Scotty is def in his wheelhouse here. He’s got a great product and he doesn’t over sell it. When you don’t dump all the salts on the floor the microbes help recycle those excess salts and help maintain a stable PH.
My grow is amazing! Grow dots and Recharge is the shit! I am at 4 weeks into bloom and this is the best grow I have ever had indoors. Best thing is I worked less on this grow too. Hell yeah! Thank guys great show.
@@ScottyReal420 I just found out today that damn cancer is spreading in my back and now in my ribs. I have to do radiation for sure. Chemo again is a possibly and maybe surgery in my back to grind the cancer areas away. My grow is easy enough for me to keep growing this time. A huge thanks Scotty. 😁
I made the switch last year. While dialing in your living soil can be tricky, the final product is so much nicer IMO. Plus I always get to reuse my soils which helps me save money.
JUST GOT MY 6LB BAG OF GROW DOTS . USED THEM LAST ROUND IN COCO LOCOIN 5 GAL FAB POTS , NO RECHARGE . BEAUTIFUL 9OZ PLANTS W NO REAL TRAINING JUST DEFOL AND PRUNE . BIG FROSTY WHOPPERS .STICKY , STINKY , STONEY . SUPER IMPRESSED WITH THE RESULTS ..
It works well since someone noticed that plants grow better next to herbivores manure...some just take cow manure when it's fresh throw it on a wall and when it fall it's dry enough to use it as soil directly...but you need to know what those animals eat if it's only grass from the mountains it's good when animals flour is used it's not!
I use leaf compost and I sift out the debris then put the soil in a burlap bag put it in a 5 gallon bucket with water and a pump ready when it starts foaming
I'm back growing now at 50+ years of age. Use to grow in my teens and 20's. I also distill alcohol and use my spent grains in my compost. In distilling we get a wild lactobacillus that gives a smoothness and a touch of sour to the liquor (sour Mash) can I use this lactobacillus in my compost or can I add it directly to my soil.
hey scotty! long time viewer here, first of all, big up for all your work, your videos/podcasts got me to my 1st harverst, and now I am at run 2 ..I grow in soil with synthetics, but would like to move to coco or hydro, but I can't find too much info to compare the 3 growing methods, and what is different in the how-to ...if you can hit us with some facts, you're great!!
I'd have to do a side by side comparison between recharge and compost tea. From what I've read from old cannabis culture magazines and what I've grown. You'll get certain flavor profiles from various bat guanos. The sun leaves Jamacian guano, which makes your buds smell very fruity. Right now, I'm using Happy Frog cavern culture, and even though my buds smell awesome. There is a difference because I'm using different guanos. If you get bat guano from fruit bats, the flavor from that fruit transfers over. I remember reading an article talking about strawberry strains. One of the original breeders used Oscar fish poop. He fed his Oscar's strawberries, and the flavor profile transferred over to the bud. If my memory is right, this was done with the original strawberry fields strain.
Strawberry cough I believe and it's from Kyle kushman if I'm correct he said that about the strawberry field then he said that it was a joke...but yes nutes have a role to play in the taste a plant can have...the famous taste of 90s buds from Amsterdam come in part from the nutes every growers used then general hydroponics of Holland the Dutch formula 3 parts nothing else with some secret feeding schedule for advanced growers...we did the test years ago and it's really a part of the taste of the 90s Red Lebanon is made from the same plant than yellow and green one...they grow it in a different soil and altitude.. Greenhouse seeds made videos years ago where they grow the same clones in different mediums and everything else is the same...they got different results in cannabinoids and terpenes profile... So yes after years of synthetic and/or chemicals nutes I slowly switched to organic in 2014 and today I am sure it was the right way to go...when you stop looking for the highest THC percentages you can focus on what you actually enjoy...and the tastiest weed is grown in living soil
I have been using quik grow liquid synthetics, and microbial mass(from a BC Canada company) in pro mix and compost rooting media, the addition of the microbial mass was a game changer, both in quantity and quality. I am an advocate for living soils..
I recently started growing you know what, but I've been growing vegetables for a long time now. I have a pretty large compost pile and I mix that with bags of store bought dirt and my plant is very healthy, lots of growth, zero yellow or brown leaves and it just looks really good and grows fast. I use 99% organic nutrients. Earthworm castings, compost, blood meal, bone meal, some fish based stuff which is 0-10-10, and occasionally a very small dose of 15-30-15 MG which is a few years old, because I don't use very much. I add a little bit of the organic stuff pretty regularly. I haven't analyzed my soil so apparently I'm getting lucky and not screwing anything up. I just add what I instinctively think it needs. I feel better about using mostly organic. It takes more work with organic, but I like to tinker with stuff anyway so I'm okay with it. Plus none of the work is hard or time consuming. Just sprinkle some shit on and add some water. Speaking of which, my rain barrel has run dry and I'm buying gallons of spring water now but it's only a dollar a gallon.
Can't wait to try it Scotty's fault when he was on Mr Grow it he said great white for micro and worm casting thanks so much for advice love dgc as well thanks 🇬🇧🙏👊
Yeah it's why I use spongy wood in the bottom of holes. But I am in well drained sand. The spongy wood holds both bacteria and fungus. Then add recharge on it. Super soil on that. Then the mycorrhiza gets nutrients from the bacteria and gives it to the plants. Plus the wood stays moist for anaerobic bacteria but not enough to drown the roots.
Foliar feeding gives nutes immediately. Top dress takes a week before it gets in there. Liquid nutes obviously are the next day, uptake....I like fermented fish (meal) and corn steep liquor... hydrosylate acid...in a brewing bucket, bub 10-10-10, gypsum and epsom salt...is food....I start there then move to organic (bird feces is outside only fertilizer)
Might be a dumb question. Has anyone tried adding air to the soil? Like actually putting in mesh tube's that allow excess water in and down to the bottom while also air flow through the soil on the edges
I use synthetic nutrients but I also use unsulfured molasses as a CalMag supplement. So when I water my outside plants that are in the ground every other time without the nutrients, will the molasses help rebuild a little bit of the microbes in the soil before using nutrients again?
It's not as time consuming as you think. When I make a tea, I just add the water pH to 6.2 and add recharge, I'll add the worm castings or bat guano, fish bone meal into the soil there is no need to add to the tea.
@@ScottyReal420 that's not what I heard, I heard we had to oh the water then add recharge. I was wondering about that though, my water pH is pretty high lil over 7. If I add nuets like calmag, molasses, silica then pH then add recharge do you need to pH? I don't need to pH when using recharge? Does this apply to when using say silica, calmag, etc? I'm praying you say no need to pH at all even when using silica, calmag etc with recharge?
@@jkii1105if you’re just using dechlorinated tap water. The recharge will get your ph down between 5-6. If you’re worried about ph and don’t wanna messs with a testing water, just all 1tsp of distilled white vinegar per gallon of tap water and you won’t have to worry about PH. When using recharge just leave out the vinegar because it will ph your water for you. I use one of those measuring cups for kids medicine and a 5 gallon bucket. Never have ph issues. I’ll also collect rain water whenever I can and that’s perfect pH for growing.
@@hootertexas9711 hmm never thought about vinegar, thanks for this info. The question I have is when I add calmag or other nuets pH then add recharge. If I'm adding recharge to it why even pH it after I added silica, calmag, molasses. I plan on collecting rainwater, but going take time for me to do that, my water is at 7.0 maybe a bit higher, in just worried about all the crap the company uses to clean the tap water, I don't even drink it cause the fluoride which I'm allergic. I use milk gallons, I find it easier to use rather than a 5 gallon bucket, less messy in the long run. I don't add ferts to the tea, just the basic stuff like silica, calmag, molasses and so on. The fert I'll add directly to the soil and mix it in. But still makes me wonder why pH after adding those nuets if I'm adding recharge. I've used it without pH and added recharge and didn't see a difference but still had me wondering cause I like the recharge, I've not had to many issues using it or the grow dots. Which Currently using grow dots on cookies, I must say I'm impressed with the grow dots, def worth the money also the recharge.
@@jkii1105 I don’t really have a solid answer for your question. But I do PH water when I add synthetic nutrients or compost tea concentrates. When I say I PH my water all I’m doing is adding 1tsp per gallon to my tap water. But I’m by no means the dude who knows what he’s doing. I’ve just had PH issues before and the vinegar has eliminated that for me using tap water. From what I understand most tap water is around 7 but goes up when you dechlorinate in the sun. I guess I only ever notice issues during veg. I may be having issues during flower and I’m just not smart enough to know. lol. Good luck.
Additional nutrients have their benefits only in hydroponic systems. If you are using soil, that's all you need. You can add microbes into your soil, but with soil all you need is regulated moisture, ventilated pot, light, dark and CO2. If you need a taller stem for some odd reason, then you can add nutrients, or your plant tastes too fresh and doesn't make you insane enough, add more nitrogen and phosphorous. Just remember, when you oxidize (burn) these compounds and add water to them, you create the most corrosive acids in the world. Those acids are in your lungs when you smoke/vape your product. The difference between soil and good conditions against hydro and nutrients is 10% average on mass. When you compare the quality and active compound production, soil wins every time. Soil is difficult to get your head around, especially when you are new to the game, and when you have learned the Crazy Jimbo tricks. But, it still is the right way to grow, just remember, less is more.
When I first started, I was told that I need to pick one side or the other, and my plan to ultimately blend both for indoor was silly. Synthetic would kill my microbes or something to that effect. The pH buffering alone is worth it. Then adding in trichoderma and so on, just adds preventative measures for a newbie. But also still being able to add instant nutes and not waiting a week or longer for your top feed to stop any deficiency you having. Of course everything in balance, but Iv had much better results with a blend of both, using nutes sparingly and getting good value out of both sides. My biggest fear/problem has gone from root rot/pH to pesky spider mites.
Yeah, this way I can like it! Yes I have said you'd always try to sell these grow dots, but to my defense, in previous videos you usually said you'd be supported by grow dots and well it felt kinda misleading. I also don't want to talk down the science behind grow dots or the dots themself, I'll probably try them someday. Under the same video I said that I said I'd use mykorrhiza and worm humus, the mykorrhiza i bought actually came with trichodermia harzianum as well as endo- and ektomykorrhiza and ominous 'soil bacteria', so I guess it worked out quite good after all. Happy growing y'all! If the used words may be spelled a little different (then probably some c's instead of k's) I'd like to humbly apologise, guess I was too lazy too search how it's really written in English.
I grow organically which i have only been doing so for a year and a half, i grow autos in 1 tent and photos in a different 1 and im already getting consistently good results and all by watching Jeremy at Build a soil for the last 3 years and learning how the organic system works and i don't plan on changing anytime soon
Same here I mix my own nutes with NPK Ind. products. Except I don't use recharge. I use NPKs micros for flowering. Because I don't veg my plants. Also NPKs micros have over 30 strains of micros. I grow in aero.
I've literally tried it all over 12 years I like synthetic and cocoa but also enjoy Happy Frog with some growdots and recharge it's easier and the results are similar
Habe ich das richtig verstanden wie ich bin deutscher und habe Probleme manchmal mich mit Übersetzung umzuschlagen aber wie ich das verstanden habe ist das so dass du Coco verwendest klar kannst du mineralisch und Coco verwenden ich gebe dir ein German people BioBizz fifty fifty Coco better for your plan
Yeah I love the recharge thinking about using some grow dots but I been using gia green worm castings bone meal and about week 3 'and 5 I'll hit it with calmag and the 3 bottle of general hydroponics
Organics is easy man after you learn the system and the breakdown of the soil your building.. Lots of work but well worth the efforts!! I appreciate your knowledge and your willingness to share share it with us!! I am a newbie at the indoor deal but after a major failure, tons of research, and great info from people like you, I am on my second indoor grow and about to harvest the fist 5 of my first perpetual grow set up running 100% organics and DAYUMM!! Its a very exciting time for our little grow! Nugs looking like baseballs, colas as fat as soda bottles, and as frosty as the Colorado mountains!! Took a hell of a lot of work, time, and research in microbiology but I nailed it! Your channel and info was a part of this man and I greatly appreciate ya bro!! All autos by the way.
For years I used synthetics. Last year I made the switch to organics and living soils. I will never go back to synthetics. Organic is the way to go IMO.
Trichoderma is the reason I run an air purifier in my lung room, otherwise, my Martha tent would constantly be contaminated. Trichoderma is a prolific spreader.
I like organic growth but it seems like you know there's less yield The Roots need more are but I do see good results with 50/50 cocoa and perlite and I've seen people use straight perlite with bigger plants aeroponic situations but it seems like some people don't even like using a bubbler but with aeroponics it's basically hydroponics with a reservoir but the roots stay in the water but the main root ball stays in the air with the cocoa it's totally neutral growing media so if you want to use the synthetic nutes any general hydroponics with a micro nutrient solution. But the root powder that you're talking about is definite do that every time you do a ceiling or do a transplant. The root inoculating powder it's pretty good stuff it's a go-to but I really haven't seen many people doing the macro dots yet to where I would say hey that's a real good way of doing things no disrespect but could you turn this on to how to mix I'll look it up and it looked like a simple mix.
I've been using silica on some autos from seedsman rn and they had trichomes 3 weeks later but it's the first time using it I've read a lot of good about silica well see.
Curious if fungal spray like bacilus amyloliquefaciens will effect the the soil fungal life. As i understand it, these solutions can be used as a soil drench or sprayed on foliage. I do understand, that they should be used only if you have a problem.
I have been using grow dots but I do not use the recharge. Instead I use fox farms tiger bloom once a week during flower. Simple and works amazing with ocean forest
Dr Bugbee didn't say microbes aren't needed. He said that adding them wasn't necessary because they were already in the soil and adding doesn't improve anything. That's all I remember him saying anyway.
That's what he said about soil, he says they don't add microbes to their grows with synthetic nutrients and inert media because they don't see any benefits. I will tell you i can see benefits using them.
Fwiw I'm an avid grow dots and recharge user. I love both of them. Just picked up a new combo package a couple weeks ago. Love the show also. @ScottyReal420
You can grow without anything but if you grow with microbes you're just helping the plant uptake nutrients better and more nutrients are available because they form a symbiotic relationship with the roots and they exchanged pleasantries so to speak so I would say growing with microbes is probably good😂
Scotty could u show us a good mix... With the grow dots. Most people I know use cocoa 50/50 perlite cocoa pH the water to 6.0 or 6.5 they check the pH of the cocoa they don't like using organic soil most of the time because it can burn the plants and then just use organic nutes with earth worm casting kaji green 10 10 10 and there bloom. Everybody I know likes more perlite it's better for the roots they breathe better the cocoa is ph balanced and neutral a lot of people don't like using the organic fertilized or even composted soil. The Coco is easy all you got to do is get your tap water let it sit two or three days you'll take and put a bubbler in it that takes the chlorine out of it and then your pH it to 6. 0 or 6.5 check the pH of the water check the pH of the runoff out of the pots to make sure that it's not getting nutrient lockout it's super easy. The organic nutes are easy to use with earth worm casting. Bat poop chicken all of that is hard to use. The reason I say it's hard to use is because it can burn. It's unforgiving now if you do know how to use it it's very flavorful. Some people like to use seaweed kelp as a t it's good but the basic formula is just the jaki green and earth worm casting is so easy. I even know people that take and get just a basic chemical fertilizer and foliar feed every two weeks in the cocoa combined with an organic nutrient just as an instant source to primary and secondary nutrients and micro. I looked at the grow dots I just don't know how to use them if you could inform folks and show a proven mix I think it would help. I've heard people say it's good but I haven't seen nobody that actually has put together a formula
Hi man I have a question for you, if you have time to answer me I appreciate it. I’m growing on coco, ph runoff was 5.8/5.9 and ppm around 400/450, it was perfect for my ec input, lately I add worm casting the plant significantly thrived green and happy, but the ppm jumped up to 5000 and the ph runoff is 7.. I’m sure is the worm casting but I don’t know what to do, them looking amazing and the other hand the ppm very risky. I need the master man 🙏🙏
@ScottyReal420 Man my country is lame, this is why I grow Northern Lights and puff it every night... helps me forget. Lmao. Good vibes to you brother. 🪴😎
Organic is easiest way to grow and saves a fortune on bottles of nutrients and I think tastes better go to your local bush dig around old tree dig a bucket of old soil and mulch mix with your compost soil mix free microbes im cheap iit works for me love you guys❤
40 years ago, our snack wagon driver, who came around for break-time at work, was a grower. He grew some of the stickiest, stinkiest, weird tasting but stoney weed I ever did smoke. He used chicken manure in his fertilization regimen, hence, the smell. My neighbors have chickens, but I do not want to risk torching my little hail-damaged survivors with such hot stuff! I must try some Scotty magic if my plants end up living.
It’s ridiculous to hear those salt sterile room clowns. And just because they pay alleged doctors like Bugby to comment on N being needing in week 7 is gonna help you all look good. This is getting crazy. The ignorance and the $$ grabbing is getting way outta hand. 💯
Yo scotty ima new sub and im wondering do you have a video on thrips or pest i seen some thrips on my fabric pot today no leaf damage so far and i dont see them on the foliage at all as much as i look with my magnify glass sprayed the whole outside of the fab pot with jacks neem oil sprayed the soil and sprayed the underside of leafs at lights outin my tent then applyed sticky cards to see if tat helps any tips if no vid about this topic yet ?
I discovered last year that Urine and fish can grow Plum sized strawberries, biggest berries I have seen in 28 years of trying, the fish alone just wasn't doing it like I see now, my tomato plants look better than ever this year also.
Manure, medium, compost soil, Epsom salt, bone meal, plant toner trace minerals that's all you really need, I still pump grow big and commercial grade bloom booster. My plant looks like a good Christmas tree right now, 2 6-7 footers I topped them about 4 days ago and my smallest is prolly just shy of 6 foot and is also topped but she was naturally very bushy, 2 critical masses and a gorilla glue skittles. Outdoor but they started in a greenhouse april-june
If I add recharge, and then dump synthetic water soluble fertilizer on my soil, does that kill the microbes and fungi in the soil that I'm trying to build with recharge? Or is it OK to use both?
Question- im in week 2 of flower. one of the strains are sending out multipul but sites there like 5 inches long. i have my main colas and under them the zen is sending out more like crazy. should i take them off is my question.
I’m mostly organic I’ll add a dose of synthetic if the flowering is longer then traditional 8/9 weeks if it’s a ten week or more I’ll hit it with the ff 3 pack till finished out I’ve used recharge but usually just obce or twice a grow I’ll add it to boost it up till the end n I dial light time back a hr or so to force longer nights to finish out flowers faster
Doing my first grow with organics, following growweedeasys coco super soil. My tap water PH is 8.5+, what is the best way to PH for organics? I did buy some Earth Juice down, but are normal PH adjusters not recommended? Like general hydroponics PH down.
@scotty real hook a brother up with some grow dots or some coupons brother I heard u say from seed to harvest it will feed but I heard it don't last the full cycle please confirm this Scotty
I use house and gardens for years now, last year I tried out a run with giai green 444 and 284 I did like how easy it was BUT it made my hole house smell like a cow shit farm, I'm back with h@g. Interested in grow dots
Scotty is def in his wheelhouse here. He’s got a great product and he doesn’t over sell it. When you don’t dump all the salts on the floor the microbes help recycle those excess salts and help maintain a stable PH.
@@theboutiquegrower4617 thanks for the simple explanation.
I’m using grow dots and recharge. They work great together. Microbes are awesome.
Me too. They both combine to make my plants the best grows ever. I love them
Yes they are!
Coco, soil?
@@ColemanCanna coco
@@Terpking-34 cool. Thats what i run. I should give this regiment a try. Thanks for your response.
My grow is amazing! Grow dots and Recharge is the shit! I am at 4 weeks into bloom and this is the best grow I have ever had indoors. Best thing is I worked less on this grow too. Hell yeah! Thank guys great show.
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@@ScottyReal420 I just found out today that damn cancer is spreading in my back and now in my ribs. I have to do radiation for sure. Chemo again is a possibly and maybe surgery in my back to grind the cancer areas away. My grow is easy enough for me to keep growing this time. A huge thanks Scotty. 😁
I started out as a salt grower. This is my first organic year. I think I have what it takes to make it happen!
I made the switch last year. While dialing in your living soil can be tricky, the final product is so much nicer IMO. Plus I always get to reuse my soils which helps me save money.
This is my favorite source for growing now. Thanks, guys!!!
Synganic Grow? Yes, why not.
But don't over do it.
Happy Growing 💚
Always love your show and growing ❤️
JUST GOT MY 6LB BAG OF GROW DOTS . USED THEM LAST ROUND IN COCO LOCOIN 5 GAL FAB POTS , NO RECHARGE . BEAUTIFUL 9OZ PLANTS W NO REAL TRAINING JUST DEFOL AND PRUNE . BIG FROSTY WHOPPERS .STICKY , STINKY , STONEY . SUPER IMPRESSED WITH THE RESULTS ..
Hell yeah, Share your grow with us at realgrowlab.com
@@ScottyReal420 ITS ON THERE . IM BEARDBUDZ ON REAL GROW LAB .
Yeah the new formula killed it for me as well I'm also going to get a 6lb bag it's worth the money
Yep I think the recharge is optional. I’ve had great results with just the grow dots
Day 22 using recharge and growdots. My plants have never look this good before. ❤
learning something every day when i watch you guys. ❤🔥
Glad to hear it!
"Poop works!" Perfect for a t-shirt😂
It Happens! 😂
@@ScottyReal420I'm French but I get this one...👍🏻🤣!
It works well since someone noticed that plants grow better next to herbivores manure...some just take cow manure when it's fresh throw it on a wall and when it fall it's dry enough to use it as soil directly...but you need to know what those animals eat if it's only grass from the mountains it's good when animals flour is used it's not!
I use leaf compost and I sift out the debris then put the soil in a burlap bag put it in a 5 gallon bucket with water and a pump ready when it starts foaming
I'm back growing now at 50+ years of age. Use to grow in my teens and 20's. I also distill alcohol and use my spent grains in my compost. In distilling we get a wild lactobacillus that gives a smoothness and a touch of sour to the liquor (sour Mash) can I use this lactobacillus in my compost or can I add it directly to my soil.
hey scotty! long time viewer here, first of all, big up for all your work, your videos/podcasts got me to my 1st harverst, and now I am at run 2 ..I grow in soil with synthetics, but would like to move to coco or hydro, but I can't find too much info to compare the 3 growing methods, and what is different in the how-to ...if you can hit us with some facts, you're great!!
I've had some nutrient deficiency issues on my last two grows. Excited to use Grow Dots & Recharge on next grow.
I'd have to do a side by side comparison between recharge and compost tea. From what I've read from old cannabis culture magazines and what I've grown. You'll get certain flavor profiles from various bat guanos. The sun leaves Jamacian guano, which makes your buds smell very fruity. Right now, I'm using Happy Frog cavern culture, and even though my buds smell awesome. There is a difference because I'm using different guanos. If you get bat guano from fruit bats, the flavor from that fruit transfers over. I remember reading an article talking about strawberry strains. One of the original breeders used Oscar fish poop. He fed his Oscar's strawberries, and the flavor profile transferred over to the bud. If my memory is right, this was done with the original strawberry fields strain.
Strawberry cough I believe and it's from Kyle kushman if I'm correct he said that about the strawberry field then he said that it was a joke...but yes nutes have a role to play in the taste a plant can have...the famous taste of 90s buds from Amsterdam come in part from the nutes every growers used then general hydroponics of Holland the Dutch formula 3 parts nothing else with some secret feeding schedule for advanced growers...we did the test years ago and it's really a part of the taste of the 90s
Red Lebanon is made from the same plant than yellow and green one...they grow it in a different soil and altitude..
Greenhouse seeds made videos years ago where they grow the same clones in different mediums and everything else is the same...they got different results in cannabinoids and terpenes profile...
So yes after years of synthetic and/or chemicals nutes I slowly switched to organic in 2014 and today I am sure it was the right way to go...when you stop looking for the highest THC percentages you can focus on what you actually enjoy...and the tastiest weed is grown in living soil
So far my outdoor organic grow is rocking this is my first pure organic run it's a lot more planning but seems to be smooth sailing so far
Organics for me, it's not complicated. Patience is everything. Mr. Canucks recipe is 👌.
Living soil is very easy and can be done in residential homes.
I have been using quik grow liquid synthetics, and microbial mass(from a BC Canada company) in pro mix and compost rooting media, the addition of the microbial mass was a game changer, both in quantity and quality. I am an advocate for living soils..
I recently started growing you know what, but I've been growing vegetables for a long time now.
I have a pretty large compost pile and I mix that with bags of store bought dirt and my plant is very healthy, lots of growth, zero yellow or brown leaves and it just looks really good and grows fast.
I use 99% organic nutrients. Earthworm castings, compost, blood meal, bone meal, some fish based stuff which is 0-10-10, and occasionally a very small dose of 15-30-15 MG which is a few years old, because I don't use very much.
I add a little bit of the organic stuff pretty regularly. I haven't analyzed my soil so apparently I'm getting lucky and not screwing anything up. I just add what I instinctively think it needs. I feel better about using mostly organic.
It takes more work with organic, but I like to tinker with stuff anyway so I'm okay with it. Plus none of the work is hard or time consuming. Just sprinkle some shit on and add some water. Speaking of which, my rain barrel has run dry and I'm buying gallons of spring water now but it's only a dollar a gallon.
WOORM CASTINGS I WAS WRITING THIS WHEN U QUOTED
You guys are putting out some excellent videos with amazing timing according to the season. Hats off to you
Thank you very much!
Can't wait to try it Scotty's fault when he was on Mr Grow it he said great white for micro and worm casting thanks so much for advice love dgc as well thanks 🇬🇧🙏👊
I put a whole big bag of growdots and a 8oz of recharge in my outdoor garden. Never looked back .
Growing seedlings in 90+ temps outdoors used recharge for the first time. My plants are doing great. Love recharge life time buyer
That is awesome!
Don't stop feeding!
Yeah it's why I use spongy wood in the bottom of holes. But I am in well drained sand. The spongy wood holds both bacteria and fungus. Then add recharge on it. Super soil on that. Then the mycorrhiza gets nutrients from the bacteria and gives it to the plants. Plus the wood stays moist for anaerobic bacteria but not enough to drown the roots.
Im using promix hp with mycorhiza and thats about it for microbes. I should definitely add more.
I use both systems, preferred synthetic
Great show!
Foliar feeding gives nutes immediately.
Top dress takes a week before it gets in there.
Liquid nutes obviously are the next day, uptake....I like fermented fish (meal) and corn steep liquor... hydrosylate acid...in a brewing bucket, bub
10-10-10, gypsum and epsom salt...is food....I start there then move to organic (bird feces is outside only fertilizer)
Might be a dumb question. Has anyone tried adding air to the soil? Like actually putting in mesh tube's that allow excess water in and down to the bottom while also air flow through the soil on the edges
I've wondered this as well.
I've wondered this as well.
I use synthetic nutrients but I also use unsulfured molasses as a CalMag supplement. So when I water my outside plants that are in the ground every other time without the nutrients, will the molasses help rebuild a little bit of the microbes in the soil before using nutrients again?
Great video great info 👍🏻👍🏻🖖🏻😎✌🏻🦨🫐🦨🎂🦨🍇🦨🎂🦨🍒🦨🦨🦨🍍🦨🌬️🌬️🌬️
Thanks so much!
It's not as time consuming as you think.
When I make a tea, I just add the water pH to 6.2 and add recharge, I'll add the worm castings or bat guano, fish bone meal into the soil there is no need to add to the tea.
You don't need to pH balance the water when using Recharge.
@@ScottyReal420 that's not what I heard, I heard we had to oh the water then add recharge.
I was wondering about that though, my water pH is pretty high lil over 7. If I add nuets like calmag, molasses, silica then pH then add recharge do you need to pH?
I don't need to pH when using recharge? Does this apply to when using say silica, calmag, etc?
I'm praying you say no need to pH at all even when using silica, calmag etc with recharge?
@@jkii1105if you’re just using dechlorinated tap water. The recharge will get your ph down between 5-6. If you’re worried about ph and don’t wanna messs with a testing water, just all 1tsp of distilled white vinegar per gallon of tap water and you won’t have to worry about PH. When using recharge just leave out the vinegar because it will ph your water for you. I use one of those measuring cups for kids medicine and a 5 gallon bucket. Never have ph issues. I’ll also collect rain water whenever I can and that’s perfect pH for growing.
@@hootertexas9711 hmm never thought about vinegar, thanks for this info.
The question I have is when I add calmag or other nuets pH then add recharge. If I'm adding recharge to it why even pH it after I added silica, calmag, molasses.
I plan on collecting rainwater, but going take time for me to do that, my water is at 7.0 maybe a bit higher, in just worried about all the crap the company uses to clean the tap water, I don't even drink it cause the fluoride which I'm allergic.
I use milk gallons, I find it easier to use rather than a 5 gallon bucket, less messy in the long run. I don't add ferts to the tea, just the basic stuff like silica, calmag, molasses and so on. The fert I'll add directly to the soil and mix it in.
But still makes me wonder why pH after adding those nuets if I'm adding recharge. I've used it without pH and added recharge and didn't see a difference but still had me wondering cause I like the recharge, I've not had to many issues using it or the grow dots. Which Currently using grow dots on cookies, I must say I'm impressed with the grow dots, def worth the money also the recharge.
@@jkii1105 I don’t really have a solid answer for your question. But I do PH water when I add synthetic nutrients or compost tea concentrates. When I say I PH my water all I’m doing is adding 1tsp per gallon to my tap water. But I’m by no means the dude who knows what he’s doing. I’ve just had PH issues before and the vinegar has eliminated that for me using tap water. From what I understand most tap water is around 7 but goes up when you dechlorinate in the sun. I guess I only ever notice issues during veg. I may be having issues during flower and I’m just not smart enough to know. lol. Good luck.
Additional nutrients have their benefits only in hydroponic systems. If you are using soil, that's all you need. You can add microbes into your soil, but with soil all you need is regulated moisture, ventilated pot, light, dark and CO2. If you need a taller stem for some odd reason, then you can add nutrients, or your plant tastes too fresh and doesn't make you insane enough, add more nitrogen and phosphorous. Just remember, when you oxidize (burn) these compounds and add water to them, you create the most corrosive acids in the world. Those acids are in your lungs when you smoke/vape your product. The difference between soil and good conditions against hydro and nutrients is 10% average on mass. When you compare the quality and active compound production, soil wins every time. Soil is difficult to get your head around, especially when you are new to the game, and when you have learned the Crazy Jimbo tricks. But, it still is the right way to grow, just remember, less is more.
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When I first started, I was told that I need to pick one side or the other, and my plan to ultimately blend both for indoor was silly. Synthetic would kill my microbes or something to that effect. The pH buffering alone is worth it. Then adding in trichoderma and so on, just adds preventative measures for a newbie. But also still being able to add instant nutes and not waiting a week or longer for your top feed to stop any deficiency you having. Of course everything in balance, but Iv had much better results with a blend of both, using nutes sparingly and getting good value out of both sides. My biggest fear/problem has gone from root rot/pH to pesky spider mites.
Great info. Thanks
No problem!
Yeah, this way I can like it!
Yes I have said you'd always try to sell these grow dots, but to my defense, in previous videos you usually said you'd be supported by grow dots and well it felt kinda misleading.
I also don't want to talk down the science behind grow dots or the dots themself, I'll probably try them someday.
Under the same video I said that I said I'd use mykorrhiza and worm humus, the mykorrhiza i bought actually came with trichodermia harzianum as well as endo- and ektomykorrhiza and ominous 'soil bacteria', so I guess it worked out quite good after all.
Happy growing y'all!
If the used words may be spelled a little different (then probably some c's instead of k's) I'd like to humbly apologise, guess I was too lazy too search how it's really written in English.
I grow organically which i have only been doing so for a year and a half, i grow autos in 1 tent and photos in a different 1 and im already getting consistently good results and all by watching Jeremy at Build a soil for the last 3 years and learning how the organic system works and i don't plan on changing anytime soon
That guy knows everything!
@@lostpony4885 he does indeed but I still get alot of good info from watching Scottish and the DGC, happy growing everyone
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I mix my own nutrients from raw salts in straight Coco with recharge
Same here I mix my own nutes with NPK Ind. products. Except I don't use recharge. I use NPKs micros for flowering. Because I don't veg my plants.
Also NPKs micros have over 30 strains of micros.
I grow in aero.
Raw npk line works well.
I've literally tried it all over 12 years I like synthetic and cocoa but also enjoy Happy Frog with some growdots and recharge it's easier and the results are similar
I use synthetics n just stared using recharge, do it work in coco?
Yes, Scotty is also a coco grower and definitely recommends recharge with coco
I use it with synthetics in straight Coco and it works
Sure does!
Habe ich das richtig verstanden wie ich bin deutscher und habe Probleme manchmal mich mit Übersetzung umzuschlagen aber wie ich das verstanden habe ist das so dass du Coco verwendest klar kannst du mineralisch und Coco verwenden ich gebe dir ein German people BioBizz fifty fifty Coco better for your plan
Great content as usual! Scotty, what is the website for Canadian growers to get Recharge and GroDots please?
Unfortunately due to Changes in the Canadian Fertilizer act we can not sell or ship our products to Canada.
Yeah I love the recharge thinking about using some grow dots but I been using gia green worm castings bone meal and about week 3 'and 5 I'll hit it with calmag and the 3 bottle of general hydroponics
Organics is easy man after you learn the system and the breakdown of the soil your building.. Lots of work but well worth the efforts!! I appreciate your knowledge and your willingness to share share it with us!! I am a newbie at the indoor deal but after a major failure, tons of research, and great info from people like you, I am on my second indoor grow and about to harvest the fist 5 of my first perpetual grow set up running 100% organics and DAYUMM!! Its a very exciting time for our little grow! Nugs looking like baseballs, colas as fat as soda bottles, and as frosty as the Colorado mountains!! Took a hell of a lot of work, time, and research in microbiology but I nailed it! Your channel and info was a part of this man and I greatly appreciate ya bro!! All autos by the way.
For years I used synthetics. Last year I made the switch to organics and living soils. I will never go back to synthetics. Organic is the way to go IMO.
Trichoderma is the reason I run an air purifier in my lung room, otherwise, my Martha tent would constantly be contaminated. Trichoderma is a prolific spreader.
I like organic growth but it seems like you know there's less yield The Roots need more are but I do see good results with 50/50 cocoa and perlite and I've seen people use straight perlite with bigger plants aeroponic situations but it seems like some people don't even like using a bubbler but with aeroponics it's basically hydroponics with a reservoir but the roots stay in the water but the main root ball stays in the air with the cocoa it's totally neutral growing media so if you want to use the synthetic nutes any general hydroponics with a micro nutrient solution. But the root powder that you're talking about is definite do that every time you do a ceiling or do a transplant. The root inoculating powder it's pretty good stuff it's a go-to but I really haven't seen many people doing the macro dots yet to where I would say hey that's a real good way of doing things no disrespect but could you turn this on to how to mix I'll look it up and it looked like a simple mix.
the ican Channel got removed from YT? hope Matt gets his channel back soon..
Microbes eat organic solids, and digest
Them , and make them smaller and
Water soluble.
I've been using silica on some autos from seedsman rn and they had trichomes 3 weeks later but it's the first time using it I've read a lot of good about silica well see.
Curious if fungal spray like bacilus amyloliquefaciens will effect the the soil fungal life. As i understand it, these solutions can be used as a soil drench or sprayed on foliage. I do understand, that they should be used only if you have a problem.
Anything you add in effects the soil fungal life, some help fix issues, and some can help prevent issues.
I have been using grow dots but I do not use the recharge. Instead I use fox farms tiger bloom once a week during flower. Simple and works amazing with ocean forest
Dr Bugbee didn't say microbes aren't needed. He said that adding them wasn't necessary because they were already in the soil and adding doesn't improve anything. That's all I remember him saying anyway.
That's what he said about soil, he says they don't add microbes to their grows with synthetic nutrients and inert media because they don't see any benefits. I will tell you i can see benefits using them.
i second that too I use a variety of 3 different products of microbes including recharge
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Fwiw I'm an avid grow dots and recharge user. I love both of them. Just picked up a new combo package a couple weeks ago. Love the show also. @ScottyReal420
You can grow without anything but if you grow with microbes you're just helping the plant uptake nutrients better and more nutrients are available because they form a symbiotic relationship with the roots and they exchanged pleasantries so to speak so I would say growing with microbes is probably good😂
Put what the plant will need in the outdoor hole and let her grow
Scotty could u show us a good mix... With the grow dots. Most people I know use cocoa 50/50 perlite cocoa pH the water to 6.0 or 6.5 they check the pH of the cocoa they don't like using organic soil most of the time because it can burn the plants and then just use organic nutes with earth worm casting kaji green 10 10 10 and there bloom. Everybody I know likes more perlite it's better for the roots they breathe better the cocoa is ph balanced and neutral a lot of people don't like using the organic fertilized or even composted soil. The Coco is easy all you got to do is get your tap water let it sit two or three days you'll take and put a bubbler in it that takes the chlorine out of it and then your pH it to 6. 0 or 6.5 check the pH of the water check the pH of the runoff out of the pots to make sure that it's not getting nutrient lockout it's super easy. The organic nutes are easy to use with earth worm casting. Bat poop chicken all of that is hard to use. The reason I say it's hard to use is because it can burn. It's unforgiving now if you do know how to use it it's very flavorful. Some people like to use seaweed kelp as a t it's good but the basic formula is just the jaki green and earth worm casting is so easy. I even know people that take and get just a basic chemical fertilizer and foliar feed every two weeks in the cocoa combined with an organic nutrient just as an instant source to primary and secondary nutrients and micro. I looked at the grow dots I just don't know how to use them if you could inform folks and show a proven mix I think it would help. I've heard people say it's good but I haven't seen nobody that actually has put together a formula
I have found the best results using Straight Coco with the Grow Dots, there is no need for the perlite in coco.
Recharge is killer, don't love the dots.
Will Scotty be covering the pesticide scandal in Carts.
Its my understanding salt based nutrients actually kill microbes. Looking to use some dots this winter for my Cheese.
Hi man I have a question for you, if you have time to answer me I appreciate it.
I’m growing on coco, ph runoff was 5.8/5.9 and ppm around 400/450, it was perfect for my ec input, lately I add worm casting the plant significantly thrived green and happy, but the ppm jumped up to 5000 and the ph runoff is 7.. I’m sure is the worm casting but I don’t know what to do, them looking amazing and the other hand the ppm very risky. I need the master man 🙏🙏
You need to have Bruce Bugbee on to stainghting this mess out
Real growers products are next to impossible to get in Canada. 😢
There where changes to the Canadian Fertilizer act, and We can nor sell in Canada at this time.
@ScottyReal420 Man my country is lame, this is why I grow Northern Lights and puff it every night... helps me forget. Lmao. Good vibes to you brother. 🪴😎
I using grow dots and recharge on this run of auto flowers
Hell yeah, share your grow over at realgrowlab.com
@ScottyReal420 If I am using Grow Dots with RO water, do I need to add cal-mag?
Yes, use it at amount recommended by the cal-mag product you are using.
@ScottyReal420 Thanks brother
Organic is easiest way to grow and saves a fortune on bottles of nutrients and I think tastes better go to your local bush dig around old tree dig a bucket of old soil and mulch mix with your compost soil mix free microbes im cheap iit works for me love you guys❤
Would grow dots in living soil be worth it?
If your living soil is well balanced you will not need them.
@@ScottyReal420 appreciate you
I use growdots and recharge. I have one plant that seemed to use the nutes up and need more. If the plant is real big does it use them up faster?
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40 years ago, our snack wagon driver, who came around for break-time at work, was a grower.
He grew some of the stickiest, stinkiest, weird tasting but stoney weed I ever did smoke. He used chicken manure in his fertilization regimen, hence, the smell.
My neighbors have chickens, but I do not want to risk torching my little hail-damaged survivors with such hot stuff!
I must try some Scotty magic if my plants end up living.
Chicken manure is very hot and heeds to be composted down. Plus Recharge smells a lot better!
@@ScottyReal420 You can buy composted chicken manure and it's pretty cheap too. It's high in nitrogen so I would only use it in veg.
I should make a worm bin
It’s ridiculous to hear those salt sterile room clowns. And just because they pay alleged doctors like Bugby to comment on N being needing in week 7 is gonna help you all look good. This is getting crazy. The ignorance and the $$ grabbing is getting way outta hand. 💯
I use happy frog, advanced nutrients , and nectar for the gods Aphrodite's Extraction wich is organic
Yo scotty ima new sub and im wondering do you have a video on thrips or pest i seen some thrips on my fabric pot today no leaf damage so far and i dont see them on the foliage at all as much as i look with my magnify glass sprayed the whole outside of the fab pot with jacks neem oil sprayed the soil and sprayed the underside of leafs at lights outin my tent then applyed sticky cards to see if tat helps any tips if no vid about this topic yet ?
Not yet
@@ScottyReal420 any way you keep thrips away?
I discovered last year that Urine and fish can grow Plum sized strawberries, biggest berries I have seen in 28 years of trying, the fish alone just wasn't doing it like I see now, my tomato plants look better than ever this year also.
First to like lol what's up y'all lol
My first run I used microbes and got over four oz
Bro scottie let's doit old school without all this fancy stuff let us know alternate ways with what we have . Lmk Hon hi MANOA VALLEY BIG AL ALOHA
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Manure, medium, compost soil, Epsom salt, bone meal, plant toner trace minerals that's all you really need, I still pump grow big and commercial grade bloom booster. My plant looks like a good Christmas tree right now, 2 6-7 footers I topped them about 4 days ago and my smallest is prolly just shy of 6 foot and is also topped but she was naturally very bushy, 2 critical masses and a gorilla glue skittles. Outdoor but they started in a greenhouse april-june
Thanks for the knowledge. 👍✔️🌱. 💩Works but it hurts lol
What up y’all , grow dots and recharge for the win 👍
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For your Clowns pH down and Coco a little bit PK 13/14 a little bit please
If I add recharge, and then dump synthetic water soluble fertilizer on my soil, does that kill the microbes and fungi in the soil that I'm trying to build with recharge? Or is it OK to use both?
It is ok to use both.
Scotty- I got messages today from somebody who says that are you, telling me that I won a 5x5 grow tent, light, and Mac book. It's a scam, right?
Correct please report them if you can.
@@ScottyReal420 thank you for the reply, Scotty. Much appreciated!
Question- im in week 2 of flower. one of the strains are sending out multipul but sites there like 5 inches long. i have my main colas and under them the zen is sending out more like crazy. should i take them off is my question.
If they are not getting light take them =off if they are getting light you can let the m grow.
@@ScottyReal420 cool, if the dont get big ill put them into the bubble hash. THANKS for your content (teaching)
Gaia green ftw !!
Yes mirkovica better for you roots, and problems for you Coco.
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I’m mostly organic I’ll add a dose of synthetic if the flowering is longer then traditional 8/9 weeks if it’s a ten week or more I’ll hit it with the ff 3 pack till finished out I’ve used recharge but usually just obce or twice a grow I’ll add it to boost it up till the end n I dial light time back a hr or so to force longer nights to finish out flowers faster
Doing my first grow with organics, following growweedeasys coco super soil. My tap water PH is 8.5+, what is the best way to PH for organics? I did buy some Earth Juice down, but are normal PH adjusters not recommended? Like general hydroponics PH down.
Microbes
Nitric acid is what I suggest but be careful. That way you utilize a calcium carbonate some will turn to calcium nitrate. PH to 6.5.
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@scotty real hook a brother up with some grow dots or some coupons brother I heard u say from seed to harvest it will feed but I heard it don't last the full cycle please confirm this Scotty
Scotty420 will get 20% off your first order. There are plenty of people using them with great success, check out their grows over at realgrowlab.com
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Sea Bird Poop has to be the best, you got bird Urine and fish all in one.
Jadam microbial solution for free, local to your area microbes
This tea tastes like shit, and it’s a bit nutty.
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You know me Scotty I'm a synganic wore with recharge for the win. Cya next time
I use house and gardens for years now, last year I tried out a run with giai green 444 and 284 I did like how easy it was BUT it made my hole house smell like a cow shit farm, I'm back with h@g. Interested in grow dots