Ub 801

That was a long wait between updates. Looking good.
 
Ricorico said:
Yeah, almost a month :trance:

Are you reprimanding me? :scratchinghead:
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Nah, never that. That's your job to reprimand me. LOL...
Maybe you can help me. I'm trying to recall which Journal embarked on the conversation about Grafting last year. I do vaguely remember you were involved in the convo.
 
Sure thing Reg :thumb:

Wait until I remember what I did yesterday, then I'll try to remember an obscure conversation from...well,

...from last week?...:scratchinghead:... Hold on...:hmmm:....What was the question again? :scratchinghead:

Oh look! A butterfly! :dreamy:
:yummy:
 
Ricorico said:
Sure thing Reg :thumb:

Wait until I remember what I did yesterday, then I'll try to remember an obscure conversation from...well,

...from last week?...:scratchinghead:... Hold on...:hmmm:....What was the question again? :scratchinghead:

Oh look! A butterfly! :dreamy:
:yummy:
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That's the Rico I know; funny as all get out. I just thought being the Superhero Head MOD and all you had special search powers.
 
:byebye:
Hi Rico!
The bunkers looking good. Marigolds? Do you think the marigold would repel all pests like mites or gnats too? You may start a new trend for those of us trying to go chemical free.
Have a great weekend and happy growing!
:peace:
 
Hi Flo :ciao:
marigold oil is used in perfumes and in the tobacco industry and as an insect repellent :high-five:

Industrially they use the essential oil and call it Tagetes, but they are the red/orange "Marigolds" that I have :)

Tagetes /Marigold

Description: Known in Africa as 'Khaki bush', it is now also grown in France and North America and is a weed with deeply divided deep-green feathery leaves and numerous yellowish-orange carnation-like flowers. The leaves and flowers are a good insect repellent and are often seen hanging from native huts to deter swarms of flies and mosquitoes. In a 5% dilution, tagetes oil has been used to kill maggots in open wounds, while the roots and seeds have been found to help rid the body of poisons. After the Boer war in South Africa, Australian troops brought plants to their native land where it grew profusely. It is an ingredient of many foot treatment preparations and is also used in some perfumes.

Tagetes is a genus of 52 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae or Compositae). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern United States into Mexico and south throughout South America. The different species vary in size from 0.05-2.2 m tall. They have pinnate green leaves, and white, golden, orange, yellow, to an almost red floral heads typically (0.1-) to 4-6 cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets.

The foliage has amusky, pungent scent, though some later varieties have been bred to be scentless. It is said to deter some common insect pests (although it is recorded as a food plant for some Lepidoptera larvae including Dot Moth), as well as nematodes. Tagetes are hence often used in companion planting for tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco and potato. T. minuta (Khakibush or Huacatay), originally from South America, has been used as a source of essential oil for the perfume industry known as tagette, and as a flavourant in the food and tobacco industries in South Africa, where the species is also a useful pioneer plant in the reclamation of disturbed land. Some of the perennial species are deer, rabbit, rodent and javalina resistant. The petals of Tagetes are rich in the orange-yellow carotenoid lutein and as such extracts of T. erecta are used as a food colour (INS-Number E161b). Marigold is another herb found beneficial in the warts removal. The juice of the leaves of this plant can be applied over warts. The sap from the stem has also been found useful in the removal of warts. This is one among many effective Home Remedy for Warts.

Flowering Season: Summer, Autum, Spring
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I do find less aphids and no more thrips :thumb:

The smell is fascinating, it seems to mask the cannabis smell in a really nice way :dreamy:
 
Hey thanks Rico! I think I'm going to give the marigolds a try. Can't hurt and they are kind of cute flowers. Masking the smell would be a big plus too because I grow indoors.
:thankyou:
 
Hey Sir Rico, Im subbed again lol. Some how I stopped getting your updates!?!?
Mad as always in here, lots of plants all at different stages! I dont know how you do it and Mod at same time. (Sorry forgot Mr Squirrel must aid :)
 
Update

Update update

Half-hearted apology for old pictures, empty promises of up-to-date pics soon :ciao:

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Plants lights, etc. Short moan about crappy camera...

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Out-of-focus C.R.A.M.P. on Wappa stump, introducing 2 out-of-focus seedlings.

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Newts and Ferrets update: Only using water, as the soil is pre-ferretlysed.

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I'm adding Bloombastic in drops for the fast blooming tops :yummy:

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Aroma Wappa nuggets await their doom,

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Soon they won't be in the room.

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Grumpy Squirryl being sampled, I'm judging this one by the moon.

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If she survives the ebb and flow as I cut a bud each morning, leaving all the buds below,

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The tunnel oven shall prepare her, to my bong she'll say "hello" :bongrip:

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Critical critical in the corner

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In this corner too

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Super Silver Twin #2

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Super Silver twin #1

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This is Magic Bud from Paradise seeds - Regular, hopefully female (:goodluck:)

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And this is just Magic

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From the runty Superskunk #2

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An immaculate conception, a one-leafed little miracle :dreamy:

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Superskunk #1 has a little secret as well...

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:amen:
 
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great update there Rico :thumb:
 
Some truly mouth watering buds you have Sir Rico!! :)
 
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