Nice looking ladies, any problems with pests growing outdoors?Greetings fam!!!!
Updates… 2 more days of this insane heat I’ve dealt with alllll summer. Despite the weather, this babes have done ahhhmazing!!!! They have preflowered already and luckily cooler weather sooooon!!! I don’t want to think about any “shock” factor now the girls have made the turn….
wow thank you so much I been struggling with this I swear I have a light bulb floating over my headWell, that is part of a larger misconception !
Once your bud has reached your target, 58% or 62%, it doesn't matter how you store it. As long as it is air tight.
There is no longer a need to burp
The boveda pack is simply insurance it stays at the correct rh.
And Grove bags, IMO, are just a convenient storage solution over using mason jars. They are Not magic
Cheers
Fantastic, love them.@Bill284 here is my Homie growme Gnomies relaxing getting ready for the next grow
Thanks Captain!!!
manure(not fresh lol) I have a coup with 7-8) . I am very cognizant of weed control, And all weeds are eradicated manually. My garden stays very clean…. After the garden is prepped in the spring with above techniques, I lay cardboard down the entire surface area, covering most of the bedding. Wherever I plant I just cut a “hole”,(varying in size) in the cardboard and plant. The key, IMO, is the access to water… as thats the case for growing of most plants/crops. I use a personal technique, I call it “water torture”/water training. Its common knowledge that insects do not like to be hosed down my water. During early to late vegging state I “beat” my plants up… particularly when they are of adequate size. Some say watering in the morning is the most efficient (which may be, but is situational), but I have always had success with watering 1-2 hours before sunset.
Thanks for all the info.Thanks Captain!!!
I have been very fortunate to mitigate pest; without anything synthetic or even organic “pesticides”
I feel very fortunate, as my location deals with a multitude of plant eating/killing bugs.
During “planting season”, April and May, we have Field Bindweed, Ground Ivy, and Henbit. During Veg states in June and July, we have Aphids (Wooly Aphid), Bean Leaf Beetle, Blister Beetle, Galls, Grasshoppers, Harlequin Bug, Hollyhock Weevil, and of course Spider Mites. When the flip starts as the photoperiod changes,(August,September,October) we deal with Bagworms, Bluegrass Billbugs, Fall Web Worm, Squash Bugs and Pokeweed.
I am not a Botanist or phytologist, but I have done my due diligence and research to my specific location. I believe in “the more you know” phrase to the Nth degree. I have a degree in Geology and believe strongly about continuing education; and learning. I find it not only interesting and fun; but the benefits of legitimate research can help a person in all aspects of life.
I do utilize certain “techniques” that I believe has contributed to pest control in my garden.
The garden is not directly under trees.. I do have many trees around it, (blessed to own 7 acres) but they are several 100 feet away. The perimeter of my garden has stacked wood(split and 4 ft in height) 3/4 of the rectangle. I grow KingKong sunflowers in a row on the west side, which can reach 12ft in height. In my garden itself, I also grow tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini; watermelon when the weather allows.
Every spring I till the soil.. After the till I will mix in my compost( and
Between the above system, and situational luck, I haven’t had issues with those sneaky pests.
Brother man,Thanks for all the info.
It's great to find out about people you talk to.
Good work on the pests, wow you have some nasty ones?
My biggest fear is mites, lost 40 mature girls to mites.
Just curious if you covered the ground with cardboard, how do you water?
Lift it up?
Have a great weekend Amigo.
Talk soon.
Stay safe
Bill284
over the year 
40 babes to the mites!!!! Man that had to be heartbreakingBrother man,
Thanks for the input, alway appreciative.
As far as watering goes with the cardboard, I cut enough space where I plant/transplant, that allows plenty of infiltration. Also, over the season, the cardboard will breakdown/deteriorate in the beds directly underneath the plant, in a circumference of sorts. Mainly due to the watering and working in and around the plants.
Its always been a little trick that works for me. But I do have to save tons of cardboard boxes
I have herd good reviews on Grove bags, never tried them.
I spray every 3 days insecticide with safers soap.Brother man,
Thanks for the input, alway appreciative.
As far as watering goes with the cardboard, I cut enough space where I plant/transplant, that allows plenty of infiltration. Also, over the season, the cardboard will breakdown/deteriorate in the beds directly underneath the plant, in a circumference of sorts. Mainly due to the watering and working in and around the plants.
Its always been a little trick that works for me. But I do have to save tons of cardboard boxes
Are you referring to Prince Edward Island or Petroleum Equipment Institute..(PEI) probably the first but I had to ask, As I am a member of PEI… I worked in the petroleum world for many years.. I did compliance testing on under and above ground pipelines, as well as reservoir tanks; I also worked in corrosion testing on piping and tanks that held petroleum.I spray every 3 days insecticide with safers soap.
That's after I got hit by mites in the spring.
Devastated my entire 30 girls.
A freeken miracle I saved them.
But I lost a month of growth I figure.
Plus it's dull cold summer, that's why I have the lights in there now.
I ran 55 girls, 2 flower rooms, harvest about 2 pounds every 4 weeks.
Then there was my outdoor girls, about 15 that summer.
I went to PEI for a week.
When I got back the person watering for me brought them inside.
After a good month of battling them and just running around in circles I gave up.
Threw them all out, scrubbed everything with bleach.
I managed to keep the clone room clean and had a copy from all 6 mothers.
So I started over.
I have miteacide but it's not to be used in flower, saved my tiny babies though.
Hope the bugs never find you my friend.
Take care.
Talk soon.
Stay safe
Bill284
yes Im keeping them in a drawer at 70*F I have 3 jars that went from 50rh to 62 rh overnight I assume it means either the moisture in the middle is releasing I have one thats was at 31 RH it was 39 rh this morning when I trimmed it it was still slightly moist but not enough to worry about mold I assume I should wait 24 hrs after adding hydrometers. Bill I feel so stupid but relived I thought it was me doing something wrong during the growI have herd good reviews on Grove bags, never tried them.
Spent hours and hours burping though.
As long as you don't over dry it to start you should be able to cure it.
It's over drying that wrecks it.
As long as you have som moisture you should be able to cure in jars no problem.
Do you keep them in a cool dark spot?
Stay safe
Bill284
Like I said before each harvest gets better and better well this one will be a lot better. Im tattooing your instructions for burping on top my belly so if I forget just look down
And I thought I had problems with leaf miner’s. I wouldn’t be able to sleep @ night worrying about all of them. LolThanks Captain!!!
I have been very fortunate to mitigate pest; without anything synthetic or even organic “pesticides”
I feel very fortunate, as my location deals with a multitude of plant eating/killing bugs.
During “planting season”, April and May, we have Field Bindweed, Ground Ivy, and Henbit. During Veg states in June and July, we have Aphids (Wooly Aphid), Bean Leaf Beetle, Blister Beetle, Galls, Grasshoppers, Harlequin Bug, Hollyhock Weevil, and of course Spider Mites. When the flip starts as the photoperiod changes,(August,September,October) we deal with Bagworms, Bluegrass Billbugs, Fall Web Worm, Squash Bugs and Pokeweed.
I am not a Botanist or phytologist, but I have done my due diligence and research to my specific location. I believe in “the more you know” phrase to the Nth degree. I have a degree in Geology and believe strongly about continuing education; and learning. I find it not only interesting and fun; but the benefits of legitimate research can help a person in all aspects of life.
I do utilize certain “techniques” that I believe has contributed to pest control in my garden.
The garden is not directly under trees.. I do have many trees around it, (blessed to own 7 acres) but they are several 100 feet away. The perimeter of my garden has stacked wood(split and 4 ft in height) 3/4 of the rectangle. I grow KingKong sunflowers in a row on the west side, which can reach 12ft in height. In my garden itself, I also grow tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini; watermelon when the weather allows.
Every spring I till the soil.. After the till I will mix in my compost( and
Between the above system, and situational luck, I haven’t had issues with those sneaky pests.
@Bill284 hey bud guess who? I am using the pods like in Heavens shores post except all I am using for seed to seedling is Happy frog, perlite, and dynomyco with rapid rooters I may have missed it but did you mix 1 tsp per gallon of medium mixed through out the entire pot or did you just treat the planting hole ? I did learn a valuable lesson about the combo of a heating mat and water I had seeds crack before they sunk in less than 24 hrs I wasn't ready for that . I put the dynomyco inside the rapid rooter with the seed on top then just enough HF to fill the hole Then I will add about 1 in of perlite at the bottom . then fill cup 3/4 to top with happy frog a layer of myco place the pod on top then fill the rest of the cup with HF flush or barley covering the top of the pod add Blue sunshine( veg LED ), water and some Gnome love till I am ready to transplant to 5 gal pot I realize it is all the same principle that I always used germinate throw seed in soil watch grow this time though I am taking the extra steps to establish a healthy , stronger root system. taking me a step closer to growing better pot. is there any recommendations you would give? other than give up and buy my smoke lolFantastic, love them.
You have to put them all together for a pic with a plant.
Enter it in photo of the month.
Good morning Savvage.
What's going on this weekend?
I still have a ton to do in the greenhouse.
I'm wrecked, hehe.
Stay safe
Bill284
True I think when you have them in a routine and you expect them to just keep carrying on with the cycle of watering some way down the line they could decide to stay off the juice for an extra day here and there i think im going to dry them out a tad and get them roots chasing it.
That doesn't look like leaf miner damage to me, but more like thrips or mites, and I'd bet mites. Keep a watchful eye as it can quickly get out of control.Here’s some pictures of the spots and I also bent over my GC seeing’s that it’s starting to flower heavy. It’s hard to see the spots in the pic’s. I’m hoping maybe it’s leaf miner’s crap. Last night I shined a light under the leaves and didn’t see any pests. I hope you’re having a good weekend I know how busy you were yesterday. I want to really thank you for all your help and know that it’s appreciated mi Hermano.
