Vancouver Island 2022 Organic Grow

[Danishoes21]

I am also fermenting bana peels at the moment, along with eggshells and sea-weed. Also making another batch of Dandy-lion tea. My cedar hedges pepped up after giving them a drink. What are the benefits of fern? I have some in the back yard.

Should I use my banana and eggshell juice to ammend the soil before winter? If so, should I spray it on and mix it in? I plan on dumping my four fabric pots onto a tarp and adding organics to it.

Cheers, bro!

So far I have tried bananas, eggshells, and all the weeds to make green manure and teas…
I’ve yet to try fern. I base my experiment on pure ignorance and curiosity.
There is much I have found regarding teas made out any especies of ferns.

The minerals in ferns look something like this:
Table4. Mineral composition of N. cordifolia Leaflets
Mineral element Quantity (mg/100g)
Sodium 57.45±0.45
Potassium 1985.0±5.00
Phosphorus 207.80±2.20
Magnesium 142.0±2.00
Calcium 541.50±1.50
Iron 36.30±0.30
Zinc 6.15±0.50
Manganese 2.45±0.11
Copper 0.33±0.03

I’m gonna give it try and do as I do with the horsetail anaerobic teas, instead using a lot of wild fern.

If you have the raw organic matter I would throw and mix in with the soil you will cook over winter. And to activate a faster breakdown use a tarp to cover whatever volume you get. Throw all your trims anything green is good.

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Hey Dani how’s your evening treating you? Would a banana peel tea be good for flower? If so can I mix it with Megacrop?

 

[Danishoes21]

Hey Dani how’s your evening treating you? Would a banana peel tea be good for flower? If so can I mix it with Megacrop?

Hi TC how’s it smoking brother? Night is chill watching the new game of thrones spin off. How is yours going ?



It’s only the second time I’ve done this banana tea, so I don’t know much about it, I would assume it’s good for potassium and phosphorus, macro nutrients ideally for flowering. I wouldn’t know if mixing one with the other could affect your final ph, resulting some potential issues. If you can check the ph and you feel confident, give er a try ?


Internet says;
Chemical Analysis of Banana Peels

The above table reports values for potassium and phosphorus, but NPK uses values as potash and phosphate. The potash and phosphate in banana peels is 11.5% and 0.4%. The NPK value for banana skins is 0.6-0.4-11.5.
The banana peels themselves offer additional nutrients, including:

• Vitamin B6.
• Vitamin B12.
• Magnesium.
• Potassium.
• Fiber.
• Protein

 

[Danishoes21]

I just found this video, Somewhat describes everything I feel about natural fertilizer. But he takes it to the extreme with chicken guts… I guess when you look at what is blood meal and what is bone meal, fish meal…
anyway the concept is pretty basic anything can be fermented and broken down with only using water.

 

[StoneOtter]

Inspiration to go make a batch of JMS, Thanks!

 

[Fudo Myoo]

Hi TC how’s it smoking brother? Night is chill watching the new game of thrones spin off. How is yours going ?



It’s only the second time I’ve done this banana tea, so I don’t know much about it, I would assume it’s good for potassium and phosphorus, macro nutrients ideally for flowering. I wouldn’t know if mixing one with the other could affect your final ph, resulting some potential issues. If you can check the ph and you feel confident, give er a try ?


Internet says;
Chemical Analysis of Banana Peels

The above table reports values for potassium and phosphorus, but NPK uses values as potash and phosphate. The potash and phosphate in banana peels is 11.5% and 0.4%. The NPK value for banana skins is 0.6-0.4-11.5.
The banana peels themselves offer additional nutrients, including:

• Vitamin B6.
• Vitamin B12.
• Magnesium.
• Potassium.
• Fiber.
• Protein

I’ve used banana peel water a lot with nothing but positive results. I boil a few peels for a 1/2hr in an 8qt pot and split it between 5 plants. You’ll probably want more with your jungle. Not sure about how often, I of course used it all the time lol.

 

[Danishoes21]

I’ve used banana peel water a lot with nothing but positive results. I boil a few peels for a 1/2hr in an 8qt pot and split it between 5 plants. You’ll probably want more with your jungle. Not sure about how often, I of course used it all the time lol.

Thanks for your input on that banana fertilizer, did you use it for root watering, foliar or both?
During flower and/or all the cycles?

I’m a little scared always when doing the brews, I once cooked all the roots of some plants because I made a pineapple fermented brew… I totally burned the roots lol… that was some years ago and I documented it here on 420 lol… I’ve killed many plants doing experiments but that’s the way it goes.

 

[Danishoes21]

Any one in Victoria today? I will be there this morning, wouldn’t mind meeting up some where and have a smoke or talk?
If not it’s ok, any suggestions on a place to visit related to cannabis and/or good food in Vic?
Thanks

@ReservoirDog @Azimuth

 

[ReservoirDog]

SorryD, I came down to the hosp. emerg. to get my hand looked at. I stuck a bamboo shishkabob stake through it while making canna plant training tools. Dangerous hobby we have. I'm going to be tied up a good while looks like.

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Hi TC how’s it smoking brother? Night is chill watching the new game of thrones spin off. How is yours going ?



It’s only the second time I’ve done this banana tea, so I don’t know much about it, I would assume it’s good for potassium and phosphorus, macro nutrients ideally for flowering. I wouldn’t know if mixing one with the other could affect your final ph, resulting some potential issues. If you can check the ph and you feel confident, give er a try ?


Internet says;
Chemical Analysis of Banana Peels

The above table reports values for potassium and phosphorus, but NPK uses values as potash and phosphate. The potash and phosphate in banana peels is 11.5% and 0.4%. The NPK value for banana skins is 0.6-0.4-11.5.
The banana peels themselves offer additional nutrients, including:

• Vitamin B6.
• Vitamin B12.
• Magnesium.
• Potassium.
• Fiber.
• Protein

Hey Dani sorry I’m just getting back to you now. Last night I was smoking some Gas Berry’s was pretty good you should try it if your dispensary’s have daily special as a brand! Maybe when I get a new ph meter I’ll give her a shot but sounds like a super flower booster

 

[Danishoes21]

Hey Dani sorry I’m just getting back to you now. Last night I was smoking some Gas Berry’s was pretty good you should try it if your dispensary’s have daily special as a brand! Maybe when I get a new ph meter I’ll give her a shot but sounds like a super flower booster

All good buddy, I,ve been trying to make a post or two but two busy smoking I got some updates but smoking is so relaxing.
I got some strawberry lemonade at a dispensary located in a Res, so its pretty cool. The spot is like nothing you can imagine, no wrap paper, no brands, all mason jars and ziplock baggies.

Hope you had a smoke or two

 

[Danishoes21]

September 1st,

Wow where did the summer go? 21 days from equinox, that’s it summer thank you.
I got one pheno flowering properly, the rest are barely making pre flower.

I hit them with a seaweed batch I started not long ago, horsetail and rock phosphate in the 23lt jerry can, hit them with neem/horsetail foliar.

Duterte’s Nightmare
Nice progress, she is stretching that’s a great sign, gears are moving she is heading to flower at some point. She looks amazing, healthy and thriving.
One or two little shy pistils around the top.

Personal Sativa
She is getting better and better, seems like the stretch is cooling off and a little bit more pistils showing up all around. She is a big lanky lady my goodness nothing like she used to look like…
She strong and healthy hopefully moves fast in to flower.

 

[Danishoes21]

Xenomoprh
My only full flowering pheno, she is doing her thing. Went thru all the inside out no signs of dangers. Lots of insect activity all over, I can see them flying once the foliar hits. She is doing alright she is my late September date.

 

[Danishoes21]

Chunky Skunk
I finally got to this one and could take some decent photos, she is pre flowering and making a fast transition. I would say she is settled and ready to bud. Lots of yellow in the lower but such a green on the tops. Self thinning I would say.

This last picture I see some stains that got my attention right away, I removed the leave and looked at it, rubbed it and it wen away… I’m not celebrating this one, if I see more of this busted PM. I’m not jumping into conclusions, we haven’t had any rain around here, not humidity hitting the leaf is foliar and dust from the grow area…


Size comparison

I harvested all common plantain and this one particularly had PM on it. I now have a jar of this weed with the PM of this area, I left the root on and that’s bringing part of the soil and microbes with, I proceeded with molasses, water and anaerobic brew for a week. Let’s see what’s coming.

The new batch of seaweed for blooming season.

 

[Bill284]

SorryD, I came down to the hosp. emerg. to get my hand looked at. I stuck a bamboo shishkabob stake through it while making canna plant training tools. Dangerous hobby we have. I'm going to be tied up a good while looks like.

Fek sake RD, you don't have enough to worry about.
Are you ok?




Stay safe
Bill284

 

[Danishoes21]

The Clones
Made the dumb mistake of smoking Sativa while visiting the clones today and obviously I started to get paranoid lol the visit was very satisfying.
They are glowing, thriving within their limit. Some in pots are hurting more than others and the ones in the ground are just thriving.

I went with a mix of things for the watering, 23lt/6gal jerry can half seaweed tea/ half fern brew also added small amount of banana peel jar and rock phosphate, rock dust, and granular fertilizer, just hammered them with all that. Also foliar spray with neem and some of that fern tea.

 

[TwelveCoffee]

The Clones
Made the dumb mistake of smoking Sativa while visiting the clones today and obviously I started to get paranoid lol the visit was very satisfying.
They are glowing, thriving within their limit. Some in pots are hurting more than others and the ones in the ground are just thriving.

I went with a mix of things for the watering, 23lt/6gal jerry can half seaweed tea/ half fern brew also added small amount of banana peel jar and rock phosphate, rock dust, and granular fertilizer, just hammered them with all that. Also foliar spray with neem and some of that fern tea.

That sounds like a amazing adventure Dani but what are you going to do when they start stinking the place up? I can smell one plant down the street on a windy day

 

[Danishoes21]

That sounds like a amazing adventure Dani but what are you going to do when they start stinking the place up? I can smell one plant down the street on a windy day

I hope by the time they stink like skunk it’s raining so no one pops their head around.

 

[TwelveCoffee]

I hope by the time they stink like skunk it’s raining so no one pops their head around.

That or hire the local skunks to mask them!

 

[ReservoirDog]

@Bill284 I'm fine, thank you. Just about put the whole thing right through though, was poking the other side trying to come out before I yanked it out of my left hand (and I'm a lefty), but as you can see I still blah blah blah just fine.

More worried about you, frankly, Bill. I bet your neighbour would be happy to help you water for a couple of days.

@danishoes21 WOW!!! SO beautiful.... man, when you let loose with the pics.... we have had such excellent weather now for 6 weeks soon 7. It's locked in and that makes it harder to change. Yay. You can see it in your plants.

Great rescue job, D. Things are going along in best possible scenario, so far, and whatever good Karma I may have I hereby now officially donate to the CAD outdoor efforts out there. You got this.

So, you're gonna use the plantain as a foliar, sorta weekly? (best you can)

I'm so sorry I missed you. Such a dumbass I am, but there it is. I was trying to move the piece of wire I had wrapped around the shishkabob stake and it was super stuck on so gave it a good shove, lost my grip and rammed it into the opposing hand. There are way worse things to experience, it really wasn't so bad at all.

I'm going to the farm supply shop tomorrow, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, to pick up a large feed container. Circular, mebbe six feet diameter. I have a light that has 360 deg coverage and I'm going to arrange the Mom plants around it sitting in the feeder (like a circular kids' splash pool, 'cept deeper, and hardcore! lol) Plants will be in 3-5ish gal pots, some cloth, some plastic, and standing on a couple 6-8 inch lengths of 4 inch perforated drain pipe that are filled with gravel, in the "pool". I maintain the watering from below benefit this way and the gravel wicks slowly so it should suit the moms just fine.

It's in a white-painted, low, angled roof attic with lots of skylights so the nat. light really benefits up there. Last year I was growing tomatoes in January with a tiny light up there. I intend to cover exposed water with black poly and have condensation run back into "pool". Bit of a project, but not really, really.

I need to be able to not climb the ladder up there on days when I'm unwell. SIPs to the rescue. Hopefully, I'll figure out how to rein in growth at a pace I am comfortable with because these SIPs are rippers, mate, and adding natural light could get a little cray-cray.

More drama! Another Duterte's Nightmare popped up! Yeah, and then guess what dumbass did? I knocked over/dropped the entire tray. All four were spewed completely out of their soil, bare ass, crumpled. Not even old enough for a second set of real leaves. Despair. Deeeep and agonizing... for all of one full second. Steeled my resolve and fixed everything with a teeny egg spoon and a spray bottle.

Miracle of miracles, all are well 2 days later. I'll post on my thread. I did not know how I was going to tell you that I'd killed our children. So glad I didn't, and ecstatic I didn't have to.

*sigh* I told you.... I'm not worthy! But I am really trying to be...

Please keep sharing! I know it must be much more difficult now but you can adapt, have adapted, like your plants did. I know personally what you went through and it is extraordinarily tough on our personalities, loved ones, sense of self, and that's before even digging them up. It was an impressive effort on all fronts, from my perspective.