[Bradley_Danks]

I'm up here on this mountain trying to grow some early dank buds in northern Oregon so rain is an issue. I'm growing clones of last years keepers of my cross mkob kush #7,#2, and some Mick Jagger. I'll be doing my pheno hunting elsewhere this year.

Currently, I have 4 plots prepared from last years 4 plant rec grow. This year I'm going to try and add 24 more plots. I'm currently building an 8 ft tall deer fence and building 24 gopher baskets. I plan on renting an excavator to fill the baskets.

I just got a new well pump, tank, and valve installed. I'm working on getting a 3000 gallon tank delivered and more irrigation supplies.

We grow in native Jory soil here. There is about 2ft of top soil so its fairly easy to dig. I got my organicalc recs and lab tests. I'll amend each plot and till in the amendments.

We'll see if I can pull this all off.

Well water lab test:


Soil lab test:


Last years plant:

down for the show ...

[Top_shelf_farms]

Nice! Good luck this season! When did those strains finish for ya?

[DuskrayTroubador]

Pullin' up a chair.

Oregon is one of those places I've always admired from afar.

[Bear Jew]

subbed for nice outdoor grow , goodluck

[plantingplants]

was that plant grown in straight soil? no amendments? what did you feed?

i just bought a 4000 gallon 14' ft wide swimming pool for $300


ps your soil pH is in the danger zone for Al+++. you have high Al, but the pH is low enough to make it soluble. you didnt test for Si but i would guess its lower than you want so you could lime it with vansil w-10.

[Bradley_Danks]

Buckle up folks

Originally Posted by Top_shelf_farms

Nice! Good luck this season! When did those strains finish for ya?

I pull em near the end of September

Originally Posted by plantingplants

was that plant grown in straight soil? no amendments? what did you feed?

i just bought a 4000 gallon 14' ft wide swimming pool for $300


ps your soil pH is in the danger zone for Al+++. you have high Al, but the pH is low enough to make it soluble. you didnt test for Si but i would guess its lower than you want so you could lime it with vansil w-10.

I amended the soil last year with organics and limed it real good and fed compost teas but I did have to bottle feed some medi-one too because I made some mistakes.

Over the last few years I was getting lab tests from a&l western and recs from concentrates northwest but I was getting mixed results at a variety of locations. This is my first year using a new lab and source for recs. I hope the results are more consistent.

This year I'm going to amend the soil after I fill the baskets...and I think the plants will like that better like they usually do.

That soil lab test is for the virgin native soil. I'm about to send in a lab test of last years amended soil. I didn't realize there wasn't any results for silica. I'll try to ask for that on the next test. If it really is low it may be worth at least testing on a few plots to see if it makes a difference. You think it really helps?

The aluminum is high aye... What should I consider when dealing with high al?

[plantingplants]

Originally Posted by Bradley_Danks

That soil lab test is for the virgin native soil. I'm about to send in a lab test of last years amended soil. I didn't realize there wasn't any results for silica. I'll try to ask for that on the next test. If it really is low it may be worth at least testing on a few plots to see if it makes a difference. You think it really helps?

The aluminum is high aye... What should I consider when dealing with high al?

I can't tell you from experience and trials and such but from what I've gleaned here, Si and B are important to get right, as they help get Ca into the plant, so if your B or Si is low, you're limiting Ca. Do a search here and read what folks have said about Si. I wouldn't ignore your micros.

For your Al, you just have to raise your pH so it's unavailable. At that pH you have available Al and your roots would be affected. But your amendments probably raised it plenty to get out of that red zone. https://www.spectrumanalytic.com/supp...rpretation.htm

[Bradley_Danks]

Lets have a look around the mountain side.


This is the willamette valley looking south west.



Looking up at the pad and the mountain peak.



Here you can see the big trees on the property.



We have a couple neighbors and wild dear but its no problem. I'm putting the fence up and we have the high ground anyway. Its pretty mello around here.

[Bradley_Danks]

Originally Posted by plantingplants

I can't tell you from experience and trials and such but from what I've gleaned here, Si and B are important to get right, as they help get Ca into the plant, so if your B or Si is low, you're limiting Ca. Do a search here and read what folks have said about Si. I wouldn't ignore your micros.

For your Al, you just have to raise your pH so it's unavailable. At that pH you have available Al and your roots would be affected. But your amendments probably raised it plenty to get out of that red zone. https://www.spectrumanalytic.com/supp...rpretation.htm

Ok good call Ill read up on si and make sure the plants are getting enough of it.