Daily Update: Perpetual Tent - Week 10, Day 3
The day began with the second CAT drench for African Buzz. Pot was light and leaves just beginning to droop, so the timing was spot on IMHO.
Remember how apprehensive I was back in the beginning? Ha! Let me describe how easy this was to do.
- I rolled out of bed, unzipped the tent enough to reach in and lift her off her risers.
- I decided I really like Graytail's method of mixing the Tea and drench in separate cups of water. I used about .1 ml of Tea in approx. 12 oz of water and 1.5 ml of CAT, also in about 12 oz of water. (See?
Guidelines - nothing carved in stone.) He recommends you dilute the necessary ingredients into individual 16 oz cups and then follow with 1/4 Trans/water until the pot is drenched. Because these are such tiny pots. I've discovered that 24 oz is almost a perfect amount, so no more liquid is necessary. I'm proud of myself for at least figuring that part out. It'll make my life that much easier from here on out.
- While I dressed for my meeting this morning to complete the mind-numbing applications for the VA pension and Death Benefit she sat and soaked up the tiny bit of liquid that drained through. At some point I lifted her and put her on a riser to drip before going back into the tent.
That's it. Easy peasy.
All that angst for nothing.
You'd think by this time in my life I'd have caught on, eh?
On to the rest of the crew. Today I'm going to try to begin a process of cutting back on the number of pictures I load in every day. If I don't we're never going to be able to get through my updates when I have everything clicking at full capacity.
I'm sure there will be group shots by then, little family groups, if you will.
Environmental monitoring shows a spike of 86 degrees. Duggan, I believe this may be the register as soon as the lights come on and those CFLs begin to heat. I can't figure out why this spike would occur otherwise, because a mere 30 minutes after lights on I opened the tent, and as you can see, it's a comfortable 79 degrees. Does that sound like a reasonable explaination to you?
Auto Jock Horror x Auto Amnesia (Day 61) I plucked off the tiniest bits of almost-popcorn buds yesterday (yes, they were that tiny) and quick dried them, because why waste it? Last night I smoked it up, four tiny fragmentary hits that were so little I didn't expect to feel it at all. Oh man! Was I ever wrong! A crisp, clear head high with an almost instantaneous mood change to extreme happiness and optimism. I suddenly realized that it felt like it opened up the space behind my eyes. Can anyone else relate to that feeling? I've never felt it quite that way before. I always feel the meds take effect behind the eyes early on, but that sense of spaciousness was a new one for me. I am now looking forward to her harvest in a whole new way.
Auto Destroyer (Day 63) At 90 minutes after lights on she was still a bit droopy and looking a bit stressed from the CAT, so I gave her a quick spray of DeStress. When I get home later I'll peek in on her.
Cheese Candy (Day 63) Look at those blossoms! Good Lord, she's just packing them on like mad now. Every time I open the tent I'm stunned. She has me really thinking about trying a flux or two with a couple of the tiny pots. Tomorrow I'll try to get a picture in normal light so you can see the amazing trichomes production going on. Those blossoms are all
covered with trichomes.
One last look before I have to dash. I'm treating myself to breakfast at my favorite restaurant in my favorite seat (I now know it's booth #66), in the far back, next to the window with a perfect view of the river, which is running super fast this morning after the downpour overnight.
That's all I got today guys.
You all have a wonderful day filled with love and laughter. Hold your loved ones often and with gusto and spread that joy at every opening. I'll be seeing you around the neighborhood.
Feeling really stoked at this moment.
to SweetSue for highlighting a growing technique using Glomus mycorrhizzal fungi and Allium fistulosum.
