Copperrein's Summer 2021 Outdoor Soil Grow

[BooWho2]

Ok, after the fall harvest I'll start a perpetual journal for stuff like this:

I suck at cloning:

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• copperrein
• Jul 15, 2021

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• copperrein
• Jul 15, 2021

Aaaaaand @Mars Hydro sponsored me with an SP3000. I turned the light on last night and holy shit...but me and my man were seeing spots for a hot minute. This light will be growing my "Weed Weirdos", Freakshow and Grinspoon in my 2x4.

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• copperrein
• Jul 15, 2021

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• copperrein
• Jul 15, 2021

I already love this light. It's so bright and I love the red/warm slant to its LED mix. Woot!

That's awesome Copperrein! @Mars Hydro also gave me the SP3000 and she's got my giant Girl Scout Cookie under her. It's a fabulous light and just perfect for the 2x4.

 

[Trala]

Good morning Ladybird

I always clone straight into a small pot with a proper propagating mix. I dip in a root thing then plant. I pop a dome usually a cut water bottle over them to keep the humidity up. My clone strike rate is prolly 80% using this method.

 

[copperrein]

Good morning Ladybird

I always clone straight into a small pot with a proper propagating mix. I dip in a root thing then plant. I pop a dome usually a cut water bottle over them to keep the humidity up. My clone strike rate is prolly 80% using this method.

SEE YOU CAN DO THINGS.

This is why I look up to you.

 

[Trala]

SEE YOU CAN DO THINGS.

This is why I look up to you.

And here’s me thinking it’s because I’m taller.

OMG you and Em are up against each other in the journal contest. Sweetie I’m sorry coz you are my Merican spirit animal, but I had to vote Em coz she really does put so much work regarding the boring science of growing into her grow. You and me water like savages, she documents and does wet dry cycles and I just feel given the work she puts in to keep it professional should be rewarded.

She literally NEVER says fuck, let alone cunt. Tbh I don’t know how she grows without profanities. It’s not fucking normal. LOLLINGGGGG

 

[copperrein]

And here’s me thinking it’s because I’m taller.

OMG you and Em are up against each other in the journal contest. Sweetie I’m sorry coz you are my Merican spirit animal, but I had to vote Em coz she really does put so much work regarding the boring science of growing into her grow. You and me water like savages, she documents and does wet dry cycles and I just feel given the work she puts in to keep it professional should be rewarded.

She literally NEVER says fuck, let alone cunt. Tbh I don’t know how she grows without profanities. It’s not fucking normal. LOLLINGGGGG

See here I thought you'd vote for me because I use fuck prolifically. I save cunt for face to face encounters <3

 

[NuttyProfessor]

See here I thought you'd vote for me because I use fuck prolifically. I save cunt for face to face encounters <3

I voted you because you use fuck prolifically , ohh and saving the c word for face to face is hard to do so im glad i voted you now

 

[StoneOtter]

Am I being a Karen for being a little pissed off about their grow?

Hi dear, I don't think normal honest thought is Karenesk one bit. You didn't deceive anyone to get your way, and was thoughtful for everyone's sake.

 

[copperrein]

I voted you because you use fuck prolifically , ohh and saving the c word for face to face is hard to do so im glad i voted you now

I am only a curse word padiwan. You's guys out there in the isles are fucking vulgarity jedis. I love that all the best swears are based in Germanic / Indo-European languages and not romance languages. They're the words that stayed despite invasions and colonization. They stayed because how else can you insult the foreign invader tyrant? Can't use THEIR language....

at least that's my theory

I'll try to find it later but I saw a great documentary on local dialects in England. Researchers used all these recordings the Germans made in WWI (I think...mebbe WWII?) of captured brits talking. The Germans intended to study the local dialects as a way to make their spies seem more legit and going forward, make managing the UK (if they had won) easier since it helps if you can speak to people you want to control.

 

[DeeBoy]

And here’s me thinking it’s because I’m taller.

OMG you and Em are up against each other in the journal contest. Sweetie I’m sorry coz you are my Merican spirit animal, but I had to vote Em coz she really does put so much work regarding the boring science of growing into her grow. You and me water like savages, she documents and does wet dry cycles and I just feel given the work she puts in to keep it professional should be rewarded.

She literally NEVER says fuck, let alone cunt. Tbh I don’t know how she grows without profanities. It’s not fucking normal. LOLLINGGGGG

Oh, fuckin' A! I like you!

 

[copperrein]

Oh, fuckin' A! I like you!

Isn't she great?

 

[DeeBoy]

Isn't she great?

She's hilarious!

 

[copperrein]

Made a short video of my plant abuse:

 

[DeeBoy]

Made a short video of my plant abuse:

Wow! Cool technique!

 

[StoneOtter]

Made a short video of my plant abuse:

Nice! Do you do the whole plant on the same day? I've seen this before and didn't know if it was a real thing of someone was pulling my leg. What do you expect to gain from this chiropractic method?

 

[copperrein]

Nice! Do you do the whole plant on the same day? I've seen this before and didn't know if it was a real thing of someone was pulling my leg. What do you expect to gain from this chiropractic method?

I think it helps the branches toughen up and results in a 'oh crap I've been hurt' increased growth effect, and yeah, I'll hit the entire plant every once in a while and then do more focused training to shape the plant.

 

[copperrein]

Dark Devil Auto is stacking? I think? Autos are weird. She's getting pretty, tho. The rest of the girls just keep growing.

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[StoneOtter]

Autos are weird.

Dark Devils are weird! Every one of 4 I grew were Very different from each other, yet all very much the same smoked.

 

[Trala]

Great video Ladybird

Your voice is so movie starish

And your coral pink gel polish. You so Kardashian

But OMG you are a torturer - read it with a gentle American accent “yeah okay so listen carefully, I’m twisting her arm... now listen you will hear her bone snap *FUCKING CRACKKKK* did you hear that? Now listen really closely and you can hear her screams of pain...”

CopperHeadRoad aka The Enforcer

Seriously tho, great vid

 

[copperrein]

@Trala you know when a bone breaks the repair tends to pack on extra bone. It's like that. Maybe microtears in muscle would be a better example but they (hopefully) don't make a noise.

Unintentional stress is also happening in the form of hungry plants. I finally both the time and gumption (100% due to that Dream Queen I just harvested) to mix up some top-up soil. My recipe is as follows:

1 large bag alfalfa pellets
1 large bag compost
2 gallons sphagnum peat moss
6 cups earthworm poo
2 cups dolomitic lime
2 cups gypsum
2 cups of each bone and blood meal
willy nilly dusting of azos and mycos

I gotta say the Root Activator stuff we get in the contest prize bundle is pretty great. Within three days I can see fine white fluff in the soil.

Some cool info on alfalfa pellets:

Alfalfa meal or pellets are often used as animal feed. They are used primarily to increase organic matter in the soil but do offer nutrients and a high availability of trace minerals. They contain trianconatol, a natural fatty-acid growth stimulant.​

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Alfalfa Meal or Pellets​

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Typical NPK analysis 2-1-2 (about...the nitrogen and potassium seem pretty accurate across all the analysis I could find. Phosphorus varied from .25% to 1.5%)​

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Release time 1-4 months​

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Pros Available at feed stores​

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Cons May contain seeds​

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Application Till in 2-5 pounds per 100 square feet​

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1-Triacontanol (n-triacontanol) is a fatty alcohol of the general formula C30H62O, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol. It is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant for many plants, most notably roses, in which it rapidly increases the number of basal breaks. 1-Triacontanol is a natural plant growth regulator. It has been widely used to enhance the yield of various crops around the world, mainly in Asia.[2] Triacontanol has been reported to increase the growth of plants by enhancing the rates of photosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, the transport of nutrients in a plant and enzyme activity, reducing complex carbohydrates among many other purposes. The fatty alcohol appears to increase the physiological efficiency of plant cells and boost the potential of the cells responsible for the growth and maturity of a plant.​

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So yeah, they're cheap and easy to deal with. They appear to increase soil fluffiness: it seems they both help retain moisture while not letting the soil get super compacted. I'm not saying I would forego perlite and just use alfalfa, but I do consider it a positive in regards to soil texture.

Anyhoo Imma go smoke a joint and get to top-dressing and watering my ladies.

Edit: whoops...forgot the photos:

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[Trala]

@Trala you know when a bone breaks the repair tends to pack on extra bone. It's like that. Maybe microtears in muscle would be a better example but they (hopefully) don't make a noise.

Yeah I know. I just don’t like doing it. I supercropped a clone on my first grow, and I just don’t like the feeling. Stupid I know.

I’m going to do a video for you today showing you how I train my girls. So stay tuned sister