Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

[Kind Sir]

I’m in like week 4 of flower. I have some low branches I want to chop off.

1. Any tips on how to, or if it’s even worth cloning the low branches this late in flower?

2. There are little shit here and there I think need to go, is it ok if I cut off like 10 doinkers (not full
branches) off each plant this late in flower? Some of the doinkers have grown back a few times, not sure why!

 

[m4s73r]

I’m in like week 4 of flower. I have some low branches I want to chop off.

1. Any tips on how to, or if it’s even worth cloning the low branches this late in flower?

2. There are little shit here and there I think need to go, is it ok if I cut off like 10 doinkers (not full
branches) off each plant this late in flower? Some of the doinkers have grown back a few times, not sure why!

1. You can clone them if you want. make sure you keep them in soil at 70% rh.
2. yes you can. Once you do this trim you should need to do another. Try not to take more than 25% of the plant off at a time.

 

[Kind Sir]

1. You can clone them if you want. make sure you keep them in soil at 70% rh.
2. yes you can. Once you do this trim you should need to do another. Try not to take more than 25% of the plant off at a time.

There’s no issue being this far into flower? Some people made me nervous doing it, saying it could issues with the plant… Ive read both sides though.

I just know for a fact there are some tiny bud sites that NEED to go

 

[m4s73r]

There’s no issue being this far into flower? Some people made me nervous doing it, saying it could issues with the plant… Ive read both sides though.

I just know for a fact there are some tiny bud sites that NEED to go

I have gone through and schwazzed plants at 4 weeks into flower on long flowering strains. Now, I will not guarantee that taking more than 25% of the plant mass that it wont effect it. But trimming out little branches shouldn't hurt it.

 

[Kind Sir]

I have gone through and schwazzed plants at 4 weeks into flower on long flowering strains. Now, I will not guarantee that taking more than 25% of the plant mass that it wont effect it. But trimming out little branches shouldn't hurt it.

So yea taking like 10 doinker bud sites off shouldn’t cause any issues. They just look great and it’s my first 4x4 bed haha… Dont want popcorn nonsense though.

One thing someone told me… say you have a mow branch that’s quit big but. it getting any light. It can think it’s dying and throw out bananas. Thoughts on that?

 

[m4s73r]

So yea taking like 10 doinker bud sites off shouldn’t cause any issues. They just look great and it’s my first 4x4 bed haha… Dont want popcorn nonsense though.

One thing someone told me… say you have a mow branch that’s quit big but. it getting any light. It can think it’s dying and throw out bananas. Thoughts on that?

Well thats the first I have ever heard of that. I'm going to say that something like that could cause it to hermie. But that's if were talking like the main stem on a atypical plant late into flower. Or if the genetics are shit. Some plants like topping and pruning more than others. For sativas, ill top t times for 4 main tops and thats it. wont touch em again. Any time i do it seems to slow them down.

 

[bassman5420]

Oyster shrooms are mighty tasty. When I got a log it grew blue oysters. Oh yummmmy win win.

Good job on your plant bed.

I am not a fan of mushrooms, but I cooked those up for my wife and I tried some. DAMN were they good! Just some oil, butter and fresh garlic. I was blown away and wanted more lol!

 

[bobrown14]

Yup yup found some other blue mushrooms today. Not ready to try these yet. Milk indigo or something

 

[Florere]

How long you guys keep a bed?

I had one for 2 years and when i removed the soil it was all very dense and almost 1/4 was worm poo.

Yields where getting shittier each time.

 

[bobrown14]

I amend with Kelp meal, compost and malted barley ground fine. Yields get better each round for like 5-6 years then I make a new mix and do 50/50 with the old and back to work the soil goes.

 

[Florere]

That’s quite some time. I’m thinking of doing it again but then without the worms.
You really mix the 50/50 or just take half off and fill with new?

 

[bobrown14]

I just mixed up a new batch and ran a flower run. Then I mixed some extra with my old used soil 50/50 and ran another run. The yields were better with the 50/50 mix. Not a scientific study by no means. I wanted to see if I should compost my old soil or could I still use it in containers.

I use Coots mix - he designed his soil mix to be used continuously for +6 years growing specialty Japanese maple trees horticulturaly grown for a niche market. We actually have 2 of those trees some architect used as plantings around our home. Any way so it took 6 years for that tree to mature enough to be used as an ornamental in landscape. So his soil had to last at least 6 years in a large bag container (600ish gal).

Thats pretty much what I'm getting from the mix - 6 years but I'm growing very intensely = several flower runs per year same soil. I cant say how hard the maple trees are growing compared to several cannabis flowerings annually in the same soil. It works for me.

 

[GreenestBasterd]

Merry Christmas comrades!!!

 

[NugHeuser]

So I've been running super soil for maybe 4 or 5 years or now. I'm coming off of a bit of a small break from growing. Mixed up a new batch of soil and the myco growth has been unreal compared to what I normally get.
Normally I'll have several spots/pockets of fuzz growth, seems to grow for maybe a week then stop growth/die and break down. My best runs before this covered maybe 25% to 33% of my soil surface. But this tote has 100% myco growth coverage and in some spots pushing 2 inches thick.
So I'm just wondering because a lot of you will have had more rols experience than me, I'm wondering if this type of myco growth/colonization is pretty average and I've been underperforming/doing something wrong these past years or did I happen to mix this batch up just right and outdone typical standards??
I for sure can't wait to use it!
These pictures are 7 days cooking.

 

[bobrown14]

whats in your mix?

 

[NugHeuser]

whats in your mix?

Peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, EWC, used soil(mostly used soil, don't add much of the previous to each batch), kelp meal, alfalfa meal, bat guano, blood meal, bone meal, neem seed meal, insect frass, crab shell meal, epsom salt, azomite, gypsum and watered down with recharge beneficials. I believe my total amount of amendment is targeted at 4 cups per cubic foot but I think I went closer to atleast 5 cups per this time around

 

[myke]

Peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, EWC, used soil(mostly used soil, don't add much of the previous to each batch), kelp meal, alfalfa meal, bat guano, blood meal, bone meal, neem seed meal, insect frass, crab shell meal, epsom salt, azomite, gypsum and watered down with recharge beneficials. I believe my total amount of amendment is targeted at 4 cups per cubic foot but I think I went closer to atleast 5 cups per this time around

5 cups wow. Gonna be hot no?

 

[NugHeuser]

5 cups wow. Gonna be hot no?

I'd have to check my notes but I believe 4 is what I normally do and every time my nutes only last about 4 weeks then I start to yellow, without any burn leading up. So I just poured each amendment a little heavy this time. Figured what the hell why not, I've yet to burn them at 4 cups and always run out well before the end

 

[myke]

I'd have to check my notes but I believe 4 is what I normally do and every time my nutes only last about 4 weeks then I start to yellow, without any burn leading up. So I just poured each amendment a little heavy this time. Figured what the hell why not, I've yet to burn them at 4 cups and always run out well before the end

Cool. I’ve always read that 3 was the limit. Nothing wrong with experimenting.

 

[Week4@inCharge]

Found these front of Home Depot, galvanized steel bins or whatever you call these ( 70 gallons ), question is, good for a grow or opt for the fabric raised garden instead?