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Gypsum
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Wallastonite
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Dolomitic Lime
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Basalt Rock Dust
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Humic
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Mycorrhizae
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Worm Castings
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Azomite
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Greensand
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Shrimp Chitin
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Crab Chitin
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Pumice
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Charcoal
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Activated Charcoal
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Hydroton Pebbles
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Citrine
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Amber
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Lapis Lazuli
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Green Aventurine
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Olivine
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White Turquiose
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Fluorite
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Tigers Eye
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Opal
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Red Coral
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Green Rutiliated
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Rhodochrosite
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Red Silk Jade
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Gold Rutiliated
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Morganite
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Rose Quartz
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Fukurokuju
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Ruby Zoisite
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Obsidian
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Ultraviolet Ultraviolet
8 months ago
I don't know much about anything, but I know a little about everything. Hi, she grew! Lots. This week I have mostly been smoking Durban Cookies, Terrance had babies, I did not know 7 spotted ladybug larvae looked like that. All this befell me from my Mind, that is Man-Shepard, Word, (Logos) of all masterhood, by whom being God-inspired I came unto the Plain of Truth. Wherefore with all my soul and strength and Thanksgiving give I unto Father-God. Holy art Thou, O God, the universals' Father. Holy art Thou, O God, whose Will perfects itself by means of its own Powers. Holy art Thou, O God, who willeth to be known and art known by Thine own. Holy art Thou,who didst by Word (Logos) make to consist the things that are. Holy art Thou, of whom All-nature hath been made an image. Holy art Thou, whose Form Nature hath never made. Holy art Thou, more powerful than all power. Holy art Thou, transcending all pre-eminence. Holy Thou art, Thou better than all praise. Accept my reason's offerings pure, from soul and heart for aye stretched up to Thee, O Thou unutterable, unspeakable, Whose Name naught but the Silence can express. Silica Unless it's panic stations, root feeding little and often is the best way to add silica to your plant's 'diet'. And no, you WON'T find silica in your fertiliser unfortunately. This particular nutrient doesn't play nicely with liquid fertilisers, so has to be added separately. When adding silica to your water, always add Silica first, stir, then add fertiliser and water as usual. However, if there's something wrong, such as a plant under attack from pests or suffering stress, you absolutely can spray silica to the leaves for super-fast uptake. Great as a short-term boost while root feeding gets to work, as leaves absorb nutrients faster than roots, but the nutrients stay more local. Roots absorb a wider range of nutrients, for the benefit of the entire plant, but does take longer than feeding the leaves. I like to use NPK raw Silica a little goes a long way. Silicon helps defend against bugs in 2 ways, the first is proactive defence, by strengthening plant tissues in stems, leaves and roots. That barrier makes it more difficult for insects to chew or penetrate (that's how the sucking insects feed - think of them like mosquitoes). If the plant is eaten, silicon also makes plants harder to digest, as well as making the plant taste worse by reducing palatability. Reducing digestibility has the added benefit of slowing insect growth and reproduction. Studies found larval survival was reduced from the eggs of insects fed silicon-supplemented plants. In one study, rice supplemented with silicon showed a ten times increase in its physical barrier to insect pests. Consider it from a bug's perspective. Why try to chomp into a silicon-strengthened 'rock' of a leaf, when you could munch on something soft and easy? Move on bugs. Nothing to eat here. Silica - Nature's secret weapon our indoor plants are missing out on. No, silica isn't considered an essential nutrient. But once you find out what it does and see the difference it makes you might consider it essential for your indoor plants. This powerful nutrient is nature's bodyguard for our plants. Except being indoors isn't exactly 'natural' for our houseplants. So indoor plants need us to give them the protection that nature would normally provide. Let's take a look a this little powerhouse nutrient, what it does for plants, why there's a shortage (even though it's the 2nd most abundant element in the Earth's crust), and why such a common nutrient is a secret us indoor plant hobbyists are 'behind the times' on finding out about. What does silica do for plants? In short? Strength! It makes plants stronger in two ways. Physically stronger, and it supports stronger defences, increasing plant resistance to pests, diseases, and environmental stress. How does silica make plants stronger? Silica is involved in cell wall strength, as well as what we might think of as 'immune strength'. It builds a protective barrier against biting and sucking insects, and against diseases like fungus that cause everything from root rot to brown leaf tips and brown patches on leaves with tell-tale yellow halos. It also builds broader stems that can better absorb water and nutrients and strengthens weak stems. Broader stems also assist with nutrient transport. Stems can more easily and efficiently get nutrients from roots to leaves. Stronger stems can support bigger, stronger leaves, fruits and flowers (yes, silicon is not just for indoor plants - it's superb for producers of heavy fruit and vegetables too). How does silica fight insects? This might be my favourite benefit. Silicon is a key part of nature's defence system. Think of it like giving your plant its own personal bodyguard. Big, tough and ready to fight. Not just stronger, tougher stems and leaves, but the roots too. Silicon helps strengthen your plant's physical and mechanical barriers against attack from both chewing and sucking pests. Common pests we struggle with for our indoor plants include fungus gnats (larvae in excess will eat roots, stunting plant growth), mealy bugs (they pierce your plant and suck out sap), aphids and spider mites (they both suck too - in both senses of the word!). Interesting side-fact: Diatomaceous Earth (which is often recommended to be sprinkled on soil to aid control of fungus gnats), is a very rich source of insoluble silica. It's up to 85% silica dioxide and used as a natural insecticide. However being insoluble, it's not a form available to plants. Silicon is considered natural pest control, used alone, with, or instead of chemical alternatives. It's common to see the recommendation in plant forums and groups of applying silicon with neem oil to infested plants. How does silicon help plants resist disease? Around 85% of plant diseases are caused by fungi or fungal-like organisms. Symptoms of fungal infections can vary depending on the type of fungus, but can include powdery mildew or mould, leaf wilting (even when watering is fine), spots on leaves, chlorosis (yellowing of leaves), reddish-brown leaf or stem rust, and black or discoloured rotting patches (usually close to the soil). The same proactive and reactive defence mechanisms that silicon assists with in defence against pests, also come into play with pathogenic diseases caused by fungi. Silicon both increases a plants resistance and recovery. When a fungal nasty comes along, it must first drill through the plant's cell wall to get to the nutritious cell centre. Once the centre is reached, the fungus gets the food it needs to fuel it spreading through your plant. By strengthening the cell wall, silicon helps protect from the disease getting in, so it can't spread. Applied to a diseased plant, silicon also helps reduce further spread and gets to work to assist healing and recovery. How does silicon protect against extremes? The short but fancy-sounding answer? Silicon helps plants resist abiotic stress. Abiotic stress is stress from environmental factors like heat shock, limited water, and limited nutrient availability (biotic stress is from living things like bugs). I think of as silicon as protecting plants from both us and nature ;) Silicon helps plants to better absorb, transport, and retain water, helping plants cope with neglect, drying out between watering, temperature extremes, dry air, low humidity, draughts, and inconsistent watering. Growers report plants fed silicon need less frequent watering, staying hydrated longer. More water is put to work and less is lost through transpiration (that's water loss through evaporation from the leaf surface). Reduced water loss also reduces the risk of dehydration and water-deficit stress. An added benefit for our house plants is that helps plants who prefer higher humidity, cope better in less humid, dryer environments - yep, the typical indoor-plant home environment. Especially during winter with heaters blasting or an HRV / DVS system running. It also helps protect from heat stress. Ideal in summer when plants have to cope with alternating between being shut up in an unbearably hot house, then suddenly changing to cool when the air con's turned on. Basically, silicon helps plants cope with extremes. Depending on where you live, most areas become either too hot, or too cold multiple times a year - even inside - compared to the temperature range most indoor plants prefer. When stomata are closed, a plant can't photosynthesize. During extreme conditions, a plant is forced to close it's stomata to limit water loss, leading to the leaf not cooling itself, and causing carbon dioxide levels to accumulate in the leaf (leaves use stomata to 'breathe' and to cool themselves, exchanging water for carbon dioxide).
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BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 4
Your project interests me a lot and I like your way of doing things, is your floor living soil? πŸ‘ŒπŸŒ±
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BrigadeDesTerps, thank you very much πŸ™ that sounds like a good idea, I'm very much learning as I go, do you have any tried and tested recipes or any you recommend?
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BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerps
@Ultraviolet, I wish you good luck in your search for nematodes and in the fight against aphids. You could water by making small oxygenated compost teas with earthworm compost, fish powder, insect droppings, soluble bacteria, bee polen and many other wonders to nourish your soil while living 🌱
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BrigadeDesTerps, The predatory insects arrive on the 26th, DYNOmyco bacteria/fungi are loaded in the soil mixture. It has some micro-arthropods and an earthworm I named Jim, I'm going to let the predatory insects do their business first to help combat the aphids, and then I'll add nematodes that work in conjunction with the fungi, I'm still in the process of researching as it seems there are10,00000,0000000000 species of nematodes and not all are beneficial for nutrient cycling. I'm trying to make it a living soil, but it's not quite there yet.
BudBoutique
BudBoutiqueweek 0
Happy Germination - Happy Growing Buddy 🌱 Cheers, Bud Boutique
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 2
I love u grow bro, I'm going to look at this one carefully! 🌱πŸ’ͺ🏻
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
Im still learning ;)
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerps
why this ?
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
Haha, thank you for kind words, be aware though there is a 50% chance I'll scorch the earth.
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 11
Daaaamn so good bro
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BrigadeDesTerps, Thank you :)
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BrigadeDesTerps, Im excited to see her bloom.
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazeloverweek 0
Nice choise strain, good luck buddy ☘️
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazelover
@Ultraviolet,πŸ’š
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Lemonhazelover, Yeah man, tried some from a dispensary and was quite impressed. Thought I'd give it a go.
2w2BB
2w2BBweek 10
Are you flowering in the same tent as the rest of the plants or are you moving outdoors ? She's looking really good.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@2w2BB, will be Inside yeah, thank you dude.
BigBud007
BigBud007week 8
Beautiful
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BigBud007, Thanks.
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 5
the plant grows very compact probably due to the positioning of your lights, this will give a bat of budballs πŸ‘Œ
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@BrigadeDesTerps, Hoping so,
IstrGrow
IstrGrowweek 8
Happy growing buddy βœŒοΈπŸ’š
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 6
for me the plant will go where the ph will be the best for it, if you put mycorrhiza in your soil, the roots will indicate to the mushroom the needs it has and the fungus will indicate to the roots where it should go, the best to test this, it is to make two pots of living soil with mycorrhiza and a third smaller one with the bottom of the pot which is removed and the plant in it, put it above the other two pots and feed the pots with different solutions and look at where the roots are going. I would advise letting the soil become active and putting alfalfa pellets on top of the pots to create decomposition and feed the mushrooms. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ’ͺ🏻
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpsweek 1
Amazing good luck and happy grow πŸ’ͺ🏻🌱
Natrona
Natronaweek 15
Ladybug is happy, why would she want to leave?
Natrona
Natrona
@Ultraviolet, I've been listening to solfeggio frequencie.. I think plants will like them.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Natrona, I wouldn't, came for the aphids, stayed for the music!
Hattiwatti
Hattiwattiweek 13
Looks absolutely stunning. Good Luck πŸ€
Hattiwatti
Hattiwatti
@Ultraviolet, im sure it will make it. Have to come back later reading your posts. Lot of intresting and new ingormation. Thsnks again.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Hattiwatti, Cheers, Kind words! ill need some of that luck, hopefully she makes IT!@
Natrona
Natronaweek 19
Congratulations 🎊 for DOTM May 2024 win πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Natrona, lol πŸ˜† onwards upwards.
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Dwillsun1
Dwillsun1week 1
Love your diary great groW!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Dwillsun1, Thanks D!
Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfweek 12
does your maui wowie have labrador in it πŸ˜‚
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@Grey_Wolf, Maui wowie makes me a chatty kathy that's all I know.
LSchnabel
LSchnabelweek 11
Looking good!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@LSchnabel, Cheers mucker!
OrganicLivingSoil
OrganicLivingSoilweek 8
nice one, looks great!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
@@OrganicLivingSoil, thank you, kindly. I do try.
Natrona
Natronaweek 19
Those buds are Huge πŸ’ͺπŸ‘ŠπŸ˜Ž
Hattiwatti
Hattiwattiweek 19
Gongrats for harvest πŸ™Enjoy your ride 🎒