hey all, just wanna say i've learned more about organic growing from this forum in the past 6 months (and i utilize many) than any i have found thus far. lumperdawgz posts alone are a great grow guide to a successful high yield crop. anyway, organics have always been my thing but i'm new to the whole soil food web thing. it's fascinating and i study up whenever possible. currently 2 weeks into my 3rd grow, second indoor. i just finished working out my nutrient plans and i wanted to run it by everyone here on the organic growing forums. so please tell me what you think here's my setup to give you a better idea. Grow medium: Planter's Pride coir pellets transplant to Biobizz Light Mix (perlite, peat moss and sphagnum peat), expanded clay (drainage at bottom) in 2 gallon pots Lighting: 400w HPS ballast w/ Plantmax MH conversion 36,000 lumens for veg. Hortilux HPS 55,000 lumens for flower 300w "equivalent" 4,200 lumens cfl x2 (side lighting) Circulation: Inline 110w/161cfm exhaust duct fan, 6" pc fans x2, 12" oscelating fan Tent material: Panda film Water: 10gpd R/O filter ACT brewer: 5 gallon bucket, 2 gallon paint strainer, aquarium heater, 600gph air pump, homemade pvc square diffuser (scaled down version of what Mark Rutter designed at oregon state univeristy), with a 4" airstone in paint strainer bag because of time constraints, i'm trying out an auto-flower strain, The Joint Doctor's Lowryder: Diesel Ryder. here goes... ::week 1:: 1/4 tsp. ZHO rhizosphere root inoculant diluted in 2 t. R/O water per-pellet drench *.::transplant 1/4 tsp. ZHO rhizosphere root inoculant dry per-rooted pellet ::week 2:: 1 tsp./gal diamond black humic acid (0-0-1) .:day 14 1/3 tsp. diamond black humic acid (0-0-1) diluted in 2 t. R/O water per-plant drench ::week 3:: 1 gallon of R/O water per-plant 2 t./gal Bioag Ful-Power humic/fulvic acid, as needed 1-3 tsp./gal Botanicare - Pure Blend Pro Grow (3-1.5-4), as needed .:day __ *.::AACT per-5 gallons of R/O water in veg. 1 cup alfalfa meal (2-0-2) 1 cup fungal compost 1/2 cup kelp meal (1-0-2) 1/3 cup azomite 1/3 cup worm castings (1-0-0) 1/3 cup budswell (0-.7-0) 2 tsp. organic black strap molasses 1 1/2 tsp. Bioag TM-7 brew for 16 hours 1 1/2 tsp. yucca extract (foliar/medium application) brew for 1 hour 2 tsp. ZHO rhizosphere root inoculant (medium application only) ::weeks 4-7:: 2-3 gallons of R/O water per-plant 2 t./gal Bioag Ful-Power humic/fulvic acid, as needed 1-3 tsp./gal Earth Juice - Bloom (0-3-1), as needed *.::foliar application 1 tsp./ .25gal Bioag Ful-Power humic/fulvic acid (weekly) 1 tsp./ .25gal Bioag Ful-Power humic/fulvic acid 1 tsp./ .25gal Earth Juice - Bloom (0-3-1) (bi-weekly) 2 tsp./ .25gal neem oil 1/2 tsp./ .25gal yucca extract (every third application) .:day__ *.::AACT per-5 gallons of R/O water in flower 1 cup greensand (0-0-0.1) 1 cup fungal compost 1/2 cup kelp meal (1-0-2) 1/3 cup azomite 1/3 cup worm castings (1-0-0) 1/3 cup budswell (0-.7-0) 2 tsp. organic black strap molasses 1 1/2 tsp. Bioag TM-7 brew for 16 hours 1 1/2 tsp. yucca extract (foliar/medium application) brew for 1 hour 2 tsp. ZHO rhizosphere root inoculant (medium application only) ::week 8:: *.::flush 6 gallons of R/O water per-plant ::week 9+:: *.::harvest thanks for the read ... critiques are more than welcomed.
honestly seems a bit much on the humic/fulvic acid applications and/or dose. and... i think you could do with less greensand and more fish hydrosylate (or was it hydrolysate?) in your teas.
i'll look into the greensand. but the recommened application rate for Ful-Power is 20-30 ml/gal which translates to just over 4-6 teaspoons/1-2 tablespoons for container plants and 20ml/gal (4.05 tsp./1.35 t.) for foliar rates. i heard it's hard to overdose fulvic acids. but you could be right.
tEhCAROL Hi-dosing with fulvic acid (the real ones anyway) can definitely have unintended consequences. However the specific products that you've chosen, used according to the directions on the label, will give you great benefits. Again - stick with the suggested usage/application rates. HTH LD
Oh I wasn't aware of the recommended dosages. I bought a very dark humic/fulvic acid powdered mix off ebay and, although I'm not sure of its purity or any %, I use it pretty sparingly (or so I think. 2 tsp/cu ft soil?)