High Brix Marijuana

Hey everyone

Ive been researching high brix grows and have read about some amazing benefits to growing in this style. Enhanced Flavors, and nutritional content, disease resistance, mold resistance and of course what we all hope for... insect resistance.

I'm hoping those of you involved with this style of growing would be kind enough to enlighten us with your knowledge of high brix grows.

Some questions ...

1. What type of soil is needed/used?
2. How important is calcium content to a high brix grow?
3. Is high phosphorous content detrimental to a high brix grow?
4. What elements do we need to steer clear of and which elements do we need to embrace to create a successful high brix grow? What ratios do we need to be aware of?
5. What are some of the secrets to a successsful high brix grow that many of us arent aware of?

And finally...

6. What are your 'personal favorite' soils, soil amendments and organic fertilizers/additives that push your high brix grow over the top?!

Please feel free to share all of this and then some. There is no such thing as too much information when the information is accurate.

Thank you all in advance!

Bo'

The cec threads on ic and doc buds threads on 420 have a good amount of high brix info. I have not seen much interest in high brix techniques over here

Youve got some salient questions up there. There is no silver bullet. Getting your soil properly balanced is gonna be diff based on your starting point. Soil testing to guide your amendments / other inputs along with nurturing soil biology is the road i choose when i got into high brix methods.

Ca is foundational.

Heil Tweetler said:

The cec threads on ic and doc buds threads on 420 have a good amount of high brix info. I have not seen much interest in high brix techniques over here

Youve got some salient questions up there. There is no silver bullet. Getting your soil properly balanced is gonna be diff based on your starting point. Soil testing to guide your amendments / other inputs along with nurturing soil biology is the road i choose when i got into high brix methods.

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We could take the time to start a relevant high brix thread right here tweetler. Why the hell not correct? As good a time as any!

Feel free to share a bit more with us my friend. Thank you for the input.

Just add basalt rock dusts to your soil and feed knf / jadam ferments to raise brix levels

hyroot said:

Just add basalt rock dusts to your soil and feed knf / jadam ferments to raise brix levels

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It's that simple? I was under the impression there was alot more to it.

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

It's that simple? I was under the impression there was alot more to it.

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Those who wanna sell u stuff make it sound complicated I find

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

It's that simple? I was under the impression there was alot more to it.

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Yep. Brix levels are the sugar and mineral contents of a plant. Rock dusts bring it up to a point. Basalt is the best for that. Ferments increase brix levels even more. So. Fruit ferments during flower and FAA (fish amino acid) ferments during veg and early flower. Plant ferments during all of veg. Labs through the whole cycle.

Each generation of clones will naturally have higher brix levels than the ones before. Same with trichome production. After 3 or 4 generations. The plants will stink like never before and be the frostiest thing you have ever seen.

Fastslappy said:

Those who wanna sell u stuff make it sound complicated I find

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Well said slappy.

hyroot said:

Yep. Brix levels are the sugar and mineral contents of a plant. Rock dusts bring it up to a point. Basalt is the best for that. Ferments increase brix levels even more. So. Fruit ferments during flower and FAA (fish amino acid) ferments during veg and early flower. Plant ferments during all of veg. Labs through the whole cycle.

Each generation of clones will naturally have higher brix levels than the ones before. Same with trichome production. After 3 or 4 generations. The plants will stink like never before and be the frostiest thing you have ever seen.

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Appreciate the input hyroot. Just a couple questions.

Any idea why basalt is the best rock dust for a high brix grow say versus azomite?

Could you give us an idea about how to make or obtain fruit ferments? Would you be willing to be more specific about the ferments process?

Thank you.

Azomite is really high in AL , I quit using

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

Appreciate the input hyroot. Just a couple questions.

Any idea why basalt is the best rock dust for a high brix grow say versus azomite?

Could you give us an idea about how to make or obtain fruit ferments? Would you be willing to be more specific about the ferments process?

Thank you.

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basalt is volcanic so has many minerals, I use that plus st.george's black rare clay , another one ,that name escapes me , anyway try
Rock Dust Local they have 4 to 5 different rock flours

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

Appreciate the input hyroot. Just a couple questions.

Any idea why basalt is the best rock dust for a high brix grow say versus azomite?

Could you give us an idea about how to make or obtain fruit ferments? Would you be willing to be more specific about the ferments process?

Thank you.

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Basalt is volcanic igneous rock created from cooling lava flow. It weather's faster than other rock dusts and is soluble. It provides trace minerals immediately as soon as the roots reach the rock dusts. Its high in magnesium and silicon. Its also paramagnetic.

Ferments i follow the jadam recipes. Go to unconventional farmer site for recipes to get started. Google chos global farming for knf recipes. Check my thread in this organic section about how i make my ferments

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Azomite is really high in AL , I quit using
basalt is volcanic so has many minerals, I use that plus st.george's black rare clay , another one ,that name escapes me , anyway try
Rock Dust Local they have 4 to 5 different rock flours

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Had no idea azomite was high in aluminum. Thumbs up on the heads up. Any input on where you discovered this?

St. Georges rare black clay. Could you give us info on the benefits slappy?

Forgive my never ending questions Im just attempting to understand and to help others understand as well.

hyroot said:

Basalt is volcanic igneous rock created from cooiing lava flow. It weather's faster than other rock dusts and is soluble. It provides trace minerals immediately as soon as the roots reach the rock dusts. Its high in magnesium and silicon. Its also paramagnetic.

Ferments i follow the jadam recipes. Go to unconventional farmer site for recipes to get started. Google chos global farming for knf recipes. Check my thread in this organic section about how i make my ferments

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Amen to that. A rock dust that is immediately available. Appreciate the explanation. Ive spent years researching and it gets old reading the "just because..." scenarios or someone simply repeating what theyve read however not understanding the WHYs of what theyve said.

The ferments ... Is it simply the sugars? Is it the acids? both? I get curious as hell. As stated to slappy apologize in advance. I'll ask a million questions in hopes of creating some form of understanding for both myself and others.

Would you mind if I put a link to your ferments page on this thread hyroot?

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

Had no idea azomite was high in aluminum. Thumbs up on the heads up. Any input on where you discovered this?

St. Georges rare black clay. Could you give us info on the benefits slappy?

Forgive my never ending questions Im just attempting to understand and to help others understand as well.

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Azomite is a Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate which pulls and bonds with any radiolabeled aflotoxins.

Cheesy Bo' Greesy said:

Amen to that. A rock dust that is immediately available. Appreciate the explanation. Ive spent years researching and it gets old reading the "just because..." scenarios or someone simply repeating what theyve read however not understanding the WHYs of what theyve said.

The ferments ... Is it simply the sugars? Is it the acids? both? I get curious as hell. As stated to slappy apologize in advance. I'll ask a million questions in hopes of creating some form of understanding for both myself and others.

Would you mind if I put a link to your ferments page on this thread hyroot?

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With ferments we're creating beneficial anaerobic bacteria, fungi, enzymes, sugars in the form of carbohydrates, minerals, elements, and amino acids


https://www.rollitup.org/t/organic-no-till-probiotic-knf-jadam-vermicomposting-soil-mixes-sips-etc-q-a.951076/

hyroot said:

With ferments we're creating beneficial anaerobic bacteria, fungi, enzymes, sugars in the form of carbohydrates, minerals, elements, and amino acids

https://www.rollitup.org/t/organic-no-till-probiotic-knf-jadam-vermicomposting-soil-mixes-sips-etc-q-a.951076/

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Much appreciated!

So basically what we've learned so far in this thread about high brix growing is ...

1. Soil testing to guide your amendments/ other inputs along with nurturing soil biology is a viable option for helping create a healthy high brix grow. Also Ca is foundational. (How much calcium? How often?)

2. Basalt rock dust is excellent for a high brix grow. Its volcanic igneous rock created from cooling lava flow. It weather's faster than other rock dusts and is soluble. It provides trace minerals immediately as soon as the roots reach the rock dusts. Its high in magnesium and silicon. Its also paramagnetic. (Please explain paramagnetic)

3. Brix levels are simply put the sugar and mineral contents of a plant. The higher the sugar and mineral content within the plant the higher your brix levels.

4. Many companies attempt to make high brix growing seem more complicated than it actually is in hopes of selling you a product or service (any examples of this would be greatly appreciated)

5. Azomite is high in aluminum and a Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate which pulls and bonds with any radiolabeled aflotoxins. (whoa! lets explore that further)

6. Ferments greatly aid the high brix process. With ferments we're creating beneficial anaerobic bacteria, fungi, enzymes, sugars in the form of carbohydrates, minerals, elements, and amino acids. (How often do we apply ferments?)

7. The rare clays ,such as St. Georges rare black clay, are much like basalt rock dust in that their mineral content is available to the plant immediately.

For ferments follow the jadam recipes. Go to unconventional farmers site for recipes to get started. Google chos global farming for knf recipes (OR simply follow the link above to hyroots thread on the subject)

Any other high brix secrets, methods we should be aware of? If you feel the information above is accurate or in need of clarification please enlighten us!

Thanks to all who have contributed so far!

The rare clays r available immediately as well
Go to rock dust local they have the chemical breakdown on each rock flour ,their ruby mtn is also high in AL iirc

This thread is way above my pay grade but I'll take a stab. I have no scientific basis for the following statement. I only know what I've been told by others here on RIU that I believe are smarter than me so here goes:
I've heard that feeding a lot of fruits and veggies to composting worms makes for a "high brix" vermicompost. I take this to be true if ferments do a similar thing. I've seen how worm leacheate can turn a neglected house plant to a lush green so it stands to reason it is due to the natural sugars contained therein. I don't use ferments only because it seems like so much more work than brewing up an AACT. With an endless supply of fresh EWC at my disposal are ferments necessary?
Ive seen elsewhere in these forums how many have chucked their azomite in favor of basalt or whatever but I still got a hugeass bag of it. Is the presence of AL so heinous that I shouldn't use it anymore? Seems like such a waste. I also amend with glacial rock dust and oyster flour among other things.

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This thread is way above my pay grade but I'll take a stab. I have no scientific basis for the following statement. I only know what I've been told by others here on RIU that I believe are smarter than me so here goes:
I've heard that feeding a lot of fruits and veggies to composting worms makes for a "high brix" vermicompost. I take this to be true if ferments do a similar thing. I've seen how worm leacheate can turn a neglected house plant to a lush green so it stands to reason it is due to the natural sugars contained therein. I don't use ferments only because it seems like so much more work than brewing up an AACT. With an endless supply of fresh EWC at my disposal are ferments necessary?
Ive seen elsewhere in these forums how many have chucked their azomite in favor of basalt or whatever but I still got a hugeass bag of it. Is the presence of AL so heinous that I shouldn't use it anymore? Seems like such a waste. I also amend with glacial rock dust and oyster flour among other things.

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Good questions Richard. I too am wondering how much aluminum is too much aluminum concerning azomite. Have any studies been done?

Anyone have any info on whether or not feeding earthworms fruits and vegetables creates a high brix vermicompost? In theory it seems logical.