Toast's 2016 Indoor/Outdoor Grow Journal

[Lembatoast]

Well, I didn't forget this time. Here's a small Update, not a lot happening at this stage. Trying to keep them as compact as possible until the time is right to go out side. If this warm weather holds up, I will move the spring plants into my out door room and start the others in 12/12 and get that show on the road. All's I did today was take the plants out side and water them, with Foxfarms Grow Big, at a rate of 1 cap full per Gallon of water. Like I said before, I put my water in 5 Gallon buckets and let it sit out side for at least 24 hours to get the Clorine out. The tap water here is extremely treated. On with the show;

Here are the babies:

Here are the Juveniles:

Here you can see the Juveniles haven't filled the bags with roots as of yet. There is no fungi, mold, or algae. No bad effects from the bags. When the bags have roots coming out of the bottom holes in the bags, I will put them 1 lb bags, where they will stay until they go in there permanent homes:

Well that's all I got. Peace Brothern and Sisteren. TOAST

 

[Lembatoast]

You know I use this picture for my screen saver:

so every time I turn on my computer I see that picture and think just how beautifully different these plants are strain to strain. Its just amazing.

 

[Lembatoast]

Here's the picture I wanted to post:

 

[Kushtie]

Lem, have you heard of water companies changing to chloramine instead of chlorine? Or maybe it's in addition to, I dunno but it sounds like it's more of a pain than just chlorine.

 

[Lembatoast]

Kushtie, yes our water is treated with Chloramines not Chlorine. The only difference is you have to use a clearifier in the water you use for tropical fish, It evaporates out of the water just like chlorine. So its not a problem in less you got fish.

 

[SweetSue]

Kushtie, yes our water is treated with Chloramines not Chlorine. The only difference is you have to use a clearifier in the water you use for tropical fish, It evaporates out of the water just like chlorine. So its not a problem in less you got fish.

I use two drops of blackstrap molasses per gallon of water and let it sit for ten minutes. It neutralizes the chloramines. That's all it takes. Then, while I have it out I have a spoonful for myself. There's a theory that regular consumption of molasses may turn the hair blonde again. I'm testing that theory out. The fact that I love molasses is incidental to the experiment.

You could get the same neutralizing effect with a pinch of compost in the water for ten minutes.

 

[Kushtie]

Kushtie, yes our water is treated with Chloramines not Chlorine. The only difference is you have to use a clearifier in the water you use for tropical fish, It evaporates out of the water just like chlorine. So its not a problem in less you got fish.

Thanks. I have to leave my water out to get up to room temperature anyway it seems.

I take it plants in soil wouldn't appreciate water at 5c any more than ones in hydro?

 

[Lembatoast]

5c water could turn the right strain purple. Like my Aurora Ultra you can put ice on top of the soil around the plant the last week or so and get it some real trippy colors. It starts pinking at a little under 60 degree and then is all most Black at under 40 degrees.

 

[Kushtie]

Brilliant, thanks again. Hopefully one of these days I'll get to try that.

Been working to try and keep my res temps about 24c and the RH up now I've got meters to check that stuff. That seems to be the ticket to silly growth rates in my NFT setup

 

[Radogast]

Your "not a lot happening" in February is more than some of us have going all year


Lovely to see the girls outside and not blown flat by the wind.

 

[TarheelGrower]

Your "not a lot happening" in February is more than some of us have going all year


Lovely to see the girls outside and not blown flat by the wind.

I'm with this guy!

 

[Budley Dorite]

 

[Lembatoast]

Hello Budley Dorite, welcome my new friend, glad to have you aboard.

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

Thanks. I have to leave my water out to get up to room temperature anyway it seems.

I take it plants in soil wouldn't appreciate water at 5c any more than ones in hydro?

I'm having the complete opposite problem atm... Having to add frozen water bottles 30 min before a feed as my res is sitting at 31c or higher!

 

[Lembatoast]

JonnyBlaze, welcome aboard.

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

High Toast! I've been stalking from behind those bushes over yonder but thought I'd pop my head up and say hi!

 

[Budley Dorite]

Hello Budley Dorite, welcome my new friend, glad to have you aboard.

Thanks Toast. You shared soooo much info in last years thread. When I seen this one I was like,..... "Bitchin"

 

[Lembatoast]

It was another beautiful day here, so I put the girls out. I decided to Top all the babies except the one little one:

Then I replaced the wire supports, making them longer to adjust for hight in growth:

and here they are just sitting in the sun:

Well that's it for a couple days. I soaked them really good so I shouldn't have to mess with them for three days if I don't want to. TOAST

 

[TarheelGrower]

If you're anything like me, I can't go three days without checking in on my ladies... But then again I am somewhat ocd lol

 

[Radogast]

It was another beautiful day here, so I put the girls out. . . here they are just sitting in the sun:

Well that's it for a couple days. I soaked them really good so I shouldn't have to mess with them for three days if I don't want to. TOAST

Nice family photo there