The Art of The Auto

Originally Posted by hisser

man, I think I got some fungus gnats, small black ones, some of them are getting naughty too. do yellow sticky traps really work? I also read a chunk of raw potatoes attract larvae. I'm keeping humidity low and the soil dry up. the horrors of organics

I had a horrible fungus gnat problem with my last outing. They are little bastards to get rid of. I started trying to cover the top of my soil with a layer of sand. It worked well enough but it was washing into the soil to easily. I now use a fine pea gravel to cover the surface of the soil. It definitely helps keep them in check. When they were bad I was cutting flystrips into 1' pieces and putting them in the pot

Wow, Take a break for a minute or two and this thread will leave you behind

Roxi

Hugging the 1ltr vinegar bottle..good job I transplanted eh..



This one is sitting with her fingers over her main bud shouting..get that pollen away from me..
professional virgin...



how's thing going with the nursing...
and
have you got your time for you trip...

BTW..I left the camera outdoor yesterday..-1C...Flattened the battery completely..
so my date is out 'til I re-set.

I'll catch up with my mails Shortly.

Getting wrong for sitting yapping here all day....heigh-ho....

BTW teflondummy...for my air.
I buffer 50 ltrs in a half sized bin..and bubble for a couple of hours to make sure it is well mixed.
Then I scoop a watering can in the morning..pop the bubbles in while I take the dog out..
(1-2 hours..)
and water from there.

BTW..FullD..my aerated pot germs have just shown their heads..so they are on soil bubbling.
Fingers Crossed.

Originally Posted by mossys

Hugging the 1ltr vinegar bottle..good job I transplanted eh..
This one is sitting with her fingers over her main bud shouting..get that pollen away from me..
professional virgin...

Well i must say that they look fantastic. Im sure that she is smiling down on this one. She loved to chew leaves and im sure that she would devour those. makes me smile my friend.

Seems one of them knows what the deal is, hiding her stuff like that.

how's thing going with the nursing...
and have you got your time for you trip...

the nursing is going there only seems to be one that is responsive the others dont have much drive. I also think i know what happened to her. I was talking to caretaker as not only care for the plants but the rest of my chores while gone such as my animals and other gardens/plants.

He told me on my last trip that she was in heat, only issue was that there was a new yellow lab at caretakers due to a recent family move in, well needless to say there may have been a chance he got to her in a frenzy one day. IF so it would explain 2 things the size of the pups and the fact that they were to big for to carry/ deliver. Needless to say caretaker feels awful, but it old him not to blame him self, things happen for a reason and dogs in heat are hard to control anywy. It just sucks that this was the entire outcome of the whole thing.

Not sure when the trip is yet i cant decide if i want to wait till the harvest or not. I know i have someone to take care of them but i kinda want to watch these. if they color up i want to watch the progression, cause ill be ticked if i miss something like that lol
Plus i have to line it up with LadyD's vacation time. I am able to work from anywhere

BTW..I left the camera outdoor yesterday..-1C...Flattened the battery

careful my friend that can be hard on them. If i left mine out at that it would be toast period, its crazy the more you spend the more fragile they are seems like it should be the other way.

BTW..FullD..my aerated pot germs have just shown their heads..so they are on soil bubbling.
Fingers Crossed.

Finger and Toes crossed again my friend. I have not yet put it to use so this will be interesting. You are testing my theory before i can Love it.

However now that you have, i have three transplants tonight that may just get the treatment. Found 5 more air pumps at a yard sell that need some use.

Originally Posted by John Mondello

Dude... you got the dream team in this thread... glad to have another friend on here.. always welcome and don't hesitate to ask for help

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Thanks alot man! Im really stoked to get it going. Im heading to the store today for my ph up and down, then i should be getting started. I was wondering if i should start germination in a smaller cup then transfer it to my 7 quart or just start it in the 7 quart pot? Ive germinated a ton of bagseeds for practice using the paper towel and bag method (the only way ive tried as well).

Originally Posted by Tobiasglenn2010

Thanks alot man! Im really stoked to get it going. Im heading to the store today for my ph up and down, then i should be getting started. I was wondering if i should start germination in a smaller cup then transfer it to my 7 quart or just start it in the 7 quart pot? Ive germinated a ton of bagseeds for practice using the paper towel and bag method (the only way ive tried as well).

It is best to start them where they will finish. That being said sometimes transplant is necessary. Treat it like brain surgery if you do need to do it, clean hands and area, and a light touch. I still use the paper towel method, but I have just started them in soil

Originally Posted by mossys

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HBS..

Congratulation m8....she looks Delish too..well grown...

Thanks allot man. I really couldn't have done it without you guys.
Those bushmasters you have going over there are very impressive. Viva la vinegar!

I woke up this morning with this incredibly sweet green smell emitting from outside my cab. Looks like I need to get on this odor control situation.

just found a 6 on a (have a guess)6b.jpg6a.jpg male, unlike the 8 this has the split down the middle and all the way down the stem, almost 2 3's but more like a 7 with the middle sliced in two!