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Hi! Beneficial bacteria and fungi are able to grow that's why we use molasses regularly...so if you use only a few grams (2 or 3g) that you crushed into a powder and dip the tap root with it would be enough (you will get the same results since it will grow with the roots anyway...and you are sure to get a great start...it won't hurt roots at all!) And many growers prooved that 24/0 is nonsense...even for autos...20/4 is the best since there's no difference (and if you use IR 15mn before lights off and 15mn after you will get even more as it helps plants to induce sleep faster... It could make a few nice episodes...and save you money!
What spectrum lamp are you using - full spectrum or something specific to grow/ bloom? Also what are the on/off-times you are using? Thank you! Great videos 🙂
given fungi self replicate, I suspect you don't need 35g of that... do us a side by side test once you get a baseline soil mix, now that you got away from that cheap wal stuff.
@@corallaroc2946 heyo, i know all the models, sadly :D. its a SF4000. You can check it, regardless from that bloom/grow lights suck and are rare. There are a few only flowering LEDs, but even them, not worthy. You can rather by deepred light bars straight and combine them with your fullspectrum, everything else i consider a money and enerygwaste. Hope that helps+bit useful extra. If you looking for top lights check Viparspectra XS1500pro for 60x60 tents or for bigger ones Marshydro FCE4800 or Viparspectra KS(forgot the model). Very pricy but top lights are from HLG. Very cheap lights but still banging are from FISSION. And never buy less than 150 Watts, you wont be happy with it on the long run
With organic soil, you want to moisten the mix so it doesn't get hydrophobic. The reason it gets dry and repels water is the microbes make a hard layer to help block in moisture. So water slow then fast. WOW great videos!
I suggest you to get some tools.With this kind of soil you should spray the water on. You must give her water slowly. Plant sprayer or water can will be enough.❤
I am very glad that you finally switched to the good side of the Force. You should use an irrigation system with a Living Soil because it must always remain moist and not moist, dry, moist dry. Making a compost tea every 2 weeks will save any microbiome that has become too dry. The best system is the Blumat System and you should use Cover Crops from various types of clover, mustard, oil radish etc. . Mulching prevents drying out and when you mow the Cover Crops you can leave them in the pot and the earthworms will turn them into nutrients for the plant. I got some extra worms from a worm farm, which constantly provide nutrients for the plant and loosen up the soil. It is best if you do not grow in flower pots but in beds with 250 L of Living Soil. Predatory mites help against the fungus gnats, then you don't see so much on the yellow boards anymore . Greets from Germany
Oh my God dude, worm castings are magical. I’ve put them as a top dressing on sick plants in other peoples grows and had the plants come back amazingly strong.
I had that same problem the first time I used Gaia green soil.. I switched to fabric pots and I would get run off still, but the pots suck it all back up in a few minutes .. needless to say I run all fabric now and have switched to fox farm happy frog with the Gaia green amendments, worm castings , and mycos… just as good. Cheaper price ..
I had the same problem you had with dry soil, I think we both didn't consider the soil had to be kept a little moist when the plant is still small, so you dried out your soil in the first weeks, now in the next grow I keep my fabric pots always a little moist to prevent it from happening again, also using living soil. Wish me luck guys, greetings from legal germany
Your videos are really awesome my friend. Thanks for putting them together. I really enjoy seeing how others are doing things and your vids are some of the most detailed i've come across. peace and happy growing.
you are correct in organic growing that does not matter- you pretty much never have to worry about pH, I noticed as well because the soil always has a lot of calcium and magnesium
To prevent bugs you can bake your soil or put it in a bag and sterilize it like you would for shrooms... also I like the p.h. at a 6.0. It helps free up more of the nutrients in the soil and keep from getting root lock. Also you can add 1 drop of dawn dish soap to your water to break the surface tension and the water will go deeper. Also while you may be saving water by growing in the ceramic pot... if you get a plastic planter and punch a bunch of holes in it with a tray under it you'll get more air to the roots and almost double your yield...👍
yeah, I learned this lesson the hard way with organic soils especially when you build it from scratch you have to pre wet and mix the soil as you go, or it will remain hydrophobic. what I do is fill half the container with soil then mix with water with my hands until it's pretty wet then fill it up the rest of the way and do the same thing again. hope this helps : ]
With light airy soil i always completely flush it once a week with 2/3 gallons. Of cousre you need a tray that'll handle the run off. No good if soil stays dry after watering. My pots are elevated from tray and i dump tray continuously throughout the day untill no more is in tray. I know ppl will say im losing nutrients by doing that but i can supplement as needed with a top coat.
Please look into the different ways water interacts with aggregate. Due to surface tensions there are different types of water in the “ground”. Free, available and unavailable water. Also the beneficial bacteria in the soil need water to survive and thrive, so keeping things moist means things are alive. Another important thing to remember is nutrient uptake only happens for 15min after the root zone drops in temp from watering. Thanks for sharing 🤘
In the garden where plants lie in wait, Water flows to their roots, never late, It helps them to grow, with a steady flow, Making sure their development's great.
Man i tried growing autos once but i like photos better. I like being able to control when they flower and know how much to expect. It is nice to have multiple plants going in veg and flower all in the same tent
If you cover the soil in straw it will help you mantain moisture levels. A mulch layer in living soil is a game changer. You can top dress with out the amendments drying out and halting the decomp process.everything becomes available quicker,and all your becificial microbs from the worm casting and micoryza dont die from drying out.
I’m always so liberal, with the water during seedling phase. I’ve been doing this for over a decade and last grow I managed to let my seedlings almost stretch too much. 😂 this really keeps you on your toes.
@basementganja The difference in growing medium is really interesting! I grow in BioBizz All-Mix in similar sized pots and was quite shocked how much water you give your plants. My growing medium could have never taken that much water. But your plants almost always seemed super healthy so i didn't doubt your experience with your setup as you obviously knew what you were doing. I watered my plants in bloom with 2 liters every 2 days and they are as healthy as your plants in non-organic medium. It really comes down to your plants, temperature, humidity and growing medium by trial and error. I tried to mimick your LST technique and had great results. Thank you so much for teaching this!
thats the problem when you growing from seeds in ""dry soil", its better to start with good measure moistue in the soil and 1-4 times every day you making a quick watering only for the top 1+ cm of your soil, i have a thin 30-35cm long amazon moisture measure tool, and it works quiet well, so,,, every day i check the moisture and also i give little watering and i have the best moisture level **every day** nice weekend and best greetings from germany
risky cause you can too easily over saturate the soil and slow development in early life, and autos hate that....better start with properly hydrates entire soil (30l in this case in the video), then water gentle once a week from the top ith a sprayer and once a week from the bottom by soaking in a pan for 1 minute. my experience, keep the top from getting bone dry with a sprayer and water from the bottom. Different methods work, but I do know for sure, your soil likes to breath.
I'm growing a few now..and one of them was a shorty...I folded that thing in a 90 degree and just let it grow....6 weeks later all the node's that were facing down grew up and tripled the top Cola's
Ive had the hydrophobic issue also. . The best way ive found to get it started is to add couple gallons of soil at a time and spray with pump sprayer then take ur hands and work it all together to distribute the moist soil evenly. . Once thats good to go then add some more and spray a lil more and so on until ur done then add ur worm castings and ur fertilizer and mix it one last time. . The ideal moisture content is when u can grab a handfull squeeze it a lil but and it hold together or if u get a couple drops of water out thats fine too.. then u want to maintain that moisture content bcus ur microbial life must have water/moisture to move around and to survive in.. if it drys out real bad there goes all ur microbes and if u dnt have them and if theyre gona ur fertilizer doesnt get broke down small enough for ur roots to consume it and then u end up with airy buds thats not so good.. hope this helps grow bro
In living organic soil you want to maintain a consistent moisture level so the microbes can do their job. I never have any dry back days! Specially in the top few inches of soil (the rhizosphere). This is where the microbes and fungi colonize.
You sound like the one to know the answer to this. I have some crap Walmart dirt, I would say around 25 gallons in a tote. I got some fishing worms and dumped them in. I put some organics in when there don't seem to be any left. I also have a tomato plant and 2 bell pepper plants in the dirt. Will the worms work or die off?
@@Loan--Wolf so was they earth worms or red worms?? Earth worms go deeper down and red worms work top few inches of soil. I use nothing but red worms. They self regulate due to their environment and availability of food. As long as you don’t drown the soil or dry it out to much they will be in there doing their job. Hope this helps!!
@@mrtricombs476 they are red wigglers thanks this is pretty much my thinking was what could it hurt they was in bad shape when i got them and i dont know how many are still alive but the plants seem to be doing very good
@@Loan--Wolf yeah I’m sure they are just n there. When I would dump my indoor plant soil in my outdoor garden I would see adult worms and babies so they definitely keep their population sustained.
I use a field stone, toss it ontop of the soil. put mykos under that. roots love that zone on a hot dry afternoon. plants stay happy. worms are happy there too. i put a brick ontop of 1 plant to keep a chipmunk out.
You should look for other growers videos...my autos outdoor in 18L plastic pots are 4 times bigger...and I use 10 year old soil with only natural amendments and fermented plants juices I make myself! 24 hours of light is a complete waste of energy plants need to sleep to be healthy... If you want to water your plant easily you just need to weight with your muscles the pot when it's full of water...it must be heavy...print this sensation in your muscles memory and you will know by the weight if you need to water it's easy!(but you have to keep in mind that the plant weight add to with time!) In fact autos are harder to grow than photos fems...you can't make a mistake on an auto and it's pretty easy to make some even for an experienced grower and I do it since 1997! If I was in Germany I would go with fast flowering plants since the weather conditions allows it outdoor...but indoor autos are useless...who can't switch from 18/6 to 12/12 🙄...and there's a world between autos taste and effects and photos...and I don't even talk about dry weight which is night and day!😉 Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France growers family
@@loganleborgne420size DOES matter. In got some in 11L Pots and some in 19L Pots. The one in the 19L Pots are about 40% higher and were about 8 Days earlier in Bloom
I really like his videos and how he produces them. He does it in his own way. Thats why the series is called "How I Grow" and not "How Logan Would Grow". Maybe he does some mistakes, but overall, his plants always looking great IMO.
Hey, love to see you trying out living soil and of course love your content ❤️. May I give you advice to change your watering methods. Microorganisms must have a wet surrounding to thrive. In case of drying out to much, the organisms die and need days to weeks to recover. Watering each or other day is really recommended or using something like Blumat for easy solution. Good luck and enjoy your organic fruits. It’s absolutely worth it ✌️
Wetting agent and a pump sprayer helps a bunch with even watering. I also shove a training steak into the soil when its being extra difficult and that works well
Water on leaves CAN burn them. This applies to many plants. Your soil appears to contain lots of coco coir, which is dried and often compacted into bricks when transported. It has to be broken apart and given a little time to absorb moisture. If this is what's happening, I suggest trying to add some water to your living soil next time and mix it around to try and break it up beforehand. Nice video, good luck.
Mixing the Living soil with 30% coco will make it absorb more water quicker. If you moisten the surface with a spray bottle until you see its wet you can water slowly. I use a 0.5litre Water bottle with holes in the cap. This takes about an hour to water 5 litres but no runoff guaranteed
Bush it out. Yup. You definitely don’t need all those dinner plate sized leaves leaves either. They always look really cool when you chopped them off about halfway through veg. I had one the other night bigger than my face.!! Battling fungus snatch too, but winning with Mozzy tea neem n yellow sticky’s
I use coast of Maine Stonington blend live soil mix, I cut it with a bag of raised Castine mix by the same company, it has no form of drainage in it. So I get a big tote to mix everything (extra pearlite is very necessary ) Investigation It’s almost complete dirt.. it’s filled with wonderful things like compost bio-char, dehydrated poultry manure, EWCs, I add in a gallon more though
feel like i learned so much about growing, just to try stuff out, especially with lst... had a blast, second run and i feel it pays off alot. also i still love to just watch your videos, such a vibe. thanks and greetings from germany bro 👌👌
I have the Gorilla Cookies Auto from FastBuds. She’s 3 weeks old today. Already 9 nodes, Height 9 1/2”. I started LST last week and fimmed a few hours ago. I’ll probably use this vid as a guide for LST as it grows
7:30 it is not a myth, but at your light range it shouldn't and it does require a bit bigger of droplets or water with nutrients in it which act more as a lens than even water.
Our Social Club will use living soil and I'm pretty stoked about learning more about it here! Crazy how fast she went into blooming and still looking decent. Love from GER 💚
I smirk at the exact measuring of the water. People seem to make a science out of growing their stuff. If the water doesnt seep in well, wet the surface with a water sprayer and then water. You can poke channels in the earth through which the water can run down through and dissipate into the earth on the way down. If your pots have holes in the bottom, like yours do, you cant overwater your plants. Just make sure, the plant doesnt sit in the puddle running out the bottom. Empty the little tray the pot sits on. It was helpful to see the training. Thanks for sharing.
😮 your controlled science is fascinating 😜 outdoors nature has certain influences that make that tent of yours, Paradise to OG Kush indeed 😉 I'm fascinated by your craft. Thank you for sharing it
ayee! i joined your discord a few months back when i planted my first plant ever, a OG Kush auto and you gave me some pointers that helped my grow be successful, cool to see you growing the same thing and i hope you have the same success i did. i grew in a 7g plastic pot, next to another 7g pot in a tiny 2x2 space but the yield was pretty good on both still. anyway thanks again for your videos man
My second outdoor grow js started budding and im very excited to harvest as the one plant is taller than i am and im roughly 5'9 or 5'10 and the others i think are 4 feet ish but im starting my first indoor grow soon and im so excited
Hey basement magician, the fact that water droplets can burn your leaves is definitely NOT a myth. I had it happen on my first grow and then once on my second because I missed a spot. Both leaves had yellow marks exactly under where the droplets were.
I've always tried to remove any water droplets on my leaves. A lot of people were saying that it is a myth, so I was really just apologizing for saying things that I don't know as 100% fact. I don't like the idea of spreading wives tales, or bro science. It's possible that those people who were saying it's a myth, had only heard about it and haven't learned it from experience.. And hence, the circle of bro-science continues..
Hey Bro , much love and Support from germany I Like ur content alot! I tryed First time topping my Autos, Like u And now at Start week 5 i have to say , there looking amazing Keep going
Is it ironic??? I get more weight outdoor with cheap autos in 18L pots...🙄! 24 hours of lights...for this result...plants need to rest as us...and he put too much food for an auto...and he don't know how to weight a pot when it's saturated with water with his hands to be able to know when to water and it's basics 101...no dry period...just go on rollitup you won't be disappointed and you will learn real things! And who grow autos indoor under 24h of light in 27L pots (7 gallon!)...to get less than 50g...if you get under 1gpw under LEDs who got Samsung lm301h EVO diodes there's a huge problem somewhere...I pull 1.7/1.8gpw on average from seeds living soil (that I built not bought in 1 bag with worms in it!)natural amendments and compost teas...nothing synthetic and/or chemical and no pesticides (yes a mix of garlic grey tobacco basil hot pepper vegetal oil and black soap + a hint of isopropyl alcohol) Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France growers family
Once you let any kind of soil medium fully dry out for too long, it can go hydrophobic and once hydrophobic it can be incredibly difficult to get your medium to take up water again. Have you tried a slightly deeper cache tray and allowing the medium to drink from the bottom? that has usually worked for me to save a variety of hydrophobic soil mediums. Best of luck to you on future living soil grows.
@@TheAfliction I haven't deleted any comments. A lot of my replies are getting deleted too :( It's too late to try that now, but it's a good idea. I haven't had this issue with promix-hp, so I'll be doing my next gaia green mix in that.
We had the same problems growing indoor organic. Then we changed to daily waterin or every other day and the plants were loving it and we had no more runoff with the full amount of water.
@@ehrenamtlicherehrenmann4152 I always heard or read too much water was bad. daily watering Watering or ever other day sounds a LOT but curious about trying it !
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I would never go back to bottled nutrients. I always make my own living soil and just throw water on it every few days, best crops I’ve ever had, best flavour, smell, taste, effects and the easiest to grow.
Shoulda top her. Ppl say you don’t top your autos but i’ve grown topped autos with great success. I’ve realised topping extends the veg state of autos and you can really get good results
From my experience, I haven't noticed any extending of veg time from topping. It can be hard to make comparisons with autoflowers, since every seed is a phenotype gamble. I always try to do something a little bit different from the previous grow, to keep things interesting. I'm happy as long as I am forming an efficient canopy. A few of my largest yielding plants were not topped.
Very fun videos and this one was super as I have only ever used organics. Looks like the autos could use a tad less 4-4-4. Very beautiful growth those OG genetics are strong!
When you have that dry soil problem you can do two things. First water normally and let the runoff where it ends up but put a plastic bag around the pot so no air escapes. After an hour take it off and check soil. If still dry repeat this over and over until you're soil is holding moisture again. Another trick would be don't water normally but get a few sponges and just lay them on top of the soil soaked with water and bag 1 hour on one hour off until better. Instead of waiting three days to water only wait 2, cut your waiting time by 30%. All potting soil acts like this if you aren't watering enough.
In my experience with og's in the past, they were always fussy and temperamental. I was only really successful with 1 out 3 harvesting og's. It was a Larry og although it still came out kinda mid but I think it was just the strain. Man I miss growing.
In organics ive noticed and im a new grower the soil dries out quicker cause all the microbes u have to keep it moist or use recharge also and water more slowly
hiii contribution of deficiencies I don't see anything else here. You have a lot of experience to acquire my friend ... I would say that you are at your beginnings ... good luck if you continue
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Hi! Beneficial bacteria and fungi are able to grow that's why we use molasses regularly...so if you use only a few grams (2 or 3g) that you crushed into a powder and dip the tap root with it would be enough (you will get the same results since it will grow with the roots anyway...and you are sure to get a great start...it won't hurt roots at all!)
And many growers prooved that 24/0 is nonsense...even for autos...20/4 is the best since there's no difference (and if you use IR 15mn before lights off and 15mn after you will get even more as it helps plants to induce sleep faster...
It could make a few nice episodes...and save you money!
What spectrum lamp are you using - full spectrum or something specific to grow/ bloom? Also what are the on/off-times you are using? Thank you! Great videos 🙂
given fungi self replicate, I suspect you don't need 35g of that... do us a side by side test once you get a baseline soil mix, now that you got away from that cheap wal stuff.
@@corallaroc2946 heyo, i know all the models, sadly :D. its a SF4000. You can check it, regardless from that bloom/grow lights suck and are rare. There are a few only flowering LEDs, but even them, not worthy. You can rather by deepred light bars straight and combine them with your fullspectrum, everything else i consider a money and enerygwaste. Hope that helps+bit useful extra. If you looking for top lights check Viparspectra XS1500pro for 60x60 tents or for bigger ones Marshydro FCE4800 or Viparspectra KS(forgot the model). Very pricy but top lights are from HLG. Very cheap lights but still banging are from FISSION. And never buy less than 150 Watts, you wont be happy with it on the long run
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Living soil requires no dry back days but a constant level of moisture in the soil
Love your videos
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With organic soil, you want to moisten the mix so it doesn't get hydrophobic.
The reason it gets dry and repels water is the microbes make a hard layer to help block in moisture.
So water slow then fast.
WOW great videos!
To add onto this you'd want to water and then water again an hour later to fully saturate the area you're watering
yes, it needs to be premoistured, then it will hold much more water.
yess, also the organics will simply die like that. they have to be kept moist, they are living
I was cringing when he just watered the center when the plant was a seedling
I suggest you to get some tools.With this kind of soil you should spray the water on. You must give her water slowly. Plant sprayer or water can will be enough.❤
Bro topping and then adding LST clips about a week later is absolutely one of the best methods I’ve ever used
I am very glad that you finally switched to the good side of the Force. You should use an irrigation system with a Living Soil because it must always remain moist and not moist, dry, moist dry. Making a compost tea every 2 weeks will save any microbiome that has become too dry. The best system is the Blumat System and you should use Cover Crops from various types of clover, mustard, oil radish etc. . Mulching prevents drying out and when you mow the Cover Crops you can leave them in the pot and the earthworms will turn them into nutrients for the plant. I got some extra worms from a worm farm, which constantly provide nutrients for the plant and loosen up the soil. It is best if you do not grow in flower pots but in beds with 250 L of Living Soil. Predatory mites help against the fungus gnats, then you don't see so much on the yellow boards anymore . Greets from Germany
Oh my God dude, worm castings are magical. I’ve put them as a top dressing on sick plants in other peoples grows and had the plants come back amazingly strong.
I had that same problem the first time I used Gaia green soil.. I switched to fabric pots and I would get run off still, but the pots suck it all back up in a few minutes .. needless to say I run all fabric now and have switched to fox farm happy frog with the Gaia green amendments, worm castings , and mycos… just as good. Cheaper price ..
I appreciate your info man I used your water germination method and it worked great and my seedlings are super happy now in the soil.
I finally have my whole set up, so dialed in that I haven’t had a deficiency or issue for the past five years !! 🍀
I had the same problem you had with dry soil, I think we both didn't consider the soil had to be kept a little moist when the plant is still small, so you dried out your soil in the first weeks, now in the next grow I keep my fabric pots always a little moist to prevent it from happening again, also using living soil. Wish me luck guys, greetings from legal germany
Glad Germany Finnaly Joining the Legal scene🎉
@@Jhonny420Bravo Thanks bro lets hope it stays that way, I don't want germany to be a second thailand
Your videos are really awesome my friend. Thanks for putting them together. I really enjoy seeing how others are doing things and your vids are some of the most detailed i've come across. peace and happy growing.
you are correct in organic growing that does not matter- you pretty much never have to worry about pH, I noticed as well because the soil always has a lot of calcium and magnesium
To prevent bugs you can bake your soil or put it in a bag and sterilize it like you would for shrooms... also I like the p.h. at a 6.0. It helps free up more of the nutrients in the soil and keep from getting root lock. Also you can add 1 drop of dawn dish soap to your water to break the surface tension and the water will go deeper. Also while you may be saving water by growing in the ceramic pot... if you get a plastic planter and punch a bunch of holes in it with a tray under it you'll get more air to the roots and almost double your yield...👍
so i should sent my plants off of the ground and put them up a little?
yeah, I learned this lesson the hard way with organic soils especially when you build it from scratch you have to pre wet and mix the soil as you go, or it will remain hydrophobic. what I do is fill half the container with soil then mix with water with my hands until it's pretty wet then fill it up the rest of the way and do the same thing again. hope this helps : ]
Grew that strain many times. DWC and also in ocean forest soil. Great beginner plant.
With light airy soil i always completely flush it once a week with 2/3 gallons. Of cousre you need a tray that'll handle the run off. No good if soil stays dry after watering. My pots are elevated from tray and i dump tray continuously throughout the day untill no more is in tray. I know ppl will say im losing nutrients by doing that but i can supplement as needed with a top coat.
Please look into the different ways water interacts with aggregate. Due to surface tensions there are different types of water in the “ground”. Free, available and unavailable water. Also the beneficial bacteria in the soil need water to survive and thrive, so keeping things moist means things are alive. Another important thing to remember is nutrient uptake only happens for 15min after the root zone drops in temp from watering. Thanks for sharing 🤘
In the garden where plants lie in wait,
Water flows to their roots, never late,
It helps them to grow, with a steady flow,
Making sure their development's great.
"works for me dude" mentality is what brings you to this
Awesome video buddy
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Man i tried growing autos once but i like photos better. I like being able to control when they flower and know how much to expect. It is nice to have multiple plants going in veg and flower all in the same tent
If you cover the soil in straw it will help you mantain moisture levels. A mulch layer in living soil is a game changer. You can top dress with out the amendments drying out and halting the decomp process.everything becomes available quicker,and all your becificial microbs from the worm casting and micoryza dont die from drying out.
I’m always so liberal, with the water during seedling phase. I’ve been doing this for over a decade and last grow I managed to let my seedlings almost stretch too much. 😂 this really keeps you on your toes.
@basementganja
The difference in growing medium is really interesting! I grow in BioBizz All-Mix in similar sized pots and was quite shocked how much water you give your plants. My growing medium could have never taken that much water.
But your plants almost always seemed super healthy so i didn't doubt your experience with your setup as you obviously knew what you were doing.
I watered my plants in bloom with 2 liters every 2 days and they are as healthy as your plants in non-organic medium.
It really comes down to your plants, temperature, humidity and growing medium by trial and error.
I tried to mimick your LST technique and had great results. Thank you so much for teaching this!
I love your diabolical Thistle subplot so much! Thank you for the informative videos
I had the same watering problem with the soil mixes i tried so i just switched to coco and it works fine everytime
The grow speed is pretty impressive. Interesting video.
Yes, towards the end I usually get some turkey pans and put my things in there so they runoff can go into the turkey pan
thats the problem when you growing from seeds in ""dry soil",
its better to start with good measure moistue in the soil and 1-4 times every day you making a quick watering only for the top 1+ cm of your soil, i have a thin 30-35cm long amazon moisture measure tool, and it works quiet well, so,,, every day i check the moisture and also i give little watering and i have the best moisture level **every day**
nice weekend and best greetings from germany
risky cause you can too easily over saturate the soil and slow development in early life, and autos hate that....better start with properly hydrates entire soil (30l in this case in the video), then water gentle once a week from the top ith a sprayer and once a week from the bottom by soaking in a pan for 1 minute. my experience, keep the top from getting bone dry with a sprayer and water from the bottom. Different methods work, but I do know for sure, your soil likes to breath.
Hey brother, your videos are very good, a hug from Brazil 🇧🇷
Thank you!💚
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I'm growing a few now..and one of them was a shorty...I folded that thing in a 90 degree and just let it grow....6 weeks later all the node's that were facing down grew up and tripled the top Cola's
God Bless Spider Farmer. And their 5-year warranty.
It will also help if you water in very slowly instead of all at once on dry soil
Ive had the hydrophobic issue also. . The best way ive found to get it started is to add couple gallons of soil at a time and spray with pump sprayer then take ur hands and work it all together to distribute the moist soil evenly. . Once thats good to go then add some more and spray a lil more and so on until ur done then add ur worm castings and ur fertilizer and mix it one last time. . The ideal moisture content is when u can grab a handfull squeeze it a lil but and it hold together or if u get a couple drops of water out thats fine too.. then u want to maintain that moisture content bcus ur microbial life must have water/moisture to move around and to survive in.. if it drys out real bad there goes all ur microbes and if u dnt have them and if theyre gona ur fertilizer doesnt get broke down small enough for ur roots to consume it and then u end up with airy buds thats not so good.. hope this helps grow bro
In living organic soil you want to maintain a consistent moisture level so the microbes can do their job. I never have any dry back days! Specially in the top few inches of soil (the rhizosphere). This is where the microbes and fungi colonize.
You sound like the one to know the answer to this. I have some crap Walmart dirt, I would say around 25 gallons in a tote. I got some fishing worms and dumped them in. I put some organics in when there don't seem to be any left. I also have a tomato plant and 2 bell pepper plants in the dirt. Will the worms work or die off?
@@Loan--Wolf so was they earth worms or red worms?? Earth worms go deeper down and red worms work top few inches of soil. I use nothing but red worms. They self regulate due to their environment and availability of food. As long as you don’t drown the soil or dry it out to much they will be in there doing their job. Hope this helps!!
@@mrtricombs476 they are red wigglers thanks this is pretty much my thinking was what could it hurt they was in bad shape when i got them and i dont know how many are still alive but the plants seem to be doing very good
@@Loan--Wolf yeah I’m sure they are just n there. When I would dump my indoor plant soil in my outdoor garden I would see adult worms and babies so they definitely keep their population sustained.
I use a field stone, toss it ontop of the soil. put mykos under that. roots love that zone on a hot dry afternoon. plants stay happy. worms are happy there too. i put a brick ontop of 1 plant to keep a chipmunk out.
love your work,
greetings from germany
You should look for other growers videos...my autos outdoor in 18L plastic pots are 4 times bigger...and I use 10 year old soil with only natural amendments and fermented plants juices I make myself! 24 hours of light is a complete waste of energy plants need to sleep to be healthy...
If you want to water your plant easily you just need to weight with your muscles the pot when it's full of water...it must be heavy...print this sensation in your muscles memory and you will know by the weight if you need to water it's easy!(but you have to keep in mind that the plant weight add to with time!)
In fact autos are harder to grow than photos fems...you can't make a mistake on an auto and it's pretty easy to make some even for an experienced grower and I do it since 1997! If I was in Germany I would go with fast flowering plants since the weather conditions allows it outdoor...but indoor autos are useless...who can't switch from 18/6 to 12/12 🙄...and there's a world between autos taste and effects and photos...and I don't even talk about dry weight which is night and day!😉
Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France growers family
@@loganleborgne420size DOES matter. In got some in 11L Pots and some in 19L Pots. The one in the 19L Pots are about 40% higher and were about 8 Days earlier in Bloom
Huh? Is a comment missing here? Or are you just hating for no reason? 🥲
I really like his videos and how he produces them. He does it in his own way. Thats why the series is called "How I Grow" and not "How Logan Would Grow". Maybe he does some mistakes, but overall, his plants always looking great IMO.
@@loganleborgne420 Show us your plants and we might believe you 😒
Hey, love to see you trying out living soil and of course love your content ❤️. May I give you advice to change your watering methods. Microorganisms must have a wet surrounding to thrive. In case of drying out to much, the organisms die and need days to weeks to recover. Watering each or other day is really recommended or using something like Blumat for easy solution.
Good luck and enjoy your organic fruits. It’s absolutely worth it ✌️
Wetting agent and a pump sprayer helps a bunch with even watering. I also shove a training steak into the soil when its being extra difficult and that works well
people assume plants don;t take up synthetic sulfates...... ummmmm?
Water on leaves CAN burn them. This applies to many plants.
Your soil appears to contain lots of coco coir, which is dried and often compacted into bricks when transported.
It has to be broken apart and given a little time to absorb moisture.
If this is what's happening, I suggest trying to add some water to your living soil next time and mix it around to try and break it up beforehand.
Nice video, good luck.
Mixing the Living soil with 30% coco will make it absorb more water quicker. If you moisten the surface with a spray bottle until you see its wet you can water slowly. I use a 0.5litre Water bottle with holes in the cap. This takes about an hour to water 5 litres but no runoff guaranteed
Bush it out. Yup. You definitely don’t need all those dinner plate sized leaves leaves either. They always look really cool when you chopped them off about halfway through veg. I had one the other night bigger than my face.!! Battling fungus snatch too, but winning with Mozzy tea neem n yellow sticky’s
I use coast of Maine Stonington blend live soil mix, I cut it with a bag of raised Castine mix by the same company, it has no form of drainage in it. So I get a big tote to mix everything (extra pearlite is very necessary ) Investigation It’s almost complete dirt.. it’s filled with wonderful things like compost bio-char, dehydrated poultry manure, EWCs, I add in a gallon more though
Welcome to paradise OGkush 4:22
feel like i learned so much about growing, just to try stuff out, especially with lst...
had a blast, second run and i feel it pays off alot.
also i still love to just watch your videos, such a vibe.
thanks and greetings from germany bro 👌👌
To je prostá krása ❤️🔥
You're my sensei!! 🤍 love your videos!!!
You can use a Hudson sprayer to water, it works better to get the water in the soil.
I have the Gorilla Cookies Auto from FastBuds. She’s 3 weeks old today. Already 9 nodes, Height 9 1/2”. I started LST last week and fimmed a few hours ago. I’ll probably use this vid as a guide for LST as it grows
7:30 it is not a myth, but at your light range it shouldn't and it does require a bit bigger of droplets or water with nutrients in it which act more as a lens than even water.
Our Social Club will use living soil and I'm pretty stoked about learning more about it here! Crazy how fast she went into blooming and still looking decent. Love from GER 💚
Slooow watering will help your plants drink evenly my friend
I like how she only earned her day 1 untill the shell was lifted off of her 🥺🥺🥺
to avoid snapping stems while supercropping, pinch and bruise gently before bending. heals better also
I smirk at the exact measuring of the water. People seem to make a science out of growing their stuff. If the water doesnt seep in well, wet the surface with a water sprayer and then water. You can poke channels in the earth through which the water can run down through and dissipate into the earth on the way down. If your pots have holes in the bottom, like yours do, you cant overwater your plants. Just make sure, the plant doesnt sit in the puddle running out the bottom. Empty the little tray the pot sits on.
It was helpful to see the training. Thanks for sharing.
😮 your controlled science is fascinating 😜 outdoors nature has certain influences that make that tent of yours, Paradise to OG Kush indeed 😉 I'm fascinated by your craft. Thank you for sharing it
ayee! i joined your discord a few months back when i planted my first plant ever, a OG Kush auto and you gave me some pointers that helped my grow be successful, cool to see you growing the same thing and i hope you have the same success i did. i grew in a 7g plastic pot, next to another 7g pot in a tiny 2x2 space but the yield was pretty good on both still. anyway thanks again for your videos man
Is it a strong smelling strain? Like if I had a carbon filter etc would you be able to smell it outside the grow room
@@edboxall4242 I'd say no, I couldn't with mine
Ayyyeyeeeee! Basementganja, my dawg. 💯 I can't wait to see how these runs go from here on out.
My second outdoor grow js started budding and im very excited to harvest as the one plant is taller than i am and im roughly 5'9 or 5'10 and the others i think are 4 feet ish but im starting my first indoor grow soon and im so excited
Use a saponin in your water to help it evenly distribute the water throughout the container.
Hey basement magician, the fact that water droplets can burn your leaves is definitely NOT a myth. I had it happen on my first grow and then once on my second because I missed a spot. Both leaves had yellow marks exactly under where the droplets were.
I've always tried to remove any water droplets on my leaves. A lot of people were saying that it is a myth, so I was really just apologizing for saying things that I don't know as 100% fact. I don't like the idea of spreading wives tales, or bro science.
It's possible that those people who were saying it's a myth, had only heard about it and haven't learned it from experience.. And hence, the circle of bro-science continues..
@@Basementganjai’ve started the 15-17th day mark and i was wondering when i should top it?
Hey Bro , much love and Support from germany
I Like ur content alot!
I tryed First time topping my Autos, Like u
And now at Start week 5 i have to say , there looking amazing
Keep going
Super schön gemacht und sehr geiles Video 👍🏻
Hello ! I really like your Timelaps Videos .... keep on !
Guys, Aaron Finch is now with 4RA makes 4ra even more awesome.
This video was very helpful. I appreciate the info a lot!
My 34 day old fast buds og is huge right now
Try using a little bit of hay over the soil after watering it prevents the water from drying to quickly by blocking out some light to the soil.
Another great video. I found your channel right away and you’ve helped me get growing again. Saved me a lot of trial and error.
Is it ironic??? I get more weight outdoor with cheap autos in 18L pots...🙄! 24 hours of lights...for this result...plants need to rest as us...and he put too much food for an auto...and he don't know how to weight a pot when it's saturated with water with his hands to be able to know when to water and it's basics 101...no dry period...just go on rollitup you won't be disappointed and you will learn real things!
And who grow autos indoor under 24h of light in 27L pots (7 gallon!)...to get less than 50g...if you get under 1gpw under LEDs who got Samsung lm301h EVO diodes there's a huge problem somewhere...I pull 1.7/1.8gpw on average from seeds living soil (that I built not bought in 1 bag with worms in it!)natural amendments and compost teas...nothing synthetic and/or chemical and no pesticides (yes a mix of garlic grey tobacco basil hot pepper vegetal oil and black soap + a hint of isopropyl alcohol)
Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France growers family
Once you let any kind of soil medium fully dry out for too long, it can go hydrophobic and once hydrophobic it can be incredibly difficult to get your medium to take up water again. Have you tried a slightly deeper cache tray and allowing the medium to drink from the bottom? that has usually worked for me to save a variety of hydrophobic soil mediums.
Best of luck to you on future living soil grows.
Lol I said the same, he deleted my comment.
@@TheAfliction I haven't deleted any comments. A lot of my replies are getting deleted too :(
It's too late to try that now, but it's a good idea.
I haven't had this issue with promix-hp, so I'll be doing my next gaia green mix in that.
We had the same problems growing indoor organic. Then we changed to daily waterin or every other day and the plants were loving it and we had no more runoff with the full amount of water.
@@ehrenamtlicherehrenmann4152 try every 3rd day
@@ehrenamtlicherehrenmann4152 I always heard or read too much water was bad. daily watering Watering or ever other day sounds a LOT but curious about trying it !
Wow. First time checking out your videos. Learned a lot. Gained a sub.
I really enjoy watching your Videos, great Work, thank you and greetings from Germany
Du solltest die Erde von Anfang an feucht halten. Mit einem Sprüher bekommst Du das Wasser fein genug um die trockene Oberfläche gleichmäßig zu befeuchten.
Mit Tongranulat abdecken. Dann verteilt es sich besser um die Oberfläche bleibt länger feucht.
Tolle Videos ich sehe sie gerne.
Love Your Videos Dude keep em comming
Use a surfactant/wetting agent in your nutes to stop your soil from getting hydrophobic 👍
I would never go back to bottled nutrients. I always make my own living soil and just throw water on it every few days, best crops I’ve ever had, best flavour, smell, taste, effects and the easiest to grow.
Shoulda top her. Ppl say you don’t top your autos but i’ve grown topped autos with great success. I’ve realised topping extends the veg state of autos and you can really get good results
From my experience, I haven't noticed any extending of veg time from topping. It can be hard to make comparisons with autoflowers, since every seed is a phenotype gamble. I always try to do something a little bit different from the previous grow, to keep things interesting. I'm happy as long as I am forming an efficient canopy. A few of my largest yielding plants were not topped.
This is REAL content. Appreciate the hard work man!!
Wiil do the training with a rake from now on, so helpful.
Og kush e AK 47 são minhas genéticas preferidas
Water droplets burn leaves for sure. Especially in the Mississippi sun
i love your conntent! wish you all the best! much love from germany
i see someone else is a fan of canucks grow
lol grow on bud
Very fun videos and this one was super as I have only ever used organics.
Looks like the autos could use a tad less 4-4-4.
Very beautiful growth those OG genetics are strong!
you can use yucca extract for a wetting agent when the soil is hydro phobic. Ph 6.8 to 6.9 is good also.
about to try this out. PLEASE do a watering schedule video for this autoflower. THANKS!
Looks like you've learned from the CanuckGrower dude 👍🏽💚
11:41 this one came hard from deep within your soul, my man 😳
Thank you very much for the coupon code I was able to save 70€. Greetings from Germany
This is a whole story 🔥
When you have that dry soil problem you can do two things. First water normally and let the runoff where it ends up but put a plastic bag around the pot so no air escapes. After an hour take it off and check soil. If still dry repeat this over and over until you're soil is holding moisture again. Another trick would be don't water normally but get a few sponges and just lay them on top of the soil soaked with water and bag 1 hour on one hour off until better. Instead of waiting three days to water only wait 2, cut your waiting time by 30%. All potting soil acts like this if you aren't watering enough.
@Basementganjalnc what did you giveaway?
In my experience with og's in the past, they were always fussy and temperamental. I was only really successful with 1 out 3 harvesting og's. It was a Larry og although it still came out kinda mid but I think it was just the strain. Man I miss growing.
In organics ive noticed and im a new grower the soil dries out quicker cause all the microbes u have to keep it moist or use recharge also and water more slowly
hiii contribution of deficiencies I don't see anything else here. You have a lot of experience to acquire my friend ... I would say that you are at your beginnings ... good luck if you continue
Hello from Vancouver island 🏝
You need a wetting agent, like soapnut or even a bit of dr bronners, to help saturate the soil
"welcome to paradise little OG Kush"😂
THAT CRACKED ME UPBRO
1 minute ago, just hopped on the dc this morning. good shit