when do i transplant

[cosmiccowboy]

he got some nori wraps to replace kelp. laver is the seaweed.

cowboy, just use what you got and can get, forget about the finer points right now. Like clack says.

maryjohn,there ye go tryin to "fk me up "agin...hehehe....it's all good....i'm enjoyin the hell out of this challenge....ps,what do you mean by "basic"...aint lc's mix about as basic as you can get?....opened up that package of laver and as i'd never tasted seaweed,had myself a bite...not bad...tasted like seaweed..hehehe

 

[maryjohn]

southern states is the same company as agway.

you should be able to get promix, kelp meal, etc... there no problem, unless they are completely different.

good place to get dog food as well.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

CosmicCowboy

Earthworm castings and WELL MADE compost is a great place to start with.

The main caveat about using horse manures is that horses are wormed on a regular basis especially if they're kept in open fields for grazing as most are if my memories of Kentucky's Horse Country are correct. I love Louisville and points east of there.

LC's mix with earthworm castings alone is a fantastic mix. If the horse manure you have available is WELL MADE then including both in the LC mix will give you greater diversity of microbe activity which is always a worthy goal, IMHO

HTH

CC

 

[cosmiccowboy]

southern states is the same company as agway.

you should be able to get promix, kelp meal, etc... there no problem, unless they are completely different.

good place to get dog food as well.

called ss..no bone,blood,or kelp meal...sorry excuse for a farm store..

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Find out where the horse breeders buy their kelp meal. It's widely used for horses, swine, cattle and even poultry.

There are a plethora of 'kelp' products developed for human consumption as well.

Good stuff and worth look for, IMHO

CC

 

[cosmiccowboy]

CosmicCowboy

Earthworm castings and WELL MADE compost is a great place to start with.

The main caveat about using horse manures is that horses are wormed on a regular basis especially if they're kept in open fields for grazing as most are if my memories of Kentucky's Horse Country are correct. I love Louisville and points east of there.

LC's mix with earthworm castings alone is a fantastic mix. If the horse manure you have available is WELL MADE then including both in the LC mix will give you greater diversity of microbe activity which is always a worthy goal, IMHO

HTH

CC

cc,louisville(bardstown) is where that store is located..love to bet a dollar or 2 on the horses..keeneland,churchill...oops...hehehe

 

[cosmiccowboy]

Find out where the horse breeders buy their kelp meal. It's widely used for horses, swine, cattle and even poultry.

There are a plethora of 'kelp' products developed for human consumption as well.

Good stuff and worth look for, IMHO

CC

thats a good idea and should be cheaper

 

[Clackamas Coot]

I've been to the Kentucky Derby more than a few times. Most exciting minutes in horse racing. Love those mint juleps in the silver cups! Yahoo!

CC

 

[maryjohn]

called ss..no bone,blood,or kelp meal...sorry excuse for a farm store..

lol agway bred with the south and the baby is retarded.

 

[jaykush]

pots are about 2gal and i can see roots tryin to get out at 2 different holes.

to be honest just because you see roots at the bottom holes doesnt mean anything. the plant sends roots down first, so thats where you will most likely see roots. what i am saying is if you tip the plant in the pot sideways or even upside down and give it a tug to slide the plant out, if it pulls out of the pot you can inspect the rootball from there and decide, if it starts to pull the plant out of the soil its not ready. i will try and take a picture of some soil later, a plant that is a few weeks away from transplanting just to show you what your aiming for.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

I've been to the Kentucky Derby more than a few times. Most exciting minutes in horse racing. Love those mint juleps in the silver cups! Yahoo!

CC

aint nothin like the derby...i start thinkin about it in january...around here,if you stop at one of these grocery stores out in the country..they're talkin about the "guvnent",ky wildcats,or the derby...if you bring up another subject,everybody looks at ye like you,ve got monkey dicks stickin out of yer head...hehehe...

 

[cosmiccowboy]

to be honest just because you see roots at the bottom holes doesnt mean anything. the plant sends roots down first, so thats where you will most likely see roots. what i am saying is if you tip the plant in the pot sideways or even upside down and give it a tug to slide the plant out, if it pulls out of the pot you can inspect the rootball from there and decide, if it starts to pull the plant out of the soil its not ready. i will try and take a picture of some soil later, a plant that is a few weeks away from transplanting just to show you what your aiming for.

i'd appreciate that jkush.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

cosmiccowboy

I lived in Kentucky the year that Cal-State Fullerton beat the Kentucky Wildcats (1974) and since I was from that part of California I was rooting for my old school.

It was NOT well received - to say the least.

CC

 

[cosmiccowboy]

cosmiccowboy

I lived in Kentucky the year that Cal-State Fullerton beat the Kentucky Wildcats (1974) and since I was from that part of California I was rooting for my old school.

It was NOT well received - to say the least.

CC

is that the same year that cal st (we call them "california girls") went on to win the national championship?

 

[cosmiccowboy]

OOPS..cal st has never won it all..hehehe....i was on river street in savannah georgia and got in one hell of a fight(drunker than grandmas goat) cause i asked one of the patrons why georgia could never beat us in basketball..hehehe....that was after he had gone on and on about their football program...dont go to ga and get in a conversation about their bulldogs...they are sort of sensitive

 

[VerdantGreen]

as Jaykush said, take a look. if the pot isnt too big, spread your hand over the soil in the top of the pot with the stem between your fingers, turn the whole plant upside down and carefully lift off the pot to inspect the roots. if the roots are holding the soil together and there are plenty at the bottom then they can be transplanted. its a good thing to learn to do and get the confidence to do. i never buy any plant at a garden centre without doing this.

warning - dont do this if the plant has been in the pot for less than 2 weeks or if the pot is too big for your hand to support most of the surface of the soil.

good luck

V.

 

[maryjohn]

and for emergencies, do a search on bare root transplanting. It's the only way to really flush everything.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

as Jaykush said, take a look. if the pot isnt too big, spread your hand over the soil in the top of the pot with the stem between your fingers, turn the whole plant upside down and carefully lift off the pot to inspect the roots. if the roots are holding the soil together and there are plenty at the bottom then they can be transplanted. its a good thing to learn to do and get the confidence to do. i never buy any plant at a garden centre without doing this.

warning - dont do this if the plant has been in the pot for less than 2 weeks or if the pot is too big for your hand to support most of the surface of the soil.

good luck

V.

my medium is peat,pine bark mulch,& perlite...cant fk around with it much..

 

[sneaky_g]

Im using 2 ocean to 1 light warrior , about to transplant into 5 gallon from 2 or 3 liter... about a month into veg from clone, any recomendations on additives before or immediately after transplant occurs?

 

[maryjanecares]

Clackamas Coot I came across this thread on transplanting and wondered where you get your airpot style pots for $.60...? Thanks in advance.