Terp enhancer and sweetners

#61

@Athan1982 some of those I have used personally like terpinator and purpinator and they work well, but you can accomplish the same thing organically without directly feeding the roots.

Those supplements are pretty much just naturally derived potassium supplements with sulfates in them and other compounds that you can easily accomplish organically yourself using other products.

For instance my mix gets plants crazy purple and increases terpene profiles just as good but costs me less over time even though the initial investment in products is more. I can mix enough with what I get to go through a few gallons of purpinator or terpinator and save a few hundred in the process.

Liquid kelp, unsulfured black strap molasses, cal mag, micro nutrient booster that includes sulfur, and mix in a bat guano tea for nitrogen phosphates and potassium sulfates/sulphates. This is my veg recipe.

Flower recipe I ditch the bat guano and use green sand, kelp meal, granite meal, and fish bone meal along with the liquid kelp and molasses.

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#62

That is really awesome and super cool of you to share your mix. I guess I’m not as dedicated as I thought cause I’m to lazy to shop for that and mix it. My wife never lets me have more than 5 at a time outside. Lol I barely get enough room for that :sweat_smile: my 5 daughters dominate my house so I don’t mind buying bembe or terminator that’s already mixed up for me. I really think its awesome that you figured out how to make your own mix like that!!!

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#63

What is the difference between kelps liquid kelp and kelp meal

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#64

@Puffdog it’s pretty much just instant uptake vs slow release. Liquid kelp is available more readily and kelp meal is a dry amendment that is slower to break down.

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#65

That’s what I was thinking I had actually had that in my question but removed it due to I didn’t want to sound ignorant

#66

Thanks I appreciate the quick response and also appreciate your info

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#67

I don’t know could be little overboard I’m having hell of fun learning though beautiful hobby that gives beneficial and beautiful meds.this is my line up

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#68

@Puffdog you can’t go wrong with what you have there

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#69

Very cool I’ve been wondering if anyone else used epsom salt in the garden :thinking: I swear magnesium is the key to life. I use it in my vegetable garden also. I don’t think it’s over board. You can’t put a price on happiness.

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and the oyster shell flower. I mix ocean forrest oyster shell flower and epsom salt. I use used coffee grounds into a tea for the first month. Then these few foxfarm nutrients throughout the summer. Like I said very basic do to being outnumbered with the wife and kids these days. It can be alot of fun taking care of a nice garden!!

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#70

I used fox farm and had awesome luck. there are haters that talk bad about fox farm but it has everything we apply basically just all premixed I believe correct me if I’m wrong please. that is where I got some of my ingredients on the back of ffof and looked for them individually over time not all at once due to any issues or deficiencies u can identify right away and not have to worry about what one might have done it that’s just me though

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#71

And I’ve heard a lotta good things about that bush doctor

#72

Should try black strap molasses added to mix for microbes in soil I’ve really good results

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#73

Kyle kushman says the same thing. Fox farm is great but he prefers soil with no added nutrients so he knows exactly what his plants need. I enjoy the conversation. There is an old feed store in the town I live in. You bring in your own bucket and lid and for $20 they fill it with black strap molasses we used to get a few of those a season back in the day. I honestly had never thought to add it to the soil ahead of time. Great idea thanks for the inspiration

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#74

@Athan1982 they have dry molasses granules too you can ammend with. It’s great for mixing soil for potted plants to get the microbiome fed before the plant even roots.

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#75

Every feeding use it

#76

It’s very thick so make sure you shake it up very well And the granule shots are an excellent idea also

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