Derek910 2020 5 Strain Soil Grow

[derek910]

I am going to run 5 different strains and I’m going to run 4 of them in organic soil and 1 of them in soil using mega crop. The strains will be Cinderella 99, Liberty Haze, Gelato, and Flowerbomb Kush in the 4x8 underneath 2 Timbergrowlight Model 4VS LED which are 425W each. The 5th strain will be Fat Purple in the 3x3 and will be under a Viraspecra 600W LED. The 4 plants in the 4x8 will all be organically grown using FoxFarms full organic lineup minus everything in orange.

The Fat Purple will be fed with Mega Crop which I will feed based off of the calculator on their website. All plants will be in a blend of FoxFarm Ocean Forest/Happy Frog soil with added perlite. They will start out in solo cups then be up potted to 1 gallon fabric pot and then the final pot will be 3 gallons.

When I germinate seeds I put them straight in the soil. I don’t soak them or put them in paper towels because I always had issues for some reason. I use this king palm stick as my little measuring stick. I have marked a half inch on the stick and I use it to get the depth for the seeds

I make sure to get any perlite, sticks, or mulch out of the way so the seed is only covered in soil. Once I had all of the seeds in their little hole I lightly water them in. Then I put them in my propagator raised up so the seedlings don’t stretch after they pop.

Now we wait. I’ll report back as each one pops up out of the soil. Welcome to my grow and I look forward to learning from/with you all.

 

[Pennywise]

I’m in for the grow show.

 

[derek910]

I’m in for the grow show.

Should be exciting. I’m looking forward to what this foxfarm organic nutrients will do from the start. This will also be my first run with Mega crop. I grew Fat Purple organically and it took forever to grow so I’m curious to see if that’s the case with MC.

 

[Pennywise]

I’m running MC right now, you’ll like it.

 

[derek910]

The Fat Purple has popped up above the soil this morning. The Gelato and Cinderella 99 are about to push up too. I’ll post a picture as each one pops up.

 

[derek910]

I’m running MC right now, you’ll like it.

How early should I start giving them the MC? And there is no need to adjust ph with MC in soil correct?

 

[Pennywise]

Depends on how hot the soil is, start slow with the MC. The plant will tell you what it needs. If the soil has a good buffer you can go without ph checking. First sign of any issues I would check ph.

 

[derek910]

They have all popped up out of the soil. The Liberty Haze isn’t quite standing up yet but they’ve all germinated. Let the fun begin!!

 

[Pennywise]

Off to a good start Derek

 

[derek910]

Off to a good start Derek

I’m tempted to just run all of these with MC, but I want to see what the full FoxFarm organic lineup can do from start to finish.

 

[derek910]

Just moved them into the 3x3. All but the Fat Purple will go into the 4x8 after I harvest that tent.

 

[Pennywise]

The MC works well

 

[derek910]

The MC works well

I'm curious how the taste/smell and potency of MC compare to organically grown. Have you finished a grow with it yet?

 

[Pennywise]

Not yet but it’s just like other synthetic nutrients. It will turn out well with a proper cure.

 

[derek910]

They did not like being in the tent. Not sure if it’s the light or the lack of humidity but they weren’t happy. I put them back in the propagator. I’ll leave them in there until they out grow it.

 

[Pennywise]

Take the dome off for a few hours a day.

 

[derek910]

Take the dome off for a few hours a day.

I would but the light sits on the dome so I can’t. Looking a lot happier today though. I’m just going to leave them in the dome for another week or so. I usually leave them in the propagator until they out grow the solo cups.

 

[Pennywise]

Ok sounds good

 

[derek910]

Ok sounds good

Yeah I was a little nervous. I’ve never had seedlings droop like they were. They’re all praying now.

 

[Pennywise]

I’ve never used a dome on seedlings so kind of different for me.