Stltoed
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Its cool. Im into that.
Oldsmokey Goes Hydro
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StRoostifer
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Wait til Smokey gives the hycholonic treatment with the hose. That will be invigorating!
DutchinAB
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Funny, I always thought you were in St. Louis....
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I just looked true north has them in stock. There not cheap but with the us exchange rate and the 420 discount might not be to bad.Thanks Smokey! I’ll give dinafem a look although I’m not hearing good things about the amount of time beans are taking from Spain.
Maybe I should look at Canadian breeders since were at least on the same continent! Makes shipping a bit easier.
Stltoed
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So yesterday we were talking about Silica and all that... I wanted to share some books I've been reading (im on the last one now). I was following a dude named Jeff Lowenfels on youtube, before I realized he wrote 4 books, 3 on soil composition and plant function and one on auto flowering cannabis. The auto flower book " DIY Autoflowering Cannabis" is interesting, but there aren't really any huge break throughs, its pretty basic. Don't transplant, don't top... that sort of thing. I have no interest in autos, but I read the book.
The other three, " Teaming with Fungus" "Teaming with Microbes" and "Teaming with Nutrients" are absolutely amazing. He shows you how an organic soil plant requests food from bacteria and fungi and trades exudates for broken down/bioavailable elements. He teaches you how to build a soil and compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste for free plant food. He spends quite a bit of time on building the rhizosphere and mycorhizae. Turns out mycorhiza is very fragile and there are dos and don'ts that users need to be made aware of for a happy fungus. He diagrams how important these fungi are to almost all plants, that there are really only 2 species of the 1000s of types of myco. that pot farmers need to know.
While these three books cater to the organic purist farmer they give you the fundamental road map of a how a plant operates, from an atomic level in the soil through transportation. I enjoy learning about what we do and have spent a fair amount of time chasing down answers, but NOTHING has given me more than these three books, even as a self proclaimed hydro guy. They are about 700 pages all together and cost about $75 for the three. If you're a reader and have the time, these books are better than any book from Rosenthal or Cervantes. If you're really serious about growing these books are outstanding at breaking down the systems in and around a plant.
As for cannabis based books I like Jorge Cervantes for info on why my plant is droopy or changing colors. His Encyclopedia is a very well rounded explanation of most things regarding pot farming. But, it has something I haven't seen from any other author... he gives you a way to diagnose nutrient deficiencies and excesses not only by how the plant looks, but more importantly if the issue is from a mobile or immobile nutrient. This is huge. Instead of just saying "thats a Calcium deficiency" because of the wonky leaves, he shows you how to figure out which type of nutrient from its location. So simple, so effective. If you dont buy the first 4 books, this one may be up your alley.
I also have Ed Rosenthals "Marijuana Growers Handbook". Its the textbook for Oaksterdam University. This one isn't anything special to me. It has some good points, but its not the last word in detail, and doesn't hold a candle to Mr. Cervates' masterpiece. Ive always liked Mr. Rosenthal. His writing for High Times was required reading when there was no internet. Sensi has a strain named after him that I've always thought about growing, but its a regular seed, so I dont know if that will happen).
Well there you go. If you have a thirst for knowledge, and enjoy reading, here are a few worth looking into. I understand the "Teaming With" trilogy is a bit of a chore, but im confident you will learn a ton... so worth it.
The other three, " Teaming with Fungus" "Teaming with Microbes" and "Teaming with Nutrients" are absolutely amazing. He shows you how an organic soil plant requests food from bacteria and fungi and trades exudates for broken down/bioavailable elements. He teaches you how to build a soil and compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste for free plant food. He spends quite a bit of time on building the rhizosphere and mycorhizae. Turns out mycorhiza is very fragile and there are dos and don'ts that users need to be made aware of for a happy fungus. He diagrams how important these fungi are to almost all plants, that there are really only 2 species of the 1000s of types of myco. that pot farmers need to know.
While these three books cater to the organic purist farmer they give you the fundamental road map of a how a plant operates, from an atomic level in the soil through transportation. I enjoy learning about what we do and have spent a fair amount of time chasing down answers, but NOTHING has given me more than these three books, even as a self proclaimed hydro guy. They are about 700 pages all together and cost about $75 for the three. If you're a reader and have the time, these books are better than any book from Rosenthal or Cervantes. If you're really serious about growing these books are outstanding at breaking down the systems in and around a plant.
As for cannabis based books I like Jorge Cervantes for info on why my plant is droopy or changing colors. His Encyclopedia is a very well rounded explanation of most things regarding pot farming. But, it has something I haven't seen from any other author... he gives you a way to diagnose nutrient deficiencies and excesses not only by how the plant looks, but more importantly if the issue is from a mobile or immobile nutrient. This is huge. Instead of just saying "thats a Calcium deficiency" because of the wonky leaves, he shows you how to figure out which type of nutrient from its location. So simple, so effective. If you dont buy the first 4 books, this one may be up your alley.
I also have Ed Rosenthals "Marijuana Growers Handbook". Its the textbook for Oaksterdam University. This one isn't anything special to me. It has some good points, but its not the last word in detail, and doesn't hold a candle to Mr. Cervates' masterpiece. Ive always liked Mr. Rosenthal. His writing for High Times was required reading when there was no internet. Sensi has a strain named after him that I've always thought about growing, but its a regular seed, so I dont know if that will happen).
Well there you go. If you have a thirst for knowledge, and enjoy reading, here are a few worth looking into. I understand the "Teaming With" trilogy is a bit of a chore, but im confident you will learn a ton... so worth it.
Stltoed
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Actually, your the second person to say that. The Stl. brings Saint Louis to mind i guess. Haha
Stltoed
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Do you have one of those brass nozzles?Good morning Roostifer thanks for reminding me I forgot that's how he likes it.
Stltoed
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Barneys makes some great stuff. Ive grown their Pineapple chunk, Acapulco Gold, and Ayahuasca Purple.Don’t mind me I’m absolutely ripped right now!Just put some barneys triple cheese in the dry herb atomizer and took a few pops. The cheese tastes great in a bowl or bong but the flavor really comes out vaping it in that atomizer.
Stltoed
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I think I'm gonna grow a Dinafem strain next
Stltoed
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Due to the pandemic thing?Thanks Smokey! I’ll give dinafem a look although I’m not hearing good things about the amount of time beans are taking from Spain.
Maybe I should look at Canadian breeders since were at least on the same continent! Makes shipping a bit easier.
StRoostifer
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Yeah they do. I have their vanilla kush and Gorilla zkittles in flower now. And one vanilla seedling and hopefully tomorrow the other vanilla sprouts as well as barneys violator kush.
Thanks for recommending true north Smokey. Think I’m gonna order the triple cheese from them.
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So yesterday we were talking about Silica and all that... I wanted to share some books I've been reading (im on the last one now). I was following a dude named Jeff Lowenfels on youtube, before I realized he wrote 4 books, 3 on soil composition and plant function and one on auto flowering cannabis. The auto flower book " DIY Autoflowering Cannabis" is interesting, but there aren't really any huge break throughs, its pretty basic. Don't transplant, don't top... that sort of thing. I have no interest in autos, but I read the book.
The other three, " Teaming with Fungus" "Teaming with Microbes" and "Teaming with Nutrients" are absolutely amazing. He shows you how an organic soil plant requests food from bacteria and fungi and trades exudates for broken down/bioavailable elements. He teaches you how to build a soil and compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste for free plant food. He spends quite a bit of time on building the rhizosphere and mycorhizae. Turns out mycorhiza is very fragile and there are dos and don'ts that users need to be made aware of for a happy fungus. He diagrams how important these fungi are to almost all plants, that there are really only 2 species of the 1000s of types of myco. that pot farmers need to know.
While these three books cater to the organic purist farmer they give you the fundamental road map of a how a plant operates, from an atomic level in the soil through transportation. I enjoy learning about what we do and have spent a fair amount of time chasing down answers, but NOTHING has given me more than these three books, even as a self proclaimed hydro guy. They are about 700 pages all together and cost about $75 for the three. If you're a reader and have the time, these books are better than any book from Rosenthal or Cervantes. If you're really serious about growing these books are outstanding at breaking down the systems in and around a plant.
As for cannabis based books I like Jorge Cervantes for info on why my plant is droopy or changing colors. His Encyclopedia is a very well rounded explanation of most things regarding pot farming. But, it has something I haven't seen from any other author... he gives you a way to diagnose nutrient deficiencies and excesses not only by how the plant looks, but more importantly if the issue is from a mobile or immobile nutrient. This is huge. Instead of just saying "thats a Calcium deficiency" because of the wonky leaves, he shows you how to figure out which type of nutrient from its location. So simple, so effective. If you dont buy the first 4 books, this one may be up your alley.
I also have Ed Rosenthals "Marijuana Growers Handbook". Its the textbook for Oaksterdam University. This one isn't anything special to me. It has some good points, but its not the last word in detail, and doesn't hold a candle to Mr. Cervates' masterpiece. Ive always liked Mr. Rosenthal. His writing for High Times was required reading when there was no internet. Sensi has a strain named after him that I've always thought about growing, but its a regular seed, so I dont know if that will happen).
Well there you go. If you have a thirst for knowledge, and enjoy reading, here are a few worth looking into. I understand the "Teaming With" trilogy is a bit of a chore, but im confident you will learn a ton... so worth it.
Well I already have the cannabis encyclopedia that you recommended to me before. I agree the chapter on nutrients is worth buying the book alone. The other 3 look interesting indeed like you I don't run autos. Thanks for the information I think @Kodiak420 would find these books usefull. He was talking about growing his own mycro this winter.
StRoostifer
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Not sure but I went to place an order with seedsman a few months ago, at checkout it said the order was going to be shipped from Spain to the uk and then on to the US. Fuck that lol.
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That's where I got mine don't forget the discount code 4M20
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Ya way too much that could go wrong with that
StRoostifer
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Thank you for this! I’m actually just getting started on rosenthals book because I am going to take online horticulture courses this winter through Oaksterdam.So yesterday we were talking about Silica and all that... I wanted to share some books I've been reading (im on the last one now). I was following a dude named Jeff Lowenfels on youtube, before I realized he wrote 4 books, 3 on soil composition and plant function and one on auto flowering cannabis. The auto flower book " DIY Autoflowering Cannabis" is interesting, but there aren't really any huge break throughs, its pretty basic. Don't transplant, don't top... that sort of thing. I have no interest in autos, but I read the book.
The other three, " Teaming with Fungus" "Teaming with Microbes" and "Teaming with Nutrients" are absolutely amazing. He shows you how an organic soil plant requests food from bacteria and fungi and trades exudates for broken down/bioavailable elements. He teaches you how to build a soil and compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste for free plant food. He spends quite a bit of time on building the rhizosphere and mycorhizae. Turns out mycorhiza is very fragile and there are dos and don'ts that users need to be made aware of for a happy fungus. He diagrams how important these fungi are to almost all plants, that there are really only 2 species of the 1000s of types of myco. that pot farmers need to know.
While these three books cater to the organic purist farmer they give you the fundamental road map of a how a plant operates, from an atomic level in the soil through transportation. I enjoy learning about what we do and have spent a fair amount of time chasing down answers, but NOTHING has given me more than these three books, even as a self proclaimed hydro guy. They are about 700 pages all together and cost about $75 for the three. If you're a reader and have the time, these books are better than any book from Rosenthal or Cervantes. If you're really serious about growing these books are outstanding at breaking down the systems in and around a plant.
As for cannabis based books I like Jorge Cervantes for info on why my plant is droopy or changing colors. His Encyclopedia is a very well rounded explanation of most things regarding pot farming. But, it has something I haven't seen from any other author... he gives you a way to diagnose nutrient deficiencies and excesses not only by how the plant looks, but more importantly if the issue is from a mobile or immobile nutrient. This is huge. Instead of just saying "thats a Calcium deficiency" because of the wonky leaves, he shows you how to figure out which type of nutrient from its location. So simple, so effective. If you dont buy the first 4 books, this one may be up your alley.
I also have Ed Rosenthals "Marijuana Growers Handbook". Its the textbook for Oaksterdam University. This one isn't anything special to me. It has some good points, but its not the last word in detail, and doesn't hold a candle to Mr. Cervates' masterpiece. Ive always liked Mr. Rosenthal. His writing for High Times was required reading when there was no internet. Sensi has a strain named after him that I've always thought about growing, but its a regular seed, so I dont know if that will happen).
Well there you go. If you have a thirst for knowledge, and enjoy reading, here are a few worth looking into. I understand the "Teaming With" trilogy is a bit of a chore, but im confident you will learn a ton... so worth it.
I’ll be heading over to amazon to look for the other books. Though I’ll probably skip the auto flower book because I don’t have the interest in them.
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No but I can get one!
Stltoed
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Yeah the mobile/immobile nutrient thing is really cool. Blows my mind that this info isn't everywhere... so glad you got the book.
Funny, if my car ever sells i planned on making a "laboratory" in my office. The first project was to grow the 2 strains of myco. that work best for cannabis. You should buy my car!
StRoostifer
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They offered a 30% off coupon code when I signed up for their newsletter.
Stltoed
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I'd like to hear how the classes go.