Indoor SOILLESS watering, feeding & nutes (im noob, need guidance)

[Kaivalya]

Hello guys im Kai :tiphat: and I've just registered in this forum because the posts are great and the people here seems to be helpful and most important: I need guidance!.

Im about to start 4 Red Poison autos from Sweet Seeds and I need some guidance on soilless. I've grown succesfully 3 times non-autos in hydroponics but, this is my first time with autos & soilless.


OK, first of all, my setup:


- Grow meduim: Peat Moss, Vermiculite & Perlite (I bought each from separate), also I bought garden lime.

- Lightning: 400w lumatech HPS

- Nutrients: I got this kit which Ive used 3 times before on hydroponics and I've had good results following its recipie
>>> http://technaflora.com/downloads/USA2009.pdf
& Big Bud for flowering



The questions:

>>> on soilles:

- what mix ratio would you do for Peat Moss, Vermiculite & Perlite (I'm planning equal quantities of each).
- should I feed with every watering? (I've been told that its ok) if yes: do i need to flush with pure water from time to time?


>>> on nutes:

- ok I've read that autos like less concentration of nutes than regular strains so i dont want to follow the recipie I linked above, so how would you feed autos with this recipie (concetration/week)
- also, the recipie says if read it: "for soil/ soilles mediums use this solution in the sequence of FEED, WATER, WATER" (is this correct for soilles?)
- also which nutes would you take out of the recipie?, im asking this bcs there are so many I dunno if its too much.
- I dont want to buy new mutes but if you see that this recipie wont work or it is just too complex or whatever, which nutes would you recommend? (brand & concentration/week please)


OK, that would be all for now. I would appreciate help from experienced auto & soilles growers because i dont want to fail (that is waste time & money).

I'm counting on you guys!

- Kai

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to AFN. Drop by our Introduction forum, start a post and introduce yourself to our members.

A good soil less mix should be about 75% peat, 20% perlite and 5% vermiculite. If you ever switch to a lower heat source light such as LEDs, T5 or CFLs, eliminate the vermiculite. It holds a bit too much moisture for use with lower heat lights. Also make sure to add some of that dolomite lime to buffer the mix. One tablespoon per gallon of soil mix. You can use that feeding chart but at half the recommended strength. Also, the veg cycle on autos can last for 5-6 weeks, or until vertical growth stops. So stay on the veg nutes until that time. You can feed them with every watering. Give enough so that about 10% runs out the bottom of the pots. That will keep the salts leached out of the soil and eliminate the need to flush them.

More information here: https://www.autoflower.org/f44/life-cycle-auto-flowering-cannabis-5113.html

 

[Kaivalya]

Welcome to AFN. Drop by our Introduction forum, start a post and introduce yourself to our members.

A good soil less mix should be about 75% peat, 20% perlite and 5% vermiculite. If you ever switch to a lower heat source light such as LEDs, T5 or CFLs, eliminate the vermiculite. It holds a bit too much moisture for use with lower heat lights. Also make sure to add some of that dolomite lime to buffer the mix. One tablespoon per gallon of soil mix. You can use that feeding chart but at half the recommended strength. Also, the veg cycle on autos can last for 5-6 weeks, or until vertical growth stops. So stay on the veg nutes until that time. You can feed them with every watering. Give enough so that about 10% runs out the bottom of the pots. That will keep the salts leached out of the soil and eliminate the need to flush them.

More information here: https://www.autoflower.org/f44/life-cycle-auto-flowering-cannabis-5113.html

TYVM Muddy yeah I bought garden lime too. I'll start germinating in 2 weeks and later on I may do a growing journal on this. And yeah I'll post myself on intro forums. I'll be around! cheers.

- Kai