@PogueMahone please feel free to share your ingredients
The more I think on it the more I’d prefer a living soil.
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Huh, what,… whoa… did I reply to you? I haven’t a clue to your organics. I’m into hydroponics and mostly synthetics with a bit of bio stimulant…
My bad I can tell by you pics the silica is definitely working with sturdy colas. Your plants are beautiful and can say what your doing is working.
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I like to experiment. Rather than lead you astray, I’m going to recommend Build-a-soil. Because you asked, I started with three 5 gal pots of 50/50 Happy Frog and Ocean Forest. I fertlized with pH perfect liquid nutes. for an outdoor grow. I wasn’t pleased with the cost, mixing, or the nutrient lockout midway. After that grow, and after following @MeEasy on living soil. I recycled 25% of the soil and mixed with ocean forest bottom layer and happy frog top layer. I also mixed in bone meal, worm castings, fish shit, mykos, recharge, and I think the kitchen sink.
I top dress at about 6 weeks with fox farm all purpose dry fert, at about mid-flower, I apply fox farm fruit and flower.
I have also been adding some soluble nutes when the mood strikes. Suchas Blackstrap molasses, Recharge, and Humic Acid. These are primarily for the fungi in the soil. I believe in the, “Feed the soil microorganisms, and they will feed the plant.”
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Ty @LateNightGardner grin. It is a pretty green round. Was showing pics of a lazy lazy guys grow. 
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Probably the most important part! 
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Good morning.
I recognize that number, 2835 thats what mine are and I constantly need to move them so theyre just the right distance about 10 - 12"
At 20" no power, huge drop off. A foot off to the side same thing, so very little is reflecting (or reaching) the sides to lower. My biggest problem is that light. I hope its not too late to cancel. Happy gardening!
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@Newb2this welcome to the family my friend happy growing
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@Jaysittinback whoa, you sound thrilled with your light.
I feel like so many of these choices are done blindly.
Was trying to keep my light budget in $500-800 range for 4x8 space but maybe that is not realistic. I’m not trying to win BOM awards (yet) but want quality bud that is worth my time and investment.
Fuck paying the man repeatedly.
My current light is in transit with free return, so I can be persuaded in a different direction if others are happy with their choices.
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Im lucky it was free from a friend who ended up travelin-couldnt grow. I think it was around a hundred bucks. It could produce 2oz of decent bud, for me, or more if fluffy and weak. Slow growth, low energy too
I recently came across a Gavita Pro 1700e for $600 (as I can’t stop myself from reading/shopping on this topic)
Should I switch my light plan from Bloom+ 400w to the Gavita Pro?
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A night and day difference. Dump the Bloom it is trash compared to others…keep looking a bit. HLG lights can be had off Facebook marketplace for great prices. Many growers fail and give up after buying good gear. Patience and research this purchase. This 1 single buy is the most important in your entire grow. I can NOT stress that enough. THIS is a 1 and done buy. 5 year investment right here. Be correct. Lots of sales and promo codes out. People LOVE to debate lights here. A solution will come fast.
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I do want to mention that bar styles are the new wave. Better coverage. Better heat dissapation. And tech rolls on forward.
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Been a long time and A LOT of changes.
Here is the new overview of my play:
- AC Infinity 4x8 tent with 6” venting w carbon filter
- (2) 800w fold series Mammoth LED full spectrum lights
- fabric bags, 5 and 10g w AC infinity water reservoirs
- Organic Roots Lush soil
- Water source: triple filtered tap water
My first go round with germination did not go so swell but second time resulted in 100% success rate.
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Germination began 1/24
Sprouted and hit dirt 1/25
Lighting in tent hung 2/6
Transferred to fabric grow bags and tent 2/9 and 2/10 - organic living soil with worms added to bags.
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As it is living soil these were only constant additives I was adding with my watering for the microbiology
