Relaxed's 2014 Outdoor Medical Grow

[Buddy Ebsen]

Awesome looking pictures! Watching intently!

 

[GardenFaerie]

Beautiful outside shots. Must admit that I am so jealous of gardening outside at this time of year. I guess I just have to live vicariously through you, trichomes, lebgrow and Norcali. etc.

I just keep telling myself that summer will come. Then it will be

And what kinda joke could I possibly make outta two bugs "hitching a ride" as it was so delicately put. Is that a new euphemism the kids are using these days? "Hoping to hitch a ride with that new gal in town" Nope, I will leave that low hanging fruit to the crude comedians! Oh wait, that's me.



Bob

I am also growing outside now. Plants in containers are hardened and it is staying in the 50-60s F at night. You will not be jealous of outdoor growing in warm winter climes when it gets 100 and stays 100 from June to October...80-90 F at night. No relief.

 

[Dr Bob]

I am also growing outside now. Plants in containers are hardened and it is staying in the 50-60s F at night. You will not be jealous of outdoor growing in warm winter climes when it gets 100 and stays 100 from June to October...80-90 F at night. No relief.

That sounds fantastic! Yep you are right about the heat, I used to have a huge garden in heat like that and it was a non stop battle. But, you can sure grow some incredible gardens with that kinda sun power! I bet your garden will be bursting when we are just starting moving into the greenhouse in a month or more.

 

[Insanerooster]

Howdy RL, would not miss it. I have the admin.`s get on me about my photo`s............and what is this?????
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BUG PORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How could you!! (had to do it, he-he) keep`er green!!! ...Peace.....

I got SO much LOL's from this!!!

 

[Insanerooster]

Hi Les...

Hope all is good and Green in Your garden today, Sending Lots of peace and greeness your way friend!!!

Happy Grow and Smoke!!

 

[Lester Freeman]

Yes I am curious as well. Buying the machine just seems like to much to make butter but those bake goods could recoup the cost but most people just want their pot they dont have any idea of the art.

From what I've heard from reviews from friends who have the machine is that it is very much well worth it, it doesn't just do butter, it does a variety of things, and they have a lot of recipes on their site for oils, foods, etc. I'll be trying it out soon with this darned airy phenotype, trust me.

Beautiful outside shots. Must admit that I am so jealous of gardening outside at this time of year. I guess I just have to live vicariously through you, trichomes, lebgrow and Norcali. etc.

I just keep telling myself that summer will come. Then it will be

And what kinda joke could I possibly make outta two bugs "hitching a ride" as it was so delicately put. Is that a new euphemism the kids are using these days? "Hoping to hitch a ride with that new gal in town" Nope, I will leave that low hanging fruit to the crude comedians! Oh wait, that's me.



Bob

Great comment! I laughed

Now that I have my second wind from the work week Lester, I'd like say I love to see a good outdoor grow. It's my Grow Dream.
Great Photo Shoot. Even the airys look good.

Thank you kindly BAR!

Awesome looking pictures! Watching intently!

Thank you SABO

I am also growing outside now. Plants in containers are hardened and it is staying in the 50-60s F at night. You will not be jealous of outdoor growing in warm winter climes when it gets 100 and stays 100 from June to October...80-90 F at night. No relief.

Sounds like a typical summer in LA

That sounds fantastic! Yep you are right about the heat, I used to have a huge garden in heat like that and it was a non stop battle. But, you can sure grow some incredible gardens with that kinda sun power! I bet your garden will be bursting when we are just starting moving into the greenhouse in a month or more.

Lots and Lots of water my friend!

I got SO much LOL's from this!!!

Hi Les...

Hope all is good and Green in Your garden today, Sending Lots of peace and greeness your way friend!!!

Happy Grow and Smoke!!

Thank you kindly Rooster, You too and your wonderful Tree! Outdoor Sativa Grown In The Ground First Outdoor Grow

 

[Lester Freeman]

Some news, I took the Brix level of the two flowering KC-45s with my new portable refractometer, it showed them both to be about 6% Brix, which isn't terrible for some winter plants, but I'm hoping to boost that number up a bit throughout the springtime and whatnot.

 

[Insanerooster]

Thank you kindly Rooster, You too and your wonderful Tree! Outdoor Sativa Grown In The Ground First Outdoor Grow

Thanks my friend.....

 

[Insanerooster]

some news, i took the brix level of the two flowering kc-45s with my new portable refractometer, it showed them both to be about 6% brix, which isn't terrible for some winter plants, but i'm hoping to boost that number up a bit throughout the springtime and whatnot.

duuuuuuud.....i so want!!!!

 

[CronicHempHog]

Cool little toy there Brotha Have a Great Day

 

[Ascended Master Kief]

Incredible progress, Lester! Subscribed!

 

[CA215]

What a nice tool Les, although I don't know the full details behind that number, it should be awesome seeing your numbers clime as the summer goes on buddy would you mind posting/pointing us towards a good read on the levels you are testing for?
If I recall.. no I don't recall, it will be wrong

Getting exciting indeed

 

[joedaddy805]

Does your outdoor grow finish within the 80-90 period or does it usually take longer due to the cold nights. cause i noticed mine usually take longer than 90 days.

 

[CCOiler]

I have a rookie question for you Mr. Relaxed Dude, what is a Brix???? Also thank you Mr. Lester for the link to Insanerooster or was that Insaneroast (damn rookie).

 

[Lester Freeman]

Cool little toy there Brotha Have a Great Day

Thanks brotha, You too!

Incredible progress, Lester! Subscribed!

What a nice tool Les, although I don't know the full details behind that number, it should be awesome seeing your numbers clime as the summer goes on buddy would you mind posting/pointing us towards a good read on the levels you are testing for?
If I recall.. no I don't recall, it will be wrong

Getting exciting indeed

Not sure if this answers your question, but, The Brix (in degrees) equates to the solution strength of sucrose as a percentage (%). Here is an excerpt from the wiki page Brix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Digital refractometers also find the critical angle, but the light path is entirely internal to the prism. A drop of sample is placed on its surface (at the center of the circular well in the accompanying photograph) and so the critical light beam never penetrates the sample. This makes it easier to read turbid samples. The light/dark boundary, whose position is proportional to the critical angle, is sensed by a CCD array. These meters are also available in bench top (laboratory) and portable (pocket) version. These are the easiest to use of all the methods for estimating Brix and can be used on location with minimal training. A drop of distilled water is placed on the prism and the calibrate button pressed. The distilled water is now replaced by a drop of juice from the fruit being measured. The read button is pressed and the display indicates °Bx directly. This ability to easily measure Brix in the field makes it possible to determine ideal harvesting times of fruit and vegetables so that products arrive at the consumers in a perfect state or are ideal for subsequent processing steps such as vinification"

Originally brewers would have to use a hydrometer to measure the specific gravity, and then from there they would have to estimate the sugar content by percent weight. I quote " Approximate values of °Bx can be computed from 231.61 × (S − 0.9977), where S is the apparent specific gravity of the solution 20°C/20°C"

Does your outdoor grow finish within the 80-90 period or does it usually take longer due to the cold nights. cause i noticed mine usually take longer than 90 days.

It depends on a lot of things, am I force flowering, am I naturally flowering? Were the plants sexually mature? Etc. Usually I never see an outdoor grow from complete start to finish in 90 days unless it is force flowered. That number is pretty much only applicable towards indoor growing where they have less variable conditions and see more consistent results. Last year my natural flowering ladies began vegetating on March 16th, and weren't harvested until middle September. Most of them did not reveg, so they grew for about 180 days, with force flowering plants, I have seen harvests 60 days after the beginning of flower. The "cold nights" aren't really that cold for us, goes down into the 50s and not much lower at all.

I have a rookie question for you Mr. Relaxed Dude, what is a Brix???? Also thank you Mr. Lester for the link to Insanerooster or was that Insaneroast (damn rookie).

Brix
Brix is a scale of measurement used to determine grape sugar content. This information helps winemakers decide when to harvest the grapes in order to achieve the ideal balance of flavor and alcohol content in the wine that will result

 

[Dr Bob]

Lots and Lots of water my friend!

Yep, I can remember when my water bill exceeded my electricity bill for the first time. When you live in a place that has 100+ temps, that is really saying something! Water was more valuable than anything. You turn off the water while showering to not waste any and only use it to rinse off.

On the brix front, it is a always complicated but in the end it just is about dissolved sugars in water. The number 0 being just plain H20. I have been a brewer my whole life and we still use all the tools including hydrometers at times. It just depends on what you are doing. Nothing beats a refractometer for checking gravity (another term for the same thing effectively for our purposes) when you are boiling beer. One of my favorite tools. I may just have to go grab that thing and measure my plants. Where do you take the juice from Lester for a good reading?

Wishing you warm sunny days!

Bob

 

[Lester Freeman]

I've seen some people get the juice from the actual fan leaves, they'd ball them up and squeeze the juice out with pliers. I tried doing that but found it very difficult to get any droplets. So I used the stem of the fan leaf to squeeze the juice out, it worked perfectly for obtaining a measurement.

Great points you made Bob, and thanks for the kind words Right back at ya

 

[Graytail]

I've seen some people get the juice from the actual fan leaves, they'd ball them up and squeeze the juice out with pliers. I tried doing that but found it very difficult to get any droplets. So I used the stem of the fan leaf to squeeze the juice out, it worked perfectly for obtaining a measurement.

Great points you made Bob, and thanks for the kind words Right back at ya

Aha!

This is why your reading was so low. My petioles typically test in the 6-8 range. There's more water in them.

Squish a 5-7 blade fan leaf between two quarters, and I bet you read over 10.

 

[Lester Freeman]

Aha!

This is why your reading was so low. My petioles typically test in the 6-8 range. There's more water in them.

Squish a 5-7 blade fan leaf between two quarters, and I bet you read over 10.

Good point, that makes sense! Thank you for dropping by with the information! + Reps to you and a Grand Weekend~!

 

[trichomes]

Some news, I took the Brix level of the two flowering KC-45s with my new portable refractometer, it showed them both to be about 6% Brix, which isn't terrible for some winter plants, but I'm hoping to boost that number up a bit throughout the springtime and whatnot.

What does the refractor meter do?(#1) & what is BRIX?(#2) Thank you and definate REPS to who answers those 2 questions first!! Great shares again today Lester



PS: the barn owl scared the shite out me last night while sitting in the observation chair. he's huge