My Organic Grow Report

greasemonkeymann

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My compost and ewc is bagged this time around.
The compost is called Purple Cow Compost, it has no manure from what I remember.
Product Description:

Purple Cow Organics Activated Compost With MicroLife is a scientifically formulated, tested, and certified premium compost - vermicompost based product. It delivers a full-range of benefits, along with metabolic building blocks to enrich and enliven your soil's foodweb. Purple Cow is formulated beginning with composted leaves and alfalfa fiber. Alfalfa contains a naturally-occurring plant hormone; triacontanol, that research has proven to promote root growth. During the composting process of Purple Cow, beneficial "soil foods", including greensand, rock dusts, and kelp meal stimulate a diversity of microorganisms along with adding macro and micronutrients. Kelp contains growth hormones, auxins, cytokines, and gibberellins, which increase root development substantially. Finally, MicroLife, Purple Cow's own blend of vermicompost worm castings, is added for final activation of the product. Purple Cow supplies beneficial microorganisms and organic humus to the growing media of soil, harmoniously enhancing your soil's biology and making nutrients more available for plant uptake. Purple Cow improves soil structure and porosity, creating a better plant root environment, resulting in a healthier plant overall.
Sounds like good shit to use, ironically it's very similar to what I do in my compost.
Can't beat nature it would seem.
the two most common ingredients in my compost are leaves and alfalfa, with comfrey and grass clipping as the third and fourth.
I use a LOT of alfalfa. It's my "green" for the thermophilic portion of the compost
Sounds like good stuff man
If it's that fortified, you may wanna go a lil lighter on the amendments, closer to the 1/2 cup recipe
 

Kind Sir

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I have some Blue Dream at 3days above soil now. I also have my soil cooking now, should I order some companion plants?

I got a aloe vera plant that Im learning about "pups" hopefully have a couple plants going soon. Pic of other plants.
 

Kind Sir

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This is my small veg area under 1 4ft8bulb t5ho. I have 1 15gal going that ill be taking clones from, and eventually putting those in 15gal as well. I couldnt handle anything bigger indoors atm. Everything is looking good.

-Homemade soil is cycling
-worm bin almost ready to harvest
-building cheap biochar furnace
-Big comfrey grow outdoors getting setup
 

Kind Sir

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Im trying to figure out somewhat of a feed regim. Everything is good, plants nust looked really good my first grow (with house and garden).
 

Kind Sir

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@greasemonkeymann Hey man, I was tbinking about ur tea brewer. Its pretty much pvc with little holes in it acting as air stones? Ive been stallin on ordering items because I want to build a vortex but if its not necessary ill spend extra cash elsewhere.
 

Kind Sir

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I don't / won't brew teas. I make a little enzyme tea, but never compost tea
Ive heard others say that. May I ask why? And also, do you have any sort of feed regime? I have no schedule whatsoever. Few thoughts..

-Barley SST once every 2 weeks (is every week better?)

-alfalfa/kelp tea before and just after flip to flower

-Topdress during flip to flower

-Foliar spray once a week at most


Been using aloe 200x powder (1/8 TBLSPN per gal) about twice a week.
 

greasemonkeymann

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Ive heard others say that. May I ask why? And also, do you have any sort of feed regime? I have no schedule whatsoever. Few thoughts..

-Barley SST once every 2 weeks (is every week better?)

-alfalfa/kelp tea before and just after flip to flower

-Topdress during flip to flower

-Foliar spray once a week at most


Been using aloe 200x powder (1/8 TBLSPN per gal) about twice a week.
same reason I've been saying for a while now.
sorta look at it like an apartment complex.
when it's empty, ya got vacancy...
when it's full?
sorta like soaking a sponge, and then throwing it back in a bucket to absorb more water, once it's saturated, it's saturated.

Your "schedule" is just fine, honestly I doubt you'll need the compost tea either, once a good mix is started they populate rather quickly.
in my experience a compost tea is good for three things
The initial inoculation of a fresh soil mix
a stress reducer for a media that was dramatically underwatered (drooping leaves)
OR (my fav)
damn good way to keep powder mold away
past those, in a wellmade soil it's simply superfluous, in my opinion.
Now that alfalfa/kelp tea is a damn good one to use, lots of benefits well beyond any macros
 

greasemonkeymann

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@greasemonkeymann Hey man, I was tbinking about ur tea brewer. Its pretty much pvc with little holes in it acting as air stones? Ive been stallin on ordering items because I want to build a vortex but if its not necessary ill spend extra cash elsewhere.
I just churn the water like mad with the sheer power of the pump, remember it's not the bubbles that add the oxygen (well, they do but minimally) the thing that is adding the oxygen is simply the water to surface mixing
Get it nice and churning, from the bottom up, and it'll work just as well as any fancy contraption
 
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