HIgh Kismet!Late to the party. But subbed in
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High derby, yeah I probably will. Part of me wants to let it go natural, and I know the light penetration is going to be adequate for that - Graytail has been finding his lower buds with this igniting to be very well developed. But most;y i’ve been thinking of topping at least once, maybe twice. That said, I planted waaaay later than I expected so am also wondering about letting it go natural for the sake of timing - ie not losing any worth a topping. If I top at teh right time of teh moon, though, things shouldn’t skip a beat
Update: Blue Dream - day 14
We’re currently into the second week of the waning moon cycle and over the next week all the lunar influence is continuing to enhance whatever is happening beneath the soil, or so lunar gardeners such as myself believe. The dark moon is about roots. One writer on moon gardeneing (Ute York) refers to it as the earth breathing in and out with the moon cycle (I’m paraphrasing a bit) so the waning cycle is when the earth is breathing in...
It’s also a good time to ‘turn inwards’ a bit ourselves. The dark moon period, particularly the last quarter that we are now entering, is a great time for extra rest and meditation, clearing out old stuff that’s cluttering up your life unnecessarily and letting go of things that cause you pain. You can do any of those things at any time of course, but doing them during a dark moon week will bring some lovely cosmic support for your efforts.
Over the last week I continued to make minor adjustments to the tent environment, resetting the monitor at the end of every day to get a read on the next 24hrs. I built the extraction unit and adjusted until the environmentals settled to within tolerance. We’re holding with 23-27ºC during the day (usually on 25-6) and down to 17º-19º overnight, right on the edge. RH is steady between 40 and 56%. A few days ago, I moved the plant away from the centre of the tent a bit, towards a corner and this allowed me to set the humidifier and the fan up a bit better. The moisture gets nicely distributed by the fan now and the plant seems very happy with the new arrangement. It’s only a slight adjustment but it seems better - and I’ll need to tweak it again over the coming weeks as it grows. In future I’ll always start witht the seedling off to the side like this. It’s pretty much where it would be if it was in a veg area with other plants.
It may or my not be completely coincidental but just after I did that I think the roots must have found their feet into the soil battery and growth really took off! Shoots appeared at every node and the distance between nodes is looking really really goodI know it’s said to be the boring part of the grow, but i’m not bored at all (granted I’m new to indoor so have been entertained getting environmentals in order).
For this update, my new camera got an outing with the new closeup lens I received a while back for my birthday (the camera was a birthday present too). I just did everything on full auto mode. I’m now in love with this lens...
Everything is as it should be
Hope y’all are having a lovey Sunday, or Monday morning (like me), or simply a wonderful day on whatever da it happens to be when you pass by. Thanks for visiting!
I’m off to cruise the other gardens for a while ...
sometime during this grow, I will attempt to capture this phenomenon....
Nothing else so far.
I have dribbled a tiny amount of plain water around the outside, away from the stem, to wet the top a bit when it looked very dry.
Ok good, thanks. I’ve been thinking about shoving some foam in there. It;s not the fans that make most of the noise, its the rushing air in the pipe I think (and the box - a definite design flaw)
I’m thinking that once I attach the filter I’m thinking of, then that will reduce noise and light leak issues. IN the meantime it’s manageable but I will employ some version of what you suggest and see how it goes... although it’s working quite well now, and isn’t super noisy... I’ll see what I end up managing.
Not that many do. Mine never 
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Holy moly Amy! That plant is what every plant should look like at 14 days.
Beautiful pics. Looks like you and the camera are speaking the same language.
I have considered it, but beyond the expense is the need to have it cook for 30 days. Not sure on the details (or if I can cook less than the full amount at a time) but space is very limited for that. And after you cook it can you leave it for another few months before you use it? My growing is pretty erratic in terms of how much soil I need. I'll investigate at some point. Thanks for thinking of me!I’ve actually wondered a bit lately that Doc’s HBB kit could really suit you. Not least because the pots are super lightweight! Not sure if you’ve ever considered it...
I’m going to try some autos in it, outdoors, this summer so you’ll get to see how it goes.
There’s always a humidity spike overnight though, to 61% so nothing too alarming. I’ve noticed people mention that there is a humidity spike after lights out, so I have the extraction fan set to stat on about 10-15 minutes after lights out. Before I did this it was spiking to the high 70s so leaving the fan running a bit made a big difference. Perhaps I should run it for a bit longer after lights out...
How do y’all manage that?
Thanks Graytail! I've got (or might have...haven't looked in quite a while) a bin of vermicomposting that I think is 27 gallons. Is there an air-temp heat requirement for cooking? Like can I do it during the winter months (Los Angeles winter that is)?I've sometimes been very careless about my soil and ignored it for several months at a time. Sometimes, it'd be almost completely dried out. But if I watered it thoroughly, made sure it was warm enough, and waited another few weeks, it would be good to go. Kinda like a restorative cook. So if you have room for a 27 gallon bin or two, you should be fine - remix and recook in one bin - keep soil ready in the other one. You can usually reuse it 3 times. You can even mix and cook a half batch (~23 gallons?) at a time.
So ... it's pretty forgiving.
Thanks Graytail! Looks like it would be next spring at the earliest then.It should stay in the 70s to cook, but it's not hard to fix that with a heat mat under the bin, some blankets or something - not a deal breaker.
Yes you can.
