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  1. NaturalFarmer

    5G

    Has anyone started using 5G yet or seen mini towers being raised in their cities or neighborhoods? Is anyone concerned about the dangers of 5G radiation? Is it just nonsense to fear it? I assume most people just think it means faster network speeds for their phones and internet so the answer...
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    Where's Ruth?

    54 days and counting since the public has seen her. Will she be present for the SOTU? If not what will the excuse be for being a no show? Is the left sweating bullets or what?
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    Homesteaders Organic 660nm LED Grow

    Soil mix has been improved on over the past few years to decrease the price and discard anything unnecessary. I start with a 5 gallon bucket each of hydrated peat, coco coir and add another 5 gallon bucket of rice hull and this is my soil mix base. From that base I add: 1 cup of crabshell 1...
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    Heavy metals in soil

    A really interesting presentation from Dr Andrew Margenot. Mostly concerning Pb as it is the most concern due to leaded gasoline which has dusted more urban areas and caused higher amounts of lead levels in soil nationwide. n Interestingly plant uptake is not as dangerous as direct exposure...
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    DIY- High Powered Surface Mount Diodes.

    Here is an introduction to reflowing SMDs to MCPCBs along with a shopping list. Any solder paste slop is best taken care of with solder wick and alcohol once your finished but its best to use only as much paste as will be needed. Ensure you have good ventilation, flux is nasty to breathe in. A...
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    Harvesting Microbes

    This oak tree on my property is around 120 years old in my estimation and I chose it also because of the overall health is very high and the ground below is soft and rich (as soft and rich as Maine soil can be). So I took this 2x4 box which has hardware cloth on the bottom (I use it to sift...
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    Understanding pH

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    Nutrient Interactions

    Before I show you a chart that looks like a spiderweb of mindfuck called Mulders chart of nutrient interaction, Ill try to explain how to read it a little so people can use this as a tool in the box for their grows. When you have an excess of one nutrient, this can make other nutrients react in...
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    Blueberries

    Awesome info here, I particularly like the mention of how blueberries cannot translocate nutrients.
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    Oraganic IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

    Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties.
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    Plant Transportation, Xylem and Phloem

    Plant Structure
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    Understanding Micronutrients in soil

    Boron Zinc Manganese Iron
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    Understanding Phosphorus

    With all of that in mind, what are the symptoms that come with a phosphorus deficiency? Stunted growth could be from any number of different nutrient deficiencies. There are some ways to be able to tell and distinguish to give the gardener an opportunity to compensate for any potentially fatal...
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    Reflow soldering XP-E and XP-G3 to mcpcbs

    Using a $20 Presto electric griddle and a heat gun I tried this tonight for the first time using 7 emitter MCPCBs from this site. http://led-mounting-bases.com/en/led-mcpcb/16806-mcpcb-diametre-40mm-pour-7-led-cree-xp-g3-compatible-optiques-khatod.html I put the solder paste on all the pads and...
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    Gypsum anyone?

    I love me some gypsum for cannabis. Maybe I can get Jeff Lowenfels to add it to the next revision in Teaming with Nutrients. "The bottom line to the many benefits of gypsum is higher yield at a minimum cost." "The forgotten nutrients Gypsum is also a source of calcium and sulfur, or what...
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    Soil Nutrient Interaction

    Antagonistic nutrients have a negative effect on the uptake of other nutrients. Possibly you have seen that an excess of Phosphorus (P) creates an imbalance with Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn)? Some nutrients do the opposite and their presence has a positive effect on the uptake of other nutrients...
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    Cree recommended Xlamp LED DIY Build

    This is what Cree recommends in order to replace a 1000w HPS and I will be building this over the winter and documenting it here. Cree SMD Xlamp LED build that equals a Gavita Pro 1000w HPS...
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    Korean Natural Farming/One Straw Revolution Manuals

    Natural Farming Manuals https://ilcasia.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/chos-global-natural-farming-sarra.pdf http://naturalfarminghawaii.net/e/cho_recipe_book.pdf http://www.reap-canada.com/online_library/IntDev/id_bokashi/Bokashi Nature Farming Manual (2006).pdf...
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