Total Noob using teas and I am a believer

pro-mix mixed with sunshine mix #4 , Although it should be said ive run out of my local supply for sunshine #4 (totally in love with sunshine #4) so its gonna be por-mix for now with me adding more perlite to make it to my liking and of course my ladies liking.Guano Tea and Kelp:

Seedlings less than 1 month old nute tea mix-
Mix 1 cup earthworm castings into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
Add 5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses.
Use it to water your seedlings with every 3rd watering.

Veg mix-
1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)
5 tsp. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)
Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Liquid Karma
5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses
Use it to water with every 3rd watering.

is for veg tea

Flowering nute tea mix:
2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)
5 tsp. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
(That makes the "dry mix". You can make all you want and save it to use later.)
Mix with water @ 2 cups of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Liquid Karma
5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses
Use it to water with EVERY watering.

You can use queen size knee high nylon stockings for tea bags. 3 pair for a dollar at the dollar store. Tell 'em you use them for paint strainers. Put the recommended tea in the stocking, tie a loop knot in it and hang it in your tea bucket. The tea should look like a mud puddle. Agitate the bag in the water vigorously. An aquarium pump and air stone will dissolve oxygen into the solution and keep the good bacteria (microherd) alive and thriving. Let it bubble a day or two before you use it. If you find you are making too much tea and having to throw it out, use 2 1/2 gallons of water and cut the nute amount by half. This being the flowering tea brew but there are fish emulsions too I haven't jumped into yet.

If someone is curious about the fish emulsion recipe I will post it! More of the ladies loving my methods!

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If someone is curious about the fish emulsion recipe I will post it!View attachment 2784067View attachment 2784070 More of the ladies loving my methods!

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I am very interested. The buds look great. I have a bunch of ProMix and FF Soil Conditioner that I plan on mixing up in the future. I am growing TLO style right now. I am always looking for organic ProMix runs.

RECIPE #5
Fish and Seaweed (This is sooo easy)

For veg growth…
1 capful 5-1-1 Fish Emulsion
1 capful Neptune's Harvest 0-0-1 Seaweed or Maxicrop liquid
1 gallon H2O

For early flowering…
1 tbs. Neptune’s Harvest 2-3-1 Fish/Seaweed
1 gallon H2O

For mid to late flowering…
1 tbs. Neptune’s Harvest 2-4-1 Fish
1 gallon H2O

And now for some more good tips...

Organic pH issues

I hear a lot of people asking or talking about the pH of their organic soil mix or organic nute solution and how they might correct or adjust it. pH in organics is not an issue like it is in synthetic growing.
The best place to settle the pH issues in organics is within the grow medium. A medium rich in humates (humus) is the place to start. Humates work to "buffer" the pH of organic mediums and the nutes you pour (or mix) into it.

Humates come from compost, worm castings and bottled humus. If you use a peat based medum, use dolomite lime to raise the pH of the acidic peat. Dolomite should be used in any soil or soiless medium to provide magnesium and calcium. But since we are talking about pH here, I'll mention dolomite lime's pH correction I am always trying new things(strain dependant) to see how things workout!

VTMi'kmaq said:

RECIPE #5
Fish and Seaweed (This is sooo easy)

For veg growth…
1 capful 5-1-1 Fish Emulsion
1 capful Neptune's Harvest 0-0-1 Seaweed or Maxicrop liquid
1 gallon H2O

For early flowering…
1 tbs. Neptune’s Harvest 2-3-1 Fish/Seaweed
1 gallon H2O

For mid to late flowering…
1 tbs. Neptune’s Harvest 2-4-1 Fish
1 gallon H2O

And now for some more good tips...

Organic pH issues

I hear a lot of people asking or talking about the pH of their organic soil mix or organic nute solution and how they might correct or adjust it. pH in organics is not an issue like it is in synthetic growing.
The best place to settle the pH issues in organics is within the grow medium. A medium rich in humates (humus) is the place to start. Humates work to "buffer" the pH of organic mediums and the nutes you pour (or mix) into it.

Humates come from compost, worm castings and bottled humus. If you use a peat based medum, use dolomite lime to raise the pH of the acidic peat. Dolomite should be used in any soil or soiless medium to provide magnesium and calcium. But since we are talking about pH here, I'll mention dolomite lime's pH correction I am always trying new things(strain dependant) to see how things workout!

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I am so glad you are here. You will like the group of guys who post here. Very mellow and supportive. This is great stuff you are posting. It is very much appreciated here.

I only do what I do to see the movement prosper via valid concise info that leads to happy farmers and plants!

Here is some BHO form a blast yesterday. Orange rinds and cinnamon.

I have to put the pair of em up, it just deserves it bro. That stuff looks uber dense, like 100% trichome melt! If you crop a picture like that real heavily in ms picture you can see the texture up close, and it looks really cool. My stupid usb scope pics never load or I'd post some. I don't know if you ever got that curious, I have alot of time to think on my hands so my mind drifts, and I end up doing weird shit sometimes. Peace out.

Well gang I switched the two older girls to 12/12. Partly because I think they're ready also because my landlord is in the neighborhood and I want to keep the fans quiet during the day. My grow is legal but he is trapped in his parents rendition of the 1950's lol. I think were gonna be moving soon seems he wants to start felling trees and slash burning brush and crap, and I know he likes to do that stuff when nobody is in the rental. Guess its time to look into buying a home like a grown up now that I'm almost 37. Well I'll keep you updated with some pics when things get interesting. One day I'll get into these teas but for now baby steps.

You guys with your oil... I actually got into smoking some again HOLY BALLS I FORGOT HOW STRONG IT IS. Been a while all the oil I make has been destined for medicinal use by friends. Aside from swallowing a gel-cap with some oil (thanks Myco for that one it was GREAT), it really has been a while.

I have to say this: Currently in a very 'high' state of mind naturally. Didn't need the oil as medicine for my head this time, it was purely recreational. I advise extreme caution with hash oil if your head/body doesn't NEED it... Personally I am likening it to eating MAOI's or other anti-depressants when you are in a sound state of mind. We have gone far beyond reefer with this. It is not to be taken lightly. Cannabinoid psychosis is real and this stuff can bring one really damn close.

It is POWERFUL stuff indeed. Strong medicine. And with strong medicine, only take it when you need it, or the risk is run of making something beneficial turn ugly. Tasty and awesome as it is, this is for times when I am down, or perhaps Sundays if the whole week went well. Definitely learned to not get into it too often. Funny how taking a break from it was needed to realise this. Looking back, there is a lot of lost time that would have been very productively spent if I'd opted to toke the flower instead of the dab...

I have to reluctantly agree Hamish. The oil is more of a sippin whiskey as opposed to a nice cocktail with dinner per se. I just about made myself useless by smashing my poor knee, and have been using the oil to stay on track with my chores. I will admit that this batch seems to give me energy which is a nice mode change for me. With the troubles I can have sleeping it always seems like I'm dragging myself around to do my daily list of crap. Everyones chemistry, and body's are different though, and thc, and other cannabanoids will act differently in them so people have to find their own threshhold with such substances. That being said, modesty is the champ of the successful. Peace out.

I am learning this. It is some powerful stuff. Not to be taken lightly.

lol, Never tried oil prob a good thing cause id more than likely fall in love(been tokin 20 years now). Hey any of you guys have ANY familiarity with plantmax bulbs? I normally only go eye hortilux however all my local store is carrying is plant max im perplexed

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lol, Never tried oil prob a good thing cause id more than likely fall in love(been tokin 20 years now). Hey any of you guys have ANY familiarity with plantmax bulbs? I normally only go eye hortilux however all my local store is carrying is plant max im perplexed

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You have to try this oil stuff. So easy to do. It takes a an hour or so. Total next level medicine. The plantmax bulbs are cool to use. They are affordable enough to use for 1 grow at a time then toss. I know Myco plays his bulbs like that. I like my eye hortilux in my 1000W HPS a lot. I have been using these bulbs in my 400W HPS lamps and I am very happy with them. Cheap and backed by a solid company.

http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-HTGSupply-400-Watt-HPS-Lamp

use once then destroy? for plantmax? hell's no way I could do that ill stick with the eye hortilux I guess.

Calling all gurus. I have found this on my Bubblegummer and two of the Pineapple Express phenos. I am thinking it is a calcium issue stemming from a ph issue. I did water the plants with 5.6-5.7 RO water in the past. My bad not checking the ph of my new RO system. About 2ish weeks ago I caught this and started to use Earth Juice Natural up and down. I was thinking it may be toxicity issue but I have only feed my teas with ppm of 600-700 max. I was going to up the ppms soon for the bulk of the flowering. Here are the pictures. These are from the bigger fans and are from the middle to the top of the plant. Thanks for looking guys.

Deficiencies...spotting looks like calcium. Green veining looks like magnesium.

It almost looks like a combination of a couple problems, maybe lock from the ph being off for a little. I'm really not the best at diagnosing. It's hard for me to wrap my head around all the different parameters when I'm not living it, you know. The bulbs though I do think i have figured out some. Light for plants is all about right intensity, and spectrum. Your ballast provides the intensity at a set rate, the bulb is all about the spectrum. Cheaper bulbs usually will use cheaper materials in them, but regardless have to use certain materials to get their advertised spectrum, as do the more expensive manufacturers. Without getting into a science lecture, the different spectrums of light in a hps are chemicals heated with electricity to produce light. Both bulbs will degrade over time, but if you have the right light from either it's alot cheaper to keep the one in a state where it's the most intense for the plant. I'm so baked, and not sure this is making any sense. I'm not trying to hate or say you have to do this or your grow is wrong, just my preference is all. I've seen alot of people talking about this, and started doing a little research into it, and was surprised to find no difference in these bulbs. If I had money for $100 plus a bulb every 10-12 weeks I wouldn't think twice about a Hortilux purchase. I don't like how they price fix like Bose speakers though, they won't sell to a place unless they agree to never sell them discounted or at lower than their advertised price. Whatever. Peace out.

Looks like Ca def to me, these are older leaves right? Even if you sorted it out the spots don't go away and look worse as the leaf gets bigger, or at least it did with mine when it happened. Mine was also after pH problems, except I got serious Mg and N lockout to boot. You can still see signs of it on the oldest growth on all the plants in my pics, I just left the poor leaves there, partly because I know the plants are just eating them up again, and partly to remind myself every day to keep vigilant. pH issues are hardcore for what they can do to our babies.

EDIT: My hydro supplier sent me some CaCl in dry powder form. We all know chlorides go toxic FAST, so I used about .15g per litre in a foliar spray. Plants responded positively within HOURS. I don't know many people that have tried it and it is actually hard to find for sale, just thought it to be worth a mention...