The Budologist's 2012 Outdoor Grow (TGA Forest)

Budologist420 said:

Drenched the girls in neem oil tonight after seeing a few spots of PM on the Querkle x Agent Orange.

Need to remember to keep up with that because that's one of my mistakes last year, not spraying with neem oil to prevent problems before they happen.

-Bud

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kushking42 said:

there are much better alternatives than neem, which deters and kills beneficial insects and organisms. a product called calcium 25 which is an agricultural grade foliar calcium supplement. sprayed every other week. calcium is key in fighting mold. also in conjunction with calcium, it is important to raise the brix level of the plant. brix is the sugar content of the plant. higher the brix, the more disease and pest resistant the plant becomes. there used to be a a product called brix mix that was sold but is now discontinued. but i make a homemade version: tsp earth juice grow, .5 tsp ascorbic acid, .25 tsp meta k, .25 tsp micro, .5 tsp fish hydrolysate and 1tbsp molasses. add hydrogen peroxide and lower orps to 125-150 applied foliar on alternate week to the ca supplement. also spraying aact a couple times a month works wonders. these sprays bolster the plants immune system and are true preventive measures to pests and disease.

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cindysid said:

Do you know of anywhere that I can get the Calcium25 for less than $55.00 lb?

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PakaloloHui said:

Lemon water also helps with PM. That's what they use at the garden of weeden.

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kushking42 said:

there are much better alternatives than neem, which deters and kills beneficial insects and organisms. a product called calcium 25 which is an agricultural grade foliar calcium supplement. sprayed every other week. calcium is key in fighting mold. also in conjunction with calcium, it is important to raise the brix level of the plant. brix is the sugar content of the plant. higher the brix, the more disease and pest resistant the plant becomes. there used to be a a product called brix mix that was sold but is now discontinued. but i make a homemade version: tsp earth juice grow, .5 tsp ascorbic acid, .25 tsp meta k, .25 tsp micro, .5 tsp fish hydrolysate and 1tbsp molasses. add hydrogen peroxide and lower orps to 125-150 applied foliar on alternate week to the ca supplement. also spraying aact a couple times a month works wonders. these sprays bolster the plants immune system and are true preventive measures to pests and disease.

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nugbuckets said:

hey bro, are you sure it raises the brix? i thought it lowered it, because the way i understood it, mold and bacteria, good and bad thrive with sugar....just wondering....

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• BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant juice---nothing more---and nothing less.
• BRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose. However, you will soon enough understand that the "sucrose" can vary widely. For, indeed, the BRIX is actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice.
• BRIX varies directly with plant QUALITY. For instance, a poor, sour tasting grape from worn out land can test 8 or less BRIX. On the other hand, a full flavored, delicious grape, grown on rich, fertile soil can test 24 or better BRIX.

ironmark said:

I see some 7ft. x 7ft. plants in your future, and that is Schweet. Going to need one of those bug zappers to help out with the MoFo caterpillars.

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kushking42 said:

Feeding bacteria molasses in your soil is totally different than the brix content of a plant. The ca25 raises the brix level of the plant as well.

• BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant juice---nothing more---and nothing less.
• BRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose. However, you will soon enough understand that the "sucrose" can vary widely. For, indeed, the BRIX is actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice.
• BRIX varies directly with plant QUALITY. For instance, a poor, sour tasting grape from worn out land can test 8 or less BRIX. On the other hand, a full flavored, delicious grape, grown on rich, fertile soil can test 24 or better BRIX.

Among other things: high brix levels give you a longer shelf life, a higher yield & enhanced taste, which is exactly what I'm trying to achieve.

Plants with low brix levels tend to be more susceptible to insect & pathogen attack.

Brix readings before and after a fertiliser application can help determine the suitability of different inputs, eg. if the brix rises (after 1- 24 hours after application) then it can be considered suitable, if it stays the same or reduces, it would be considered not suitable at that time.


http://www.nutritionsecurity.org/PDF/Brix.pdf heres a link on using a refractometer

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Budologist420 said:

Had an amazing day at the high times cannabis cup in Cali.

Got my dank 2.0 signed by sub, mz Jill, dioxide, and tcurtis!

And to top it all off smoked some sour diesel ice water wax with sub, made by Matt Rize.

Feel like a kid who got exactly what he wanted for Xmas.

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