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[Timj]

I gave my plants some comfrey tea today. They are all happily reaching for the sun.

 

[Timj]

I replaced my old lawn sweep after 15 years of service. And today it was the wagon. Even the smallest things make me happy. These will really help with my composting. One of the only brands still made in the USA.

 

[Timj]

Bodhi-Babylon Buster about 6-1/2' tall and wide.

 

[Timj]

The plant on the left is a Nirvana seeds-Nicole Kush x Banana OG. The middle plant is a World of Seeds- Star 47 and the plant to the right is a Barney's farm-Lemon Tree. All plants are around 7-1/2' tall and still stretching. The plant in the center,the Star 47 is about 6 weeks older than the other two.

 

[Timj]

Starting to see how these ladies are going to set their bud now. I've grown most of them indoors but none of them outdoors, until now. Bodhi-Babylon Buster, 2nd is Nirvana seeds-Nicole Kush x Banana OG, 3rd is Barney's Farm-Lemon Tree and lastly is World of seeds- Star 47.

 

[Timj]

Not mainlining this one. Just 6 tops for her. Running my small 2x2 tent with an 85 watt led in it. I don't need the weed. I just wanted to grow Nirvana seeds Tangie again.

 

[Timj]

This one is the sister plant to the Tangie above. I almost always grow two plants. One goes to a local friend so they also have a bit of variety.

 

[Timj]

I liked the way my Barney's Farm Lemon tree was growing outside. So, I took a clone and will back it on itself when she gains some size.

 

[Timj]

I'm also busy saving flower seeds and drying them for next year's starts. These are Queen Sophia Marigolds.
The price of seeds has gone crazy and I've always had higher germination rates with saved seeds versus package seeds.

 

[Timj]

Mixing up a new batch of bedding for my red worms today. Horse manure on the right, leaf mold on the left. Next is perlite and shredded bark and the final bag is kelp meal on the bottom and micro-fine basalt powder. Here's the bedding after I mixed it up.

 

[Timj]

I harvest around 15 gallons of worm castings today and restarted my bins with the bedding I made yesterday.

 

[BrassNwood]

Glad to see you getting some chores done. Plants be looking awesome.

 

[Timj]

Glad to see you getting some chores done. Plants be looking awesome.

Thank you BNW. Good to see you around again. How's the healing process going?

 

[BrassNwood]

Thank you BNW. Good to see you around again. How's the healing process going?

Seems to have stalled a bit this week. That or I've just pushed too hard and need some recovery time. Knee feels weak and wants to lock back at the end of a walking stroke. Shouldn't do that and I have fight to keep it from happening. I was doing some limited walking without the cane but even that is not currently working.

 

[Timj]

Seems to have stalled a bit this week. That or I've just pushed too hard and need some recovery time. Knee feels weak and wants to lock back at the end of a walking stroke. Shouldn't do that and I have fight to keep it from happening. I was doing some limited walking without the cane but even that is not currently working.

The older I get. The longer the healing process seems to be. I guess it's to be expected. I wish you a speedy recovery my friend.

 

[pipeline]

I harvest around 15 gallons of worm castings today and restarted my bins with the bedding I made yesterday. View attachment 19054439 View attachment 19054440

How do you harvest your worm castings? What types of screens do you use?

15 gal of fresh castings will give the plants a good boost. What are you doing with it?

 

[Timj]

How do you harvest your worm castings? What types of screens do you use?

15 gal of fresh castings will give the plants a good boost. What are you doing with it?

I use the pile method in direct sun. The worm will dig deep to avoid the sunlight. I grab a handful at a time off the top and sift it through my hands on a clean place of a tarp to find any worms left behind. I only harvest my bins 2 times a year and harvest around 20 gallons. This year I harvested one bin early. I use my worm castings to build new growing mediums and as a top dress around 1 week prior to flipping to flower.

 

[Timj]

I tried chainsaw carving for the first time ever today. Here's how it looks so far. I realize it's a bit goofy looking. But, I learned some things and the next one will be better. I'm waiting for a new grinder and some wood shaping disc's to come in the mail and I'll finish this one up. The wood is Cottonwood that fell in a wind storm.

 

[mike-or-ozzy]

Makes a nice little seat or table, paint and wax the bottom of the feet as soon as possible, good job @Timj

 

[Timj]

Makes a nice little seat or table, paint and wax the bottom of the feet as soon as possible, good job @Timj

Thanks @mike-or-ozzy . The size is deceptive. It's about 28" across the top, 19" tall in the front and 36" long at the base of the legs. It has 3 legs because one branch section was smaller than the other. I used linseed oil on the top as it will be a few days before I'll get my grinder to finish shaping this bench. Then I'll burn it before linseed oiling the whole bench. I've been milling lumber for over 30 years now so I'm aware of end grain cracking.