True Living Organics - The Ultimate Guide to Growing All-Natural Marijuana Indoors (2012)

True Living Organics Growing Style
A TLO grow is a huge shift in a growing dynamic, and actually turns the clock back, way back, to the
style plants have been growing under in the wild for millions of years. I often refer to TLO as a “Just
Add Water” growing style, and done correctly, it certainly is that. This style relies on the strength and
power of the relationship the plant has with the living soil mix. Using the same style that plants have
been using themselves for millions of years, but inside of a plastic container and under high-intensity
lamps, may seem counterintuitive, but the basics of that style are transferable to any sort of set up, and
I will show you how it is done. This technique does require a little faith. The microbial life needs a
little time to reach a balance, or equilibrium, in the soil mix, and while you’re waiting for this to
occur you must resist the knee-jerk reaction to use liquid food. Instead, you just need to let nature
work its magic. Building your containers with a non-homogenous soil mix is the first step.
Just like when they’re in the Earth, your plants’ roots can find various things underground in TLO
containers. Creating a perfect medium is a big part of the “Just Add Water” growing style, because
you have to skillfully add various elements, not only in different ways, but in different balanced
ratios. Does that sound hard? It isn’t. All you have to do is copy my recipes and pull off a harvest or
two, then you’ll see what I’m talking about. After that, you can dive deeper into learning why things
work so well in TLO if you wish and become a TLO guru yourself.
Mycorrhizal Fungi (Myco Fungi)
This is an incredibly important addition to any all-natural growing style that uses containers. I always
use this in a granular form, which I apply just before any transplant, and I set the root-ball right on top
of some of the granular Myco fungi. Additionally, I have a soluble form of the Myco fungi as well,
that I apply with chlorine-free water, about 2–3 weeks after any transplant.
The Myco fungi cannot live very long without living plant roots to attach to once moisture is added
to the store-bought products containing them. This is why you must always bring Myco fungi in
yourself. It is of utmost importance in TLO growing, and without it, your plants will have very small
yields, and will need to be fed Soup-Style just to keep them healthy. You can get all the bacteria and
other kinds of beneficial microbial life into your soil mix by using fresh, healthy earthworm castings
or compost. If the earthworm castings still have living worms in them, then they are extra awesome
and full of microbial life.