Hands down - the greatest Live performance ever.
Mr. Methane ( Meethane )
I have all his albums
Cooking soil is crazy. I told him the same thing about the ants. And fungus gnats aren't that bad at all. But this is starting to seem hopeless.Cooking the soil seems extreme. I’ve heard about it and just did some reading. Seems a pretty rare approach, and one likely to kill much of the good stuff that you want on there. I’d say chances are high that the bugs came in another way other than the bagged soil. That’s where I’d start trying to solve the problem. Is your cupboard exposed to the outside in any way? Also read that heating soil with perlite can release harmful chemicals. Some ff does add perlite. No idea if this is true or not. Found it on the internet…
I just used a bag of ff that had a small hole in the bag. Noticed when I got home. This worried me, so I took a couple scoops and put it in a sealed jar with some water and waited 24 hours. No bugs. I read somewhere that this is also an effective way to test for unwanted critters in store bought soil. Either way, as I’m sure you know, the soil is spent and needs additional amendments or nutes eventually, perhaps even faster if you’ve over cooked your soil. Curious how many people engage in this practice. I did have to shut down an attempt at growing about a decade ago. The clones arrived already infested, and the young plants just couldn’t take the gnats and I couldn’t get rid of them.Gave up for a decade or so. Laws have changed and my kids are older now, so I feel better about growing anyway.
But if you have ants, they’re coming in from somewhere. I’d look into the hygiene of the growing space and surrounding areas. I know people who change clothes entirely before entering their grow spaces to make sure they don’t bring along unwanted visitors. Less of a problem rn in the NE, where I grow. My outdoor grow had multiple bug issues last summer.
Knocking on wood on this, cause my first indoor grow did not have this problem (ff soil straight from the bag).
That guy was on our local radio station on the Howard Stern show way back in the 80's or 90's. Farts to music was funny when I was 16 but now, not so much. Same with Howard Stern for that matter. I evolved a more George Carlin sense of humor as I got older. Him and Steven Wright still kill me. RIP George, you were a funny bastard.
Some plants are know to foxtail though. I go by pistils receded and swollen calyxes.I find it best to harvest, once the plant is ripe. If you still see white pistils, it isn't ripe. Doesn't matter what the trichs look like at that point.
So, only 5% of growers harvest in the correct window? Wow, that's some brutal cynicism right there.If 5/100 take their plants "too long", 90/100 don't go long enough. But as long as the person is happy it doesn't affect me lol
It's as fake as a play. Or a concert.
They're entertainers. And damn good ones, if you appreciate the work that goes into it
I couple of decades ago, I worked a show with The Crystal Method, and mid-show they knocked over their entire DJ rig, but somehow the music never skipped a beat.What's fake about a live concert?
Sorry, under normal conditions. Foxtailing does bring on complications of its own, but even then, the buds take on a "finished" appearance. I don't even look at trichs until buds get that dark, finished look. Even then I don't look at the trichs. My scope only gets used to detect detrimental insects anymore. LolSome plants are know to foxtail though. I go by pistils receded and swollen calyxes.
Treating your substrate with Botanigard (Beauveria bassiana) would be far more practical than putting it in the oven.Well, if you've ever tried to tell the difference between a Fungus Gnat (relatively harmless) and a Root Aphid Flyer (a nightmare) you'll find out its very hard to tell the difference ! Especially when they get stuck on yellow sticky paper, its really hard to tell them apart.
I had ants around my pot one grow and flies that were very hard to catch (Fungus Gnats are stupid and you can catch them) these flies were a bit smarter. So, with the ants, that lead me to believe they were farming honey dew off my aphids. Anyway, I'm super paranoid now and I stretilize my soil to get a clean slate minus bugs. I dont know if aphids can come in soil, but I'm not gambling.
Some will foxtail even under normal conditions. I haven't used my scope to look at trichs in years. You can tell just by looking at the buds.Sorry, under normal conditions. Foxtailing does bring on complications of its own, but even then, the buds take on a "finished" appearance. I don't even look at trichs until buds get that dark, finished look. Even then I don't look at the trichs. My scope only gets used to detect detrimental insects anymore. Lol
That takes me back to an acid trip in the 90's listening to trip like i doI couple of decades ago, I worked a show with The Crystal Method, and mid-show they knocked over their entire DJ rig, but somehow the music never skipped a beat.
Yes they do, but they still get that finished look under the foxtails. I just went through that shit last run. Didn't know what to do. Lol.... now I know.Some will foxtail even under normal conditions. I haven't used my scope to look at trichs in years. You can tell just by looking at the buds.
Just saying white pistils isn't a great way to judge doneness.Yes they do, but they still get that finished look under the foxtails. I just went through that shit last run. Didn't know what to do. Lol.... now I know.