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Female Seeds - Auto blueberry
Outdoor
Room Type
12-12 From Seed
weeks 2
Soil
Grow medium
10 L
Pot Size
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Week 1. Vegetation
5 years ago
16 hrs
20 °C
No Smell
20 °C
10 L
This is my second attempt at growing. First one was planted straight to soil. Came out wonky, skinny and then went wonky. Pretty sure I over watered it and burried it to deep. Anyway, I ditched it and started again. This will be an outdoor grow on a balcony that gets sun all day but will start it's life indoors on the windowsill. I've covered the pot with film just now to stop the cats from getting it and to keep the humidy and temp up a bit. I don't want to spend anything on the grow as so mostly just letting her do her thing. This was a free gift and is off to a more positive and promising start than the last one. Using the same soil, and pot size etc but soaked the seed for 24hrs then used the paper towel method between 2 plates. Kept an eye on it overnight and next day the tap root was almost an inch. Planted into presoaked soil. Well it was damp by the time I planted. I Really wanted this one to grow so I put an led emergency torch that is kept in the boot of my car to give it light overnight and it popped out the soil the next morning. 😂
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Loulou84
Loulou84started grow question 5 years ago
So I've read on a few sites and forums that rabbit crap makes great fertilizer. Can anyone gave me more info like how much, when to use and how to use it etc. Trying to keep my grow organic
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Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 5 years ago
Never personally Tried it.. but here's a thing I did find about it when I was looking into everything starting up as I once raised rabbits so I wondered myself! THE BENEFITS AND USES OF RABBIT MANURE Anyone who comes to the rabbitry and my homestead will see our many gardens. I have been asked many times what is your secret. You must use miracle grow they say. I just chuckle, thinking they just opened up a can of worms, and worms love rabbit manure! And now they are going to hear it! Now they get to discuss all about rabbits any there purpose on the homestead, the conversation will start about the many benefits and uses of rabbit manure, but more will come. Rabbit manure is one of the best manures for your organic gardens! It will increase poor soil by improving soil structure and also improving the life cycle of the beneficial microorganisms in the soil. Rabbits are very good at producing an excellent source of manure. It is rich in many nutrients and very simple to use. One doe and her offspring will produce over one ton of manure in a year. Rabbit manure is packed with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and many minerals, lots of micro-nutrients, plus many other beneficial trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, manganese, sulfur, copper, and cobalt just to name a few. N – P – K VALUES – Rabbit= N- 2.4 P- 1.4 K- .60, Chicken=N- 1.1 P-.80 K- .50, Sheep=N- .70 P- .30 K-.60, Horse=N- .70 P-.30 K- .60, Steer=N- .70 P-.30 K-.40, Dairy Cow=N- .25 P-.15 K-.25 As you can see by the nutrient values of farm manures and how they measure up and rabbit manure really shines! Rabbit manure also doesn’t smell as strong as other manures making it easy to use. Nitrogen(N)- Rabbit manure is higher in nitrogen than sheep, goat, pig, chicken, cow or horse manure. Plants need nitrogen to produce a lush green growth. Nitrogen helps plants grow greener and stronger helping the plant reach its full potential. This is great for all those quick growing salad greens! Great for the early growth of tomatoes, corn, and many other vegetables. Phosphorus(P)- Rabbit manure is also higher in phosphorus than the other manures. It helps with the transformation of solar energy to chemical energy. Which in turn helps with proper plant growth. Phosphorus also helps plants to withstand stress. Phosphorus in the soil encourages more and bigger blossoms helping with flowering and fruiting also great for root growth. Potassium(K)- Potassium helps with fruit quality and reduction of disease plants will not grow without it. Plants use potassium as an enzyme to produce proteins and sugars.They also uses potassium to control water content. More than just the awsome NPK values of rabbit manure it is loaded with a host of micro-nutrients as well as organic matter that improves soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention. Vegetable gardens, pastures, and flower gardens all will benefit from using rabbit manure. It helps retain soil moisture and soil structure. Rabbit manure is one of the few fertilizers that will not burn your plants when added directly to the garden and can be safely used on food plants. Grab a handful from under the hutch and use it as is, or work it into the topsoil. Rabbit manure at first glance many seem to be less powerful than commercial fertilizers but in reality they are better and healthier for your garden providing food and nourishment for your plants as well as earthworms and other beneficial animals and microorganisms in your soil. So why use chemical additives that are know to kill all soil life. Some manures have to be aged so they do not harm your garden, Bunny Berries can be used fresh as is. This is also a very organic way to add nutrients back to you soil. HOW TO USE- Use It As Is – “Bunny Berries” – Because rabbit manure is dry,odorless,and in pellet form makes it suitable for direct use in the garden. It can be applied any time of the year and helps give your plants a boost during the growing season or as a storehouse of nutrients when applied in the late fall and winter. Because it is considered a cold manure there is no threat of burning plants and roots. So use it as a top- dressing, mulch around plants, bury in the ground under transplants or just working it into the soil right from the rabbit. This is the easiest way to use your Super fertilizer! Grab a handful and add it to your garden today. The Berries are a time release capsule of goodness for your soil. This is the way i use it the most in my gardens, so the next time you find yourself knee deep in rabbit poop just add it to your garden! Compost It – Composting rabbit manure is an easy process and the end result will be ideal fertilizer for gardens plants and crops. I only compost the rabbit manure/urine/shaving mix i get from my drop pans in the stack a hutch setup. Simply add to your compost bin or pile and add in equal amounts of dry straw or shaving to the manure (Unless like me you only compost the shaving/poop mix-the shaving have all ready been added plus the urine starts the heat up fast!) you can also mix in your usally composted materials grass clippings, leaves ,kitchen scraps. Mix with a pitchfork and keep the pile moist not saturated you may have to cover it with a tarp. It will take any were from a few months to a year depending on how often you turn it. I have heard some of my composting friends complaining that their compost pile will not heat up. The poop/urine/shaving mix is the best compost activator i have seen. Add it, turn it, and it will heat up! If you can get your hands on even a small bucket of this mix every now and then you and your compost pile will be in nitrogen heaven as far as composting rabbit manure goes rabbit manure is nitrogen on steroids it will get your pile hot and breaking down at accelerated rates .Those friends with the cold compost piles are usally here on cage cleaning day with buckets and shovels. Now if i could just figure out to have them do all the cleaning chores! Manure Tea – “Bunny Brew” – Rabbit manure tea is the colored water that manure has been steeped in and is full of nutrients making a concentrated liquid organic garden fertilizer! The nutrients from the manure dissolve easily into the water were it can be added to sprayers or watering cans. To make the tea, put a heaping shovel full of rabbit manure in a burlap bag or porous cloth with the four corners tied together. Put the bag in a 5 gallon bucket and fill with water. Allow it to seep in the warm sunshine for a week. Remove the bag and suspend it above the bucket until it stops dripping. You can speed up the process by putting manure directly into the bucket with the water and let it sit for 3 days, stirring daily. Then put some burlap over the top of another empty bucket (making a strainer) and pour thru the cloth to strain out the solids. Suspend the solids in the makeshift strainer above the bucket until it stops dripping. In both processes the solids will not have released all their nutrients to the tea, and they will still be a beneficial soil amendment (put into the garden or compost pile). If you have many plants, you may want to use a big barrel by using the ratio of 1 part manure to 5 parts water. To use the Tea, dilute it until it is about the color of kitchen tea, which should be about one cup of the concentrated manure tea to a gallon of water. Use it to dip every new plant before you transplant them. Dip only the root ball, until bubbles stop coming to the surface (also do this to trees and shrubs before transplanting). Also wet furrows before planting, and fill holes with it before you plant trees or shrubs. Wait until it is all absorbed into the soil allowing all the nutrients to permeate the nearby soil of the plant you are planting. Making and using manure tea is a great way to give your garden crops the extra boost they need for optimal health and growth. Give once a week as a fertilizer and throw out your miracle grow! Experience will tell how often to use and how much. Now that you know how to make bunny brew, you can use it all the time to give your plants that extra boost
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Week 2. Vegetation
5 years ago
8 cm
16 hrs
16 °C
No Smell
70 %
20 °C
10 L
0 L
Been a nervous first week. Growing inside and outside at the moment weather dependent. Not had the best weather this last week. Cloudy with showers. The plant is growing on a sheltered balcony so no danger of heavy elements during the day and I bring it in at night and just pop it on the windowsill for sunrise. Hoping to leave her outside when weather improves and she's a bit stronger. I've had a few questions to askto help through the first week with her stretching but some helpful advice on here slowed it and it's under control I think lol. Water only @50 ml straight to root. Is that ok or should I up it? I've ordered a hydrometer to keep an eye on pH etc. What else should I be doing at this stage? Any advice is much appreciated 🙏.
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Week 3. Vegetation
5 years ago
8 cm
16 hrs
16 °C
No Smell
70 %
20 °C
10 L
0 L
What a week. Broke the stem in an accident but she recovered well after a pipe cleaner gave her support till she repaired the stem. Looks stronger after it tbh. I've had to backfill her a few inches today for more support from earlier stretching. I'm still only using plain water but wondered if there was anything organic you could all recommend. Weather has improved this week so she's had a a lot more sun on the balcony after a week of shitty clouds and fog. Day temps were still ok but bring her in at night. My cats have been desperate to eat the thing so I've put a wire cage around it for extra protection.
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Week 4. Vegetation
5 years ago
17.78 cm
16 hrs
17 °C
Weak
60 %
20 °C
18 °C
10 L
1 L
Nutrients 1
Liquid seaweed 2 mll
Made it to the end of week 3. She's continuing to grow every day and widen out too. Still only used water until this point but plan on using liquid seaweed this week. Had a few days of sunshine with temps of 28°c which she wasn't keen on and her leaves were curling up so moved her to partial shade and that sorted her out. I'm super pleased to have made it this far with what looks like a healthy plant. Being a newbie and paranoid it's not right. She looks to be on par with most I've seen at 3 weeks. This particular strain is relatively short at around 60cm when fully grown. I'm not growing for big yeilds, just trying to enjoy the process Any tips or hints are very welcome. 1/7 Gave seaweed as a foliar spray and next day she had a few claw leaf tips. Nitrogen toxicity?? Flushed her the next day. Not had any more clawing but keeping a close eye. Barely had any sun for weeks so considering the lack of sun she's still growing. Can anyone give me opinions in how she's looking?
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Week 5. Flowering
5 years ago
27.94 cm
16 hrs
17 °C
7
Weak
60 %
20 °C
21 °C
10 L
1 L
Nutrients 1
Liquid seaweed 2 mll
She's now 5 weeks old and growing rapid. I still have what looks like mild nitrogen toxicity. Most are saying she looks good ☺️. Watering as and when needed, usually every 2-3 days. She's barely had any sun for 5 weeks but doing well. My Ph is high 7-8 so trying to keep it down. Best organic way to lower PH anyone?? Not much else to say this week. Just glad she's appears to be thriving. Feel free to drop me some pointers. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Week 6. Flowering
5 years ago
38.1 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
6.6
Weak
45 %
20 °C
21 °C
10 L
1 L
Nutrients 1
Liquid seaweed 2 mll
Growing well and changing every day. Smells really nice but you have to actually sniff it to notice it. She's been getting a bit more sun over the last week which she's loving. I'm just letting her do what she wants. Not really much to report. Be back next week to update.
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Week 7. Flowering
5 years ago
43.18 cm
16 hrs
22 °C
6.6
Weak
35 %
20 °C
20 °C
10 L
1 L
Nutrients 1
Liquid seaweed 2 mll
She's continuing to grow in height, produce leaves and buds so all is well. Stopped watching her constantly lol and just let her get on with it. She's producing beautiful purple and red buds and smells great up close. Looking for something organic to help her along. What would you recommend? I don't think she'll produce much but it was never about the yeild this time round. Think she'll take longer than suggested due to lack of light. I hope the buds are at least smokeable 🤣
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Week 8. Flowering
5 years ago
43.18 cm
16 hrs
22 °C
6.6
Normal
35 %
20 °C
20 °C
10 L
1 L
Well it's been another slow week. Not much changing visibly. She's almost stopped growing in height. No signs of anything wrong but I'm thinking she's close to finishing which is crap cause she's not going to produce much. Lots of brown pistils now and the smell is lush and fruity. She's still growing new veg near the bottom which is a bit odd. I'd really love her to fatten up a bit. Maybe I've done something wrong again 😂.
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Week 9. Flowering
5 years ago
44.45 cm
16 hrs
19 °C
6.6
Normal
30 %
20 °C
20 °C
10 L
1 L
Nutrients 1
Seaweed 1.4 mll
She's stopped growing in height now. Her buds still pretty small but yeilds were not what this grow was about. Cat finally got a munch but she's not effected by it and she's still producing new pistils. Smells lush and very fruity. I'm just happy she's still alive 😂. She also has the slightest yellowing of fan leaves but I'm not worried about it tbh.
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Week 11. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
16 hrs
19 °C
6.6
Strong
30 %
20 °C
20 °C
10 L
1 L
She's been a bit neglected this week due to work commitments. Cats have ate her, she's drooping and still developing pistils. God knows what's going on. I need advice on what she's doing right know. She smells amazing though.
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Week 12. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
22 hrs
19 °C
6.6
Strong
30 %
20 °C
20 °C
10 L
1 L
She's ready for harvest. How do I do it. Do I just chop her? There's really not much to her so.
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