In The Lab

[Doc Bud]

Hi doc, i did something wrong with my seeds. Only 3 out of 15 came up. They all sprouted but only 3? Where did i go wrong? I used transplant is it possible to mix it to strong? It's beeb 5 day's and nothing breaking ground.

What do you mean you "used Transplant?"

Also, how do you know they all sprouted if only 3 came up?

With the new Roots product, you don't need Transplant water anymore....just a regular drench of Transplant is enough...but even if you mixed it strong it wouldn't kill the seeds.

I'd wait a few more days.

 

[Doc Bud]

Updated Instructions: October 2014

The Kit:

The End User will need the following:

3.8 cu ft bale of ProMix HP myco, or Sunshine #4 or Promix BX myco. Perlite can be added to the BX in order increase porosity for indoor growing.

20-40 pounds of organic worm castings that show an NPK of zero K. (1-1-0)

A proper growing environment, basic gardening skills, 7 gallon pots and a sprayer capable of putting out a fine spray.

The Products:

Drenches

Growth Energy: This product increases soil energy and provides vegetative growth energy and bulking of fruit and flowers once formed.

Transplant: This product, being organic, slightly favors reproductive growth of seeds, flowers and fruit. It is used to feed the microbial colony in the soil mostly, but it also boosts reproductive growth.

Cat Drench: This product increases soil energy, highly favors reproductive growth and provides cations and the ammonia form of nitrogen, which strongly stimulate fruiting and flowering, as well as seed production.

All drenches are mixed at 1/2 ounce per 6 plants(30 sq. feet of garden space for those in raised beds) Applications up to 1.5 oz can be applied without harm, but very few plants require this much. Heavy feeders might try .75 oz before mixing stronger.

Another practice some container growers are finding helpful is to include 1/4 strength Transplant with every watering.


Foliar Sprays:

Brix: Sprayed every week to 10 days, this product encourages reproductive growth and essential oil and resin production. Brix foliar should not be skipped, even if the plants look perfect.

De-Stress: This product helps plants heal, deal with stress and provides a broad spectrum of trace minerals. This can be sprayed 1-2 times per week when there are signs of plant stress. If the plants look "perfect" there is no reason to spray with De-Stress. Also, mixed at 50% strength it helps high brix clones root much faster.

Both foliar sprays are mixed at 1oz per quart of RO. Use Brix immediately after mixing. De-stress can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Soil Amendments

Amendment: this product is mixed into the bale of Promix, watered, and allowed to "cook" in a barrel for a minimum of 30 days in order to get the soil ready for planting. Please note that the most recent version of amendment has the old "conditioner" added to it already!

Re-Charge: This product is similar to Amendment, but has a few additions and ommisions. It is designed to be top dressed during the 3rd week of the bloom cycle. Outdoors, apply re-charge when buds have set. It's best to scratch it into the top layer of soil and gently water it in to avoid soil compaction.

Roots!: This is a microbial inoculate. A light dusting on rootballs during transplanting and a small amount at the bottom of the hole where seeds are planted is the proper use for this product. 1 Tablespoon per transplanted cutting sprinkled in and around the hole is perfect. More can be used when transplanting from the Veg area to the Bloom containers. Water with 1/4 Transplant for the first application of Roots!.

Tea: This is a liquid humate product loaded with beneficials. It is mixed with each feeding at the rate of 2.5 mil per 6 plants (30 square feet)


So, how does all this work together?

Upon acquiring the Promix HP myco, the worm castings and enough plastic barrels to contain 60 gallons of soil:

Carefully and thoroughly mix the following:

Amendment
Promix
Worm castings.

Place the above dry mix into barrels and water with 3-5 gallons of water. Stir it, mix it, turn it over....and let it sit covered for one month. Temps must be no lower than 62 degrees and no higher than 85 degrees. Lower temps can take another week to "cook" while higher temps might be ready sooner. 1 month is usually spot on.

Once the soil has cooked, it's now time to plant!

Seeds:

Using a gallon sized container of newly cooked High Brix soil, make sure the soil is still slightly moist from the barrel. Not soaking wet....but moist.

Using a pencil, or chopstick or a non-functioning vape pen, make a divet in the soil about 1/4 inch deep. Add a small amount of ROOTS! in and around this hole, in which you deposit the seed and lightly cover with surrounding dirt. Gently water with 1/4 strength Transplant if needed to keep the soil moist, but not wet.

Clones:

Pretty much the same as seeds, but use enough ROOTS! to completely dust the roots and put a small amount at the bottom of the hole. Water with 1 pint of water, or 1/4 strength Transplant drench.

Upcanning of larger plants:

Vertically score the roots, dust all roots with ROOTS!, place some in the bottom of the hole, gently position rootball and soak the medium with water and 1/4 strength Transplant.

Water All seeds, all newly transplanted clones and newly tranplanted vegging plants with 1/4 strength Tranpslant

Use of Foliar Sprays:

Spray Brix and De-Stress 1 time weekly, not on the same day! De-Stress can be sprayed twice a week if the plants continue to exhibit signs of stress.

Mix each spray at 1 oz per quart of RO, using a fine mist try to get the underside of the leaves.

Using Drenches:

Tea: All drenches are "served" with 2.5 mils of Tea. No execptions.

In High Brix growing, drenches do far more than feed the plant. They signal the plant to grow or re-produce, and they keep the biology in the soil happy and productive. This is where the magic happens! Water with straight water plus 1/4 strength Transplant between drenches with one exception.*

Growth Energy: used nearly exclusively in veg. This is where strong stems and healthy leaves come from. It is also used during the latter half of the bloom cycle to bulk up fruit and flowers. Mix at 1/2 oz per 6 plants. Stronger doses can be used if needed, but generally you'll just waste product. Finishing the growing cycle on Growth Energy results in a sweeter produce.

Transplant Should be used during the bloom phase alternating with Growth Energy. It is used at 1/2 oz per 6 plants (30 square feet.) Some growers have found that essential oil and resin production can be increased by using 1/4 oz of Transplant evenly distributed to every plant with each and every watering....whether with a drench or with just plain water. Please note, this does not mean 1/4 TO EVERY PLANT, but 1/4 oz divided equally to all plants.

**Cat Drench: This is used right when buds set. It is strongly reproductive in effect and if used at the wrong time will result in stunted growth and lower yields. Used at the proper time, unprecedented resin formation takes place. It is used twice in a row (no water in between applications). Using Cat Drench late in bloom may increase certain flavors and smells, but it also results in a more "gamey" flavor in produce.

These are the basic instructions for using the kit! A few pointers:

When in doubt about which drench to use, use Growth Energy.

If the plants seem weak and need a boost---almost never happens unless you made a mistake or there has been some environmental issue or circumstances beyond your control---try this:

1 oz. Transplant per gallon of water with 6 mils of Tea. Feed a solution with this composition to all the plants. It will re-colonize the roots and get things back on track. Do not do this if you aren't having any problems.

 

[SmokeyMcFly]

Nice job on the new directions doc!

 

[DrZiggy]

Nice job on the new directions doc!

Yes, you got repp'd for helping us get ripp'd

 

[36Gr0w]

Thanks doc!

 

[Hash Hound]

Doc

What can one do with left over unused brix cooked soil if not going to use it for a high brix grow?

I have about 15 gal left, and I doubt my partner will want to do 2 high brix plants after this last grow.

Should I mix the used and the unused and let set for a future brix grow if I can talk him into it? Or for veggies next summer?
Also I still have about 1/3 of the amendment left since I only did 4 plants last grow, and plenty of stress, brix and energy.
And which ever I do, it will be setting in a cool garage (40-60ish) until next spring.

Or would it hurt to mix it 50/50 with my used mineralized soil,? It must be very active, because it is still eating up leaf in a few days. And it actually had a little fuzz on the top when I toss leaf in.

 

[36Gr0w]

I've heard people talking about this fuzz. What is it, what Does it look like, and why does it happen?

 

[Doc Bud]

Doc

What can one do with left over unused brix cooked soil if not going to use it for a high brix grow?

I have about 15 gal left, and I doubt my partner will want to do 2 high brix plants after this last grow.

Should I mix the used and the unused and let set for a future brix grow if I can talk him into it? Or for veggies next summer?
Also I still have about 1/3 of the amendment left since I only did 4 plants last grow, and plenty of stress, brix and energy.
And which ever I do, it will be setting in a cool garage (40-60ish) until next spring.

Or would it hurt to mix it 50/50 with my used mineralized soil,? It must be very active, because it is still eating up leaf in a few days. And it actually had a little fuzz on the top when I toss leaf in.

Grow veggies. You have what sounds like perfect soil.

 

[Doc Bud]

I've heard people talking about this fuzz. What is it, what Does it look like, and why does it happen?

It's white and "spider-webby" stuff that will envelop and "eat" organic material in the soil. It's normal and much desired in a living, organic grow.

There are probably pics somewhere.....lemme check......
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[36Gr0w]

Thanks doc, this has been occurring on the top of my soil currently growing plants. I had never seen it before and was kind of embarrassed to ask. Not high brix soil btw. That starts in two weeks or so.

 

[Doc Bud]

Thanks doc, this has been occurring on the top of my soil currently growing plants. I had never seen it before and was kind of embarrassed to ask. Not high brix soil btw. That starts in two weeks or so.

You might be overwatering if it occurs on the growing plants....usually the barrel needs to be warm and sweating to grow that stuff.

Kudos for living soil!

 

[36Gr0w]

Thanks doc! I'll be making sure not to over water if I am, don't think so but possible!

 

[Sphnx]

Hey Doc! Sorry about all the questions on your log. So what's the highest yield you've gotten from one plant using this method and do you have pictures of it? Just out of curiosity is all....

 

[Doc Bud]

Hey Doc! Sorry about all the questions on your log. So what's the highest yield you've gotten from one plant using this method and do you have pictures of it? Just out of curiosity is all....

I have pictures of a mutant Jack Herer from maybe 15 months ago that put out 7 oz. I'm routinely getting 4+ from Lemon Paki.

But you have to understand I don't really do much to increase my yield. I'm still learning how to grow these plants. Once I figure that out and am satisfied I'll turn my focus on yield. But I'm all about the quality, not the quantity, at least as of right now.

Someday, that will shift, but I'm not ready yet.

 

[Sphnx]

Very nice! 7oz is a massive yield. I'm currently averaging 4-5 ounces per plant but there are always exceptions higher and lower, hopefully this round I will break that with my XJ-13's. HUGE producer.

 

[Doc Bud]

Very nice! 7oz is a massive yield. I'm currently averaging 4-5 ounces per plant but there are always exceptions higher and lower, hopefully this round I will break that with my XJ-13's. HUGE producer.

XJ is half JH, right? I agree, that strain is a producer as well as being really nice smoke.

 

[Sphnx]

XJ is half JH, right? I agree, that strain is a producer as well as being really nice smoke.

G-13 x JH yes

My god man, 10 week strain, I read online that it was a big yielder but damn.....
Hand grenades if you ask me. And the frost is ridiculous. It's oozing from the leaves and buds at this point. No other way to describe it.
Have you seen my log at all?

 

[Zen Seamahn]

Doc-san,

Is biochar on the 'don't use' list?

 

[Doc Bud]

Doc-san,

Is biochar on the 'don't use' list?

Not at all! It's in my products. The new roots is 5% biochar, and it's mixed in to the amendment as well. It's great stuff.

 

[Zen Seamahn]

Most excellent. Biochar is such a magical substance.

It seems to me that inoculated biochar and live red wriggler worms in your type mix would go a long ways towards making a living, reusable planting mix.