Fiddynut's indoor jungle

[pop_rocks]

Good afternoon pop_rocks.

This is a lesson I'm really enjoying learning. I'm going to put some of the rooted cuts from the cloner in some soil tonight and see what happens. Some of the roots are as long as the cuts like 4-6" at this point. I'm hoping they are ready but I'll find out. I'm going to take the one from each plant with the most roots and see how it adapts to being in soil. I'm also thinking about adding some nutes to the cloner and see how long I can keep cuts in there before they have issues. If they stay happy in there it might be a space saving way to keep some plants around that I wouldn't have room for in pots. Cloning was an intimidating part of growing for me but now that I have some practice it's really easy and I was intimidated for no reason.

Learning which and how much nutes to use has been the toughest part of learning to grow for me. There are a lot of grow methods but a lot of the basics like amount of light, temperatures, ect are something that are easy to reaserch and find some consensus on. Nutes on the other hand are so diffrent from grow to grow. There are so many choices and everyone seems to do things a little diffrent. It probably would have been easer to get on someone else's nute schedule, like a Lucas or something but I'm glad I've had to struggle and learn more about them. Still a lot to learn though.

i can remember those days,brother!
seems like it was jsut yesterday that we had our first talks
look at you now,man
keep up the great work fiddy, im glad we became friends!

glad to hear the fam is doing well fishy'
thats the most important thing in life and everything else is just to support and provide for the ones we love
sounds like a nice cross, which of those have you grown out
do you have a favorite in there?

 

[Fiddynut]

Update and pics

Update and pics

Greetings tribe. I hope all are well and life is good. Time for another update.

What's up fiddynuts, I have used a bunch of different nutes, if you have questions shootem to me.

Thanks Packerfan. I'm less intimidated now but in my first couple grows I had no clue about what the plants want and when. All the diffrent options were overwhelming. In the end I just had to pick one and start using it. I still have a lot to learn but at this point it's mostly learning how to read the plants and let them tell me what they want. I will do some experimenting with coco sometime soon and I'd love some advise on that when the time is right.

Well damn... seems I’ll have some LostShip x (ElectricLarryLand x Pink Bazooka) beans soon... oops guess somebody missed a male

Is she full of seeds or just a few buds? You should have a good time growing those out and I hope you find something special in there. The only time I've had seeds were from hermies and it was a bummer because I lost so much yeild from the plants. Making some f2's is something I want to do someday.

Good afternoon Packerfan.

I think I get it. Coco has quicker wet/dry cycle and holds more air giving the roots more o2 and letting them grow more quickly and yeild more? Soil holds water and the roots may only get optimum o2 when it's getting pretty dry causing a small growth spurt? I've heard people talk about how the more perlite they put in the soil the better their plants seem to grow. I still have a lot to learn about these plants.

well Fiddy the coco seems like too much trouble for a small op
I read about being able to run two different fertigation routines at the same time for maximum growth in a commercial application but I would dispute the ability to produce the quality of an organic bud.
and there's all that feeding and testing to see what to feed.
I will stay with my peat mix for now and continue to get into bigger pots for every stage. I started seeds in 6 in pots this time and only checked them every couple days. I was careful not to overwater and I have some of my best starts yet

You are right it seems like growing in coco will be more work than in soil. I still want to try it to broaden my horizons a bit and see how fast they grow. Hand watering a couple times a day makes you a slave to the plants but the auto watering systems make that a lot less work once up and running. You have a great system and its working great so I don't blame you for staying with what is working.

Lol @ normal! I’m not sure what it is anymore. So much has changed in life since that storm... I’ve been working out of town so life is hectic. But blessed that the family is doing well. No, wasn’t intentional cross, had a babysitter w power and the ELL was a male n dropped all over the female. Still an awesome plant just has some future fun lol

You have a great attitude about the seeds. I got really bummed when I found seeds on the first plant I grew. I didn't know what to look for and was suprised. Like you said you now have future fun to look forward to. Is that the plant in your album? She's a pretty girl.

Mods ban this kunt

Did we have a troll again? I miss all the fun!

i can remember those days,brother!
seems like it was jsut yesterday that we had our first talks
look at you now,man
keep up the great work fiddy, im glad we became friends!

glad to hear the fam is doing well fishy'
thats the most important thing in life and everything else is just to support and provide for the ones we love
sounds like a nice cross, which of those have you grown out
do you have a favorite in there?

Yes it seems like just yesterday, I was struggling to get my first plants done and making a lot of mistakes. You were the first experienced grower that took an interest in my grow. You kept me on track and have taught me a lot about growing and life in the last year plus. I feel like I've learned a lot and still have a lot to learn. I'm glad to have become friends as well. Looking forward learning more and getting my grow dialed in. Thanks for all the help brother.


I think the girls are on day 15 of bloom and they are becoming lady's. In the last couple days the buds have started to form on them. They seem really happy and even though they are crowded in the tent they seem alright with that. I've got a pretty even canopy with a bunch of tops all within a few inches of each other. They are a little close to ththe light (about 12" from the bulb) but I'm not seeing any light stress or bleaching. I can't wait to see how they smell when the trichomes start building up on them. Here are a couple shots from this morning.


The second set of cuts in the DWC cloner continue to grow mass roots. At only 9 days since cutting them I felt they were ready to go into soil. I put them in 6" pots with straight happy frog soil this morning. Fingers crossed that they will still look good and be healthy when I get home and have a look at them tonight. Here's a look at them.

 

[packerfan79]

My girls are 17 days in looking great, finally the yellowing has subsided . Already getting some pistils, and some stinking pretty nice

 

[pop_rocks]

those are some very nice plants there fiddy!
notice how the leafs re all pointing up, thats the sign of a good grow!
shes happy and healthy and will provide you nicely!
yeah i remember all that
i tihnk we have both learned a lot and its been a fun journey!
we have seen some faces come and go, as well as some unwanted visitors
but thats all part of the fun!
heres to the next year and watching us both grow
big thumbs up brother
hot damn, those are some nice roots on that cut!
see how white they are, another good sign
you mentioned letting the gals grow a little in the cloner before transplanting them
to run a dwc set up, you will need to add some nutes to the reservoir and monitor the ph
depending on how much water it holds, you will probably need to change the water at least once a week
/roughly what are the dimensions of the tub?
its doable but if you really wanted to dip a toe into hydroponics, i would recomend a bigger container
hope you are wrapping up your week nicely and setting up for a nice weeeknd!
me and the mrs ent for a late night stroll last night and it was so much fun
a bunch of houses are decorated for haloween and i had a blast checking out all the neat stuff
one house had a wiggly are thing like you would see at a car dealership and a 10f tall oggie boogie man, like from the nightmare before christmas
we have plans to go for another walk tomorrow night, but we are going to blaze before
/the mrs even suggested bringing the 7s pipe with for added spooktacular fun!

cant wait for the weekend!

 

[Fiddynut]

those are some very nice plants there fiddy!
notice how the leafs re all pointing up, thats the sign of a good grow!
shes happy and healthy and will provide you nicely!
yeah i remember all that
i tihnk we have both learned a lot and its been a fun journey!
we have seen some faces come and go, as well as some unwanted visitors
but thats all part of the fun!
heres to the next year and watching us both grow
big thumbs up brother
hot damn, those are some nice roots on that cut!
see how white they are, another good sign
you mentioned letting the gals grow a little in the cloner before transplanting them
to run a dwc set up, you will need to add some nutes to the reservoir and monitor the ph
depending on how much water it holds, you will probably need to change the water at least once a week
/roughly what are the dimensions of the tub?
its doable but if you really wanted to dip a toe into hydroponics, i would recomend a bigger container
hope you are wrapping up your week nicely and setting up for a nice weeeknd!
me and the mrs ent for a late night stroll last night and it was so much fun
a bunch of houses are decorated for haloween and i had a blast checking out all the neat stuff
one house had a wiggly are thing like you would see at a car dealership and a 10f tall oggie boogie man, like from the nightmare before christmas
we have plans to go for another walk tomorrow night, but we are going to blaze before
/the mrs even suggested bringing the 7s pipe with for added spooktacular fun!

cant wait for the weekend!

Good morning pop_rocks.

Yes I'm really happy with how these plants are looking at this point. They had a hard start, in the hot closet and in that shitty peat soil, then the early transplant and deficiencies but they have really come around. Time has really flown by the last year plus and it seems like yesterday I started that first grow journal. Lots learned since and lots more to learn for me. I'm really looking forward to the next year of growing. I'll soon be adding a couple more t5's for moms and clones, then another flower tent with a 315 CMH so I can keep more variety around and work with the moms and clones more. I have high expectations for the next few rounds.

The clones from the DWC cloner that I transplanted into soil yesterday are looking great. It seems like the transition into soil is going smoothly. With nice healthy roots like that I guess I'm not suprised. The cloner holds 2-1/2 gallons and I think I'm going to leave some cuts in with maybe something like 300 or so ppm of nutes and cal/mag just to see how they do. It would be nice to know if I can preserve some cuts in there when I don't have space for them in pots. Just going to experiment a bit and see how long they can go. Maybe doing this will motivate me to DIY a DWC hydro system someday to see how I like it.

That's great you guys are getting out for walks and enjoying the decorations. Rufus and I have had really nice walking weather this week and have been getting around the neighborhood. I can't believe it's allmost Halloween allready. The last couple months have been a blur.

Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? I think I'm going to make some pizza from scratch tonight on the kamado grill. I don't have time to make the dough but I can get handmade pizza dough from a pizza place in town. I have to work on my dough handling skills to get my crust more even and nice and thin. I hope to shoot a rounds of disc golf this weekend and there is plenty to do around the house to get ready for the party.

 

[Rodehazrd]

Hey Tribe
I'm working on my mix again trying to get P and Ca up I intend to add Phostrell a bone char calcium carbonate mix. claims 39% available calcium and 060 nutes. The website says 10# per 1000 sq ft or 400# per acre. How does that convert to a 30 gal tub? Does anyone have a conversion for this . My current rock powder mix is 6 cups lime 5 cups soft rock phosphate and 3 cups Gypsum. I add 1 cup per 5 gal of media (75%peat 25% HF and as much WC as I can) I plan to just add the char to that mix in half my current candy kush girls but have no Idea How much to use. I don't fear the extra calcium or the P but could I be pushing myself up into ph lockout with the calcium carbonate. My water holds a constant 7 not bad but I may have to use some down which I have never ever done.
I also plan to use a enzyme cheleated calcium foliar by the same company in early stretch.
As you can tell I'm gone down the slonickel rabbit hole on calcium levels but am trying to cheat on the gypsum being the main source and pump P in early too. Jidoka style.
Treakle anyone?

 

[packerfan79]

Hey Tribe
I'm working on my mix again trying to get P and Ca up I intend to add Phostrell a bone char calcium carbonate mix. claims 39% available calcium and 060 nutes. The website says 10# per 1000 sq ft or 400# per acre. How does that convert to a 30 gal tub? Does anyone have a conversion for this . My current rock powder mix is 6 cups lime 5 cups soft rock phosphate and 3 cups Gypsum. I add 1 cup per 5 gal of media (75%peat 25% HF and as much WC as I can) I plan to just add the char to that mix in half my current candy kush girls but have no Idea How much to use. I don't fear the extra calcium or the P but could I be pushing myself up into ph lockout with the calcium carbonate. My water holds a constant 7 not bad but I may have to use some down which I have never ever done.
I also plan to use a enzyme cheleated calcium foliar by the same company in early stretch.
As you can tell I'm gone down the slonickel rabbit hole on calcium levels but am trying to cheat on the gypsum being the main source and pump P in early too. Jidoka style.
Treakle anyone?

Hey Rodehazard, are you sure it's 10 pounds per 1000
sq ft? I would think it would be in cubic feet. 30 gallons is 4.01 cubic feet. You cant accurately determine volume without heigth x length x depth= cubic feet. Height x length = sq ft

 

[Badfishy1]

Hey Rodehazard, are you sure it's 10 pounds per 1000
sq ft? I would think it would be in cubic feet. 30 gallons is 4.01 cubic feet. You cant accurately determine volume without heigth x length x depth= cubic feet. Height x length = sq ft

I may be wrong, but these guys are talking about soil samples over large acreage over extended period of time. An acre is a unit of area not volume therefore the depth is irrelevant. But once again, I MAY be wrong. In all honesty, I tried keeping up with the thread he is talking about and just don’t have 2 weeks of time to read the thread straight through and pick up any knowledge (although there is TONS) of knowledge to be gained

 

[packerfan79]

I may be wrong, but these guys are talking about soil samples over large acreage over extended period of time. An acre is a unit of area not volume therefore the depth is irrelevant. But once again, I MAY be wrong. In all honesty, I tried keeping up with the thread he is talking about and just don’t have 2 weeks of time to read the thread straight through and pick up any knowledge (although there is TONS) of knowledge to be gained

I guess they measure stuff different for large scale ag. I, wish I could grow by the acre.

 

[Rodehazrd]

http://fertrell.com/phostrell.html
Here's the site they say 10# per 1000 sq ft
I think I will contact the co to see what they say.
Thanks for the input hope all have a good day off.

 

[Rodehazrd]

I may be wrong, but these guys are talking about soil samples over large acreage over extended period of time. An acre is a unit of area not volume therefore the depth is irrelevant. But once again, I MAY be wrong. In all honesty, I tried keeping up with the thread he is talking about and just don’t have 2 weeks of time to read the thread straight through and pick up any knowledge (although there is TONS) of knowledge to be gained

Hey fishey
I read the cec thread twice. Boy do they get some trolls I just love knowing more than I understand and trying to make it all fit. One thing for sure adding more calcium sources has helped my grows a lot. The calcium sulfate or gypsum seems to be one key, I am increasing my gypsum some but don't know how far to push sulfur before its a problem or if thats a problem at all.
I don't have a goal of a water only mix but I think I can get better results getting more in the soil earlier. I still plan to feed my 6oz per gal of fish hydro every other drench and alternate with Humic Acid.
My babies are 25 days above ground now and I plan to start the fish feeding on day 28.
I feel I should use some micro nutes in addition to the fish, I used Big Bloom and E J micros before any preferences from the Tribe?

 

[Fiddynut]

Hey Tribe
I'm working on my mix again trying to get P and Ca up I intend to add Phostrell a bone char calcium carbonate mix. claims 39% available calcium and 060 nutes. The website says 10# per 1000 sq ft or 400# per acre. How does that convert to a 30 gal tub? Does anyone have a conversion for this . My current rock powder mix is 6 cups lime 5 cups soft rock phosphate and 3 cups Gypsum. I add 1 cup per 5 gal of media (75%peat 25% HF and as much WC as I can) I plan to just add the char to that mix in half my current candy kush girls but have no Idea How much to use. I don't fear the extra calcium or the P but could I be pushing myself up into ph lockout with the calcium carbonate. My water holds a constant 7 not bad but I may have to use some down which I have never ever done.
I also plan to use a enzyme cheleated calcium foliar by the same company in early stretch.
As you can tell I'm gone down the slonickel rabbit hole on calcium levels but am trying to cheat on the gypsum being the main source and pump P in early too. Jidoka style.
Treakle anyone?

Good morning Rodehazrd. Here is my take from what I've experienced so far. Ca in the plant is a good thing and if slonickel is right, which I'd think he is, than the more the better. Ca in the soil is a slightly diffrent story because we know too much can cause lockouts of Mg and I think K too. You might find the upper limits of how much ca the soil can take without causing other problems. I'd think as you pump up the ca you'd have to add more Mg as well to keep it balances. The bottled cal/mag supplements usually have between a 5:1 and a 3:1 Ca:Mg ratio but not sure if that would be right for soil amendment. Either way once you max out your soil Ca levels you can folar even more Ca without causing soil issues. Also using humic's to chelate is another great way to get Ca into the plants. Your on the right track I think as long as you experiment by slowly increasing your amendments you will find the optimum mix for your environment.

Height x length = sq ft

I may be wrong, but these guys are talking about soil samples over large acreage over extended period of time. An acre is a unit of area not volume therefore the depth is irrelevant. But once again, I MAY be wrong. In all honesty, I tried keeping up with the thread he is talking about and just don’t have 2 weeks of time to read the thread straight through and pick up any knowledge (although there is TONS) of knowledge to be gained

I concur with the fish on this one. I'm not an expert but it think sq ft is the right measurement here.

Hey fishey
I read the cec thread twice. Boy do they get some trolls I just love knowing more than I understand and trying to make it all fit. One thing for sure adding more calcium sources has helped my grows a lot. The calcium sulfate or gypsum seems to be one key, I am increasing my gypsum some but don't know how far to push sulfur before its a problem or if thats a problem at all.
I don't have a goal of a water only mix but I think I can get better results getting more in the soil earlier. I still plan to feed my 6oz per gal of fish hydro every other drench and alternate with Humic Acid.
My babies are 25 days above ground now and I plan to start the fish feeding on day 28.
I feel I should use some micro nutes in addition to the fish, I used Big Bloom and E J micros before any preferences from the Tribe?

I tried to use earth juice grow for veg on my first grow but didn't have the microbes to make it work. I think ej would be great for your mix. Not sure about the micro but the ej grow was really acidic and I needed a lot of pH up to balance my water. I was using the high pH spring water at the time and still needed a lot of pH up. You may not need to worry about pH with your living soil and the micro may not be so acidic.

 

[pop_rocks]

happening tribe

hope everyone had a great week
the weekend is in full swing and so far its been a great time
the mrs and i walked to my buddies house to throw some water on his plants ( and my plant too)
things are looking great and it will be ready [rob next week
she is actually swelling up nicely and it looks like someof her is turning a little darker than i would like
but i told my friend i would wait for him to return before cutting her, so she wont be coming down till late next week

the girl has her home coming this weekend and im laying low today
she is haveing a party with her friends and the mrs is deep in the mix ( the biggest kid of them all)
they are going out for stuff to make themselves up with and playing wiht their hair, listening to music and just having a good old time
im making some chicken for the kids and just trying to stay out of the way
they will leave later and then im going to hit the couch hard and smoke fatties
they wont be back until late tonight

pics!
so my buddy sen me a few pics from last week before he left

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his:

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and hers:

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i will try and get more pics of her next time i stop by and i will definitely be posting a smoke report in the next few weeks

 

[Badfishy1]

Hope all are well. Spending the weekend in the keys again. (Inb4 poor you having to spend the weekend in Keys... it sucks being away from home and WORKING!!!!) anyhow, the one positive thing is I can’t sit at home and stare at plants. At least after a few days, the growth is noticeable! Have about 20 seeds/ seedlings/ plants out of ground so there will be a time that I will have to cull a few just to keep numbers manageable during flower. Have fun and be safe lads

 

[Rodehazrd]

Hello Tribe
Thanks for the input,
Fiddy are you saying lockout from just calcium or lockout from high PH. I don't have a handle on lockout yet other than the charts on PH affecting uptake of different metals and nutes. I havent checked PH for some time but with my mix the runoff stays around 6.5 to 7 . I guess its from all that calcium carbonate I use. It dosen't seem to change much in my experience so little that I didn't replace the tape. Guess I should get some more and start to worry about PH again.
Hey Fish
Its good to have work but I bet you miss that baby time. They smell so sweet when fresh from the other side. I hope you got your pots made with uncle. You are a good man to show up and help him. Any Key Deer survive the storm? I really have a soft spot for those little guys. Camping on Big Pine years ago I made friends with some of them.
Happy Sunday guys

 

[Badfishy1]

Hello Tribe
Thanks for the input,
Fiddy are you saying lockout from just calcium or lockout from high PH. I don't have a handle on lockout yet other than the charts on PH affecting uptake of different metals and nutes. I havent checked PH for some time but with my mix the runoff stays around 6.5 to 7 . I guess its from all that calcium carbonate I use. It dosen't seem to change much in my experience so little that I didn't replace the tape. Guess I should get some more and start to worry about PH again.
Hey Fish
Its good to have work but I bet you miss that baby time. They smell so sweet when fresh from the other side. I hope you got your pots made with uncle. You are a good man to show up and help him. Any Key Deer survive the storm? I really have a soft spot for those little guys. Camping on Big Pine years ago I made friends with some of them.
Happy Sunday guys

Of course they survived! Mama nature is a bad bitch n still undefeated! Big pine m cudjoe keys imho are the worst hit. Not sure where on big pine you stayed, but the campground on the northern tip (just when you get off the 7 mile bridge) is nothing more than a huge sandbox. No trees, nothing! Pretty powerful honestly

 

[Rodehazrd]

Of course they survived! Mama nature is a bad bitch n still undefeated! Big pine m cudjoe keys imho are the worst hit. Not sure where on big pine you stayed, but the campground on the northern tip (just when you get off the 7 mile bridge) is nothing more than a huge sandbox. No trees, nothing! Pretty powerful honestly

Yeah north side under the Big Pines. Thats our spot. Well sheet, glad the little deer made it.

 

[Fiddynut]

Greetings tribe.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I was able to get some disc golf in Saturday afternoon and the weather was perfect for that. It was about 70 degrees and nice and dry. The trees on the course we're all changing colors and it was beautiful. Sunday was cold and rainy so I did some work around the house in the morning and then settled in for the packer game and a lazy afternoon.

As a fan of the Packers I was bummed to see that Rogers will be out for the rest of the season and did a lot of thinking over the course of the week. This team and the play calling has been based around having an elite quarterback for a long time. They haven't been able to protect the QB or run the ball consistently in forever. They have been playing Favre/Rogers ball for way too long. Maybe this injury to Rogers is a blessing in disguise. Maybe the o-line will step up and maybe they will commit to the run, instead of going right away from it. The coach will have to change his ways and call a much more balanced game than he is use to as well. They showed some fight on Sunday but have a long way to go if they want to try to compete for the NFC north.

happening tribe

hope everyone had a great week
the weekend is in full swing and so far its been a great time
the mrs and i walked to my buddies house to throw some water on his plants ( and my plant too)
things are looking great and it will be ready [rob next week
she is actually swelling up nicely and it looks like someof her is turning a little darker than i would like
but i told my friend i would wait for him to return before cutting her, so she wont be coming down till late next week

the girl has her home coming this weekend and im laying low today
she is haveing a party with her friends and the mrs is deep in the mix ( the biggest kid of them all)
they are going out for stuff to make themselves up with and playing wiht their hair, listening to music and just having a good old time
im making some chicken for the kids and just trying to stay out of the way
they will leave later and then im going to hit the couch hard and smoke fatties
they wont be back until late tonight

pics!
so my buddy sen me a few pics from last week before he left

View Image
View image in gallery​

his:

View Image
View image in gallery​

and hers:

View Image
View image in gallery​

i will try and get more pics of her next time i stop by and i will definitely be posting a smoke report in the next few weeks

Looking good pop_rocks. Schmoopy looks like she is finishing strong and looks really happy. If she gets much heavier she might snap that bamboo support. That's great that your buddy will get a chance to see the harvest process first hand and be able to help. After watching her grow and finish it will be nice to get some trichomes on the fingers.

It sounds like you have a nice chill weekend on tap. That's great that the girls are getting all dolled up and having a great time. It sounds like the misses is having fun and getting to relive a little of her high school days. That's great that they have such a good relationship. You are wise to 'stay out of the way', woman get really focused when getting the hair and make up done. I hope everyone had a great time and you got to enjoy your fatties!

Hope all are well. Spending the weekend in the keys again. (Inb4 poor you having to spend the weekend in Keys... it sucks being away from home and WORKING!!!!) anyhow, the one positive thing is I can’t sit at home and stare at plants. At least after a few days, the growth is noticeable! Have about 20 seeds/ seedlings/ plants out of ground so there will be a time that I will have to cull a few just to keep numbers manageable during flower. Have fun and be safe lads

It's not easy to balance work and family life but the work needs to be done. I work a lot of 6 day weeks and sometimes it seems like I'm just working my life away. Take as much time for family as you can and try to make work fit in the rest of your life if you can.
I know what your saying about staring at your plants too much. I realized when I started growing that being patient is necessary. That dosent come easy to me, in fact I would have not had the patience to grow when I was younger. I barely have the patience to let my plants do their thing and not 'love them to death' now in my mid 40's.
It sounds like you have some exciting things going in your garden. Happy growing and stay safe!

Hello Tribe
Thanks for the input,
Fiddy are you saying lockout from just calcium or lockout from high PH. I don't have a handle on lockout yet other than the charts on PH affecting uptake of different metals and nutes. I havent checked PH for some time but with my mix the runoff stays around 6.5 to 7 . I guess its from all that calcium carbonate I use. It dosen't seem to change much in my experience so little that I didn't replace the tape. Guess I should get some more and start to worry about PH again.
Hey Fish
Its good to have work but I bet you miss that baby time. They smell so sweet when fresh from the other side. I hope you got your pots made with uncle. You are a good man to show up and help him. Any Key Deer survive the storm? I really have a soft spot for those little guys. Camping on Big Pine years ago I made friends with some of them.
Happy Sunday guys

Good question Rodehazrd. I just know that when I was using the high calcium well water I got lockouts after the ca levels in the soil would build up. I did the same thing with too much cal/mag to the gorilla bubble plant I grew last round. I'm not sure but I don't think it's purely pH related and more of a 'too much of a good thing isn't good' issue. Here is a quote from an article I found on calcium. Here is the link to the article: https://www.spectrumanalytic.com/support/library/ff/Ca_Basics.htm

"Calcium, for all practical purposes, is not considered to have a directly toxic effect on plants. Most of the problems caused by excess soil Ca are the result of secondary effects of high soil pH. Another problem from excess Ca may be the reduced uptake of other cation nutrients. Before toxic levels are approached in the plant, crops will often suffer deficiencies of other nutrients, such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, boron, copper, iron, or zinc."

 

[pop_rocks]

hahha,yeah the girls can be a hand full for sure
/sounds you know where im coming from,brother! did you grow up in a house full of girls like i did?
the dance was big fun and we all enjoyed ourselves!
you are very observant,friend!
schmoopy is doing really well and is going to produce nicely
/im estimating about 4-6o of prime from a 3g bucket of dirt
the best part is my friend is a very good foster dad and wants to host more next year
/working on cracking some seed right now and im on the hunt for new some new plants

for me the time in the garden is time well spent
sometimes garden time is the only time i can just let my mind flow freely and not tihnk about the world at large
/even a few moments of peace can mean so much, i dont really watch tv and while i dont take things too seriously at work, my job can be very stressful

dident know you were that into football f'nut!
sucks to see rogers go down but it happens
hes had a great career and still has a lot of miles left on him but he wont be around forever
it will be interesting to see how the rest of your season works itself out
but like you said, it gives your team a chance to develope on other levels

 

[Rodehazrd]

Hello Tribe
Well the cold and nasty has arrived as if 50 degree days are that bad will be glad to have one of these type days in Jan.
Nice article Fiddy I now know way more about calcium. Understanding it slowly along with base saturation numbers.
I got a response from Fertrell on using the bone char stuff, he was very helpful but really discouraged my 241 goal for npk. He wants to sell more balanced mixes and I just want to bump P.
anyway he said


2.) Phostrell 0-6-0 32Ca - recomend 9#/cu yd or 1/3#/cu ft or .05#/gallon of media
The more I read about Fertrell the more impressed I am with their approach.
I don't have their chelated calcium yet but hope to get some to use as a foliar in the stretch. Otherwise I will use the EJ oilycann as a foliar for that period, along with a gypsum top dress. my Kush babies are pushing the 12" mark now and I plan to go 12-12 around first of the Month they should be 18-20" by then and ready to stretch out to about 40".
Never grown many kushies before. I had the Larry interuptus where I ran to the woods so not a very good grow by me yet. I did very much enjoy the Larry by CC and would give it high marks. One friend said he thought it was the best ever. but the filtered light in the forest did not give me tight buds like I am used to with the headband. The buzz was unique and I will run her again. No hermies just nice girls and boys.
Its time to get mixing the media for the 3 gal pots for the CK adding the phostrell and my own homemade worm castings.