I give grow caps 3* Overall for this product.
However my rating based on the ease and simplicity is 5*
Full experience:
When starting your grow you must make sure you follow the instructions to the T. Mix GrowCaps properly into the soil and water as directed.
I learned how to grow in soil, although im currently not using it as my primary growing medium I still regard it above all else.
My main reason for this is the way a healthy living soil interacts with a plant. Providing you’re giving the soil what it needs it will look after the plant for you, with very little nutrients and effort. The taste is also best in soil that’s just how I feel.
I am going to experiment with GrowCaps and beneficial inocculants in future, to see if there can be some balance.Maybe even just top dressing with EWC would Be enough. I’ve seen some fine looking plants using GrowCaps since the test release. That’s why im going to run them again soon!
Sugar Black Rose 🌹 what a wonderful strain. The smell is intoxicating Berries, cheese, cream, minty... so manny scents wrapped together. I will upload dry shots in a week or so, thanks for following✌️🏻
Update: Hey, so I’m back with some dried and cured shots. I say cured it’s only been a week but as you can see by the colour most of the chlorophyll has dissipated from the bud.
Smell 5/5
Initial whiff is a very strong berry aroma that overpowers the skunkyness that lingers along with a earthy stank from start to finish... ahhhhh im in love.
Taste 5/5
The taste is bang on, like the aroma strong berry skunky taste, quite surprised about how smooth she is after such a short period.
High 4/5
I give her a 4 as she wasn’t able to reach her full potential! Next time I want to give this wonder of a strain full marks!! If you're looking for pain meds, stress relif and sleep sleep bye bye... plant some of these magical beans.
there isn't much info on growcaps on their website, or anywhere..I'll just try it, keep a diary on the plant/plants, and hope that none of those veteran growers beat me up in that "contest"..
@Larimar, Hey I’m sorry for not replying here, Thank you. Yes I think it helps the plant by recovering some of the slow lost by bending her over. You will see the fan leaves petioles will stretch with the branch giving you the ability to keep the leaf and use its photosynthesis power to its branch whilst it still needs it.
Once that branch has created leaves that overshadow the “primary” initial fan leaf you can then remove it as you can see in this weeks update :)
@PharmaZ, Like your esotheric way of LST.. follow the flow of the plant... wow very meaning. i hope i find the flow. because lst is for me a torture and i dont really like to do it. but in your diary its looks very nice and kind to the plant
@Marceleco, hey man sorry didn’t see this, I got just over 20g off her, she was small but I’m sure she can be a heavy yeilder looking at other grows. Overall I’m happy with the outcome👍🏼
@PharmaZ,ohmaaan she is looking very nice. i got to visit you and do a lst workshop. i kow you do nice explanations but i got to see it life......... ok now true...... i will do it when my girls are big enough
its great to have such a community
@bobo420, I’ve grown the Black Domina part of it. And it was great for meds, got these beans for free and I’ve heard good words about the photoperiod. Haven’t seen any outstanding results of the auto yet but then again haven’t looked very hard :)
how do you rate the grow caps man? Someone handed me a plant a a couple months ago, it was all yellow and dying for lack of light and it was in a half liter pot. Brought it home after mad journeys and threw it in with some grow caps. 4 weeks later the whole top layer of soil was a gree moss so i took it out my tent. Four weeks later, today, it's been on my balcony - i water it once a week... it's getten 6hs of sun a day tops but it seems happy... it has some companion growths here and there randomly i'll throw some pictures up to join the @grow_caps competition... after all they sent us some ferts right ?
@CRiSPrGrow, and to be honest this experience using them is not great. Next year I will try again In the summer outdoor in pots of course we shall see how it goes :)
@CRiSPrGrow, looked for the diary but you don’t have 1 for it right? I think they may work better in a living soil. As there would be some interaction between beneficial bacteria and fungi.
@Me_and_my_bitch, Ty you 2 :) I’m happy quality wise for this Sugar Black Rose, quantity is not much I’m not sure how much because it’s not fully dry yet but will let you know
I like the idea of grow caps. But I don’t know if the ratios are “perfect” Soil will always be my strong point though I’m still just a novice, I know that a strong micro life in soil makes for a good plant. Maybe if @growcapsrep added a beneficial bacterial and fungie pack alongside the polymers it may be that extra piece of the puzzle, just a thought. (In just getting into innoculation)✌️🏻
pots made up now so will be putting seedlings in and kicking off my diary too. exciting prospect of a "lazy feed" grow. hoping to use an auto flower too for maximun hands off ( might top though)have rdwc to set up for multi strain grow alongside too ( barneys farm donations
pH up/down is always a good idea, if the water in your region is no good.. the water where i live, is 7, or just below, which is perfect for me.. they say that it saves 30% water, so i guess there is a perlite-like effect to it also.. i know nothing about growcaps, i'm just gonna try it, adding nothing but water.
@Magich, I was wondering... should I add perlite? Should I use Ph up/down? My tap water is 40ppm that’s soft as shit. Am I allowed to use calmag? Or do the polymers contain enough..? I have lots of questions too, not much info to go off I’m afraid. im just going to carry on the way I’m going. As I see it I’m adding water and Calmag to a percentage accepted as “normal water”
@Magich, Mykos were used for transplant, to reduce shock. And improve plant health they are not a nutrient they do not get added every feed it’s a 1 time amendment.
What do you think I should do?
It depresses me how much nicer these look without topping/training. I almost regret doing it to mine, I’m still a newb so it scares me when I alter them. Are you planning on doing anything to train?
@LumberjackBuds, hey mate, I did reply to this message must not have sent. Yes I used to take a deep breath before doing it, but now I’m so confident I will end up with a shorter fatter plant. LST Definitley works for me! When I get my other tent up and running I will leave some plants grow natural with some leaf tucking only to compare. Like a side by side.✌️🏻