Great info.. I've noticed a HUGE increase in lower down frost with this first round with Timber lamps. I'm only running 1 300 watt Vero29 beside another companies gear (both COBs) and am getting pretty good penetration all the way down to soil level. I have the other Timber in my VEG room and it's kicking it in there as well.
Love these lamps... the heat is actually not an issue for me. The power supplies are running pretty cool for now even with flower room temps in the mid 80s F ... so far so good for me. I'm results oriented so doesn't matter what lamps I'm running, I want results. We are getting that with Timber Vero29 COBs.
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So getting going here with the early spring run. Yesterday and today are the times to transplant or plant new seeds following the moon cycles. We do a fair amount of outdoor gardening so using the lunar phases to plant by is important. I've been loosely using that as a guide for the indoor gardens as well. I'm tightening up that schedule for indoors and am following closely the lunar cycles this round.
I've been reading a book written by Bohdi Moon and she's an advocate for the lunar cycles and pretty much challenged me in her book to grow the best I can and I'm going to do a little more work and follow the moon cycles more closely and see if there's more to it. My wife is all over it and all it took was a suggestion and a calendar with times best to plant. Needless to say we planted a shit ton of seeds outdoors yesterday and my wife asked me to amend the soil for her! Woot... finally... I've been doing that secretly.
Mini update...
Now that I have some pretty ladies, I'm going to be walking them down the Green Runway... they love the attention.
So I've got 3 plants ready for harvest or close about a week out... give or take. Been making Malted Grain teas and compost teas.
The compost teas get the girls in VEG going big time.. now I'm running out of room in VEG .. the way its supposed to be. I got complacent in the winter time over the holidaze and just wasn't very productive in the gardens. That's all changed.
We planted a bunch of early veggies in the outdoor garden... prepped several beds, we build 2 more large raised beds and hooped them for possible late frost/snow. I wish I could grow canna there but that attracts the wrong type of attention around these parts.
I mixed up about 5 cubic feet of fresh Coots Mix soil... its in the yard under a tarp... going to inoculate that with some compost tea.
The soil recipe I use I posted 2 or 3 pages back, it's what I've been using for several years. The only thing that changes in my mix is the type of compost I use. I much prefer to use my own vermi-compost. I've got 165 gallons ... it's not ready yet. We are working on another 80gal compost container ... the 165 gal container wont be ready until May probably. Worms need to finish what they started but are dormant right now.
We have a shit ton of seedlings for outdoor veggies and flowers going indoors. I also have the late spring Canna seedlings going right now. The late spring run will be Labyrinth from Exotic. I got 10 reg seeds and 10 popped and all are transplanted and growing great.
So late spring run: Labyrinth = Spirit In The Sky x The Cube.
The Cube is Starfighter backed and backed again and again - whatever it takes to get "Cubed". Exotic Genetics gear... I've been very happy with all the Starfighter strains I've ran so a cubed version should be even better.
I always have a gaggle or 2 of Chemdawg .. right now I've got Chemdawg purps clones, Chemdawg Tall clones and another few from seed from humboldt Seeds version of Chemdawg all in VEG now.
Here's some pics from yesterday:
The Future #2
The Future #2 again up closer..
under skirt shot
The Future #3 - this one is white... pics don't do it justice
The Future #3 .. frosty ++ on this one
The Future #3 again.. far out shot can see the white..
The Future #1 - close up.. she's good just not as big as her sisters. Probably be the largest yield .. never know size isn't always the indicator indoors in containers. This one has been under the Timber lamp as has The Future # 2.
The Future # 1 close up from the other day... she's promoted!
Chemdawg the Tall clone about ready for harvest.
Next round - Devils Tit.. no flowers yet.. they are focused on stretch which I'm happy about.
Devils Tit #2
Devils Tit #3
Oh .. one more strain in flower - Exotic Genetics - Citrus Berry - keeping close eye on these.. not feeling comfort level... no sex yet... like the sawz all leaf thing ... that's different and they are going purple in VEG. Lets see what they can do. Got my pruners handy... not feeling this one... but the purps are calling me.
Rabbit berries there in the soil... just transplanted and added in the rabbit poop. That shit is amazing...
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