SS - Crystal Candy

Week 4 Here we go with the fourth week for the Crystal Candy, very very compact genetic, I will wait to top them slightly longer than their flatmates I believe. STEP 4: Transform the fermented food waste into soil compost. Soil composition 180 liters approx. 4x20 liters light mix (80 liters) 4x16 liters of homemade wet fermented with bokashi (64 liters) 1.25 liters chabasite zeolite. 1% of the total volume (For the cationic exchange which serves to retain the elements that are washed away by irrigation or excess and releases them to the plants when needed. release to plants gradually) 1 liter of biochar at the bottom of each compost bin, so that it soak up the bokashi tea and increase the bacterial flora Some reported info from the guys I buy the biochar from: With organic biochar, the nutrients present in soil can be better stored, the delivery and bioavailability of nutrients improved which in turn leads to more efficient results. With regular use, soils are permanently improved, which translates into better growth, higher yields and healthier plants. The use of organic Biochar promotes and improves; Soil Health – through long-term stewardship; increased microbial activity, water retention, reduced soil compaction Climate Stability – through careful monitoring of the net carbon footprint of our activities; Water Use – through making agricultural production at all scales cleaner and more efficient; Biological Diversity – through the use of sustainably produced feed stocks only; Waste Avoidance – through better use of biomass waste; Food Security – through improving soils and conserving agricultural land; increased production and quality Energy Security – through energy efficiency and utilizing excess energy from biochar production; Community Health – through respecting and investing in our communities; and more. Making Biochar also traps CO2 gas in the carbonized biomass and creates a “soil reef” where valuable microorganisms can multiply, making nutrients and minerals more available to plants, that in turn make these nutrients and minerals available to us. This ability to make the char recalcitrant, or permanent, makes it carbon negative, or a valuable method to mitigate climate change by fixing, or “trapping” the CO2 in the char, and putting it back into the soil, where it belongs. PROGRESS: DAY 22: All good, the begin of the fourth week doesnnot look bad at all! DAY 23: Started some LST on the CC#2. The CC#1 it's wat too compat to bend it. DAY 24: The top of the CC#2 it's already facing up, after 8h. DAY 25: After 48h from the first LST the CC#1 looks fine and healthy, I want to wait longer at the 2 more nodes before topping. DAY 26: CC#2 is growing good, nice strong stem, just few cm between nodes, while the CC#1 it's growing very very bushy, short and fat!. DAY 27: All good in here! DAY 28: No pics today guys, I had few things to do in the morning and once I got back lights were off already! Anyway pretty much the same as yesterday :) See you next week fellow growers.