I get whole beans from the local grocer, their premium line. I really like their Sumatran and House Blend. The Costa Rican is pretty good too. Will have to check out that bustello, always like to try out new beans.
The weather is so damn nice tonight! 61F and I am loving it! The 10 day forecast is looking incredible, highs in the low 80's, lows in the high
50's!!! Was going to even throw in the Reptisun UVB but the damn thing is a dud. Now I have to dig up that receipt and take it back tomorrow. Going to try it out while the weather is cooperating with me.
Got a mini update, just some pics of the wire spreaders and the new and improved layouts of the girls. I used "floral wire" I found at the local dollar store, it is really flexible and strong, I think it is used for making silk flowers and floral arrangements. Worked really well for what I needed, may have to pick up some more.
Maz didn't need too much, she is almost perfect in my limited experience. I did spread her out some and it really opened up her middle alot. She is not nearly as leafy as the other 2 and I have defoliated all 3 some, so the light penetration has improved a bit. Maz is a bit nute sensitive though, and she is taking the heat worse than the other 2. She has some tip burn and leaf curl, nothing too bad and she is developing along nicely. This cool weather should do her some good.
Black Russian will benefit the most from the spreaders. I was able to fully reconfigure her from having all her heads on the outside, to having 2 on the inner surrounded by the other 6. This has helped to spread out the heads and even the canopy out slightly more. I definitely could have cropped her longer arms again and it would have kept her alot more even. Three of her heads are noticeably shorter than the rest. It has been to a slight advantage though as I can keep the shorter heads in the center and the taller ones out on the edge of the light.
NL x Skunk will also benefit from a spreading out. Her arms are starting to fill in a bit and the new open layout is helping out her lower nodes some. She is still developing along at a very nice pace, can't wait to see how she keeps going.
The 3 remaining minis are not so small anymore. These girls fought and stretched to find any light they could, especially the BR. I cropped her 4 times and she just wouldn't stop stretching. These will be a bonus, I may just keep the very top cola and make BHO or dry ice hash with the rest.