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I have been fertilizing with plantone gardentone 3-4-4. I also have them on a drip irrigator and monitor soil with a moisture meter. Overall the plant doesn't look bad...just lots of scarring on leave, especially lower ones. I also have been spraying with Bondie 3-in-1 Tomato & vegetable...

Not sure on source pressure, it's a garden hose, but I did some flow tests with a timer and they heads do deliver 1gph (or 3 gallons per hour total w/ the three heads I have connected . The time on I will vary on conditions. With the rain we have been getting, I've yet to actually turn it on yet

Hello, I have some hops in my backyard and just hooked up one of the hose and timed valve drip irrigation systems. Question I can't find the answer to- how many 1gph heads should i use per plant? Right now it has 3. I haven't turnd it on yet since its still spring an the soil is reading...

http://imgur.com/Yz5jI9p http://imgur.com/lcupWGM Does this look ok? Are the ropes too far from the Bines? Worried about it snapping down the road

Hello, Im in southern Wisconsin and I am noticing some white stippling on my cascade plant. Its a 2nd year and was transplanted in the fall to its current location. It came up pretty early with 30+ shoots which are now trimmed back to 6. It seems to be growing well despite the really cold...

I am growing hops from a planter in my walk out basement up strings through an eyebolt on the eave of my roof. This is ~20ish feet up. How strong does the twine need to be? I dont have a LHBS in the area, but bought some 39lb. load limit rated 3-strand twisted sisal rope. Its 5-6 mm thick...

looking for some help. First year cascades I started off in a 24" pot. Some of the bottom leaves had some burning early on which I figured was due to overwatering. The plant overall is doing well, but some of the burning appearance is carrying up the plant. Any ideas? It's in miracle grow...

Hello All, I recently bought the 2 used ball lock Cornelius keg set from Midwest. I am trying to disassemble the posts to give it a good lookover and scrub down before i planned to brew another batch and rack the current one in to carb it up sunday. I CANT get them to come loose, not even a...

Hello, I was wondering if it is okay to add 1 TBSP of bleach per gallon of water used in a waterbath/swamp cooler setup I use for my fermenter. I use better bottles. Thanks.

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I would love to do something like that, but my issue is that I don't have the space for a full freezer. I probably will relocate for work in 2-5 years, making all of this more feasible.

I just created an account looking for some help, but my post still hasn't showed up. It said it needed 'moderator approval' . Any ideas? EDIT: Nevermind, i'm impatient. I just have some cash burning a hole in my pocket! Thanks!

Keep an eye on your regional craigslist. Good deals can spring up quickly.

Hello all, To this day I've brewed 5 batches of extract beer, bottling them all. I just moved into a smaller apartment, started a new job, and I'm really hoping to keep the bottles packed away from a long time... I'm looking into a basic setup to keep costs down. On my mind I have the Midwest...