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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Moosehead Lager Beer

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The thing that attracted me to Moosehead beer is their slogan “Proudly Independant” being one of the last large breweries in Canada to not be absorbed by the beer conglomerates.  I was eager to try a unique beer that isn’t being mass-marketed by Miller Coors or Unibev. The bottle pours a light straw gold color [...]

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Coco/Castings Update

Monday, October 20, 2008

I had previously written about my coco coir/worm castings growing medium.  I am hand-watering with CNS17 nutrients with distilled water and no pH adjustment.  My marigold plant seems to love it.

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Rockwool Preparation To Start Seeds

Monday, October 6, 2008

Grodan was kind enough to send me lots of rockwool. It is a great growing medium, but requires a bit of preparation before use. Rockwool is inert, but needs the pH adjusted to be used. First, adjust the pH in a glass of water to 4 with pH down or the juice of an entire [...]

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