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RE: Growing Tomatoes - Bally002 - 04-03-2025
(04-02-2025, 10:57 PM)FlickerOfLight Wrote:(04-02-2025, 09:32 PM)Ninurta Wrote: "Anti-inflammatory" sounds nice. Arthur Itis sometimes shake me a little too rough when he gets a good grip. I should have been kinder to my knees and hips in my wild, reckless, and mis-spent youth.This is one site that shows the many different benefits. If your plant isn't giving off a string high, then you might have a low delta 9 but high delta 8 plant. There are several different variants within that plant you might find good use for, other than smoking for a buzz.
4 plants never produce more than about a month's worth of smoke here, so it's hardly worth the trouble to grow smoking weed.
Fiber, on the other hand, builds up over time when you save the stems. All I have to do is figure out how to "ret" the stems to get the fiber out. I might have enough now to make a hair tie...
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https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/10-ingenious-ways-you-can-do-with-delta-8-thc/
Unlike its close cousin, Tetrahydrocannabinol 9, Delta-8 THC offers several therapeutic benefits without producing any mind-altering effects. While the term Delta-8 THC might look like a typo, as the Delta 9 variant is more popular, the former has several potential medicinal benefits
Anti-inflammatory Properties: They possess potent anti-inflammatory properties, making them perfect for treating sores and swellings. Such products can target both acute and chronic inflammation, helping soothe the swelling and reduce pain. As a result, these products are perfect for the elderly or those with arthritis and other joint-related issues.
I've read several well accredited articles published that claim its "the strongest/best Anti-inflammatory on earth."
I've grown "Grosse Lisee" here although not this year with the constant rain. Here they come out very big and fragrant. I planted them to receive the morning sun in season. No rot, blight or mould. From the centre 1 slice offers a sandwich size slice. Tasty.
I just had to get the right place. Soil was hard 50/50 clay and loamy. Side of the house facing sunrise with supports. One tomato was nearly a meal in itself.
Still, depends on the climate.
Kind regards and good luck from Bally who is growing Dragon Fruit and Kiwi Fruit presently.
RE: Growing Tomatoes - FlickerOfLight - 04-03-2025
(04-03-2025, 04:42 AM)Bally002 Wrote:(04-02-2025, 10:57 PM)FlickerOfLight Wrote:(04-02-2025, 09:32 PM)Ninurta Wrote: "Anti-inflammatory" sounds nice. Arthur Itis sometimes shake me a little too rough when he gets a good grip. I should have been kinder to my knees and hips in my wild, reckless, and mis-spent youth.This is one site that shows the many different benefits. If your plant isn't giving off a string high, then you might have a low delta 9 but high delta 8 plant. There are several different variants within that plant you might find good use for, other than smoking for a buzz.
4 plants never produce more than about a month's worth of smoke here, so it's hardly worth the trouble to grow smoking weed.
Fiber, on the other hand, builds up over time when you save the stems. All I have to do is figure out how to "ret" the stems to get the fiber out. I might have enough now to make a hair tie...
.
.
https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/10-ingenious-ways-you-can-do-with-delta-8-thc/
Unlike its close cousin, Tetrahydrocannabinol 9, Delta-8 THC offers several therapeutic benefits without producing any mind-altering effects. While the term Delta-8 THC might look like a typo, as the Delta 9 variant is more popular, the former has several potential medicinal benefits
Anti-inflammatory Properties: They possess potent anti-inflammatory properties, making them perfect for treating sores and swellings. Such products can target both acute and chronic inflammation, helping soothe the swelling and reduce pain. As a result, these products are perfect for the elderly or those with arthritis and other joint-related issues.
I've read several well accredited articles published that claim its "the strongest/best Anti-inflammatory on earth."
I've grown "Grosse Lisee" here although not this year with the constant rain. Here they come out very big and fragrant. I planted them to receive the morning sun in season. No rot, blight or mould. From the centre 1 slice offers a sandwich size slice. Tasty.
I just had to get the right place. Soil was hard 50/50 clay and loamy. Side of the house facing sunrise with supports. One tomato was nearly a meal in itself.
Still, depends on the climate.
Kind regards and good luck from Bally who is growing Dragon Fruit and Kiwi Fruit presently.
Kiwi is one of my favorites. I remember getting introduced to these as a child. It was sort of like a sour strawberry with a sweet aftertaste. Dragon fruit is another extraordinary fruit. It is definitely one of the neatest looking fruits. They look like alien eggs to me.
I've got Ludell more in the mid morning sun and afternoon shade. After reading all of this and considering what mistakes I've made, I think the soil I used will be my biggest mistake. I should have used a bagged mixed for vegetables. I ended up using dirt from my yard that was too close to that wood line border. Plus, I didn't mix in enough fertilizer into my soil. I think what I've got going now is trying to correct that soil ph imbalance. I'll probably have to break down and buy a soil test kit and get that balanced out, hopefully.
I also realized I hadn't pruned the plant at all. I watched a tutorial on that and will do some pruning tomorrow. I have a bunch of suckered on there and they need to come off. There is some debate (according to two separate youtu.be vidoes) on the pruning of tomatoe plants and whether or not it's necessary to prune the suckers. I'm gonna prune because I think my plant is too bushy and possibly not getting enough air circulation.
Thanks for the input. Enjoy those kiwis and dragon fruits.
RE: Growing Tomatoes - FlickerOfLight - 04-03-2025
I did my first bit of pruning this morning. I waited till the plant was fully dry, to prevent the spread of disease, and it will had good sun for the rest of the day.
I removed the lower limbs of the plant. Some were too close and possibly even touching the ground. Apparently this is also very important for the prevention of spreading fungus or disease (like blight). I removed all of the suckered branches from the bottom, they were located right in the "armpit" of the stalk. Very easily recognized for what it is. I didn't know that each stalk will grow those random branches off of the 'producing stems'. Plus towards the middle and top there were tiny little "suckers" all about that I removed.
This is just what I've learned through this process I have shared. If I've got something wrong about pruning, please correct me.
Ludell has grown past the trellis ring, and is a little over 3ft tall. Looking really healthy this am. One of the yellow flowers went into bloom this morning. I have a few opened yellow blooms now.
Im just happy i havnt killed it yet. If it produces tomatoes i will be uber stoked.
RE: Growing Tomatoes - FlickerOfLight - 04-27-2025
I wanted to give an update on this, especially since yall were so much help with it.
Someone mentioned in here that once the plant starts to produce tomatoes it will need more water. I had checked it one morning and it looked great, but then that afternoon it looked like it was drying out. The yellow flowers were all burned up looking. I panicked thinking I was about to lose the plant before it produced some tomatoes.
I said screw it and just dumped a bunch of water on it even though my watering schedule hadn't changed.
The next day I noticed a small green bulb, about the size of a pea. The beginning of my first tomatoe. The next day there was another one. They are the size of large marbles now. I checked "Ludell" again this afternoon and noticed two more.
I'll be eating mater sandwiches soon.
Thanks, RN.
RE: Growing Tomatoes - quintessentone - 03-15-2026
So in two weeks, or less, I will attempt to germinate the tomato seeds I saved from last year's excellent and healthy crop. I chose the biggest and healthiest ones for seed harvesting.
First I'll try the freezer bag method, where I will first soak the seeds in a garlic juice and water solution to kill off organisms that may cause mold and/or other nasties, then I'll prepare a chamomile tea to spray the paper towel with to supposedly avoid other diseases that may attack the seedlings, then put them in the freezer bag and they should sprout in a few days. Then I'll put them in, half way, into a potting mix in 16oz ordinary party soda containers and put them under my grow lights. Once they achieve two sets of leaves, I'll discard the bottom set of leaves and add more potting mix to promote more root growth.
The other method is to directly sow into sterilized potting mix in the soda cups as mentioned above and put near the heat register to keep warm from underneath and put under my grow light along with a small fan blowing on them to make them hardy. I'll also spray them with a very mild solution of hydrogen peroxide/mostly water for a protective barrier against disease.
I love a tomato challenge.
I have other various plant seeds, but I'm still debating whether or not to direct sow in the ground outside after the last frost. In my mind, the seeds will have to harden themselves to the conditions so only the strong will survive.
Although maybe I'll start half the sunflower seeds indoors, not sure yet.
RE: Growing Tomatoes - sahgwa - 03-19-2026
We are looking forward to veggie growing season this year, because instead of trying the shallow plastic planters, we are actually going for a real raised bed, so the more volume of soil and depth will make them really happy.
BUT
building this thing has been a pain in the ass. We worked on it for an hour last week and I have to tackle it again this weekend.
It has over SEVENTY SCREWS!
And with the wind, and the sharp light pieces of metal, oh boy.....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYL4VSXT
RE: Growing Tomatoes - angelchemuel - 03-19-2026
Maybe your grandma used banana water?
I've always removed the small growth that happens between the main stalk and the first 7 trusses. A truss is the UK name for each stem of a tomato plant.
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Jane