What will happen if I use seedling soil for flowering stage of grow?

Beachwalker

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Hi there,
Just wondering what people's opinions where on flowering a plant in seedling soil. I have grown my last plant in seedling soil and perlite and it's nearly time for the final transplant. The root growth through the first half of it's life cycle has been explosive. Transplanting 2 times a week at some points. I think it's due to the loose fine nature of seedling soil in addition to the mykos. Any thoughts or opinions?
You will risk bringing on the third apocalypse sir, and possibly ripping the very fabric of time itself. For the sake of humanity I urge you reconsider!
 

Grow for fun only

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I was hoping for nice vibrant colors after harvest and curing. Any tips or methods to keep the buds looking fresh. Mine just looks brown and not very appealing... or maybe im being picky. first time grow. Lemon Tree strain
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Zombie brains

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Hey guys I have a question:
We know that the lighting cycle usually are 18/6 and 12/12; Is auto seeds the same or different? I didnt care much about that before, but I would like to know if it really has some difference here.

I recently would try my the new arrival grow lamp sponsored from marshydro, so before i move it . i hope to get this answer. any inputs would be much appreciated.:weed::weed:



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When I first looked at that pic I thought you were growing in a bowl of sugar puffs lol
 

althor

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I was hoping for nice vibrant colors after harvest and curing. Any tips or methods to keep the buds looking fresh. Mine just looks brown and not very appealing... or maybe im being picky. first time grow. Lemon Tree strain
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I have never seen that much color change during a cure. I would certainly suggest changing your cure routine and see if things are better.
 

althor

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ive had bugs crawl through pretty much anything, ever had fungus gnats before? they even crawl through hydroton in a rez, the only thing they don't crawl thru is diatomatous earth that's like crawling through a bed of glass. I'd imagine sand might work, not sure. Perlite doesn't have anything in it that harms bugs...it's inert.
sand will work, but it is an absolute mess and I would not recommend it. Diatomatous earth works much better.
 

Grow for fun only

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As it's the flower time, it would be better to do some Sweetness-Boosting Supplements.Many sugar or carbohydrate-based supplements claim to improve the smell/taste/sweetness of buds.

For example, giving most cheap option like blackstrap molasses to your plants for the last few weeks before harvest can help them get bigger and smell/taste better. For the last 2-3 weeks before harvest, give 1/2 tsp of Blackstrap Molasses per gallon when watering (for soil or coco coir).

Plus, don't let the temperature get over 75-80°F in the flowering stage and keep the temperature under 75°F during the drying process to prevent your plants from losing smell due to heat! And Keep Plants Healthy Throughout the Flowering Stage!

Wish happy harvest!!!:bigjoint::bigjoint::bigjoint:
 

Budley Doright

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sand will work, but it is an absolute mess and I would not recommend it. Diatomatous earth works much better.
Why would a grey dust be less messy than sand? I actually have tried both for gnats and didn’t have much luck ....... I am thinking of starting a run in soil this winter and expect I’ll be dealing with them again... fuck I hate gnats :(.
 

Kushash

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Why would a grey dust be less messy than sand? I actually have tried both for gnats and didn’t have much luck ....... I am thinking of starting a run in soil this winter and expect I’ll be dealing with them again... fuck I hate gnats :(.
I've been struggling with fungus gnats in my perpetual flowering room.
About 5 days ago I hit them good and hope to thin them out.
1st I removed the loose soil on the surface of the pots and threw that into the bin for recycling.
Misted the surface of the soil with soapy water.
Next I watered all flowering plants with a very small dose of h2o2, way less than the recommended dose, just being cautious.
Next after the watering settled into the soil I add a thin layer of DE.
Next I put on a generous layer of perlite.
Final step was to cut up strips of sticky traps and stick them to plastic stakes adding one to each pot.
My main concern was removing the loose soil on the surface that probably had amendments in it from recent top dressings and may affect how long before I need to top dress again.
So far so good.
Edit: Also gave a mist over the soil with Captain Jack's dead bug before misting with the soapy water,
 
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althor

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Why would a grey dust be less messy than sand? I actually have tried both for gnats and didn’t have much luck ....... I am thinking of starting a run in soil this winter and expect I’ll be dealing with them again... fuck I hate gnats :(.
I cant give you the science of it. I can just say, when I water my plants with an inch of sand on top, shit goes everywhere.
Diatamous earth didn't give me that much of an issue.

Yeah, neither worked very well for me either... post below is how I defeated the gnat scourge.
 

althor

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I've been struggling with fungus gnats in my perpetual flowering room.
About 5 days ago I hit them good and hope to thin them out.
1st I removed the loose soil on the surface of the pots and threw that into the bin for recycling.
Misted the surface of the soil with soapy water.
Next I watered all flowering plants with a very small dose of h2o2, way less than the recommended dose, just being cautious.
Next after the watering settled into the soil I add a thin layer of DE.
Next I put on a generous layer of perlite.
Final step was to cut up strips of sticky traps and stick them to plastic stakes adding one to each pot.
My main concern was removing the loose soil on the surface that probably had amendments in it from recent top dressings and may affect how long before I need to top dress again.
So far so good.
Edit: Also gave a mist over the soil with Captain Jack's dead bug before misting with the soapy water,

Here is how I finally got rid of my fungus gnats...

Put dishwashing liquid in a cup, spray it to make it foam up, then pour applecidar vinegar in the cup until the foam is up above the lid. Gnats cannot resist the smell of vinegar (like rotting fruit). They will swarm it, land on the soap foam and get stuck. Also I would hang a couple fly glue strips and let them hang down. Overnight there must have been a couple hundred stuck to it.

Between those two things, my gnat problem was solved.
 
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