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The sooner the better, provided it is warm enough outside and a bit sheltered from any hectic wind. Sheltered inside without good strong sun for too long is bad bad bad. The little seedlings stretch way too much trying to reach out for proper light. That makes them tall and skinny ... with...

Not to be unnecessarily rude ... but the boiling water makes no sense to me. The point of unsulfured black strap molasses is the natural rhizobacteria content ... all the beneficial life that inhabits the surface of growing sugar cane, that is still left alive after the crushing process to...

I had to look up that acronym. What I found is worth sharing for others who may not have come across it before. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming What keeps astounding me is that the 'most progressive approaches' always boil down to 'natural holistic common sense'. I...

Thanks for the inspiration. We don't have Aloe but we've got loads of these growing in our garden. Prickly Pear Cactus I'm in the last month of bloom stage before harvest of my Southern hemisphere outdoor plants. Going to harvest some fresh cactus this morning - while trying to avoid those...

Doesn't most "food" in the US contain non-nutritive objects ? Or at least plenty of non-nutritive ingredients.

Midwife crisis

A sensible approach if you are that far into flower. Check this out ... a nice wrap of the chilli cayenne garlic options: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/recipe-cayenne-pepper-spider-mites-77400.html It lasts a while on the leaves during veg ... and acts as a future deterrent, especially if...

Do a bit of research into chillies. I had a minor infestation early in my grow, and a home made chilli + Tabasco foliar spray worked for me.

And I use a little cloth mulch skirt to keep that top layer fresh and moist and alive. https://www.rollitup.org/t/girls-in-skirts-mulch-fabric-apron-keeps-topsoil-fresher-more-alive.1046779/

I have a dead simple Rubbermaid type worm bin setup ... one compartment ... no drainage like yours. My worms get mostly kitchen scraps, fruit and veg, egg boxes, and an occasional couple of handfuls of horse manure or bunny poop. Every 6 weeks I upend the entire bin into a big basin, and spend...

Start your own worm bin. I did. Easy ... cheap ... fun. 100% organic goodness. It attracts a whole host of beneficial microbe and bug life ... if you build it ... they will come. When you top layer the EWC you'll add all that life to your topsoil. Keep it covered with a mulch cloth cover...

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PS: No aeration with a pump. I just shake the hell out of my tea bottles every day until they are bubbly and frothing with the fermentation.

I made up a few teas, and once I potted my organic 'soil', I watered a few times while letting the substrate sit for a month before my seedlings were transplanted. Some - compost tea - fresh kelp tea - some worm castings tea Added a tablespoon of black strap molasses - must be no sulphur & no...

No attempt to throw any shade, or dispute ... But I do find this interesting. I'm noticing purple stems that seem to be 'genetic' in some of my girls. Passed down from the mother plant into her seeds and displaying in her progeny. Plants are healthy. Side-by-side next to other plants in the...

That would have been my diagnosis. That would be my remedy. I would have watered with well diluted human urine ... provided that you're healthy and not on meds. Must be very diluted ~ one bladder emptied into a full bucket of water. Now would be a good time to give them some banana peel tea...

My first grow in over 10 years. And this is my first bash at 100% organic living soil. Hoping for some wicked turpenes and aromas and flavour ... It's been far too long since I smoked a joint that turns the lower half of the paper black with resin ... and clings to your fingers and lips with...

I'm digging the frosty. Not quite there yet, but it'll start to show in the next week or two for me. And the aromas are just starting. Delicious hints of flavours soon to come.