Week 3
The thrid week started quite well as the previous one. I'am giving 10ml/l of bokashi tea solution from the fermenting waste and using it to water the soil that's going in the compost, along with 2ml/l of sensi zym to help getting rid of dead roots that are in the soil. I did sieve the soil from plenty of them, but there's still probably the same amount broken down.
STEP 3 to transform the fermented food waste into compost.
5 - As soon as you feel that it starts to heat, by putting your hand on the container, wait about three days and then, mix everything and add another half liter of water. Repeat after three more days until the end of the thermophilic phase.
6 - In order not to make a mistake, take some compost, squeeze it hard with your hands and check if it remains compact, only a few drops of water should come out, and if it does not remain compact it is too dry.
7 - after about 12-15 days the compost is 98% ready and you can empty it into a large plastic bin (without holes in the bottom) depending on how much you want to do, add zeolite and mix, once a week check that it does not it is drying out, otherwise add some water. It is important to keep it moist because if it happens that it remains dry for too long a part could mineralize and you will have ruined all the work by over-fertilizing the plants.
8 - Also add the rest of the soil and mix, obviously you make the exact proportions of the percentages of the various elements. I use that amount of soil so I calculated on that amount.
Repeat the procedure until the bin is completely full, then add 2 handfulls of Bokashi Bran and let it ferment for at least 15 days, can be left fermenting for months without problems, probably even better.
PROGRESS:
DAY 15: Nice grow from the GC#2 while the GC#1 it's slightly behind I'd say, any way is still early to speak, let's see how do they react to the transplant.
DAY 16: Not giving any water because of the high UR% thinking about up potting them tomorrow and watering.
DAY 17: Sorry guys I lost the pics, I've looked everywhere but could not find them!
DAY 18: As I said I'm a bit of an impulsive person so I traspanted them! I could have wait the whole week, soil was not really pressed, I did water with 10mll Tea and 2mll Sensizym.
DAY 19: I kept the UR% high after the transplant for a more comfortable enviroment, hopefully by the end of the week they will start showing grow signs again.
DAY 20: Both of the plants have nice fatty leaves and strong looking stem. 22.2ยบC and 87%UR with light just switched ON.
DAY 21: The GC#1 took over on the sister, but those two looks like two strong girls!! Definetly the strongest of the growtent.
See you next week fellow growers,