The Joy Of Growing - SweetSue Goes Perpetual

THE DRENCH​

The scheduled drench for the LOS pots was the aloe vera juice and coconut water with Agsil. As I was preparing it I remembered that I had some corn sprouting. Now I get to play with the mortar and pestle. YES! :yahoo: It's much easier to do with a blender, but, IMHO, more fun to do this way.

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The juice was added to the Agsil, aloe and coconut water, then diluted down to make a gallon.

I reached in and brought out the Buddha Tahoe OG. The vermicompost has formed that crustiness, so I started breaking it up with my fingers when two important things occured to me:

1) This is probably why Graytail's fingernails are always dirty when he does update pictures. Ok maybe that's not so important, or maybe it's a matter of perspective and it's not important to YOU. :laughtwo:

2) My no-till doesn't have this problem of crusty buildup, because it has a nice layer of - MULCH!!! How could I have forgotten mulch?

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Which leads us to the next installment, but I need a buzz first and some play time. Is anything going on over at TOAST's?????
 
SweetSue said:
THE DRENCH​

I reached in and brought out the Buddha Tahoe OG. The vermicompost has formed that crustiness, so I started breaking it up with my fingers when two important things occured to me:

1) This is probably why Graytail's fingernails are always dirty when he does update pictures. Ok maybe that's not so important, or maybe it's a matter of perspective and it's not important to YOU. :laughtwo:

2) My no-till doesn't have this problem of crusty buildup, because it has a nice layer of - MULCH!!! How could I have forgotten mulch?
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I know that since I'm not a member of the no-till club or Doc's Kit club my opinion is of little value here, but that crust is what you want. You can cover it up with mulch if you want, or a cover crop but it is there. That first couple of inches is where the majority of micro-herd activity is going on. Good crust = good bread. Good crust = metabolically healthy micro herd.

I bust it up every three weeks or so with a deep scratching with my fingers and then top-dress. You don't need a bucket of bubbling futility or sprouted grains squeezin's to keep that crust going on. Y'all try too hard in my opinion.
 
MULCH​

One of the secrets of success with LOS is the use of a mulch to protect the top layer of soil, the most productive layer, from drying out. I've been negligent in this regard with the tiny pots, because I wasn't sure how to go about it. Turns out the best approach was to simply do it.

I had some left in the bag, so I used it up on the smaller pots.

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After receiving their mulch layer each tiny pot got 2 cups of the drench, very slowly and carefully applied to keep it from running off. Don't want to waste a single drop!

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Kalashnikova begged to be next in line. Who am I to say no? :battingeyelashes:

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As I was applying the mulch layers I was considering how I was introducing microbial life indegineous to this area, using locally-collected leaves. There's a fair bit of decomp going on in here.

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I ran out of mulch, and I still had the Afghanis, so I pulled together some new components and spent a while chopping them into fine particulate matter suitable for mulch on small pots. I have a bag of leaves that's been sitting out on the balcony breaking down and collecting microbial life for almost a year now, so I grabbed some of that and some of the straw out there as well, making sure to pull some wet stuff from the bottoms. After you chop and chop you end up with something akin to this.

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Toss in a handful of CC rock dust and another handful of CC nutrients, a bunch of rice hulls and mix it all up together with a light sprinkling of water and VOILA'! Instant mulch.

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I used it all up on the Afghanis. I need to toss together another batch to age.

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They were appreciative.

The last installment is the daily overview and stragglers. I still need to catch my buzz.

Thankfully, TOAST came to me. I was jonesing there. :straightface: :laughtwo:
 
PeeJay said:
I know that since I'm not a member of the no-till club or Doc's Kit club my opinion is of little value here, but that crust is what you want. You can cover it up with mulch if you want, or a cover crop but it is there. That first couple of inches is where the majority of micro-herd activity is going on. Good crust = good bread. Good crust = metabolically healthy micro herd.

I bust it up every three weeks or so with a deep scratching with my fingers and then top-dress. You don't need a bucket of bubbling futility or sprouted grains squeezin's to keep that crust going on. Y'all try too hard in my opinion.
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That's ok PeeJay. You don't have to believe in what we're doing for it to make a difference. :laughtwo:
 
Mr Am4zin said:
Back up to date my sweet. I had a few rough days but I see light. You still got it girl, lookin amazing. :Love:
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Hang in there buddy, go out and do something today and enjoy life! Things may look rough now but know that after this tough period you will feel more happy and calm than ever before. Much love brother :Namaste:
 
Hmmm.

I don't believe what the Baptists tell me either. Or Dr.Oz. What I do believe is what I've learned by studying lots of chemistry, microbiology, biochemical pathways (ion transport is fascinating if you have the background to understand how biochemical pathways function) and metabolic conundrums. You have time on your hands Sue. Want to learn about soil biology? Then start with basic chem so you can get into a microbiology class. Organic chemistry is a pain! If you get through orgo and are not just trying to "pass the exam" but want to know the applications, biochem will arouse you.

Shun me as a "non-beliver" if you want with evangelistic fever. I know the shit more than most of y'all.
 
Daily Update: Perpetual Tent - Week 19, Day 5
The Tiny Closet: Week 10 - Day 5

Maintenance notes:
- All LOS pots got mulched.
- All LOS pots got a combo aloe/coconut and corn SST drench.
- White Widow got transplanted into the no-till.
- All sprouts in the tiny closet got watered.

I believe that was everything. This is all that was left to share.

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Original Bubnlegum (Day 8)

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The Tiny Closet flock.

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The Kit Girls veggin'.

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I'm going to assume that you picked up on my exuberance today and used it to augment your own joyful expression. That would mean your day was as wonderful as mine. Something special is afoot in my universe. I haven't picked up on precisely what it is, but I've had this delicious sense of anticipation before in my life and it's never failed me. Won't it be fun to finally discover what that's all about? I know, I get goosebumps every time I think about it. :laughtwo:

Until then, I continue on my journey to find my perfect garden fit. What a sweet and wonderfully fun day this was. Thanks for enjoying it with me. :hugs:

:Namaste:
 
Mr Am4zin said:
Back up to date my sweet. I had a few rough days but I see light. You still got it girl, lookin amazing. :Love:
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Is all well with you? :Love:
 
PeeJay said:
Hmmm.

I don't believe what the Baptists tell me either. Or Dr.Oz. What I do believe is what I've learned by studying lots of chemistry, microbiology, biochemical pathways (ion transport is fascinating if you have the background to understand how biochemical pathways function) and metabolic conundrums. You have time on your hands Sue. Want to learn about soil biology? Then start with basic chem so you can get into a microbiology class. Organic chemistry is a pain! If you get through orgo and are not just trying to "pass the exam" but want to know the applications, biochem will arouse you.

Shun me as a "non-beliver" if you want with evangelistic fever. I know the shit more than most of y'all.
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You really can't consider the possibility that what goes on in the world below the surface, so evasive of our attempts to fully document it's goings on, might be having effects your studies don't take into account PeeJay? There are legions of cultivator's using these teas and drenches you so frequently disparage and seeing documentable results, and yet you choose to ignore their observations because they don't fit your idea of what is right and true and scientific. I find that somewhat humorous, more than I find it sad that you would choose to be so close-minded. Humorous because the history of science is riddled with times when what they "knew to be true" was rediculously wrong.

You can choose to believe what you want. I'll choose to follow cultivator's that are getting proven and consistent results. Part of that process is the judicious use of Sprouted Seed Teas. I use them because I've seen the results. Maybe you should run a side-by-side and document. It would lend more credence to your protestations, but it probably won't stop us from using the teas, so only if you want to prove your science. What will you do if you prove yourself wrong though?

The Baptists don't think your choosing to disbelieve their truths makes any difference in the end run either PeeJay. Dr. Oz is another matter altogether. :laughtwo:
 
All that and still time to catch a good buzz and fit in Callanetics. What a sweet day. :laughtwo: :Love:
 
Weaselcracker said:
1) This is probably why Graytail's fingernails are always dirty when he does update pictures. Ok maybe that's not so important, or maybe it's a matter of perspective and it's not important to YOU. :laughtwo:
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Ouch! A man with dirty fingernails, in public?! My mother would be appalled ... :straightface:

Heheh, I've even spotted grime of sorts - dirt stuck to sticky resin. :laughtwo: Ick. Yeah, I like soil. By the time I take pics, I've hauled 'em all out of the room, groomed 'em of dead and fading leaves, run my fingers along the edges of the soil to fill in the shrinkage gaps, and then evened out the soil ...

One of the advantages of this hobby is that you get to play in the dirt. :cheesygrinsmiley:
 
SweetSue said:
You really can't consider the possibility that what goes on in the world below the surface, so evasive of our attempts to fully document it's goings on, might be having effects your studies don't take into account PeeJay? There are legions of cultivator's using these teas and drenches you so frequently disparage and seeing documentable results, and yet you choose to ignore their observations because they don't fit your idea of what is right and true and scientific. I find that somewhat humorous, more than I find it sad that you would choose to be so close-minded. Humorous because the history of science is riddled with times when what they "knew to be true" was rediculously wrong.

You can choose to believe what you want. I'll choose to follow cultivator's that are getting proven and consistent results. Part of that process is the judicious use of Sprouted Seed Teas. I use them because I've seen the results. Maybe you should run a side-by-side and document. It would lend more credence to your protestations, but it probably won't stop us from using the teas, so only if you want to prove your science. What will you do if you prove yourself wrong though?

The Baptists don't think your choosing to disbelieve their truths makes any difference in the end run either PeeJay. Dr. Oz is another matter altogether. :laughtwo:
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Well Said :Namaste:
 
Graytail said:
Ouch! A man with dirty fingernails, in public?! My mother would be appalled ... :straightface:

Heheh, I've even spotted grime of sorts - dirt stuck to sticky resin. :laughtwo: Ick. Yeah, I like soil. By the time I take pics, I've hauled 'em all out of the room, groomed 'em of dead and fading leaves, run my fingers along the edges of the soil to fill in the shrinkage gaps, and then evened out the soil ...

One the advantages of this hobby is that you get to play in the dirt. :cheesygrinsmiley:
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See that? In the end we're just overgrown kids playin' in the dirt. :laughtwo:
 
As per your wishes.....

This is harvest #4 this year. I've had 2 summer, and now 2 fall harvests. Still have my 7' tall girl in ground and two 24" tall, late start 5 gallon fabric pot girls that are about half done.

These are all from the same bag seed. No idea what it was supposed to be, but it's not a stable strain. I've seen tall plants with haze type leaf color as well as musky, earthy, nutty smells, then there's the shorter, denser, greener plant that stinks of skunk....like the big chunky branches shown in the middle below.

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Just wanted to share a little! Thanks!
 
I already swung that Hammer 'O Reps they let me sling here, so I can't do it again.

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