Copperrein's Summer 2021 Outdoor Soil Grow

[Enjoil]

These are from my ladies (Cream Legbar lays the green ones)

just about 1 of each, every day.

Yeah like that one. Blue/greenish idk... definitely not white tho! Man I read the other day that two men have died by cock fighting roosters! You know how they put razor blades on their feet!!! Well One guy got cut on his upper thigh and bled to death and the other got his neck cut! Man talk about some sweet revenge! The funniest part is one of the incidents was in India and they took the killer rooster to the police station before a farm! Ha ha!

 

[copperrein]

@Justin Goody yours are so clean! I give mine a spit shine before cracking and yeah...that's about it.

@Enjoil I love my three roos <3 They know I'm the biggest cock and fall in line.

@Trala

So I had a dream last night about foliar feeding, which I've been reading on. Long story short I added a 1/16th-ish for a teaspoon to my little 4oz spray bottle of anti-bug chili garlic hippie shit I made. Hope I don't kill all of them...I had the realization well after the act I could have tested it on one of the gimpier plants. Nope...just...silent springed the whole tent.

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• copperrein
• Apr 3, 2021

So shiny

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Ohhh i would love some of those free range organic soft boiled eggs with toast and proper butter and a mug of tea with one 1/2 sugar a drop of milk and stirred anticlockwise with the tea bag left in

 

[copperrein]

Ohhh i would love some of those free range organic soft boiled eggs with toast and proper butter and a mug of tea with one 1/2 sugar a drop of milk and stirred anticlockwise with the tea bag left in

How about some frittata with olives, basil, peppers, and chorizo? Also what sort of tea? Only one bag? I'm working with American tea here so you might want two. Why not chai horchata?

 

[NuttyProfessor]

sounds too fancy ,
im an egg and toast man with strong tea , and proper butter

 

[copperrein]

sounds too fancy ,
im an egg and toast man with strong tea , and proper butter

Well then I have cultured butter I made a while back and some good rye.
I don't think I have any just tea tea :< There might be that random box of lipton everyone here in the states has. It tends to appear in the back of cupboards, covered in dust. Pretty sure I gave that to the kid long ago.

 

[StoneOtter]

The weather has been amaaaazing here so I've been outside as much as possible. My idea of letting all the poop my chickens make in a year sit and get funky in barrels provided for some super hot fertilizer this week. I bed my coop with pine/poplar shavings most of the year, but had to toss a bale of straw in this winter since temps dropped well below zero and winds, as always, were nearly non-stop.

That mix of shavings and straw ended up becoming a natural filter for all the poop! I had 'grades' of poop: the top stuff I used for top dressing since most of it was bedding. The middle was about 50/50 poo to bedding by volume. The bottom...I was going to set the stuff in the bottom aside for pyro stuff since it made my eyes water BUT then I read brassicas do better in high N soils. Explosive bottom poo will be feeding (and hopefully protecting) all my cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts.

In addition to outdoor gardening, I have some super exciting news: @GrowTina of BESTVA accepted me as one of their sponsored light growers! I was going to wait until I got my other sponsors on board to start reporting on this light in a new journal BUT...I put it in place of my T5s I use for sprouting and >.> I really like it. I've already seen a huge jump in plant 'beefiness' (if that's a word). The light looks warmer than my other LED full spectrum light....it feels more like actual sun. Not blowing smoke up anyone's pant legs here...so far I'm really happy with it.

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• copperrein
• Mar 23, 2021

Before

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• copperrein
• Mar 23, 2021

After

It's a thrill to be touched by @GrowTina 's wand of light! Beautiful Light from BESTVA!

 

[copperrein]

It's a thrill to be touched by @GrowTina 's wand of light! Beautiful Light from BESTVA!

I'm really happy with it! I've got in a full 2x4 with half young plants and half seedlings and there's almost no stretch on the perimeter.

 

[StoneOtter]

I'm really happy with it! I've got in a full 2x4 with half young plants and half seedlings and there's almost no stretch on the perimeter.

There's nothing like a good light and good genetics! I'm eyeballing their 4000W for my main tent. When you can rely on having solid, healthy bud in the corners of the tent you know it's the right one! The PAR values on them are absurdly wonderful!

 

[Enjoil]

Well then I have cultured butter I made a while back and some good rye.
I don't think I have any just tea tea :< There might be that random box of lipton everyone here in the states has. It tends to appear in the back of cupboards, covered in dust. Pretty sure I gave that to the kid long ago.

You guys are weirding me out with the role playing!... lol. I want some tea! I will take mine with mushrooms, hold the sugar please. But when this kicks in I will crawl out from under the kitchen table! Man, ruff night!

 

[copperrein]

I'm not roleplaying >.> I make my own butter. Once you've had whipped and salted butter made from a living buttermilk culture you'll understand why

 

[copperrein]

Ok first...if someone can tell me how to upload to the member galleries and then add pictures here and be able to edit text while in preview mode...that would be great, I like being able to take my tablet along on my morning rounds and upload on the go to the gallery but trying to put words to pictures with only a < sfsdfsdf > tag is frustrating.

I think that dream-induced foliar feeding might have corrected some of the weirdness I thought I was seeing. Maybe it's only had a placebic effect on my vision:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

I think they're looking pretty amazing right now under the BESTVA P1000W. Even the seedlings are stretching far less than they normally do under a T5:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

This is GG#4. A beast as usual. I'm going to do my morning yoga n'shit and then prep for the first round of topping:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Sour Diesel is less frilly this morning:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Hulkberry looks almost perfect:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Wedding Cake doing her best palm tree impression:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Budzai is whatever:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Rudeboi OG is finally looking like a decent plant:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

My chicken poo alfalfa soil is looking ok. I feel it needs more myco.

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Just had a thought (looking at @NuttyProfessor ) : should I be adding my mycos in powder form? Would I get more dispersion and penetration by applying in a liquid form? Am I killing them off with too much N? I added a pretty good amount of humic to (as I understand it) buffer the living parts of soil against too much N/P/K.

 

[Enjoil]

I'm not roleplaying >.> I make my own butter. Once you've had whipped and salted butter made from a living buttermilk culture you'll understand why

You are an interesting lady! I bought some heavy wiping cream the other day cuz I wanna make homemade ice cream. Ohhhh man have you ever made caramel? I eat like a bag of werthers original almost daily! I want some soft chewy homemade caramel to mix into whatever! Lol. I wanna start a 420 family farmers market! What if we make it an online farmer’s market where we can all make our “ stuffs” available to the other 420 family members. Idk, stupid laws need to change! There’s still people in jail over herb! Why?

 

[copperrein]

You are an interesting lady! I bought some heavy wiping cream the other day cuz I wanna make homemade ice cream. Ohhhh man have you ever made caramel? I eat like a bag of werthers original almost daily! I want some soft chewy homemade caramel to mix into whatever! Lol. I wanna start a 420 family farmers market! What if we make it an online farmer’s market where we can all make our “ stuffs” available to the other 420 family members. Idk, stupid laws need to change! There’s still people in jail over herb! Why?

Yeah to caramel...I can even pull off a proper italian nougat half the time.

In regards to the farmer's market...I was wondering if any of the Cali, NL, or CA growers have seen anything resembling a ag co-op popping up?

 

[Enjoil]

Yeah to caramel...I can even pull off a proper italian nougat half the time.

In regards to the farmer's market...I was wondering if any of the Cali, NL, or CA growers have seen anything resembling a ag co-op popping up?

Mycobacterium are really tough and can flourish if given the right environment. Just a little tiny bit can inoculate a whole pot of dirt. Ahh, we need to start a 420family market! Family only, so we can hook each other up. Mmmmmm! I wanna check out your caramel!

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Ok first...if someone can tell me how to upload to the member galleries and then add pictures here and be able to edit text while in preview mode...that would be great, I like being able to take my tablet along on my morning rounds and upload on the go to the gallery but trying to put words to pictures with only a < sfsdfsdf > tag is frustrating.

I think that dream-induced foliar feeding might have corrected some of the weirdness I thought I was seeing. Maybe it's only had a placebic effect on my vision:

IMG_20210404_085753_711.jpg

• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

I think they're looking pretty amazing right now under the BESTVA P1000W. Even the seedlings are stretching far less than they normally do under a T5:

IMG_20210404_085759_624.jpg

• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

This is GG#4. A beast as usual. I'm going to do my morning yoga n'shit and then prep for the first round of topping:

IMG_20210404_085723_394.jpg

• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Sour Diesel is less frilly this morning:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Hulkberry looks almost perfect:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Wedding Cake doing her best palm tree impression:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Budzai is whatever:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Rudeboi OG is finally looking like a decent plant:

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• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

My chicken poo alfalfa soil is looking ok. I feel it needs more myco.

IMG_20210404_090135_888.jpg

• copperrein
• Apr 4, 2021

Just had a thought (looking at @NuttyProfessor ) : should I be adding my mycos in powder form? Would I get more dispersion and penetration by applying in a liquid form? Am I killing them off with too much N? I added a pretty good amount of humic to (as I understand it) buffer the living parts of soil against too much N/P/K.

All Looking good mate. Youve got it dialled in.
The prof is the one to answer that question. He's really clued up in the eco side of growing.
God knows how to upload to the members gallery. I didn't even know there was a members gallery until you mentioned it.

But, I'm well impressed. Nice work mate.

 

[SmokingWings]

@Justin Goody yours are so clean! I give mine a spit shine before cracking and yeah...that's about it.

The eggs have a protective coating on the shell that keeps them in the same condition as when they were laid. Removing that coating by washing will hasten how fast they dry out or go bad.

Our daughter just flicks off pieces of straw or any other material that might be stuck to the shell and leaves the coating on. It is up to us to wash that coating off before getting ready to use them.

 

[StoneOtter]

All Looking good mate. Youve got it dialled in.
The prof is the one to answer that question. He's really clued up in the eco side of growing.
God knows how to upload to the members gallery. I didn't even know there was a members gallery until you mentioned it.

But, I'm well impressed. Nice work mate.

I'll try. I use chrome. Scroll up all the way.
Hover over Gallery
A window opens down.
Click Add Media
A window opens to Members Galleries

In my setup I have to export my pics. I first do that. When I add to the members gallery I find my exported pics there.
I hope that helps.

 

[Enjoil]

The eggs have a protective coating on the shell that keeps them in the same condition as when they were laid. Removing that coating by washing will hasten how fast they dry out or go bad.

Our daughter just flicks off pieces of straw or any other material that might be stuck to the shell and leaves the coating on. It is up to us to wash that coating off before getting ready to use them.

Ha ha ! Flicks the straw and the poo! Off of them. Lol. I always thought that was crazy that chickens lay eggs out their butts! lol good idea to wash em.

my great uncle had a duck named Howard and he built it a pond and he started laying eggs. Ha ha

 

[Trala]

Ha ha ! Flicks the straw and the poo! Off of them. Lol. I always thought that was crazy that chickens lay eggs out their butts! lol good idea to wash em.

my great uncle had a duck named Howard and he built it a pond and he started laying eggs. Ha ha

Don‘t ask me how I know this but it is actually a vagina and a butt in one, we could call it a bagina or a vutt. I think it’s proper name is a chute. But personally I’d prefer to call it a bagina.

That last line of yours legit sounds like a verse from a country and western song.