CHKDSK Problem. Alternatives?
not2bright
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Your thoughts on fallowing--and the alternatives
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 MoreSetup alternatives
Comments (18)Hi Well, i guess what would be most useful would be some tables so as to figure heat loss and gain such as they use for buildings.?? For aquariums they generally recommend 1-2 watts for a rise of 5 degrees per gallon. Which would calculate out to around 2000 watts lol My hot water tank only draws 2500. i think the thing to bear in mind is I'm not trying to raise the temp of the water just maintain it. Would think this would be a big difference in wattage required?? In my neck of the woods the all time record low was 27 for 4 hours and the low daytime was 55. We just broke that record Monday with a daytime high of 54 the low was 34 so not a record. I recorded 38-60 in my shadehouse. has frosted 6 times in the last 30 years. Normal winter temps are 65-75 throughout winter with greatest possibility of frost in Feb. Some of the peculiarities of this climate with cold Is the front must push straight south with no wind otherwise the gulfstream heats the air. The sky must be dry and perfectly clear,only way radiation cooling is allowed. Temps below freezing are impossible without all these conditions. Another peculiarity is that at sunrise the radiation heat from the sun is tremendous so if you cover something it quickly cooks lol. 15 to 20 degree raises are common in an hour. So the max in my situation would be 30-35 degrees for around 5 hours MAYBE 1 week a year Any ideas how to figure this out?? i certainly appreciate the help. gary...See MoreAmerich Quality Problems? Any suggested alternatives to the Turo?
Comments (5)I'm sorry Patricia, you're right, I was unclear about that part of my post. I went to a store, they ordered the tub, it was shipped by the factory to me through an independent shipping company. It arrived damaged - twice. Neither the store nor the factory will take responsibility for damage caused by the shipper, other than refunding our money. I am wondering if there are any retailers (other than Home Depot or Lowes) who will take responsibility for getting an undamaged tub delivered to us....See Morenot2bright
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