Hiya TML - howahya today?!
Ah yes, the mysteries of plant growing. I had a bit of a problem at first growing medicine as I don't normally feed plants in the garden - the bonsai are on a starvation diet normally and vegetables seem to do well enough if I plant 'em in a hole full of compost. Don't have much problem in the 0420 veg area with the lower light level, all my problems come when they go under the 600 watt light. With great light comes great growth, and great water and nutrition requirements. This is when predictablility in water and ferts comes in handy growing in containers. I'm still having fun getting a handle on feeding!
However my Tom Sawyer approach to bonsai left me with a few problem plants, it wasn't until our friendly medicine taught me how unhappy plants can be with the wrong pH that I was able to energize a near comatose slow growing star jasmine. Soil pH was 8+, gave a nice feed of pH 5.5 veg fert and top dressed the soil with peat moss and pH 5.5 compost. Here are before and after pictures, last summer to this summer:
Anyway, back from the tangent, predictable nute solutions help a lot, it's tough to dial your own diet into a plants need for pee
Hmm - wonder if the girls could use some pizza and beer tomorrow 
Terracycle ferts look good from here - I've actually seen them in a couple of plant stores this summer - first time I've noticed this brand over here. I think the most important issue is not so much brand but giving them what they need more or less. There may be differences amoung different ferts, but IMO the differences are much less than the difference between poorly ferted and well ferted plants.
Weather starting to break out by you? Finally getting some decent temp drops at night out here.
Hmmm - could really go for a creamsicle flavored vape this mornin
Wish we lived closer, I'd trade some pineapple for creamsicle :friends:
Ah yes, the mysteries of plant growing. I had a bit of a problem at first growing medicine as I don't normally feed plants in the garden - the bonsai are on a starvation diet normally and vegetables seem to do well enough if I plant 'em in a hole full of compost. Don't have much problem in the 0420 veg area with the lower light level, all my problems come when they go under the 600 watt light. With great light comes great growth, and great water and nutrition requirements. This is when predictablility in water and ferts comes in handy growing in containers. I'm still having fun getting a handle on feeding!
However my Tom Sawyer approach to bonsai left me with a few problem plants, it wasn't until our friendly medicine taught me how unhappy plants can be with the wrong pH that I was able to energize a near comatose slow growing star jasmine. Soil pH was 8+, gave a nice feed of pH 5.5 veg fert and top dressed the soil with peat moss and pH 5.5 compost. Here are before and after pictures, last summer to this summer:
Anyway, back from the tangent, predictable nute solutions help a lot, it's tough to dial your own diet into a plants need for pee
Hmm - wonder if the girls could use some pizza and beer tomorrow Terracycle ferts look good from here - I've actually seen them in a couple of plant stores this summer - first time I've noticed this brand over here. I think the most important issue is not so much brand but giving them what they need more or less. There may be differences amoung different ferts, but IMO the differences are much less than the difference between poorly ferted and well ferted plants.
Weather starting to break out by you? Finally getting some decent temp drops at night out here.
Hmmm - could really go for a creamsicle flavored vape this mornin
Wish we lived closer, I'd trade some pineapple for creamsicle :friends:
sorry to see the Tangerine is almost gone, 
, and the suspense of this seedboo order is killin me. today is day 11 of flower (yay) AND since i sent my order out. 
I think from now on the water method willl be the best of routes. A hempstar seed will be germed soon. Maybe I can get a less compact pheno with a little less leaf.
