How do I get them thick stems?

[bam0813]

Agree never really focused on growing huge stalks they kinda happen outside in soil in big pots etc even with me a novice grower who never intentionally amended silica. I noticed i couldn't remember seeing any tree trunks of that caliber on any indoor plants not saying they dont exist but why i had curiosity about the silica thing

 

[Hollatchaboy]

Earthbox...i keep hearing this referenced. Guess i gotta finally research what this earthbox is

This is an earthbox

 

[PadawanWarrior]

This is an earthbox

View attachment 5061135

How big is that tent?

 

[bam0813]

Ya for sure gonna check it out. From the pic it looks to me like a raised bed with a cover? Assuming living soil?

 

[bam0813]

No wait its a sip right ? I see a tube

 

[Hollatchaboy]

How big is that tent?

It's just a 3x3 with a 400 watt timber.

 

[Bignutes]

Thick stems come from silica injected plastic surgery…….or from a stem pump……..

 

[mandocat]

This is the dried stem of a plant grown outdoors in the ground in Oklahoma in 2019. The soil in this garden had been organically amended for 15 years, and I used about 3 gallons of my homemade worm compost. The plant was germinated in early April, outdoors, and put in the ground by the end of the month.

 

[mandocat]

This is the dried stem of a plant grown outdoors in the ground in Oklahoma in 2019. The soil in this garden had been organically amended for 15 years, and I used about 3 gallons of my homemade worm compost. The plant was germinated in early April, outdoors, and put in the ground by the end of the month.View attachment 5061143

The plant alive.

 

[mandocat]

One last shot.

 

[mandocat]

The plant alive. View attachment 5061146

Oops! Actually grown in 2020.

 

[rockethoe]

Ya, what happened to her? I can't find her stuff anymore on here.

I haven't seen her here in about a year at least. hope the gestapo haven't fetched her away. she knew her stuff - evidenced by her results!

 

[rockethoe]

This is the dried stem of a plant grown outdoors in the ground in Oklahoma in 2019. The soil in this garden had been organically amended for 15 years, and I used about 3 gallons of my homemade worm compost. The plant was germinated in early April, outdoors, and put in the ground by the end of the month.View attachment 5061143

impressive!
Did you use any topping etc?
Ive been growing outdoors for years, but never really done much apart from plant them, then harvest them a few months later. I want to do some learning so I can grow monster trees like I see some folks doing on here.

 

[bam0813]

it’s the soil and sun and long veg

 

[rockethoe]

it’s the soil and sun and long veg

yeah we are definitely limited here (coastal north) by the weather - we have less sun, and more moisture, so I can't grown them as bushy without hitting into a lot of powdery mildew towards the end of the season. Still I'd like to push it as far as I can within those limitations.

 

[bam0813]

Coastal north US? Me too

 

[bam0813]

Ya pm is always an issue here

 

[DrOgkush]

Some of those farms up north in mendo have trunks. Not even stalks. Mother fuckers grow bark lol. Exaggerating but not really. sure that kind man double j knows exactly what I mean.

 

[rockethoe]

Some of those farms up north in mendo have trunks. Not even stalks. Mother fuckers grow bark lol. Exaggerating but not really. sure that kind man double j knows exactly what I mean.

Double J's grows are awesome. We definitely have a higher moisture here though especially at the end of the season.

 

[bam0813]

Check out @Bears_win grows she grows beasts too