Total Noob using teas and I am a believer

Javadog

Javadog

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Mad Hamish again.

I appreciate the pepper talk. I have Jalepenos, Seranos, and now
(sprouting) Habeneros. I have read to add Onions and Garlic, for
separate reasons. A bit of soap is always good, and, yes, I could
use this to emulsify some neem oil (frtilome triple action plus actually).

I have not thought to use neem with the peppers.

I am going to use some Indian Lemon Grass Oil that was recommended
by another grower here. It sounds easier to apply than peppers. :0)

JD
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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Javadog said:
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Mad Hamish again.

I appreciate the pepper talk. I have Jalepenos, Seranos, and now
(sprouting) Habeneros. I have read to add Onions and Garlic, for
separate reasons. A bit of soap is always good, and, yes, I could
use this to emulsify some neem oil (frtilome triple action plus actually).

I have not thought to use neem with the peppers.

I am going to use some Indian Lemon Grass Oil that was recommended
by another grower here. It sounds easier to apply than peppers. :0)

JD
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My IPM has one very simple and easy step that I feel has made the biggest difference in keeping my room clean: AT ALL TIMES before going in there, I will have a shower, dress in fresh clean clothes, and then go straight in and do all the work that needs to be done. If my dog brushes against my legs on the way there, I head back to the bedroom and change again. Even when my wife gave me a surprise hug as I was at the door I changed, much to her annoyance. I have HEPA filtering on my inlets now. ONLY way bugs can get in is to hitch-hike. Seeing as I run perpetual crops I can't spray everything in there when I need to.

Aside from that, vegging plants get treated with Aloe, and a spray made out of garlic and Canola oil (neem will work just as well). My grandpa used only one pesticide in his outdoor garden: Fermented tomato leaves and potato skins. The stuff goes outright poisonous. I try not to use poison.

On occasion I use severe bio-disruptors like Tulsi Basil and Lavender. I try to keep those down to once a month. So far, it has been clean as a whistle in there.

May11th said:
Hamish. I totally forgot about ghost peppers and scorpions. I may have to grow them , good for chili.
Anyhoo I like to hear you say that stuff, its reassuring for me, I love that the price for me to do a good bomb is less than $3.
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Yeah bro, I mean you felt what it did to you, right?! Imagine those teeny little bugs. They are TOAST. I found good ol' Tobasco worked well when I needed it also. I forgot to add this: IF you do have any survivors, reason would be that not every inch of leaf got covered by your spray. A good pressure-sprayer is essential, you've got to almost atomize the spray into a fine mist. That way it gets into places that you are not even aiming at. Diffusion spreads it everywhere!

Well done bro, I am really sorry to hear you had to get the mace to the face, but I bet a good respirator and some goggles are on your shopping list now...
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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Here you go Gandalf:

Originally posted by Bodhi:

a little on me:
i grew up reading books and planting seeds, mostly strange shamanic stuff from the old of the jungle catalogs before the days of the internet, did a bunch of traveling through the world as a lad, traced the footsteps of wasson through the sierra mazateca... wove through the himalays and indian plains collecting seeds, paddled along the ucayali in the amazon, and landed in a little big town on the north coast of ecotopia. graduated with a degree in religous anthropolgy, did my thesis on ayahuasca shamanism in peru, and now write, tend my garden, raise my son, make music and love.

a little on bodhiseeds:
bodhiseeds is a small family based organic breeding collective with a unique and special genetic library and a lot of love to share. we work mostly with hand collected or sprouted genetics and a few cherished elites.

so this thread is a place to post your grows, ask questions, and for updates and info on bodhiseeds releases. dont fret if response time is a little slow as we spend more time in the garden then on the computer. ic mag also has a bodhiseeds thread with quite alot of info for reference.

we will not be listing anymore seeds untill the new year, all old limited edition stock is gone, exept for some stash for backups and trading. we will be taking time this winter to find new males and start on new projects. most of our old males were lost by our house sitter while we were in nepal on seed safari, and the pollen in the fridge is losing viability.

pretty much everything has been sent out and listed of the old limited edition hybrids to make room for new projects, i have a few more packs tucked away and a few more mixes in the fridge for trading. the pollen from my old males is becoming non viable in the fridge, and i lost most of my males while i was in nepal due to my plant watcher blowing it. its sad, but its also a great chance to spend the winter looking for amazing new males to work with and sprouting seeds to find new foundations for future work, also im testing a bunch of elites to see if they will outcross well. the future looks bright.

http://www.breedbay.co.uk/forums/bodhi-seeds/10195-bodhiseeds-info-thread.html
 
GandalfdaGreen

GandalfdaGreen

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Those are beautiful plants Hamish. You really do have it going on and it is beyond impressive. I really appreciate the Bodhi info. I twisted one up before I read it. You are a great source of inspiration Hamish. I can't tell you how fortunate I feel to be your friend.
 
RedCarpetMatches

RedCarpetMatches

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What do the Greenthumb Geniuses suggest as a CA foliar...no bottles of course. Would you just use some AACT (includes kelp and molasses) with aloe? My coco and tea experiment has just went South Africa ;) Pretty sure I can bounce back. I now know when to start feeding nute teas at least lol. I'm also done with dolo lime pellets...I'll just feed it to the worms. BTW here's a little video of my baby wigglers.
[video=youtube;Y3kXNEX1Ghs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kXNEX1Ghs[/video]
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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RedCarpetMatches said:
My coco and tea experiment has just went South Africa
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You mean it elected a president with 20 kids, robbed some tourists, hijacked a mini-bus and installed a huge subwoofer before turning it into a taxi? Well now remind me to never put tea in coco...

GandalfdaGreen said:
Those are beautiful plants Hamish. You really do have it going on and it is beyond impressive. I really appreciate the Bodhi info. I twisted one up before I read it. You are a great source of inspiration Hamish. I can't tell you how fortunate I feel to be your friend.
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Thanks for the kind words as always mate. I named it The Garden Of Earthly Delights. Garden Of Weeden was already taken :bigjoint: What you see is The Circle Of Green's work. All credit to you awesome fellas. All I do is listen to people that know more than me. I can't thank you guys enough. I wish I could blaze a fat bowl with you all.
 
hyroot

hyroot

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My foliar for bugs is either Dr. Bronners peppermint or lavender soap every 3 days. I used up all my plants for foliar.. Plus I let loose some lady bugs every so often. Twice a week I spray with kelp meal and aloe. Top dressing with VC keeps away the soil dwellers.
 
Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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Some copy-pasting about SST, guys I REALLY trust. I know most of you have probably read this, just thought to throw down some info seeing as we're on the topic, just in case somebody finds this useful:

blue:
My current method is basically the same deal as schwagg. I'll sprout one or two cups (light vs. heavy 'feeding') in a glass jar with a screen on top. Soak for 8 hrs, drain for 2 hrs, soak for 8 hrs, drain and rinse once or twice a day and after the second soak they're usually ready within 24 to 36 hrs - purée and dump in a bubbling 5gal bucket of water and use as needed while I water, which takes a couple hours....that 5 gal of water is eventually diluted to 15-20gal water.

I include bioAgs fulvic acid with weekly SST's.

I'll also use alfalfa seed, clover seed and fenugreek - fenugreek having great fungicidal properties. If I think about it ahead of time I'll use a base water of sprouted fenugreek tea for Karanja oil foliars.

Darc Mind aka HASHISH:
I just throw seeds in the vortex till I see decent sprouts, 3 days, strain from the air lift to hand-blend
then add them back to the brewer to mix w/ humisolv, LAB culture etc

have yet to use barley but have experience w/ flax, buckwheat, fenugreek, radish, carrot, corn(ancient one's/anasazi) etc
corn & bean size seeds kinda clog my small air-lift but was pretty amazed of the plants response with the corn!

recently germ tested my cosmic carrot seeds as an enzyme application, gonna do the same with my tulsi seeds (got 1000's)

Coot:
Sprouted corn = Cytokinins


Nature of Cytokinins

Cytokinins are compounds with a structure resembling adenine which promote cell division and have other similar functions to kinetin. Kinetin was the first cytokinin discovered and so named because of the compounds ability to promote cytokinesis (cell division). Though it is a natural compound, It is not made in plants, and is therefore usually considered a "synthetic" cytokinin (meaning that the hormone is synthesized somewhere other than in a plant). The most common form of naturally occurring cytokinin in plants today is called zeatin which was isolated from corn (Zea mays).

Cytokinins have been found in almost all higher plants as well as mosses, fungi, bacteria, and also in tRNA of many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Today there are more than 200 natural and synthetic cytokinins combined. Cytokinin concentrations are highest in meristematic regions and areas of continuous growth potential such as roots, young leaves, developing fruits, and seeds (Arteca, 1996; Mauseth, 1991; Raven, 1992; Salisbury and Ross, 1992).

History of Cytokinins

In 1913, Gottlieb Haberlandt discovered that a compound found in phloem had the ability to stimulate cell division (Haberlandt, 1913). In 1941, Johannes van Overbeek discovered that the milky endosperm from coconut also had this ability. He also showed that various other plant species had compounds which stimulated cell division (van Overbeek, 1941). In 1954, Jablonski and Skoog extended the work of Haberlandt showing that vascular tissues contained compounds which promote cell division (Jablonski and Skoog, 1954). The first cytokinin was isolated from herring sperm in 1955 by Miller and his associates (Miller et al., 1955). This compound was named kinetin because of its ability to promote cytokinesis. Hall and deRopp reported that kinetin could be formed from DNA degradation products in 1955 (Hall and deRopp, 1955). The first naturally occurring cytokinin was isolated from corn in 1961 by Miller (Miller, 1961). It was later called zeatin. Almost simultaneous with Miller Letham published a report on zeatin as a factor inducing cell division and later described its chemical properties (Letham, 1963). It is Miller and Letham that are credited with the simultaneous discovery of zeatin. Since that time, many more naturally occurring cytokinins have been isolated and the compound is ubiquitous to all plant species in one form or another (Arteca, 1996; Salisbury and Ross, 1992).

Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Cytokinins

Cytokinin is generally found in higher concentrations in meristematic regions and growing tissues. They are believed to be synthesized in the roots and translocated via the xylem to shoots. Cytokinin biosynthesis happens through the biochemical modification of adenine. The process by which they are synthesized is as follows (McGaw, 1995; Salisbury and Ross, 1992):

A product of the mevalonate pathway called isopentyl pyrophosphate is isomerized.

This isomer can then react with adenosine monophosphate with the aid of an enzyme called isopentenyl AMP synthase.

The result is isopentenyl adenosine-5'-phosphate (isopentenyl AMP).

This product can then be converted to isopentenyl adenosine by removal of the phosphate by a phosphatase and further converted to isopentenyl adenine by removal of the ribose group.

Isopentenyl adenine can be converted to the three major forms of naturally occurring cytokinins.

Other pathways or slight alterations of this one probably lead to the other forms.

Degradation of cytokinins occurs largely due to the enzyme cytokinin oxidase. This enzyme removes the side chain and releases adenine. Derivitives can also be made but the pathways are more complex and poorly understood.

Cytokinin Functions

A list of some of the known physiological effects caused by cytokinins are listed below. The response will vary depending on the type of cytokinin and plant species (Davies, 1995; Mauseth, 1991; Raven, 1992; Salisbury and Ross, 1992).


  • Stimulates cell division.
  • Stimulates morphogenesis (shoot initiation/bud formation) in tissue culture.
  • Stimulates the growth of lateral buds-release of apical dominance.
  • Stimulates leaf expansion resulting from cell enlargement.
  • May enhance stomatal opening in some species.
  • Promotes the conversion of etioplasts into chloroplasts via stimulation of chlorophyll synthesis.


Seems most guys aerate...
 
st0wandgrow

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GandalfdaGreen

GandalfdaGreen

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Excellent list. Bodhi LC. Sincity second. Dynasty is a very close third. I am very unfamiliar with Conoisseur. You can't go wrong. Perhaps it is time to try the SinCity this time? Change karma up?
 
AllDayToker

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Not knowing any of the strains personally besides what I've read up on them, I'd pick between Lucky Charms and Sour Cherry...
 
foreverflyhi

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I like mixing up my SST with alfalfa, barley, carrots and brocoli.
I usually do 2 sst a week, my alfafa tea seems to be the best of them all, simple mix, alfafa, kelp, ewc, sillica coco, aloe and of course alfafa seed
The 2nd tea is whatever seed i choose plus ful power ewc etc etc
3rd watering is a botanical, usualy horsetail comfrey nettle
4th is kelp aloe coco sillica


now on to the results (keep in mind these are strains i worked before, and thus far, WOW! ROLS!!)

3rd run with rols

northern lights #5





NL#5 harvest



Popcorn nugs


Blackwater week 7ish


Yoda og


Cool observation
all rols however notice plants to the bottom, they are veggin in 2gallon pots,
now check out top roght and left, tranplanted two days ago and they are showing more signs of growth, obviously pot size matters in ROLS




Finish this post off with some baby nettle, just started stinging yesterday :) cute huh
 
RedCarpetMatches

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Mad Hamish

Mad Hamish

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St0W... I would not be able to resist something called Strawberries and Cream, on the off chance that you actually get those flavours. And you KNOW you want the Lucky Charms. Shit man I still wanna see what they do in your garden...

Red, I want to run The Cornerstone next year. Get that one and review it for me ;) And it seems you really like the idea of the Blood Orange so go for it! I've seen you mention it at least 3 times now.
 
May11th

May11th

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I love sweet stuff, I may have to get a diesel going soon because its all I been hearing about around here lol maybe some form of chemdog or og mix.
 
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