Northern Lights Auto Grow Journal

[Roy Growin]

All milky and glistening, I was planning on trim jail this evening but I'm knackered

The JH is loving the lamp, just popped a Blue Dream just for fun

 

[ThirdUncle]

great photo ,nice colours & whats the aroma like ?
by the way will u do a journal on the blue dream ? im interested ,take care

 

[Roy Growin]

great photo ,nice colours & whats the aroma like ?
by the way will u do a journal on the blue dream ? im interested ,take care

Cheers - aroma is kind of coffee, hashy with a herbal/skunky undertone. In short, smells gorgeous but not overpowering
Droughted for the last 7-10 days so I'll box dry these off the stem rather than hanging

Yeah, I'll do another journo once I've swapped back over to the bigger tent, assuming the Blue Dream sprouts nicely
If not, I'll try a GSC

 

[Roy Growin]

Hi @Rolling Green - you are just in time for the rubber gloves lol
Smoke, trim
Smoke, trim
Smoke, trim...
Only two to do so not really trim jail, more like detention after school lol

 

[TwelveCoffee]

All milky and glistening, I was planning on trim jail this evening but I'm knackered

The JH is loving the lamp, just popped a Blue Dream just for fun

Wow she’s preeetty Sensai did I also read you cut 8” off a top? How does that work?

 

[Roy Growin]

Wow she’s preeetty Sensai did I also read you cut 8” off a top? How does that work?

When some plants stretch, the main cola shoots up and you get a foot of stem with maybe 4-6 little bud sites on it
That's no good in a tent because it interferes with the lamp height
So after stretch, I just chopped off the top just above a pair of bud sites - those two then become the primary buds and fatten up just as if they were the top of the plant

 

[Roy Growin]

Got round to chopping the NL
Well, I won't be winning any prizes for yield, only about 3oz off two plants but I put that down to the crappy light I was using. On the upside, it smells divine
Jack Herer has roots bursting out of the bottom of the pot already, Chocolate Skunk is a bit feeble, and I can see Blue Dream just under the soil, reckon that'll be up tomorrow

Here we go again...

 

[Roy Growin]

Northern Lights is showing off her aroma in the first couple of days of drying
It's subtle but pungent at the same time - doesn't stink like Cheese, more like the waft of a cake baking
Looking forward to September

 

[ThirdUncle]

yeah NL isnt a big producer but its easy to grow , is a decent smoke & dosnt stink out the whole house

 

[Roy Growin]

I will continue this in the next journo, but fungus gnats have moved in on the JH...
Going to make up some organic insecticide by steeping old tobacco dust in an old sock
The nicotine kills almost anything, but doesn't harm the plants even if sprayed on to control spider mites
I use it in the water butt too to control mozzies - it's a good cheap hack if you are unfortunate enough to be addicted to smoking tobacco, which I am

 

[ThirdUncle]

hey @Roy Growin i have fungus gnat problems with some of my house plant tryed lots of things without 100% success never heard of useing tobacco ,interested ,but dont understand tobacco dust ? & at what strength mixture ?

 

[Roy Growin]

I use hand rolling tobacco and there is always some unusable dust in the bottom of the pouch, though I have collected cigarette butts and used them too, or even crushed Nicotiana leaves from the garden
You can boil it for a short while to make it faster, but it doesn't smell too good so I simply soak it for a day or two
About 1 tea bag's worth per cup of water is enough, enough to turn the water a light golden colour
Spray the surface of the soil and the underside of the pots a few times over about 5 days, preferably outside so any that escape are out of the house - ideally, aim to wet the top of the soil to approx 1" deep to kill eggs and grubs

 

[Roy Growin]

Interval - here's what else I've been busy with...

Spring onion, spinach, rocket, beetroot, roma lettuce and chives

Courgette, new potatoes, tomatoes, marjoram, oregano, spearmint, chocolate mint, camomile & shallots

Lupin - an absolute beauty

Sweet peas and cosmos are just coming into flower at the back of the raised bed - the acer is enjoying the new planter made from roofing batten from a skip
The hanging basket is producing strawberries which the mice can't get at - they're mine

Farmer Dimples' Allotment

 

[ThirdUncle]

thanks @Roy Growin for the follow up on the tabacco fungus gnat spray , i purchased some tobacco & will soak it at your recomended strength for 2 days . love that vegi/flower garden of yours nice & healthy looking , nice colours , U can be proud . take care & peace to all

 

[Phytoplankton]

I use hand rolling tobacco and there is always some unusable dust in the bottom of the pouch, though I have collected cigarette butts and used them too, or even crushed Nicotiana leaves from the garden
You can boil it for a short while to make it faster, but it doesn't smell too good so I simply soak it for a day or two
About 1 tea bag's worth per cup of water is enough, enough to turn the water a light golden colour
Spray the surface of the soil and the underside of the pots a few times over about 5 days, preferably outside so any that escape are out of the house - ideally, aim to wet the top of the soil to approx 1" deep to kill eggs and grubs

Nicotine is a great insecticide, been used for hundreds of years. Don't know if they still sell it, but there was a product called "Black Leaf 40" that was basically tobacco leaves that were boiled down and concentrated.

Nice looking garden. I just harvested about 250 garlic plants that are drying/curing in the garage. Should get my first zuchinni squash any day. Tomatos are in, as are several varieties of peppers. The horseraddish is three feet tall! I'll be harvesting a crop of sweet-hot Italian torpedo onions in about a month.

 

[Sparkey224]

I will continue this in the next journo, but fungus gnats have moved in on the JH...
Going to make up some organic insecticide by steeping old tobacco dust in an old sock
The nicotine kills almost anything, but doesn't harm the plants even if sprayed on to control spider mites
I use it in the water butt too to control mozzies - it's a good cheap hack if you are unfortunate enough to be addicted to smoking tobacco, which I am

Damn, great info. Thought tobacco/cigs would give them a virus. "Mosiac" spelling not correct.
Cool stuff

 

[Phytoplankton]

Damn, great info. Thought tobacco/cigs would give them a virus. "Mosiac" spelling not correct.
Cool stuff

You must boil the tobacco to kill the virus.

 

[Roy Growin]

You must boil the tobacco to kill the virus.

Don't think there's any risk from processed hand rolling tobacco Phyto

 

[Bill284]

Interval - here's what else I've been busy with...

Spring onion, spinach, rocket, beetroot, roma lettuce and chives

Courgette, new potatoes, tomatoes, marjoram, oregano, spearmint, chocolate mint, camomile & shallots

Lupin - an absolute beauty

Sweet peas and cosmos are just coming into flower at the back of the raised bed - the acer is enjoying the new planter made from roofing batten from a skip
The hanging basket is producing strawberries which the mice can't get at - they're mine

Farmer Dimples' Allotment

Incredible, just beautiful.
So sorry for my absence my friend.
Hope your doing well.




#VIVOSUN #Love What You Grow
Bill284

 

[Roy Growin]

Incredible, just beautiful.
So sorry for my absence my friend.
Hope your doing well.




#VIVOSUN #Love What You Grow
Bill284

Howdy Bill - loving it mate, good for the soul
I'll bet your place by the river is fantastic this time of year too
Love to all