THELOADEDDRAGON'S 2010 Outdoor

theloadeddragon said:

All of these pictures and time lines are done so that I can make better choices in the future about what I grow and how I grow it. Maui Skunk, Sensi Star, and Purple Kush are all now outdoor "Staple" strains for me. They also just happen to be versatile enough to be "Staple" indoor strains for me as well. I will be getting cuttings of the three of these, and the rest of the others, but primarily the three of these, over the next week to get some mothers going.... Hopefully those same cuts will find their way into the garden outside again next year. Keeping a plant vegging for a year to put outside isn't going to be the easiest thing, especially if I am going to get them out at good sizes and health, but I will do my best. I am also hoping some of the other crosses turn into "Staple" strains for me, though Widow Cindy will probably not be on that list, and maybe only one or two phenos of the NGGH, the UIL will most likely not be "Staple" for product, but rather just for the joy of growing. I plan to keep both phenos of the CCxHJ around until they have both flowered and I pick one or choose to keep both. I suspect JSxHJ will be "Staple" as she already has her foot well in the door. I would like to get some Original Chemo Cindy outside next year too, if I get a female out of the two seeds I have left that is. Jack Herer.... I just couldn't let that go, and hope to breed it later on down the road. I would like to set aside a plot somewhere, a huge plot, just to grow out the UIL, because even though I named it "Ugly Indian Landrace" It sure is a beautiful plant, and grows really really fast.... Huge.... I want a grove of UIL trees next year.

Next year the garden will be bigger, taking up more space, and having more plants. I plan to have plants where my vegetable garden is now, only double that size, and ornamental cannabis spread around for looks and aromas. This being the first year growing in this locations, the soil hasn't ever been "Farmer cycled", and will receive more conditioning over the winter (as I plan to do a winter crop outside as well as a spring one)..... If I amend the soil all the way up to spring harvest, and am ready wish fresh amendments then and another super soil mix, I think the garden will do twice as well for next years full season.

It would also be nice to have my gardens going for me and my patients, as well as get a community garden going as well. That is a lot more difficult to manage though.... so it may be a few years off. Just like the cannabis school may be a few years off, and publications of my books is a few years off.

When I look at the characteristics of the generations spread out, the 60 yr olds down to the 20 and 15 year olds, I notice that the younger the people, or for each different generation, the quality in ethical understanding and practices diminishes greatly, like the Richter scale goes up, our morals values and principals have gone down. This leads me to believe that finding people of quality character to participate in the community garden and my other projects, that would be commited and wise enough to understand the breadth of these endeavors, is going to be extremely difficult. I have tested some waters already and found that generations 25-45 are most reciprocal and honorable in actually participating productively and even with a hint of Altruism in these projects. Seems a majority of people over 45 are not open minded enough, or are too hard wired into what they are already doing to get involved (with MAJOR acceptations of course), while kids under 25 (especially with no children) simply have no sense of honor, work ethics, virtues, community, or even direction. Honestly, half the kids between 20-30 can't commit to putting their socks on, and almost all the kids under 20 you couldn't count on to breathe it seems.
I just had to get all that out ^^ it bothers me on a regular basis. These kids are carrying these traits along with them (or lack of traits), and don't seem to really be overcoming their shortfalls, unfortunately, and I think attitude and social presentation has a lot to do with it. These kids are our future, and it scares me.

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theloadeddragon said:

Notorious B sparked some thoughts in me...

I have started to think about the nutrients that I will be using during this outdoor flower cycle, and at this point can say this:

I like the granular feeding technique, and the results I have gotten, putting the Kellogg fertilizer outside of the beds and in the isles, as well as top dressing as I described in my journal. I will probably do it again towards the end of August, maybe not the same exact granular product, but one that is similar in its quality source materials.

I will most likely use BOTH the liquinox Fish emulsion, And Fox Farms Grow Big for my N boosts (one just before flowering starts and then again at week 3,5, and 7/10 in flower) Fish emulsion Weeks 3 and 7, Grow Big in between. I wish I had acces to more Llama droppings, as I would prefer to mix that out in the isles as well for a slow release organic fertilizer in the isles (primarily for N).

Fox Farms Big Bloom will probably be applied in the beds regularly up to week 6 at varying strengths. Fox Farms Tiger Bloom will start at whatever I deem is week 1 in flower and will progressively build in dosage until the week or week and a half before harvest. I will start at 1/2 TBLSPN per gallon, and end up at 1.5-2 TBLSPNs per gallon towards the end (going up a 1/4 TBLSPN week 3, and a 1/2 TBLSPN week 5), the per gallon is counted AFTER watering in... when I mix the solutions, it will be more concentrated than that.

Bio Bizz Fish Mix will be applied in weeks 2, 4, and 6 of bloom (in between "feedings", just as part of the watering schedule, I am thinking). And Bio Bizz Bio Bloom will be used every time Tiger bloom is used (starting out stronger than the TB is started at, recommended strength wise), and will be used up to two waterings before harvest.

I will probably apply the Green Light root stimulator in week 1 and 3 of flower but not after that.

Thats the plan, plans always change, other shit comes up, and different things happen.

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svchop889 said:

Try being one of the kids that wants to work and has a good work ethic and values, but yet no one will hire me, maybe they have the misconception that I am like all the others my age. I surely understand what you mean and it bothers me as much or more than it does you. Because it just means that I will be trying to correct a lot of mistakes and trying to make up for a lot of my colleagues short-comings down the line. The future scares the crap out of me.

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