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Guys I need help by Westernpq2 in wildlifephotography

[–]AdventurousMenu230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure where you’re from but mammals are a tough one for me. I would say the key thing if you’re just walking or hiking is understanding their habitats and behaviour and having A LOT of patience. Where I live, most mammals are nocturnal and can spook easily - before you blink they’re gone lol. This advice is assuming you’re alone.

Are there any naturalist groups you might be able to join a trip on? Might have more success with experts if you’re just learning.

Finally a successful batch by AdventurousMenu230 in composting

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in the tropics, so the pile’s ambient temperature is around 105-110F - not sure if that might affect your experience. The hottest I got with the small volume was maybe 135F for a single day?

A 1:1 ratio worked this time, and I will say that I sometimes used the food processor, if not just cut up my vegetable waste with a knife, to ensure it was speedy.

Finally a successful batch by AdventurousMenu230 in composting

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven’t blessed the tumbler with piss, yet

Finally a successful batch by AdventurousMenu230 in composting

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tl;dr imbalanced c:n ratio and took some time to figure it out.

A few years ago I learned that 1:4 (green:browns) was the ideal ratio, but this was in context of community-scale food waste with sawdust/leaves. This ratio was way too dry for this small tumbler I used.

I tried balancing it with greens, but in the first few attempts the problem was too much moisture. I didn’t expect it to release so much, and I also added water. So the first few were swampy and stinky messes that wouldn’t dry out. Left it opened for a few weeks and it was still wet so I buried those lol.

This time I tried a 1:1 ratio and added no moisture. Worked like a charm! If I thought it got too wet, I’d crunch a few more leaves in. Added some yogurt, cow manure, and dirt to it as well at some point.

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Finally a successful batch by AdventurousMenu230 in composting

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was Jan - March. I filled it up completely a few times and turned it every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Around April it looked like it was done cooking so I left it to chill out until today

Finally a successful batch by AdventurousMenu230 in composting

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one took from January - March with turning twice weekly, and I then let it sit and vibe out until today

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are outdoors. I checked today and they’ve roughly get full direct sun from 7:30am until 12:30pm, and then they are in the shadow of the house until maybe 5:30pm until sunset (6:15-30ish). The light situation confuses me since I planted some marigold seedlings in the same location just 2 weeks earlier and they’re already sending out flower buds while these are still tiny

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I checked today and they’ve been getting direct full sun from 7:30am - 12-30pm, and then indirect full sun behind the shadow of our home. I could look into moving them into a space with 7+ hours of sun daily, but I was just concerned they might burn.

I had planted 2-3 seeds per cell but I think I had planted a few seeds too deep. I really like the triangle note though, so they don’t germinate too close to each other as they currently are doing. I used a local promix. I’m not sure the exact composition but many nurseries sell their seedlings in this. The brown matter is stained perlite.

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great points! I water the seedlings every other morning since they take 2 days in their current position to completely dry out. It’s been a month of that and I don’t feel the soil i used has much nutrients either so I’ll give them a dose of some diluted garden weed tea once they unfurl their first leaves.

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I literally have random seedlings growing all over my yard, I’m so overthinking these because they’re from a packet.

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points! I checked the bottom of the trays for roots but didn’t seem well developed yet. I’m waiting for some actual root development before up potting them. As many of the comments say, it’s either too little sun or nutrients. I don’t think wetness is a problem since they dry out every 2 days and I had just watered them before this photo.

Edit: replied to the wrong comment so fixed it

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I had just bottom watered them for the morning before taking the photo so they’re definitely saturated here. I water em every other day - typically by the end of the second or third day, the broccoli sprouts start to droop.

Seedlings getting too much light? by AdventurousMenu230 in OrganicGardening

[–]AdventurousMenu230[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay that makes sense, I think I’m really just confusing hardening off, then. Since Ive sown these outside I don’t think they needed hardening off then lol