CHKDSK Problem. Alternatives?
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Comments (11)Let's not compare the proverbial apples and oranges, Macky. First, how does conventional to-till cropping (which is what you describe your neighbor doing) equal fallowing? To fallow means to not take a crop, whether one tills the cover or not. Conventional no-till is a chemical disaster of herbicides and pesticides with the aim of taking a crop off a given piece of land. Bill, my folk's little garden in C.fla that I started 4 years ago has gone just the way you describe. First season, in ground amended with cow manure was great, second season ok, third season huge bug problems. To grow any decent crops now requires containers filled with imported stuff. Most of it has been fallowed with a thick mulch to attempt to drive off the 'todes. I have another plot there in-ground in it's third season which so far is doing ok, in large part I believe because it only gets weeded once yearly, and so the heavy stand of summer weeds and bahia which cuts down a lot on crop production also provides some defense against 'todes and bugs. I also try to keep a lot of leguminious cover mixed in. But this method is the same as having lots of space, which I do have there. In that environment, and lacking rotation/diversity space, I don't see an alternative to importing material and using containers or replacement....See MoreProblem mixing nutrients and also chili plant growth problems
Comments (5)Hi again guys, I'm learning quite a lot from all of you. I've gone over the bottle and labels and I'm pretty confused about one thing. The Micro is 5-0-1, the Bloom is 0-5-4, but there are other nutes in some of it that don't make sense to me. I will start with the Bloom (I was wrong before) Available Phosphate (5%) Soluble Potassium (4%) Soluble Magnesium (3%) Soluble Sulfur (5%) This is what it says on the label. What is the purpose of all this Sulfur?? On the Micro there's 5.5% Ca. So, let me get this straight, the Ca ups the pH? Someone told me that C. Annuum don't need much Nitrogen at all, and to get it below 50 if possible. When I do this by using the Micro, I suppose there isn't enough Ca to help with the pH, right? See, I never had this problem before, it was only when the plant got older, which I guess is expected as they're bigger and get more hungry. Here are the readings from my system, both newly calibrated pH and PPM meters 3 days ago, over the last 3 days. pH 5.83 - PPM 472 pH 5.77 - PPM 433 pH 5.61 - PPM 362 Todays reading is.... pH 4.92 - PPM 498 What on earth could be causing a drop in pH and raise in PPM so vigorously in 24 hours? I haven't even touched the system other than check visually quickly. You see, I dare not increase the nutrient amount or they take more damage? So am I starving them or overfeeding them? I have attached a link to some pictures of how bad it looks. They don't look too good :( Link at the bottom of page. Plus the amount of floral abortion (I think that's the name used) is insane. I thought it could be a pollination issue but nothing I do matters, it'll flower, then drop off from the stalk. Hmmm.... Probably every day I see 10 dropped flowers :( Any further help? I'll definitely be changing the solution again today. Just, are you sure putting so much Nitrogen is ok at this stage? Here is a link that might be useful: My sick Chili plants :(...See Moreproblem getting the right bulbs - alternatives?
Comments (2)40W daylight is fine. Cheap "daylights" are generally just 6500K colour, slightly bluer than cool whites, and this is fine. There are also expensive "daylights" which have wider more continuous spectrums intending to mimic actualy daylight and reproduce colours accurately. These are also OK except that they are expensive. Grow lights (GroLux, Plant&Aquarium, etc.) are also fine but tend to be expensive. Some people consider that they get better growth with this type of bulb, but I can't make that claim. If the 34W bulbs don't work well then there's definitely no point using them. At best a 34W tube will produce an equivalent amount of light to a 40W, that's what they were designed for after all. In practice, many of them didn't achieve that when they were first introduced, and 40W tubes are now available that are much brighter. Check the lumens, the 34W will be around 2,800 initial lumens, maybe even less. A good 40W tube should be around 3,200 lumens. Ignore lumens for grow lamps, they don't mean much. Lumens for wide spectrum high-CRI daylight tubes may be slightly lower but that's normal....See MoreWireless Network - Cable Alternatives
Comments (24)I have enjoyed the disucssions here. I am on the quest to find what I will be able to do in my new RV. The main issue will of course be first getting a wifi signal from something. I do have an ATT air card which has a 5GB cap, I have my cell phone but have the minimum data plan on it currently and they do not offer an unlimited. I have a zyxel portable router that can make a hotspot from a wifi signal. 11n-compatible Wi-Fi router supports DSL/Cable and 3G connectivity, and a unique failover capability; should your wired connection be interrupted for any reason, the MWR222 will automatically switch to a 3G/4G wireless signal via the users Mobile Broadband Adapter modem. So now I have the ability to have enough wifi in the RV to use any of the devices I want to use. but I need to search out other cheap(ha!) sources to obtain an internet signal on the road. I know some places we will stay do provide free wifi and using my own portable router will make that wifi secure, but for those places out in the boondocks that don't provide wifi, I will need some kind of access. My ATT air card at 5GB cap sure won't allow much streaming of anything. Any thoughts? I have been looking at Roku and other boxes and with the usb port I definitely could download plenty of my own content to have available to view for the times I am not able to gain decent access to anything. The RV does have a roof top antenna and it is wired for cable for when we are at a site with cable. I do have direct tv at home and I know they do offer an on the road version to be able to use you current direct tv account with RV direct tv equipment, no idea of additional costs. the zyxel I have MWR222...See More- 7 years ago
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