Dmoney32's First Grow!

[Alafornia]

Looks heavy on the clay side (the soil), though I am far from a soil expert. Appears very tan and a bit clumpy.

 

[Mastrmasn]

Looks heavy on the clay side (the soil), though I am far from a soil expert. Appears very tan and a bit clumpy.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Seems like there's some rocks in there also.

 

[Dmoney32]

Figured it out lol. Soil has poor water retention, so I poured some in the drip pans for them to soak it up as needed and one of the girls perked right back up! The other was too far gone. I watered at 7am by the time I got off work they were both completely dry.

 

[Dmoney32]

The soil is organic compost (homemade) and somehow ended up with some sandstone rocks in it

 

[Dmoney32]

 

[Dmoney32]

The soil is drying out in a matter of about 8 hours. So I'll just keep the drip pan holding some water and hope for the best! When I transplant I'm going to buy some good soil to put her in. Hoping that'll work!

 

[Dmoney32]

And the compost is grass clippings, chicken and rabbit shit fruit and veggie peels, shredded leaves, and somehow a few pieces of sandstone. I guess I dug down too far when I was getting the compost out of the pile

 

[nobodyhere]

That compost sounds a little hot on the N side to me unless you cut it a lot.

 

[Dmoney32]

That compost sounds a little hot on the N side to me unless you cut it a lot.

There is quite a bit of regular dirt in it. I think that's where the sandstone cane from

 

[nobodyhere]

There is quite a bit of regular dirt in it. I think that's where the sandstone cane from

our sandstone here is pretty acidic, coupled with N in chicken and rabbit shit compost.

It's going to be hot as shit acidic soil that would probably work pretty darn well outdoors.

 

[Dmoney32]

our sandstone here is pretty acidic, coupled with N in chicken and rabbit shit compost.

It's going to be hot as shit acidic soil that would probably work pretty darn well outdoors.

Ph is 6.5 somehow lol
It's been composting a year

 

[nobodyhere]

Ph is 6.5 somehow lol
It's been composting a year

If it works for you, by all means.

 

[Dmoney32]

So does anybody know if transplanting to a better soil would help when I upgrade the container size? Or could that stun the baby?

 

[Dmoney32]

Looking good so far if you ask me lol

 

[Dmoney32]

Peat moss, perlite, limestone (ph adjuster), water holding polymer Crystal's, and it's made from 50% processed pine bark if that helps.

 

[Dmoney32]

.11%N .02%P .05%K 3 month release fertilizer. I know it's probably not ideal, but I'm assuming it's better than what I have lol

 

[Dmoney32]

Well no answer so I just went for it

 

[Cannbidoscar]

Good call . Got caught up on your journal, what kinda soil did you transplant into? Time release food is usually a no go. I used bio-bizz in soil, it's organic and hard to burn by overfeeding.

 

[Dmoney32]

Well I live in an area where soil for cannabis is strictly a no go lol. But I got the best I could find (with NPK) and gave it a shot. Its 2-3 month time release, but was growing in clay, so it couldnt be much worse.....

 

[Dmoney32]

Good call . Got caught up on your journal, what kinda soil did you transplant into? Time release food is usually a no go. I used bio-bizz in soil, it's organic and hard to burn by overfeeding.

And it's a very small amount of NPK so it shouldn't hurt. The ratio is listed in the journal.