Thats got to be my favorite aspect of social media, i started my first ever grow this year and thanks to social media ive been able to share my grow with those who have much more experience than i do and gotten genuine feedback/tips. I spend a ton of time reading forums but i dont always sign up for em (too many accounts to keep track of), but IG and Reddit have been both a wealth of information and source of feedback.
I'm an oldschool grower. And one thing I keep seeing is all these new products and all this new equipment I never had, leading to all kinds of new problems I never had. I will plunk a few carefully selected seeds with the desired genetics into a few solo cups and 5 months later I harvest about 1lb of premium quality bud per plant and a gob of the best bubble hash on the planet. All it costs me is time, my home made compost, and water. Why you guys keep complicating this for yourselves and making this cost thousands of dollars is still the greatest mystery to me. But whatever floats your boat
Not having a garden / sadly a large amount of plant thieves / cant have a lot of odor going to the neighbors legally.. at least thats it for me why i had to go with a tent
@@humungus4206 I understand that... And before it was legal, I had to do the same thing... But there is a lot of wisdom in keeping things as simple as possible.. These guys who introduce all these chemical concoctions and expensive equipment would be better off just buying it from someone else... I never had all the fears, problems, or worries they seem to have and keep throwing money at.. It's ridiculous..
I have a relatively short growing season and a massive risk of crop damaging hail storms during said season and ideally would like to try my hand at indoor growing, despite the weather we rarely have power outages because the infrastructure feeding our town also feeds 15 federal and state penitentiaries. I can get snow as late as June and early as Late August so i have some fun freeze/frost risks to also contend with. I absolutely do love just good ole compost and gardening with that, but thats only practical for me for a few months out of the year so i really gotta be on it and hope the weather stays in my favor. Ideally the ability to grow year round would be worth the cost of investment, and while i do love soil i want to try doing a hydroponic setup indoors. I still would need to buy nutrients, but i wouldnt need to buy soil in conjunction with nutes. I try to often buy living soil, or soils with lots of microbial and beneficial insect life, but i really don't want them in my house or the potential mess that comes from soil. If i grew my maximum 12 plants outdoors to maximize that short season, that would essentially be its own full time job on top of my full time job. With indoor growing i can do smaller easier to maintain grows throughout the whole year, maximize those yields and probably even do better in overall quantity due to the frequency of grow cycles alone while maintaining quality via smaller batches. Once the season is over here im literally cooped up in the house for the winter, so i mean why not grow if i could potentially have 2+ more 12 plant grows with max yields until spring? If i go with hydro i dont even gotta lug bags of soil through the snow from the shed, just top off the reservoir and change the water every week or two. Growing is growing my dude, aint nothing wrong with the methods so long as the plants are happy and thriving. The old ways may be cheaper, but they come at the cost of time, while the new ways save time and cost more money (and unfortunately create new problems, but thats a side effect of any technological growth), but it all kinda balances out best for the individual. Maybe someone's working two jobs in the city, and still wants to grow and they go with the fancier more automated piece of tech vs someone who's only working a few days a week or retired and has lots of property to manage/upkeep and do things like make compost and garden beds. Comes down to cost, space, and time, those variables determine a growers need for technology or not.
@@100GTAGUY When I was doing indoors 20 yrs ago, I had 1000watt Metal Halide and a 750 watt High Pressure Sodium in separate rooms. Clones going all the time and harvest every 12-14 wks.. Metal Halide for Veg, HPS for flowering.. Two Garage Fans and an AC unit to deal with the heat.. My Electric Bill was insane... And back then thats how they caught you... Seeing that sharp rise in energy use .. It just wasn't worth it living so close to Mendocino CA...Better to just buy it... But in your situation I don't see much of an alternative to doing an indoor grow.. And theres nothing more rewarding than growing your own... Good luck to you brotha!!
At 74, I am a new grower. My advice is to listen to you and the man who wears the blue shades. Most advice is good advice when taken with a grain of salt.
@@AdolfoMussolini-wx4yk Es gibt die und es gibt uns...und ich schreibe mir immer richtig 😜🤘✌️ Gibt ja auch Hiedler... Hauptsache ist schließlich immer besoffen die richtige Wohnung zu finden 😉😜
Hey scotty Your videos have been extremely knowledgeable, helpful and hilarious. Been growing for years and still have trouble on every plant hopefully I can keep intaking info from your videos
Hey Scotty… Recharge is the shit …. My wife ordered 3 Hardy Hibiscus roots to be planted 2 came up good after planting in soil outside… 1 never came up in about a month in the ground… so I dug it up and put the whole root in a bucket of Recharge and let it sit for a week and replanted it in the ground…5 days later I have growth coming from the Roots and the plant is progressing nicely now … I definitely relate this to Recharge that rejuvenated the roots to produce. I am definitely a Recharge Fan !!! Thanks Scotty !
I'm gonna try this out! My girl is having an annoying cal/mag issue which typically stems from a pH issue. I'm loving the fact that it has built-in microbes and mycorrhizal fungi in the solution. Something that my fox farm food doesn't have. Hope this really boosts her roots just in time for harvest! Thank you, thank you!
Found your channel since growing cannabis has become legal here in Germany. Love the dialogue between you and your buddy and the valuable advice. Show us your buddy sometime 👍🏻 keep them coming.
Another video full of good information. I just want to say from my own personal perspective with really good circulation. And the yellow bug mats. I literally never had a bug problem.
This channel is awesome. I am an old school stoner from way back. Brand new to growing but having fun doing it. I just need some help learning the ropes,.
I was terrible at over watering my plants. First 2 years I was frustrated why my plants were tall, lanky with crap yield. I bought the 2 for $12 soil moisture meter probes from amazon and problem solved the first crop. Those, inline water filter, promix hp and dr earth rock my grow
And bigger trees at that! Next year I want to transplant my seedlings right into the (fertal) ground and see how much bigger they get compared to the 5G cloths pots I use now. Still limited though as I want it for the sake of management, they will be in raised garden beds.
Lots of good tips here im guilty of some of the stuff you talk about. Glad we have channels like your's to help people out I've learned a crap ton from you guys much appreciated fellas 😉.
RUclips has been an extremely beneficial source of information for me over the years, you just cant beat it. From the wealth of information to the wealth of making connections with super knowledgeable people.
For a while, I was using a postal scale that I had found somewhere on the side of the road who knows. It was a great way to get a baseline on what things weighed so it’s super easy to almost just touch the pot at this point and know
This is why I built a tiny greenhouse out of pallets. I live in Oklahoma. Saved my plants multiple times already this year. Was super cheap and easy to build.
Hey Scotty great 5 tips for growers. Don't forget temp/humidity. I keep my grow at 82 temp, 60 humidity. Works good for me and my VPD is right on point,
My grow room is in my bedroom closet on the shelf. This is my first grow and the Chicago winter is coming. I was able to rid my plant of fungus gnats using water mixed with peroxide and a little dish detergent. There was larvae in my soil but one shot of a nitrogen, phosphorus, mixed with peroxide took care of that. If this doesn't work out at least I will know what to do next time this spring 🌞😎🌱
Cheers Scotty another legendary video 🍻 🍻You just starting out or cheap budget not adequate equipment or like the seed bank in good time of season you can substitute both outdoor and indoor lighting also especially pots in veg cycles. Like old days you get nutrients lockout a few days in sunlights or make sure not to hot burn the leaves but the sunlights is best out of all light with exceptions of lights and control of photosynthesis of light cycles or best to imitates natural environments or specific plants requires or optimal growing to different strains or genetics for say.
Oh, I made very clear to my water boy when I leave, more chance of damaging my plants by being too fastidious with the water. It was really helpful to watch some videos about how soil actually absorbs water.
Coco has a super high water retention. About 80%. This means you can water less frequent compared to peat moss or regular soil. The best way is to lift up the pot, and if it feels light with, it needs water. If the pot still feels heavy. It doesnt need water. This takes experience to get better at it. I also used to feed every 3rd day when I got to the end of flower. But now im using dripper irrigation. If leaves are droopy and pot is heavy > overwatered. If leavers are hanging and pot is dry > needs water. I also put my finger in the soil, if top 6/7cm is dry. I also give nutes
So done with bottle feeding. Love the idea of organics and ‘fish shit’ , you get great flavors but it gets expensive. Love the grow dots! Love the consistency for the shows ,Thanks Scotty
1st 3 weeks of seedling stage..... Love hate it. .lol..Wind burn and light burn for me...Watering never a problem. Since I have been growing flowers, Oak, Walnuts and Persimmon trees, veggies my whole life..PH was a issue my 1st 3 grows. I never had to worry about that for anything I ever grew..After the 3rd grow I started paying attention and use a meter. Everything exploded from there ...Great growing now...Hi Scotty 🖐️🙋🏼♀️🐿️
I have 2 plants. A f1 hybrid in flower and a hulkberry in veg. I don’t measure anything just do everything by feeling. This is my first plant and It’s going great. The hybrid is covered with more than 20 buds and a level canopy. She is beautiful and the hulkberry is very bushy. I raised the light to try to get her to stretch. I have to prune a lot every day I also do low and high stress training. They seem very happy. I talk to them and sing to them. Play podcasts for them. This is my first plant ever and it should just get better from here.
@@carsonrutz9659 they are beautiful and seem very happy and healthy.thank you for your comment. It’s always good to get advice from someone who has more experience than me. I know that no one here can understand why I am like I am but I have the knowledge and experience of the universal consciousness with me constantly guiding me. I was blessed with this and many other blessings in a near death experience in December. God bless everyone and your growing medicine 🙏😊🙏
Of course the first mistake sounds exactly what happened too two of my plants this season (An autoflower I had growing and a pheno sativa), My dad was giving me the advice too "Water more, Water everyday!" and of course I listened because he's only 60 years old now and has been growing since a teen.. But then once both of these Plants started taking 4-6 days to dry up outdoors, and the leafs started yellowing and wilting, then I knew something about watering everyday was going wrong, and soon after both of them died :/ felt like it could have been a number of things, but since I was watering every single day just about or when the top soil barely got dry, Then I assumed it was from drowning the roots...
ive avoided needing to check Ph by going to the store, and getting those 5 gallon jugs of water. so far ive tested each one when i change out jugs, and they have all been between 6.5-6.8
I top water until it drains out the bottom of the pot. If the soil gets too dry it won't want to absorb water. I use cloth pots so when that happens it just runs out the sides. I'm trying to save 2 autos i started but got really busy and neglected the crap out of them. Hopefully, they survive. Cannibis is tougher than people think.
I am using Coco for the first time. In a 15 litre ( 4 quart) pot how often should I be watering in say 1. Middle of veg ( atm plants are drinking 2 litres(1/2 quart) every other day. 2. Middle of flower (atm plants drinking 3 litres every other day) and 4 litres ( 1 quart) towards end of flower. I've been watering every other day and I'm just wondering if I should be watering every 3rd day? Plants are fine and looking healthy ,it's more about saving nutrients for me really because it adds up over time.😂
My tips for new a grower. Less is more when it comes to water and nutrients. You can always add more water or food. Getting rid of it, on the other hand, is harder. Don't be afraid to ask the questions. And have fun. Enjoy the ride. These plants are amazing.✌️💚
It's like seasoning your food. As my dad taught me, add a little and taste. You can always add to it but once it's in there, you can't take it away. Thanks for teaching me moderation, Dad! Love ya!
The only pest i ever see is caterpillar and im planting late july for fast harvest and hopefully avoid this pest due to colder night time temperature deterent. The aphids and earwigs in my yard only like the kale plants.
Negative pressure in a tent is purely for hiding smell. For a more even air distribution throughout the plant canopy, you actually want to run an overpressure.
Scotty, you were talking about pH. Your stomach is super acidic, but that’s not how all things are broken down. Your stomach only breaks down proteins something like carbohydrate gets broken broken down in your saliva in your mouth. Something like fiber is that gut health it doesn’t get broken down until the microbes in your gut get to eat it. That’s what breaks it down and get you more nutrients. It’s all a system. You’re a human being not a stomach.
Best grow to date was my very first. I literally did nothing, fed once in 3 months. Than started listening to the (experts) and down hill from there. I just went back to how I grew first and am back to good grows.
I grow in 100% compost that I make myself, so most of these issues don't occur with me. Bugs and overwatering aside, although I've never had an issue with pests. This year, I grew outdoors - now that I know the law and understand that every veg plant is 100% legal - and my results are 1,000% better. I had one Laughing Buddha plant that was very compact (I got cuttings) and dense. In flower now, and I essentially have a plant the size of a beach ball, that is a solid nug. Plus, it flowered before my other Sativas and even the Indicas! She's a keeper for sure.
Scotty i had a question, if i bake eggshells(crushed) and use Recharge will it help breakdown the calcium and help with Calmag issues? I use liquid calmag but I recently got sick and didnt even have the energy to water. Help me out🙏❤️ For the record i use Recharge atleast once a month as a top dress
I personally use recharge at half or quarter strength every single water because I feed also every water. I have literally not had anything burn since I started using this little system.
I noticed more mycorrhiza around my pole beans roots in with my sweet corn after using Recharge this year. The hard workers behind nitrogen fixation are the Rhizobium bacteria. The nodules on legume roots and some others house the bacteria that fix nitrogen. Spongy wood does also. Rhizobium need anaerobic conditions to fix nitrogen. Then mycorrihza move that nitrogen to the plants.
Here's a tip... Spray your plants for Caterpillars.... I grow in California and not sure if it's the climate but once my plants begin to flower, Caterpillars become an issue. Neem oil works amazing... Mix Neem oil with some dish soap and spray... I add Compost tea to it... works amazing.
You sure it's caterpillars or is it thc worms it's a thing I had lil orange worm like ones on mine and my grandpa told me if the plant is potent enough they can form I thought he was crazy but he proved it and good advice but be careful to not use to much of those products cus they can harm your plant too I work at the dispensary here and they teach you the ins and outs of growing but I'm still open to learning
Pest management has been my biggest issue. I understand plants roots need oxygen. Which is why too much anaerobic bacteria is bad. But anaerobic bacteria fix nitrogen while drawing down oxygen levels. I use spongy wood outdoors in bottom of my holes. So I don't get too much anaerobic activity. Outdoor my soil don't hold/get much water. The mycorrhiza tap the anaerobic bacteria to provide nitrogen for plants. Indoors I put my drain holes about a 3/4 inch above bottom of totes. To have some anaerobic activity. I add bananas into worm bed to up phosphorus and potassium in the worm leechate. Which they get watered with once a week.
So what is the pesticide you use for pest control on the plants I don’t know if you said it or my brain if fried from the heat of the day and how much to use
Airpots prevent overwatering. This stuff called Wipeout is based in like. Black peppermint oil and other oils. It kills and sanatizes spidermites and white mold. Its amazing.
Preach. First year raising two plants (one turned out to be a male, RIP) and I am wicked OCD about getting as much right as I can the first time. Had I not, and dove into this blindly because I "just want to grow my own flower" I would have not have progressed as well as I have so far. While my girl isn't perfect, she is doing well enough to show some nice healthy looking colas, along with some spider friends to combat the leafhoppers. She has been a great hands-on learning tool!
With experience You start to notice your plants when they get thirsty right before droopy! Like your dog looking at his dry bowl! I grow coco and love the wicking capabilities of coco! Crazy coconuts and cannabis make great partners! Ha ha funny just had a problem with my ph PH is a problem so many times!
my Beginner tip would be- Learn with some Auto Flowers and or easy to grow genetics(feminized) such as anything with high %'s of Kush in it. Purple Punch is a really good example of a Resilient strain Purple Punch has a high resistance to pests and fungi and grows exceptionally well in cool, temperate climates.
Bio360, Dots, gaia green 2-8-4 bloom I run a 1000w led not to full power a reflective mylar in closet grow room with cloth pots two usb fan's I've grown some White Widow auto & Tahoe OG Auto best looking flowers I've grown both 5 gal pots seedlings to Harvest this run I always ph what ever went into them to get the best results came out on Boutique level of buds
The majority of house plants die because people over water them. People always ask how I keep my plants looking so nice, since I have around 30 per room, and they are always surprised when I tell them that most of the plants only require water once or twice a week. Letting the soil dry out completely is incredibly important.
I grow strawberries, kale, spinach, basil, Aloe vera in straight woodchip material, nobody seems to know this is possible, everybody growing with coconut instead, woodchips work provided enough water.
My best tip to a new grower, make friends with a veteran grower,that you can send pics to and ask questions regularly
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My next tip would be to remind people they have access to all the information that exists. Just start asking questions.
"Happily" it's legal in my state
Thats got to be my favorite aspect of social media, i started my first ever grow this year and thanks to social media ive been able to share my grow with those who have much more experience than i do and gotten genuine feedback/tips.
I spend a ton of time reading forums but i dont always sign up for em (too many accounts to keep track of), but IG and Reddit have been both a wealth of information and source of feedback.
Best advice i took from Scotty and gave me great success was feeling the weight of the pot and media before & after water.
I'm an oldschool grower. And one thing I keep seeing is all these new products and all this new equipment I never had, leading to all kinds of new problems I never had.
I will plunk a few carefully selected seeds with the desired genetics into a few solo cups and 5 months later I harvest about 1lb of premium quality bud per plant and a gob of the best bubble hash on the planet.
All it costs me is time, my home made compost, and water.
Why you guys keep complicating this for yourselves and making this cost thousands of dollars is still the greatest mystery to me.
But whatever floats your boat
Not having a garden / sadly a large amount of plant thieves / cant have a lot of odor going to the neighbors legally.. at least thats it for me why i had to go with a tent
@@humungus4206
I understand that...
And before it was legal, I had to do the same thing...
But there is a lot of wisdom in keeping things as simple as possible..
These guys who introduce all these chemical concoctions and expensive equipment would be better off just buying it from someone else...
I never had all the fears, problems, or worries they seem to have and keep throwing money at..
It's ridiculous..
I have a relatively short growing season and a massive risk of crop damaging hail storms during said season and ideally would like to try my hand at indoor growing, despite the weather we rarely have power outages because the infrastructure feeding our town also feeds 15 federal and state penitentiaries. I can get snow as late as June and early as Late August so i have some fun freeze/frost risks to also contend with.
I absolutely do love just good ole compost and gardening with that, but thats only practical for me for a few months out of the year so i really gotta be on it and hope the weather stays in my favor.
Ideally the ability to grow year round would be worth the cost of investment, and while i do love soil i want to try doing a hydroponic setup indoors. I still would need to buy nutrients, but i wouldnt need to buy soil in conjunction with nutes.
I try to often buy living soil, or soils with lots of microbial and beneficial insect life, but i really don't want them in my house or the potential mess that comes from soil.
If i grew my maximum 12 plants outdoors to maximize that short season, that would essentially be its own full time job on top of my full time job. With indoor growing i can do smaller easier to maintain grows throughout the whole year, maximize those yields and probably even do better in overall quantity due to the frequency of grow cycles alone while maintaining quality via smaller batches.
Once the season is over here im literally cooped up in the house for the winter, so i mean why not grow if i could potentially have 2+ more 12 plant grows with max yields until spring? If i go with hydro i dont even gotta lug bags of soil through the snow from the shed, just top off the reservoir and change the water every week or two.
Growing is growing my dude, aint nothing wrong with the methods so long as the plants are happy and thriving. The old ways may be cheaper, but they come at the cost of time, while the new ways save time and cost more money (and unfortunately create new problems, but thats a side effect of any technological growth), but it all kinda balances out best for the individual.
Maybe someone's working two jobs in the city, and still wants to grow and they go with the fancier more automated piece of tech vs someone who's only working a few days a week or retired and has lots of property to manage/upkeep and do things like make compost and garden beds. Comes down to cost, space, and time, those variables determine a growers need for technology or not.
@@100GTAGUY
When I was doing indoors 20 yrs ago, I had 1000watt Metal Halide and a 750 watt High Pressure Sodium in separate rooms.
Clones going all the time and harvest every 12-14 wks..
Metal Halide for Veg, HPS for flowering..
Two Garage Fans and an AC unit to deal with the heat..
My Electric Bill was insane...
And back then thats how they caught you...
Seeing that sharp rise in energy use ..
It just wasn't worth it living so close to Mendocino CA...Better to just buy it...
But in your situation I don't see much of an alternative to doing an indoor grow..
And theres nothing more rewarding than growing your own...
Good luck to you brotha!!
Ever seen the "bat guano" that's only. 005 bat guano? I have😮😊
At 74, I am a new grower. My advice is to listen to you and the man who wears the blue shades. Most advice is good advice when taken with a grain of salt.
Good on you.
Scotty your channel needs to reach the world. Your videos are golden 🌳💚
Thank you!
By the way....
Hello from Germany 😅 ✌️
@@schickelgruber33 Schicklgruber wirds richtig geschrieben!
@@AdolfoMussolini-wx4yk Es gibt die und es gibt uns...und ich schreibe mir immer richtig 😜🤘✌️
Gibt ja auch Hiedler...
Hauptsache ist schließlich immer besoffen die richtige Wohnung zu finden 😉😜
My tip: "don't panic Growmie"
Happy Growing 💚
Hey scotty Your videos have been extremely knowledgeable, helpful and hilarious. Been growing for years and still have trouble on every plant hopefully I can keep intaking info from your videos
Hey Scotty… Recharge is the shit …. My wife ordered 3 Hardy Hibiscus roots to be planted 2 came up good after planting in soil outside… 1 never came up in about a month in the ground… so I dug it up and put the whole root in a bucket of Recharge and let it sit for a week and replanted it in the ground…5 days later I have growth coming from the Roots and the plant is progressing nicely now … I definitely relate this to Recharge that rejuvenated the roots to produce. I am definitely a Recharge Fan !!! Thanks Scotty !
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
@@dans3969 I use recharge lightly in all of my water and grow dots extended release
I'm gonna try this out! My girl is having an annoying cal/mag issue which typically stems from a pH issue. I'm loving the fact that it has built-in microbes and mycorrhizal fungi in the solution. Something that my fox farm food doesn't have. Hope this really boosts her roots just in time for harvest! Thank you, thank you!
I’m a new grower!!!!!!! Learning a lot on here 😊
Found your channel since growing cannabis has become legal here in Germany. Love the dialogue between you and your buddy and the valuable advice. Show us your buddy sometime 👍🏻 keep them coming.
Another video full of good information. I just want to say from my own personal perspective with really good circulation. And the yellow bug mats. I literally never had a bug problem.
This channel is awesome. I am an old school stoner from way back. Brand new to growing but having fun doing it. I just need some help learning the ropes,.
Scotty thanks for always kicking knowledge . Always room to learn in this hobby
Thank you for viewing!
I was terrible at over watering my plants. First 2 years I was frustrated why my plants were tall, lanky with crap yield. I bought the 2 for $12 soil moisture meter probes from amazon and problem solved the first crop. Those, inline water filter, promix hp and dr earth rock my grow
@nonnacemong9820 it was me last time
bigger roots for bigger fruits .scotty real is the man !
🙌
And bigger trees at that! Next year I want to transplant my seedlings right into the (fertal) ground and see how much bigger they get compared to the 5G cloths pots I use now. Still limited though as I want it for the sake of management, they will be in raised garden beds.
@@Lunar_Capital go for it i got a 18 footer in the window well but its a south africain plant with a 3 month bud time and winter here is in 2 months
@@jeffgates8080
18 feet!? She’ll yield enough to supply you for the rest of the decade! Awesome stuff
THANKS SCOTTY, HI-C 😊 GREAT INFORMATION MAN.. MUCH APPRECIATED 😊 GROW ON !!!!
Great info Scotty. Hope all's well Brother. Keep the vids coming.
Thanks guys respect from the UK
Lots of good tips here im guilty of some of the stuff you talk about. Glad we have channels like your's to help people out I've learned a crap ton from you guys much appreciated fellas 😉.
Right on
RUclips has been an extremely beneficial source of information for me over the years, you just cant beat it. From the wealth of information to the wealth of making connections with super knowledgeable people.
For a while, I was using a postal scale that I had found somewhere on the side of the road who knows. It was a great way to get a baseline on what things weighed so it’s super easy to almost just touch the pot at this point and know
Another fantastic show great job guys you always have great information to make my growing much happier ❤
So nice of you
THANK you guys always fun listening!!
80's & early 90's no one knew anything about pH & we grew huge beautiful plants using 20-20-20&10-60-10 . What's up with that ?
Tornado vs outdoor garden = sadness
This is why I built a tiny greenhouse out of pallets. I live in Oklahoma. Saved my plants multiple times already this year. Was super cheap and easy to build.
@@MyOkGarden thats actually what im doing today lol good lookin out 👍
Sadly, I've been there.
Tornado in a garden is better than a tornado in a trailer park. If your garden's in a trailer park, You're praying to the wrong gods
Oh know, I am so sorry to hears this, I hope you and your family are ok.
Loved this episode!! Awesome topic and you nailed it Scotty! Great show guys 🎉
Hey Scotty great 5 tips for growers. Don't forget temp/humidity. I keep my grow at 82 temp, 60 humidity. Works good for me and my VPD is right on point,
My grow room is in my bedroom closet on the shelf. This is my first grow and the Chicago winter is coming. I was able to rid my plant of fungus gnats using water mixed with peroxide and a little dish detergent. There was larvae in my soil but one shot of a nitrogen, phosphorus, mixed with peroxide took care of that. If this doesn't work out at least I will know what to do next time this spring 🌞😎🌱
Cheers Scotty another legendary video 🍻 🍻You just starting out or cheap budget not adequate equipment or like the seed bank in good time of season you can substitute both outdoor and indoor lighting also especially pots in veg cycles. Like old days you get nutrients lockout a few days in sunlights or make sure not to hot burn the leaves but the sunlights is best out of all light with exceptions of lights and control of photosynthesis of light cycles or best to imitates natural environments or specific plants requires or optimal growing to different strains or genetics for say.
Thanks scotty 👊
love the video
Oh, I made very clear to my water boy when I leave, more chance of damaging my plants by being too fastidious with the water. It was really helpful to watch some videos about how soil actually absorbs water.
Coco has a super high water retention. About 80%. This means you can water less frequent compared to peat moss or regular soil. The best way is to lift up the pot, and if it feels light with, it needs water. If the pot still feels heavy. It doesnt need water. This takes experience to get better at it. I also used to feed every 3rd day when I got to the end of flower. But now im using dripper irrigation. If leaves are droopy and pot is heavy > overwatered. If leavers are hanging and pot is dry > needs water. I also put my finger in the soil, if top 6/7cm is dry. I also give nutes
So done with bottle feeding. Love the idea of organics and ‘fish shit’ , you get great flavors but it gets expensive. Love the grow dots! Love the consistency for the shows ,Thanks Scotty
So for 4 plants the fish shit can get expensive ah?
@@leswilson224 yes but maybe worth it. I use recharge, great white , fish shit , molasses, and Mendocino honey
Great insights, temperature up and down might be a good pest deterrent.
My tip(s) to a new grower would be don't use outdoor soil for indoor grow and don't reuse soil unless it's been amended.
Scotty, what do you think about the AutoPot watering system?
Just found you guys thanks for your honest simple advice simpler the better brilliant 👊
Yeah, I seen plants enjoy dry soil. Excelling is helpful for the thought process.
New grower here trying to learn. Growing in soil I use recharge every week. Next grow will be coco and grow dots.
1st 3 weeks of seedling stage..... Love hate it. .lol..Wind burn and light burn for me...Watering never a problem. Since I have been growing flowers, Oak, Walnuts and Persimmon trees, veggies my whole life..PH was a issue my 1st 3 grows. I never had to worry about that for anything I ever grew..After the 3rd grow I started paying attention and use a meter. Everything exploded from there ...Great growing now...Hi Scotty 🖐️🙋🏼♀️🐿️
I wait an till the plant lets me know they need water or wait an till the pots are light 😊
@OfficiaI_ScottyReaI420 I’m in the uk my friend
I have 2 plants. A f1 hybrid in flower and a hulkberry in veg. I don’t measure anything just do everything by feeling. This is my first plant and It’s going great. The hybrid is covered with more than 20 buds and a level canopy. She is beautiful and the hulkberry is very bushy. I raised the light to try to get her to stretch. I have to prune a lot every day I also do low and high stress training. They seem very happy. I talk to them and sing to them. Play podcasts for them. This is my first plant ever and it should just get better from here.
Try not to prune everyday as your plants wont have time to recover. Much love
@@carsonrutz9659 they are beautiful and seem very happy and healthy.thank you for your comment. It’s always good to get advice from someone who has more experience than me. I know that no one here can understand why I am like I am but I have the knowledge and experience of the universal consciousness with me constantly guiding me. I was blessed with this and many other blessings in a near death experience in December. God bless everyone and your growing medicine 🙏😊🙏
🤣 "they're uh really frosting up" white fuzz 🤣
Of course the first mistake sounds exactly what happened too two of my plants this season (An autoflower I had growing and a pheno sativa), My dad was giving me the advice too "Water more, Water everyday!" and of course I listened because he's only 60 years old now and has been growing since a teen.. But then once both of these Plants started taking 4-6 days to dry up outdoors, and the leafs started yellowing and wilting, then I knew something about watering everyday was going wrong, and soon after both of them died :/ felt like it could have been a number of things, but since I was watering every single day just about or when the top soil barely got dry, Then I assumed it was from drowning the roots...
ive avoided needing to check Ph by going to the store, and getting those 5 gallon jugs of water. so far ive tested each one when i change out jugs, and they have all been between 6.5-6.8
I top water until it drains out the bottom of the pot. If the soil gets too dry it won't want to absorb water. I use cloth pots so when that happens it just runs out the sides. I'm trying to save 2 autos i started but got really busy and neglected the crap out of them. Hopefully, they survive. Cannibis is tougher than people think.
I am using Coco for the first time. In a 15 litre ( 4 quart) pot how often should I be watering in say
1. Middle of veg ( atm plants are drinking 2 litres(1/2 quart) every other day.
2. Middle of flower (atm plants drinking 3 litres every other day) and 4 litres ( 1 quart) towards end of flower.
I've been watering every other day and I'm just wondering if I should be watering every 3rd day? Plants are fine and looking healthy ,it's more about saving nutrients for me really because it adds up over time.😂
I'm from Australia what do you think about using paperbark like you use your coconut husk ?? Because paperbark is common here
My tips for new a grower. Less is more when it comes to water and nutrients. You can always add more water or food. Getting rid of it, on the other hand, is harder. Don't be afraid to ask the questions. And have fun. Enjoy the ride. These plants are amazing.✌️💚
It's like seasoning your food. As my dad taught me, add a little and taste. You can always add to it but once it's in there, you can't take it away. Thanks for teaching me moderation, Dad! Love ya!
Can you do a session on feeding sugars/molasses to feed the microbes in Recharge.
Is it bad to mix soil and coco
The only pest i ever see is caterpillar and im planting late july for fast harvest and hopefully avoid this pest due to colder night time temperature deterent. The aphids and earwigs in my yard only like the kale plants.
What about negative pressure in a grow tent? Does that make a big difference?
Negative pressure in a tent is purely for hiding smell. For a more even air distribution throughout the plant canopy, you actually want to run an overpressure.
Scotty, you were talking about pH. Your stomach is super acidic, but that’s not how all things are broken down. Your stomach only breaks down proteins something like carbohydrate gets broken broken down in your saliva in your mouth. Something like fiber is that gut health it doesn’t get broken down until the microbes in your gut get to eat it. That’s what breaks it down and get you more nutrients. It’s all a system. You’re a human being not a stomach.
The best weed I grew was by myself, the first seeds I planted. Doing what people say and following the rules had ruined plants
Best grow to date was my very first. I literally did nothing, fed once in 3 months. Than started listening to the (experts) and down hill from there. I just went back to how I grew first and am back to good grows.
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Hey Scotty,
Do you have a video on using the extended grow dots? I'm curious how you do your up potting with those grow dots?
I grow in 100% compost that I make myself, so most of these issues don't occur with me. Bugs and overwatering aside, although I've never had an issue with pests. This year, I grew outdoors - now that I know the law and understand that every veg plant is 100% legal - and my results are 1,000% better. I had one Laughing Buddha plant that was very compact (I got cuttings) and dense. In flower now, and I essentially have a plant the size of a beach ball, that is a solid nug. Plus, it flowered before my other Sativas and even the Indicas! She's a keeper for sure.
Thanks for the info smashed the thumbs up 👍
Hell Yeah! Thank you!
@@ScottyReal420 no problem smashing the thumbs up is the least I can do to gain some of your knowledge
Scotty i had a question, if i bake eggshells(crushed) and use Recharge will it help breakdown the calcium and help with Calmag issues?
I use liquid calmag but I recently got sick and didnt even have the energy to water. Help me out🙏❤️
For the record i use Recharge atleast once a month as a top dress
I thought they were tricombs (sp?) ❤ hysterical!
I personally use recharge at half or quarter strength every single water because I feed also every water. I have literally not had anything burn since I started using this little system.
As a home grower I have 3 HLGs and swear by them the Diablo X is no joke
I noticed more mycorrhiza around my pole beans roots in with my sweet corn after using Recharge this year. The hard workers behind nitrogen fixation are the Rhizobium bacteria. The nodules on legume roots and some others house the bacteria that fix nitrogen. Spongy wood does also. Rhizobium need anaerobic conditions to fix nitrogen. Then mycorrihza move that nitrogen to the plants.
Hey, I know that guy! That dude really knows how to grow.
Shout out to High-C as well.
Here's a tip... Spray your plants for Caterpillars.... I grow in California and not sure if it's the climate but once my plants begin to flower, Caterpillars become an issue. Neem oil works amazing... Mix Neem oil with some dish soap and spray... I add Compost tea to it... works amazing.
You sure it's caterpillars or is it thc worms it's a thing I had lil orange worm like ones on mine and my grandpa told me if the plant is potent enough they can form I thought he was crazy but he proved it and good advice but be careful to not use to much of those products cus they can harm your plant too I work at the dispensary here and they teach you the ins and outs of growing but I'm still open to learning
Pest management has been my biggest issue. I understand plants roots need oxygen. Which is why too much anaerobic bacteria is bad. But anaerobic bacteria fix nitrogen while drawing down oxygen levels. I use spongy wood outdoors in bottom of my holes. So I don't get too much anaerobic activity. Outdoor my soil don't hold/get much water. The mycorrhiza tap the anaerobic bacteria to provide nitrogen for plants. Indoors I put my drain holes about a 3/4 inch above bottom of totes. To have some anaerobic activity. I add bananas into worm bed to up phosphorus and potassium in the worm leechate. Which they get watered with once a week.
You are much better with too little of everything than too much of 1 anything.
So what is the pesticide you use for pest control on the plants I don’t know if you said it or my brain if fried from the heat of the day and how much to use
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@@ScottyReal420 thank you 1000+ times I don’t have any pest issues but would like to prepare myself for when it does happens and thanks again
Neem oil
Compost tea.foiler feeding plants love it mites and thrip don't
Hlg LEDs are awesome all my tents run HLG
Mars hydro have the best par map. Their fc6500 evo. It's a 730 watt bar light.
Airpots prevent overwatering.
This stuff called Wipeout is based in like. Black peppermint oil and other oils. It kills and sanatizes spidermites and white mold. Its amazing.
Do LED lights actually work for weed. ?
First tip? Do your homework
It’s wild to me how many people do virtually no research & just plant a seed, then come to Reddit asking why they’re having all kinds of issues 😅
Preach. First year raising two plants (one turned out to be a male, RIP) and I am wicked OCD about getting as much right as I can the first time. Had I not, and dove into this blindly because I "just want to grow my own flower" I would have not have progressed as well as I have so far. While my girl isn't perfect, she is doing well enough to show some nice healthy looking colas, along with some spider friends to combat the leafhoppers. She has been a great hands-on learning tool!
where the root meets the soil would be an awesome song
I added perlite or whatever it's called to my soil. I use fox farms ocean whatever lol. It gets compacted if you don't add something to prevent it.
With experience You start to notice your plants when they get thirsty right before droopy!
Like your dog looking at his dry bowl!
I grow coco and love the wicking capabilities of coco!
Crazy coconuts and cannabis make great partners!
Ha ha funny just had a problem with my ph
PH is a problem so many times!
Exactly my friend. Experience counts with this approach.
Did you go acidic with coffee grounds?
10:55 your plants can't handle nutrient company recommendations, because you're not using 1,000 watt HPS
HID FTW. Very nice.
Thing I’ve learnt over the years, dont love them too much. Too much nutrient, too much water, too much fuss. They like it simple
Is in your tent 😊
my Beginner tip would be- Learn with some Auto Flowers and or easy to grow genetics(feminized) such as anything with high %'s of Kush in it. Purple Punch is a really good example of a Resilient strain Purple Punch has a high resistance to pests and fungi and grows exceptionally well in cool, temperate climates.
I used coco coir to grow mushrooms 😅
awesome content as always, but is there something off with your cam by any chance? The fps seem to be super low.
We are not sure what is happening, we are looking into it!
I haven't been a beginner at anything since the mid 70s 😃 lmmfao.
Back in the day we used to take some seeds and stick em in a patch of dirt and seperate the males.
Fungus Gnats, powdery mildew, and White Flies - Oh My!
Bio360, Dots, gaia green 2-8-4 bloom I run a 1000w led not to full power a reflective mylar in closet grow room with cloth pots two usb fan's I've grown some White Widow auto & Tahoe OG Auto best looking flowers I've grown both 5 gal pots seedlings to Harvest this run I always ph what ever went into them to get the best results came out on Boutique level of buds
I find Promix has too much perlite. I add a bit more potting soil to the mix
The majority of house plants die because people over water them. People always ask how I keep my plants looking so nice, since I have around 30 per room, and they are always surprised when I tell them that most of the plants only require water once or twice a week. Letting the soil dry out completely is incredibly important.
as a new grower im just nervous. i want to give my girls the best life
If you're using liquid nutrients should you put them in every watering
I do not agree!
I grow strawberries, kale, spinach, basil, Aloe vera in straight woodchip material, nobody seems to know this is possible, everybody growing with coconut instead, woodchips work provided enough water.
I want to use Grow Dots with Happy Frog… is this too much nutrients for seedlings?
No, doing that currently. I started them with that mix and my plants are a week or so out from being 3 months old in veg and they're thriving.
you sure can
Pot weight for water retention is a great method until you put some gravel in your pot to aid in drainage then it's whole new learning curve 😅
Which one you guys are buddies with my friend in Pensacola that closed his hydro-Grow store ??? 😢
Natural light all the way
Put the Pot on a scale to check the weight of water minus plant gains.
#6 transplanting plants from start to bigger pots too early..
Over watering is not a thing with hrydroponic
My #1 tip. DONT OVER WATER!!!
hey Scotty, it looked like a fungus gnat just ran across your lens 🖖👽