bobblehead's organic bedroom of high brix gardening

[silver hawaiian]

Hey I forgot you have the cut... You should participate in our big cola contest. The link is in here a couple pages back

Hey, speaking of, .. Little help?

I don't have any recent headband pics,.... That's one plant I don't have plans of tossing anytime soon.

 

[nameless]

hahahaha its funny i forget how you got ye olde headband there bobs. so yeah im down to go toe to toe with you cats in the great SDD cola invitational! ive got a couple ready to go in my single 600 in a few days! it does suck you had to cull some things because of heat issues... but hell man by the end of this year those beds will be screaming. and that is a serious accomplishment of a cola. i dont give a fuck what your modesty says. i would make you a plaque if i could.....( looking your way silver )

 

[DamnUglyDogE]

I see myself in geriatric nursing. My research will then benefit the next younger generation and hopefully help them to make better lifestyle choices.

People are always asking me why I don't become a dietician or a trainer in the gym... Its because I want bigger things.

Welcome to my world. ..
Keep your dreams alive. .
Don't become a floor nurse. .

 

[silver hawaiian]

hahahaha its funny i forget how you got ye olde headband there bobs. so yeah im down to go toe to toe with you cats in the great SDD cola invitational! ive got a couple ready to go in my single 600 in a few days! it does suck you had to cull some things because of heat issues... but hell man by the end of this year those beds will be screaming. and that is a serious accomplishment of a cola. i dont give a fuck what your modesty says. i would make you a plaque if i could.....( looking your way silver )

I don't make plaques - just take pictures

 

[bobblehead]

I took some brix readings, they were all between 12-15, varying levels of Ca. I just did a foliar spray and I'll see if the brix come up any.

1 week flowering

.5 week flowering- All the 600's have been replaced with 1k's now.

 

[bobblehead]

Straw DD- being a finicky bitch. Looking better though. She was definitely over-watered when I transplanted. I think she'll finish ok, but it killed the yield.

Death Star

Golden Goat

 

[megayields]

Looking great!

 

[bobblehead]

Thanks Mega. Here's the pics of my beds.

Materials:
1 4' x 8' 1/2" OSB sheet
3 2" x 12" x 8' boards
7 2" x 4" x 8' boards
Several 3" screws
4 heavy duty casters
1-2 bulkheads

Here's the bottom of the bed

Here's an up close of a caster. I wouldn't use such a small piece of wood to secure the caster. It ends up splitting and breaking.

I would use a longer piece like I did on this bed... Or anything stronger than a scrap piece of wood you have laying around that looks like it might just barely fit.

Here's some screws holding the bed together.

IDK what more there is to say... I mean you cut some boards in half, screw everything together, cut a hole for the bulkhead, line the bed with pond liner, cut a hole for the bulkhead, insert the bulkhead, cover the bulkhead with landscape fabric or window screen, fill the bed with growing medium. I like peat. Some people still insist coco is better... You can use rocks. Anything goes.

 

[Ichabod Crane]

You so cheap I see no cheaper.

 

[b00m]

Looking mighty stellar in here mate

 

[Mister_D]

Some people still insist coco is better...

Ahem, with pictures to prove it mind you . Can't remember ever seeing a plant like this come out of your organic beds...... Or almost anybody else's for that matter.

Keep in mind the bud below still had ~ 2 weeks left to flower at the time of this pic.

But I do seem to recall these being grown in that terrible coco media

Straw DD @ 9 weeks-
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My new largest bud I've ever grown. This cola is directly in front of the gallon jug.
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Previous largest bed ever grown, Straw DD
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[silver hawaiian]

Ahem, with pictures to prove it mind you . Can't remember ever seeing a plant like this come out of your organic beds...... Or almost anybody else's for that matter.

Keep in mind the bud below still had ~ 2 weeks left to flower at the time of this pic.

You must don't get out much, _D. These plants had 3+ weeks left on 'em at time of their mugshot.

(Maybe I'm part of the exception this time?)

 

[Mister_D]

You must don't get out much, _D. These plants had 3+ weeks left on 'em at time of their mugshot.

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(Maybe I'm part of the exception this time?)

Those are chunky, but I don't see um damn near covering a 1 gallon milk jug

BTW i'll pm ya when I have some time to sit down and articulate my thoughts better. I will say, my strange attraction to that particular plant seems to have been well placed

And just to be clear, I support organic farming 210% (My main garden is organic, as well as my food). However I've only met two growers my whole life that could make water only organics produce on par with a well dialed chem garden, and neither one of them was willing to share their secrets. Ultimately I feel both organic and chemical methods have their place. Realistically the choice is more about personal preference, and situation than anything else. At least in my opinion.

 

[bobblehead]

Lol... Ever... In the 3 months my beds have been built and the one grow I've completed in them...

And I try to keep my plants under the light.

 

[silver hawaiian]

 

[otis33]

nice tutorial on the bobble beds

 

[Mister_D]

Lol... Ever... In the 3 months my beds have been built and the one grow I've completed in them...

And I try to keep my plants under the light.

"or anybody else's" <---- let's not forget that lil tidbit. I'm an old man, been around the block a time or three . Though you aren't just anybody else, so lets see what the all wise veg master imparted on ya for knowledge .

.....and to be honest, I can't really consider growth so explosive, that the plants got too big for their area, a knock on coco

 

[dank.frank]

And I try to keep my plants under the light.

ROFL - you guys crack me up. Good vibes!



dank.Frank

 

[bobblehead]

so lets see what the all wise veg master imparted on ya for knowledge .

To be clear, Veg imparted very little knowledge on me, but what was shared was excellent information. Veg showed me what's possible with organic beds with pictures to back up the claims. He gave me a general outline of what he does, but omitted a lot of details for me to figure out on my own. What I know is due to my own research, guided by reading veg's posts. I read many of the same published articles, Teaming with Microbes, etc... To get to this level of understanding organic farming. I still intend to buy the entire collection of Albrecht papers and I'm going to borrow Teaming with Nutrients from Silver one of these days. Not to mention all the time I've already put in the class and grow rooms.

No discredit to Veg, but I deserve the credit, good or bad. Veg deleted his account again anyway after Gypsy went down... I'm sure he's lurking and will pop in eventually... But we haven't been in touch for some time now. He told me that when he teaches people his methods, he makes them swear not to tell anyone. So pretty much if Veg taught me this stuff, I wouldn't be sharing this thread. I like to think I can get by on my own. Help is always appreciated though.

For example going no-till had nothing to do with Veg. I did my own research and found that it was a superior method of organic farming. It will take several growing seasons/grows to establish humus and really make the beds perform. They're supposed to just keep getting better with age. Throwing the worms in there, also my idea. Worms make tunnels that help with the even distribution of water, adds to aeration, and they eat the bacteria that are feeding off the dead leaves and amendments and make the nutrients they consumed plant available, while spreading the nutrients throughout the soil. Seeing how all my amendments are top-dressed I'd say that's a good thing!

I don't follow self proclaimed gurus anymore. I'm my own self proclaimed guru.

 

[dank.frank]

Veg showed one of the best 10 x 10 rooms I've ever seen in my life - those OG beds were simply ridiculous. Most of what he says is a secret he would discuss in great detail while visiting chat - but honestly, much of what he says today, is exactly what I was telling him back in 2009. The worst part then, was he used to crucify me for saying such and treated me like a complete idiot...but as time progressed, years later, he began talking the same talk. Personally, I'm just glad that more people are switching over and by end result the quality of domestic cannabis is going to go through the roof.

I'm also 100% sure if he read this post, he'd deny having ever done it differently than he does now....hahahaha!

But when a grower of his...size...talks...people tend to listen vs some hill jack hobbyist like myself. I tried getting folks on the full organic, just add water, no-till potential for many years...gave away thousands of dollars worth of fertilizer blends that I bet 95% of people still have just sitting in a closet some where, never used - complete and total waste of my time and resources is all it amounted to...

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you are capable of this system Bobble. I've always loved your willingness to pursue so many various methods and to experiment and learn for yourself, first hand. That is the origin of true knowledge...doing.



dank.Frank