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Thanks for the advice everyone.

 

Shroomy I'm growing GreenOmatic this time around, I've changed my mind about DWC though and will be growing in a 50/50 mix of coco and worm castings.

this will do very well maybe back off on the castings a tad, buzzo gets a better result at about %30 castings i believe is what he uses. give em plain water fir the first week then start feeding em very lightly... if you check buzzos grows and follow his feeding scheduals you will get great results :)

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I use veg nutes for a week after I see bud sites form (which can be anywhere from 2-5 weeks strain dependant) then start on the flower nutes.

That's spot on mate been told cause the plants tend to stretch a fair bit during this time best to give them a healthy high dosage of nitrogen, I also give them a little P and K to give them that bit extra

 

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Thanks for the info buzzo, I've changed my mind again though, I'll be growing a regular Pure Kush now. Have you heard any reports on using a worm casting mix with regular plants?

yep read below from experts. basically its plant food with heaps of natural bacteria ETC.

 

Castings can naturally improve the look and health of your plants, stimulate flowering and fruiting, and produce larger harvests. Studies have shown several types of pests and diseases being eliminated naturally. As an organic product, these benefits can all be achieved without fear of burning your plants.

 

R.E. Gaddie and D.E. Douglas, Earthworms for Ecology and Profit

Volume I “Scientific Earthworm Farming.” 1975, p.175

“Castings contain: 5 times the available nitrogen, 7 times the available potash and 1 ½ times more calcium than that found in 15 cm of good top soil. Therefore, castings are supplied with available nutrients. The nutrients are also water soluble and immediately available to plant life. You will find that most potting soils have nutrient life of 2-5 days, where worm castings will last up to 6 times as long as other types of potting soils. You will need 5 times as much potting soil to do the same job as the worm castings. So, in the long run, worm castings are much cheaper and do a much better job. Also, castings hold 2-3 times their weight in water. That means you water less and the pot will stay damper for a longer period. Worm castings will not burn your plants; unlike using any fresh raw manures (cow, horse, etc…) which can burn root systems if it is not applied properly. The advantage of using castings is the manure passes through the worms’ digestive system producing rich organic plant food and a slow releasing fertilizer that allows for better growth.”

Wormwatch, Education Department of South Australia, 1992 p 35.

“A worm casting (also known as worm cast or vermicast) is a biologically active mound containing thousands of bacteria, enzymes, and remnants of plant and animal manures that were not digested by the earthworm. The composting process continues after a worm casting has been deposited. In fact, the bacterial population of a cast is much greater than the bacterial population of either ingested soil, or the earthworm’s gut. An important component of the dark mass is humus. Humus is a complicated material formed during the breakdown of organic matter. One of its components, humic acid, provides many binding sites for plant nutrients, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sulfur and phosphorus. These nutrients are stored in the humic acid molecule in a form readily available to plants, and are released when the plant require them.”

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I have found when using worm castings in the Coco and using Cannazym in the Nutrient.

 

1. No need to flush during the grow ( as long as the highest E.C. you run is 1.8 and only for a week)

2. Plants are way more tollerant to abuse

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I have found when using worm castings in the Coco and using Cannazym in the Nutrient.

 

1. No need to flush during the grow ( as long as the highest E.C. you run is 1.8 and only for a week)

2. Plants are way more tollerant to abuse

I can second this, my past 2 large grows I've used worm castings in coco + Cannazym it has had noticeably better results. 

I ran out of castings when I re-potted in my current grow and you can see the difference it makes, never again will I re-pot without castings.

 

Regards

TS

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Interesting little read there Buzzo.

 

I've recently started 2 Pure Kush seeds, The first I started about 10 days ago in coco, the second I started about 5 days ago in a 70-30 perlite/worm casting mix.

The second planted is already far bigger and healthier looking, it's pretty amazing what worm castings will do for your plants. I'll have to buy some cannazym and give it a go as well.

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