Gardenfaerie Auto Fem - CFL to Greenhouse

Watch this one GF.......he's "the Trichster".....famous for his quips and strange ways....and can you believe he doesn't know mm, cm, klms, etc???? Shocking!!!!! :) Hey Trichster, glad your here too buddy. This lady really KNOWS how to grow :)
 
now now Oz, I only struggle with milliliters and that backwards "L".

Back to this journal host subject, Did you guys tell Ms Gf that we have a professional arborist in the (humorous) circle?

what really makes me boil is when I have to read metric numbers and US measure #'s in the same sentence.

IE: I see this a lot for nutes: "2 ml /gallon" most would assume those gallons metric? usually, I just stop reading at that point! :peace:
 
trichomes said:
now now Oz, I only struggle with milliliters and that backwards "L".

Back to this journal host subject, Did you guys tell Ms Gf that we have a professional arborist in the (humorous) circle?

what really makes me boil is when I have to read metric numbers and US measure #'s in the same sentence.

IE: I see this a lot for nutes: "2 ml /gallon" most would assume those gallons metric? usually, I just stop reading at that point! :peace:
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Who is the arborist? How exciting! Where I live we have semi-evergreen trees which are getting ready to shed for spring and make a mess of such gigantic proportions it's almost not worth having them. At the same time, these trees on our property are all numbered and registered with the historical tree database and I can be fined 10,000 dollars US each if I cut them down. Who would cut them down? Geez.

Oh, and I do not mind any side chatter or talking about other stuff here unless it is frowned upon. I already was "modified" twice this week, but I didn't do it on purpose. I think the powers that be must know that or certainly I would have been kicked out by now!

I think I'll go smoke some pain medication!
 
Thanks for the warning Gf! lol If my memory serves me correctly the arborist is the guy that invented his own word because,

who wants to read/practice a word that means "shoot junk"? It's now called fluxing in 420land.

His username is Light Addict, here's a link, somewhere in his posts I read that he's an arborist.

I'm 86% sure it's him!
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gardenfaerie said:
Who is the arborist? How exciting! Where I live we have semi-evergreen trees which are getting ready to shed for spring and make a mess of such gigantic proportions it's almost not worth having them. At the same time, these trees on our property are all numbered and registered with the historical tree database and I can be fined 10,000 dollars US each if I cut them down. Who would cut them down? Geez.

Oh, and I do not mind any side chatter or talking about other stuff here unless it is frowned upon. I already was "modified" twice this week, but I didn't do it on purpose. I think the powers that be must know that or certainly I would have been kicked out by now!

I think I'll go smoke some pain medication!
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Jay223 is an arborist. He will look at your trees for a slice of cheese.
 
Okay, no blue cheese today, but later will take some photos after the sun gets on my buds. I am getting ready to start my second journal. I'll leave this one with updates and photos of the remaining plants, but in the next month or so, once we get going outside, this journal will close out and the new one will take over.

I did start my seed. Here is a little preview for the upcoming, outdoor grow, scrog, fim, flux, learning sensation! Hahaha Notice how my seed are family members, displayed proudly right with my flower offerings to the Buddha and to the king, the tellie...where it all happens. All manner of football, Formula One Racing, and Cycling. We watch it all. Here ya go:

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Gf, you are a blessing to have here! I would like your thoughts on collecting rainwater runoff for feeding. :MoreNutes:

I have heard mixed opinions on whether rainwater (needs treatment before use) lacks important nutrients or

if it contains undesirable salts or organisms that are not plant safe?

I collected some that shows ppm at 150, ph 7.5 & alkalinity is good in middle at 100+.



:thankyou: for any clarification you can share!
 
Yeah, what The Trichster said. I was over by PJ's and became interested in rainwater. I recall reading about this awhile back but was too wet behind the ears at the time. I'm thinking a 3 gallon container on the roof of my building would be great.
What's the pros & if any, cons on rainwater? Would there be any ill effects reverting back to tap when we go through a period of no rain?
 
With regard to rainwater:

I am a huge fan of it. I have collection barrels at my downspouts. Of course it does wash off the dust and dirt from the roof, along with any loose asphalt prills which are on the shingles, but I still think rain water is unsurpassed with any tap or filtered water. My rain water registers at about 6.0, which is about right. The only time rain water absolutely needs to be processed through filtration is for potability. If you had a huge cistern and wanted to live off the grid, you can collect 20,000 gallons and pump it through a filtration system. If you only use this water to flush toilets or water plants, it is totally safe.

There is a product I tried out last season to see if I could cut down on the sludge at the bottom of the rain barrels. It comes from Garden's Alive (look it up) and it is a biological tablet I put into the barrels and both our ponds to keep the bottom sludge manageable. It actually worked and I believe added beneficial organisms to water which otherwise could have easily become anaerobic.

I'm making it more complex than it need to be. No, for plants you do not have to filter rain water. Actually, when a thunder storm waves through, and if a lot of lightening is involved the rain water can capture the nitrogen which has been fixed in the atmosphere via the ionic exchange of an electrical charge from the lightening. Did you ever notice your home garden and trees looking magnificently green and turgid after a thunder and lightening storm? It's the fixed nitrogen from the air! Amazing how nature does this.
 
No, not at all are you getting too complex. I follow you 100%. As a matter of fact I realize that on the roof of my building even brings better circumstances as there wont be any obstructions between the sky and the container I use to collect the rainwater; Uncontaminated, except for the NYC Smog. LOL
 
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No, not at all are you getting too complex. I follow you 100%. As a matter of fact I realize that on the roof of my building even brings better circumstances as there wont be any obstructions between the sky and the container I use to collect the rainwater; Uncontaminated, except for the NYC Smog. LOL
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Very good! When you put your collection barrel on the roof, of course be certain it can support it in the heat of mushy, blacktop, hot in the big city summer!

Then, take the top of the container (assuming it is like a dome style) and turn it upside down. Cut a hole about 4" round in the center and place the cover upside down in the top of the can...garbage can probably. Make sure there are no pinhole leaks. You can check this in the store by holding the thing up to the light and really inspect it thoroughly. I drive Mark crazy in the stores when I do this shit, but, feh. When it rains, you will collect more than if you just leave the top open. I've had as little as 1/4 inch of rain fill every 55 gallon drum full up.
 
As promised, here are today's photo updates. The buds are just moving along at a snails pace. Today's and tomorrow's predicted sun should really do them good.

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And this little one is part of the two which come next, then there will be three more after that...autos. Pffft. We'll see. They may be auto, but these certainly are not fast. Or are they? Planted Dec. 16. I guess they are pretty quick. What the heck am I thinking?
 
Looks delightful & very trichomy! :thumb: Great pics of healthy girls!

Thank you Gf and others for the rainwater thoughts.

I too, collect large amounts under a drain spout. They fill quick, I trash the first few inches of roof-funk, then the rest is clean,

watch for critters (I see some common worms) in the water, get 'em out before they die, they make ammonia if they die in the water.
 
Autos I think are the perfect outdoor crop. I don't see why anyone would grow them indoors really :) The trick to getting them raged outdoors is a lot of sun and aggressive feeding with supercropping when they are really young- I mean as soon as you get the lateral growth going in a ball- it should be ready to super crop, you want to break all the branches at once. You can really only do this once though because they flower so quick. I noticed they can take a lot more abuse early on for some reason, probably because they don't have a photo cycle. They even handle the wind outdoors better imo. Plant early May here on the west coast will get you an end of July harvest.

What I mean about aggressive feeding is. Once germinated indoors it should go outdoors asap with a cup to protect it from the wind. Then let it root for a couple of days. Around day 5 it should be raging and you can start whatever secrets you have up your sleeve. You can pretty much double those up. Autos are tanks I believe because they don't have the stress of a day night cycle. Just my opinion though compared to the other strains I've grown. Early may is pushing it with non-autos because they could flower. I wouldn't grow autos indoors for a long period and move them outdoors- you get most of your growth from the sun. Nothing beats the sun. I don't care what anyone says about that. It's just not the same, indoor and outdoors are two different worlds when it comes to growth and manipulating growth :) Maybe if they made a light with a full ultraviolet spectrum, but even then it's still just talk, the sun is what the plants want.

Crazy laws are so annoying.. Spend hundreds a month on power just for small yields.
 
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