The Perpetual Healing Garden - SweetSue's Joyful Return

[kelticBlue]

Pets

UrbanMonk started a thread for pet pictures. Please, feel free to drop pictures of your own tuggers of your heartstrings and furry companions that support your endocannabinoid systems with their unconditional love.

Thank you, I will do that

I started anew for 2017---->>> kelticBlue's 2017 soil with Ace Seeds Pure Pakistan Chitral Kush x Kali China Yunnan

 

[Radogast]

I fell so far behind I have to muti-quote

Moving our discussion here. Started it in the study hall because it was about increasing CO, but now it's more about our grows.

For me shape is more of consideration than size. I don't want it too deep. Most SOGs I've seen use 1 gal pots packed tight. Large container with multiple plants wouldn't need to be much deeper than that. If you let plants get too tall it's no longer a SOG, it's a tree farm!

More I thought about Canna and Nis's raised beds I recalled that their discussion started with something more like a drain table. I think I would pack my 2 gal smart pots tightly in large rectangular trays. (i've got over 30 of them, gotta use them for something.) Tight pack would be similar to large pot needed for kit soil. And roots would probably grow from one pot to another just as if it were one big pot. Shape fits my lighting better and fills space better than big pot. Another option I considered is using bins that I'm using to store and cook my soil. It's still couple months away so lot's of time to think about it, but I'm leaning toward tray and 2 gal softies.

But if I used a 15 gal pot I think I could fit 7, 1 in center and 6 around it. Nice hexagon pattern. I love hexagons. Hey! That's a cool pattern too. And if the plants could move around like that they'd all get good light. The way I'm talking now you'd think I was the one who had the second brownie! You're a bad influence on me, Sue. Thank you again for that!

I've never had roots grow outside my soft pots into air, in fact the roots don't usually grow into the side of the pot because the sides dry as fast as the topsoil . The only time roots have grown into the fabric was when I kept pots on a constantly wet tray of perite and let the water level reach the pot. Even packed tight, I predict the roots will end inside the pots unless you over water.

My single experiment with 2 plants in the same pot was less yield than from 1 plant. Your results may vary.

I'm still fighting my mites with neem oil and it's kept them at very low numbers that I can live with thru end of this grow. But I'm starting to notice the cumulative damage of repeat small attacks on leaves. It's not bad now but I've got 5 weeks to go. I'm considering spinosad, but would rather go with ladybugs. I hadn't considered that they woud eat mites also, but blog from Royal Queen Seeds confirms it.
Ladybug mite control

Down side is that I won't be able to use neem oil or spinosad, or will be limited in using them, because in spite of what blog says neem will kill ladybugs if they get sprayed or make direct contact with it. So I'll go to 2-3 sprays/week until bugs arrive.

Fuzzy, thanks for tip about sugar water before releasing ladybugs!

I have used 2% neem oil in water with a soap surfactant and the plants loved the neem. Mixed fresh every other day, I did this for about a year and no no mites or damage from mites - although mites would reappear when I stopped spraying. Neem oil in water loses it's potency after a few hours. - sorry If I am a broken record - I love the stuff


I'm not using neem oil now. My ladybugs (2) are staying in the room with just a stick coated in honey. They are getting sleepy this time of year.

Wow! She has excellent taste. I'd encourage a vaporizer, but in reality I'd reach for that beautiful pipe, that'd have to sit so nicely balanced in the curl of the hand.

Sweet!

All I saw were the pipes - the rest was background

Thanks for the warm welcome, Sue. I come to the forum as a student, I am still in the research phase prior to growing. I don't feel the need to know everything before trying my hand at growing, but I want to learn as much as I can from folks like yourself. I do have an unsuspected talent, I am a woodworker! I hope to utilize this skill in the construction of my grow space. I hope for it to be interesting and will document it when I get there .


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You have plenty of time to research while your seed is growing into a 3 week old seedling

All you need to start is a seed, a pot full of something, and a place with good enough light, heat, and humidity. The rest you can figure out on the fly

A grow journal is an excellent way to figure things out on hte fly

 

[36Gr0w]

I love popping seeds, so many possibilities!

(14) GrapeStomper OG x Bubba Jam
(16) Trapper Creek OG x FloScout
(14) Special OGK Haze x FloScout
(15) Cookie Killer x Blue Dream
(7) Cookie Killer x GDP
(1) UNKNOWN

 

[36Gr0w]

Depending on setup, beneficial nemetodes might be a better option than ladybugs. Check out arbico or other similar distributors.

Those little bastards are probably all over, treat every plant, quarantine them, bug bomb the apartment, spray plants again, put them back. Spray all growing areas with a strong h2o2 spray, followed by a weak LABS spray. That has worked for me in the past, along with being anal about ipm.

 

[Tead]

Plenty of banter about neem.... I'll drop my neem speech for any neem newbies.

Neem is great stuff. Oil squeezed from a tree that generally grows down India way. It's been used for centuries by humans in various ways... even toothpaste (ewww!). It can be acquired in various forms. Many types of commercial pesticides include neem. I prefer the straight oil.

Here's the important part.... Neem is NOT a surface kill agent. You don't spray it on the bugs, you inject the neem into the plant, the bugs eat the plant material with neem in it, then they die. Neem works by disrupting the electrical systems inside bugs. The effect differs a touch, but generally bugs stop doing everything... including eating... and just die off. In a medical setting one would refer to neem as a prophylactic treatment... like wearing a condom to avoid STDs instead of getting treatment once you've collected one.

I use 2 or 3 tsp neem oil and 1 tsp liquid dish soap in 1gal of water. Spray the entire plant focusing on the underside of leaves. The leaves have stomas on the bottom that uptake the mix... same techniques as foliar feeding. Be sure to avoid strong lights on a freshly sprayed plants... the water drops form little lenses that will magnify the light and burn your babies.
Neem can be applied to soil and uptaken into the plant via the medium, but dose rates need to be raised. Hydro res's can be treated with neem as well. Spraying can be a bad idea in damp gardens or plants in bloom.

Neem has a very strong odor and taste. A good flush is helpful and discontinuing use near harvest would also be advised.

There... you've suffered thru the neem speech. Yawn.

 

[36Gr0w]

Use neem meal mixed in the soil or top dressed, and use it for drenches just like alfalfa or kelp. Use the oils on foliage, and spray top and bottom of the leaves. Neem oil can smother both bad and beneficial bugs.

 

[rikvasen]

Time for coffee...

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[MagicJim]

I love popping seeds, so many possibilities!



(14) GrapeStomper OG x Bubba Jam
(16) Trapper Creek OG x FloScout
(14) Special OGK Haze x FloScout
(15) Cookie Killer x Blue Dream
(7) Cookie Killer x GDP
(1) UNKNOWN

That Cookie Killer x Blue Dream sounded so good I had to research Cookie Killer. This one piqued my interest. Good job 36

 

[AngryBird]

Hi SweetSue and Hi all

The whole family have been down with the flu, and it has been bad. Hubby is still not well and I might take him to hospital if he doesn't get better.

 

[36Gr0w]

That Cookie Killer x Blue Dream sounded so good I had to research Cookie Killer. This one piqued my interest. Good job 36

I have 6 in a tent that I just topped/cloned. I'm hoping for good things!

 

[Radogast]

Plenty of banter about neem.... I'll drop my neem speech for any neem newbies.

Neem is great stuff. Oil squeezed from a tree that generally grows down India way. It's been used for centuries by humans in various ways... even toothpaste (ewww!). It can be acquired in various forms. Many types of commercial pesticides include neem. I prefer the straight oil.

Here's the important part.... Neem is NOT a surface kill agent. You don't spray it on the bugs, you inject the neem into the plant, the bugs eat the plant material with neem in it, then they die. Neem works by disrupting the electrical systems inside bugs. The effect differs a touch, but generally bugs stop doing everything... including eating... and just die off. In a medical setting one would refer to neem as a prophylactic treatment... like wearing a condom to avoid STDs instead of getting treatment once you've collected one.

I use 2 or 3 tsp neem oil and 1 tsp liquid dish soap in 1gal of water. Spray the entire plant focusing on the underside of leaves. The leaves have stomas on the bottom that uptake the mix... same techniques as foliar feeding. Be sure to avoid strong lights on a freshly sprayed plants... the water drops form little lenses that will magnify the light and burn your babies.
Neem can be applied to soil and uptaken into the plant via the medium, but dose rates need to be raised. Hydro res's can be treated with neem as well. Spraying can be a bad idea in damp gardens or plants in bloom.

Neem has a very strong odor and taste. A good flush is helpful and discontinuing use near harvest would also be advised.

There... you've suffered thru the neem speech. Yawn.

I have sprayed neem the day before harvest (The flowering room is shared with other, less ripe, plants.)
After a bud wash, 0 of 6 cannasseurs mentioned a difference in flavor compared to the mother plant grown without neem sprays.
She was just another organic, tasty harvest.

 

[SweetSue]

Guys..... I'm in awe. I step away for a few moments to document the grow and you three jump in with a mini class on neem.



Words cannot adequately express my appreciation. I'll be hitting her again tomorrow with the spinosad, and then I'll begin a regular application of neem foliars. I'm working out fitting the kit foliars into all this.

 

[SweetSue]

Jarring It Up: DDA5

I'm going to try something new this time. I've been talking with Green Goddess, a new member, and a talented oil producer in Michigan, about how she cures for oil. Turns out she doesn't, and when she explained her process, I understood why.

She lets them dry out as completely as she can, hanging. Then she jars them up and closes it up overnight. The next day she checks for moisture buildup. If any appears, she leaves the jar open overnight and checks again the next day. By then, most are ready to be vacuum-sealed until needed.

This process does the most to preserve the terpenes, a prime concern in the making of her wonderful Naturally Decarbed SAP oil. OMG guys, this is the most exciting oil I've seen so far. Naturally decarbed over 3-4 months and it can double in potency. I have a vacuum jar. I can start collecting stock for a batch of oil. I'm going to take my time with this project.

I'm testing some out right now. Scrubbed the bong sparkly clean and filled it with hot water. I'm three hits in and the head is aspinnin'. Lol! I'm trying for a couple more, and then I'll attempt the updates.

Wish me luck.

 

[rikvasen]

Today I actually read some nice things on curing and drying Cannabis in my new book! Which is nice. But ofcourse there are a few different ways of drying and curing cannabis and long term storage!

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[SweetSue]

Today I actually read some nice things on curing and drying Cannabis in my new book! Which is nice. But ofcourse there are a few different ways of drying and curing cannabis and long term storage!

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Don't you just love learning?

 

[SweetSue]

Weekly Update: Clones - Friday, January 27, 2016

I suppose I could label this one "Most of the Clones". Lol! They're kinda all over the place these days. Let's start with the clones-in-making, shall we?

The routine is to open them every three days, but I completely forgot about them until today. No roots showing yet at day four. They got a coating of fresh aloe water, heavy on the aloe.

Carn2:1-1 How delicious is it that I have my first clone of a clone started? Good grief, this is fun.

CBD Critical Cure1:1 I'm sure there'll be more clones taken from the Critical Cure before she gets flipped.

On to the bathroom shelf. When this batch is done, I'm switching this area over to CFLs and make it an early veg area. That'll allow me to remove the heavy curtain. I detest closing off the windows, even in darkness. I'm up high enough here, no one can see in, and light from the lamps in the room reflects off the window glass, creating more light and movement in the room.

I'm not a fan of being closed in. This space is pretty well-tuned to that quirk.

They've been in flower, which I personally count from the day of flip, for 48 days. Question of the day: Can you spot the kit plant?

Yeah..... This would be Carn1:3 (Day 109, CAT2 + 4) She had her second CAT on Monday, and she's frosting up real nice.

Looks like she got that second CAT just in time, huh? This plant is a case study in how the kit can save a struggling specimen if the grower forces herself to follow the instructions. Can you believe how beautiful she became?

I haven't checked trichomes. She's nowhere near that, but I'm thinking she'll be hanging when I head off to Jamaica in two weeks, which is just where I wanted her to be.

The Carn2 clones are taking a bit longer, and have a completely different look. I need to remember these need flushed. They're all at Day 94.

Carn2:2

Still lots of new pistils. These girls aren't filłing out the same way Carn1:3 is, but they're not slacking off either, and they're still churning away.

Carn2:3 She's furthest along of the three. I'm thinking another week and I'll start considering harvest.

Carn2:4

This one's filling out the best.

She has the prettiest blossoms down at the lower reaches too. They look absolutely tasty!

One last look back.

This tiny bud fell off. I'll let it dry out for a day or two.

On to the next space.

 

[Habitual]

While on your holiday you could hang a few of these...

Schultz Spectrum Hot Shot No Pest Strip

I know they work and would be fine for use if one is only in the space for watering. Just a thought.

Grow well Hab.

 

[SweetSue]

Weekly Update: The Tents - Friday, January, 27, 2017

Let's start with Carn1:4 (Day 106, Flip + 20) She skirted death yesterday, and here she is looking renewed today after her Energy drench. What a difference a day makes. Tomorrow she gets a second spinosad foliar, and then she'll fall into a regular neem foliar schedule, as suggested by Rad. He had great success with it, and that's hard to ignore.

I'm considering another pan of water under another fan, to see if the humidity rises any more.

She's staying in the game.

I forgot the other tent.

Candy Cane (Day 54) What a specimen! She's stunning! She's taking to her training really well, opening up the middle, and giving more air-flow opportunity in all that dense growth. Her last drench, water only, was last Saturday.

I keep forgetting to get in here in the mornings and turn the humidifier on, hence the swings in RH.

She has one of the sturdiest stalks I've ever grown.

One more space to go.

 

[SweetSue]

Weekly Update: The Tiny Closet - Friday, January 27, 2017

It's sweet when everything's going the way you want it to be.

CBD Critical Cure (Day 46) Her last drench, water only, was on Monday. This girl has drought resistance to the max. Look at her keep going! She was topped on Tuesday, and never skipped a beat. I'm going to have to do some skillful LST to keep her contained once she has 7 gallons of soil to spread out into.

Quintessentialy HB in structure and vigor. This is one of the healthiest specimens I've grown to date. I don't remember the first one I grew turning out like this. I may leave her under this light for a while longer.

Ahhh...... my miracle child.

carn2:1 Emerald (Day 94) She had her last feeding on Wednesday, due for the next one tomorrow, the full run of transitional nutrient mix. She sucks it all up without a hitch and says "thank you." Lol! She's going dry every three days, a definite sign that she's ready to be in flowering. Another week and I'll be ready to shift her. This one will be more challenging for the daughter. She's not at all knowledgable in pH adjustments, and that'll stress her the hell out. I'll come up with something before I fly out.

Doesn't look like the same plant at all, does she?

A passing glance at the aloe.

One final glance back.

And that's the nickle tour guys. Thank you so much for caring enough to stop by. My hope is that you were entertained and somewhat smitten by some of the beauty I'm treated to up close and personal. It's the weekend people. Be more than a little joyful and spread it far and wide. I'm going back to that buzz I started over an hour ago. I got lost in conversation with the daughter and now I need to start again.

Have a wonderful evening. Maybe I'll run into you somewhere in the digital yards. Until then

 

[SweetSue]

You would get along great with my mother lol.. I've taken a few day's to go over some of your work. And during that time I not only found a good cultivater, but a humble spirit. If you don't mind I'm going to pull up a seat and join your journey. It's defiantly one I want to be on!

Lipidz.... I'm so sorry. You got lost in the posting frenzy that was yesterday. Forgive me the oversight.

Sweet username, by the way. Lol! You realize I'm kinda an ECS freak? Thank you so much for the kind words. I tend to downplay my cultivation talents, but I guess I have to admit, I seem to be catching on. I work more by inspiration and impulse than most are comfortable with, but that's because I get distracted so easily.

Welcome to the joyful journal, and I see you're new to the community too, so a hearty to If we can be of any service helping you get your feet under you, you have only to stop someone and ask. I'll try to swing through the journal to see what you have going on. Please don't be disheartened if I don't get there too soon. I'm in the middle of a few big projects I'm trying to get tidied up before vacation.

Make yourself at home.