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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 14 Entries.
Friday, March 29 View Page
One hole done 3 to go and soil structure the subsoil goes from gravel to sand . Maybe good if I have a dry year also added longer straps for remove of heating cables and added a little organic fertilizer down deep !
 
Saturday, March 30 View Page
Test plants look good after adding a little Iorn Tone to my mix maybe a little to much leafs tend to get a little bloated and then the light tends to make bad spots on the leafs ?
 
Sunday, March 31 View Page
Planted some Nasturtium flowers to be plant down my main to keep the aphids away ? , also added bubbler to my water jug and mounted the compressor on my rack for vibration stimulate the fungue in my pots ? pots have lots of air holes and plants are on a rack this year for more air ! Working great !
 
Monday, April 1 View Page
Test plant for experimenting started 2/29 trying to divide main into multiple, also trying to root in first node in water and fertilizer with a bubbler. Had to cover water jug with black bag to it make dark 62 @ night & 72 day temps
 
Wednesday, April 3 View Page
Purchased some black gold to test out for the first time before the 10 th starting day depending on the weather
 
Friday, April 5 View Page
Using Iorn Tome again this year , I was impressed from the results last year but needs to be applied earlier to marinate
 
Tuesday, April 30 View Page
Got two plants in the ground and in there warm huts on 4/28/24 the 1260 wolf and 1803 Hazeltine using a heat light for heat and a fan with a Wi-Fi controller added two vents to the huts this year , still adding amendments almost done saved all the bio for last always two weeks late ! Need to step up my program to even come close to Steve Connolly
 
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
Got some new product to use CX-1 and Boost and some 5:2 mix not sure on what I can get away with EC under 1 and PH @ 6.6 10 gallons well water 4 oz cx1,2 tsp boost , 1 tbs 5:2 added a sheet over a wire cage over plant with 60 watt pig tail bulb works great 55 Degree's at cold nights ( should be higher? )grow lights under the sheet turn on at 6 and warms it up may need to add fan under the cage so when the sun comes out and I’m late to the patch
 
Saturday, May 11 View Page
1803 is my best plant its to big for its wire cage for covering up at night ! Need bigger ones with heavier wire and two new outdoor lights ,like Travis and bigger huts like Howard’s Dills also need good approach to hut compacting the ground too much ! Need more organic mater next year with natural wind break's
 
Sunday, May 12 View Page
Used Kal-pak on 2 of 3 plants also folar sprayed 1:5 EC need to hang lights from the top , have added compost to each sit and should have added it to my holes . I have been using compost tea last two days , foliar also need to use more good plant food , temp outside around 50 tonight and no wind !!
 
Sunday, May 12 View Page
Used Kal-pak on 2 of 3 plants also folar sprayed 1:5 EC need to hang lights from the top , have added compost to each sit and should have added it to my holes . I have been using compost tea last two days , foliar also need to use more good plant food , temp outside around 50 tonight and no wind !!
 
Monday, May 13 View Page
Need to add vents that are wi-fi controlled so I don’t have to go out three times to open vents , co2 next year and humidity controllers so I’m going to need more outlets maybe a outdoor one , need bury mix soon and MUST block the wind , start now !
 
Tuesday, May 14 View Page
Huts inside temps are at 60 degrees , heat lamp for heat and cooled down with small fan added two vents but need one vent up top . Hut gets up to 87 then the door must be open and now it’s almost to hot been using cold tap water to cool down also works better , foliar sprayed 2 or three times with compost tea and fish and seaweed from neptunes also had to use my guild sticks must get it laying down and rooted in ASAP
 
Thursday, May 16 View Page
My 1260 wolf the main is getting very thick and sticking up at a 45 degrees angle . Daylight temps are getting too high for the huts have been opening all vents and door . Temps are in the 50 degrees at night and close to 80 today
 

 

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