Emmie's 6 Plant, True Living Organic, LED Grow Journal

1969gtx said:
Nice! I'm excited to see the Jack Herrer in bloom. That one is one my grow list. Hell, I've never even tried it.
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Big Sparks said:
Me and you both @1969gtx
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I will tell her to put on an especially good show! She does get pretty at the end.
Spoiler alert!
Wait till you see what the haircut at week 5 does to her. :)
 
Hiya Emilya,

I'm so glad to have run across your journal. It's just what I've been looking for. Your knowledge and practical experience is very comforting to me. Your grow is living proof of your abilities and knowledge.

I, too, grow 100% organic. One grow a year in my garden. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through your journal so far. so much info. I love your compost teas. I'm mostly surprised by the amount of nutrients (additives) to your potting up process. I've been thinking the LOS soil is complete, and yet you still add to it.
My garden plot is coming upon it's third grow this spring. I've put lots of composted leaves, clippings, debris, and lately using comfrey and manure additives as well. I use compost tea at times, but it's not AACT, just CT, lol. I like my results, as I don't need many lbs of bud. I'm wanting to improve my skills, and that's why I'm here.

I do have a question now - Do you train differently to grow outside in soil? That's the biggest thing I need to improve on. But that's probably for another grow.

I haven't even started on your tutorials. Keep up the great work. Thank you.
 
Hi Bode! Thank you for your kind words and glad to see another organic gardener looking in. If I grew in bigger containers I think I could just trust the supersoil to be able to provide all through flower just as we do in veg, but in 3 or 5 gallon finals there just isnt enough there to get all the way through without problems. This is the purpose of the spikes... to be that little bit extra. The teas are important too, and I am getting ready to give another one soon to finish up flower so as to keep the microherd well populated and refreshed.
As to your question, I have only limited experience outside with our plant since I live in a formerly illegal state. I have a natural meadow out behind my house that I have taken advantage of each spring, but again, since it is illegal I have hesitated spending enough time out there to create a path, and extra watering/nutes etc were a real problem. Between the bugs and the deer out there, I get about 1 plant out of 5 to survive as it is, so to this day, the outside thing for me has just been an experiment in growing a few autos and clandestinely placing a few female photos... nothing I have really taken seriously like an indoor grow that I can somewhat control. My main question in that experiment was simply to learn how much better the sun was for providing for our plants than our indoor lighting is... I really have never expected much of a yield out there.
 
Oh, that's right! your state just went legal. So nice for you. We've been legal for a few years (Maine) so I have a 4"X4"X50' fence 4' high that keeps the deer out, (and satisfies state law). Nothing bothers them, as I visit every day, staking, defoliating, trimming, repairing, etc. I don't water very much until flower, then a little more often. Finally getting enough organic matter in the soil to increase water holding ability. Heavy mulch on top.
What I need is to develop a plan to keep them under or at 6'. Last year I had to use a stepladder to service the tops! That's my focus this summer.
I'll just hang here and soak up some more wisdom. Thank you. :Namaste:
 
Showing up late to the party, but I’m in on this new journal now Emilya, happy to be here relatively early as the 2000 page threads I find harder to join in on lol. Read the first few pages and skipped to here, I’m excited to watch your jh grow out as I have that in my tent atm also.
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Stu said:
Showing up late to the party, but I’m in on this new journal now Emilya, happy to be here relatively early as the 2000 page threads I find harder to join in on lol. Read the first few pages and skipped to here, I’m excited to watch your jh grow out as I have that in my tent atm also.
:Namaste:
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Very good and I have seen you reading and liking as you go, so welcome to the thread. I am like you, I am intimidated to just jump into the end of one of these year long (or longer) journals and start commenting like I have been there all along... more often than not I put my foot in my mouth when I do.
It will be fun to compare our Jack Herers... she is a beautiful plant and this is the 5th or 6th time I have grown her and she is back this time due to the demand from the others in my little grow group to get more of her fine smoke.
 
Emilya said:
Very good and I have seen you reading and liking as you go, so welcome to the thread. I am like you, I am intimidated to just jump into the end of one of these year long (or longer) journals and start commenting like I have been there all along... more often than not I put my foot in my mouth when I do.
It will be fun to compare our Jack Herers... she is a beautiful plant and this is the 5th or 6th time I have grown her and she is back this time due to the demand from the others in my little grow group to get more of her fine smoke.
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The buds and the plants in these older threads are hard not to hit like !
 
West Hippie said:
The buds and the plants in these older threads are hard not to hit like !
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I have had a few stunners over the years! Since I got organics more or less down, those great plants started occurring more and more often. This time, using soil that has cooked untouched for over a year, I expect stellar results... but you know what they say, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."
 
Hiya Emmie,

I finished reading your tutorials on the lacto bacilli serum (I think I said that right). Also the tutorial on the dandelion parts being broken down for different phases of plant life. That's the piece of the puzzle I've been missing. I have been searching for this info for awhile now (just not knowing even what to look for).

I've been looking at brix and hit a dead end. So, now I can grow with all natural homemade ingredients. Just the way I want it! And I thank you so very much. You're a saint.

I also heard you mention a cationic drench. I heard this from DocBud's journals. Tried to figure out what that was all about, but he didn't leave many clues. Also, he mentioned about treating the soil as a battery (pos and neg) and changing polarities with the NH4 and NO3. I didn't understand enough of that either. Are you able to understand these things more than me?

Thank you for all you work.
 
Bode said:
Hiya Emmie,

I finished reading your tutorials on the lacto bacilli serum (I think I said that right). Also the tutorial on the dandelion parts being broken down for different phases of plant life. That's the piece of the puzzle I've been missing. I have been searching for this info for awhile now (just not knowing even what to look for).

I've been looking at brix and hit a dead end. So, now I can grow with all natural homemade ingredients. Just the way I want it! And I thank you so very much. You're a saint.

I also heard you mention a cationic drench. I heard this from DocBud's journals. Tried to figure out what that was all about, but he didn't leave many clues. Also, he mentioned about treating the soil as a battery (pos and neg) and changing polarities with the NH4 and NO3. I didn't understand enough of that either. Are you able to understand these things more than me?

Thank you for all you work.
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Hey Bode! Thanks for looking over my work and for the kind comments. I hope that you have as much good luck with the dandelions as I have. I have also been fascinated by Doc's work and have also been trying to figure it out based on his few clues. I am convinced that it has to do with adding additional calcium to the soil at exactly the right points in the grow combined with foliar feeds that makes all the magic happen. Right at bud set I have been giving a fairly high dose of calmag and I have been adding oyster shell to my teas and I think that I have been seeing a huge difference as a result of that. I still remain as confused as you on this point however, but as I continue to experiment, I think I am getting close to his secret.
 
A couple of interesting things happening today in the tent. Clearly we are not ready to hit the 12/12 switch yet, so the 15th is pushing it a bit... but the time is coming soon... one more complete wet/dry cycle is needed, at least, so as to fully move into these larger containers. Patience... as much as I need replacement bud in this house, I can't hurry this process. Right now I am at 9 days from transplant, and the first two, Wappa and SuperCheese are about a day away from needing water with the others following close behind.
I have two clear indications that watering time is coming for these first two... first the lift method, and they are definitely lighter today than they have been. I can still feel a little weight, but not a lot.
Second, close visual inspection of the entire room shows that these two plants are starting to wilt. It is not dramatic yet, but it is noticeable. Let me show you what I mean.
Here are the two who are not pointing up to the light:
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And here are what the rest of the plants in the tent are doing:
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Other than deciding to wait one more day to water, I did some maintenance stuff, spread out NYCD a bit to allow some lower nodes to get light, and played whack-a-mole where needed. Today I am brewing their next high power veg AACT that will be used at the next watering.
 
@Emilya
Your grow style has inspired me to take the plunge and give it a whirl. Just wanted to update you on my progress. I have almost everything in Revs book now in stock at home for not only the soil cook but also all of the extras. Not cheap to get started but I can clearly see where it gets cheaper and cheaper every cycle. Just wanted to update you and let youu know that as soon as the cocogrow gets here I can staart getting soil cooking. I plan to let it cook at least 30 days but probably closer to 60 and then send you an invite to my first TLO grow. Thank you again for all of the help. The book has been a very good read so far. I'm right around page 100 or so and taking notes. Thanks again
 
Emilya said:
A couple of interesting things happening today in the tent. Clearly we are not ready to hit the 12/12 switch yet, so the 15th is pushing it a bit... but the time is coming soon... one more complete wet/dry cycle is needed, at least, so as to fully move into these larger containers. Patience... as much as I need replacement bud in this house, I can't hurry this process. Right now I am at 9 days from transplant, and the first two, Wappa and SuperCheese are about a day away from needing water with the others following close behind.
I have two clear indications that watering time is coming for these first two... first the lift method, and they are definitely lighter today than they have been. I can still feel a little weight, but not a lot.
Second, close visual inspection of the entire room shows that these two plants are starting to wilt. It is not dramatic yet, but it is noticeable. Let me show you what I mean.
Here are the two who are not pointing up to the light:
DSCF6791.JPGDSCF6792.JPG
And here are what the rest of the plants in the tent are doing:
DSCF6793.JPGDSCF6794.JPGDSCF6795.JPG

Other than deciding to wait one more day to water, I did some maintenance stuff, spread out NYCD a bit to allow some lower nodes to get light, and played whack-a-mole where needed. Today I am brewing their next high power veg AACT that will be used at the next watering.
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Those look fantastic! Nice work!
 
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