Best organic nutes?

mackey

mackey

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Have first grow in flower and give myself a C-. Started a few more and using Miracle grown organic as that is all I could fine this time of year in Hootersville where I live. Mixed sm. amount of lime, lots of perlite. In very small containers now as expect to transplant to 3 gal later. Never grown organic before and when I mix soil for 3gal pots they will still be in veg so what else should I add? First grow not organic.
 
blimey

blimey

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I figured I'd post this here since we were talking about Espoma a while ago. All the amendments are with espoma prodcuts except the earth worm castings.
This is my recipe I'm thinking of using for my next grow. I haven't decided what type of base soil to use yet so I may have to add some perlite as well. I'll probably just pick up something without nutrients from the hydro store.
I'd really like for you guys to give me your opinion on if you think I can use this as a just add water organic grow.
Per Gallon:
4 cups Earthworm castings
3/4 cup Plant-Tone
4 tbs Bone Meal
3 tbs Rock Phosphate
3 tbs Lime per gallon
2 tbs Greensand
2 tbs Kelp Meal
All mixed in with the soil.
And since I'm growing autoflowers I figured I would add the gro-tone around 3 weeks when they start flowering. It's basically fish emulsion, is they how it should be used? I'm really not sure.
Here is a link to the site if you want to check it out. www.espoma.com
BTW I'm planning on using it in 2 gallon pots start to finish.
 
Jack Harer

Jack Harer

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I'd mix the EWC and soil at 4:1 or 5:1. Then with that I mix a 5 gal bucket a bit over 3/4 full and add 2 cups BioTone (same with PlantTone), 1 or 1.5 cups Bone Meal. The Rock Phosphate and Green Sand I'd use a cup ea. Once all your nutes and soil is mixed, THEN determine the amount of lime you need by either a chart or checking the pH of the soil, and adding lime slowly until your soil reads 6.8.
 
Comic630

Comic630

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Are Botanicare products considered organic? I'm planning on using pureblend grow then bloom and Liquid Karma throughout.
 
blimey

blimey

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Thanks Jack Harer I've cut the plant tone back to a 1/2 cup (as per a recommendation on a different thread) and increased the rock phosphate and green sand to 4 tbs per gallon.

About how much kelp meal should I use? Or does the plant tone have enough potassium?
Also, how do you use the gro-tone?
 
mackey

mackey

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blimey said:
I figured I'd post this here since we were talking about Espoma a while ago. All the amendments are with espoma prodcuts except the earth worm castings.
This is my recipe I'm thinking of using for my next grow. I haven't decided what type of base soil to use yet so I may have to add some perlite as well. I'll probably just pick up something without nutrients from the hydro store.
I'd really like for you guys to give me your opinion on if you think I can use this as a just add water organic grow.
Per Gallon:
4 cups Earthworm castings
3/4 cup Plant-Tone
4 tbs Bone Meal
3 tbs Rock Phosphate
3 tbs Lime per gallon
2 tbs Greensand
2 tbs Kelp Meal
All mixed in with the soil.
And since I'm growing autoflowers I figured I would add the gro-tone around 3 weeks when they start flowering. It's basically fish emulsion, is they how it should be used? I'm really not sure.
Here is a link to the site if you want to check it out. www.espoma.com
BTW I'm planning on using it in 2 gallon pots start to finish.
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Copied this and thanks for posting as I didn't have a clue what all I needed.
 
Jack Harer

Jack Harer

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I used the Kelp as a top dressing, tea, and foliar feed. That soil, the Plant Tone and a bit of bone meal will get you thru the entire grow with just a bit of top dressing and foliar feeding as a supplement.
 
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