Zen’s Winter Run 2025

[Zen_seeker]

Hey, I have my 12v fan with a transformer and I ordered a 12v timer $20. I have 3- 12" pizza boxes, My microplaner is in the freezer,

Nice! You’ve been busy.

I have vinyl gloves and parchment paper. I have a frozen water bottle to hold when I'm not microplaning my sht to keep hands cold,

I’m fairly confident the rubber gloves over winter gloves will work for hot and cold but I’ve never tried it with cold.

as I write this I remember I want turkey bags, cooking bags to work the hash in....Fridge is working well. timer should be here this week. I'll get it all working and start drying my hash....much longer a process than dry sifting I thinks, Margarita's are working well.lol

Ya it sounds more involved but I’m thinking you get more quantity this way. IDK

I noticed, when I checked my seed book to pick what I wanted this run, I might have something you mentioned.

 

[Zen_seeker]

20251001: Grease Monkey

A quick check this morning showed me a nice tail so into the soil they go.

Hmm, turns out the other is split and bulging but no tail yet. So it gets more time. It was the smaller of the two seeds.

Had the pots ready since yesterday. Let them soak for a while then put them in the tray. All the water they lost they mostly soaked back up over night.

These pots have everything already in the soil. It smells more like forest earth than peat if that makes sense. Earlier I sprayed the tote with the JMS spray but when I went to use it again it was off, had a funky smell so I dumped it out. Only lasts a few days and it’s been weeks. I did add a couple pinches of gypsum and epsom. Stick is in the empty pot.

I’ll check the seed tomorrow. Keeping it on the hot water tank for warmth.

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Peppers, banana, bell, Thai and cayenne are turning red now as well as tomatoes. The big mammoth sunflower has finally opened too.

Worms are wiggling along okay.

Going to try and collect a culture with rice and the forest earth I have left. Wasn’t able to find cedar Saturday so I’ll try these tins my wife had with a cloth over the top and a elastic.

Enjoy the warm weather.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Finally got around to trying to get an IMO collection.

Plastic is bad, but metal worked for Stonemason and I have that.


Partially cooked rice NOT packed down to 2/3 of the container.

Covered with tissue and an elastic. Excess was cut off before placing in the tote of forest earth.

I’ll leave it for a week and let you know how it turns out.

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Checking the levels on the worm farm I noticed more castings are dropping in but also what I believe is an egg sack in the bottom left side.

Good news. Means they are doing okay.

 

[Pipecarver]

Nice! You’ve been busy.


I’m fairly confident the rubber gloves over winter gloves will work for hot and cold but I’ve never tried it with cold.


Ya it sounds more involved but I’m thinking you get more quantity this way. IDK

I noticed, when I checked my seed book to pick what I wanted this run, I might have something you mentioned.

Oh I'm sure it will work, I have the vinyl gloves, I don't have rubber gloves and my gloves are too big. I need fine control over this operation, all boxes checked, all parts in place,, tools at the ready...assistance on stand by....then I'll smoke a joint and fk it up some how......I'm the guy that falls off bikes every time he rides now....remember that in future discussions. I didn't grasp things quickly before my recent head whacks and its not getting any better........I've seen video's of guys getting head whacked and learning a new language or become math wizzes or artists......I'm not seeing any of that yet....lol

 

[Zen_seeker]

A quick peek this morning shows the seed has a tail now. This is a smaller seed and the tail might be 1/8”. I’ll check again tonight.

The seedling pots are at 21* and 77RH over night.

 

[Zen_seeker]

20251002: Grease Money

Ones up! Moved to the top section of the tent. Just need the other one to get a longer tail.







Edit:
Checked the second smaller seed at 7pm. No noticeable change. Roots still wrapped around the side but sticks out now at least.

The tents up to 88%RH and 24*c. That’s with the hydrometer sitting on the pots. It’s higher now as I added the second seed and squirted water on the top to settle it in.

If the little one fails I have one seed left to continue. The other ones already a little taller already but the helmet might be a problem.

So we’re off.