JungleRain's 2011/2012 "superhots" growing season

Nova · Aug 28, 2011

Hey Grant whay do you feed your babies they are looking very happy! Great stuff.

Trippa · Aug 28, 2011

Looking awesome JR. Incredibly healthy looking plants

JungleRain · Aug 30, 2011

Novacastrian said:
Hey Grant whay do you feed your babies they are looking very happy! Great stuff.

they get worm juice and seaweed extract at the start
then when they are repotted to the 5' pots I use Yates Professional Potting Mix

JungleRain · Aug 30, 2011

This week I've started to prepare the raised beds,
I add dynamic lifter pellets and 90% blood & bone and give a good watering in
I'll check the ph in a few days then add a few other bits and pieces....

feeble · Aug 30, 2011

where are you going to put the other 250 chillis . looks like you will be digging up the rest of the lawn

JungleRain · Aug 30, 2011

I'll be putting in 600+ plants..in the bed, in the ground and in pots ...front and back yards

Alphaeon · Aug 30, 2011

Looking good Grant! The raised beds are awesome... I can only dream of having room for 600 plants :woohoo:

Trippa · Aug 30, 2011

JungleRain said:
I'll be putting in 600+ plants..in the bed, in the ground and in pots ...front and back yards

Do you use the same mix in your containers as you do in your raised beds?

PIC 1 · Aug 30, 2011

Impressive beds, they look about 3 meters wide?

JungleRain · Aug 31, 2011

@Alphaeon
I was trying for 1000 but didn't quite make it....there's always next time though!!!!!

@Trippa
pretty much the same mix in the pots as the raised bed

@Pic1
the beds are 2 meters x 12 meters

Ezzer · Aug 31, 2011

Super healthy looking plants JR!

Can I pick your brains? I can't get a seedling starter mix here in Thailand. After re reading your thread I was wondering, do you think a 10 parts coco, 10 parts worm castings and 5 part rice hulls would work? I was also wondering do you go straight from germination trays to 5" pots or is there a step in between?

Cheers.

Pablo_h · Aug 31, 2011

JungleRain said:
they get worm juice and seaweed extract at the start
then when they are repotted to the 5' pots I use Yates Professional Potting Mix

Just the straight mix or do you add anything to the yates professional potting mix?

patrick · Aug 31, 2011

Ezzer said:
Super healthy looking plants JR!

Can I pick your brains? I can't get a seedling starter mix here in Thailand. After re reading your thread I was wondering, do you think a 10 parts coco, 10 parts worm castings and 5 part rice hulls would work? I was also wondering do you go straight from germination trays to 5" pots or is there a step in between?

Cheers.

I and a lot of other folks around here use coco coir by itself as a seed starting mix. You might add one or two parts of the worm castings to give the seedlings something to snack on but nothing else is necessary. Hope you don't mind me answering this Grant.

Ezzer · Sep 1, 2011

patrick said:
I and a lot of other folks around here use coco coir by itself as a seed starting mix. You might add one or two parts of the worm castings to give the seedlings something to snack on but nothing else is necessary. Hope you don't mind me answering this Grant.

Cheers Patrick, but I already germinate in coco by itself. It's the next stage I need help with after they have a true set of leaves and need some feeding.

JungleRain · Sep 2, 2011

Ezzer said:
Super healthy looking plants JR!

Can I pick your brains? I can't get a seedling starter mix here in Thailand. After re reading your thread I was wondering, do you think a 10 parts coco, 10 parts worm castings and 5 part rice hulls would work? I was also wondering do you go straight from germination trays to 5" pots or is there a step in between?

Cheers.

Hi Ezzer,
I'd go with the 10 parts coco, 10 parts worm castings 5 parts rice hulls and perhaps some clean sand or fine river pebbles to help with drainage
Have you tried going to Chatachak Weekend market? there used to be a few orchid sellers and other growers out that way, they had good soil mixes etc....

Pablo_h said:
Just the straight mix or do you add anything to the yates professional potting mix?

Hi Pablo,
I use the yates professional say 10 parts with 3 parts coco and 2 parts perlite

patrick said:
I and a lot of other folks around here use coco coir by itself as a seed starting mix. You might add one or two parts of the worm castings to give the seedlings something to snack on but nothing else is necessary. Hope you don't mind me answering this Grant.

no worries Patrick

11010490 · Sep 2, 2011

Ezzer said:
Super healthy looking plants JR!

Can I pick your brains? I can't get a seedling starter mix here in Thailand. After re reading your thread I was wondering, do you think a 10 parts coco, 10 parts worm castings and 5 part rice hulls would work? I was also wondering do you go straight from germination trays to 5" pots or is there a step in between?

Cheers.

As far as I'm aware, there isn't too much difference between potting mix and seed raising mix except for the coarseness of the mix. Potting mix might have extended release nutes that seed raising mix might not but depends on who makes it I guess.
You could try sifting your putting mix with a sieve size of your preference.

Edit: Also, I don't use seed raising mix, I am pretty rough with my seedlings as I don't like to baby them - weeds out the weak ones. In saying that, I still get a good germination rate (90-100%), it's just not my preferred method. If I need more plants I clone, much easier plus you don't have to worry if your seeds were cross pollinated.

Ezzer · Sep 2, 2011

thanks JR that's a great help. Unfortunately Bangkok is 1000 km north of me.

Ezzer · Sep 2, 2011

Ezzer said:
thanks JR that's a great help. Unfortunately Bangkok is 1000 km north of me. Thanks also 11010.

Omri · Sep 2, 2011

Ezzer said:
thanks JR that's a great help. Unfortunately Bangkok is 1000 km north of me.

Not that far at all. :lol:

JungleRain · Sep 2, 2011

where are you down near Krabi?