Donkey Dick and VT local IBL Indoor/Outdoor 2008

[camoxnhx]

i read that whole page and the insect porn... classic.

[rhizome]

With an organic nute (not FF; I 'm talking one of the brown ones that smells funny),

What, you don't like fish sauce?

[stinkyattic]

What, you don't like fish sauce?

No, I DO like the fish sauce! I don't like the clear green stuff! To me, FloraLicious smells good enough to pour over buckwheat Udon, and Alaska Fish Fert smells like something my dog would love on her kibble. Hey, check the pics of my 'closet indiscretions' setup... Canna and Fish Fert! yumyum...

[Chronic Chrissy]

Stinky I'm so sorry to hear of all your troubles. We have had a cold summer so far but even now I am combating heat problems with the new set-up. Good luck.

[Weedhound]

Stinkster I am BUMMED for you. It does seem like it's never just one thing is it? It's always a damn wave of crud at once. Sorry to hear about the loss of all your fine plants.

[stinkyattic]

I will find out tonight what the loss came to. I just talked to an expert who assures me that unless they were killed down to below the first node, it IS possible to recover them as if they are revegging harvested stumps. I know my harvest is toast though. Good enough for personal use, but aesthetically akin to the dented apples they sell to cider mills for short bucks. I won't want my friends to see the buds, lol... here! HAve a joint! No, there's no buds around, I rolled these 50 joints before you came over. :wtf:

lol Yeah it's been an adventure from day one. If it's not an angry ex with an emotional problem kicking down my door, it's heat, or cold, or floods, or shitty well water, or any of a HOST of other scourges.
What do we learn from all this? Plan to fail. Plan to fall down, hard. Practice getting back up.
Make every new grow space immune to the problems that you faced in the last one.
Eliminate factors you can't control.
Don't count the chickens before they hatch.
Always have another option; a safe spot to store valuable genetics should the need arise.
Back up your shit.
Put money aside for emergencies- a portable a/c STARTS at $300 for the no-name one, as I just found out. A good can fan will run you $200. First/Last/Security will hit ya for $2k and up, depending on where you live. And your time isn't free, either.
But most of all, don't give up out of frustration.

[GreenLeaf420]

WOW I'm sorry to hear of the loss I hope the expert is coming by to help did you teach him to LOL

I know we all would if we could come by to help!!!

You have helped us all so much and then the Teacher gets caught up with crazy issues.. So So Sorry.

Stink I remember I think it may even be in the beginning of this thread. The 5 days darkness. Before you put the plant outside can send it into Immediate flower? Maybe I just misunderstood or I have a Gorilla Experiment that's going to happen....

With the whole soil I think I will go with the PRO MIX and but a few bags of FF Worm Casting or Oceanic but not to much to the Mix....

I know what you are saying about not counting your eggs before they hatch. I feel like the guy in my AVATAR W/ all the probems going around. Yield what is that if the grow does not finish well I hope god blesses us all this time around....

[stinkyattic]

You can put it in the dark for 4 days, and if the day length outside is already short enough (that's why Aug 1st is a good date), yup! It will flower right away.

The expert taught me. He is one of the most generous people who I have ever been lucky to count among my friends. He's the one who walked me through my learning curve when it was on the ugly side, lol! You got a question, name the topic- Plants of virtually ANY species? No prob! Electronics issues? Wanna retrofit an antenna to your laptop to steal wireless from an office building 3 blocks away? Sure, I'll bring the soldering iron. Need the name of a song by some obscure 80's punk band? Right on it. Why is Dick Cheney the Antichrist? Let me tell you a campaign funding story... And on it goes.

If you add worm castings, add some extra perlite- worm poop holds water like a mofo and will really change the feel of your soil. For every gallon of worm castings you add, also add a big scoop (maybe a quart?) of perlite.

[Shovelhandle]

Heat problems in the grow rooms AND an ant invasion? WTF did you ever do to deserve the pestilence discribed?
Sorry for your losses, but I'm sure you will use your resources and further improve your botanical probelm solving skills.

So, when would you like me to stop by for a joint? <G>

Shovel

[Weedhound]

I agree with Shov.....I promise not to look at the bud either.