Ozbud's neglected third grow. 3 auto strains, greenhouse.

[OzBud]

Hi all, It's your fav Aussie back here again. I pop in briefly from time to time but I've been flat out at work so haven't had much play time.

I've got my third grow going at the moment. Getting rid of some free seeds from my last order as well as a couple left over from last grow.
2x Auto Afghan Kush Ryder - World of seeds
2x Auto Purple Ryder - Seedsman
2x Hindu Kush - Seedsman.

I haven't taken any notes and they've been fairly neglected to tell you the truth. I still have enough bud left from last grow that it doesn't matter how this one turns out.
They're in 3.5gal pots hiding away in the back of my greenhouse where they don't get the best sunlight.
They're in a mix of about 60% organic soil, 30% coco (same stuff I use indoors) and 5% perlite 5% vermiculite.
They get watered two or three times a week and might get a feed using full GH line nutes once a week if they're lucky, usually about every 10 days I'd guess.
I have no idea when I started them or how old they are. Maybe 5 or 6 weeks...

Pics coming in a minute.

[OzBud]

Funny story about the hindu Kush on the table hidden amongst eggplant, chillies, capsicum and a couple of potatoes the mrs snuck in.

One seed actually had two seedlings emerge from the one seed, I checked the couple of jiffys that didn't germinate and the seeds were definitely in them, I didn't accidentally double seed.
After a couple of days this one was the runt so I just pulled it out, snapping off part of the tap root as I did so. As a bit of a laugh I thought I'd stick it in the vegetable potting mix in the table and see how long it would take to die. Well here we are weeks later and it's still alive so I just left it there.

[oldjarhead100]

I agree with ATU thats a fantastic green house wish I had the space for one

[OzBud]

It's a little 3x3m (9.8'x9.8') one from the local hardware store, few hundred bucks. Mostly got it to increase yields from warm loving things like chillies, capsicum, eggplant that don't do so well outside with our short growing season and to start off seedlings for the vegie gardens. Sometimes I'll go sit in there for an hour or so and smoke up.

[Jibblerjoe]

That is the greatest. Veggies, flowers, and the meds. Very nice.

[OzBud]

This is what I get up to at work, growing strawberry runners. Pics aren't the best, taken with a $30 phone.

[alltatup]

What awesome work. I'm jealous...

[D.A.A.S.69]

Morning OzBud, How do you like your strawberry job,? I bet that it's ok, can you get to eat strawberries for free ??
I'm not worried about your plants, cause I know your gonna do fine. Later.

[OzBud]

can't eat any of the strawberries because we don't grow the fruit, we're a nursery so we grow the plants for the fruit growers. We're constantly deflowering the plants so they spend all their energy on growing runners. They're on a veg only feed recipe high in nitrogen
Since we don't grow the fruit we can spray the plants with a lot nastier stuff so any berries that do get a chance to from are not edible.

[kingfish]

OZbud, I wouldn't put my pot plant together with my houseplants. BUGS.

[OzBud]

I do preventative spraying on the vegies using organic sprays since pests like sheltered greenhouse environments, the only thing I've had problems with are little grasshoppers from time to time. Anything going into the greenhouse that I didn't germinate in there myself is quarantined and treated first.

[DingusKhan]

It makes me so happy to see plants growing outside in this time of year! Thanks Oz.

[OzBud]

It's growing season where I am below 40 degrees south of the equator. Definitely not jealous of the cold weather I see on the news in the US at the moment

[oldjarhead100]

I'm glad your in the forum Ozbud cause this cold sucks and it is nice to see outside plants , I do have a 10'x10' space I could put a greenhouse, I didn't think those little ones were rugged enough I will have to look into them hmmm

[OzBud]

I've had a small one previously, thin metal poles and plastic joiners.That was terrible.

This is what I'm currently working with

https://www.bunnings.com.au/hartman-pacific-3-0-x-3-0-x-2-4m-greenhouse-in-a-box_p3321068

1.4" steel frame, no plastic corners or joiners. skin comes in 3 sections, two ends and the main cover, all have ratchets on them to tighten them down. Takes two people a couple of hours to put together.
It does require more anchoring than provided but once I did that it's pretty solid.

[GreenhouseEffect]

You'd love it oldjarhead, even if you only have space for a couple things, it's awesome. My G.H. is going right now in the rocky mtns in january. I lined the inside with bubble wrap for the winter, have water barrels for thermal mass. Built a grow tent inside my greenhouse till days get longer and it warms up more, just using a small electric heater for the tent mostly, propane heater for the rest if it drops to single digits. G.H. would get up to 90-100 on sunny days, if I didn't crack a vent.
Nice break from winter at the very least!

[OzBud]

Bit of a picture update, I don't think I've given any nutes since last update, going to do that today.
Been playing around with a bit of a diy hydroponic grow tube on the bench. Going to put a few strawberry plants in it today, maybe something else as well, haven't decided yet.
Couple of pictures of the vegie patches too.

[OzBud]

Last weeks batch of pickles.

[Tika]

OMG!!!! Pickles I love pickles and they are sooo good for you! Beautiful!!!!

[OzBud]

they're very popular, all the family and friends are always asking if we've got any more. I even mail them to mates on the other side of the country.

[OzBud]

Contacted Seedsman the other day as my order from two months ago hadn't arrived, no letter from customs or anything and my last order only took 12 days after posting, they say it could take 25 business days to reach here.

Got a response within 24 hours and after confirming my postal address they sent out a reship within 12 hours.
I've missed the window for a second outdoor auto grow this year but that's alright, I still have plenty of bud and I'll get another indoor underway in a couple of months. I was thinking Auto THC Bomb which I have stashed from last order or possibly something from the new one.

Coming in my order is
7 Afghan Kush Ryder Auto fem - World of Seeds. I did so well last indoor grow I had to get more.
5 Green Crack Auto fem - Fast Buds
5 Gorilla Glue #4 Auto fem - Expert Seeds
5 Kings Kush CBD Auto fem - Greenhouse Seed Co.

Freebies (may be substituted with the reship, i'll have to wait and see as there was no mention of substitutions by seedsman support)
2 Kush Auto - Seedsman
2 Diesel Auto fem - Royal Queen Seeds
2 Auto Lemon - Seedsman
2 Sour Hound Auto - Mephisto Genetics
Plus 8 other free seeds as part of the black Friday / cyber Monday bundle

[OzBud]

No alum in the pickles.
Sliced cucumber and onion get soaked in a salt water brine solution for 3 hours. Then in a big pot on the stove goes sugar, vinegar, yellow mustard seeds, dill, turmeric and cayenne pepper and bring to a simmer. Pour the excess salt water out of the soaking stuff then add it to the pot for 2-3 minutes on high heat then it gets turned off and set aside to cool slightly while the jars get sterilised in the oven. Jar up and wait for the lids to suck down and seal themselves as the pickles cool.
I think that's it, don't think I've missed anything.

[oldjarhead100]

bread and butter pickles yum yum do you process them or just put them in jars ,How long do they last if you dont process them

[OzBud]

@oldjarhead100
process? They're soaked in a salt water/brine solution and then jarred up in a pickling solution. We've had some in the cupboard that were perfectly fine more than a year old. We make sure we thoroughly clean and sterilize the jars and get them sealed properly. Always followed the same technique so we've never done a quick version not intended for long term storage.

[OzBud]

did another batch of pickles today too

[OzBud]

I just gave the girls some nutes, was going to do it a couple of days ago so it was close to two weeks since they had a feed I think.

Can't remember how old they are so I just went with 80% strength week 7 early bloom mix using the full general hydroponics line.

[GreenhouseEffect]

Oz, your garden looks awesome man! All the way around.
Like the Cannabis mixed in with other things, having other plants in flower around will help to feed and attract beneficial insects during the part of there life cycle where most of them need pollen.

[OzBud]

Hello all,
This grow wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. Nothing exciting. Grow was pretty neglected from the beginning since I was just getting rid of some free seeds and using up some space in the greenhouse. They went surprisingly well but lost a fair bit to bud rot. Lots off cool, wet weather towards the end and the humidity inside the greenhouse even with the door and window open climbed to 100% every night and I was too lazy/cheap to put any fans in there but I didn't even care about the bud rot, just got rid of anything nasty or close by the nasty stuff then gave the rest a bit of a wash with a hydrogen peroxide solution like I've seen Jorge Cervantes mention. It's dried and curing, haven't tried any yet. but... I've started up my 4th grow back indoors. THC Bomb Auto. Journal coming soon.