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Organic feeding

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by dido, Jul 21, 2021.

  1. Hi good people,
    I just got myself a new grow tent kit and will start indoor growing.
    Had some questions concerning feeding.
    I use only vermicompost (earthworm product) and additives like babana peal, egg shells, yeast and molossus etc.
    I usually mix a good amount of vermicompost with the soil... Then add some extras like banana peals, egg shells and during the growing i spray yeast&molossus and compost tea.
    Will that be enough or not??
    I heard from some people tgat i can burry a fish in the soil and it will give a great effect!!! Im scared of the idea.
    Is anyone here depending totally on organic feeding?
    Is it enough for indoors??
    Any ideas or advices?
    Peace
     
  2. I use organics. Sure they will work for indoors. Indoor composting or adding uncomposted materials is not advised. It's a mess and can create problems in your soil. Fully composted top dressing and tea is enough. I also use manure successfully. Adding some bat or seabird guano to your tea is a good idea. I add molasses to the last day of tea brewing so that bacteria production does not get out of hand. Just keep it simple.
     
  3. Howzit. I grow organically in soilless mix in fabric pots.
    Honestly the only inputs you're putting in that will help your plant is the vermicompost. The molasses is alright too, but only as an adjunct. Egg shells and banana peels won't cut it. Many organic growers live in fantasy land where NPK doesn't matter - it totally does. As it stands, you have none. Organics will have lower NPK amounts than salts because salts do not contain any organic matter, and a higher percentage of each rating will be insoluble (meaning it must be broken down before available to the plant). But the organic matter eventually becomes humus which helps the soil run a lot smoother and helps with its structure and microbial population.
    Get a balanced dry meal fertilizer to feed the soil and plant. Down to Earth is a widely available organic company and a good place to start. I'd recommend their Bio-fish or Bio-live. Ditch the eggshells for gypsum, and ditch the banana peels for some Langbeinite aka sul-po-mag.
    PS - Fish hydrolysate is a better idea than a whole fish, and is invaluable as a quick form of N.
     
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  4. Hey dido! Glad ya got ya self all set up n ready to get your indoor grow on. I as well grow organically using the verimicompost as the main source for nutes. Both thepopeofdope n PoiBoy79 are right. Ya definitely don't wanna throw uncomposted materials in due to it not being readily available for your plants n your NPK won't be as high as the bottle nutes going organic.
    You could've amended the soil prior to have it super charged to handle your growth cycle or you can add dry amendments that will get your soil started with microbes n a host of other things beneficial to your soil. Some places like 'Nature's living soil' offer a product called Nature's Living Soil that helps set up the microbiological life within ya soil naturally. It contains all the amendments n trace nutrients in the pack that jumps starts the soil. I believe 'Build A Soil' offers dry amendments or starter packs as well to get your soil started. The amendments by themselves will be too "hot" if you add them individually n immediately place your plants in them.
    They will surely burn since it didn't have time to break down n be readily available for your plants. Sorry if I'm talking ya head off. Just know there are definitely ways that you can have your soil ready to go n filled with an adequate amount of NPK to get you thru the growth stage.

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  5. Ok...i dont know about using manure indoors... Will it not stink bad??
    My grow tent will be in my working room... Its where i work and my kids study...so i dont want that kinda smell there.
    Also to be clear... by "tea" you mean compost tea where we keep the compost in water for a couple of days then use the water to water or spray the plant rite?
     
  6. Im not living in the states...
    We cant easily get the products you mentioned here...
    Are they all organic stuff??
    Im still preparing my tent and stuff...wont start before the beginning of august so i have time to prepare...
    Here we only have plant compost, vermicompost and NPK "powder or liqiid"
    How do you suggest that i prepare the soil using them?
     
  7. Bat guano and SB guano does not smell bad. Yes, tea is compost tea. Uncomposted material will smell.
     
  8. Go to the organics forum for advice building the best organic soil
     

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