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my initials are SS and I was just denied my custom license plate. Use your middle name? doesn't work, ten it's SA. I do feel bad for the people born '88. fucking nazis ruined it. fine, give me a random one and I'll keep my fucking money.

get fucking over it, that is my name and i voted fucking green, argh.

Why is Hamburg allowed to keep their 'HH', that doesn't make sense
 
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Mikedin said:
Frostette is all dressed up in the 4x4 same as the kahunas still veggin she’ll probably go another week to widen out a shade more then imma let er rip
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Mikedin said:
Frostette is all dressed up in the 4x4 same as the kahunas still veggin she’ll probably go another week to widen out a shade more then imma let er rip
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where the clover at? still got worms in the soil?
 
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Natep said:
Watch out for the stretch. I’ve had a couple grows that passed the light.
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Oh I have as well colas between the bars haha, I’have space to pull em back more if I need to to keep ‘em lower, I have a ton of room atm, it’s a foot to the next net and they can easily take another foot and I’d feel safe, that’s right where the kahuna 3 was at last run in the same spot under the same light, 2 on the other hand is under near double the power of the last run and a much larger light footprint overall, she’s also a beast I see a big defol coming in 3 weeks

The mothers both stretched fairly well, but not lanky they were stacked up top to bottom, that’s why I wanted to verify which is which 100% so both are flowering out again, so I verify 3 is…. 3 I got myself nervous I mixed em up, had the schemes around the stalk of the “#2” and said nope, not taking a chance both run again haha

What my plan is, I’d like to run cycles of kahuna 3 and Frostette 6 in those 2 30 gals in the 4x8

The 4x4 and the 3x3 will be my flavor chaser tents I think
 
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Mikedin said:
Frostette is all dressed up in the 4x4 same as the kahunas still veggin she’ll probably go another week to widen out a shade more then imma let er rip
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Just made a bas order and you convinced me to get the rice hulls for a mulch layer rather than take the time to ipm a bale of straw. Great idea and thanks for the advice 👍 Also got the buildaveg on this order. The 10% off sale was nice to stumble upon this weekend.

Going into week 11 on this grow, 3 of the 4 are pretty much ready but this one just doesn’t want to finish. Maybe another week but we’ll see how these trichomes look come Saturday day 77
 
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Just made a bas order and you convinced me to get the rice hulls for a mulch layer rather than take the time to ipm a bale of straw. Great idea and thanks for the advice 👍 Also got the buildaveg on this order. The 10% off sale was nice to stumble upon this weekend.

Going into week 11 on this grow, 3 of the 4 are pretty much ready but this one just doesn’t want to finish. Maybe another week but we’ll see how these trichomes look come Saturday day 77
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Hell yeah they look great! I was looking at the build a veg, was debating if I needed it while heavy cover cropping plus adding the kashi / craft blend / gnarly barley and big 6 is my plan for amending at chop time. Gunna take some time for sure

For the 3x3 imma switch it up, I still have a almost full bag of light recipe so near a cubic foot, to that I think I’ll add a cu/ft of promix BX, then some rice hulls,

I’ll Amend with damn near everything I got from BAS at reccomended feed rates and see how it goes building soil like that, I’ll run that in a 12 gallon pot in the 3x3 I think.

Was gunna do EWC but when I was rippin the cover crop up (yes I tear it up I didn’t cut it) in a few spots it ripped up a chunk of soil with a ball of clover roots and I can see worms workin away no problem right at the top layer, so that makes me happy enough that I won’t add any additional castings for now
 
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donkanaille94 said:
where the clover at? still got worms in the soil?
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I dropped the clover, (it’s all under the rice hulls) I covered the clover with gnarly barley then top dresseed with an inch of build a flower then covered with the hulls

gunna let the clover break down and start gettin are and in a few weeks I’ll start some fresh clover

Yes when I pulled up the clover few spots had a chunk of soil come up with the clover roots and I saw worms hangin right off that so there definitely in there and healthy 😁
 
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Grownsince95 said:
Uhh...do the worms like "do it" and make more worms? Huh-huh huh-huh 😆

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Yes they do 🤣

Hers a worm mating breakdown, worms will mate and reproduce until they feel they are overpopulated or too cramped in their space, or food is too limited to support a larger colony

Worm breeding, or vermiculture, involves creating an environment for worms to thrive and reproduce, typically for composting or other purposes. Worms are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reproductive organs, but they require a partner for successful reproduction.

Here's a more detailed look at worm breeding:
Worm Reproduction:
    • Hermaphroditism:
      Worms, like red wigglers and European nightcrawlers, have both male and female reproductive organs, but they need to mate with another worm to reproduce.
    • Mating:
      When two worms mate, they join their ventral sides (underneath) together, and their heads point in opposite directions.
    • Cocoon Formation:
      After mating, the worms separate and secrete a fluid that hardens into a cocoon, which contains the eggs.
    • Incubation:
      The cocoon is incubated for a period, typically 2-4 weeks, before the baby worms (hatchlings) emerge.
    • Maturity:
      Red worms can't reproduce at just any time. Their bodies undergo changes as they grow older, and at around 90 days old, they become old enough to mate.
 
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Mikedin said:
Yes they do 🤣

Hers a worm mating breakdown, worms will mate and reproduce until they feel they are overpopulated or too cramped in their space, or food is too limited to support a larger colony

Worm breeding, or vermiculture, involves creating an environment for worms to thrive and reproduce, typically for composting or other purposes. Worms are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reproductive organs, but they require a partner for successful reproduction.

Here's a more detailed look at worm breeding:
Worm Reproduction:
    • Hermaphroditism:
      Worms, like red wigglers and European nightcrawlers, have both male and female reproductive organs, but they need to mate with another worm to reproduce.
    • Mating:
      When two worms mate, they join their ventral sides (underneath) together, and their heads point in opposite directions.
    • Cocoon Formation:
      After mating, the worms separate and secrete a fluid that hardens into a cocoon, which contains the eggs.
    • Incubation:
      The cocoon is incubated for a period, typically 2-4 weeks, before the baby worms (hatchlings) emerge.
    • Maturity:
      Red worms can't reproduce at just any time. Their bodies undergo changes as they grow older, and at around 90 days old, they become old enough to mate.
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Hermies that require mates for reproduction. Who woulda thunk it? I learn something new every day here on the farm!

"When two worms mate, they join their ventral sides (underneath) together, and their heads point in opposite directions."

^ this is also called 69'ing btw. That I knew.
 
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Hermies that require mates for reproduction. Who woulda thunk it? I learn something new every day here on the farm!

"When two worms mate, they join their ventral sides (underneath) together, and their heads point in opposite directions."

^ this is also called 69'ing btw. That I knew.
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Weird right! Ever wonder why you see them in big clumps like groups of 20-30 they are mating that’s why they are all slimey, but then the cocoons are protected by that, that’s what breeders do then eventually sift out the worms and baby worms to raise the caccoons to new rounds of worms really cool video on YouTube walking you through an older gentleman’s worm farm and how he feeds em and breeds em etc, cool ahit, and it’s basically living soil, he uses rotten melons and fruit etc just in chunks and they destroy it it’s cool as hell

Fuck I’m a nerd for worms… 🤣
 
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Weird right! Ever wonder why you see them in big clumps like groups of 20-30 they are mating that’s why they are all slimey, but then the cocoons are protected by that, that’s what breeders do then eventually sift out the worms and baby worms to raise the caccoons to new rounds of worms really cool video on YouTube walking you through an older gentleman’s worm farm and how he feeds em and breeds em etc, cool ahit, and it’s basically living soil, he uses rotten melons and fruit etc just in chunks and they destroy it it’s cool as hell

Fuck I’m a nerd for worms… 🤣
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The last time I saw 20 or 30 of anything in a big clump mating was at a club in Brooklyn called House of Yes.

Definitely slimy, and I did indeed see some worms poking around in there too so I think I know what you're talking about.
 
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figolus said:
Hey Mike, do you know, if 4 pots of 7L would be enough for a scrog in a Tent of 80x80x160?
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That’s 1.85 gallons, I’d say yes, nothing crazy extreme but a simple scrog with 4x plants each taking up a 2x2 space, yes defenitly doable you can do the same with 2 in 5 gallon pots that I’ve done a few times, but you can flip em quicker if you have 4 since they need to occupy less area each

You running them all organic?
 
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