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For the most part all of the roots of the round one outdoor spring fem autos and the round one spring fem photos all look very similar. Some are a little more developed than others. I have yet to hit them with the KNF Trio, they got watered and sprayed with the BAS Coconut/Aloe/Agsil/Ful-Power mix last night. Resting them in solo cups is easier, I tried it at first but the cones were top heavy, even with the solo cups inside the 3.5" pots, now that more moisture is resting in the bottom half of the cone, its a little more manageable. Cones are at 1 week today.


Im gonna test the KNF Trio on a lone plant, just in case (habit from my gardening school of thought, dont apply a spray or drench without testing it first). This stuff is so concentrated its kind of a pain in the ass to mix a pint for seedling foliars or single plant testing, but I pulled out some older measuring equipment I use less and less these days. Itll be cake to mix gallon+.

 

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I get the "disposable" craft syringes. 1ml and 10ml are handy. If possible with the long, fat-guage 'needle'

 

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So I am doing some before shots, as I ran the KNF trio as a soil drench. I very likely had some incidental contact with the leaves as I sprayed the blocks, and soil surface, before watering in. I used just over 1mL of the LAB and the WCA, and .6mL of the AF... Into 24ozs water, the quantities were for 16 ozs of solution, I further watered it sown for this initial test. The AF was a terrifying ordeal as it was so thick I had to mouth it to get it to flow to the .6mL mark. Didnt go wrong, thankfully.


So I hit the PJP01, and the BoO02 with the soil drench and incidental foliar (kicked the fans on, turned the light down - not as directed, not intentional foliar application).


PJP01

BoO02


The "control" is the rest of the row of canna cones, but more specifically the BoO01.



I also hit an entire row of cucumbers/tomatoes, again as a soil drench with incidental foliar contact. The middle row of 6 pots. All non KNF Trioed plants got the same volume, but as plain water.


And a Glue update. The Gorilla Zee soil blocks got sprayed with the KNF mix, likely some unintentional incidental contact.


The Gorilla Hammer side received the treatment, but with plain water only, as long as there are no adverse effects to the other plants, I will include them in all future applications of the KNF Trio.

 

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I'm wanting to start the whole "non-specific-Asian" gardening method, but I'm wierd. If I buy it it may get used. If I make it, it WILL get used

I'm planning on getting some aloe going this spring and started saving eggshells. But once I dive into it I'm buying a set to go ahead and get started - once I dig in, I'm committed LOL

 

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I lived in Korea for a year and their weed was shit - at least what they let Americans get ahold to...

I think that the system, including junk that doesn't need to be fermented and such, is something you have to get into whole hog or you won't see all the benefits. With all the soil mixing and stuff you have going on you are already into it. I would pretty much be starting from scratch.

 

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Sangria Cookies by County Line Genetics 62 days from flip.

 

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Just realized I havent updated in a week.... Here at least. I also missed the Heisen comp! What a mf bummer! Glues got up potted, autos got put outside, and fem photos got new shoes. Wet 14 seeds, 8 plants coming down in the next few days, ordered a Risentek 16"... Things have been happening, just getting burnt on managing dual posts on 2 forums... So much more love "over there". Alas I digress. Wet 3x Starfighter Zee, 3x Mimms Kush, and some others. Heres what youve missed...ish

 

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My wife was having a good day and offered to help with the photo shoot of the first 6x autos Im running outdoors this year, 16 days from cotyledon emergence.

 

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16 days from emergence. Got new shoes, McConkey 5.5"³ half gals.

 

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7 days from emergence. @J.James of County Line Genetics. Up potted into 5.5"³ McConkey half gals.

 

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7 days from emergence. @sfrigon1 / @Frimpong of Freak Genetics (not trying to be a pot stirrer, not sure how to tag @Frimpong from pH - too much protocol and petty forum mod rules for my simple tastes). If I did somethig wrong delete my post, my account, my thread... Dont really give af as the wifes medical issues have me running at a zero bullshit tolerance. Got up potted into McConkey 5.5"³ half gals.

 

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Alien Sour Apple by Obsol33t Genetics at 62 days.

 

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Can't wait to see that outside shot mid-summer

 

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Can't wait to see that outside shot mid-summer

Back 2 rows will be tomatoes. "5th row" 10x 10gal pots in the back will be for okra, roselle, and fig trees from cuttings.

Front row is roots. Beets, onions, carrots, radishes, potatoes, sweet potatoes.

Second row is brassicas, bok choys, etc.

Beds... Who knows, we have a bed not pictured sown 50/50 carrots & lettuce...

Front left 4' x 3' is 25x Chandler Strawberries (being delivered Thursday from Territorial Seed.

Front right 4' x 3' is cukes and late season lettuce or maybe some muskmelons.

We have a back left 4' x 3' for Painted Mt. Corn, next to our garlic bed (4' x 10') and a back right for a staggered planting or a three sisters planting.

 

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Fem autos at 18 days, 2 days after they got new shoes and put outside.

 

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Bok choy is hardened off and ready to go in the ground.


Tomatoes are on day one of being hardened off, then Ill split them (some are double plantings, some are quad) before putting them in the ground.

 

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Hit the table with a drench of 20mL/gal of Pacific Gro OceanHydro w/ Bio Char / Recharge, and a KNF Trio Foliar last night after lights out, this is what I woke to.


The Seedsman/Pyramids are chugging, these unruly taproots are why I took the time to orient the seeds on the CLG/pH tray.


CLG/pH tray starting to show life.


Temps dipped to 40f last night, got worried about the young autos, as they were in the pop up greenhouse, but without their domes (we had off and on cold rain yesterday, was worried about excess humidity), woke to things looking happy enough.

 

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Potted 22x of the 25x (27x arrived) bare root Chandler strawberries purchased from Territorial in #1 pots, the remaining 5x had smaller root systems so I put them in 3.5"³ McConkey pots.


While I did that, the wife transplanted all the bok choys to one of our rows. She also discovered this fungal cluster while doing her thing. We're not educated enough to know what we're looking at, not foolish enough to try to guess, those 2 little gold caps look familiar to me, but as I said, not foolish enough to guess, try, or trust one of you lot making an educated guess from across the country! I am however curious if any of you knowledgeable people think you know what Im looking at for curiosity sake. This is where we grew our okra and malabar spinach last year, next to what I think was a camelia shrub I cut down a few years ago, cant be sure.

 

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I have found several different species in my woods, so at a minimum I know I could easily cultivate the good stuff from purchased spores without having to worry about the environment. All the compressed oak, hickory and other assorted hardwood junk no telling how thick, it is one of my next 'set it and forget it' projects. If it works it works, not putting much effort in to it. (know any sources?)

As far as the garden, you have what I am aiming for in the long term. Maybe 5 year plan. Have enough to use/can, but the right assortment of stuff at the right times to optimize the space. I have a LOT of shade. Had part of a lot cleared that I am still debating on. It's not close to water, but close enough to run a few hoses and get an orchard, or a bunch of assorted berries started.

With the weed hobby I have heen lazy on the annual stuff this year, and plan to keep it small. Tomatoes and bell peppers. Tomatoes because you can't buy good ones at the store, bell peppers because you can't find cheap ones at the store. Seems all the other peppers they sell by weight so a sack-full of hot peppers is nothing.

Anyway, looking good.

 

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Been reading a users thread on another forum regarding difficulty taking clones, I too have hardly manage better than 30% success, despite practicing nearly every opportunity. To be fair I rarely if ever give a whole hearted attempt... I have yet to take a cutting as a keeper, usually I just try in an attempt to make free plants for friends, and to develop the skill. Ive never domed clones, Ive never purchased any sort of cloning compound, aerocloners... Nothing. I stick it in an aloe fillet, then I stick it in sterilized soil, give them weak light, and spritz them with water often enough they dont look like they are drying out...

If you were to ask me why I fail constantly, Id say too strong light, and too much soil moisture. Im getting better, last real attempt I took 6 and 5 rooted. Ive also never done it entirely the same... Ever. Pretty much the complete antithesis of refinement. I came across a thread somewhere, maybe AFN, about taking micro clones from autos, to create small single nug seed mothers, this got me wondering if I could try it with a photo... If Im willing to fail big, taking 25 cuttings and rooting zero (2 attempts ago)... Then why not try hard to fail small!


The fem photos on the table each had 1 cutting taken, the first auxiliary branch at the first node. BoO01, BoO02, OBSM01, OBSM02, and 2x PJP01. I made soil blocks using a true half gallon of peat moss, with a few handfuls of vermiculite (sterilized in the oven, baked at 250 for a few hours along with water to prevent burning, brought to 185 degrees for 45 minutes) and a tablespoon of BAS Granulated Endo/Ecto added after the soil cooled to 80f. I mixed up 24ozs of my seed soak, BAS Coconut Water, BAS Aloe, Agsil, and Ful-Power and saturated the soil mixed with all but an ounce of it (it ended up being more liquid than needed, and far more soil than I needed for 6 blocks - I just threw it into my regular soil blocking mix/tote). I didnt use the Ladbrooke dimpler, but instead used some plant wire to make a tiny hole to feed the clone into. The stalk length in each instance was no greater than 1 inch. I stuck them in, sprayed them with the last ounce, and now I am gonna put a bag or some kind of container over them, and keep then under weak light... Leaf contact with the medium will likely be a problem, guess we'll see!