We have broken ground!
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Kind of an exciting day today. Over 75% of the seeds have broken ground and are looking good.
Today is also the day I start preparing for the 1 gallon pots. Soil that is! I first get a small pool to mix the soil in. The small blue ones at Bi-Mart work great.
I’m first starting with a small amount of native soil from the area. This is from last seasons round so it’s super dry. I would suggest getting fresh soil if possible. This will contain live organisms that are adapted to your environment. This will also give the plants a taste of what’s to come in there funnel resting place outdoors.
Next I’m adding 1 3/4 bag of Coco Loco. You can get this at your loco grow shop. It’s a good starting blend for smaller vetting plants. It’s not a hot blend at all so there won’t be any chance of burning.
This next step is where things can very ‘alot’. I tend to do less than most growers as I feel I can always add beneficial items later if needed.
This round I’m adding the following…
3 cups bio live
2/3 humic acid
1/3 gypsum
1 cup Bokashi
1/6 cup fish bone powder
I’m not using a lot of kelp this year because there has been so many classes of finished flower testing high in arsonic. Due to the kelp! Say what… ya man for real.
Once I have added everything I go ahead and mix the soil. This step can take some time. About 5-10 minutes. I want to make sure all the nutrients are evenly distributed and there are no hot spots.
A hot spot is where a certain nutrients is builds up. Once the root breaks into this little pocket of nutrients it can send a negative shock/effect to the entire plant.
Once everything is mixed up I add the coco fiber. The little extra coco fiber that is being added really helps with the overall water retention and consistency of the soil. It also allows the little roots of the tiny plants to soak up more nutrients over a period of time.
I’m using compressed coco fiber. I’m breaking off a small amount and putting it into a clean and sanitized plastic tub.
This next step is very critical when working with compressed fiber. I boils about 6 cups of water and dump it onto the fiber. Lets it sit for a few minutes. Next I mix in warm water from the sink. Just warm enough to work with. Just enough to saturate everything. Break up the fiber up real good. Add more water if you have a lot of dry spot.
Once the fiber of mixed up for about 10 minutes cap the tub. Let this sit for 45 minutes. This is allowing the fiber to fully hydrate and reach its maximum amount.
Once the fiber of hydrated it’s back to the soil mix. I dump the soggy fiber into the soil. Once again I mid the soil by hand for about 5 minutes. You want to try and evenly disperse amongst the entire mix.
The fiber on top of the soil in the photo is still hott and steaming. This will help blend all the added nutrients together with the grapes steam.
After the soil mixture has been created I wait for about three days. This allows the fiber to dry out and will allow me to mix one last time.
All the 1 gallon grow bags will get this blend while they are being grown indoors. These pots will be set in the grow trailer for the next month. Within the next week I will be adding a cover crop to all. That’s right! Cover crop on an indoor crop. Hmm……
Happy farming all and thanks for sticking around 
You are all amazing!
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That was about the most imformative hone blend soil beeak down as I’ve seen yet! Thanks for detailing it so well!!!
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I have a discard pile outside that i turn every now and then. It’s been rain washed, but i just filled a hole with it and smam going to do some tomatoes in it. If they do well, I’ll use it for my gurture grows outside.
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Always informative, made sure to read soil building 101 to the wife. We love veggies from the garden. I claim to be her hired laborer and she’s the green thumb. My 
is being able to find worms just about ever shovel, that composting.
May the weather bless your grow all season, and may the winds breeze through your soul as you blaze your trail.
We be watchin. 
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Nice tutorial thanks for posting and again thanks for the info on kelp and fish shit possibly having arsenic
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Your sharing is valued, thank you.
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Seems like our hippie runner 
might give Forest Gump a run for his money. Go hippie.
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Momma said life is like a pack of pre- rolls…. You just never know what your ganna get inside.
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The soil mix was ready to be filled into the 1 gallon fabric pots. Looks like this round filled about 11 pots. I will mix up one more round today.
My overall goal is to secure 10 healthy plants for outdoor (June), have a few for backup incase the transition doesn’t take. Also have a few left over to bud indoor come June. Wow that was kinda confusing.
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After many many years of being in the cannabis game you see a lot of, well stuff. Alot of useless information to say the least. But every once in a while you come across some very very valuable information. Kinda of an insight that brighten your grow.
@MidwestGuy I hope you don’t mind I swooped this up from your posts. But dang man, this is some in depth goodness right here. Thanx @MidwestGuy
This dude is not only dropping some crazy knowledge for indoor growers but this goes right in line with outdoor everything. From clones, to shade tarps to effects of cloudy days. Breaking it all down with light colors and tones.
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Happy you found it useful.
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Today shows me once again just how important it is to properly finishes each step. And double check! After mixing up a second batch of soil today for a good 10 minutes I look down and see this.
Thinking that doesn’t look right I look alittle closer. It was a huge clumped up chunk of Bokashi. Enough to do some serious damage to a young plant.
Todays batch got me all the 1 gallons I should need with a few extra I think. I was also about to clean the glass on the 1000 and get the bags moved into the room. I set the seedlings up against the back wall this is where that will be for the next few weeks. Once they get big enough I will set them under direct light for another couple of weeks.
Followed by a transplant into the 1 gallons. From here they will sit tell June. This next week I will plant cover crop in all pots. I sure love me some greens
Happy farming everyone…
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Who doesn’t love playin in the dirt??! Ready to see where they go!!
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@junkie I seen your post about starting some WW seeds for an outdoor grow. I just dropped my seeds last week for our outdoor run. Stick around and scope out the journal. You might find some useful information.
Happy growing…
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hey will do. thanks 
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I was able to pick up a few goodies over the past couple of days. I have found it a lot easier to accumulate the necessary supplies over an extended time. Helps the pocket book alittle bit.
Happy farming everyone…
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Red clover was 2.oo lb, what is it now days, we are fixing to sew it next year.
Deer loved it at the ranch.
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4.oo lb, 2014 last time we planted crimson.
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@Mosca Outside pride dot com has good price. I have purchased a few different thing from them.
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