Dorje113
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LOL, It's true. Even if they do know a little, they closed their minds a long time ago...
Happy 420 All!
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LOL, It's true. Even if they do know a little, they closed their minds a long time ago...
Happy 420 All!
Funny, I've met those people.
Conversations end up being short, narrow and rudimentary....
Awy Fuckit! GenHydro, I coming back baby! Green, Red and Orange.
Seriously, though, I am so fascinated by the Soil Food Web and all this Organic stuff, that I don't think there is any saving me...
'All life interests me.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaVZmo8CsGQ
That's how I adjust the mix... more purple & pink to bring out those hues in my final nugs... and then the green bottle for better leaf color... it's all in the food dyes yo ;-)
jrockondamic
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Just put a bid on a small condo near the mountains. I have been told by others that it's about 600000 times harder to make a living as a grower here than in my current state. Whatever. On my way to the condo I saw a mountain lion and a bald god-damn eagle. My heart sank. So beautiful.
If I can survive here and manage to stay out of prison and out of a gutter, I made the right choice. Fuck what I left behind.
I hope you all have a great day, and enjoy the shit out of this completely insane spec of land.
If I can survive here and manage to stay out of prison and out of a gutter, I made the right choice. Fuck what I left behind.
I hope you all have a great day, and enjoy the shit out of this completely insane spec of land.
What is this I hear about HB 1284 possibly getting into a lawsuit? Anyone?
i live in colorado & i want to start my own worm castings but i dont know where do i get my red worms do some of you guys know if any where here in colorado they might sale some red worms by the oz not by the pound i dont got that much money so the cheaper the better !
thanks growers!
thanks growers!
If you only need " oz's " of red worms, maybe you should just buy the castings.. Think its less than $1 per pound.
dragging hooks
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any idea where in FC I can find molasses other than Grandma's??
(IE: Plantation, Brer Wabbit, Wholesome Sweeteners Organic)
I was in King Soopers for our weekly grocery shopping yesterday
and all they carry is Grandma's
Been doing a lot of reading on this site all week
and I have learned a lot even after growing for 5 years
This week I started reading and corrected my ph
I started using perlite
now I am wanting to try the molasses
(IE: Plantation, Brer Wabbit, Wholesome Sweeteners Organic)
I was in King Soopers for our weekly grocery shopping yesterday
and all they carry is Grandma's
Been doing a lot of reading on this site all week
and I have learned a lot even after growing for 5 years
This week I started reading and corrected my ph
I started using perlite
now I am wanting to try the molasses
Check the vitamin cottage.. on college just south of Best Buy
Dorje113
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Call grow stores and ask for Earth Juice hi-brix molasses.
Is this for organic/dirt?
Colorado Growers Thread
You need low or no sodium molasses. You want Hi-Brix molasses, intended for growing. The best brand I've come across is "Wholesome Sweetness", with zero sodium.
You need low or no sodium molasses. You want Hi-Brix molasses, intended for growing. The best brand I've come across is "Wholesome Sweetness", with zero sodium.
dragging hooks
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I was just at the laundromat and there was a Safeway next to it
I found Brer Wabbit but the label said it has a lot of sodium in it - pass
(I use a laundromat to keep our electric low, been doing it for years)
Thank You for your help folks
I'll get out and find the recommended type(s)
I found Brer Wabbit but the label said it has a lot of sodium in it - pass
(I use a laundromat to keep our electric low, been doing it for years)
Thank You for your help folks
I'll get out and find the recommended type(s)
dragging hooks
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I just bought Earth Juice ph down so I think the same store will have it
they had a complete line of Earth Juice products
yes, organic soil
Dorje113
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Hi-Brix works well, keep in mind it is also a K booster.
For organic soil mixes, please stop trying to correct your pH, it will only lead to misery and failure.
The only way to check soil pH is with a soil test kit. Organic soil mixes generally have peat or some other humic acid, which is buffered with some form of calcium carbonate, usually in lime but crushed sea shells and corals are also used. These ingredients keep your soil pH where it should be despite the fact that most organic nutes mixed with water have a very low pH. If you attempt to raise the pH of your water/nute mix you will introduce too much alkalinity (the ability to buffer acid), and eventually it will overcome the humic acid in your soil and your pH will rise above 7, even if you only bring your watering solution up to, say 6.5.
If you use a SOIL test kit and pH is off, then introduce more lime or more peat moss. Organic soil tends toward acid, so if you reuse your soil, which you SHOULD, add a sprinkle of fine dolomitic lime in between uses, along with worm castings, guanos, etc.
McGuckins has a nice soil test kit for $20, Sentry brand...and it also tests NPK.
Hope this makes sense, I see people making this mistake all the time.
But if you're adding nutes, sometimes it is helpful to raise the pH of that hydro solution by 0.5.
I know it helped me with some lock-out issues, but I also had root-bound issues, too... Which greatly increased the lock-out issue.
It was not TRUE Organic. It was soil mix, w/ Botan PBP using mommas from the veg room. Would take more time to establish a good SFW.
dragging hooks
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thank you so much for taking the time to type that out for me
One of your earlier posts caught my eye and I learned from it
"I tried to teach this guy how to grow a long time ago,
he thought that the more ferts he used the better his yields would be,
he used WAY more nutes than I told him to..:"
I will print out today's post and put it in my reference notebook and of course follow your directions
just so you know what I am working with:
FFOF and perlite mix
(wanting to improve this when I reuse my soil)
Age Old Bloom
(thinking of switching to earth juice products)
Dutch Dragon and LSD
600 and two 400
looking to learn more and improve my soil and nutes
because I seem to think I can
cloning I seem to be good at
last cutting I was 16 for 16 without so much as a yellow leaf
again thank you for your help
it's not falling on deaf ears
dragging hooks
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I seem to learn more on the Colorado thread than on the general threads
you Centennial State growers seem to be at a higher level (no pun intended)
than the general public
just a observation.....
you Centennial State growers seem to be at a higher level (no pun intended)
than the general public
just a observation.....
homebrew420
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I got Red worms rockin in my worm bin. Wasn't feeding them alot for a while, and like a fool wondered why aren't they growing and multiplying? duh. now they are well fed in near optimal conditions. they turn a ton of food scraps into black gold. Not to mention that you can customize their diet slghtly ajsting the nutrient output. I am in the fort, I might be able to help out a few people looking to get started with wormys.
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What is wrong with Grandma's Molasses? Is it high in sodium? I thought I checked that before using..might have to look again.
Peace
What is wrong with Grandma's Molasses? Is it high in sodium? I thought I checked that before using..might have to look again.
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