Grow # 3: Acapulco Gold

Greetings, fellow growers! This is my third indoor grow, and I will be moving from a super soil mix that I found to be a bit too hot (Kind soil) to Clackamas Coot’s organic soil recipe, purchased premixed from Buildasoil. I popped four Acapulco Gold seeds from Barney’s Farm, and all four germinated. After germination they were moved to a small 2’ x 2’ veg tent under CFL lights. I will keep them in the veg tent while my current grow finishes up, moving them from CFLs to a 135 watt LED after I transplant into 1 gallon smart pots. Once the flower tent is free, I plan on experimenting with a no-till grow. I am thinking of running two plants in the flower tent, putting one in a 20 gallon smart pot and experimenting with a self-watering SIP setup in a 27-gallon plastic tote. Because this is a large sativa-dominant strain, I will probably try my first SCROG. Each container will have a handful of earthworms added from my worm bin, and I will occasionally top-dress with worm castings, kelp meal, and malted barley powder. Once a week I will be doing a neem / karanja oil foliar spray for pest remediation.