Day 70 since getting cloned for BubbleGum. Sort of a trade off here. Firstly, my house is without heat until November 18th when I get a new furnace. Its November 10th as of now and snow has landed. Its getting frigid downstairs and this is effecting things... nutrient availability is the main thing. Plant growth is also slowed. Because I run my tent 24 hours a day it is like 18 or 19 degrees, but its much cooler near the floor and in the soil. Not much to do but wait and not over do it with moisture.
But, this plant had a hard time with gnats, mites, you name it. So part of me thinks BubbleGum is like “all I have to deal with right now is low temperatures? Easy!” I am still spraying this plant, and the tent, now and again to ensure containment. I don’t imagine in an open system I can eliminate every one. But thankfully pest problems are behind me. Just Jack Frost at the moment...
I repotted BubbleGum as it has taken positive turns. I used primarily HP Promix, but a bit of leftover VPW20 soil as well. For the first time since growing I was out of sheep manure compost, I need to buy more. But I had to transplant, oh well. We’ll see how we do without the manure. The mix was roughly 25 soil:5 worm castings:1blood and bone meal pellets:1 alfalfa meal compost:1 used dried coffee grounds:1 pulverized egg shells. I just rinse and dry the shells as I use them, and then pulverize them with a mortar and pestle later. I also threw in a bunch of Myke Herbs and Vegetables mycorrhizae.
@@Aiiogrow,yep. Just to be clear: its an ethyl group alcohol, just typical moonshine you make in a traditional still. Fractionally distilled to 90+% ABV.
It seems to have saturated and killed the mites with regular spraying, especially under the leaves. If it gets really wet it does need some air circulation/fan breeze. It doesn’t evaporate that fast that it can’t cause damage if soaked.
It does kill gnats on contact, but it seems to be more effective at discouraging them more than anything. That, combined with other measures, also worked with gnats. Like if you water and have flies that emerge, you can have the alcohol spray ready to fire. It will kill some, injure some, discourage some, etc.
It is a consumable though, I went through alot getting on top of all the problems. You have to be content making large quantities, which my source is.
@@BeanswithPork, Always nice work from you. Wish I had your green thumb, I fail at keeping my plants happy n healthy thru out the grow cycle every time I tried soil (perhaps it's the soil?).
@TheUsualSuspect, I noticed the soil matters, alot. A really light, good draining soil with small particle size is perfect. If it has mycorrhizae its a bonus (otherwise gotta add microlife). That has to be the bulk lest you risk poor drainage, too much nutrient, other problems. It also has to be available in bulk and affordable.
Sunshine Soil #4 or HP ProMix soil is reliable. Mostly peat moss and perlite.