My 09 Monster Attempt

clouds

clouds

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omg nice work you they look nice wish my one would ship out before i got to ship it out and start over
 
greenthumb111

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Hodgegrown said:
Placed 3 praying mantis egg sacks out about a month ago and have seen the babies in and around the garden. This is something we do each season to help control the pest problems, (think it's more for the feel good effect) but it's a habit now. :peace:
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I like the praying mantis as they eat alot of pests like grasshoppers, moths, and catapillers. The one thing about mantis' is that they are territorial and will eat everything, including each other, until one dominant female is left in a 500 sqft area. Since they can fly they do fly off too. WHen they mate, the female attracts the male and then eats the head of the male to cause ejaculation. I learned this when I was studying beneficial pests for orchid growing.
 
Hodgegrown

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greenthumb111 said:
I like the praying mantis as they eat alot of pests like grasshoppers, moths, and catapillers. The one thing about mantis' is that they are territorial and will eat everything, including each other, until one dominant female is left in a 500 sqft area. Since they can fly they do fly off too. WHen they mate, the female attracts the male and then eats the head of the male to cause ejaculation. I learned this when I was studying beneficial pests for orchid growing.
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LOL can't let the wife read this post, don't want her to get any ideas..Yea we try to stay natural here, hated like hell to even spray Safer caterpillar killer these last 2 seasons. YUK! Hoping now that were out of the drought that the caterpillars will not return this year. (fingers crossed) :peace:
 
Hodgegrown

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greenthumb111

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I'm so jealous. We have had approximately 8 hours of sun in the last week. Im suprised all mine havent gone into flower mode.

I think Im going to get my pots tomorrow. THey will be either 15 or 20 gal. I think that will help some of my problems.

The garden is looking nice. Tell the wife she done good. Is she toping any of those or do you just let them grow?
 
Hodgegrown

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greenthumb111 said:
I'm so jealous. We have had approximately 8 hours of sun in the last week. Im suprised all mine havent gone into flower mode.

I think Im going to get my pots tomorrow. THey will be either 15 or 20 gal. I think that will help some of my problems.

The garden is looking nice. Tell the wife she done good. Is she toping any of those or do you just let them grow?
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Lack of SUN here too at the moment, been overcast for the last 2 days. The girls never get topped here unless it's from a low flying aircraft...lol:peace:
 
Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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Hodgegrown said:
Lack of SUN here too at the moment, been overcast for the last 2 days. The girls never get topped here unless it's from a low flying aircraft...lol:peace:
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yeah its been over-cast for the last like 4 frickin days in socal too! wtf...but more humid ..like a greenhouse:eyesmoke::peace:
 
Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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Hodgegrown said:
Know what you mean, my plants should be 3 times larger...lol:peace:
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Well when the skys are clear, how many hours of direct sunlight would you say your ladies get? Im guessin A LOT, cuz they are growing so fast.....the sun hits my girls around 9 o clock and they are shaded by 3 o clock:-|
 
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