You can only do it to the main post. There is a wrench tool and should say wiki when you click it. I can do it for you when I get on my computer if you cant get it
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I had meant to ask you about the hydrogen peroxide. Did you spray your plants with a mix of this? How is the soil in that area of New Jersey? I always pictured the bulk of that state having a Sandy type soil.
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I’ve always been intrigued by growing in trees. I’m guessing you might be on the West Coast? We don’t have many that are large enough unless I’m thinking too big of course. Closest I’ve come to doing this was a tree that had the top half snapped off and leaning down to the ground making a ladder to the portion still in the ground. I found this tree a couple or a few years after it had gone down. The top was Hollow, with the edges of the wood around the perimeter still intact, making a pot about 20 feet up in the air. I couldn’t resist filling it with dirt and sticking a plant in it. Nothing impressive happened. It really didn’t have the Sun it needed. It might have got two feet tall
Thanks Meech. I checked out the first post, but I saw no wrench. Maybe I haven’t been designated a Wiki editor yet?Edit. That’s not correct. I did put myself on one of those lists for a seed reproduction oh, so I must be a Wiki editor. I’ll try again
NJ is called the Garden State for a good reason, IMO.
The native soil was rich and loamy, very easy to work with.
The plants thrived, and I never had to amend the soil at all.
Did not need to add any nutrients.
I learned that some strains were more tolerant of H2O2 applications than others.
But in attempting to slow down the spread of bud blight to healthy flowers remaining that were close to the removed infected buds, I would start with 3% H2O2 straight out of the bottle.This concentration would slightly “burn” the majority of plants, and I tried to limit the spray only to the part of the flowers/stems which were right next to the blighted areas.
Autoflowers did not exist back then, and if I were to grow in NJ again, I would now probably use autos planted in early May, so as to harvest before the end of August, thereby avoiding the battle with PM and Bud Rot.
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Midwest we have nice tall Oaks, maples, basswood trees, cottonwoods, I could keep going
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A tiny bit of slightly on slightly off topic. If you are looking for nice natural soil where would you look?
In the forest , around dead n rotting logs etc … but that’s no guarantee mate , sometimes the top 2 inches is great . but under that it’s just garbage of course you can find areas with better soils in the same patch of Forrest for sure , look at what trees are about …are they high or low PH lovers … look for creeks and such where flood waters has broken banks , sometimes really good soil in these areas - a little tweaking does wonders to an already organically rich base
The soil where I am is dark , but is mostly sandy surface soil , so I have good composted detritus from the surrounding bush … but ya go 2 inches into it and it’s this hard orange mix of rock n yellowish clay … that is just hell to dig and just no fun for the plants … I carried in about 80 ltr of a soil mix …
Pig manure , chicken manure - both long composted a couple of store brought bags of composted manure - blend of 3 , sheep cow and horse if my memory is still ok oh and the real kicker mushroom mulch , chock full of goodness and a cracker for moisture retention
Coco, vermiculite , soil from my chicken coup biochar ,great White and Mykos ,3 really big flounder ( flat fish with eyes on the same side ) some composted seaweed I had worked on …some water crystals a serious must have for the summer months . etc … things grew really well , but then plateaued out , I couldn’t work it out for a little … but the soil in my hole - which I only managed to dig 2 ft deep , was rock solid with the roots of the plants - they had filled every square centimetre, so next year I’m digging bigger holes then put in a clay breaker to even out the ph etc
raising the soil I use about 30 cms above the ground in a mound And planting less in each spot - just didn’t not expect so many to survive lol
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Some great information there thanks. It reminded me of how much work it is to prep a spot. I live in an area that similar to yours. Thin scraps of good soil over lots of garbage. Hardpan about 6in down. I really like that 2 inch layer under the leaves as well. I try to think of the trees and I don’t take it all from one spot. absolutely, a rotting log is great to throw into the hole, chopped up, or bury it two or three feet from your plants, mulch, and it will act as a Giant Food Spike of sorts ( always put some in the hole too.) And acts as a large water crystal too, although in my dryer locations I’ve used water crystals with great effect as well.
If you have beavers in your area, their old dams turn to compost. Really nice compost. Spring fed ponds are necessary. If the logs in the water don’t rot Its " sweet water" and will be good for your plants. Just add perlite, your ferts, and leaves ( dead leaves aged for a winter or add in the fall and plant in the spring. I think if they are not aged they can throw the balance of your soil off. …Any soil along a creek or river, but located on a bench, ( high spot that wont flood)or a spot where the soil has piled up such as the inside Bend of a creek has good soil. If you live out in the boonies where people used to Homestead, look for old apple orchards. They planted in fertile well drained soil…i imagine most fruit trees were… tall blackberries/ raspberries are in good soil and show up the same as pot on infra red as a bonus ( plus it makes for a nice fence to keep people and animals out)… nettles grow in fertile soil and make an excellent tea for plants as well ( can give you more info on that)and the stinging kind makes a great fence…and of course abandoned farm fields can be made productive. All trees, and shrubs as livingthedream mentioned, have a preferred ph and grow best in a particular soil. ( example)pines like a low ph. Red Oaks like a low ph.) Silver maple prefers wet feet, sugar maple likes well drained …etc. hope this helps a bit. Whats your local forest? Evergreen? Deciduous or mixed?
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You had/ have that midwest loamy soil?
Sounds dreamy. Longer growing season too. Its very rare i find anything good enough as is. Good soil around here means more people and less cover. I risked a patch above a nearby creek known for fertile soil in 2018. A Kid saw me. I never went back. The soil was 15 to 20 ft deep. Plants in the ground June 1st and when I went back on the 26th they were up to my waist and bushy. One of these days I’ll go back to see if the carcasses are still there. I dream of using that spot again. I’m generally a hill farmer these days. Its safer.
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Ha I wish my friend
The Forrest is malee and eucalyptus, Karri and Jarrah predominately
No beavers other than those wearing skirts lol
Plenty of rabbits and kangaroos
I am checking into making leaf mold as and amendment atm
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@Upstate For me I have mostly ash, oak, Sycamore and hazel woodland though there’s a mix of many others among them. Mostly deciduous but in the winter the evergreens show through so from afar the woodland always looks relatively green which is nice. It’s the same situation here lovely top couple inches then clay and rock.
I think I’d prefer Sandy soil but the side of the hills seems excellent, you got to find the tiered spots where it washes everything into the corners and if you are lucky you find a good ft deep. Rivers here collect clay which I’m sure is super charged with nutrients but needs a lot of work.
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Ive worked with jarrah. HARD stuff. Australia grows tough trees! ( people too)
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Yes. Clay needs lots of work, but is really excellent at holding on to nutrients. If its that orangey brown clay its worth the effort. Mix in leaves in abundance now and by May it will be completely changed. (You have to add more every year or it will revert back to just clay) I’ve been shocked by the transformation. It adds organic matter and lots of air pockets for the roots, really fluffing up the soil. Add manure if you can. Amendments ( slow release type) can be added as well early on. That leaf mold is special stuff. I’m surprised you have those types of trees that far north. I thought (appareently mistaken) hazelnut was a southern tree. Ash and sycamore too? You must be near sea level?
I call them benches.
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Yeah man the UK is actually pretty good mostly close to sea level and it’s got the hot stream coming up from the south. Hazel absolutely loves it here as long as it’s not flat. I thought you meant raised bits but yeah benches work except benches are benches hahaha. The clay ranges from Orange to grey. Much more grey readily available though.
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No. I mean benches are what some would call terraces lol. Ahhhh. In the UK. I thought Canada. Now it makes sense! You can’t grow into november their?
It’s real hit and miss growing into November but there’s rains from as early as September onwards and even if it’s not heavy it’s just light rain for 5 out of 7 days in a week. I never even get to worry about frost as mould takes it before.
I found out today from another thread that fast buds is having a 30% off sale and first time buyers get a 10% discount 
haha I keep hearing super good things about their autos and want to try some but they are expensive and I’m still skint.
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That’s an awful lot of rain. It could be like that here as well, but usually not more than a week or two of it in a row. I’ve left my plants out in the bush through this type of weather, and they’ve even been hammered by these hurricanes that have showed up in the last few years with super heavy rain for two days straight. It keeps me up at night lol. Picturing all those resin glands getting beat up… it’s a tough climate to grow weed in that’s for sure. Legalization will make it much nicer with the ability to cover your plants and not stress about them knowing of your Greenhouse
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Have you gone to the strain wish list thread? I don’t have anything that would finish in your area, but I have extra purple Malawi seeds that I can send you for a trade, and panama seeds. Both are from Ace. Meaning I don’t want anything for them, but you might be able to trade for what you need with them.