Brobo's Thread for the Bro's (and Sisters, too)...

[ReefBongwell]

Lookin good and lovin the dirt porn I got 3 trash cans full of dirt just sitting and waiting

 

[whodatnation]

Lookin good and lovin the dirt porn I got 3 trash cans full of dirt just sitting and waiting

Just rub it in why dont ya!




Edit: on that note, and sorry its off topic but I decided last night... Will put the produce farm on hold this year and grow nothing but cover crops and make TONS of compost all year for next season. Will of course have a personal veggie garden
Anyway lol

 

[theloadeddragon]

diggin your grow, good job.

 

[Bobotrank]

Lookin good and lovin the dirt porn I got 3 trash cans full of dirt just sitting and waiting

Thanks for stopping by, Reef. Sounds like you're ready to do some serious growing with all that dirt, too. You ever throw tea on them to get the bennies going? I haven't watered my dirt or done anything else for that matter quite yet.

Just rub it in why dont ya!

Edit: on that note, and sorry its off topic but I decided last night... Will put the produce farm on hold this year and grow nothing but cover crops and make TONS of compost all year for next season. Will of course have a personal veggie garden
Anyway lol

Once again Whodat is living the dream That sounds bad ass man, can't wait to see it all go down. What sorta cover crops you lookin' at running?

diggin your grow, good job.

Thanks dragon! Glad to have you along for the ride. Hopefully I'll have something more than just dirt pr0n here pretty soon.

 

[ReefBongwell]

Thanks for stopping by, Reef. Sounds like you're ready to do some serious growing with all that dirt, too. You ever throw tea on them to get the bennies going? I haven't watered my dirt or done anything else for that matter quite yet.

I probably won't need it all unless I buy more lights, but it's better to have too much than too little. The 2 from last month should already have bennies -- when I opened them up last week they were still moist inside the lid. It couldn't hurt to water in a little bit more with tea since I'm going to be using that soil in about 3-4 weeks. I'm also gonna probably pour out one and add a little bit of blood & bone meal & guano powder just to enrichen it a bit with some faster release N & P -- most of what is in there now is slow release (guano pellets). I wanna get some 3-4 oz beasties like I had with my mix earlier this year Have a feeling I'm going to need to buy another light and get some good ventilation going with all these seeds I keep sprouting... and probably sprouting 10 more next week of space jill x chernobyl

ooh i just remembered... i need to go by the hydro store tomorrow... and they will give you their badass tea (they got a kick ass compost tea brewer going) for free if you bring a container to put it in... guess I better take a 5 gallon bucket (or 2 or 3?)!!!

 

[whodatnation]

I think starting off the cooking with tea is a great idea, done it before and also do it to my compost pile.


As far as cover crops, bobo, Im reading up on that now trying to learn some more about them. I plan on using a mixture of species that are good for different things... It would be a sine not to have a few beehives going! Its going to be beyond bloomtastic.
This will also free me up to get many other projects started,,, worms , rabs and chicks ect. You know that 1k gallon compost bin I got, to start I plan on having like ten or more of those things would eventually like to breed worms in those too.

 

[Bobotrank]

I probably won't need it all unless I buy more lights, but it's better to have too much than too little. The 2 from last month should already have bennies -- when I opened them up last week they were still moist inside the lid. It couldn't hurt to water in a little bit more with tea since I'm going to be using that soil in about 3-4 weeks. I'm also gonna probably pour out one and add a little bit of blood & bone meal & guano powder just to enrichen it a bit with some faster release N & P -- most of what is in there now is slow release (guano pellets). I wanna get some 3-4 oz beasties like I had with my mix earlier this year Have a feeling I'm going to need to buy another light and get some good ventilation going with all these seeds I keep sprouting... and probably sprouting 10 more next week of space jill x chernobyl

ooh i just remembered... i need to go by the hydro store tomorrow... and they will give you their badass tea (they got a kick ass compost tea brewer going) for free if you bring a container to put it in... guess I better take a 5 gallon bucket (or 2 or 3?)!!!

That sounds like a good hydro store. The one I just went to gave me a bag that would make some ridiculous number of gallons, but I noticed the reason it was free was bc the bugga had already expired. Started to have a little bit of a fowl smell despite being refrigerated the whole time. Binned.

I'm interested in seeing how those sj x chernobyl turn out. I think the same seed fairy is dropping them by my door as well. I'm probably not going to be able to crack mine immediately, as I've already got so much going on as is. I have to shut down for summer most likely, with hopes of another round right after. Gonna be some those beans.

I think starting off the cooking with tea is a great idea, done it before and also do it to my compost pile.

As far as cover crops, bobo, Im reading up on that now trying to learn some more about them. I plan on using a mixture of species that are good for different things... It would be a sine not to have a few beehives going! Its going to be beyond bloomtastic.
This will also free me up to get many other projects started,,, worms , rabs and chicks ect. You know that 1k gallon compost bin I got, to start I plan on having like ten or more of those things would eventually like to breed worms in those too.

You never cease to amaze me with the endeavors you undertake. Beehives are a must. I've got a good friend in wine country who has a few going in the spring summer months, and loves them. The world needs more bees, no thanks to Monsanto. And worms.

How much tea you reckon I should throw into a 32 gallon trash can filled to the brim?

edit: and I'm with jig on the new avatar. I thought it was a pic of something cosmic for a solid day.

 

[whodatnation]

Maybe 3-4 gallons of tea for 32 gallons of soil, just enough to dampen it and keep those microbes drinking.
I seen a weed nerd eps where sub visits this guy running all tga and supersoil,,, anyway he shows the soil in trashcans at the end all had lids tightly on and when he removed one they both remarked how bad it smelled and didnt even mention the fact that it had gone anaerobic...? The guy said "yeah the more it stinks the better" I was like I must be missing something about this lol. I "made the mistake" of leaving the lid tightly on my first time and on came the nasty stench in a week. I laid it all out with fans blowing and put it back, it came out just fine,,, continued cooking, smell went away and all was well...
Iv also recently read something he posted about building fungi colonies to break down the SS,,, so maybe thats why he leaves the lid on? Anywho,,, I get fresh air to it.

 

[Bobotrank]

Good to know, thanks for the info. Yeah, I'm inclined to let mine breath, just as if it were a giant pot. Gonna brew up a couple batches of tea now.

btw, forgot to mention when I went downstairs a bit ago that all the seedlings were full praying again. Psyched. Hope I didn't stress em too bad... they're super happy now though.

Tomorrow I clone and trellis. Cooking dinner got in the way of things before lights went out in the tent tonight, and I don't like to mess around in there during lights off too much.

 

[TrynaGroSumShyt]

I probably won't need it all unless I buy more lights, but it's better to have too much than too little. The 2 from last month should already have bennies -- when I opened them up last week they were still moist inside the lid. It couldn't hurt to water in a little bit more with tea since I'm going to be using that soil in about 3-4 weeks. I'm also gonna probably pour out one and add a little bit of blood & bone meal & guano powder just to enrichen it a bit with some faster release N & P -- most of what is in there now is slow release (guano pellets). I wanna get some 3-4 oz beasties like I had with my mix earlier this year Have a feeling I'm going to need to buy another light and get some good ventilation going with all these seeds I keep sprouting... and probably sprouting 10 more next week of space jill x chernobyl

ooh i just remembered... i need to go by the hydro store tomorrow... and they will give you their badass tea (they got a kick ass compost tea brewer going) for free if you bring a container to put it in... guess I better take a 5 gallon bucket (or 2 or 3?)!!!

Do you go to an HTG store? they give out their tea from the vortex brewer the same way, but i always forget my container so i get charged a dollar. there is also anoher store around here though that does that as well so maybe many do. idk.

 

[Highlanders cave]

Yeah isn't karma a bitch

Didna feel like spreading rep around to get back to you lol what a lazy stoner huh!

 

[Bobotrank]

LMFAO! Yes. Most def. Very appropriate though. I'm glad we've had this moment, lol.

You're lazy?! I'm lazy. Or is it just beat-ass-tired. Yup. It's the latter.

Hope you're having a good one, Caveman. Gettin' all shtoned and watching Hulu I bet Lost treating you well??

edit: Oh shit, I almost forgot a did a little update/tutorial on cloning for the Owl. Gonna throw that up for him.

 

[Highlanders cave]

That's cool I think I did one for those guys when voidling first came on the scene. Likes them bubbles though.

Coming out of a friggen tryptophan coma lol, all I was missing was the pupmkin pie. And someone to share it with : ( Invited my son and his girl over for dinner but they were entertaining friends.

About to have some chocolate molten lava cake and go watch Lost haha. Yes it is treating me good, have you seen it? I'm in the middle of season 3 having fun watching it

Talk to ya!

 

[Bobotrank]

Nice dude, enjoy it! Sorry you're solo dolo tonight, though That makes me sad. Surely there is a nice lady out there who wants a nice HC to keep her company.

 

[Bobotrank]

clones

This one is for Owl, who has been fighting a battle with clones recently. I had to take some, so figured I'd share my process for the big bird.

Grab some Rapid Rooter plugs and a couple of Rubbermaid bins. Turn the rooter upside down and poke your hole in it with something clean and pencil like... I use a chopstick because I'm handy with them, and can kill a man at close range with just one.

In the past I've always used Crystal Geyser water, but this time I'm just going to run RO'd water that I ph'ed to 7. Fill up the bottom of the bin with 1/2" or so of water.

For rooting hormone I'll be using RootTech. Always had great success with this brand.

Take your cuttings, placing them in some water until you are ready for the next step. Trim off the scragglers, trim your leaf tips off, and make some room on your stem. Take a clean razor blade and split the end that is to be placed in the rooter about 1/2" or so up, depending on the size of your clone. This will give it more surface area to sprout roots from.

Dip that little girl in some rooting hormone, and gently place her into your plug. I like to twist mine in there sometimes, as it is a little easier on the cutting. Damaging that tip that is submerged into the rooting plug will probably fuck up your trip, so don't do that.

My wife is the shit, and made me some little flags to label my cuts with. I'd prefer use plastic, as the wood worries me in there a little, but I'm sure they'll be fine.




Place the cuttings in their new home with plenty of space around them. I prefer my cuttings to not overlap onto each other, as I've found this can cause problems. Give them a good spray, as well as the inside of the top of your dome.


Here's the little army. One day they'll take over the world.


I put them inside of this little tent, but honestly I've done this in the middle of my living room. Location doesn't matter. Temps, however, do. I always use a heating mat, and have found my clones root slower without it. I live someplace where the average temp is in the 50's though, so that might differ from where you're at.

This is pretty much it. K.I.S.S. Spray the cuts once a day or so, and in 1-2 weeks start looking for roots. It's easy, Owl. Promise.


Oh, and I put the trellis in my scrog tent today. Finally.



That's it from Boboland. I'm going to go get stoned as a MF and take a shower. It's been a long one in my world.

 

[ReefBongwell]

Very similar to how I do it bobo! What sorta success/failure rate you get? I get just over 50%.

 

[Highlanders cave]

"... I use a chopstick because I'm handy with them, and can kill a man at close range with just one."

 

[whodatnation]

Awesome bobo Its been a WHILE since Iv taken a clone will need to get me some RRs pretty soon

 

[Bobotrank]

Very similar to how I do it bobo! What sorta success/failure rate you get? I get just over 50%.

This is the first time in these containers with this water, so we'll see. But before I was getting close to 100% success. I can't imagine that my water will have that much to do with it, but I did notice the Rubbermaid containers stunk like a mofo last night when I went to open the tent up and check on them. Hopefully the plants are ok with that!

"... I use a chopstick because I'm handy with them, and can kill a man at close range with just one."

Ok... I might have been exaggerating. It takes two And a big ball of wasabi!

 

[Bobotrank]

Awesome bobo Its been a WHILE since Iv taken a clone will need to get me some RRs pretty soon

Well get to it! lol. I bet all those mainlined plants have some great clone material on them. Any more fems showing you what's up their skirts?