2016 Outdoor Garden of Eden

[FoothillFarmer1]

Yea, I will post up once the ban ends. Should be Saturday. Plants are yuge. I might take some Screw type shots and pose with my shirt off.

Belly tucked in the pants, or let it hang over?

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

I decided to take a week off of folair and fertigating. The plants seem to be humming along, plant sap 6.2-6.6, brix averages around 16. When I took my soil samples, I also did an EC test, and it read .7. Right where I like to be when I am pushing things in high temps. I have a hard time getting an EC reading with my massive cover crops, but since I was digging around anyway.......

My cover crops seem to maintain a lower brix for some reason. I am sure that is a sign of something.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Gang, still dark at almost 5:30. Times are a changin'

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

So, got my soil results back. Lets analyze this........

I only did a saturated paste test on my new soil mix.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Crap, still can't edit with this avatar or whatever.

I know the top has been cut off, but that was only the farm name. All samples were taken at 6".

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

opps. The saturated paste test is Gator mix.

normal soil tests go from left to right: Eden, Meso, Gator.

Eden is 3 seasons old, soilless peat based mix.

Meso is native soil mixed with EWC and pumic.

Gator is a new mix, made from local materials. Peat based.

 

[BrainSellz]

I might take some Screw type shots and pose with my shirt off.

Belly tucked in the pants, or let it hang over?

Funny story: I was showing my girlfriend pictures of Schrews plants from last year and she says "who cares about the plants, who is that guy with his shirt off" I told her he was gay and not to worry about it.

 

[who dat is]

Funny story: I was showing my girlfriend pictures of Schrews plants from last year and she says "who cares about the plants, who is that guy with his shirt off" I told her he was gay and not to worry about it.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

BrainSellz. Your lady is in for a treat then. She wont be able to take her eyes off my belly.

 

[BrainSellz]

She likes Buddha so you might be right Foothill.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Stupid saturated paste test.......don't think I will be getting another of those.

 

[plantingplants]

What's wrong with the sat paste? I was going to get one. On one hand it makes sense to see what's available to the plant in the soil solution, rather than using a strong acid to extract... but saturated paste also ignores the whole root-soil interaction.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Michael Astera says it's a waste. People on the boards say it's a waste. The paste test I got does not reflect my grow. I don't know, seems off.

So here is a break down. left to right

Eden: Too much Mg and phosphorous. Done for the season

Need to raise: Sodium, Mn, Co, Mo, Cu and Se

Mesopotamia: Excess Mg, P. Done for season

Need to raise: K, Na, S, Mn, Cu, Co, Mo, Se


Gator Mix

Excess: Mg, P. Done for season

Raise Mn significantly.

Raise Ca, Na, S, Fe, Cu, Co, Mo and Se

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

I should also bump my NO3-N up in my Gator for sure, and maybe Meso at this time of year. The Eden seems good.

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

I noticed my Boron creeping pretty high in my Eden mix. I started going though my fertilizers and my Ca supply also has a % of boron.....That explains that. Then I went back in my e-mails and realized Lead warned me of this........

Guess I needed to make that mistake on my own.

 

[slownickel]

If you are seeing toxicity of boron, just add more calcium.

Found a set of Kempf numbers, he aims at 3ppm of boron! There are many crops that won't like that level!

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Just by my soil numbers I posted

 

[slownickel]

Eden at 3+ppm looks a bit scarey. How are the ladies doing in that mix?

 

[FoothillFarmer1]

Great. They are in the greenhouse, so hard to compare. But all my plants seem very healthy. They are also the last to show the leaf crinkle thing. Gator mix first.

 

[slownickel]

Is gator mix in the green house as well?