2011 Veggies

bajafox

bajafox

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Everything looks great man, I could still only wish I had that kind of space for a veggie garden...especially since my wife is vegetarian, haha

I've seen some lady bugs outside when I walk my dog and think about putting them in my flower tent but since I'm still running the NP strips I'd just end up killing them. I'm probably going to order some from amazon.com in a few weeks when I stop running the NP strips. It's starting to get warmer and I can already see that my set up is not going to work unless I exhaust all the heat straight out the window, until I get that fixed I don't want to throw 1500 lady bugs in there and die because it's too hot
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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bajafox said:
Everything looks great man, I could still only wish I had that kind of space for a veggie garden...especially since my wife is vegetarian, haha

I've seen some lady bugs outside when I walk my dog and think about putting them in my flower tent but since I'm still running the NP strips I'd just end up killing them. I'm probably going to order some from amazon.com in a few weeks when I stop running the NP strips. It's starting to get warmer and I can already see that my set up is not going to work unless I exhaust all the heat straight out the window, until I get that fixed I don't want to throw 1500 lady bugs in there and die because it's too hot
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thanks man, and ya the lady bugs indoors when its hot is not a good idea, they tend to die off faster inside cuz they like the light but they still stick it out, i would add about 25 every 3-5 days when i used them indoors. they just added something to an indoor grow, not many growers use them for some reason, i love them. you should try some local nurseries to see if you can find them locally, it might be cheaper then ordering.
oh dont put all 1500 in at the same time, 1500 is alot of ladies to have in a grow tent, like i said i only added 25 at a time or around that number.
the lady bugs will also stay alive for months in the fridge in a paper bag that is closed shut. they just go into deep sleep
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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littlegrower2004 said:
looking good MC! cant wait to see how everything produces for you! still looking to sell some of your stuff?
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ya i am trying to get rid of all of them except the ones i want for myself witch is like 1-3 of every thing. it is still early in the season though, most people dont buy starts untill it is time to plant and thats not till may so they will be nice and big by then i hope i hope i sell some soon though i got alot, i just checked the roots after 3 days after a transplant and they are at the bottoms of the pot already so i hope they last another month in them, im sure they will though every one who sells plants sells them in tiny pots but the plants are decent size.

i have also been slacking to though, i just started this new job, and i have been really stressed lately for a reason i dont know why.
business should pick up in a few weeks hopefully other wise im gonna have about 130 to many plants and i will just have to plant them around the house and maybe down by the river just for fun, or i could donate plants to a community garden or something IDK, i am still hoping i sell them.
 
littlegrower2004

littlegrower2004

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how you going to sell them? street side or something? always nice to donate some stuff, good karma! sorry to hear about the stress though, hope stuff turns around and you make some money to turn around your stress.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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littlegrower2004 said:
how you going to sell them? street side or something? always nice to donate some stuff, good karma! sorry to hear about the stress though, hope stuff turns around and you make some money to turn around your stress.
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ya the new job is nice and takes some stress off cuz i like to work i guess.
for now i am posting on CL and soon im just gonna put a sign out on our sidewalk next to a very busy street, i am also letting any one i talk to that i have cheap, healthy organic starts for sale, and then ask them to tell all theri friends and so on and so forth. i should make a few flyers and post them around town as well.
 
bajafox

bajafox

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mcpurple said:
thanks man, and ya the lady bugs indoors when its hot is not a good idea, they tend to die off faster inside cuz they like the light but they still stick it out, i would add about 25 every 3-5 days when i used them indoors. they just added something to an indoor grow, not many growers use them for some reason, i love them. you should try some local nurseries to see if you can find them locally, it might be cheaper then ordering.
oh dont put all 1500 in at the same time, 1500 is alot of ladies to have in a grow tent, like i said i only added 25 at a time or around that number.
the lady bugs will also stay alive for months in the fridge in a paper bag that is closed shut. they just go into deep sleep
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That's a great tip!! I'll check out some local nurseries to see if they sell them in less than 1500 at a time, I'm no PETA member but I hate killing harmless bugs for no reason. It'll be at least another 2 weeks of using the NP strips, hopefully by then I'll have my ventilation dialed in and I can keep the tent nice and cool for the lady bugs :leaf:
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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alot of nurseries wont carry them untill spring hits cuz thats when people want them i guess or from what ive been hearing. so by the time you no pest strips are done they should have some
 
billcollector99

billcollector99

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mcpurple said:
alot of nurseries wont carry them untill spring hits cuz thats when people want them i guess or from what ive been hearing. so by the time you no pest strips are done they should have some
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Due to the year round growing season down here, most nurseries carry them year round, and mantis eggs, and a couple other predatory insects as well.
 
bajafox

bajafox

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BC, which nursery do you know of that has the lady bugs? I only know of one nursery that might have them and they are in Mission Valley
 
littlegrower2004

littlegrower2004

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bajafox said:
BC, which nursery do you know of that has the lady bugs? I only know of one nursery that might have them and they are in Mission Valley
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san diego mission valley? represent the 858!!! haha jk. pretty much any walter anderson should have them like billcollector said.
 
bajafox

bajafox

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Cool, I'll have to check those places out when I'm ready to throw some lady bugs in my flower tent. I ran the NP strip over the cloner today, I spotted a few mites when I transplanted some of them
 
littlegrower2004

littlegrower2004

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haha yeah buddy sounds like were all pretty close!

sorry for the hijack MC! hows the weather up there? i think winter is officially over for our parts since its freaking hot as shit the last couple days with no significant rain forecasted.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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littlegrower2004 said:
haha yeah buddy sounds like were all pretty close!

sorry for the hijack MC! hows the weather up there? i think winter is officially over for our parts since its freaking hot as shit the last couple days with no significant rain forecasted.
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im 541 represent southern oregon!!!
weather is very nice here right now, its been sunny for the last 3 days and up to 70 degrees and 50;s at night, but it will change tomorrow we are supposed to have rain then some decent weather again after that for a few days, april is one of our rainy months though.
the saying here goes april showers brings may flowers. most the time any ways.
and dont worry about jacking the thread, it can be all of ours, my thread are always open to anything even off subject matters. just no drama and arguing but constructive crytisisim is always welcome.
i know i spellt it so wrong that even spell check could not help me out.
well i just got off work and now im off to do some more untill night fall.
peace guys.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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i got 5 fully rooted spider plants today for free, they are all healthy and no bugs but they got a spray any way. the 4 on the left are the new ones, the one in the middle is the ones i just about killed and brought them back from just tiny leafs and roots, and then on the right is the spider plant i got for free from the hydro shop, it looks a bit different then my others so i think it might be a different type of spider plant but i dont know if theri is varieties of them? any one know?

also i was in the garden yesterday and look at the top of a bush and i saw a lets say 16 inch garter snake. they are non Poissones. last year they bred in the bushes and we had them all over. this one i say looked like it just gave birth to babies cuz its snake hole was very wide so my guess is it just laid eggs, the babies usally show up in late may and into june. i find it cool that they live in the tops of bushes and trees. i also like that it is in the garden cuz it will help keep bugs down i think. it seems i have a great bug and animal ecosystem going on at my garden.:-P


also my pineapple started to rot again so i tossed, but on the 9th i will get another one to try again.

also one of my hoyas in the cubes is rooting, and the coral jade in the cube has roots shootin out on the sides now. so they do work i guess, but not as good as they say and not for the price.

also i am leaving to chicago on the 7th and will return the 10th on sunday, im going to have to figure out how to get them water in the days im gone. i am going to drench them before i go but i think they will dry out in 2 days. my roots are crazy like already.

any body from chicogo?
 
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