El Verdugo
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Two more weeks!Well I tried to tell it... but that damn plant just wouldn't listen to me! Like WTF. -2 degrees C this morning.
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Maybe calmag might help? Lol
Two more weeks!Well I tried to tell it... but that damn plant just wouldn't listen to me! Like WTF. -2 degrees C this morning.
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Maybe calmag might help? Lol
Hey considering she survived all those days and nights of the torture, she might last more than 2 weeks now So not sure about 2 weeks, but I will guess 'bout a pound upon harvest. LolTwo more weeks!
Mate they are crazy hard. Had a little guy battle -8c and all the nights are near freezing. Slow as fuck to grow but looks healthy!Well I tried to tell it... but that damn plant just wouldn't listen to me! Like WTF. -2 degrees C this morning.
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Maybe calmag might help? Lol
I think you're referring to the lentils in this grow? They're pretty spindly, also legumes that fix nitrogen, but have tiny white flowers. The seeds I bought as whole brown lentils (the tiny split red ones kind won't germinate). Walmart sells them for human consumption in a $2 bag with enough seeds to last about 100 grow cycles.Mate they are crazy hard. Had a little guy battle -8c and all the nights are near freezing. Slow as fuck to grow but looks healthy!
I saw in your pot what looks like a weed I have in my garden. It’s a member of the pea family and it fixes nitrogen. Is that what you have in your pot? It’s the spindly plant which has little pink flowers when it flowers
I love that, bringing the outdoors inside. Another reason I want to work my way up to living soil.Thanks. It's the "outside" I'm trying to duplicate here so that's a good thing. People grow no-till for a lot of reasons, but for me one of the major ones is living in a part of Canada with miserable winters, and having a little piece of outdoor summer filled with life in my house when there's a blizzard outside. I'm addicted to it now, so being without it would negatively affect my mental health during those dark freezing months. Other reasons is because my wife doesn't like me spending more money on my hobbies than her own, and after reaching 60 years old I find myself getting more lazy than before. I'd rather not have to deal with issues or stress about pH or nutrients.
I had gnats to the point of being extremely annoying in my first cycle, but I haven't caught any fliers on sticky traps since cycle #3 and don't even bother monitoring anymore. There are predatory mites, nematodes, and lots of "banker" stock to feed them in the form of springtails and many other creatures when pests aren't available for them to eat. I know I have centipedes too, but I've only seen one twice so far which kinda worried me due to their habit of eating worms. Most of the beneficials came naturally from my worm bin that I keep in the basement that I mixed into the soil base in preparation for the first grow cycle.I love that, bringing the outdoors inside. Another reason I want to work my way up to living soil.
How's your bug situation in there, do you get any pests or do you use biologicals?
It's funny that you say you had issues with gnats in your first cycle I had issues as well on my first cycle as well as the front half of my second until I introduced predatory mites lol I also had to back off on my watering a bit tooI had gnats to the point of being extremely annoying in my first cycle, but I haven't caught any fliers on sticky traps since cycle #3 and don't even bother monitoring anymore. There are predatory mites, nematodes, and lots of "banker" stock to feed them in the form of springtails and many other creatures when pests aren't available for them to eat. I know I have centipedes too, but I've only seen one twice so far which kinda worried me due to their habit of eating worms. Most of the beneficials came naturally from my worm bin that I keep in the basement that I mixed into the soil base in preparation for the first grow cycle.
I was proactive and introduced the mites and nematodes right before starting the first cycle and still had gnats. It takes at least a full cycle from my experience in a new setup for predators and their alternative food sources to become established population-wise. We're really trying to build a mini ecosystem where things self-balance and that simply takes a bit of time. I'd hate to think that there are people who try no-till and give it up after their first cycle because they had a gnat issue when it's really a transitional and temporary problem.It's funny that you say you had issues with gnats in your first cycle I had issues as well on my first cycle as well as the front half of my second until I introduced predatory mites lol I also had to back off on my watering a bit too
Looks great man!Yikes it's a mess! The good news is that the tent is full. I've been really busy with other things lately so I went 3 days without checking or watering them. After I snapped the photo below I gave them 7 gallons of water to drink and not a hint of runoff. I've done literally nothing with this grow except tucking them under to the next available square and a bit of suckering over the last couple weeks. Tonight will officially be their first long night of 12 hours. I also cranked up the lights to about 80% today. Ahead I plan on just continuing to sucker any remaining lower crap, but keep all the leaves until buds start forming and need uncovering.
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Those 5 plants in the backyard are still alive and have started to grow faster now that daytime temps are well over 10 degrees C in the last few days. I'm not sure what to do with them now. I tried giving them away to my neighbours, but both have 4 plants each they started themselves already and they've been taking them out to harden them off each day. I've been giving them a little advice and help, but my neighbours mostly seem to know what they're doing. Aw... Canadian suburbia. What a paradise - well not really. Lol
I didn't post an update on my indoor plants today because they've stretched so much it's embarrassing. These grew in veg very much like the Pink Lemonade did, so I really didn't expect much stretch at all. Well I was wrong. They've grown way over a foot just in the last week and I haven't had the time to keep up with them. I'll post another update once they get to the cute fluffy early flower stage. One has started to develop some tufts of flowers on the tops, but it's still in transition for the most part. I hope they get to flowering soon, because I only have another 3 feet of useable vertical space in my tent!Looks great man!
I'm really hating centipedes right now. I flipped over an avocado skin in one of my worms bins and saw 2 centipedes on there. While holding it up for a couple seconds, I watched them devour like 20 springtails, just gobbled em up instantly. I've noticed my worm population down a bit, still healthy enough, but I may have to think twice about using my outdoor compost as the bedding moving forward. Maybe just screening it and being a little more proactive when bringing it inside is the ticket though.I had gnats to the point of being extremely annoying in my first cycle, but I haven't caught any fliers on sticky traps since cycle #3 and don't even bother monitoring anymore. There are predatory mites, nematodes, and lots of "banker" stock to feed them in the form of springtails and many other creatures when pests aren't available for them to eat. I know I have centipedes too, but I've only seen one twice so far which kinda worried me due to their habit of eating worms. Most of the beneficials came naturally from my worm bin that I keep in the basement that I mixed into the soil base in preparation for the first grow cycle.
I'm not worrying about it anymore. I haven't seen one during the current cycle, so maybe it died of old age? (Wishful thinking! Lol)I'm really hating centipedes right now. I flipped over an avocado skin in one of my worms bins and saw 2 centipedes on there. While holding it up for a couple seconds, I watched them devour like 20 springtails, just gobbled em up instantly. I've noticed my worm population down a bit, still healthy enough, but I may have to think twice about using my outdoor compost as the bedding moving forward. Maybe just screening it and being a little more proactive when bringing it inside is the ticket though.
I'll have to read up some more on those shots, cause they are fast and hard to grab when I see them. So far I've killed 4 between the three bins, but who knows if I got them all. Those little shits are fast though, good luck catching yours.
Just back from holidays, and glad to hear you're considering doing it the easy way. Luckily while away, my neighbour kept my soil alive and the cat fed! LolI have been weighing doing a big bed for a while now and you just convinced me here