Most North Americans were raised with a glorified tale of the first Thanksgiving, a historical event that dates back to a 1621 feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A large part of that tradition is centered around the Indian named Squanto, who not only is commonly given credit for suggesting the traditional Thanksgiving feast to Pilgrims, [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>As we’d mentioned in a previous entry in this series on fertilizers from our oceans, the relative values of fish emulsion and hydrolyzed fish fertilizer are debated by their manufacturers.
We previously offered a version of how fish emulsion is made, so it only seems fair to tell the other side of the story now. [...]
I’m planning to create a “bird’s eye” look at Lady Eve Balfour later this week, much as I did recently for Dr William Albrecht. Until that’s completed, I wanted to share a “teaser”, a classic address from a pioneering lady in organic and sustainable agriculture.
Towards a Sustainable Agriculture–The Living Soil
By Lady Eve Balfour
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We’re slowly working on a more complete medical marijuana growing guide that will include an entire series of essays and entries similar to our previous Guano Guide / Manure Manual as well as our Molasses Manual. As that work progresses, we’ll be including bits and pieces of our research . . .
Table 1. A [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>Last Bird’s Eye Look At Molasses
You’ve heard a lot now about the sweet sticky goodness of Molasses in the garden, but have we mentioned yet that some folks even view Molasses as a health food?
One of the 3LB’s had a grandmother who would take a swig of molasses twice every day as a part of [...]
Molasses For Organic Pest Control
One final benefit of molasses is it’s ability to be used in the control of a couple of common pests encountered in gardening. The most commonly known use of molasses is it’s ability to help control Fire Ants, but we’ve also found an internet reference to the ability of molasses to [...]
Why Molasses?
The reason nutrient manufacturer’s have “discovered” molasses is the simple fact that it’s a great source of carbohydrates to stimulate the growth of beneficial microorganisms. “Carbohydrate” is really just a fancy word for sugar, and molasses is the best sugar for horticultural use. Folks who have read some of our prior essays know that [...]
Bird’s Eye Look at Molasses
Molasses is a syrupy, thick juice created by the processing of either sugar beets or the sugar cane plant. Depending on the definition used, Sweet Sorghum also qualifies as a molasses, although technically it’s a thickened syrup more akin to Maple Syrup than to molasses. The grade and type of molasses [...]
the 3LB’s Molasses Manual - a growers guide to soil sweeteners
originally posted circa 2003 at CannabisWorld and Overgrow where they were made “sticky” threads
This is the second in our series of threads on organic gardening techniques and tools started with the Guano Guide / Manure Manual. That particular guide was designed to be a [...]
here are the LUI’s on Day 53 . . . they are developing very nicely . . .
what we’re using is considered a bloom fert . . . we consider it an “early bloom” fert . . . we’ll try and illustrate / explain . . . as an example . . . [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>LUI Day 48
here’s how the LUI clones are doing on day 48 from original germ . . . and individual LUI clone @ 26 days from cutting
LUI Day 48 - Day 9 of Bloom
and here’s a look at LUI on day 48 . . . the 9th day the LUI girls [...]
LUI Day 45
here’s a couple pics of our LUI’s on Day 45 . . . if folks are curious about how much they’ve stretched so far . . . the door jam and hanging electrical cord can serve as a frame of reference from earlier photos . . . [...]
LUI Day 40 - Day 1 Flowering
here’s a beauty at day 40, then a look at the nice tight internodes, and a couple wider shots including one of the whole bunch of LUI’s . . . the three LUI buckets are in the foreground backed up by a container of Herijuana which [...]
LUI Day 32 - Group Portrait
here’s the (no longer so lil) LUI’s . . . these babes are turning into quite the bushy little plants . . . here’s a nice one . . . and pictured with an individual LUI @ Day 32 for perspective is a Gallon of FoxFarm GrowBig [...]
