The Pacific Northwest GLOG 2015

rory · Mar 12, 2015

Great start, your plants look super healthy! Do you mind me asking what soil mix you have there?

KevinH · Mar 12, 2015

Thanks Paul..

PaulG said:
Seeds went in the mail box a few minutes ago, Kevin.

Good Luck!

Roguejim · Mar 13, 2015

rory said:
Great start, your plants look super healthy! Do you mind me asking what soil mix you have there?

I started out with a Gardener & Bloome mix which my plants didn't respond well to. I switched to a 50:50 mix of Royal Gold Tupur, and Happy Frog. Plants liked it.
http://royalgoldcoco.com/node/22

When the hydro shop ran out of the RG Tupur, I switched to a 50:50 mix of two locally made products, Zen Blend, and, Gaia's Gift, which the plants also like.
http://thegoodearthorganics.com/product-types/custom-soils/ I started out with fish emulsion, kelp extract, and cal-mag. I've since switched to these Nectar For The Gods nutes: Medusas Magic, Gaia Mania, Herculean Harvest, Zeuss Juice. They were FREE samples.
http://oregonsonly.com/

Devv · Mar 13, 2015

Jim,

Just kickin' it!

Those gals are screaming for dirt!

Roguejim · Mar 13, 2015

Devv said:
Jim,

Just kickin' it!

Those gals are screaming for dirt!

It's going to be a laborious plant out since they're all in 2 pots. I think I'd rather ship them all to you!

Devv · Mar 13, 2015

Nowadays I use the spade, the little garden shovel is way too small!

Roguejim · Mar 13, 2015

Devv said:
Nowadays I use the spade, the little garden shovel is way too small!

Not what I wanted to hear...

KevinH · Mar 13, 2015

I have had killer success using Happy Frog and Ocean forest. I so in plenty of big chunk perlite..But, the main thing is to find some thing that works for you and run with it.. I run a T5 8 bulb Sunblaster light. Stepping up to 4 next year.

Also before i forget... What is every one here using for Cal and Mag Ferts ?

Roguejim · Mar 14, 2015

KevinH said:
I have had killer success using Happy Frog and Ocean forest. I so in plenty of big chunk perlite..But, the main thing is to find some thing that works for you and run with it.. I run a T5 8 bulb Sunblaster light. Stepping up to 4 next year.

Also before i forget... What is every one here using for Cal and Mag Ferts ?

Stepping up to 4 next year? Go BIG, man!

This liquid bone meal nute, supplies the bulk of my Ca: http://oregonsonly.com/herculean-harvest
I should mention that the Nectar For The Gods line of nutes are calcium based. Out of the 4 different Nectar For The Gods nutes that I am currently using, 3 contain bone meal. Frankly, I'm shocked at the beefy stems and stalks on some of my plants this season.

In case anyone here is interested, I posted this in another subforum, but it got little attention. See what you think. I'd be interested in any comments.
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/53257-nectar-for-the-godsscott-ostranderyoutube/

KevinH · Mar 14, 2015

3rd tray potted and under the light.Time to pick the last peppers to start and start the normal garden.

PaulG · Mar 14, 2015

KevinH said:
I have had killer success using Happy Frog and Ocean forest. Agreed!

Also before i forget... What is every one here using for Cal and Mag Ferts ?

I use Botanicare liquid Cal-Mag, 1 teaspoon per gallon as long
as the plants are in cups or small containers, along with fish fertilizer.
Every watering. When plant out comes, I prep the soil with Bone Meal
and use kelp foliar spray every week or two. For plant out I use Cal-Mag,
B-1, and liquid molasses and water them in real well when potting up.

KevinH · Mar 14, 2015

Thanks Paul..Got the package thanks again..Anything you need let me know.

PaulG said:
I use Botanicare liquid Cal-Mag, 1 teaspoon per gallon as long
as the plants are in cups or small containers, along with fish fertilizer.
Every watering. When plant out comes, I prep the soil with Bone Meal
and use kelp foliar spray every week or two. For plant out I use Cal-Mag,
B-1, and liquid molasses and water them in real well when potting up.

ColdSmoke · Mar 14, 2015

How much perlite should I use for a 5 - 7 gallon pot? Is course perlite too big for container plants? I quart per five gallons? That's a total shot in the dark guess.

Roguejim · Mar 14, 2015

ColdSmoke said:
How much perlite should I use for a 5 - 7 gallon pot? Is course perlite too big for container plants? I quart per five gallons? That's a total shot in the dark guess.

If you don't get a good response here, I'd post your question in the general Growing subforum. There's a few guys who will have your answer. I don't want to guess, and give you bad advice. It's a good question.

KevinH · Mar 14, 2015

Ok here is how I do it. 2:1 2 gal soil. 1 gal perlite. I don't get to precise but it works. The idea is help the soil drain better.

No such thing as too corse..

Roguejim · Mar 14, 2015

ColdSmoke said:
How much perlite should I use for a 5 - 7 gallon pot? Is course perlite too big for container plants? I quart per five gallons? That's a total shot in the dark guess.

What is the rest of the soil comprised of?

KevinH · Mar 14, 2015

2 gallons of Foxfarm happy frog and 2 gallons of Ocean forest add 1 gallon Perlite.

ColdSmoke · Mar 15, 2015

Roguejim said:
What is the rest of the soil comprised of?

half and half last years soil : greensmix organic blend 5, which is just various composted organic materials (I got a bunch for free), along with some worm castings, vermicompost and that root organics fert mix I posted earlier

KevinH said:
Also before i forget... What is every one here using for Cal and Mag Ferts ?

This stuff here...can't beat the price: http://www.amazon.com/General-Hydroponics-CaliMagic-Gardening-1-Quart/dp/B00GZRKI40/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1426435733&sr=8-12&keywords=general+hydroponics+nutrients

KevinH · Mar 16, 2015

Everyone be sure and keep an eye on your thermostats turns out mine went bad and wasn't heating. So I stepped up to a digital. I have much more control now.

chachie09 · Mar 16, 2015

Got my soil today and got all the pots filled! Not to mention, got the green house filled a couple weeks ago, and things have really taken off! The soil is North County Bounty - SoCo Blend, pics of the mix included. Only got half the pots in place before the rain started on us, the center row and other half will be placed on weds, weather permitting.