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    No Nutes

    They have had one AACT tea application, drench and foliar spray, but no nutrient supplements as the grow medium contains 25% decomposed organic cow manure and potting soil organic fortifying components. I'll give them another AACT tea hit when they begin flowering in July and another in August...
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    Smart Pots

    I just transplanted into 25-gallon outdoor Smart Pots. A slight lip was left on each pot for summer mulch. Organic grow media is: 25% G&B fortified potting soil 25% perlite 25% peat moss 25% decomposed cow manure After a few days of transplant shock recovery, I'll apply an AACT recipe and then...
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    AACT Brewer DIY

    After pricing professional brewers and experiencing sticker shock, then looking at the more modest offerings and feeling they were kind of cheesy, I decided to make my own. I had some expert assistance in specs and sourcing the air pump and heater from guru organic growers on another forum...
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    A nice feeling!

    It's over. Weeks of trimming, drying, manicuring, limited sleep and everything's in jars! The usual horrendous mess is gone, I don't have to change clothes in the garage every night before coming into the house and I'm no longer living in rubber gloves. Burping the jars takes a while every day...
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    Outdoor Drip Irrigation

    This year I took a different direction in my irrigation planning, instead of just emitters around the plants (I always started with one and got up to four for each plant by the end of summer and 100°+ weather). I went to one 1GPH emitter at the trunk and a 3' ring drip with 1GPH emitters every...
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    Six Weeks

    Germinated in potting soil, transplanted to 3.5gal pots after one week, 24/24 F40 florescents for two weeks, reduced to 14/10 for two weeks while placed outside for 6-8 hours daily (20mph winds) and placed outside full-time two weeks ago. I'm now digging holes.
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    Seeking Fox Farms Advice

    I've always amended my soil with the cheapest stuff on sale but now a local place is offering Fox Farms on sale and since I've heard so many positive comments I thought I'd give it a try. Question: They offer Happy Frog composition soil and potting soil. Which one? This is for 3' deep holes...
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    Drip system GPH heads

    How many GPH should my drip system heads be for growing in southern Oregon? I have 60psi going into the system, which will water 18 plants.
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