JV44
420 Member
Hello everybody...I actually joined the 420mag forum maybe 10 to 15 years ago but rarely posted anything because I've been flying by the seat of my pants with regards to growing and was (and still am) rather intimidated, or maybe overwhelmed is a better word, by so many growers with so much more experience and knowledge than I...such that I quit visiting any cannabis growing forums altogether. For years. And then on Aug. 1 last year my home state of Minnesota made adult recreational cannabis use, possession, growing LEGAL--with some limitations, of course. This has changed everything! 
A brief synopsis: I've always grown only autoflowers only, trying to make coco coir a workable growing medium with Airpots (and lower priced knockoffs) with limited success. I've gone through a number of cheap plastic ph meters and have given up on them until I can save up enough to get a really good one--I do have a small, cheap, plastic tds meter but need to learn how to use it. This year I'm trying photo period fems for the first time ever, I have three girls started already, 2 Red Banana Berry (Growers Choice Seeds) one is 50 days old, the other is 41 days...and 1 Red, Red Wine by Perfect Tree Seeds also @ 41 days. I plan on digging in all 3 in their Autopots into the ground sometime in mid/late May--I may add an auto fem just for comparison.
Another huge obstacle for me has been settling on a grow mix that would work consistently with my Autopots. My best friend Marcus, who I taught everything I know about growing, swears by ordinary Miracle Gro potting mix which, for me, does NOT pair well Auto Pots--it tends to burn seedling s. If I duplicate EXACTLY what Marcus does--straight up MG potting mix in solid-sided plastic pots, water ONLY--no nutes at all (!) through to harvest...then it works for me! But I refuse to give up my (many) airpots and revert to inferior solid-sided plastic pots.
O.K., I need to sleep now--I'll post again later after I wake up and deal with my insane chronic pain--later people, hope you all have a great day!
Mike
A brief synopsis: I've always grown only autoflowers only, trying to make coco coir a workable growing medium with Airpots (and lower priced knockoffs) with limited success. I've gone through a number of cheap plastic ph meters and have given up on them until I can save up enough to get a really good one--I do have a small, cheap, plastic tds meter but need to learn how to use it. This year I'm trying photo period fems for the first time ever, I have three girls started already, 2 Red Banana Berry (Growers Choice Seeds) one is 50 days old, the other is 41 days...and 1 Red, Red Wine by Perfect Tree Seeds also @ 41 days. I plan on digging in all 3 in their Autopots into the ground sometime in mid/late May--I may add an auto fem just for comparison.
Another huge obstacle for me has been settling on a grow mix that would work consistently with my Autopots. My best friend Marcus, who I taught everything I know about growing, swears by ordinary Miracle Gro potting mix which, for me, does NOT pair well Auto Pots--it tends to burn seedling s. If I duplicate EXACTLY what Marcus does--straight up MG potting mix in solid-sided plastic pots, water ONLY--no nutes at all (!) through to harvest...then it works for me! But I refuse to give up my (many) airpots and revert to inferior solid-sided plastic pots.
O.K., I need to sleep now--I'll post again later after I wake up and deal with my insane chronic pain--later people, hope you all have a great day!
Mike
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