Category: Education
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Flowering Garden
First, we are finally negative. Fifteen days of Covid was not fun, but we’re better. Thank you to those who brought us needed supplies, or ready-to-eat food. A huge thank you to Mr. T for the taco truck run. We have faced a long reminder as to the difficulties of…
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A Mycelium Network
Cherry Punch 15 stands above all others in the beds this year. It’s Tuesday, August 5, and as I write this, I’m still testing positive for Covid, as is my wife, and we still don’t feel well. We both had a full Covid rebound Saturday night into Sunday morning. I…
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Vita Interupta
On Saturday, July 19, while playing music with friends, my beloved wife, Karen, had a heart attack. It wasn’t the usual heart attack. It was Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, also known as the “broken heart disease.” It is not caused by congestion in her chest – she has none – but by…
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Lights Out
The final day for supplemental lighting in my beds was July 21. From this point forward, the plants will get light entirely from the sun, which has begun a full sprint toward the south. It is only a matter of days before certain beds dip below twelve hours of growing…
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Terpenes
One day several years ago, Bee and I were pruning a Harlequin plant together. While we pruned, Bee said, “I’m getting hungry for pesto.” At that moment, I suddenly agreed, “That sounds great.” It was around noonish, so we were probably a little hungry, but that isn’t why we both…
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Treasure Hunt
It’s about 45 minutes before dawn. I stretch, and dress warmly, because it’s 44 degrees (6.6 C) outside and I am about to go hunting for compost tea ingredients. From ten years of doing this, I know where to go on my property, in my neighborhood, and deep in the…
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July–Plant Updates
July is the transitional month. Plants should be vegetatively growing at their full potential. Some plants will grow over an inch a day. But July is also the month where plants begin to transition to flowers. July is the month where my grow is at its most automated. Every day…
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Pruning and Training
Light shines through a fence lattice on beds 12 and 13. I have previously written that I try to avoid pruning, and it’s true. However, pruning is inevitable. It is critical for proper plant maintenance, and for encouraging growth. I don’t like excessive pruning or emergency pruning. I like proactive…
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A lifetime of Summers
I’ll take another of these pictures in September, when the girls are fully grown. Right now, they are getting trained, and as of this morning, they are also getting their first inner pruning. More on them next week. But in the meantime, I’m in a nostalgic mood as we approach…
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Dealing with the Unexpected
You are growing for the first time outdoors and you notice that one or more of your plants are beginning to flower. You don’t want this, you were not expecting this, but what are you going to do about it? The first time one of my plants tried to flower…
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