Cannabis Chronicles

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. [...]

We’ve used a variety of different fish fertilizers over the years at the bird’s nest, including liquid fish emulsion fertilizers (which were detailed in our previous post in this series) and liquid hydrolyzed fish fertilizers. They all have seemed to be effective in their own way, but it seems there’s a bit of a [...]

There are a good number of potential choices that organic herbalists face when selecting fertilizers to feed their hungry herbs. Many of us were drawn to organic gardening not only for the quality advantages that might be inherent in organically grown herbs, but perhaps also because it seems to be an environmentally friendly way [...]

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 [...]

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 41
here are the girls on Day 41 . . . the LUI’s recieved little care besides a simple “rotation” . . . we simply repositioned our 2′x3′ containers that hold the LUI’s in their 3 gallon planters . . . since they are on wheels (the containers [...]

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 [...]

we missed getting in pics or posts on Day 38
. . . sorry about that . . . life happens even for birds . . . the plants did get one more drink of plain water during Day 38 . . . we could have used any of our standard grow [...]

LUI Day 36 and friends
Here’s a Day 36 shot . . . we caught some of our garden helpers in action . . . the gnomes are the real secret to our success . . . at least since the Hobbits moved out . . . and a closer look at [...]

LUI Day 33
Here they are on day 33. no additional care today. we just admired the beauties and gave them encouragement

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