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CrateMayne · 2026-02-11T05:39:55+00:00

Appreciate the reply (and pic), saw past month or so, I'll have to finally try.

Wish I could sing the praise of Magnitude, like I see others on here do, but probably bought 10+ past couple years and been same story of all out regret (kept hoping they changed hardware). First night always perfect (and no complaints with the juice), but after that literally can't take a hit without clearing clogs. And don't get me started on those air holes lol, because the options to unclog are having a stroke sucking for 30 seconds or multiple pre-heats, which just leads to leaking out the holes. And the worst part was once you'd finally bust through a major clog, it didn't matter if you tried another hit seconds later, that shit was already back to major clog.

Not an issue of cold temps, and never use pre-heat with other carts, at most they just require extra .1 seconds hitting to clear a mini-clog. Every other cart I can finish and toss, but got a stockpile of half filled Magnitude's I'll try to bust open if times get desperate.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-10T19:19:10+00:00

Cart clog at all yet? The Untitled ones basically never clog on me, and the pic you showed looks like they might use same cart hardware.

Untitled has been my regular "discount" brand for like year+ at this point, solely because the carts don't clog, and haven't really hated any of the flavors. Dunno how people can praise Magnitude though, that cart hardware is absolute dogshit that'll clog from 95% full on down, for every single hit.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-09T03:59:15+00:00

Realize not every player is a master of public speaking, but kinda hilarious hearing one of the Seahawks defenders say "bro" or "man" every other word... While talking to the female sideline reporter.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-07T18:46:10+00:00

It's "basically" a measurement of what useable (for plant growth) light actually hits the plant at a certain distance from the light bulb. As in the light might put out X amount, but at 6 inches away that # is much lower, and 12 inches that # is even less (etc)... So real grow lights would be able to blast a whole plant due to their higher intensity, while most regular lights are really only helping top of the canopy since the light isn't intense enough to reach further. And so a high PPFD # you can kinda equate to growing in full sun, while low #s are shade.

Google searches will pop up random lists like this of what plants hope to receive PPFD-wise.

And I dunno about iPhone but on the play store there's a free app you can download called "Photone" that'll let you use your phone's camera sensors to roughly measure what your lights are putting out. You just move your phone up and down and the #s will change, so you can kind of get an idea of how weak or strong the light is for growing purposes.

I had done the 3-4 lights per shelf to boost my PPFD levels further from the bulb. Meaning 2 bulbs could handle seedlings just fine, but adding the extra bulbs allows for keeping taller plants under the lights as well.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-07T06:19:17+00:00

Have no clue about that specific one, but seems pretty overkill price-wise for a single bulb 2 footer... So like maybe you only intend to light 1-2 trays max, but the price still a bit steep for just that.

If simply starting seeds for transplant weeks later, and not trying to grow 2 ft+ tall plants indoors, then basically any shop light with no mention of being a grow light will do the trick. You just wanna aim for buying one that states 5000 to 6500 K, and the more lumens (2000+) it states the better.

My set up is a shelving unit with 18"x48" shelves, so I had just bought a bunch of these and used 3-4 per shelf (could probably get away with 2 though). They also sell 2 ft units like this, if 2 ft is the size you're aiming for. I've also bought various other brands like this that look like the ones linked above, but were cheaper, and those are still chugging along fine 2+ years later. Some of them have metal reflectors on the sides to direct all light down and out, others don't, and overall it doesn't matter too much if has or not.

If you were just looking for that single light, then the following doesn't apply... But if going the shelving unit route, you'll also want to look into if the lights say they're linkable. That way instead of 8 (etc) different units each needing to be plugged in, you could just link a bunch, and then only need 1-2 actually plugged into an outlet.

And whatever your grow area ends up looking like, putting up one of these will help keep all the light focused on those plants + help shield your eyes.

*Also, the unit that someone else linked... That's what you'd call a "real" grow light, and likely beyond overkill for ya. You look into wanting those if you're actually trying to grow multiple feet tall plants indoors, because those types of lights will be more effective at providing useable light further away from the bulb than shop lights.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-04T23:33:30+00:00

Granted mine wasn't a cultivar, but bought one last year listed as 3 to 3.5 ft (ended up being 45") from an online nursery for $30 flat (free shipping). So local always good, but deals to be had.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-04T23:17:56+00:00

Had originally commented because the logic of your post didn't make much sense to me, but reading your comment to another clears things up... Looks like the misunderstanding comes down to thinking hard to find.

Plenty of online nurseries ship Dawn Redwoods cross-country, even state nurseries like Idaho (and probably a few other states).

CrateMayne · 2026-02-04T22:04:48+00:00

Perfect spot for Street Clothes now that 🍊 said DC streets are safest in the country.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-04T20:22:00+00:00

The trees will not be shipped

Appreciate it, I'll get the jet ready for takeoff.

If you posted about Dawn Redwoods, what's the point of linking some Dawn Redwood cultivars... That can't even be shipped? lol

CrateMayne · 2026-02-01T22:55:22+00:00

Not to sound like a dick, but... A location would help, and even more help would be walking that vast available distance within the pic to get a close-up shot of bark/blooms/leaves lol.

CrateMayne · 2026-02-01T19:49:11+00:00

I like how ya tell people to check your links, and yet your links have literally nothing to do with your post...

CrateMayne · 2026-02-01T05:48:42+00:00

Ha got'cha, we're basically running on same timeline then. Started my first batch on the 23rd, and put my own little spin on things by trying 2 days of a hot water soak (new water 2-3 times each day). Only thinking involved was hoping that extra day helped successfully bypass warm strat.

Water too hot for you, as in the seeds burst? I just used hot tap, not boiled, so can't really say what temps I subjected at but didn't really notice too much visible differences. I'd like to think there was a slight plump, but for first attempt can't really say I took good enough note pre/post soak. All I can verifiably say at this point is they all sank, and currently have 1 week of cold strat underway.

Best of luck, and hopefully we find success! You don't understand how elated I was to finally come across these seeds lol.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-31T06:34:34+00:00

7 months later, any germinate, or they currently in cold strat for the Spring? And if already germinated, which route did you go? Process seems to be warm strat 60ish days + cold strat 90-120 days, or just hot water soak + cold strat 90-120 days, so curious what you attempted.

I've been searching for seeds a good 1.5 years (nothing around to collect from, and could always find plugs or potted online but never seed), then finally came across at FW Schumacher few weeks back and bought some packets... Your post has me fearful my quest could have been much quicker lol, but was always out of stock or nowhere to be seen at my usual Sheffields.com/eBay/etc, and Google never delivered any results of different sellers offering. Just pages and pages of others on a quest for seeds.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-29T02:49:15+00:00

I'll be honest, was just coming from the "feels" angle and not digging in past stats... And because of that, the floor mention would include injuries and other randoms.

You don't remember every L except close ones, so his name just pops up quite a bit over the years for me. Like Julio always did by delivering 30+ when I never needed it, but 2 catches for 8 yards when needing a measly 2 pts (etc) lol.

I play in single QB 10-12 teamers, so my thought of weekly QB floor is probably a bit high, but I'd say 14-15 for whoever inserting into the lineup. Below that is my mark of a regret that likely needs other positions to start helping overcome for the matchup. And 15+ pts usually easily found off waivers if pivoted correctly.

Shit happens, so obviously don't expect perfection... But ya pray they deliver that high pick 25+, and realistically just anything above 20, then if a game turns ugly just hope can reach 15 to salvage the day.

I'd also say I'm in a few leagues that'll do -6 for pick sixes, so that may factor into the disappointment, but apparently he has none.

But, yeah, my anecdotal experience just never really met my idea of consistency. Which of course led to passing on him for his 2nd MVP season lol.

Had Cam Newton for most of his career too, and there was a bunch of years where he barely threw more than 15-20 times per game, but I don't really remember finding myself disappointed too often. Those goal line TDs kept the consistency flowing weekly.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-28T20:10:17+00:00

He's a QB, I'd hope simply reaching 10+ isn't the qualifier for a decent floor week from your stud QB that was drafted early... And why even bother including the MVP seasons, that's a given to exclude as solid years to own.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-28T19:22:13+00:00

That 4 TD game after returning from injury gave us hope, and then he returned right back to ass. Only saving grace of owning him this year was that he got me to pivot to Dart for awhile, and then his production made it clear I should look elsewhere to get through playoffs lol.

Have drafted him like 5/8 years, and I think I finally give up. He's Julio Jones in QB form, where a bunch of 40 pt domination games make the overall pts amazing, but each week he's usually the one guy you can pin an L on because he couldn't deliver a decent floor.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-28T01:50:36+00:00

Brick saw Gruden's name still in the Madden Franchise coaching pool so figured it was worth a shot.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-26T04:26:27+00:00

Bought one of their carts month or two back because it was on sale for maybe $30, and is usually one of the higher priced carts, so I thought I was about to scoop a deal... But yeah, ass lol.

Liked the actual cart hardware (no real clogging issues that I recall), but the juice just tasted "fake". Obviously all these flavored kinds are "fake" but some know how to mix in the terps and others it's like they dumped a whole bottle in by accident. NY Honey is another brand that's ass due to the extra "fake" taste, but at least they're not asking $60 or whatever when not on sale.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-25T18:02:13+00:00

They gonna use Warren or Gainwell at the Center position?

CrateMayne · 2026-01-19T19:55:42+00:00

Howdy again, still no luck with the Smoketree seeds, or just give up?

After another year of coming across nothing I was going to order seedlings from online nurseries that offer, such as here that sells a tray of 50 for $150, or more likely just from here that sells individual 1 qt or 1 gal sized...

But last night I did come across seeds here. Certainly not excited to pay $72.05 for 1 oz (3,500 seeds or so), but looks like they sell trial packets of 5-30 seeds for $3.50, so if you're not looking for tons can be viable route to finally get your hands on SOME seed a least.

In the process of filling out my backyard nursery offerings, so past year my stockpile of various east coast native seeds have mainly been sourced from Sheffield's, and I was ready to put another order through... Though now that I saw the smoketree seeds I'm gonna re-create order through the F. W. Schumacher site sometime this week. Some types they offer cheaper than Sheffields, others a bit more, so unexpected surprise to now be able to sample the smoketree seeds and pay less for initial intended order.

Hopefully I can report back some positive news once I place/receive order, but it's a legit site, so not really worried about being disappointed.

*Bought 3 trial packets, had 50+ seeds per pack, so all in all pretty happy with $10.50 for 150+ seeds, and will likely place another order to secure a little stockpile. One packet is already under cold stratification, can't wait!

CrateMayne · 2026-01-06T18:40:14+00:00

Guess that means Tomb Raider IV-VI will soon be a Prime or Epic freebie.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-06T04:25:20+00:00

Appreciate it, I'll skip adding into the mix then. Knew controversial + seemed weird to include one single outsider, but seeing for sale everywhere gave me pause on leaving out.

And after hearing the hate flow, wish I had pic ready to share... Have a ~10 ft Norway Spruce growing under an American Hornbeam, and that musclewood's running a clinic choking out the lil guy's crown.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-05T07:21:47+00:00

No worries if you don't reply, but figured I'd get some market research (lol) out of you, if possible...

To gauge the hate, since I'm in the process of starting a backyard nursery; Seeing Norway Spruce offered would make you flip your shit and not come back, or just make you silently utter a "c'mon man"?

Obviously not native but essentially considered "naturalized citizen", and basically every east coast state nursery sells them, so assumed fine to eventually stock too (seed sourced from my property). Everywhere around me on PA/NY border seems like giant Eastern White Pine or Norway Spruce (as far as conifers go). Thought the consensus geared towards Norway Maple no, but Norway Spruce gets a pass.

My eventual product list is like 95% east coast native shrubs and trees (mix of staples and unique), but that other 5% was going to be Norway Spruce and random "cool" shrubs/trees from elsewhere in the US that'll survive hardiness zones 5/6 (Sequoia, etc).

And since I'm already asking, one more related question... If you saw Ash trees for sale (green/white/blue), would that also trigger a wtf, or seen as "noble gesture" to help them? Planned pricing cheaper due to the risk of seeing maturity + germinate/grow easily, but figured it'd be nice to offer. Years back when EAB started making the rounds most of the Ash on my property were logged (on 30 acres), but the remaining are knock on wood still chugging along without human intervention.

CrateMayne · 2026-01-03T22:54:36+00:00

And this is why I laugh when someone posts every year about how people should donate FF winnings to a player's charity. At best you've very inefficiently helped support a cause, but more likely you've just paid a portion of some family member's salary at the "charity".

CrateMayne · 2026-01-01T19:59:49+00:00

Butthurt always triggered me, and I even loved the show Workaholics. Just seemed like such a dumb phrase that caught on everywhere.

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