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aside frome the previous rant....I discovered on x-mas the the"pot of gold" is actually the widow! I thought I lost that line when the mother died(after being harvested). so she goes immediately into the mother squad,-reveg'. that's my favorite tasting weed ever! I call it "pez"...sooo berry sweeet! many plants suffered badly from the cold..they'll recover somewhat. I'm running some trainwreck from the hempire, and subcool's querkle, jc2, and vortex. those, and my white crosses will be the top shelf this coming year. I'm phasing out the tetra(though it's the wierdest botanically)...it can't compete with the mater kush, or soma's lavender G'. I have male widow clones going for later madness...hoping for a vortex male to add to that stable. |
it's the end of the year...the okie shak(growroom) was never finished.the boss is the least motivated person I've ever known...we'll leave it at that....not having the okie shak has thorwn the world's biggest monkey wrench in the operation....imagine trying to fit almost 100 sq. ft. inside a frickin' singlewide trailer, with insufficient heat or ventillation...now picture playing musical buckets every 12 hrs. with buckets ranging in the 75 to 100 lb. range. my back sure loves it!(I'm not a kid!)...and opening the door to take them around is out of the question, because the draft without the door open has already almost wiped out half of the whole program...it's BAD. anyway that's the situation right now.I just have to suck it up and hope he'll be motivated enough to finish the okie shak before the year 2120...cause it sure the hell won't be up this winter! perfectionism combined with a complete lack of get up off your ass...what a wonderful combination! |
it's late oct. it was my best season ever. i'd spent many years travelling, and finally settled down. now I've got most of my gene pool, waitin' on some t.wreck and some subcool j.c.2 to round it out. I've changed my soil mix to 1/4 b.d.compost, and the rest coco coir,perlite, vermiculite in equal parts. this is about as airy as I can get it until they invent some 3m type of majic sponge growing substrate. anyway....I made a few crosses with a white widow male: crystal haze(nl.hz), white kush(master kush),purple widow(purple hz.), santa cruz shark(s.skunk X ?), and white dom(bl.dom). it turns out that the' tetra' plant is some kind of afghani hashplant of at least 90% indica. it has a droopy appearance, and lime green color. some leaves have double teeth, and budlets shoot out from outside the crook. that'll be my indica anchor for any future "shotgun weddin's". I'm really looking forward to the jack's cleaner 2...never tried it, but from the description, that's exactly what I want! ...moon shot sativa that turns you into a lemon head?! where do I sign?!! I'm already at work on next year's outdoor. now that the ranch is legal, I'm gonna' grow 2 -15 footers(long!) along with the rest. ...amstercruz county!!!!!!!!!!! |
I felt your pain today as those new fires burned by the airport ,fires gotta be the only downside to amstercruz! Cheers HBR |
the fewest transplantings in a plant's life, the better! I go from the peat pots directly to the biggest bucket practical...this late you might as well go with a 5 gal. unless you've got bushes already...another note: if you have a plant already in a 3 gal. or larger and want to transplant without shocking; use a zip tool or grinder to cut the bucket in half, and very genlty remove the old bucket pieces, leavin one to support the soil while transplanting. |
thanks man prob going to make it today. another question when should i transplant my plant into that? |
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Originally Posted by popcornplaya11
i saw your hillbilly buckets or w/e i was thinking of doing the same.. if your not to busy you wanna give me some guidelines for that? it would be highly appreciated!
smoke on brother!  |
it's basically a bucket with a bunch of air holes in the bottom 1/3. then I fill the bottom with brush, but I'm sure lava would do....the whole point of my buckets is air to the roots...I then put a layer of smaller (twigs)material to keep the dirt from washing down. that should leave a little over 1/2 of the bucket for the world's greatest compost(mine). the difference between that and the old way(just dirt in buckets) is amazing...and the buckets weigh less than half, which is great when you're the burro! |
i saw your hillbilly buckets or w/e i was thinking of doing the same.. if your not to busy you wanna give me some guidelines for that? it would be highly appreciated!
smoke on brother! |
Recent Blog Entries 05-18-2008
Arright! here we go! : (things to study furter) 1) structure...your soil shoud be porous enough to let lots of air(O2) to the roots, yet retain water....my compost does a good job, but I'm still searching for just what's in my head, which involves getting more airflow without compromizing retention...I'm kinda' thinkin' layers of different materials. 2) nutrition...I want the sweeetest compost ever! my prev' blog goes into that some. the mycorrhiza involved in composting digests potentials into perfect food for the roots....think symbiosis...read the tao te ching, no matter your religion- you'll see why blind master po would kick your ever livin' ass! cause he's sooo in tune with nature)! anyway; back to message...if you read about biodynamics, they can explain in ar more depth than I can...and don't get freaked if it goes into strange territory! just go with it and apply it as the directions say...it seems wierd, because it is!!! but I swear on my life, it's THE best fertilizer possible(only limited by ingredients and care)....man cannot copy nature with petro-chemicals! that's like hiring someone from the 18th.century to fix your computer! nature is infinitely complex...so just get together the best nature has to offer, and let her take care of the rest. 3)water- I've heard arguements either way as to watering...all I have to say is: I've spent quite a bit of time in the southwest, and have seen how plants with more water(as long as they aren't waterlogged) get bigger...period. now if you're breeding some drought resistant strain ,you'll want to do a fair amount of water rationing,just for the seed mothers. I'm sure if you do this for 5 or 6 generations, the trait would show up. 4)critters- I do not use pesticides...I rely on healthy plants, and my security guards; for instance: sgt. kahneohe has 2 daddy long legs, and a fat banana spider, plus there's a battallion of lady bugs, and a company of mantises...also I keep my babies caged!
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I live in the santa cruz mtns. one of the best places in this country to grow. the climate here:wet winters...sometimes dips to barely freezing. summers bone dry 80's 90's-except at lower altitudes by the coast which get daily fog,and average 10 degrees cooler....this is the amsterdam riviera! the cloudiest days still see a few hrs.of sun. mold is not an issue up here. my big deal is bio-dynamics. I've studied lots of other methods, but BD takes a macrocosmic approach to the infinitely complex world of soil. and IT WORKS! you're not gonna' get watsonville giant strawberries that taste more like iceberg lettuce! that's the problem with a super size-it society- quantity over quality! nope...biodynamics is all about bringing natural process(which are far beyond our ability to chemically copy) together for optimal plant health. petro chemical agriculture is a great example of man's utter arrogance and stupidity. DON'T PUSH THE RIVER! nature has it's own clock for a reason!...think of your girls as just that "your girls"...now...do you want some crack whore jacked up on chemicals, or do you want a marine with a p.h.d. in kickin'your ass, who grew up in a healthfood store owned by blind master po! chemical ferts interfere with critical natural processes. so it's your choice:jack lalane-the original'juicer', or lyle alzaido-poster child of what steriods do to you! I'm also big on pinching and twisting....makes the branches a lot stronger, you get a lot bigger vascular system, and bigger buds. also training horizontally turns all buds kona. I love it! my current soil is about 50% bd compost,1/4 black dirt,1/4 forest litter(not pine). the forest litter helps aerate the soil (critically important). the compost is : cow manure(organic),dog shit,wood ash,charcoal, weed trimmings,wood mulch(not pine),lot's of coffee & green teabags, as well as other kitchen waste, blood meal, fish&poop,seabird guano bat guano,fish bone meal, and bio dynamic innoculants. ....I've got one kahuna from soma seeds set for 1st.harvest middle of june. the second kahuna, the purp,and the mystery plant are reverting to veg'. I'll force k#2 middle of june so I'm covered for labor day. I have 4 white widow(unknown sex) from bcseedking they were started late(march) so they won't be ready til november. I have 2 bagseeds going. one is master kush. they're babies. my buckets are 5 gal-10 gal. painted grey and khaki, and caged with chicken wire for security and moving safety. the cages lend themselves to shrouding nicely. my fav' buckets though are 50gal.plastic trashcans cut down to 2' and the bottom is covered in drainage/air holes.the bottom 1/3 i put in dry brush(scotch broom)to alleviate compacting. the roots need oxygen! and your plant's health litterally rests on the health of the root system.
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