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Yes, thank you! I have to keep reminding myself. There are obviously reasons the medicine itself is good for me, and once I’m up and running and have more “care” to do, it will become relaxing and a love for me. It’s all meant as one giant “self help” project. I can buy the stuff same as I always have. Even easier now and I hear in some areas, becoming a lot cheaper. That hasn’t happened here in my area of NY yet, but I’m sure it will. This is for me to do for me. My anxiety is just showing in the process as much as I’d want to or think I’m hiding it. I’d joke and say I’m insane, but people yell at meRelax, it's a process. We don't learn it all overnight.
Some of us have so many loose screws it sounds like sleigh bells ringing when our heads move.Yes, thank you! I have to keep reminding myself. There are obviously reasons the medicine itself is good for me, and once I’m up and running and have more “care” to do, it will become relaxing and a love for me. It’s all meant as one giant “self help” project. I can buy the stuff same as I always have. Even easier now and I hear in some areas, becoming a lot cheaper. That hasn’t happened here in my area of NY yet, but I’m sure it will. This is for me to do for me. My anxiety is just showing in the process as much as I’d want to or think I’m hiding it. I’d joke and say I’m insane, but people yell at me. I’m just kidding, but there are a few loose screws.
If I do that, I could skip the whole transplant too and just power through the 8 weeks and keep top dressing and just kind of overly watch the soil. Adding more than I normally would. Yes, including if needed, liquid, organic nutes. I’m really going to need help with that though. I know what to top dress the soil with, but the microbiology won’t survive the full 8 weeks as it will just be a tiny ball of it in the center. I will think about it, and have been. I got this far and I was stressed, but it’s gone pretty well.They are cranking right along. I might just flip them and not worry about topping this grow.
Yea, I meant the light meter. I don’t have anything excessive for the soil etc. just basics for organic living stuff. They talk constantly about not needing it or sourcing it somewhere else so I just got a couple things to add in. It will get used in the earth boxes if I do them now or next run. I have them, I want to learn them, it’s worth it to me, especially if I’m going to flip now and get just a basic yield. I can cut my losses and start over, with more knowledge and a working plan. Like I thought I had. We do both know I have things I don’t need. Hah. I’ve learned that part.Our soil is living and it doesn't take that long to get it going.
Stop buying stuff because you may not ever use it.
I’m not quitting. The reason it got confusing is because when I decided on the soil, completely by accident and not yet fully understanding, I then learned I had everything else wrong. Now, and strangely, I’m kind of more into it than the plant at this point. The product of the plant I know. It’s just the the time I’m learning, and really I think a happy accident that I ended up in the soil. I didn’t know enough still, 8 weeks ago, not to start in the happy frog and use a lighter living mix instead. I do now. I am still at the point where it’s enough knowledge to be dangerous, but it taps out. I am still reading, watching, learning. The 30gals and the soil have been here most of the time. I just found the boxes in the web series and it solved my size problem. I can’t ever move a 30gal pot. I almost ended up with a full bed in the upstairs bedroom. Where the hell is that ever going? Ha. You’re probably right and it’s crossed my mind. I just bit off more then I could chew without knowing it and need to learn both at once. Although, not completely because truly, as you know and I’m learning and now seeing, if I take care of the soil, I don’t have to worry about the plant. They will go in it for at least a week or two before I flip, right? Then 8 weeks? If it’s really without benefit, and not worth the risky transplant, I’ll hold off. I’m making guesses and going by videos. You’ve done and are doing it. I don’t have the tent now or even a light big enough for a veg tent. I do have an HLG veg that will cover a 2x2. I could start cover in two probably. Just get a cheaper light and hang it in the room with boxes outside and next to tent and grow cover and prepare them all. There’s no plan to stop. I just figured go through, re amend and start over. I’ve known I’m going to need a veg tent and light a while. I just can’t do it right now. I do still have to buy medicine too. I just didn’t think and still don’t think I’ll need constant running. I wouldn’t know what to do with it. I can grow other things in the boxes in between, I know they can’t sit drying out with no life.It’s the guy growing in the Earth Boxes here, I’m checking out your diary. I’m not going back to read it all, but after seeing how many you have, how they are all different varieties and all in pretty big pots for transplanting into earth boxes, maybe you skip it this time, slow down and figure stuff out this round. Why rush to fill boxes and shove oversized plants into new homes only to flip a week later (not even getting the full benefit of the fast growth rates of the Earth Boxes). I would take your time to prep the new boxes, get soil and cover crop going. Ideally, if you take it serious, you are going to want a veg tent that you can either grow and veg clones in or keep a mother to cut from. Introducing outside clones to your controlled garden opens it up to pests and problems. I use no till, living organic to eliminate brining in outside soils like Fox farms that often have free problems right out of the bag. My two year old soil has been sprayed, inoculated, has beneficial bacteria and microbiology, & predator mites. I consistently feed the worms, feed the microbes, make teas, use fermented extracts, use Rootwise, foliar feed with frass tea, foliar feed with fermented extract….all that is pumping up the natural defenses and keeping bad bugs at bay and making happy organic plants. You can’t ever just quit when using living soil, the worms and all life just die if you put it in the dark and stop watering and feeding the worms.
You can put them on the floor. Wheels just make it nice to clean under. Might want to get a 4-6” pot drip tray and put it under the drain holes on the box. The reason they say don’t add water in the res early is to allow the plant to search for water and drive it’s root growth downward. If the res is full I guess the theory is the soil will stay wet and the roots might take longer to find the water below. I don’t get it because you water the soil twice before filling anyways, so isn’t the soil wet either way?Well, 5 of 7 are in Earth Boxes and 2 are staying in the 3gals. For reference, the plants were looking good at transplant time, when I removed them from the pot, the soil was dry except for in the middle of the rootball, which had not filled the pot. My only guess is they reached dry soil.
it fell away, so my idea of maybe “loosening” it wasn’t even needed. I don’t know enough to know the extent of the shock the transplant will cause. The first one looked great the next day (did one and was exhausted from prepping them). Whatever happens I’m here and can get back here in a better position. All good experience and lessons so far. Everything documented and written down. Ok, it’s in my phone notes, but I have a notebook to move it and a grease board to keep track of weekly duties. I’ll be flipping when I know they’re good in new homes.
I made a choice early on for an 8” exhaust system, which is overkill for the tent even considering lessening factors, but it’s still more efficient than the 6” because I can run it lower and quieter. I’ve yet to hear it really. The stupid Jardin, that doesn’t even oscillate, is loud as hell. lol.
I may run out of room because of what it takes. I’m not going to run it outside the tent, but I’ve seen people put them on the floor. Is this really ok? Yes, I’ve seen it but is really ok? I don’t think I have a choice.
The “mistake” is that these came from pots too big for a great transplant into the boxes. I never wanted to use them and got stuck. Just trying to work it out. The 3gals will be ok but need a lot of extra I wasn’t wanting to add. I will because I have too. If we root well into these boxes, that will be much less an issue and I just follow that process.
You’re the best, thank you. Seems so simple, and I’m really not dumb. Haha. I will do that. I’m looking into sprays, now, much too late but we’re learning, right…I put screens over each vent in my tent, there are a couple Im not using that could allow easier access. If I had holes like that were Im not using or the cables go through, I’d pack them with dark grocery store plastic bags and if you have to, tape them off, especially the ones with cords running though.
I am going to take the wheels off. We will make itYou can put them on the floor. Wheels just make it nice to clean under. Might want to get a 4-6” pot drip tray and put it under the drain holes on the box. The reason they say don’t add water in the res early is to allow the plant to search for water and drive it’s root growth downward. If the res is full I guess the theory is the soil will stay wet and the roots might take longer to find the water below. I don’t get it because you water the soil twice before filling anyways, so isn’t the soil wet either way?
Thank you!! I’m so glad I can ask actual growers this stuff after I’ve read it and learned to not just act. That was a problem in the beginning. I’m on it now.Neem oil coats the leaves and can block transpiritation. We don't use it.
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