I totally, completely, absolutely and crazily need this new toy lol
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Refractometers are fun to play with 
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Wow, pure water has a brix of zero. Very interesting. Are you confident that reading is accurate?
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Yup! I use distilled water to calibrate…
Then smash the leaf onto the lens…
Then take the reading. If the light is too bright, it comes out fuzzy like in #1 and 3…didn’t bother retaking as you can still see the demarcation is barely above 0 anyhow 
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Ok, thanks for the description.
Could you try the same thing but by pressing several drops of sap out of the leaf evenly covering the glass(roll up a leaf and squeeze liquid out with pliers of something)?
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No problem. You could and there are several video’s showing just that though I have found it easier to just smash on the lens as all that is required is a drop or 2 for even coating on the lens
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Got a bit too busy yesterday though as promised…natural sunlight pics
Day 68 from seed; Day 45 from light flip
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How big is that cab @MomOnTheRun? 
Its 26" tall x 24" wide x 18.5" deep
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Great run MOTR.
Lookin like an old pro
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Why, Thank you and thanks to Mr Sparkle for detailing his micro grows outlining just how to do it otherwise I don’t think I would have been as successful unless I happened to get lucky lol
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Those plants seem to get happier each time I pop my head in. Congrats looks like it will be a nice harvest.
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Thank you Bongedtobits! They certainly are getting there 
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No pictures for today only because I broke the 3rd rule in cubscouting…be prepared at least the day before a meeting.
Welllllllll… I also like to take the opportunity of local events so yesterday was the Transportation fair so they can see how their community is changing and re-iterate safety at all times as well as, meet a scientist…today we went over fair tests exploring Newtons laws of motion complete with baking soda and vinegar rockets knowing they would suck but encouraged them to try different amounts at home with their pencil and water bottle rockets using the fair test method…
Parents from other dens gathered around as we were wrapping up the rockets and looked at me like I was crazy when I handed the kids a packet of 2c sugar (make rock candy homework) and a slingshot with an led hook rocket lol Gave their parents a 5 page outline…being new in 5th grade we have to fit 2 yrs into 6 months for 3 of the 6 - thats ok as we move pretty fast anyway with 3/4 of the kids in special education so everything is hands on to meet our goals…it is amazing what they recount later on learning through play
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The girls are angry at me…
I forgot to water them last night and slept in this morning so they missed 2 waterings 
I immediately put their pots into water to hydrate the roots and let them sit for 20 minutes then they received 2 top waterings by the time the lights went out… hopefully they will be happier in the morning 
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