Team Microbe's Living Soil Laboratory

[Team Microbe]

Thanks ™, will let you now if I find any books.

Question: I have a mix of compost, coco coir (fine), lava rock and rice hulls, EWC and the CC BAS nutrient kit all mixed up now for a week and a half, how long till I can safely transplant a 1 month old plant into this mix roughly without problems? thanks brother.

Nice man, keep turning it over and keep it moist until you hit week 2-3. Should be good by week 2, 3 weeks would be a safer bet though.

go check out horizon herbs if you want a nice spot to pick up useful plants and seeds. I got my bocking 14 comfrey from them and they really are quite knowledgeable.

canopy is looking tight dali kush

Thanks man, will do!

 

[Team Microbe]

Thinking about outdoor season already...

Thinking about outdoor season already...

I'm placing my seed orders this week for this summer's outdoor grow, gettin the itch already!

Strains were chosen for mold resistance levels along with yields and potency all considered. We have wet and humid weather here in the North East so strain selection is a big factor for the guys/gals growing outside here. I was on the brim with the Church, she lacks in the quality department but makes up for it with the above average yields. I'll be doing 60-100 gallon holes, hoping to reach 12-16 oz per plant this year.

I'm not sure whether or not to order through Attitude, I've never had an order seized (I've ordered over 10 times) but I keep hearing more and more about customs taking seeds from people. I'd hate for my first incident be one of a big order like this one.

Has anyone have success with Attitude in the past few months?

 

[blackpulpit]

Well as of lately they only accept cash and no more cc because the banks won't allow, so only way is sending cash and I'm a little bummed about this because now I'm a little hesitant. I have ordered around 6 times and only had 1 taken by customs and yes it was my biggest order, but it's really hit or miss.

 

[smurfin'herb]

Just now finding this one. Team Microbe, nice thread. Ill keep an eye on it.

 

[ghostmade]

Last i ordered from the tude was oct. And it came through.
best bet is herbies though.as they still take cc.sucks to here that the tude dont take cc anymore.are you sure bro?

 

[ghostmade]

Oh and TM u better see 16 zippers (like mike) lol per plant with holes that size.8f not you better up your fert game or get them hoes more water whatw your lat?pm me

 

[blackpulpit]

Yeah pretty sure, they have a 20% off for cash and when you go to finalize filling out what needs to be filled it says in "RED" no longer accepting due to banks.

 

[ghostmade]

That sucks balls.glad i got my critical kush in the fridge

 

[Team Microbe]

Oh and TM u better see 16 zippers (like mike) lol per plant with holes that size.8f not you better up your fert game or get them hoes more water whatw your lat?pm me

I've never gone this big before, you think I'll get a lb or more? I'm at 42N

 

[blackpulpit]

Yes luckily I got my last 2 orders before they stopped accepting cc.

headband 707 (hso)
blue dream (hso)
ogchem (csg)
tigers milk (Bodhi)
heaven mountain (Bodhi)
Synergy (Bodhi)

 

[blackpulpit]

Also some good freebies it looks like, some blueberry headband by hso and some Blue OG by ???.

 

[3rdEye]

I've never gone this big before, you think I'll get a lb or more? I'm at 42N

With 100 gal holes at 42N you should get more than a lb per plant. I would think more on the order of two or three lbs. good luck with you order and outdoor grow.

 

[ghostmade]

Yeah man most definitely.given if they have enough SUN,WATER,FOOD.
and with your knowledge man shit like 3rd eye was saying.you should be looking upwards of 2 on the 100 gallons of fully amended HOLES.now if you dont water and dont do swamp tubes (but i thinm you do) then you're at the mercy of Mother Nature.hell either way you are but i digress.ive jarred up 9 zips from a plant in a 30 gal swamp tube.that i didnt do shit to.and these were in my osmocote days man.u got this.but i will say just keep that 12-16 figure in you head so you can be excited, come weigh in.
shit i think u got it bro.cant wait for your thread.be safe though.peace

 

[Team Microbe]

With 100 gal holes at 42N you should get more than a lb per plant. I would think more on the order of two or three lbs. good luck with you order and outdoor grow.

Thanks man, I'll plant on time this year too. I've never yielded more than 8 zips per plant because I'd always be lagging behind on digging holes or getting soil composted down so I could transplant. This year will be different, I'll be ready to go by May 25th.

Yeah man most definitely.given if they have enough SUN,WATER,FOOD.
and with your knowledge man shit like 3rd eye was saying.you should be looking upwards of 2 on the 100 gallons of fully amended HOLES.now if you dont water and dont do swamp tubes (but i thinm you do) then you're at the mercy of Mother Nature.hell either way you are but i digress.ive jarred up 9 zips from a plant in a 30 gal swamp tube.that i didnt do shit to.and these were in my osmocote days man.u got this.but i will say just keep that 12-16 figure in you head so you can be excited, come weigh in.
shit i think u got it bro.cant wait for your thread.be safe though.peace

I just can't afford to have these monstrous plants peaking out of the foliage where I grow, I'm almost afraid to plant right after last frost because I know they'll get big. I'm thinking of tieing the tops of every plant down parallel to the ground to keep them stealthy.

Haha dude the first grow I did in the swamp with tubes was with Osmocote, good times indeed. I paved a path directly to my grow from the spot I parked at in the forest, and the local LEO found it after I was spotted coming out of the woods one afternoon. Later that night around 3am I went back to see if they found it yet, and the plants were still there so I grabbed as much as I could and left the last 4/12 plants. I came back the next afternoon to see if they had investigated my presence there and the last 4 plants were gone, there were big SUV tire marks and everything. Sketchy times, and valuable lessons

 

[Granger2]

Sometimes asses are saved by good timing. -granger

 

[Team Microbe]

Update

Update

Well I've been just finishing up the last of the trimming from this last round, final weight will be known in a week or so after burping is complete. So far I'm averaging around 3.5 oz per plant, and there are 12 plants so I may get up near that 1 GPW mark but only time will tell.

I trimmed the San Andraes Crack a day or two too early - misjudged the density of these flowers so I've been lettin em air dry in the mason jar box for a few hours here and there. After I let them air out I'll jar everything back up, insert the hygrometer and wait a few hours for it to stabilize. I've been finding that the sweet spot is between 55%-59% RH. This is the window where I'll begin to smell that sweet sensi odor after cracking the jar open. Once I hit this point I seal immediately for 3-4 weeks, then they should be good to go from that point on.

This is a batch of butter I made from 6 grams of dry sift from some sugar leaves. I literally need to keep these out of my house because if they're here I can't stop eating them. I've been in an edible coma for about 7 days now lol

A peek inside the tool box:
Xtreme Mykos
Xtreme Tea
Grokashi
Brilliant Black / Natural Mystic by Dragonfly Earth Medicine
Cold pressed Neem oil
Coconut powder
FulPower fulvic acid
TM-7 humic acid
cover crop seed
Molasses
Agsil16H (potassium silicate)
Essential Oil mix
Aloe vera 200x powder

This is a salve my cousin put together, she's getting into organic lotions/shampoo and this stuff is kicking ass. I love how she used Neem oil in this batch. I'm gonna be working with her on some pain relieving balm, where I'll infuse coconut oil with cannabis before giving it to her to make salves with. I'm pretty excited about this new chapter, has anyone else worked with CBD balms/lotions before?

Some Sicilian Revenge before the dry trim. Does anyone notice how trichome heads seem to mature at a faster rate than normal once the crop is taken down and jarred? I chopped a few plants that really turned amber the week after harvesting, I thought this was pretty interesting. Just wondering if I'm the only one seeing this happen?

 

[Team Microbe]

Pix of the crop nominee!

Pix of the crop nominee!

One of my pictures were chosen for Pix of the Crop for this April's edition for HIGHTIMES! I'm so stoked on this, this was one of my favorite strains to grow... and now it'll be in the mag this spring



This was the one they chose:

 

[3rdEye]

Thanks man, I'll plant on time this year too. I've never yielded more than 8 zips per plant because I'd always be lagging behind on digging holes or getting soil composted down so I could transplant. This year will be different, I'll be ready to go by May 25th.



I just can't afford to have these monstrous plants peaking out of the foliage where I grow, I'm almost afraid to plant right after last frost because I know they'll get big. I'm thinking of tieing the tops of every plant down parallel to the ground to keep them stealthy.

Haha dude the first grow I did in the swamp with tubes was with Osmocote, good times indeed. I paved a path directly to my grow from the spot I parked at in the forest, and the local LEO found it after I was spotted coming out of the woods one afternoon. Later that night around 3am I went back to see if they found it yet, and the plants were still there so I grabbed as much as I could and left the last 4/12 plants. I came back the next afternoon to see if they had investigated my presence there and the last 4 plants were gone, there were big SUV tire marks and everything. Sketchy times, and valuable lessons

Good news that you didn't get popped.

What size are your plants when you put them out and what height are you wanting to restrict them to? That box of nugs looks nice. 12 plants per 1kw? That's a nice yield.

 

[Team Microbe]

6''-12'' tall on June 1st, I don't want them getting much bigger than 8'-10' if I can help it. Thanks man!

 

[Epiphyte]

Thanks for all the tips Microbe!