An Introduction into Cannabis Nutrients: How to get your plants to thrive

[@BigJohnGreensOrganics]

This was awesome!! I'm 100% indoor organic and working on my third grow/first perpetual organic grow. I done 18 months of research in microbiology, mycology, and studying the benefits of teas, and soil amendments; And I was able to put together a compost base (took several tomato plants to get it right) cooked down with goat manure from a friends farm with several hand picked "weeds" from my backyard and my grows have turned out amazing!! Weeds such as Purple dead Nettle, Dandelion, White Clover, with some other local plants and resources that the earth supplies for us, and it works. I have invested almost 2.5 years refining this method and it just works. There is still a lot of work to be done to hone in on separate soil mixes for seedlings, veg, and the flowering cycles of the plant but right now, the autos I have been running and the tomato plants I have grown, has been the cleanest, sweetest, most aromatic, and smoothest cannabis/tomatoes I have consumed in a long while! Everyone that has consumed them has said the same thing. I had to take their word on the tomatoes since I don't eat them. Please continue to educate people on organic growing so we can do our part in keeping our medication clean and help keep this almost lost art of earth dependency and trusting Mother Nature alive and thriving!

[@craigleppla9342]

I'm on this same journey for sure it's very enlightening for sure

[@Frieml]

Hey, that sounds really interesting. What exactly did you use for the compost base? And do you have any other insights you think a new living soil grower might find useful?

[@BigJohnGreensOrganics]

@@Frieml I used a horse and goat manure base from a friends farm and it had a lot of different stuff mixed in with it. Lime dust, alfalfa hay, straw, wood chips, and garden dirt. I put in a big pile right in the middle of my garden and turned it into the garden dirt and them up it in a 55 gallon drum and let it set from October until February. I then dumped it out and added Down to Earth's Humic acid, kelp meal, blood meal, worm castings, bat guano, Ashes from my wood stove, Epsom salt, bone meal and fish bone meal. I then added my peat and perilite, mixed it, sprayed it down with my molasses tea covered it with a tarp and sealed it the best i could and let it "cook off" for 5 days and stored it in totes for future use. This was my first experiment with a living super soil. All I will say is that every plant (house plants) spouted new growth within 10 days!! Now, the sole purpose of this soil was for an indoor tent grow. After the first set of seeds in this perpetual grow sprouted (direct soil germination) is doing better than anything I have ever grown with a store bought organic soil blend. I have been an indoor grower for about 3 years and I have a fairly indoor set up, until I started the 100% organics I was producing a mediocre flower. This soil has proven to me with that it will out perform anything the big names can produce! The brix nearly doubled, better terps, and overall just an outstanding medication! I'm growing tomatoes as well with this mix and they look amazing as well! Of course as you know with indoor growing there is maintenance to be done keeping the microbes happy and the plants healthy, I also added a bunch of worms to the 5 gallon fabric pots the plants grow in as an additional organism for soil and microbial health. Its a ton of work, but if one doesn't sow, one doesn't reap. I don't have the exact NPK of this soil due to the cost of testing equipment. I use a cheap analog meter that I do not think is as accurate as a digital soil tester would be for a general idea of where the soil is with nutrients. There is much much more I do for soil mixes and experiments that have just blown my mind with the results and will happily share some of the things I have done that just sounds completely unbelievable and even laughable! But it works! Its free! The Earth produces it! And Monsanto will hate me for it! And that's absolutely fine with me! I hope I have helped you in some way and wish you the best in your organic ventures! If something goes not so right, do it again until you find what works for your garden! Don't think man made poisons is the only resource you have to grow healthy medication, herb, fruits and veggies! The huge redwood forest and the forests in our national parks are beautiful! Why we ask? because Mother Earth feeds them, not the big fertilizer companies. Just a final word of inspiration and encouragement. You can reach out anytime to me if you think I could help broaden your growing knowledge, and I can learn from you as well! That is what our community should be! An open network of information we share among ourselves and with others to help our families live healthier lives and to teach others the ways of sustainability and to also give the government and the crop controllers that are poisoning our brains the bird!

[@paulstubbings645]

Dardening it can be at times.

[@robabob420]

are you following any JADAM methods? just curious

[@ROSINRANCHFL]

I absolutely loved this, so very informative and very soothing and soaking for the brain, such positive vibes for this wonderful medicine and it shows how dedicated we all are! Let's continue to grow yall! Organics + 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@asan1050]

Ms. Riley! Thanks for posting this video, Sweet Fumes!

[@rybrum]

First time stumbling on your show. Great job. Looking forward to coming back for more episodes! Really enjoyed it.

[@mr.gunsglore7670]

Thank you Ms.funk!!! I couldn’t figure out why my plants put nothing off and it because I’ve burnt them so many times I scared to feed!!! I’ve watched 20 videos on this and your the only one to explain it❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

Tanya’s hair is absolutely 💯 amazing 😻

[@cannabichem]

she is just amazing in general 💚

[@billygreiner1600]

Great interview! Thanks for the free knowledge.

[@raymondgetz4866]

Im still a split nutrient grower been growing 6 years and found a good balance with my nutrients . Not a bug problen "yet" , but I'm on a IPM schedule but I hope to learn even more from this podcast 😊😊🎉

[@ElephantsBreathGrowery]

VERY cool channel. I just found it and am excited to explore it more. Thanks for creating all this.

[@afrequencyinyou]

i rock with yall, gotta support, for the love of growing!

[@afrequencyinyou]

& it's 4twenty right meow. cheers

[@israelbrewton5742]

U have a grow tent?

[@afrequencyinyou]

@@israelbrewton5742 nah, my closet, i have a playlist if you wannna peep it, go for it ;b

[@milkbarnfarm]

I have goats, Riley! Their poop is excellent fertilizer for my hemp plants and it’s great! Plus it doesn’t have to be composted like chicken poop.

[@Mrgetoffmylawn216]

What website did she mention around the 30:02 mark. Thanks!

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

Everyone should call their US senators and encourage them to sign on to Senate bill CAOA that legalizes cannabis at the federal level ! Read the CAOA bill and call your senators !

[@dalecoughlin3402]

Or just leave it to the states and don’t get the federal government involved, because that brings a whole level of regulations, and taxes that are unnecessary imo

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

@@dalecoughlin3402 the Fed can arrest you and put you in prison for weed even if legal in your state . Cannabis needs to be treated like beer and wine and that can only happen with TOTAL LEGALIZATION AT EVERY LEVEL! The Senate bill CAOA is the only way to get total legalization . Read the bill online and call your senators to encourage them to sign on to Senate bill CAOA !

[@korewanandeska]

Decriminalize

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

@@korewanandeska Senate bill CAOA is better than decriminalize. It's LEGALIZED at the federal level !

[@greenplantface]

Nope

[@terrytwotoes3225]

Ive never grown anything in my life until a year ago i wanted to grow a hushhush plant and its now my antidepressant i love my garden. Also im a none smoker

[@stanleyturrentine9673]

There has been a study on flushing vs non flushing same strain none of the panelists could determine a difference. So save the nutes

[@TheGrandmaMoses]

Dr Bugbee says basically the same thing, there's no observable difference in taste when feeding right to the end. But there sure is an observable difference in yield and bud density due to metabolising one more week of nutrients - obviously! Which, in all honesty, sounds absolutely, completey logical. If you cannot taste it, the obvious thing to do is to keep feeding right until the end and reap the benefits of it. K is your friend, don't overdo N or P. Just take your time curing afterwards and you'll be more than fine. Story time, theory time, long read: My theory on the origin of the flushing myth for a while now is this: As the plant longs for macro nutrients during the flush, it moves them to where they are needed from the lower fan leaves, which slowly yellow and wilt. These nutrients aren't in the plant anymore when harvest comes. Even cut off the plant can still move nutrients around. These nutrients are chemically changed during the curing process until they only in exist in their metabolic products, which do not taste harsh anymore. BUT, the harshness that is referred to most often actually comes from the chlorophyll in the plant not having been broken down in its metabolic products, not by any nutrients left. I feel that people do not take enough time to dry and cure, so after say 7 days they cure for 2 more weeks and call it a day. If the plant has less chlorophyll left in it to begin with ( aka flushing leading to big fan leaves with all their chloro dying off ), this shorter timespan may still be enough to produce a somewhat pleasant product, while not flushed the product at this stage surely would feel harsh and not ready. So people assume that the nutrients are the thing that tastes harsh and bad and that flushing caused the plants to expell them, when in reality a bit more time and a proper curing process measured in months, not weeks, is all but enough to produce a top shelf product - not by clearing the plant of any nutrients within it before harvest, but by giving the chlorophyll, which is more ample when feeding right until the end, the proper amount of time to be broken down in curing. Too little time spent on curing makes it so you have a better chance of a tasty product with flushing, as you basically add that week to the curing and drying process, allowing chlorophyll to dissipate during the flush. But enough time spent on curing is the antidote to a perceived harshness of the product assumed to be because of the plant having nutrients left stored within it - which is chlorophyll not having been broken down yet in 99% of cases anyway. Basically, people flush and think it works because of a logical fallacy is what I'm wordily trying to get across. Still, people buy golden audio connectors for obscene amounts of money although every research ever done reveals that humans cannot perceive a difference in audio quality in a blind test. Some people cannot stop claiming that they do. Same thing here, some people will defend the flush to the death even if you show them research debunking the myth of harsh tasting nutrients being flushed away by it. So it's an uphill battle and not the hill to die on for the average grower. Just do what you want and let others do what they want - if it produces a good product, it works, whatever 'it' is. Simple as that.

[@davidfellows334]

I use neem oil to keep pests away,,, once a week I mist my baby’s,, being in the uk, we don’t really get that many but it’s worked for me over the years,, but if we get a lot of rain which is likely in this country,, then I will give them another coating of the oil,, blessings for this informative information,, 🙏🇬🇧

[@israelbrewton5742]

Have u tried food grade hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver or ozonated water?

[@mookensis]

Very educational! Excellent job❤

[@Wes_Comeaux]

Hi, subscribed, saw you somewhere in U-tube land, love & Hugs / N.E. O-HIGH-O, 1ST summer legal. So exciting when it's new. Kid in a candy store.😊

[@israelbrewton5742]

Where r u in Ohio?

[@fliporphil1335]

I binge this type of information! 👏🏽 Can we hear from an Organic based nutrition specialist.?

[@jamesshaw6259]

I use ocean floor fox farm I am growing autos should I still use fertilizer or when should I start using fertilizer

[@reddeaddylan1606]

I have been growing 100% organic since 2012. Gia Green all purp, and bloom with oyster powder for calcium. Straight up awesome product. I Was diagnosed with one of the most rare leukaemias said might as well. Been growing ever since. Organic buds taste real. Buds grown in non organics you can taste the. Nutrients.

[@Lol-l9p7t]

I’m growing outside in pot soil what nutrients should I use?

[@LoraineHall-qm8xj]

You are my inspiration

[@TNBNaturals]

Great job🎉🎉🎉

[@vinnyone1585]

Listen she's not a beginner but she definitely ain't no Pro I've been grown for 50 years but yeah I don't think my opinion is that important so take some advice from that you take a little bit from everybody that's what makes the best Growers

[@Wes_Comeaux]

I ordered a sample pack from Tweedle Farms, organic from Oregon. It was stange smoking , not getting high but feeling good, I didn't hate it.

[@dancoble4425]

I'll sit on the back porch with you Tanya and watch the bats!❤❤

[@aaronsexton1980]

Found my new teacher

[@saydat420Buds]

I just started content creating on cannabis because I love the plant

[@TheMadbashtone]

Hi, I have a question for you or your subscribers. I started with og Kush under lights for 24 hours a day for two weeks then it went outside in a pot in May , and within two weeks maybe three it started to flower it’s June and it looks like it’s re-vegetating is that even possible and if so, why could it have been from the 24 hour light in the beginning is what I’m thinking any help would be fantastic thank you

[@markpeace495]

That's more than possible and yes it's because you started under 24hr lights, your plant will go back to vege until the day shortens, just be careful of mould though, that extra plant matter hides a lot of extra moisture, in future if you start from seed try 13hrs under light, then put your plants out in the middle of spring if you want to grow outside, if you don't want to start that early you can do the same thing and put the plants out at the beggining of summer

[@DewayneJohnson83]

You two are allot better to listen to than all the "bro" channels. At my age I appreciate language skills and softer spoken people. Looking good as well both of you. Subbed.

[@DewayneJohnson83]

@@ronaldevans5217 you have a few years on me. Science and "bro language" have no business in the same community. It's so hard to understand the slang and punctuations the different cultures and age groups speak. I surely enjoy the soft spoken calm nature of this video. If only Bob Ross could have grown weed.

[@LoraineHall-qm8xj]

How long does it take to grow start to finish

[@LoraineHall-qm8xj]

@Skrittles-fs2wh thank you very much friend

[@MandMandMandM]

I like the part she said their is a part of the body which inherently has receptors that receive these cannabiods

[@davidanderson8469]

It would be nice if smaller quantities were available.

[@kingkirk3743]

Where is the grow chart ?

[@LoraineHall-qm8xj]

How do I go about getting a chart

[@zgoat4127]

hello hello glad I made it here

[@jarrodderr]

How do I find a grow community on discord? I joined but it’s confusing. You need an actual address?!

[@richardkato]

I have some amazing seeds if anyone wants to grow it Alaska crossbreed be safe stay strong God bless your family 💕💕

[@drgr33nUK]

I love how women are kicking ass within the Cannabis industry! People need to stop listening to the bros :) Thanks for the video.

[@johnboykin3128]

😫 pathetic

[@drgr33nUK]

@@johnboykin3128 How so? They are. You must be one of the bros 😂 Dr Sue Sisley, Dr Alison Justice, Prof Nirit Bernstein, Mila Jansen Just a few names of women kicking arse.

[@calwyndell]

Listen to everyone who makes sense women or man if art looks good does it matter who created it

[@timbaker266]

​@calwyndell you're right ✅️

[@mctoba2330]

Who do you think they learned from 😂

[@stanleyturrentine9673]

Sorry about your thumb and thank you for the content

[@TheCaseLoadCrew]

WARNING !!! This Video Contains TWO ( Wonderful Wise Working Welcoming WarmHeartEd Women With Wholesome Wordly Worthy Wellness Ways While Winning WorthWhile Watch Wager ! Wait , Wakeful Wisdom ... Why ? Weed ... LOL Wow 🤩🤪😉😅 🌳♥☮♥🌳 Learned so much in this video, I Love It ! Thank You 💯🏆💯

[@Dopefoot]

It's not hard to grow 100% organic indoors I do it all the time and it only slightly smells like worm castings for the first couple days after reammending the plants. Don't use anything that's not organic trust me I have ppl who rave about my flower and how smooth and flavourful it is and I work at a dispensary so getting feedback from so many different types of smokers.

[@lethal2453]

So, I am an expert Cannabis Cultivator, 1995 i started, been there, wore the shirt and bought the hat. I can say without any doubt, NPK isn't where you start at all. If you want diseases and problems, use NPK solutions. NPK is also Pathogenic Food, AND A PROFIT MOTIVE FROM THE BRAND SELLING YOU SALT. If you want a healthy plant, Humic and Fulvic acid, made yourself, calcium and magnesium source, that you create yourself, and hydrolysed whole fish, you create yourself. Introduce compost for the microbes and native fungus, and your plant will be better than a salt laden plant. The microbes don't eat and poo, they wait for instructions to get sugar from the plant, the bacteria secrete super oxides that break the material apart, but only the microbe can deliver what the plant needs.

[@TonyToneFixMyPhone]

How do I hook up with you Riley. Got some work to do !

[@them3rkcr3w65]

❤❤❤

[@smoothmove7566]

I'll stick with my miracle grow at half strength once a month.

[@jeffngarden]

🌱🌳

[@edeverret2911]

🤑🤑🤑🤑 15:51 You smoke what you put into your plant.

[@ThePea420]

2 beautiful women ❤

[@KimberleyAdriaanssen]

Come on RED TEN HAG ALL THE WAY

[@7munkee]

I don't feed my plants. I just mix everything (kelp meal, crabshell meal, neemseed meal, Alfalfa meal, Azomite, and worm castings) in my soil and they feed themselves what they want, when they want. All I do is water. Sometimes I give them some banana water (cut up banana peas soaked in cold water for a week) in the 5th or 6th week of flower. I get beautiful potent flowers full of great odors this way and I will never change it up.

[@meefvongrau9814]

Regarding living soil and nutrients one should add for a giga-healthy plant-look at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bne2Z4Sho6-thdE I know it's not English, but do me a favor and look at those plants! Just look at them, pls. The plants haven't seen one bit of added nutrients in their *life* , it's just the soil. Living soil is the future. And yes, growing in a small area compared to growing in a large greenhouse isn't the same, you don't have that buffer for example, but the same principle can be applied. It's just harder.

[@ashetonbiggerstaff5106]

I love the Cartoon Network logo lol.

[@ohryhorchuk]

There is something in a lady smoking joint 😊 Besides everything useful coming from this video

[@dustinmarceau4340]

Tanya funk is beautiful

[@cannabichem]

beauty, brains and kind - she’s a 10/10!!

[@engell3707]

I stop taking her seriously when she still thinks flushing makes ash white.

[@jeremiahmunavu3089]

Trash

[@cannabichem]

thanks chad!

[@shitina.bucket9699]

Tanya Funk🍆❤

[@cbr1thou]

She puttin out?

[@shitina.bucket9699]

@cbr1thou a high value woman will age like wine, it's all about the chase... sooner or later she will be mine

[@vinnyone1585]

I like how people jump on the bandwagon don't take no advice from no Bros listen it's great that women are in the industry anybody can do it but to say to just listen to one person that the other ones don't know what they're saying is crazy this industry was made on the backbone of males

[@vinnyone1585]

Women weren't running through the woods checking their crops

[@colinanderson5986]

Only in America crazy 🤪 cannabis is bad for your mental health

[@virgopisces6698]

Gate keepers of what😂😂😂

[@HappyHappy-gm2rv]

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 🐔Peck peck Peck peck Peck 🐔

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

I completely agree 👍 you don’t fight 🤛 microbiology 🦠 you use them to help your grow 😊

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

So so many gate keepers in the industry and it’s all for a dollar 💵

[@blackpalacemusic]

This is true of every industry. We can't blame people for protecting trade secrets. What makes it ironic, is that cannabis culture was based on an underground network of shared.

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

@@blackpalacemusic in the very beginning the cannabis community had to work together to get things done ✅ then all the sudden greed came into community and like all other industries has completely destroyed the sustainability within our community and has given it to the government and big corporations

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

Well your the one ☝️ that mentioned gate keeping so let’s cover that in-depth please 🙏 in another episode the general public needs to know that commercial growers don’t want them to know what they know and will never 👎 allow certain genetics 🧬 out no matter the cost and that’s just wrong 😑 out right disgraceful behavior and as the consumer we have to right to know what facilities and growers are out right hate keeping and we need to gate keep them from our hard earned money 💰