Tead's Indoor-ish, Winter, Hempy, OGK, SOG

[Tead]

I hereby declare seed planting season open.
Temps have been positively arctic. Lows down into the upper 50's. Highs only into the 70's. Yup.... arctic.

A young Malawi

An annotated peek at the outdoor garden.

A little up close peek at the new Ox line.

I'm actually considering removing the AC today. Crazy! Not sure we'll see 90f again this year, but I would suspects some 80's might sneak in.

 

[Tead]

Sweet roots Tead. Methinks I should give them three weeks instead of two. I transplanted two with much smaller roots today, but I know they'll be fine in their pots. The roots are inside that 8" from the bottom, so they'll get all the nutrient-rich water they need.

Thanks. I really like my little pvc/baggie cloners. They've totally been a win in my world. I only put a few balls (3 exactly) of Osmo in 'em right below the bottom depth of the cutting. So easy.

You know what? Hempy has turned out to be my favorite medium so far. Thank you for being so good at what you do at it enticed me. I sure am glad we met.

You're welcome... but as you know, it's a very easy sell. A pot, some osmo, and water.

 

[Morglie]

Thanks. I really like my little pvc/baggie cloners. They've totally been a win in my world. I only put a few balls (3 exactly) of Osmo in 'em right below the bottom depth of the cutting. So easy.





You're welcome... but as you know, it's a very easy sell. A pot, some osmo, and water.

Just wanting to clarify as I'm planning on trying it the hempy once I get my soil girls going. You put perilite in a small container with 3 pebbles of osmo below the cutting and stuck the cutting straight in the perilite?

Nice looking plants. I'm excited to see the Malawi go!

 

[Tead]

Just wanting to clarify as I'm planning on trying it the hempy once I get my soil girls going. You put perilite in a small container with 3 pebbles of osmo below the cutting and stuck the cutting straight in the perilite?

Nice looking plants. I'm excited to see the Malawi go!

Yup. I put a hole in the container and make it into a mini hempy pot. I put directions up on the hempy thread today and included these photos. They happen to be seeds instead of clones, but I do the same to both. 3 little balls of Osmo+... don't wanna burn off those fresh roots.

Tossed 2 more Malawis into those containers this morning. Now that I see one of them pop, I'm gonna run a few. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of the grow machine in a few months.

 

[Tead]

Fats Domino is gone to us. Ain't that a shame.

 

[Rifleman]

Fats Domino is gone to us. Ain't that a shame.

Can't click like on that one. Time stands still for no one, and none of us are getting out of here alive. Really want to feel your mortality...?....go to a couple of estate sales. Something very off about strangers wandering through your home, picking up your treasures for pennies.

.....<sigh>......to Fats,

 

[MagicJim]

Can't click like on that one. Time stands still for no one, and none of us are getting out of here alive. Really want to feel your mortality...?....go to a couple of estate sales. Something very off about strangers wandering through your home, picking up your treasures for pennies.

.....<sigh>......to Fats,

I went to bank yesterday to look in my safe deposit box attempting to find my last will and testament. No luck. Now I have to search this house again. Changes need to be made. Yuck...I hate thinking about these things but it better to tidy things up.

RIP Fats

 

[Tead]

Planning thoughts/questions.

So... I'm wondering how far into the spring I can get before outdoor flowering ceases.
Outdoor temps will become problematic around april/may/june.
Outdoor lighting will hit 10hrs 13min on 11/21 and hit the 12.5 hr mark at the beginning of April, so the temps and light will be out of range starting in April.
Seems like last plants to go outside would be 1Mar at the latest.
Cold might chase them inside for a day or two, but winters are usually quite mild.

This all seems sane. We'll see how it plays out in the real world, but the outdoor hempy pots have really been stunning. Bugs have been really minimal tho the occasional caterpillar is a killer. Usually I see tons of leaf miners. I have not seen ANY this year.... not one single track in any leaf anywhere. I can only attribute the lack of outdoor bug activity to the perlite medium and the perhaps the neem, tho neem has never been this effective previously.

 

[SweetSue]

Planning thoughts/questions.

So... I'm wondering how far into the spring I can get before outdoor flowering ceases.
Outdoor temps will become problematic around april/may/june.
Outdoor lighting will hit 10hrs 13min on 11/21 and hit the 12.5 hr mark at the beginning of April, so the temps and light will be out of range starting in April.
Seems like last plants to go outside would be 1Mar at the latest.
Cold might chase them inside for a day or two, but winters are usually quite mild.

This all seems sane. We'll see how it plays out in the real world, but the outdoor hempy pots have really been stunning. Bugs have been really minimal tho the occasional caterpillar is a killer. Usually I see tons of leaf miners. I have not seen ANY this year.... not one single track in any leaf anywhere. I can only attribute the lack of outdoor bug activity to the perlite medium and the perhaps the neem, tho neem has never been this effective previously.

Some type of quick cold box construction might be in order so you could leave them out when temps dip on occassion. That would depend on the size of the plants, of course. It might just be easier to carry them indoors overnight. You have that lazy gardener affectation to keep up.

 

[SweetSue]

Can't click like on that one. Time stands still for no one, and none of us are getting out of here alive. Really want to feel your mortality...?....go to a couple of estate sales. Something very off about strangers wandering through your home, picking up your treasures for pennies.

.....<sigh>......to Fats,

Death is to be celebrated, and by God, let them pick through my belongings for pennies. Someone should get good use out of them. When I make that ultimate transition, my belongings will be the last thing on my mind.

Sorry guys, I've never understood the fear of the unavoidable, not to mention it's a doorway to so much more beyond this lovely sandbox filled with loving companions. Don't you ever get excited about what follows this playground?

.....thanks. Follow the stars Fats.

 

[SweetSue]

Yup. I put a hole in the container and make it into a mini hempy pot. I put directions up on the hempy thread today and included these photos. They happen to be seeds instead of clones, but I do the same to both. 3 little balls of Osmo+... don't wanna burn off those fresh roots.

Tossed 2 more Malawis into those containers this morning. Now that I see one of them pop, I'm gonna run a few. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of the grow machine in a few months.

Thank you for the reinforcement in the limited quantity of Osmo +. One of these days I'll be starting another Osmo girl. I want to perfect using the Osmo +. I have a suspicion that I'd be able to get close to the quality I'm producing with these expensive nutrients with the right touch, using the Osmo. As pretty as these plants of mine are, the thrifty and lazy gardener you awoke in me cries to be given more time to strut her stuff.

It sure is good to have you growing again. The streets aren't the same without you wandering around keeping us on our toes.

 

[Tead]

Some type of quick cold box construction might be in order so you could leave them out when temps dip on occassion. That would depend on the size of the plants, of course. It might just be easier to carry them indoors overnight. You have that lazy gardener affectation to keep up.

I'm sure the bloom room with a small heater will do fine. It MAY get down to 30 something for a day or two, but the climate generally rides in some sweet plant growin temps thru the winter.

Thank you for the reinforcement in the limited quantity of Osmo +. One of these days I'll be starting another Osmo girl. I want to perfect using the Osmo +. I have a suspicion that I'd be able to get close to the quality I'm producing with these expensive nutrients with the right touch, using the Osmo. As pretty as these plants of mine are, the thrifty and lazy gardener you awoke in me cries to be given more time to strut her stuff.

It sure is good to have you growing again. The streets aren't the same without you wandering around keeping us on our toes.

Tead tries to stretch the lazy boundary whenever possible. Dunno why you keep playing with dem funny liquids.

Death is to be celebrated, and by God, let them pick through my belongings for pennies. Someone should get good use out of them. When I make that ultimate transition, my belongings will be the last thing on my mind.

Sorry guys, I've never understood the fear of the unavoidable, not to mention it's a doorway to so much more beyond this lovely sandbox filled with loving companions. Don't you ever get excited about what follows this playground?

.....thanks. Follow the stars Fats.

I'm with ya... tho I sure have noticed most are not, and I can't help but wonder if I will hang on to such bits of serenity when the moment arrives.
Past experiences have taught the a common theme about death. Many young men's final thoughts seem so focused upon their mothers... can't explain it, but sure have seen it in action. I can't help but wonder what MY final thoughts will be and if they will differ.

Fats.... walking to New Orleans for the rest of the days.... least that's how Tead sees it. I'm sure there will be many nods to Fats in the various parades this year.

I wouldn't say that Tead is "excited" about what follows... but he sure is curious. While the human being seems to have some inability to accept the idea that it is but one of many biological entities upon this spinning rock... simply one with an oversized brain, Tead's pretty much in that boat too. There will be other oversized brains on our earth... we're probably nothing so special... just sporting the benefits of the most recent evolutionary improvements. Arrogant.

I see no reason to believe anything follows. I'd like to run with the idea, but I gotta have something to hang my hat on... something..... anything. Unfortunately, blind hope and desperation hold no hats for me.

 

[Lazarus13]

My beliefs are nothing follows and thats why i try to make the most of the precious little time im allotted in the land of the living. Pisses me off i have to waste so much time working to make money just to survive. Its sad that this world revolves around a little piece of worthless paper. Such a waste of the gift of life...

 

[Rifleman]

I witnessed my first person die when I was 15. I've been there for too many since then. Our time here is short and in 100 yrs no one will remember our names. I hope when I close my eyes for the last time I'll finally rest peacefully.

 

[Radogast]

Fats Domino is gone to us. Ain't that a shame.

Fats will live on in recordings and memories, them memories of recordings. Personally, I don't care if I'm remembered, but Ithink most performers want to be remembered.

Can't click like on that one. Time stands still for no one, and none of us are getting out of here alive. Really want to feel your mortality...?....go to a couple of estate sales. Something very off about strangers wandering through your home, picking up your treasures for pennies.

.....<sigh>......to Fats,

I go to those estate sales and auctions. I pick up those treasures for pennies, and they will eventually be sold for pennies, donated, or trashed. Last week my wife sold a pre-civil war love seat to a neighbor. We enjoyed it for several years, but we have lots of furniture and she has lots of house without furniture. $40 to us. $40 to her.

I think of all the butts in that love seat over the years. I think of all the birds that sat in the 1950s concrete birdbath before we purchased it at an estate sale this summer. Whomever comes to our estate sale will see stuff they've never seen before. The teenage kids have already divied up some of our property

The girl bought some blue glitter high heels at Goodwill today, The wife says to her. "It looks like someone applied this by hand" She says, "I know. Probably a burlesque girl or stage performer. I'd like to think it was a burly girl." I live with odd people


Saturday morning, there is an estate auction with some magnificent small sculptures - either it will bring out some art afficianados we never see at auction, or we are coming home with some goodies Sometimes the surviving family comes to these and bids against each other. It's one way to divy up the assets according to their competing value between relatives. I usually won't bid against the family in those cases.


Life is full of boring bits, mostly involving working for money to survive. I do believe in enjoying life in between the boring bits, and I imagine Fats Domino felt that way too.

 

[Tead]

We are but one set of beasts upon this rotating ball. Some days I appreciate the 'birds of the field'. Some days I appreciate the fact that I don't have to pick thru bugs in the mud (oh man... been in the swamps too long!).

hmmm.... I DO pick thru the mud for bugs.... mudbugs to be exact. Damn. I think I chose a bad example.

Life is full of boring bits, mostly involving working for money to survive. I do believe in enjoying life in between the boring bits, and I imagine Fats Domino felt that way too.

Indeed. I especially enjoy the surreal bits.
I often feel that folks reaching the top of their profession arrive at that pinnacle because of a basic love for what they do. While I'm sure there's plenty of actual work performers must deal with, I can certainly appreciate the love that flows when the work is done and the magic happens.
Tead has an extra touch of love for the singers. He's been a shower performer for many years. Lately, my sweetheart has been pummeled with repeated renditions of 'Some Kind of Wonderful' by GFR. I make a daily run thru the French Qtr. (usually down Burgundy), often spewing that tune or others. If you can't torture tourists with badly sung tunes in NOLA, life just ain't right.

 

[SweetSue]

We are but one set of beasts upon this rotating ball. Some days I appreciate the 'birds of the field'. Some days I appreciate the fact that I don't have to pick thru bugs in the mud (oh man... been in the swamps too long!).

hmmm.... I DO pick thru the mud for bugs.... mudbugs to be exact. Damn. I think I chose a bad example.





Indeed. I especially enjoy the surreal bits.
I often feel that folks reaching the top of their profession arrive at that pinnacle because of a basic love for what they do. While I'm sure there's plenty of actual work performers must deal with, I can certainly appreciate the love that flows when the work is done and the magic happens.
Tead has an extra touch of love for the singers. He's been a shower performer for many years. Lately, my sweetheart has been pummeled with repeated renditions of 'Some Kind of Wonderful' by GFR. I make a daily run thru the French Qtr. (usually down Burgundy), often spewing that tune or others. If you can't torture tourists with badly sung tunes in NOLA, life just ain't right.

Haha! What a delightful read. I walk the trail singing at the top of my lungs. Why not? Yesterday I stopped at Starbucks on the way back and serenaded them while I sweetened the coffee before leaving.

My neighbors are used to my quirky ways.

 

[Tead]

Haha! What a delightful read. I walk the trail singing at the top of my lungs. Why not? Yesterday I stopped at Starbucks on the way back and serenaded them while I sweetened the coffee before leaving.

My neighbors are used to my quirky ways.

Why not indeed!

At least most of my victims are transitory tourists that don't get to suffer thru my auditory assaults for long. There's something about an empty, quiet FQ street that just calls for a tune. Plus, as a bicyclist dancing in and out of drunken tourists, it's a lot cooler than a little bell.
Sometimes cute little girls smile at me. Every now and then, someone joins in.... always a treat.

 

[NorCaliwood]

One has to enjoy.............. Ya'll never' want to be around me after a pint or so of real' shine. Hell even some Turkey'', I've been known to put a quarter or two in the jukebox. I wonder what a quarter gets nowadays?? But I've sung more than one Randy Travis song,, or parts of Goarge Jones... Keepem Green

 

[Islandgrow]

Yup. I put a hole in the container and make it into a mini hempy pot. I put directions up on the hempy thread today and included these photos. They happen to be seeds instead of clones, but I do the same to both. 3 little balls of Osmo+... don't wanna burn off those fresh roots.

Tossed 2 more Malawis into those containers this morning. Now that I see one of them pop, I'm gonna run a few. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of the grow machine in a few months.

Where can I find your mixing ratio and method of let's say a 3 gallon hempy container With O+ and perlite.