time i just transplant into plain roots organic soil. i do however sprinkle layers of mycorrhizal granules each time i transplant. usually 2-3 layers thru the soil. so since the next pot size is bigger than the previous, the new soil u are adding is enough to feed it for a few weeks with just water only.

then right before i transplant from 3gal pot to the 7gal flowering pot, i fill it 2/3 of the way with super soil.. put a layer of xtreme mycorrhizal granules, and put the plant (which is in the 3gal pot) on top of that.. and fill the little bit of space on the side with just plain roots organic soil.

you can do water only during flower if you want, but i found better results using the liquid karma, sucanat and hygrozyme all through flower.. no flush, nothing.. just dose em once a week with the additives, and chop when ready.. no need to stop with the additives it does not leave any residual and does not negatively affect the flavor.

Will feather meal work instead of the blood meal? Also, will jersey greensand suffice for the potassium sulfate? If anyone has experience with adding these please shoot me a pm.

ive varried here and there on the recipe i make but ive found that following it closely yields the best results

remember that super hot'ness helps keep from fading to early and really helps feed heavy during weeks 3-5, I get yields that outdid my very best coco attempts and quality that its out of this world.

i have been using enzymes every 4th watering or so and the occasional bene tea to really "push" the plants. Im smoking dispensary meds until I chop again, i consider it a tolerance break

the only thing im going to consider adding is rice hulls to the soil mix for a silica boost. but im completely happy with the results as of right now the way it is.. adding/replacing/supplementing is one has to do on their own, i personally do not have experience with those things you mentioned. i believe green sand is a potassium (K) source.. and its slow release. not sure if jersey greensand is different.

the yield was good on the basic super soil recipe, but for me it did not fade at the end of flower.. and for the first few weeks after chop, it tickled my throat when i would smoke the herb.. not sure why. after a month of cure it went away though.. i attributed it to some sort of nutrient residual from the super soil.. so mine is toned down a bit, and it starts to fade around week 8. its perfect for the way i run things, honestly i think everyone has to tweak it for their style/conditions to perfect it for them.. there is no golden recipe.

Thanks for the recipe, Sidewig! Just to clarify, are the ml feed liquid amounts you mention for 1 or 2 gallons of water? and do you see any need to flush with straight water and/or perhaps florakleen? or only sucranat until the last watering before harvest?

Bro still have to cook it for 30 days right?