Recent content by TheRealJPeterman

No house flies in the tent, or the room that the tent is in. I've still only seen gnats to this point. I mixed neem cake with water and let it sit for a day then applied. Added a small amount of the neem cake too the top of the soil a few days later. Still see the occasional one flying around...

If you mean nodes, I'm having this problem too. I've got 5 plants and one is running away from the others. 2 are middle of the pack and two are lagging behind by 2 nodes. I topped at the 3rd node again for the second topping but 2 of them could have used some extra time. I still can't...

Thanks I'll look into them. Don't mind paying if they're that useful. I'm trying to visualize how they would work with the distribution drippers. Each pot that I have has an 8mm to 3mm T connector off the 8mm supply line so I can run drippers. Would I connect one end of the quick release to...

I've been using them for about a month and while I do like them I'm considering going back to hand watering. Some of my distribution drippers don't work very well. If I unscrew them completely water comes gushing out no problem but once they're back in the drip isn't as consistent as the...

Why the hate for Coot? Seems like a pretty knowledgeable guy from the podcasts I've listened too. But, I'm a newbie who's just trying to sift through the mountains of BS out there. Anyway, I've noticed the outer ring of my fabric pots are always dry too. I'm using blumats with the occasional...

I've never purchased anything from them, but, Botanic Planet Canada has organic neem oil on their website. Worth a search anyway..

Hey everyone, hope your grows are going well. Was wondering if I could get some identification on these little bastards. To this point I wouldn't call it a huge problem, but, I don't want it to become one. I put new traps down about 48 hours ago and I've caught like 8 in that time. Original...

Some people recommend a stone, some don't. I personally am not using one, but, I'm a new grower so hopefully someone with more experience will chime in. From what I read, it's clear colored reservoirs that will cause problems with algae so I grabbed a black one and leave the lid on. Make sure...

For those in Canada, blackswallowsoil.com also offers every blumat accessory as well. I'd also recommend the kis organics podcasts from Tad Hussey. He has a couple episodes where they focus solely on blumats for anyone interested in learning more about them.

Success!! 3 of the 5 had kinks from tightening the valves too tight during the initial installation. Thanks bud!!:D

I'll give that a look, I did tighten down the valves pretty good originally so that could definitely be it. Thanks.

I must be an idiot because I can't get these to work properly. Everything is connected but only the first pot will drip from the dripper's. I thought maybe there was air in the lines so I went around and disconnected each point where the 8mm hose connects to the 3mm line, one pot at a time, and...

They do make a cap, but, the only one I'm seeing is for the 3mm tubing. I ordered a 8mm to 3mm elbow piece instead, should do the trick. Not sure about resetting the carrots but I'll probably end up doing it anyway just to be safe.

So I installed the blumats today. Followed all the directions, yada yada yada. I feel like I'm missing a piece here. 8mm to 3mm elbow I think? The water just runs out the end pictured below. All the carrots are installed and I won't be able to get the piece until Monday. Will I need to reset...

Thanks! I really appreciate all the info and advice. :) Will definitely add the perlite and look into pine bark mulch. I am interested in learning about making my own soil mix, but, I've never grown before and didn't want to bite off more than I could chew on my first run. 48 years, that's...