Conradino23 Keeps On Keeping On Outdoor & Indoor Using LOS/High Brix Methods

conradino23 said:
I use very diluted piss and wood ash. But I do it rarely.
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Burning woody! Ouch lol

Sorry couldn't p$ss it up. :passitleft:

Wood ash is golden.

I'm specific on types of material that I burn. Just add it to soil and watch it turn black!

Amazing really. Bamboo is my first choice. I got that from Conrad!

Thanks buddy! :high-five:
 
I love to read about the origins of our strains we have today and also the ancient cultivars our ancestors brought along.

History is important an a tool for understanding truth.

Cannot undo,
Can only learn.

The learning part is what seems to be troublesome for us hoo-mans.

Are we doomed to repeat the same thing over and over again?

Reading helps me with confidence that there are smarter folks in this wide world working for love and not destruction. Wow off topic sorry.
 
bobrown14 said:
Burning woody! Ouch lol

Sorry couldn't p$ss it up. :passitleft:

Wood ash is golden.

I'm specific on types of material that I burn. Just add it to soil and watch it turn black!

Amazing really. Bamboo is my first choice. I got that from Conrad!

Thanks buddy! :high-five:
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You're welcome, man. When you have a lot of bamboo growing around, then it's easy material to use for char or wood ash.


bobrown14 said:
I love to read about the origins of our strains we have today and also the ancient cultivars our ancestors brought along.

History is important an a tool for understanding truth.

Cannot undo,
Can only learn.

The learning part is what seems to be troublesome for us hoo-mans.

Are we doomed to repeat the same thing over and over again?

Reading helps me with confidence that there are smarter folks in this wide world working for love and not destruction. Wow off topic sorry.
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2nd that.
 
It's getting really tough to keep temps and RH in check.

That's what we have outside today.

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And that's what I have in the tent.

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But the gals are pulling through!

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:headbanger:
 
Good! As long as they’re not drooping they’re fine. I even think some might like occasional spike, but my problem is RH that’s hard to keep down in these conditions. I’ve had 70s swings for the last two days.
 
Yeah I just saw the heat wave in Europe - looks pretty darn hot.

This is me saying that we are at 90F with 36% RH - which is REAL good weather for mold and mites.

I found mites this am. I sprayed yesterday too. ffs. Had to spray again more thoroughly this morning.

The humidity at night is high and the temps drop as well but nights its 62ish and 80+ RH. Dew points are mid 60s (17C) its been getting pretty damp at night here. Tonight low is 72F dew point lower so RH will be close to 90RH yuk.

I gotta get a working AC going.
 
Yeah I was lucky with mites this time, I found a few on Bubba in veg, but they were killed after a hot shower. I see some spots from thrip larvae, but this is normal for this time of the year and never gave me any headaches.
 
I heard on a Dude Grows pasted to Farside's page that silicon hardens the cells such that insects are a lot less likely to feed on that plant(s). Anybody in here using silica and still getting bugs?
 
From my experience rarely in perfect conditions you’ll not get bugs at all :) I had 19 Brix plants and still bugs were chewing... on 8-9 foot plants :laugh: The thing is how much damage they can do. If it doesn’t count in foliar percentage then it’s hardly a problem.

Bud worms and mites are the worst, but the rest of the insects never really bothered me much.
 
I never had bugs, or at least never noticed anything to make me suspicious, but I am FAR from a good grower and my space is far from ideal, so for months I've been trying to figure out why I got so lucky for so long as my plants are rarely in perfect health. I do use silica so thought perhaps that might be why.
 
My guess would be your space is well isolated from outside environment and you don’t bring clones from outside :)

You definitely can do it, but you have to go sterile. It’s definitely possible in hydro rooms. Some get even sealed and never open before harvest.

I’m more used to outdoor environment where bugs are a part of it, so plants learn to deal with them through natural defenses. As long as it’s minor I don’t see the problem, they just have to eat something and weed is tasty :)
 
that, plus I bet you get bugs from what's in the soil, decomposing and attracting the bugs. I'm in rockwool now which is about as inert as it gets, so perhaps my lack of organics keeps the bugs from wanting to come eat?
 
I use silica - in my soil and foiler on.

Silica does help with plants ability to fight off disease and pests.

I think plants actually have a specialized "silica" cell - that's a cell filled almost completely of silica and its part of the leaf structure.

Skybound - you nailed it, silica is part of the dermal protection of the leaves. Shields up.

Also very important part of the immune system. Why I add it in to my mix and foiler.

Wonder what color silica looks like in a dermal leaf cell to hoo-man eye??
 
Skybound said:
that, plus I bet you get bugs from what's in the soil, decomposing and attracting the bugs. I'm in rockwool now which is about as inert as it gets, so perhaps my lack of organics keeps the bugs from wanting to come eat?
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Yeah mycelium of fungi is needed for example to decompose organic matter and minerals, but it attracts fungus gnats. Outdoor it’s hardly a problem, cause predators are gonna wipe them out, but indoor in an artificial environment they can become a problem. Similar with mites, they can get in from the soil or be airborne and unless you use beneficial insects it’s easy for them to do damage indoor. But outdoor I never saw them even once, because there are too many predators. Borers don’t have predators though, so they can spread rapidly outdoor if you don’t spray. But indoor there’s no way for them to penetrate into your grow room, so you will never see them. In general I see way fewer pest problems outdoor and never serious ones, so having nature keeping everything in check is a huge advantage!
 
bobrown14 said:
I use silica - in my soil and foiler on.

Silica does help with plants ability to fight off disease and pests.

I think plants actually have a specialized "silica" cell - that's a cell filled almost completely of silica and its part of the leaf structure.

Skybound - you nailed it, silica is part of the dermal protection of the leaves. Shields up.

Also very important part of the immune system. Why I add it in to my mix and foiler.

Wonder what color silica looks like in a dermal leaf cell to hoo-man eye??
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Yes silica is the key to keep your epidermal layer strong. In natural soil there's plenty of it though, but if peat is your thing then you need to supplement it.
 
Temps in my tent reached 32C, which did wonders for Brix in some while not so much in others :)

Bubbas are in the middle of 5th week now and I really doubt they'll make it past 7th.

BH #1, which is slightly more on the OG side. You can see it from the frost and shape of calyxes.

BH1a

BH1a


BH1b

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BH1c

BH1c


BH1d

BH1d


BH1e

BH1e


BH #2, which has more typical Afghani golf ball shaped buds and is a bit more robust.

BH2a

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BH2b

BH2b


BH2c

BH2c


BH2d

BH2d


BH2e

BH2e


BH2f

BH2f


BH2g

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BH2h

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Both have pretty similar fruity bubblegum type of smell with OG leaner having a bit of chemical funk.

:lot-o-toke:
 
Dunno, but they went up since last reading... but it might be also due to cat drench having a delayed effect, which is normal.
 
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