The Dons' Organic Garden

DonTesla

DonTesla

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Mohican said:
Pre 98 Bubba is a beast!
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Sure is, Mo! My buddy running er needs his 9 ft ceilings, that's for sure! Side lit, they damn near grow to the ceiling.. Brings massive structure to anything it touches.. But more than that I love the effects!

DonPetro said:
Fuck we found a winner with this one.
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Yea the gravy is just so coated, so high in thc.. Especially the thin bladed platinum pheno. I can hook you up with a few beans for sure bro..

..have some Platinum Gravy x OG going rn aka the OPG.. It's even tastier.. I better get you some of those too

DonPetro said:
@DonTesla what has been your best soil mix to date?
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Well.. When I first added the thermo compost that was made outside over a couple years.. It added a new level of life and speed to all the old and original in house recipes.. Vamp, Rasta, ocean Farma, all performed better than ever.

I then eventually donated everything from the first 5 years to outdoor family veggie gardens when I moved to bc.. Then built new compost out there.. Collected leaves from a couple different extremely tall forests, rotting wood and grd from volcanic regions..etc

(after lab testing everything) Built several mixes with slightly different bases.. Amended em all the same CC style just slightly tweaked to my own style..The five way blend I call it..
1:1:1:1:1 mix, where two parts equal different aerations, and the rest is base.. Coir, peat, castings, compost etc.
compared all these combos..
The one that did the best by far was the intuitive blend.. No measuring, did it all by feel, lmao. Go figure. Unprecedented speed, size, and praying. Woulda loved to test that pot but a buddy tossed it lol.

So I gave all that soil away but kept a few hundred pounds of bc made castings..with all the foraged goodies mentioned above.. And now im looking at the best castings I've ever seen ..ever. No bad pests at all, non stop praying by the ladies embedded.. Interesting!

Long short, next one will be the best, i bet.. although I've been quite happy with all of them, to date.. comparing to non organic or even dispensary organic, the herb we crafted has always been stellar in comparison.. Terps thru the roof, and tish especially, as well as cleaniness. Land slide for sure. But we been using frass since day one too, speaking to crews that discovered it later, its a massive game changer for them and their terps.

For a base, I think the best way to go for loud terpy clean meds is 100% (perhaps vegan leaning?) compost / leaf mould / castings with premium aeration blend..pumice and rotting wood..25 gal plus.. Mulch and wicks, a must.

Now I amend the base weaker than I used to, closer to 1/4 cup meals, 2 cups of minerals, per cf, but add spikes or layers if I have normal to heavy eaters. My strains are light feeders mostly, so maybe a bed that eats more, and a bed that's eating lighter.
 
DonTesla

DonTesla

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Greenthumbs256 said:
what's your guys take on led strips, I don't know shit about anything led, but got a guy going to build me a set up to cover a 4x8! but I've no clue what to tell him I want, other than over kill lol! I'm still running hps! always have!
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Hps gets the job done! Makes for dense ass herb, just gotta move more air and deal with the excess heat and shit, but i think u will love the terps and plant health you'll see from switching it up..

I think they can play a good role, especially in corners and cabinets, although tbh, I haven't f*cked with them yet.. But if I did.. Would be kinda cool to have some deep / far reds up near the roof.. And some white/blue light in the corners, upping the side lighting..

What's their penetration like I wonder, are guys using them for whole rooms without any issues? Wonder what heights they would rock..
 
DonPetro

DonPetro

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DonTesla said:
Sure is, Mo! My buddy running er needs his 9 ft ceilings, that's for sure! Side lit, they damn near grow to the ceiling.. Brings massive structure to anything it touches.. But more than that I love the effects!



Yea the gravy is just so coated, so high in thc.. Especially the thin bladed platinum pheno. I can hook you up with a few beans for sure bro..

..have some Platinum Gravy x OG going rn aka the OPG.. It's even tastier.. I better get you some of those too



Well.. When I first added the thermo compost that was made outside over a couple years.. It added a new level of life and speed to all the old and original in house recipes.. Vamp, Rasta, ocean Farma, all performed better than ever.

I then eventually donated everything from the first 5 years to outdoor family veggie gardens when I moved to bc.. Then built new compost out there.. Collected leaves from a couple different extremely tall forests, rotting wood and grd from volcanic regions..etc

(after lab testing everything) Built several mixes with slightly different bases.. Amended em all the same CC style just slightly tweaked to my own style..The five way blend I call it..
1:1:1:1:1 mix, where two parts equal different aerations, and the rest is base.. Coir, peat, castings, compost etc.
compared all these combos..
The one that did the best by far was the intuitive blend.. No measuring, did it all by feel, lmao. Go figure. Unprecedented speed, size, and praying. Woulda loved to test that pot but a buddy tossed it lol.

So I gave all that soil away but kept a few hundred pounds of bc made castings..with all the foraged goodies mentioned above.. And now im looking at the best castings I've ever seen ..ever. No bad pests at all, non stop praying by the ladies embedded.. Interesting!

Long short, next one will be the best, i bet.. although I've been quite happy with all of them, to date.. comparing to non organic or even dispensary organic, the herb we crafted has always been stellar in comparison.. Terps thru the roof, and tish especially, as well as cleaniness. Land slide for sure. But we been using frass since day one too, speaking to crews that discovered it later, its a massive game changer for them and their terps.

For a base, I think the best way to go for loud terpy clean meds is 100% (perhaps vegan leaning?) compost / leaf mould / castings with premium aeration blend..pumice and rotting wood..25 gal plus.. Mulch and wicks, a must.

Now I amend the base weaker than I used to, closer to 1/4 cup meals, 2 cups of minerals, per cf, but add spikes or layers if I have normal to heavy eaters. My strains are light feeders mostly, so maybe a bed that eats more, and a bed that's eating lighter.
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I will take anything you can get me.
 
DonTesla

DonTesla

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DonPetro said:
How are the girls?
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Good. They're hella coated my bro.. the Terps are nuts.. Wish you could smell em! Keep getting a wiff of roasted chicken even with the vegan compost! First couple times it happened my head was on a swivel, like WTF! Is it supper time already?

Complexity is just to die for..

One blue city diesel keeps giving off smells of purple lilac bush flowers, pink cotton candy, little bit of background lavender, and when bumped, roasted chicken slash mean herb gravy hits the air. The others are the same, but no gravy or chicken smell.

The bubba smells like, oranges and citrus notes, with a bit of wild berry poptart /grape bubblegum.. Seductive and sweet

Upset a bit that the stores here went so far backwards while away, but its gonna be a blessing in disguise if played right.. first off, will challenge me to learn some flowering ferments.. The aloe ferment I've been fuckin with is just awesome.
 
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loco41

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DonTesla said:
Good. They're hella coated my bro.. the Terps are nuts.. Wish you could smell em! Keep getting a wiff of roasted chicken even with the vegan compost! First couple times it happened my head was on a swivel, like WTF! Is it supper time already?

Complexity is just to die for..

One blue city diesel keeps giving off smells of purple lilac bush flowers, pink cotton candy, little bit of background lavender, and when bumped, roasted chicken slash mean herb gravy hits the air. The others are the same, but no gravy or chicken smell.

The bubba smells like, oranges and citrus notes, with a bit of wild berry poptart /grape bubblegum.. Seductive and sweet

Upset a bit that the stores here went so far backwards while away, but its gonna be a blessing in disguise if played right.. first off, will challenge me to learn some flowering ferments.. The aloe ferment I've been fuckin with is just awesome.
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Sorry if you posted this somewhere earlier, but im curious about your aloe ferment. I have a couple aloe plants that are thriving, but I have limited space for what I have going, only 2x2x4 and a 2x2.5x7 tents at the moment. Not growing MJ at the moment, but have a few random things growing in the 2x2x4 tent with the aloes. I would like to trim off a few of the bigger leaves to free up some space in there for some starters for the outdoor vegetable garden. My bigger tent has some kale plants growing in it and also doing very well, really just trying to get a good feel for my soil mix and overall plant health in general for when I am in a situation where I can grow some fire buds.

I guess I'm just wondering your process for making it if you don't mind?
 
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