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[Timj]

Dandelion tea? For watering plants or are you making some wine from the tea?

For watering my outdoor weed and tomato plants. This stuff would gag a skunk. But, still not as bad as comfrey tea.

 

[farmerfischer]

For watering my outdoor weed and tomato plants. This stuff would gag a skunk. But, still not as bad as comfrey tea.

Yeah comfrey is gnarly.. I used to use that in rotation with rabbit shit tea..

 

[Timj]

Yeah comfrey is gnarly.. I used to use that in rotation with rabbit shit tea..

I bet that rabbit shit was good stuff. You should be able to use that without composting like other manures.

 

[Old Piney]

I use chicken manue from my chickens to make tea .It's not composted just dry and aged a few years. It's some good shit just gotta mix it up light .as a kid my father made dandelion wine when it was fermenting it smelled like puke

 

[Timj]

I use chicken manue from my chickens to make tea .It's not composted just dry and aged a few years. It's some good shit just gotta mix it up light .as a kid my father made dandelion wine when it was fermenting it smelled like puke

This always reminds me of an open septic tank in the August heat.

 

[blondie]

You Should make some dandelion wine timj. Mine never smelled bad. my nose doesn’t work really well though.

 

[Timj]

You Should make some dandelion wine timj. Mine never smelled bad. my nose doesn’t work really well though.

I'm a recovering alcoholic with 6+ years dry. So, I just make plant nutrient teas from it.

 

[Timj]

I dropped my last seed to make my 6 legal plants. I chose Barney's Farm "Lemon Tree". I also hung my QB135 rspec light in my greenhouse and have it running 4 hours after dark. I'm trying to maximize the auto-flowers potential in their first few weeks of life. Then it will be sunlight only. I'm not sure how they will grow this early in the season as the temps still drop into the high 40's to low 50's at night and I'm not using a seedling mat to warm the soil.

 

[jayr1787]

Excited to see how you make out with these autos in the greenhouse. makes me wanna try a couple outside in my garden

 

[Timj]

My only concern is the low growing medium temperature this time of the year can slow them down. By adding the extra 4 hours of light a day I'm hoping it balances things out a little. They look alright for 7 and 8 days old.

 

[jayr1787]

Wouldn't it be nice to have radiant heat in the floor of a greenhouse lol. One big heating mat

 

[farmerfischer]

I bet that rabbit shit was good stuff. You should be able to use that without composting like other manures.

Yeah, no composting needed... can use it as is..

 

[farmerfischer]

I dropped my last seed to make my 6 legal plants. I chose Barney's Farm "Lemon Tree". I also hung my QB135 rspec light in my greenhouse and have it running 4 hours after dark. I'm trying to maximize the auto-flowers potential in their first few weeks of life. Then it will be sunlight only. I'm not sure how they will grow this early in the season as the temps still drop into the high 40's to low 50's at night and I'm not using a seedling mat to warm the soil.

I've got three auto's outside with temps averaging mid 40's at night.. I didn't even think about the possibility of them slowing down or even getting stunted... this is my first time growing autoflowers.. hopefully they'll do alright..

 

[Timj]

Wouldn't it be nice to have radiant heat in the floor of a greenhouse lol. One big heating mat

I'm going to add 4 dark blue 5 gallon buckets of water in there today. It's only a 6'x6'x8' greenhouse so it should maintain the temperature a little longer each night. In a few weeks it won't be an issue anymore.

 

[Timj]

I've got three auto's outside with temps averaging mid 40's at night.. I didn't even think about the possibility of them slowing down or even getting stunted... this is my first time growing autoflowers.. hopefully they'll do alright..

From my experience, I see slowed growth when the soil temperature drops below 50 degrees F. I believe this is why folks see such an increase in growth during the end of May through the beginning of June outdoors in the northern hemisphere. I believe it's simply because the soil temperature is finally in the plants comfort zone. Thus making the roots happy and growth below ground takes off. That translates directly to an increase in foliage growth. But, that's just my theory.

 

[oldmaninbc]

From my experience, I see slowed growth when the soil temperature drops below 50 degrees F. I believe this is why folks see such an increase in growth during the end of May through the beginning of June outdoors in the northern hemisphere. I believe it's simply because the soil temperature is finally in the plants comfort zone. Thus making the roots happy and growth below ground takes off. That translates directly to an increase in foliage growth. But, that's just my theory.

Exactly, low temps in the soil and nutrients get locked in. I have planted plants early and others later under warmer temps and the later planting catching up to the earlier planting.

 

[jayr1787]

Calcium needs transpiration to move through the plant and if it's too cold/wet usually the first sign is a cal deficiency.

 

[Timj]

Looking off my deck towards my greenhouse.

 

[Timj]

I saw this when I was putting an escape duck back in its pen. They are not fighting.

 

[oldmaninbc]

You Should make some dandelion wine timj. Mine never smelled bad. my nose doesn’t work really well though.

When I was a young boy my gramps convinced me it was great fun picking dandelions, so he could make wine.