Amy Gardner's First Journal - Outdoor - Critical Cure & Chaos In The Forest

That was arguably the most delightful garden update I've read in a long time Amy. :hugs: Wow! You live in a wonderland. :battingeyelashes:

The closeups of the sugar on the Money Plant were stunning. The camera suits you. :high-five:
 
I felt like I was there with you. It was that good. :battingeyelashes: :green_heart:
 
Holy moly Amy, not sure how to reply to that amazing informative photographically full post! But two things I remember thinking: when rain washes nutrients from a pot they're gone. When the rain washes the raised beds the nutrients just head lower in the soil where the roots can search them out. The other thing was rice balls will solve your humidity problem. My RH is high here and that's what worked for me. Link to my post since still no blogs :-(
First Grow - Outdoor Autoflower Blueberry & AK-47 In Pots With Dr. Earth Soil
 
InTheShed said:
Holy moly Amy
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I know it was a bit much wasn't it!! :rofl:

Symptom of having periods of time where I can't manage much - or have to manage other things so any post with pics etc can't get done. Then like 3weeks' at once gets posted. I've had the botrytis pics sitting since March 22 waiting for their moment in the journal:eek:;)The rotty buds are 2 weeks in the freezer already.

Thanks for the rice balls tip - there's a lot of manual business involved with that and I try to avoid as much of that as I can (I have enough with the 'essentials' of life). Today the ambient RH was 57% :cheer: for a few hours around midday, which was awesome and I think it's gonna stay dry for the week. I'll definitely have that rice balls tip up my sleeve if need be though :)
 
Amy Gardner said:
Hey @Kismet! Thanks - glad you enjoyed. :love:

Could you do something for me and edit that post to exclude all the pics in the quote please? When posts are quoted, even though we can’t see them, the page is trying to load all those pictures twice (once in my initial post, then again inside the quote)! I was trying to show a friend one of my pics and it’s taking forever to load (and it wasn’t earlier). The quote possibly isn’t necessary at all really - unless you’re trying to highlight something specific i said.
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I am new Amy and i don't have any idea how to edit posts
 
Amy G, your update was fabulous, I'm engaged. Firstly, jump back from those ants, YIKES! James Brown that shiz, like a bug machine. hahahaha:p

That bird picture, big sigh, what a captivating photo. Love the thought provoking perspective, getting in, or getting out. That is how my brain injury feel like, I'm caged, but really I'm not literally. Very inspirational that will stay with me for a while. :peace:

Thanks for the bud rot pics, good to know and see. Learning from your experience, invaluable. :goodjob:

Really well thought out update and your output has definitely elevated. You're bang on, keep struttin'. :green_heart:

So much to admire, your grow-sis...:cool:
 
Kismet said:
I am new Amy and i don't have any idea how to edit posts
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Ok no worries! It’s not a huge issue (just that was such a huge update to quote!!) The option to edit only stays active for 420minutes after the post gets posted anyway. Once that time has past, the Edit option disappears.

FYI-Every new post of your own has an ‘Edit’ option at the bottom, to the right of the ‘Report’ button. If you’re on a phone, it is hidden in the little 3dots icon (‘...’) in that same location.

You can always just reply in a thread without quoting at all. And if you want to direct your comment or question to someone specific, use the tagging feature and their full username, like this - @Kismet.

:Namaste:
 
Lady G2HM said:
Amy G, your update was fabulous, I'm engaged. Firstly, jump back from those ants, YIKES! James Brown that shiz, like a bug machine. hahahaha:p

That bird picture, big sigh, what a captivating photo. Love the thought provoking perspective, getting in, or getting out. That is how my brain injury feel like, I'm caged, but really I'm not literally. Very inspirational that will stay with me for a while. :peace:

Thanks for the bud rot pics, good to know and see. Learning from your experience, invaluable. :goodjob:

Really well thought out update and your output has definitely elevated. You're bang on, keep struttin'. :green_heart:

So much to admire, your grow-sis...:cool:
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Thanks G - so glad you liked the bird on net. It does resonate doesn’t it :hugs:
:cool::high-five:
 
Amy Gardner said:
The other solstice babies
Her ‘little sisters’ are chugging along ok in their tiny-ness, so cute. They took a lot of punishment! It was a fun experiment but I’d do things differently in the future. The GT x NL #1 has succumbed recently to the white fly population by the looks of her leaves...
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However, she looks pretty good regardless and is coming along towards harvest...



:yummy::circle-of-love::yummy:​
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Is it just me, or does this look more like spider mites than white fly?

In my town, spider mites are less of a problem outdoors than indoors as they have predators in nature.

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As for saving your Boveda 62 packs, I think you should just use them. They will continue to soak up moisture until they feel jelly filled, almost as full feeling as a hot water bottle.

I've always been able to air dry my boveda packs because both heaters and Air Conditioning units dehumidify. One or the other is one in my house about 10 months a year.

Any warm surface, even near a light bulb, may be able to dehumidify a water logged Boveda. A frost free refrigerator might also dehumidify in a day or two, but I've never had a reason to try it.
 
Radogast said:
does this look more like spider mites than white fly?
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:eek: I don’t know! What else should I look for re spider mites. There are heaps of predators here, of different kinds. The white fly I see. Not many of them - literally 1 or 2 here there. The other, larger plants had very minimal spotting, almost nothing. There is a little spider, like actual spider, here n there but i’d always assumed them as a predator so don’t disturb them much until harvest - or until they try to build an egg sac on one of my leaves!

SO spider mites - I’ll look that up now to see if I have other signs.

:Namaste:
 
Eeeiw! looking at microscopic bug pics creeps me out so much. I’m going to give the leaves a close inspection using my loupe later today - but I’m fairly sure it’s not spider mites.

:Namaste:
 
I'm glad Rado said something. I had a massive infestation of whiteflies and they didn't leave that kind of evidence. I don't think they're your culprit.
 
Graytail said:
I'm glad Rado said something. I had a massive infestation of whiteflies and they didn't leave that kind of evidence. I don't think they're your culprit.
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I was thinking thrips, but I've never had them.
 
I've had both visitors to my own gardens and that evidence appears to be more mite-like than thrip. Thrips leave little lacy squiggly lines. Mites leave tiny dots. To me they look like what I keep an eye out for when I'm on mite patrol.

If it's mites you'll find eggs. If it were thrips you'd find dark spots that are their droppings.
 
MaddHacker said:
.. I have a problem with Bud Rot here as it is kinda humid and moist late in flower... It also rains alot then...
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Yeah - that’s exactly like here... plus it can start getting a bit cold so bad combo. Although we’re having a hot week!
Cheers on the rice balls too - I’ve don’t it once and it worked. Then I had a hassle keeping the rice dry enough! Honestly some days the sea salt turns to water in 10 minutes if you leave some sitting on a plate...
Green Days to you too Madd :Namaste:
 
Thanks to @Radogast abd @Graytail for the heads up on the spider mites. I have some pics to share that may confirm this. It makes me think I’ve had them there for months being kept under control by the predators - because those little spot on the leaves have been around in small areas for ages, it’s only recently they picked up.

So yes, here... maybe these are eggs...

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I gave it a really good inspection and didn’t see many at all, but there’s more markings than there’s been so I’d better do something about it. One of my favourite go to gardening websites has this to say

Research has shown that a 2% rosemary oil solution can kill mites, without harming the beneficial predatory mite. Make sure to always dilute the oil prior to spraying it. To make 1 litre of spray, use 980 ml of lukewarm water with 10-20 ml (2 - 4 teaspoons) of rosemary oil. Adding a teaspoon of castile soap (soap made of olive oil) to the solution will help it stick. Always test a small area of leaves before spraying the whole plant and never spray in very hot weather. A range of other plant extracts, including garlic extract, clove oil, mint oil, eucalyptus oil and cinnamon oil have also been found to be effective.
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(greenharvest dot com dot au)

They also say Eco-Oil and we have some of that too. I’m gonna try the Rosemary oil thing first. The plant is not ready for harvest yet...
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So a few weeks yet to go - hoping the sun holds up!

I didn’t see any webbing when I looked either - except from this bugger :rofl: (so that’s the double thank you to Rado and Gray, because I was inspecting closely thanks to you two! :love: ).

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The patterned trail is from that caterpillar. The dots are from spider mites we think

Needless to say - it’s not on the plant anymore!

Amy out! :surf:
:circle-of-love:
 
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