Recent content by squalle

So sorry to hear of all your trials and tribulations. I am quite a sad boy myself now too. First real season went from 30 down to 2 plants now. Animals, bugs, underwatering.... and now this. I have just learned that my prized purple white widow has died of an unknown cause. Bent over like an...

Hey florida growers! does anyone here have any experience growing deep in the swamps? Im not in florida but Im trying to build some sort of growbox/ earthbox which can sit ontop of a marsh and utilize the water beneath it. Possibly using floatation deveces and a plywood platform with a tube/...

My largest, healthiest plant grew some balls and it makes me very sad. It is just about 5 ft tall and I was predicting about a half pound if it was a female. bummer. That leaves me with 3 females, only one purple widow- which is budding up nicely. Got the foxfarm bloom 3 pack- tiger bloom...

Thanks 420, hopefully I dont have any more pest problems. So I have discovered and taken care of 2 males, leaving me with 4 fems and 1 mystery. The second largest purple widow is starting to flower too! White hairs are popping up all over the place- I counted 8 different bud sites so far...

So I gave them a dose of neptunes harvest fish emulsion and seaweed fertilizer along with bone meal and a bit of superthrive today. Took care of the bugs with neem oil too. Unfortunately one of my larger plants is growing male balls so i must return tonight to kill it. They are doing well since...

cnymoeman, I know there small dont have to rub it in, haha jk. These have had a rough life, started in a greenhouse on a cloudy week mid may, moved around a few times and finally made it to the ground in the end of june. I used osmocote time release fertilizer and neptunes harvest fish emulsion...

Checked on a few more locations today and was pleased with the growth (aside from my one midget plant). I did a little LST by bending some over and tying them down with grass and vines, a pain to get right. Natural LST or something. (Note to self bring twine next time). I also did some...

you can buy greenhouse plastic at many farm retail and wholesale stores. Greenhouse plastic is thick and retains heat well. make the basic frame out of 2x4s, 2x6s and plywood and use two layers of greenhouse plastic with a fan blowing air inbetween. The air serves to insulate and makes your...

Loss, loss, and finally something good! After losing half of my crop a month ago, and just last week losing 5 of my plants to some kind of animal and 2 to lack of watering (they were still in 4 inch pots, poor babies), I have got my feet back on the ground. Heres pics from nine days ago (1...

haha, well thanks for the quick responses guys, I will try to get these babies some nitrogen asap. I have some time release plant food which has quite a bit of nitrogen, as well as some neptunes harvest fish emulsion. I applied the fish emulsion once well they were still in pots. Think I'll go...

take a look. The lower leaves keep turning yellow and falling off. Any ideas why this is or how to stop it so I dont end up with lollipop plants? +rep for thoughtful responses and help. thanks for looking!

Here are three more. as you can see the holes dont have quite enough soil in them but the plants are keeping well hydrated. There is more insect damage and yellow bottom leaves, but these guys are growin tall. I'm thinking of doing some LST treatment on the larger one, as I can see new growth...

Oh, and if anyone has any imput on the yellowing leaves, or the grasshoppers feel free to help me out with your advice- also I was thinking of testing the soil ph and getting some slug repellant so I can avoid future problems. But those god damn grasshoppers! pissin me off!

Its been quite a while since ive been on and quite alot has happened since then. After moving and staking up quite a few remains, I brought back to life 4 of the 8 purple widows and 1 of the maroc x afghans that were attacked by a skunk. (They were broken and small holes dug where the poor roots...

I have been following this journal for a bit now and must say I am impressed with how well your plants are doing. They seem to be taking well to the LST treatment. I have never tried LST but I want to increase the tops on my plants for a better yield. What does LST stand for anyways? All you do...