PendulumMan
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This is first setup for organic medical. Growing indoor under 400watt HPS [top middle], three fluorescent lamps with two 32watt tubes each [top sides], and four to eight 23watt CFL lamps [bottom sides], alternating color rating of fluorescent tubes & bulbs between high & low kelvin for veg and flower stages respectively, in a 6ftx20ft² reflective compartment constructed with plywood - interior surfaces covered in mylar. Holes are cut in walls/roof for each light. Twelve plants in 5 gallon buckets. I may add more lighting later on. Humidity controlled by dehumidifier. Temp and C02 by fans, thermostat/room heating, and windows (cold outside). All that seems fairly simple.
Selecting organic nutrients has been difficult. I plan on testing with a variety, but my budget is very limited for starting off. From what I could find online and in a catalog I have for a local gardening shop I selected:
• 4.5 ft³ FoxFarm Ocean Forest potting soil
• 1.5 ft³ Dr. Earth home grown planting mix
• 3 ft³ native soil
• 2.5lb Dr. Earth bone meal (3-15-0)
• 4lb Dr. Earth all-purpose fertilizer (4-4-4)
• 2lb Dr. Earth blood meal (13-0-0)
• 2.2lb Sunleaves Peruvian Seabird Guano (10-10-2)
• 2.2lb Sunleaves Jamaican Bat Guano (1-10-0.2)
• 16oz Dr. Earth seaweed concentrate (0-0-4.5)
I figured mix 4.5 parts FoxFarm Ocean Forest with 1.5 parts Dr. Earth planting mix and 3 parts sandy native soil mixed with wood ashes (the native soil here is acidic) from my garden for starting soil, balancing ph with wood ash, bone meal, blood meal, seabird guano, & all-purpose fertilizer at ratios selected for the nutrient levels of each in combination. After planting I'll use all-purpose fertilizer in conjunction with teas of bone meal and blood meal, seaweed concentrate, and seabird guano. At transplant I'll use more of the starting soil mixed with blood meal, seabird guano, and a little bat guano. For flowering, mostly bat guano, seaweed concentrate, all purpose fertilizer, and a little bone meal tea.
Aside from nutrients I know soil bacteria levels are important, as well as symbiotic root fungus, both of which Dr. Earth products claim to contain.
Anything I'm missing?
Like.. humic acid?
And does anyone have experience with these nutrients?
What other fertilizers are better for same sort of use?
Is that enough nutrients for a full 4 month cycle?
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1336/img1xa.jpg
The sun is the 400w HPS lamp, the thick yellow lines are the fluorescent tube lamps (the one with two lines is overhead, the other two are on the tops of the sides of the compartment), the small suns are the CFLs. The solid lines connected with dotted lines are the borders of the compartment, the rest of the solid lines are reflective walls connecting windows which I was thinking about using as supplemental light.
Selecting organic nutrients has been difficult. I plan on testing with a variety, but my budget is very limited for starting off. From what I could find online and in a catalog I have for a local gardening shop I selected:
• 4.5 ft³ FoxFarm Ocean Forest potting soil
• 1.5 ft³ Dr. Earth home grown planting mix
• 3 ft³ native soil
• 2.5lb Dr. Earth bone meal (3-15-0)
• 4lb Dr. Earth all-purpose fertilizer (4-4-4)
• 2lb Dr. Earth blood meal (13-0-0)
• 2.2lb Sunleaves Peruvian Seabird Guano (10-10-2)
• 2.2lb Sunleaves Jamaican Bat Guano (1-10-0.2)
• 16oz Dr. Earth seaweed concentrate (0-0-4.5)
I figured mix 4.5 parts FoxFarm Ocean Forest with 1.5 parts Dr. Earth planting mix and 3 parts sandy native soil mixed with wood ashes (the native soil here is acidic) from my garden for starting soil, balancing ph with wood ash, bone meal, blood meal, seabird guano, & all-purpose fertilizer at ratios selected for the nutrient levels of each in combination. After planting I'll use all-purpose fertilizer in conjunction with teas of bone meal and blood meal, seaweed concentrate, and seabird guano. At transplant I'll use more of the starting soil mixed with blood meal, seabird guano, and a little bat guano. For flowering, mostly bat guano, seaweed concentrate, all purpose fertilizer, and a little bone meal tea.
Aside from nutrients I know soil bacteria levels are important, as well as symbiotic root fungus, both of which Dr. Earth products claim to contain.
Anything I'm missing?
Like.. humic acid?
And does anyone have experience with these nutrients?
What other fertilizers are better for same sort of use?
Is that enough nutrients for a full 4 month cycle?
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1336/img1xa.jpg
The sun is the 400w HPS lamp, the thick yellow lines are the fluorescent tube lamps (the one with two lines is overhead, the other two are on the tops of the sides of the compartment), the small suns are the CFLs. The solid lines connected with dotted lines are the borders of the compartment, the rest of the solid lines are reflective walls connecting windows which I was thinking about using as supplemental light.