The Sheriff of Nottingham Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Flintstone said: @English Archer I'm at 51.4. Micro climate is similar to yours i think. By the coast too! Fair enough. If you said you were latitude 55-57 and up in Scotland or something I would have said wait a few weeks. But at lat 51, you might as well whack them in the ground now then mate. I have put plants out in February down here which have withstood -3C with no visible damage, and frankly I don't think we'll have another frost again now. With the spring we're having, the plants should start growing vigorous really quickly, so make sure you have plenty of compost and ferts for the early plant out to last it into the autumn. I made that mistake last year... and ended up with severe nitrogen deficiencies in June/July lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 @English Archer Yep, very rare an April frost here. Thanks for the heads up regarding ferts! I think I've got that covered. I'll include it in a post here 2moro Being near the coast, do you implement much seaweed into your grows? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheriff of Nottingham Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 @Flintstone No, I can't say that I ever have used seaweed mate but it might be worth a shout. I thought it was seaweed extract, specifically, that is used, although I could be wrong. Also, it is only really my 'outdoor lab' plot, and a few small auto plots, which are near the coast, the other 'main' plots are some distance inland, nestled between the valleys in the South Downs, so I wouldn't really bother collecting seaweed and taking it back up into the inland valleys. It would involve walking uphill with it for over an hour pretty much... compared to walking downhill towards the coast which would only take 20-30 minutes. I hear seaweed is some good shit for feeding though, so you should definitely look into it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Here's my ferts cauldron. I have made a chicken manure and grass clipping lasagne inside of this dustbin. I will be adding some seaweed to this very soon when the weather improves, hopefully 2moro! I'll be extracting the liquid to use as a tea feed while the chicken manure breaks down a bit and then later on I'll add the solids to the plot. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinafem-Mark Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thank you so much for getting your outdoor grow thread started mate You look to have a great plot and your sees should be with you within the next 5 days Sorry for the delay mate Again thank you for documenting your Dinafem endeavour we will be following along with interest All the best Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinafem-Mark Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 On 02/04/2017 at 0:55 PM, joesoap said: Btw, is too late to enter in this competion you speak of? You can enter mate but we reached the limit for free seeds If you have your own Dinafem seeds and do a diary in this section it will be classed as an entry into the best outdoor grow thread competition All the best Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I have never used chicken manure tea but have used the pellets. I think chicken manure is the hottest so maybe be careful, that's if you havn't used before 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 3 hours ago, geo1 said: I have never used chicken manure tea but have used the pellets. I think chicken manure is the hottest so maybe be careful, that's if you havn't used before Indeed, a weak solution is what I'll be aiming for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Seaweed collected and added to the chicken manure and grass clippings! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moobman Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Flintstone said: Seaweed collected and added to the chicken manure and grass clippings! Looks like my Mrs cooking 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinafem-Mark Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Flintstone said: Seaweed collected and added to the chicken manure and grass clippings! A nice organic mixture coming tiger her and I'm sure the plants are going to be very great full Can I ask how long do you have to cook this for? A good few months I would imagine? Great to see some tips and truck being shared All the best Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Dinafem-Mark said: A nice organic mixture coming tiger her and I'm sure the plants are going to be very great full Can I ask how long do you have to cook this for? A good few months I would imagine? Great to see some tips and truck being shared All the best Mark. Chicken manure should have 6 months composting to break it down a bit due to the high nitogen levels. I'm not sure of the age of my chicken manure but it's definitely older than 2 months but had not be turned or looked after as if it would need to be for compost. The good thing with a tea is you can dilute it as much as needed to the desired strength. Then I'll add the solids later on into the grow 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinafem-Mark Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Flintstone said: Chicken manure should have 6 months composting to break it down a bit due to the high nitogen levels. I'm not sure of the age of my chicken manure but it's definitely older than 2 months but had not be turned or looked after as if it would need to be for compost. The good thing with a tea is you can dilute it as much as needed to the desired strength. Then I'll add the solids later on into the grow Thanks for the info mate All the best Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombudsman Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 whaaaa nice one that spot looks massive!!! good job looks like you found a gem there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openairbud Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 As above, sweet looking plot mate, liking the cauldron too, good idea. Best of luck bud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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