Valley View 2023

[Captain Sternn]

I have yet to see an outdoor grow I didn't like and yours is no exception, I like your area. Hopefully your plants won't have to take any more ass kickings, they don't look any worse for it. Do you have any idea what the egg sacs you're finding are ? I ask because I was curious if you try to accomodate beneficial bugs.

Looking great! Weird to see you without socks and crocs but that's OK too

Socks with crocs blocks rocks

 

[Psychobilly]

Beneficial bugs showing up is actually pretty sweet; we currently have Dragon Flies, Ladybugs, and Aphid Lions rubbing around out this way. It's one reason I rarely spray my plants; in nature predators follow prey.

 

[DopeDaniel]

I have yet to see an outdoor grow I didn't like and yours is no exception, I like your area. Hopefully your plants won't have to take any more ass kickings, they don't look any worse for it. Do you have any idea what the egg sacs you're finding are ? I ask because I was curious if you try to accomodate beneficial bugs.



Socks with crocs blocks rocks

Thanks for the kind words.

I do try to accommodate benificials by having healthy soil but am not necessarily a fan of having them crawl around pooping on my plants. Please use responsible insectary if you do purchase them.

Pretty sure the sacs are cricket.

For sure more hail to come, probably some snow too.

 

[Psychobilly]

Thanks for the kind words.

I do try to accommodate benificials by having healthy soil but am not necessarily a fan of having them crawl around pooping on my plants. Please use responsible insectary if you do purchase them.

Pretty sure the sacs are cricket.

For sure more hail to come, probably some snow too.

Very good point there! It's rare, but sometimes an insect can go in a bud, and generally they get stuck, so it rots the entire bud. Personally I've not had a Ladybug do this, but have you ever seen this before? You got me curious now lol.

 

[Captain Sternn]

Thanks for the kind words.

I do try to accommodate benificials by having healthy soil but am not necessarily a fan of having them crawl around pooping on my plants. Please use responsible insectary if you do purchase them.

Pretty sure the sacs are cricket.

For sure more hail to come, probably some snow too.

I haven't bought any bugs yet, last year I found mantises around my place and moved them to my plants. They took pretty good care of things too, prior to that I had been spraying as needed but it was a pretty good year anyway I had few pests and very little pm or rot. I'll have to check into cricket sacs and what they look like I just saw a cricket/hopper type insect in my grow today. I have a spray I use if things get bad, no mantises yet this year but others like assassin and parasitic wasps I've seen.

Good luck with your plants, I will watch to see how things go for you.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Looking great! Weird to see you without socks and crocs but that's OK too

you try, counts for something.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Thinking about light dep'ing Jenny, I know she has even less chance of finishing proper this year without a cold frame. Figure a trashcan will balance on the obelisk and block most of the light. We'll see after dinner.

 

[MacGydro]

The fungus is pretty crazy this year, this black blob on the tree stump was yellow a couple days ago, went red now black. Guessing it has something to do with the ants but idk.

Could be Chaga mushrooms. If so, they're supposed to be really good for ya, and not cheap in stores.
They're supposed to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and fight cancers.
They go black outside, but should still be orange inside.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Could be Chaga mushrooms. If so, they're supposed to be really good for ya, and not cheap in stores.
They're supposed to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and fight cancers.
They go black outside, but should still be orange inside.

I'll have to take a look at the insides, it was like spray foam insulation.

 

[MacGydro]

I'll have to take a look at the insides, it was like spray foam insulation.

They're pretty hard and woody consistency for a shroom, I think, and usually, people grind them into powder, and make teas to consume them.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Found some aphid pressure yesterday on the gw x cnc that has been out since May. Used up the last of my botanigard, gonna replace it with bio ceres for a bit to compare.

Top dressed 1-2C Dr. Earth 4-4-4 today, need to hit the indoor this afternoon.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Aphid pressure still on, was away for several days and the weather window is being difficult. Also a little late in the morning to spray but it's a partly cloudy at least so I went for insecticide soap (Dr. Bronners) instead of grabbing an arrow from the knockout quiver. I'll go for pyganic when weather cooperates.


Benefits on Dr. Bronners are I can hand wash the plants without ppe as I am spraying to aid in physical removal. It is basically a phosphate foliar too.

New for me is cover crop, if you remember I made comment a while back about this bed not performing. Hairy Vetch

Looking for this bed to rock next year, will put down some other cover crops as the seasons progress, then chop and green manure it in the spring.

Jenny is lookin a little hungry but with the aphid pressure she's not gettin' anything.


The volunteer is looking male and also experiencing heavier aphid pressure so it may not be long for this world.

 

[Psychobilly]

I have some Aphids running around outside too, but I saw Ladybugs and an Aphid Lion on some plants, so I'm currently not going to spray, and let them deal with it for now. I have some Green Clean if need be, but I usually save that for later, when the Humidity becomes more of an issue for me.

I've only had to spray a few plants one time thus far, because these little Beetles were being a pain, but after a single dose of that, the numbers were reduced enough that I'm OK with leaving them alone. Specially with beneficial bugs around; I don't want those to die obviously, so, for now, waiting it out.

Do you guys have Aphid Lions showing up at all ?

 

[DopeDaniel]

Not seen any aphid lions here, ever. Couple ladybugs but not on the canna plants. I try to select products and spray in a way that is balanced by what the pressure is. Suckers rank real high on the pest list for me and the pressure was increasing beyond acceptable before the first spray.

I did have this acting preditor like but no positive ID yet.

 

[DopeDaniel]

I do have green lacewings, taxonomy?? not really my strong suit.

 

[Psychobilly]

You could do a Mitten outdoor run and see the difference

 

[DopeDaniel]

Took cuts off the outdoor Jenny then chopped her down. She had no chance of finishing and all I really wanted to was to do a version of the outdoor rejuvenates cuts stoner myth. Bit hesitant cause of the aphid pressure but by next week plants should be starting flower.

Next phase of the Florel male reversal project is underway.


Pruned all to 2 branches, transplant tonight or tomorrow.

3 Joan of Arc


3 Afgan x Appalachia


3 GorillaBlues and 1 GW x CnC (F)


This is under the growlights Australia v1.1 boards (nichia and Seoul semiconductor)

 

[Psychobilly]

What's this stoner myth you mentioned ?

 

[DopeDaniel]

What's this stoner myth you mentioned ?

Allowing a plant outside somehow has lasting positive effects.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Yesterday was probably the last day for pruning.


Pirate's plant


Cool weather pushing soil temps below 55 so the heat wire will get plugged in soon if things don't turn around soon. Hoping for a late heatwave a slow transition to fall but it's been tough for me to get an accurate read this year.



The in ground bed is showing some "less than optimal" performance and the raised bed is gonna need some work for next year. Wife has picked up bokashi so I may just bury a couple buckets directly into them this fall.