Brown Thumb
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That’s one hell of a cigg machine.
Knucklehead's 2023 Grow Blog
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Yeah and no aphids or hornworms! I wonder what Mr. Spock would say?
Fascinating?
Redleaf
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Quite a coincidence. I just watched that episode a few days ago. Sorry to disrupt your grow blog with these posts about “The Orville” ( you started it) but it’s a pretty cool show. Very reminiscent of “The Next Generation” series.
The whole "patch" is going through a nice wilt today. Up top growth really slowed down the past couple of days, I suspect their energy has gone towards frantically putting out roots searching for moisture. I'll quench their thirst tomorrow and the leaves should start shooting up again.
I ordered some more soil so hopefully I can finish planting out tomorrow. I've been stressing out the remainder of the seedlings so when they get a new home they can take off and catch up to the others.
I ordered some more soil so hopefully I can finish planting out tomorrow. I've been stressing out the remainder of the seedlings so when they get a new home they can take off and catch up to the others.
April 20. Planted fifteen more grow bags. 33 plants total. 18 plants first batch. 15 plants this batch.
All Reams 158 flue cure variety. All seeded on the same day and grown in the same 1020 tray. First batch was transplanted March 26 and then I ran out of soil. Remainder of seedlings remained in 1020 cells. I got some more soil today. We shall see how long it takes the littl'uns to catch up with the biguns.
Guarden dog back on duty.
All Reams 158 flue cure variety. All seeded on the same day and grown in the same 1020 tray. First batch was transplanted March 26 and then I ran out of soil. Remainder of seedlings remained in 1020 cells. I got some more soil today. We shall see how long it takes the littl'uns to catch up with the biguns.
Guarden dog back on duty.
Brown Thumb
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Beam Me Up Scotty?
Plinsc
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Looking good!
Very handsome plants!
Thanks guys. We've been getting some good rain around here and I haven't had to do a thing but watch it happen.
Gave a the plants a full strength dose of miracle grow tomato food 18-18-21.
Weather prediction partial clouds for the next five days, then chance of rain for the week after that. I thought this might be my window of opportunity.
Weather prediction partial clouds for the next five days, then chance of rain for the week after that. I thought this might be my window of opportunity.
My new farm hand works for room and board.
GEICO!
I'm going to play around with the one pool for a few days. Drain hole is 1" above bottom.
When the soil is dry, I can spin the pool 90, 180 degrees for more sun.
I don't think plant spacing will be a problem since each are in their own containers, so no root intrusion.
I can reach inside to all my leaves from the outside.
Alot of plants in a small space.
I'm interested to see how this all plays out. All theories and speculation at the moment. I just don't want to have to water daily like last year. I can mix fertilizer in 5 gal. buckets and just pour it in the pool. I already bailed all the excess water out once and it took less than 5 minutes for one pool with a plastic drinking cup so if I get too much rain I can bail out all the excess water from three pools in about 15 minutes. I could use a siphon, or a battery operated transfer pump. When summer finally gets here, rains will be few and far between.
All the plants will fit in three pools.
When the soil is dry, I can spin the pool 90, 180 degrees for more sun.
I don't think plant spacing will be a problem since each are in their own containers, so no root intrusion.
I can reach inside to all my leaves from the outside.
Alot of plants in a small space.
I'm interested to see how this all plays out. All theories and speculation at the moment. I just don't want to have to water daily like last year. I can mix fertilizer in 5 gal. buckets and just pour it in the pool. I already bailed all the excess water out once and it took less than 5 minutes for one pool with a plastic drinking cup so if I get too much rain I can bail out all the excess water from three pools in about 15 minutes. I could use a siphon, or a battery operated transfer pump. When summer finally gets here, rains will be few and far between.
All the plants will fit in three pools.
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I found a transfer pump on Amazon. Can run off AA or D cells.
Once I ordered my transfer pump I decided to finish out the Tobacco Archipelago, comprised of three tobacco island patches in a sea of concrete. 31 plants in three 4' kiddie pools. 2 that didn't fit went into a used 1020 tray.
edit: I can use the transfer pump to add fertilizer/water to the pools or bail out excess water. Most of the time I will just add straight filtered water with the garden hose.
edit: I can use the transfer pump to add fertilizer/water to the pools or bail out excess water. Most of the time I will just add straight filtered water with the garden hose.
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Nice wilt to them today. I will see how quickly they recover once some shade moves over them. They should be okay for another day or so.
MadFarmer
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Brilliant!
RoperLegacyWoods
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Are they supposed to wilt? Can you help me understand what’s happening here please?
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