So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

Someacdude

Someacdude

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Ok guys, i have plants that are 3 months old that need to be repotted from a 11 inch to a 16 inch , at least that is what ive been told, the 3 gallon are packed full of roots.
This is our first grow and the a hole who had me put two ac units in wont answer my calls and has really hung us out to dry.
My son is worried about repotting them, what do you guys think?
 
Rrog

Rrog

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OK so 3 month veg, and you're ready to flip- cool.

I would think you should up pot those. What's the soil like in the larger pots?
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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Javadog said:
Beating back damping off...that is extreme.

I thought that would have waited for nanogardening robots.

Great stuff.

JD

P.S. ...but then again, that is pretty much what you did, isn't it?
I recall suggesting that when it comes to the BioTechnology suggested
in Science Fiction, that we are more likely to adapt existing life into
a machine than we are to adapt a machine into living. It gets weird,
and was very likely very high. :0)
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Well... Turns out beating it back is not really a thing that happens. Slowing it down, yes. But... guess who won. DAMN.
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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Rrog said:
Wow!

When I see stuff like this, it reminds me of the great job BIMs do. The normal background microbes that help us. Could be that you tried to have a sterile environment, and this is what happen. When you wipe the microbial slate clean (like a big shot of bleach) that temporarily sterilized area may be re-colonized with bad microbes. All of the good guys were killed off and so no one to keep mold from showing up.

If we instead embrace the microbes and understand that they will help and protect these things don't happen as much. My rate of food spoilage in the fridge has dropped, and I often wonder if it's because I let good microbes live here.
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My apologies for the multi-post. But since I gave up on 'sterile' environments, I have not seen many of my old enemies around. Pests as a whole in my indoor are non-existent. There are a few things I miss about Hydro, but I think these will fade as soon as I get to run my second generation soil. It is the only part of LOS I have not yet experienced.

What a ride.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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It's amazing, really. The health of the plants and the rest of the occupants of the house (humans included) are benefited by leaving the microbial population alone.

I'm more thinking that these microbes are better thought of as an invisible organ. Not a separate entity, but a living film in and on us.

Again, 90% of the cells in / on us are not human cells. Really, WTF are we thinking??
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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I came to the conclusion that in the microsphere, ecology is just like it is with the stuff we know about, plants and animals. As soon as something disappears, something else takes over, and usually that is not good. Like for example a predator like a lion disappears from the grasslands, antelope thrive for a year or two, then deplete all food sources, resulting in massive death tolls on the antelope.

Balance. It is all about balance.

I also find that with cannabis, I am getting the best results from people that breed in organic conditions. Bodhi breeds outdoors in the New England wet. So bring his gear into my house, and it THRIVES. It can handle anything. I can't wait to run Swami's gear. I am going to plaster the forums with the grow log. Shamelessly plugging the LOS way.
 
GandalfdaGreen

GandalfdaGreen

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Mad Hamish said:
I came to the conclusion that in the microsphere, ecology is just like it is with the stuff we know about, plants and animals. As soon as something disappears, something else takes over, and usually that is not good. Like for example a predator like a lion disappears from the grasslands, antelope thrive for a year or two, then deplete all food sources, resulting in massive death tolls on the antelope.

Balance. It is all about balance.

I also find that with cannabis, I am getting the best results from people that breed in organic conditions. Bodhi breeds outdoors in the New England wet. So bring his gear into my house, and it THRIVES. It can handle anything. I can't wait to run Swami's gear. I am going to plaster the forums with the grow log. Shamelessly plugging the LOS way.
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I did not know that Bodhi was from NE. Cool.
 
buckaroo bonzai

buckaroo bonzai

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Someacdude said:
Ok guys, i have plants that are 3 months old that need to be repotted from a 11 inch to a 16 inch , at least that is what ive been told, the 3 gallon are packed full of roots.
This is our first grow and the a hole who had me put two ac units in wont answer my calls and has really hung us out to dry.
My son is worried about repotting them, what do you guys think?
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re-boot to 20gl...imo
--don't worry about a re-boot unless your worried about size and yield

11--->16"(??) wats the difference?? --not much....go big or go home....or flower in 11....you will get a lot less
---20 is a nice jump from an 11---double
...size and yield...unless ur tryna grow oz's like most here-(we live in oz-land herein mich)

veg a week or two more till acclimated-(7-10 days?)

...flip to 12/12 when acclimated and adjusted-
....open root ball/zone with hands when repotting (tear to open)-
--sprinkle in some michorizzae in new pot under roots
...dont worry about tearing up roots..new ones will grow

--if they are around 2-3' tall ...they should stretch another 12-18" depending on strain--

...finsh by 5-6' and get that shit out of your house when its finished (rent storage locker if necessary and keep smell completely erased) so you re not over the 2.5oz limit-or anyone from the 3ma reads your posts-----you should have a nice healthy harvest


gUd lUcK
 
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