NO DIRT TALK HERE. So let me tell you about my soil. Before I started roaming around on this site, I didn’t know what Hot soil was ( although that’s what I was using). I grew the Revs seeds the 1st couple of grows (100% organic) no problems.
As I ventured further into seeds ,I found out I needed to tone it down a little, so I bought a bag of FFOF to cut my starter soil with. After that it’s the Revs 2.2 soil or recycle mix (same thing as 2.2 mix just recycled). Maybe a couple of spikes or a small top dress, other than that, just good water!
Here’s a few pics of what’s going on now.
I put between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp. Dolomite lime in a gallon of rain water and bubble it for 24 hours.
Then check ppm & dilute with more rain water until I reach about 40 ppm (everything is kinda young right now) to a maximum of 90 to 95 ppm.
THE GRUDGE GROW! So I purchased a few seeds from a place in the N.E., supposed to be photos, at 6 days old they had pistals!?
As I have said, I’m just a babe at this growing stuff. Didn’t know what to do other than drive on!? So I put em under 18/6 until April 1 then flipped to 13/11. Here’s a pic of the grudge grow, and yes I know they need a trim… hopefully it warms up soon!
That’s a 2.5 gallon self watering pot from Wally world. I cover bottom with perlite then a small amount of soil, maybe 1/2 inch, then I put about a big tsp. of flowering blend on 1 side, sprinkle about a tsp. of 1-5-4 bloom, then cover with soil.
Myco my root ball and fill in with soil. A little water before I make my spike holes keeps them from falling in. My spikes hold about 1 1/2 tsp per hole. The grudge grow pots got 2 high N and 2 flower spikes each. (Grow or die I guess).
I only use spikes in flower and have recently cut my spikes by 1/2 .
Basically a spike is dry amendments mixed together and put in a hole made with a wooden spoon handle. I put them around the edge of the pot, where it takes the roots a week or so to reach it. Maybe a better way to explain ,it’s a micro compost pile. Needs to decompose before plants can use it.
JOBES makes spikes for trees and shrubs, but are full of synthetic crap chelated fertilizers. @happilyretired
@happilyretired , @crazy1 , you said it!
Lots of folks think redneck means, halfassed, but it means, doing the best with what ya got!
It’s all about that positive and negative thinking, haha.
So I click on it and it takes me here to the picture below and it has this pencil in the top right corner. I checked the beginning of other journals and it is not there. it is yellow. I click on it and nothing happens.
Hi @happilyretired , That is the button for edits. So the original post has been edited once. I think it may have something to do with me moving your topic from one category ( DIY ) to another ( Grow Journals ). Sorry I am sure about that, the system sent you a notificaton and if you click on the button, you will see the change!
Might even be more red.
