Will Fox Farm Grow Big KILL mycos?
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watchhowIdoit
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Contrary to popular belief chemical nutes do not kill all the bennies ins your medium...you can find a balance.
max316420
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well just repotted some cuttings last night so I figured I'd give this recipe a try for first feeding.... Mycos in promix with lime added, 1 teaspoon grow big, 1 teaspoon fox farm kangaroots, RO'd water with calmag at 50ppm, ph'd to 6.5.. How long does it usually take for the mycos to become active?
^^^^^^ EXACTLY ^^^^^^
I occasionally use Jack's Classic with my naturally amended soil mix with no ill effects. Straight tap water too.
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watchhowIdoit
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Jacks is high in urea which some bacteria love to feast on...
Root Source
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The FF guy was correct. According to a study by Curtis E. Swift of Colorado State University - "The benefits of mychorrizae are greatest when the soil phosphorus levels are at or below 50ppm (50 mg-kg -1). Mycorrhizal infection of roots declines above this level with little if any infection occurring above 100 ppm P even when soil is inoculated with a mycorrhizae mix". "The level of phosphorus in the plant has also been shown to influence the establishment of VA mycorrhizae with high levels inhibiting colonization by mycorrhizae (Menge,et al. 197
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max316420
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Here are some a little over a week later...
The small ones are the second White widow female bean I popped, but I think its a shitty pheno cause their not growing at a good rate so I might kill off that mom
So I have another question?
Will I have to feed less when using mycos?
The small ones are the second White widow female bean I popped, but I think its a shitty pheno cause their not growing at a good rate so I might kill off that mom
So I have another question?
Will I have to feed less when using mycos?
vh13
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I think I feed a bit more with mycos. The plants have a stronger overall vigor, could be they just take up more food, or it could be the mycos consume a bit of food themselves.
max316420
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So do you really see that much of a difference using mycos? I'm actually trying the extreme gardening kind, its only $2.50 a package that does around 8 plants. I also have a jar of mycos madness which your supposed to add to water and the EG kind added directly to soil. Ever tried either of these kinds?
vh13
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Yes, I see a big difference in my plants' health. They don't grow any faster then when conditions are already ideal, but micros certainly do help keep the root zone stable.
When doing hydro, I had a bad root pathogen attack during a hot summer. Multiple equipment failures set up a slime attack, and typical treatments in hydro weren't responding. Beneficial micro-organisms saved my most precious moms.
No, I haven't tried either of those particular products, lately I've been brewing my own compost tea and I add a bit of Great White. But there's lots more products out there too. Just check to make sure you get all three of these: bacteria, fungi and trichoderma.
Compost tea all by itself works great.
When doing hydro, I had a bad root pathogen attack during a hot summer. Multiple equipment failures set up a slime attack, and typical treatments in hydro weren't responding. Beneficial micro-organisms saved my most precious moms.
No, I haven't tried either of those particular products, lately I've been brewing my own compost tea and I add a bit of Great White. But there's lots more products out there too. Just check to make sure you get all three of these: bacteria, fungi and trichoderma.
Compost tea all by itself works great.
max316420
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I think I'm gonna start reading about compost tea's, been interested for a while but havent had the time to learn about it.. Could you point me in the right direction that has some good info about it or does anyone have a good recipe? I use Fox farm ocean forest and promix, not together but for 2 different strains
vh13
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It's really easy, put the following mix into a container/bucket/whatever:
1 gallon of water (if tap, let it sit out for 24 hours)
1 cup of compost (well composted)
1 tablespooon of molasses (must be unsulfured, "Grandma's" works fine.)
1/4-1/2 the recomemended amount of micros innoculant you might have (optional)
Then put an air stone into the container attached to an aquarium air pump. Doesn't need to be a big one, but the more aeration the better.
Let it brew for 2-3 days, or until it stops making foam. Strain out the compost and it's ready to serve. At this point, it should smell like good, healthy dirt.
Give the girls about 1 cup of this tea for every gallon of water you give 'em when you feed. Innoculation only needs to be done once in the life of the plant, but I do it after every flush (with food) for maintenance.
Store the extra tea in the fridge, not the freezer. It will last 10-14 days. Aerating the left over tea every day or two will extend the life of the microbes inside. If it starts to smell a bit of sour, rotten, or vinegar/alcohol it's time to toss it in an outdoor garden and brew another batch.
EDIT: Btw, I'm not sure if you missed this link in my previous post:
How to Breed Your Own Beneficial Microbes
Dankster4Life
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I see re-cycling in your future.
Start your reading bro and you'll see you have been tossin alot of that FFOF when you can make it better....then better....get it?