Interesting. Never heard of rice straw. The stalks, I assume? Is it like other kids of straw? I have heard awful things about mulching with straw... sucks N away from your plants... and I have heard about similar rodent problems.
Fisher's Farm
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Interesting. Never heard of rice straw. The stalks, I assume? Is it like other kids of straw? I have heard awful things about mulching with straw... sucks N away from your plants... and I have heard about similar rodent problems.
mountainNick
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Very nice plants Fisher loving the set up you have there
i can see u are a cannabis lover
sparking one up for you brother
Bless
i can see u are a cannabis lover
sparking one up for you brother Bless
Jenn, other than a couple king snakes, (confirmed) I havn't seen much else. Think the dogs keep everything a good distance away. A neighbor did 'warn' me of a little black bear running around, but I never saw anything. Wild turkeys count? And there really isn't much fog in northern Cali, unless you're near the coast where I was last year.
Humboldt- my trinity came to me as a small plant, this one. I sensed good things from her so she was left. I'm not good at describing many mj smells, but I thought peanut butter, and a friend said lilac, of the scent of the early flowering trichs. We'll see, she'll be dank though. I wanted to go with alfalfa but had some straw (rice?) around and used that. Think my planters might have saved me from the rodent problem>>your's in-ground? I'll check into the hulls for next year. Thanks.
N- I didn't know that...will definitely be switching it up for next year. What are you mulching with?
Nick- hey man thanks for finding me! And glad you dig... Love everything about this amazing plant.
Humboldt- my trinity came to me as a small plant, this one. I sensed good things from her so she was left. I'm not good at describing many mj smells, but I thought peanut butter, and a friend said lilac, of the scent of the early flowering trichs. We'll see, she'll be dank though. I wanted to go with alfalfa but had some straw (rice?) around and used that. Think my planters might have saved me from the rodent problem>>your's in-ground? I'll check into the hulls for next year. Thanks.
N- I didn't know that...will definitely be switching it up for next year. What are you mulching with?
Nick- hey man thanks for finding me! And glad you dig...
Love everything about this amazing plant.
mulch is for losers. just kidding... i am not using any mulch. i would have used rice husks if I had found them in time. not having a serious weed problem or water retention. In fact, my soil holds a bit too much water for my taste. I think next year I will use rice husks to both lighten my soil and mulch it.
i am a little worried about the night vision camera on the garden. I still have had nobody weigh in on the subject with authority... ha. thought I was in my own thread. sorry.
i am a little worried about the night vision camera on the garden. I still have had nobody weigh in on the subject with authority... ha. thought I was in my own thread. sorry.
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humboldtlocal
The rice straw won't make weeds grow the following year. The rice seeds will only grow if submerged in water. I found this out the hard way mulching with alfalfa one year and the next year my beds looked like an alfalfa field. I have never heard of it sucking N away from the plants. One of the reasons I used alfalfa that time was I heard it was rich with N and when you watered the mulch it was giving the plants N. I think that is BS though.
Most of the plants that got chewed were in the ground and tied down so the stalk was really laying on the ground. This year I am not tying down at all. I think I was getting a lot more vole damage than mice. They are nasty critters that look like a cross between a mole and a mouse. They have two really big nasty front teeth. I also had damage in a raised bed in a greenhouse. I think with the smart pots you should be alright. I am only using rice hulls from now on. I have to really make my water stretch other wise I wouldn't mulch at all.
Hey Nomaad, there is a really cool store around here that can help you with your camera questions. It is called The Security Store and they are in Redway. They specialize in our kind of security. I have seen some pretty sweet setups they have built.
Most of the plants that got chewed were in the ground and tied down so the stalk was really laying on the ground. This year I am not tying down at all. I think I was getting a lot more vole damage than mice. They are nasty critters that look like a cross between a mole and a mouse. They have two really big nasty front teeth. I also had damage in a raised bed in a greenhouse. I think with the smart pots you should be alright. I am only using rice hulls from now on. I have to really make my water stretch other wise I wouldn't mulch at all.
Hey Nomaad, there is a really cool store around here that can help you with your camera questions. It is called The Security Store and they are in Redway. They specialize in our kind of security. I have seen some pretty sweet setups they have built.
thanks, bro. i will be up that way next week. i'll check them out.
this is a amazing thread those trees you have a looking good .....keep it green
bongcritter
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Hi fisher!! Nice budshots...that cured nugget looks DELICIOUS!!!! Nice trimming too!!
K+ to you sir. And best of luck with your situation!!! You will be fine.
K+ to you sir. And best of luck with your situation!!! You will be fine.
mighta lucked out...planes are gone
a la hash man, I know who I'll be donating to this year...
Heyy, thanks bongcritter...hehe that little goo nugget of love was well enjoyed...I think
3rdI- oh man, F fire season alright. I had some friends need to evac from the SC area fire...even reached their prop!! Garden saved though, gotta hand it to the amazing fire crews. SO glad we have them. My immediate spot was cleared a bit from the dozer work I had done, but surrounding areas...brush everywhere all dry as a bone. Hella scetchy...prolly not much I could do if a mega-blaze came through...hurricanes?? jeez, the stress we go through...
Think I'll go make a lil fire of my own in that SG...
a la hash man, I know who I'll be donating to this year...
Heyy, thanks bongcritter...hehe that little goo nugget of love was well enjoyed...I think
3rdI- oh man, F fire season alright. I had some friends need to evac from the SC area fire...even reached their prop!! Garden saved though, gotta hand it to the amazing fire crews. SO glad we have them. My immediate spot was cleared a bit from the dozer work I had done, but surrounding areas...brush everywhere all dry as a bone. Hella scetchy...prolly not much I could do if a mega-blaze came through...hurricanes?? jeez, the stress we go through...
Think I'll go make a lil fire of my own in that SG...
wwwooooooo close call on the fire are you really out of the woods so to speak
JOE CHRONIC
Member
Hey Fisher,
Loved the Video, your crop is lovely Bro !
Glad you escaped the flames, fuck that would have been....hell I don't even want to think about it.
Looking great and continued success...
Loved the Video, your crop is lovely Bro !
Glad you escaped the flames, fuck that would have been....hell I don't even want to think about it.
Looking great and continued success...
almostoverit
Member
???Fish!!! are you ok brutha? Our buddy is stressin!!! Serious good vibes and well wishes friend!!!
ahhh, wasn't really in imminent danger I guess...just a lil too close for comfort ya know
hope things are going well for you overit, good to see you pop in
Joe, Jack...thanks for the kind words...trying to dodge the bullets
I may head to town tomorrow, will try and snap some pics for an update.
STINKING BIG TIME
hope things are going well for you overit, good to see you pop in
Joe, Jack...thanks for the kind words...trying to dodge the bullets
I may head to town tomorrow, will try and snap some pics for an update.
STINKING BIG TIME
i bet they are getting Gnarly bro
stiflersmom
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I was just on the other side of the ridge during the fires... super sketch I still can't breath right from all the ash.
