Nutty & His Antics

[NuttyProfessor]

4 was top watered , the rest on the bucket lid was bottom watered sitting on that lid , @Bill284

nutrient catcher is so handy and easy the fabric pots are better than pants lol

Its all about doing your own little things and having fun , so what if things go wrong , just do not repeat them lol
you could also find your own perfect npk

but think about things you stubble upon , there is a wider picture when summer is full in i have some awesome things i want to try, i shall be the one that stubble's upon the gold
This time next year eh @Squiggle

 

[NuttyProfessor]

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interesting ​

Dries Out?​

When a container of soil has lots of water, the nutrients, ie the salts in the fertilizer, stay in solution–for the most part. So the phosphate, iron, magnesium etc exist as ions floating around in the water that surrounds the soil particles. In this form the nutrients are easily absorbed by plant roots.

As the water starts to evaporate, the ions in solution become more and more concentrated. Water escapes into the air, but the nutrient ions can’t go anywhere–they stay in the pot. As the concentration of ions increases, some of the ions start getting too crowded and they move out of the water and form solid salts attached to the soil. You have seen this happen if you have old pots around. The white/yellow deposit on the pot are solid salts that have been deposited as water evaporates. A similar thing happens in your water kettle. As you boil water, some salts deposit in the bottom as a white/yellow film that gets thicker over time.

Which nutrients become solids first? It depends on the fertilizer you use, and on the quality of your water. Each ion behaves differently, but calcium, phosphate and magnesium tend to become solids (precipitate) more quickly than other ions.

Once these nutrients have precipitated into a solid, they tend to remain that way even if more water is added. Think of your old pots and the white deposit on them. The white stuff does not easily wash away with fresh water. You usually have to scrape the white stuff off to get rid of it.

Plant roots react negatively to both high concentrations of ions in solution and to the dry salts. This is one of the reasons that over fertilizing in pots is bad for your plants. Too little fertilizer may stunt your plants, but too much can kill them.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

I un potted some other plants i have in my soil mixes , i wanted to see how the soil reacts when wet ,
after lifted a hand full of wet soil i squeezed and a lot of water came out , so my medium is fast drain and i tested that also but it holds on to water and nutrients for a long time , so if i get this right i am better to water more often but less , little small watering top and bottom try keep everything that is in there available for my plant roots aka nutrients on demand , the 3 in the 7 gallon or being put to the test

 

[Fredwak]

Hi Nutty, Very interesting observations. I'm growing in coco so all this is great. I try to overflow at least20% to avoid build-up but my fabric 3gal pots have a slight, light salt stain when I'm through with my run. I soak em in water, then, after buffering my coco I put em in the calmag for a bit as well. I dunno if that does anything but I do it. Smile and stay stoneder.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

All done , i moved the pale one to the front so i can get it in and out to check her symptoms , give her some tlc .

Any ways that is me done today , got a good bit done , some pics for future ref as i do not have too many

I also set my camera to make them look better pmsl

Have a good day night even morning or what ever or where ever you are

 

[NuttyProfessor]

update on this one watching it now from last week

this was 21st

and this is today , it went down fast , yet still growing nice buds so maybe more hungry than locking out to dry amendments , have to see what its like next tuesday



i am not tempted to flush or open nutrients , ill do it low and slow , things happen slow in organic soil

 

[NuttyProfessor]

some pics today


then i am off to the mountains for a diversity of microbes lol traveling about an hour to get them so i can isolate to my compost pile

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Some pics today as i never post any lol

think i got them all

bobs your tea pot and fanny is your aunt

 

[NuttyProfessor]

I think its turning back to the right color going by these pics nice

 

[Listersmeghead]

bobs your tea pot and fanny is your aunt

Cool, you know my aunt and uncle, in Ireland people really do know everyone.

Morning nutty, hope you enjoyed the mountains yesterday.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Cool, you know my aunt and uncle, in Ireland people really do know everyone.

Morning nutty, hope you enjoyed the mountains yesterday.

the view was out of this world , and i forgot my camera , though i will hit that spot again and bring the camera with me

 

[Listersmeghead]

Congratulations for gjom nutty, well deserved.

 

[Reave]

Yes very good journal. You do such cool things.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

some pics ,

Not much going on , not complaining as i have no problems , just a little slow full organic , though saying that im keeping up with my coco synthetic pic number one , orange bud second fish box, doing well now

the rest looks fine and dandy

 

[NuttyProfessor]

A nice big spliff, fat petes cookies grinned with some night queen

feeding my girls and singing this

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
It's early to rise, early in the sack
I thank God I'm a country boy
Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm
A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy
When the work's all done and the sun's settlin' low
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
I thank God I'm a country boy
I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could
But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good
So I fiddle when I can, work when I should
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy
Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine
A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen
Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
I thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
I thank God I'm a country boy, yes Sr.
Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died
And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
Said, "live a good life and play the fiddle with pride
And thank God you're a country boy"
Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
Taught me how to love and how to give just a little
And thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

 

[Paul Squiggle]

A nice big spliff, fat petes cookies grinned with some night queen

feeding my girls and singing this

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
It's early to rise, early in the sack
I thank God I'm a country boy
Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm
A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy
When the work's all done and the sun's settlin' low
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
I thank God I'm a country boy
I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could
But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good
So I fiddle when I can, work when I should
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy
Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy
Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine
A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen
Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
I thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
I thank God I'm a country boy, yes Sr.
Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died
And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
Said, "live a good life and play the fiddle with pride
And thank God you're a country boy"
Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
Taught me how to love and how to give just a little
And thank God I'm a country boy
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

Best song ever. Ive just got rid of the circle of life playing on repeat in my head. Now I've got this fekin song rattling around in my bonce.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

So my plans have changed , i ordered another light , im am taking my girls out of the tent , its too high humidity and this is why i am getting a calcium def , ill be running two x 1000w =120w and one x 2000w at 240 watt , got the same light with the same samsung chips for £70 less too lovely jubley @Squiggle , this time next year san , we bes millionaires old chap
I knew they where not growing as well as they where out of the tent , , tents a good place to dry buds not grow weed lol

I have my room planned out and will make a wall using my lucky fish boxes hahahaaa , things are just brilliant , i want my temps at 28/30 c not 17 and 18

low temps high humidity = slow plants and sick plants . first in this whole journal getting these conditions and poorly plants

 

[NuttyProfessor]

40 mins later temps up humidity down , even the root ball was below opt pic two , i want it at 20c

I have less work now lifting them in and out and rotating them , tent is too small and i have it outside so i loose heat quick

Back the way i love it, good temps , good airflow , average humidity

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Fish box walls , movable , handy , free , and doing the job i want them to do

 

[Stunger]

Looking great Nutty! I'm getting more and more envious of indoor growers who can continue their cultivations all year round. They all look really healthy.