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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
Ever "craft" a bowl? I was grinding up some Crown Jewel and it is frosty as hell. After rolling some cones, I had some really fine stuff in the tray that would have clogged a bowl or got sucked through, so I put a pinch of regular grind at the bottom, the pile of fine stuff in the middle, then I covered it with the grinder keif.
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Wanna see what "full melt" means?
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After I hit it I covered it to put it out, then just stared at it for a minute. Then grabbed my camera LOL
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I already had the liquid trio, and a "12-pack" of all of their stuff I got as a gift. I am sold on the system, but will be replacing the stuff I can with cheaper versions. I use the Botannicare Sweet Raw instead of the Bembe (both sweeteners/microbe food)

The "Alaska Fish Food" at Walmart will do to replace the mackerel stuff, and I am sure there is a cheaper kelp supplement.

That said, I am using 25% of that schedule. most of that stuff is 1-2ml/gallon, so it isn't expensive. I think with all that mixed together at 25% its about 500ppm. Not much at all, mainly supplemental stuff, microbes, amoebas and pterodactyls and shit.

I also simplified the hell out of it.
The 1st feeding is whenever it is. After I repot to 1gal (new soil with food) I wait until I see the coty's start yellowing. That is only a teaspoon of the Jump Start. not a lot but they start eating.
I don't use the veg feed. Flip feed is either before or after depending on when I fed them last.
Early -pistils
mid -browns showing
late (last feed) when it feels right, about a week before harvest or more.
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
Oh, I'm high. Did I mention that?

My point about the replacement products is that using as little as I do it might just be easier to buy the same stuff. smallest bottles they have...
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
I might be going about this the hard way, but I pull all the mulch off each plant when I feed since I'm using the top dressing. Instead of just spreading the raw fertilizer right on the soil where I might get hot spots or something, I use a bartender-shaker method with about a half cup of soil and whatever dry feed is called for.
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The CS and BM got fed In this tent. (left and right flowering ones in the middle) I stacked the HH on a pot in the back to match the Skunk sort-of.
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And I did the only training I plan on with the GMO Cake. She's starting to stretch a little now so I spread the cola out to give them the room they'll need when fat and stinky.
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And the Blues Sisters also got fed. This closet is starting to smell a little sweet :)
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
That worked out to feeding 6 tonight, then 5 should need it next. Better than 11 at once when making RO water.

I also tried something a little more standard for the liquid feed. Instead of mixing up gallons of feed, I mixed enough for a quart each and got it pH'd, then I did another few gallons with just calmag and silica. Each got their quart and the top dressing, then plain water until there was a little runoff.

When I pulled the coco off I also hosed it down with neem oil spray and let it set (covered 🤧) while I was watering and waiting, then piled it back on after. I'm only worried about removing it so I can scratch the dry feed in. I won't be doing that every watering.
 

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
Here's a few random pics.
The plants got nothing but happy thoughts tonight. Starting to see a great variety in structures and leaf shapes, everything grows a little different, cool stuff. Pretty much everything that's lighter green gets fed next.
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The GMO Cake is nice and bendy. easy to train. snaps back pretty quick
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From the other closet, it looks same as last night, except the tops. Blue Eyes has long straight pistils,
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the Blueberry Biscuit looks more random and curly.
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And the hashplants are fine now, just waiting to get bigger.
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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
And here's the other tent plants.
HAOG Skunk by @Schwaggy P
One of the basketball team. Tall girl, internodal spacing is great. All the plants were in the 8-10" range at flip, she's 24" now.
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Hydra Hobbit is tall girl in training. Number two on the roster at point guard. Beautiful plant! When you look up weed in the dictionary the pics look like this.
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At forward is the White Grape by Hazeman. These are the three that I am shifting to the closet next watering. All the other plants seem to be in the same general height range, and I don't like shimming plants up on buckets and pots and stuff... gravity...
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The Citrol Sledgehammer from @Phylex is stacking nice. Getting some claws, I think from cooler temps (grow this one in summer next time?) The others don't seem to mind.
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The two from @SCJedi are both shrubs. Next time I grow them I think I need to try and get them to stretch more in veg. Low light maybe?
The Blackwater Mystery looks crazy now after my pruning, but at least she don't mind a bad haircut :)
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And the Nigerian Bubblegum looks like she might stretch enough to avoid drastic pruning.IMG_6022.JPG
The DCP is the only kind of ugly one. Just dull looking with funny looking leaves. It had a rough start because of me. day 5 still waiting on sex.
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