Outdoor grow in Southeast Michigan 2024

[cpurola]

Not sure if you've thought about this for next year, but I'm definitely going to be looking into adding good bacteria too. Try to counteract the bad. Hopefully eat up some of these bad spores.

Just have a ton of research to do before knowing the kind and ratio I'll need.

Are you added nemos in each box of the 11? Or just your potted ones?

The nematodes are for the soil in the 11 and are coming Friday. Gotta try something before my plants completely give up.

A very good supplier for biologicals and beneficials is Arbico Organics. Even if you don't buy anything, they have lots of info.
Also, I believe their target customer is commercial growers 'cause most of the items come in giant sizes.

 

[cpurola]

A few years ago I started making my own labs and honestly that was a turning point because omg my plants looked so much better. Now I make it 4gallons at a time with BT in it as well as Keefer grains. Up until I started using this for the life of me I couldn't keep the pm off my zucchini plants.

Okay, we need to know. What's the formula and applications rate?
Too late for this year, but we can start next year well armed.

 

[Novaracer69]

Okay, we need to know. What's the formula and applications rate?
Too late for this year, but we can start next year well armed.

I swear the bt I purchased and from that I fill my jar 3/4 with milk 2oz bt and 5 dollars worth of crickets and meal worms let that go for 5 to 7 days strain weight it up and add 50% brown sugar by the whey weight. I use it 2 table spoons per gallon.

 

[cpurola]

I swear the bt I purchased and from that I fill my jar 3/4 with milk 2oz bt and 5 dollars worth of crickets and meal worms let that go for 5 to 7 days strain weight it up and add 50% brown sugar by the whey weight. I use it 2 table spoons per gallon. View attachment 2251312

The whey is the liquid at the bottom? And is this a soil feed or foliar spray?

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

I swear the bt I purchased and from that I fill my jar 3/4 with milk 2oz bt and 5 dollars worth of crickets and meal worms let that go for 5 to 7 days strain weight it up and add 50% brown sugar by the whey weight. I use it 2 table spoons per gallon. View attachment 2251312

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hopefully soil feed. That's a jar of 100% pure Gnarly if ive ever seen one.

 

[Novaracer69]

The whey is the liquid at the bottom? And is this a soil feed or foliar spray?

Both this is another labs that has beet root powder in it as well as other stuff i am in the process of make a batch of labs and I threw every herb from my herb garden in it. Lemon balm lavender dill Lemon grass eucalyptus and anise it work for me and i don't have to buy much i just make more. Also i will say i use labs every watering straight from the hose.

 

[Novaracer69]

0.o

hopefully soil feed. That's a jar of 100% pure Gnarly if ive ever seen one.

Lol it may not be popular but it works and the growth is ridiculous.

 

[cpurola]

Lol it may not be popular but it works and the growth is ridiculous.

Okay you sold me, now I've got lots of questions.
1. Do you refridgerate it? Before, after, during
2. Do you use it in flower?
3. Does it have any effect on insects?
4. Is it more of a preventative or can it cure disease?

 

[Novaracer69]

Okay you sold me, now I've got lots of questions.
1. Do you refridgerate it? Before, after, during
2. Do you use it in flower?
3. Does it have any effect on insects?
4. Is it more of a preventative or can it cure disease?

I don't refrigerate, I do use it up to my last 14days I try to not use anything if I can. Yes it will lower your insect pressure. I am no scientist but I will say if caught early enough it will cure a few fungal diseases or at least it not a issue for me anymore.

 

[Novaracer69]

Today I had to throw some trellis netting on them before it's too late to recover

 

[Organic13]

How far up does that hardware cloth come up on the side of your bags? What size bags are those? Plants look beautiful.

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

Lol it may not be popular but it works and the growth is ridiculous.

oh my bad, im sitting here going "You spray that on your plants to keep mold away? Huh?" lmfao. No doubt it works. Nor any judgement at all. But Thats a lot of stuff im sure is just fine, but i dont wanna think about smoking lol. If i wanna prevent mold or fungi i just use heavily diluted citric acid. And as long as you dont use a plant soap, the beneficial bugs never seemed to mind it really either.

 

[Novaracer69]

oh my bad, im sitting here going "You spray that on your plants to keep mold away? Huh?" lmfao. No doubt it works. Nor any judgement at all. But Thats a lot of stuff im sure is just fine, but i dont wanna think about smoking lol. If i wanna prevent mold or fungi i just use heavily diluted citric acid. And as long as you dont use a plant soap, the beneficial bugs never seemed to mind it really either.

I am good thanks if you bud wash like I do it's not a problem. And this way I control everything I give to my plants. I also have a few coworkers using my inputs and there doing outstanding for their first grows. Have you researched Korean natural farming and jadam?

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

I am good thanks if you bud wash like I do it's not a problem. And this way I control everything I give to my plants. I also have a few coworkers using my inputs and there doing outstanding for their first grows. Have you researched Korean natural farming and jadam?

lol im not trying to convince you to use citric acid. Just saying thats what i use. Often im just ramling on about stuff with no real directive. I guess the more holistic way of describing it, is that i use lemon juice. Or rather, have used it. Pure citric acid is just much cheaper in the long run lol. And same with citric. a slightly alkaline purified water wash pulls it all off like iron shavings to a magnet.

Im probably not even going to use citric acid this year though. I only have like 2 plants outside im even worried about mold or mildew with.

 

[Novaracer69]

How far up does that hardware cloth come up on the side of your bags? What size bags are those? Plants look beautiful.

It's fencing 2x4 4' tall and the black ones are ac infinity 25gallon and the tan are grassroots fabric 30gallon pots

 

[Organic13]

Thank you kindly.

 

[Jimmie]

I am good thanks if you bud wash like I do it's not a problem. And this way I control everything I give to my plants. I also have a few coworkers using my inputs and there doing outstanding for their first grows. Have you researched Korean natural farming and jadam?

I’ve been watching YouTube videos about it. I only use kelp for foliar spray and I use it to feed my plants. It’s all pretty interesting. I plan on making different kinds of stuff next year, the kelp works, I’ll try some of the others.

 

[cpurola]

Well, I'm ready to try anything. ALL of my plants are showing signs of Septoria and some other leaf blight.
How much citric acid to water again @Thatoneguyyouknow_ ?

After reading ALOT, it seems that anything you use on the plants that changes the ph can discourage the fungus' from attacking. JMHO
Oh, and Angel '98 in the 12, then 11, now 10, was very ill and I couldn't help her anymore.

 

[Otto Bonn]

I’ve been watching YouTube videos about it. I only use kelp for foliar spray and I use it to feed my plants. It’s all pretty interesting. I plan on making different kinds of stuff next year, the kelp works, I’ll try some of the others.

I started Kelp spraying all my house plants that are outside for the summer, they are thriving. Amazing stuff

 

[cpurola]

Okay, my thread is starting to be a downer so I'll post something a little lighter.
Found a tiny house spider earning her keep. So she stays.