Carmen And Tassie Compare Notes: Big Angel And Super Mazar Autos

Carmen Ray said:
It's a party of three lady friends. Much as the world appears to have run out of available men, I still don't have a girlfriend RR ;) The girls know I grow so it won't be a big surprise, just an interesting table decoration :laugh:
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Oh I should have said girlfriends. My grammer sucks. I didn't mean any disrespect or insinuating anything.
 
Ramblinrose1965 said:
Oh I should have said girlfriends. My grammer sucks. I didn't mean any disrespect or insinuating anything.
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Please don't stress about it. I couldn't help making the joke when I saw your typo. I have no issue with my or anyone else's sexuality, so it's just light hearted banter 😘
 
Carmen Ray said:
Please don't stress about it. I couldn't help making the joke when I saw your typo. I have no issue with my or anyone else's sexuality, so it's just light hearted banter 😘
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😘 Right back at you.
 
Good job on nurturing your plants Carmen. I wonder if the Mazar is one that you've tried before, I seem to recall it being spoken of highly a long time ago.
 
Stunger said:
Good job on nurturing your plants Carmen. I wonder if the Mazar is one that you've tried before, I seem to recall it being spoken of highly a long time ago.
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Hi Stunger, nice to see you. Have you begun growing autos yet or is that for the new year?

I haven't grown the Super Mazar before. From what I've heard it is forgiving and often produces good yields.
 
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Carmen Ray said:
Mid week update:

Super Mazar auto is in the second week of flower.

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Super Mazar auto

Week six. Week 2 of flower.

Super Mazar auto

Super Mazar auto

Week six. Week 2 of flower.

Super Mazar auto

Super Mazar auto

Week six. Week 2 of flower.

I hope you are all enjoying festive preparations and parties!
🎄🎅🎁 🕯️
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Ms Mazar is putting on some nice bud! :love:
 
StoneOtter said:
Ms Mazar is putting on some nice bud! :love:
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Thanks Otter, she sure is. The other poor green soul met the trash can and is destined for landfill. I feel bad saying that. In the new year I want to talk to Gee and Azi about worm farming. My big thing is how do they survive rainy winters outdoors? Is their environment warm enough in the bins I wonder...
 
Carmen Ray said:
Thanks Otter, she sure is. The other poor green soul met the trash can and is destined for landfill. I feel bad saying that. In the new year I want to talk to Gee and Azi about worm farming. My big thing is how do they survive rainy winters outdoors? Is their environment warm enough in the bins I wonder...
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I can't have an outdoor one here because my winter is can be below freezing for lots of the time. My ground freezes solid for months. Sheesh I'm not selling the place am I? :p You might have better conditions. I know it gets cold there. I wonder? Those two will know I think.
 
Carmen Ray said:
Thanks Otter, she sure is. The other poor green soul met the trash can and is destined for landfill. I feel bad saying that. In the new year I want to talk to Gee and Azi about worm farming. My big thing is how do they survive rainy winters outdoors? Is their environment warm enough in the bins I wonder...
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Edit: This is in reference to night crawlers. They go into a sort of hibernation deep in the ground. Here's a tidbit on it:

"They are coiled into a slime-coated ball and go into a sleep-like state called estivation, which is similar to hibernation for bears. (The mucous, or slime, keeps the worms from drying out.)"

If you raise worms and you find them curled into a ball like this, that can be an indication the soil is getting too cold.
 
StoneOtter said:
I can't have an outdoor one here because my winter is can be below freezing for lots of the time. My ground freezes solid for months. Sheesh I'm not selling the place am I? :p You might have better conditions. I know it gets cold there. I wonder? Those two will know I think.
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I have the same trouble with ground freezing here.
I have a 4 x 4 in ground planter area in my front yard that I put black soil into for plants about a foot deep. This area is home to night crawlers for some reason. During the winter months I would have expected them to die, but they just go farther into the ground, (see my post to Carmen above) and I see them again every year. I feed the fish in my pond with them. :)
 
Carmen Ray said:
In the new year I want to talk to Gee and Azi about worm farming. My big thing is how do they survive rainy winters outdoors? Is their environment warm enough in the bins I wonder...
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Does it freeze where you are? If it's just rain, the easiest worm bin is a storage tote with a lid to keep the rain out. Lots of small holes around the upper edges for air circulation and some way to have drainage. A screened false floor with either a hole below it or I have a hose spigot to drain the leachate.

Properly run, they don't smell at all and you could even keep a small bin under the kitchen sink for convenience. They like the dark and don't like sunshine for either the light or the heat, so if outside keep them in the shade if you can or set up a small umbrella or hang some cloth above the bin to keep it out of direct sun.

If it does freeze solid in your climate, the worms will freeze and die, but there should be plenty of cocoons to repopulate once temps increase. Each cocoon will hatch between 3-7 worms and each worm can lay a new cocoon every few days or something and each hatchling reaches sexual maturity in something like 2-3 months if memory serves so, once the bin is up and running, the exponential growth of the population is incredible. Their population is self regulating though so you won't be overrun, and that has to do with the environment (moisture level in the bin, amount of food given, pH of the bedding, etc).

A pretty easy project, especially considering the benefits. :thumb:
 
Azimuth said:
Does it freeze where you are? If it's just rain, the easiest worm bin is a storage tote with a lid to keep the rain out. Lots of small holes around the upper edges for air circulation and some way to have drainage. A screened false floor with either a hole below it or I have a hose spigot to drain the leachate.

Properly run, they don't smell at all and you could even keep a small bin under the kitchen sink for convenience. They like the dark and don't like sunshine for either the light or the heat, so if outside keep them in the shade if you can or set up a small umbrella or hang some cloth above the bin to keep it out of direct sun.

If it does freeze solid in your climate, the worms will freeze and die, but there should be plenty of cocoons to repopulate once temps increase. Each cocoon will hatch between 3-7 worms and each worm can lay a new cocoon every few days or something and each hatchling reaches sexual maturity in something like 2-3 months if memory serves so, once the bin is up and running, the exponential growth of the population is incredible. Their population is self regulating though so you won't be overrun, and that has to do with the environment (moisture level in the bin, amount of food given, pH of the bedding, etc).

A pretty easy project, especially considering the benefits. :thumb:
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I just now posted some old posts from when I made my worm bins. I'm going to get those going again.

My post about the coiling into a ball deep in the soil in the winter was in regards to Night Crawlers. Earth worms do things differently, with the cocoons and such. I edited my post to reflect that. :)

Lady Cannafan

Post in thread 'Winter Weedy Wonderland - Auto Grow - Royal Queen Seeds'

This was the DIY I followed for my worm bin, basically. I had made a few changes to it.


And another place for tidbit info I posted:

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Azimuth said:
under the kitchen sink
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I have no space indoors lol. It's jam packed. I'm glad the cocoons will hatch when it warms up again. The cycle of life. My friend Piet showed me a clever bucket method. Lemme get some pics. I've asked him for pics and I'll post later. Thank you Azi.
StoneOtter said:
I can't have an outdoor one here because my winter is can be below freezing for lots of the time. My ground freezes solid for months. Sheesh I'm not selling the place am I? :p You might have better conditions. I know it gets cold there. I wonder? Those two will know I think.
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🥶 No, I must admit to being a hot climate person. Brrr!
Lady Cannafan said:
Edit: This is in reference to night crawlers. They go into a sort of hibernation deep in the ground. Here's a tidbit on it:

"They are coiled into a slime-coated ball and go into a sleep-like state called estivation, which is similar to hibernation for bears. (The mucous, or slime, keeps the worms from drying out.)"

If you raise worms and you find them curled into a ball like this, that can be an indication the soil is getting too cold.
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How interesting. I love the way life perpetually regenerates itself in all these forms. Nothing short of genius level design!
 
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