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^^^^ that's what I'm thinking it will do, endlessly...
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BlueJayWay
I couldn't fit the whole plant - on the top and on the right those flowers extend another foot out.
First root popped out from those cuttings taken last week - one that received fresh aloe, they are all perky and remain green. I have a feeling the extra step of 'dipping' the end of the cutting in fresh aloe vs/ freeze dried aloe will ultimately be of little consequence, i.e. both are just as effective, which would be the desired result!
First root popped out from those cuttings taken last week - one that received fresh aloe, they are all perky and remain green. I have a feeling the extra step of 'dipping' the end of the cutting in fresh aloe vs/ freeze dried aloe will ultimately be of little consequence, i.e. both are just as effective, which would be the desired result!
wow...just wow.
Also looks like bergamot. I grew it this year and could have sworn it was a nettle. Makes nice herbal tea for humans...
We went to pick what we thought were nettles, and in the middle were these plants with white flowers at the base of the leaves, I'd swear they were nettles, but they didn't sting. Freaked us out, we were planning on making tortellini.
I don't think I'm immune to nettles, I wasn't last year, but I could brush my fingers over the hairy leaves.. nothing.
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sounds like dead nettles to me.
Yeah, the white flowered ones I know aren't nettles, it's the one with nettle style flowers (little stalks with tiny green flowers) that threw me.
lostenspace
Member
hello ROLS folks. How do you manage any moisture under your fabric pots or runoff if it happens? i find if my pots are on the cement they will create moisture underneath.
I have a 4'x5' floor plan with a single 600w and 400w vertical. I have been running no-tills in 5 gallon buckets and 5g fabric w trays but want to move to larger fabric pots with multiple plants. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
thank you all for the soil recipes and continued guidance on indoor farming.
I have a 4'x5' floor plan with a single 600w and 400w vertical. I have been running no-tills in 5 gallon buckets and 5g fabric w trays but want to move to larger fabric pots with multiple plants. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
thank you all for the soil recipes and continued guidance on indoor farming.
Still chiming in with noob shit here - I'm assuming it's been covered but getting rid of chlorine is ESSENTIAL as it will kill all bacteria it comes across. Microbeman....That's a damn fine read.
i see some of these guys using pallets {even ones they have built} but a nursery tray or pretty much whatever would be better than sitting 'em straight on to concrete
that moisture would mainly be a problem for your house/room not so much the plants ~till the bottoms rot out and you want to move them
Bridge_Man69
New member
Hello to all of you ROLS/NO Till growers. I am here to ask for a little help evaluating my 1st attempt at NO Till after dipping my toes on my last grow. I picked up a lot of the materials from Concentrates and the balance from across the river in Camas.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Here is the mix I just finished mixing in the back yard.
2-3.8 cf Premier Sphagnum peat moss, wetted with Aloe water
1 cf BU's blend compost
3 cf compost from the Camas worm dude
1 1/2 cf fine sifted EWC from the Camas worm dude
1 cf fine pumice
1 cf medium pumice
20 lbs Bio Char from Royal Oak hardwood charcoal, soaked with 1lb neem meal and 1 cup fish hydrosolate, water then used to hydrate peat
25 lbs crusher "Moon Dust" from Wanapum Basalt flow, 50% passing 200 micron
15 lbs crusher "Moon Dust" from Ice Age Floods river rock deposits, 30% passing 200 micron
5 lbs Azomite flour, had it laying around
5 lbs Neem meal from Neemresource
5 lbs Crab meal
6 lbs Kelp meal
I also have these materials available
Pro-teck
Ful-Power
TM-7
3 cf recycled mix from 1st attempt--successful, but could be better
I will soak this with MM's ACT recipe after filling the 40 gallon grow bags I am sewing up from the best grade of landscape fabric I am able to source locally. These will mellow for 5 weeks, then in with the clones and off to the races.
What am I missing, or need to do?
Thanks in advance.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Here is the mix I just finished mixing in the back yard.
2-3.8 cf Premier Sphagnum peat moss, wetted with Aloe water
1 cf BU's blend compost
3 cf compost from the Camas worm dude
1 1/2 cf fine sifted EWC from the Camas worm dude
1 cf fine pumice
1 cf medium pumice
20 lbs Bio Char from Royal Oak hardwood charcoal, soaked with 1lb neem meal and 1 cup fish hydrosolate, water then used to hydrate peat
25 lbs crusher "Moon Dust" from Wanapum Basalt flow, 50% passing 200 micron
15 lbs crusher "Moon Dust" from Ice Age Floods river rock deposits, 30% passing 200 micron
5 lbs Azomite flour, had it laying around
5 lbs Neem meal from Neemresource
5 lbs Crab meal
6 lbs Kelp meal
I also have these materials available
Pro-teck
Ful-Power
TM-7
3 cf recycled mix from 1st attempt--successful, but could be better
I will soak this with MM's ACT recipe after filling the 40 gallon grow bags I am sewing up from the best grade of landscape fabric I am able to source locally. These will mellow for 5 weeks, then in with the clones and off to the races.
What am I missing, or need to do?
Thanks in advance.
Haha uh oh... my EWC connection is probably going to be jacking his prices up soon....
lostenspace
Member
They make countertop distillers for under 200$. They work great.
bridge_man that looks pretty good and sounds like you are on the right track ~another thing you could add to your process is the seed sprout rinse {using barley} but you may just want to see how things go and then see if the sprout rinse helps once you see how it does so far ~a little aloe might be a fun thing to change things up w/ as well
remember too; stuff like yarrow, comfrey or, chamomile can jazz up your compost as well
remember too; stuff like yarrow, comfrey or, chamomile can jazz up your compost as well
lostenspace
Member
remember too; stuff like yarrow, comfrey or, chamomile can jazz up your compost as well[/QUOTE]
What does chamomile offer as a botanical tea? I pull flowers for tea every night. Do u use the leaves?
What does chamomile offer as a botanical tea? I pull flowers for tea every night. Do u use the leaves?
both!
chamomile is probably one of the most single beneficial herbs as a compost activator. chamomile tea will help keep seedlings from damping off
in my above post i m inferring it can be used to wake up a dormant bagged compost or EWC ~it's powerful like that!
chamomile is probably one of the most single beneficial herbs as a compost activator. chamomile tea will help keep seedlings from damping off
in my above post i m inferring it can be used to wake up a dormant bagged compost or EWC ~it's powerful like that!
Bridge_Man69
New member
Holdin' When I was there in April he was tapped except for the finest grade, better hurry
xmobotx I have some 200xx Aloe and will be using it weekly along with some malted barley flour and pro-teck, then switching the aloe for fresh coconut water. I am on the lockout for chamomile and horsetail to diversify the blend.
xmobotx I have some 200xx Aloe and will be using it weekly along with some malted barley flour and pro-teck, then switching the aloe for fresh coconut water. I am on the lockout for chamomile and horsetail to diversify the blend.
I'm all set for now! I pretty much tap him when I am in that area haha... except I always get the fine grade... I assume you get the medium? Is there a reason why? And how does the compost fair with you?
Bridge_Man69
New member
Holdin' I got the finest grade as that was all he had available when I picked it up. As for the compost I made the decision at the time to get his compost as it is a five hour drive for me and I only get to the Portland area about once a year. Based on the volume I needed it made sense at the time. I am sure the compost will be great after viewing his windrows of materials. It will be interesting growing with this new to me method as it has been a hiatus of over 40 years since I last grew. You know the story kids, jobs, CDL license. I am just growing medically for my wife, I have a few years till retirement then can take up where I left off so long ago.
