Week 6. Fruit is finally on the move I feel. Much more advanced from last week. She seemed big enough for tying down and exposing the lower growths, and it seemed to change from the next day. Healthy growths are pooping up all around. She has her preflowers as I suspected so i intend to reduce light hours manually to finish out early. Instead of bringing in nightly, I bought another compost bin that is just the right size to slot over in the afternoon, it’s only needed for about 30 mins a night at the moment. This week I have been getting into benefits of worm castings and making teas. I had my first crack at a basic brew using my own worm castings from my worm compost bin, with back strap molasses, a little of kelp and coconut oil. Bubbled for 24hrs, then strained and used immediately. I have to say I think it was pretty good. It smelled really nice in the end, very tea like, so I reckon that’s a good sign. Thanks for visiting 🍻
Ooow yes 😲😎
That looks good hey! Plant and shade house!
Much better than my box, at least that this is arched. I can mock around doing the sides to get that arched shape 😂
I see now why you think my joint is away from prying eyes too lol
Well done mate 👍
Hell yeah boy!! 👍😎 What happened with shake and mix diluted leachate and castings?? 😁😂 Glad you looked into it, any noticeable differences after 24h brewing/before use vs before?? Very nice job on the LST structure, well done sir! 👍
@Shooey, if it was already booming with the leachate (or did you mean the aerated tea?) regardless you are in for a treat my friend 👍 Looking forward to seeing the results!! Good man ✌️
@Smartie, thanks mate. Yeah after you mentioned the leachate I looked into it. It seems to have its place but you want to be careful with it. The bottle I got from a relative seemed to help but when I opened it the other day it reeked badly. I knew immediately not to use it anymore. I found a good podcast called grow from the heart, these guys from Colorado talk about growing. They get a bit carried away but the organic and outdoor episodes had so much info. They keep coming back to worm castings and how they really stand alone against any bottled formulas. It has really boomed, to the point where I wonder if the tea was a bit “hot” because of all the bright green bursting from the new areas. Will keep learning and adjusting quantities to find my sweet spot.
Also on the LST,, it’s a $5 laundry basket from Kmart! I just cut the prongs open on the bottom and fold out. These spike into the soil and hold it in place. It’s so handy mate,,. This plant might not reach the scrog wire at the top, but it helps support and spread em out.
Cheers Smartie! 🍻