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Day 38 Starting FoxFarm trio. Today is Friday, and I did 1 tsp Grow Big / qt for each GSC and half tsp (because the plants and pots are smaller) of each of the three / qt for the autos. Thinking I'll start with once / week for the GSC and maybe every other watering for the autos. Ocean Forest...

I learned from bigsur...sit at the feet of the masters and behold...large tubs of bud.

Spinosad for most: http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/spinosadgen.html B.t (bacillus thuringensis) - for caterpillars Pyrethrin is another god all-purpose organic insecticide.

Caterpillars! I should have known. They were later last year. I threw the bT at 'em. I shoulda picked up that it was caterpillars earlier. Clear evidence with the leaves eaten between the veins, right? And that little black spot that I thought was poo...I had a lot of that last year when I also...

Week 5: They're coming along just fine. Getting munched by some kind of bug. Gave them a squirt of Spinosad. I mulched the surface of the pots this week to keep rain from washing away the potting soil around the roots. GSC are up to about 12" now. Autos about half that. Looking healthy but...

Week 4: We were out of town for the long weekend. Since we were predicted to (and did in fact receive) a good rain on Saturday, I decided not to have somebody babysit. I went ahead and potted the GSC and I bunched the pots up under the scrubby plants next to the shed and let runoff rain drip on...

Week 3: I may remind myself of stuff in this way from time to time (this is primarily a season-long note to self, after all): What did I learn last year? Last year I learned that no matter how many times a day you check your plants, they just do their thing. Obsession was good during the first...

So here's my redneck greenhouse setup. The tub gives wind and critter protection and makes watering and moving the plants around easier (like, back inside if we're expecting frost or nosy visitors), and the little piece of wire fence keeps birds and squirrels out. Remember: even if it's...

These are some leggy girls right now. Sprouted 12 days ago. 2-3" tall and stem thinner than spaghetti. I've been leaving them outside all day most days and the weather has been ideal. I have the pots full of soil and ready to transplant, but they're so easy to deal with in the tub that I'm...

It'is on! 12 hour soak, and within 36 hours 5/5 germination for both strains. These go into Happy Frog potting soil in solo cups in a clear tub. The tub makes watering neater, allows light in, and makes moving them outside and back inside easier when that time comes. Naturally each cup is labeled.

I'll definitely get onto the spinosad. Looks like a winner. WPM is a constant problem here. I will definitely pick up some Oxidate - thanks for the recommendation. Potassium Chloride was the best solution I hit on last year. A buddy recommended "AGrowlyte." Ever heard of it?

Thanks Big. You were a big help to me last year, and I remember seeing your huge tubs full of goodness. Quite the inspiration.

This will be my second year growing outdoors in central Virginia. I learned a ton last year - especially here at MP, and finished the season with 20 ounces of really awesome product from two plants. One of the things I learned is how helpful it can be to keep track of every phase of the process...

Y'all mix biochar in with your soil? I grow pot in pots...Ocean Forest soil, and last year on the advice of a hemp farmer I know I mixed in some biochar. He swears by it. Of course without a control I couldn't tell whether it made a difference to me. Anybody here add it to their soil?

Danville's a pleasant enough sleepy town. The loss of all the tobacco business, textile industry, Goodyear (I think) tire factory, has hit them hard over the last couple of decades. I think there's still an ag economy there. They have a multi-hundred million dollar casino on the way, and I guess...

Anybody have experience with this stuff? I haven't been able to find out what's in it, other than a blurb somewhere that says it may leave a slight calcium chloride residue. I've used CCl with good results against white powdery mildew but if this is an improvement, I'd give it a try.

Thanks, Big.

I recently heard the term "entourage effect" for the first time, and it seems to explain a lot to me...about how vaping doesn't seem to get me as high as smoking, maybe. Gotta get a full burn to release all the chemicals that together make up the buzz? I dunno...just kicking tires here, but it...

Thanks, folks! Very cool. Y'all come on over and we'll have a nice, long, legal, homegrown Virginia smoke. I truly appreciate all y'all and what you make possible for beginners like me. I got a pound off two plants. Maybe not the finest weed or the highest yield, but it'll last me a good long time.