Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

sorry, I just want to make sure before i stop p.h.ing.

Duggan · Feb 18, 2019

That is most correct fuzzy! DO NOT apply all your PH stuff to this method! We dont need to worry about PH at all with anything to do with Doc's gear OK. Typically foliars are sprayed a day or two either before or after a drink or Drench .

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

Noice!! the more i learned about chemical fertilizers the more i disliked them. this is so much more low maintnence. I like that

weenmeoff · Feb 18, 2019

Fuzzy, do you have a journal? If not, it's great idea to start one and put a link in your signature.

No ph is one of the things that sold me on the kit.

Doc Bud said:
Bottom Line: There is no need to check or adjust pH. Adjusting pH will ruin your grow, because you'll have added too much P or too much K to the soil and brix will be lower. You just screwed everything
up!

But if you're worried, here's what you can do:

1.)Get a pair of needle-nosed pliers.

Every time you get the urge to check pH, either the runoff, or the feed water, take the pliers and yank out as many nose hairs (your nose hairs, not someone else's) as you can.

If that doesn't stop you from going down the pH rabbit hole, or you ignore that advice and you wake up one day and find you're actually adding phosphoric acid (pH down) or Potassium Hydroxide (pH up) in an attempt to adjust pH, lower brix and overall take your grow down a level, do the following:

1.)Get a solid rake.
2.)Measure the distance from the ground to your scrotum. RECORD THIS MEASUREMENT!!
3.)Measure from the business end of the rake to the handle the exact distance you got in number 2 above and cut off the rake handle at that place.
4.)put the rake on the floor, prongs up, handle facing away from you.
5.)Jump on the rake prongs as hard as you can.

If you don't have a rake, just ask a friend to kick you in the nuts.

If you don't have “nuts” just use an unaltered rake and make the jump.

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

i did adjust the p.h. after adding the transplant drench... did i really just ruin my grow?

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

or is this still recoverable?

Mr. Krip · Feb 18, 2019

Nothing is ruined. Just understand you don't need to adjust PH with the kit, so don't do it anymore and you'll be fine.

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

thank you! i do have a grow journal. im still trying to figure out how to link it. but i can post a link

www.420magazine.com/community/threads/fuzzy1981s-fox-farm-ocean-forrest-northern-lights-2019.459184/

DopyLemontree · Feb 18, 2019

Yep fuzzy, forget everything you did with those synthetic nutes, follows Docs instructions and with the guidance of the members here, you will have connoisseur grade bud in your pipe soon. Don’t overthink anything, the instruction are a great starting point. Some of the top veteran kit users will have great pro tips like the ones Duggan has told you. Take mental notes on how the plants seem to react to each of Doc’s products. More than anything, your environment needs to be dialed in. How are you in that department?

weenmeoff · Feb 18, 2019

I gave fuzzy some advice over at his place, not to waste anymore Doc's nutes because he is not in kit soil, he has fox farm soil.

Fuzzy, let's get you done up right. Do you need help with what to buy as far as pro mix and EWC? How to cook the soil?

Fuzzy1981 · Feb 18, 2019

yeah

weenmeoff · Feb 18, 2019

Let's get you done up right Fuzzy! Your gonna love the end product!

weenmeoff said:
I can't help with any of that but can help once you are ready to do Doc's kit up right. You need a 3.8 cu ft bale of pro mix hp or BX (if BX you'll also need perlite) and 20-30 lbs of worm poo, with the numbers on the bag, 0-0-0 the last number must be 0.

weenmeoff · Feb 18, 2019

You'll also need a couple 30 gallon totes or a nice new 55 gallon trash can to cook the soil in. Mix on a tarp, pro mix, EWC, Doc's amendment and a few gallons of water, mix up good. Put in totes and store up off concrete in temps ranging from 65-80 for 30 days. No need to mix it during those 30 days just make sure to mix it good when it's on the tarp. Then your ready to rock.

Mr. Krip · Feb 18, 2019

Listen to Brother Ween, Fuzzy! He's got you covered!

Kit nutes are made for kit soil!

Duggan · Feb 18, 2019

Ok then ,..Fuzzy , Ween has you looked after. One thing though, you should mix everything , dry, only add water as you fill up the totes...in layers. This way your tarp is clean after a quick sweep , and ready to fold it up until next time. Cheers eh.
Please note, when you add the water , it takes right close to 5 gal's to properly moisten a whole bale (kit).

weenmeoff · Feb 18, 2019

Duggan said:
Ok then ,..Fuzzy , Ween has you looked after. One thing though, you should mix everything , dry, only add water as you fill up the totes...in layers. This way your tarp is clean after a quick sweep , and ready to fold it up until next time. Cheers eh.

Thanks Duggan! I'll try to remember that for next time I reccomend it. I don't use the tarp method, just mix it all up right in the totes with my hands. I like getting my hands dirty!

:passitleft:

Duggan · Feb 18, 2019

Thanks Ween. Yes, mixing it all dry is really the best way to get a nice mix. Makes working it on the tarp really easy with a flat nose shovel,..aluminum is bestest... :blunt:

Clean up is very fast and clean without having to air out the tarp before storage. Just give the soil another quick few turns with the shovel as you add water and fill. :surf: