I germinated two BlueBerry Muffins and a Chokolope (shoutout to @nacho151 !) to run an experiment with different mediums.
When all three germinated on September 14, I put them into small pots filled with a 50/50 mixture of mushroom compost and sphagnum peat moss with a little perlite added for aeration. All three were watered with RO water mixed with Cal-Mag, Stresscoat + (to remove chloramine), and Dakine420’s Grow nutrient.
Today, I transplanted them into their final containers and medium.
The medium for the Chokolope and one BlueBerry Muffin (in the plastic bag) is:
Base Mixture: 1/3 mushroom compost, 1/3 sphagnum peat moss, 1/3 perlite.
Additionals: 1/2 cup neem seed meal, 1 cup worm castings, 1/4 cup kelp meal, 2/3 cup chicken manure.
The medium for the other BlueBerry Muffin is:
Base Mixture: 1/3 buffered coco coir, 1/3 mushroom compost, 1/3 perlite.
Additionals: 1/2 cup neem seed meal, 1 cup worm castings, 1/4 cup bat guano, 1/4 cup kelp meal, 2/3 cup chicken manure.
I also used a 5-gallon, non-woven fabric container to see if the increased aeration provided by the fabric makes a discernable difference from the 5-gallon plastic bags.
I applied a very small amount of Mycorrhizal Fungi Root Enhancer to the base of the plant’s rootball when I transplanted it.
I will continue using Cal-Mag, StressCoat+, and Dakine420’s nutrients but will reduce the amount of nutrients used each feeding due to the additionals in the mediums.
Nutrients will be applied as a foliar spray and by jug until the flowering phase begins when only the jug will be used so as to avoid the possibility of mold growth.
Barley Straw will be used as a top dress.
As a newbie hobbyist, this is the first time I have gone into this degree of detail. I am anxious to see the differences this grow produces vs. my others using only mushroom compost, sphagnum peat moss, and perlite.
