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I was looking at my photo collection of my garden. Nearly 23000 photos. I'd like to share some of them with RIU. If you like what I've posted, please comment. If you have a question, please ask.

This thread is my excuse for reviewing my collection.

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I especially like the first pic with the dawn "Halo" effect.
Cool.

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These shots are from 2008. That year, I used the "cage" to demonstrate extreme LST. The method produced many large kholas and a very large yield. As I add pix to this thread, some will show how these plants were shaped.

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Each year, as I'm cleaning up the garden, I take care to preserve egg cases for spiders and Praying Mantises(perfect name for these critters. Praying/Preying).

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A nice bud.

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If you ever have the chance to get seeds from Celtic Stone, I'd say do it. The buds get tight and massive.

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I add Ladybugs as needed. A good place to get good deals is Ebay.

by the looks of it, this is gonna be a BEAUTY thread.
thanks for sharing

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I especially like the first pic with the dawn "Halo" effect.
Cool.

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I like that picture as well. It was actually taken on a warm afternoon, nearing sunset.

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Morning Glories add color. Some years they go crazy!

Love the pictures VG, your a hell of a photographer!

peace
doublejj

VG nice please keep sharing. defintely a thread I will watch and read. You mention these Celtic Stone where can I purchase those. Plans changing already for next year. Dirrtyd

dirrtyd said:

VG nice please keep sharing. defintely a thread I will watch and read. You mention these Celtic Stone where can I purchase those. Plans changing already for next year. Dirrtyd

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The seed site is now defunct. It was part of why I came to RIU. The owner of a seed selling site went off on the CS breeder. Put his U.S. address all over the 'net. The breeder shut down and the asshole who owns planet skunk lost most of his posters. NEVER buy seeds from that site. The owner pads his profit margin by "losing" seeds in the mail.

A few more shots...

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A few pretty shots.

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Always a ham.

So How can I find some on the side of 99 one day? Keep them coming looking good cant wait to see those kind of silhouettes at night this year. dirrtyd

Lookin good

yea I've always enjoyed your photography ....keep it up bro!

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Random bud shots.

Looks like '08 was a banner year for you. I'm envious of your weather in Cali, here in the Southeast we often get cold, wet springs closely followed by ridiculously hot summers with humidity you can actually see. Makes for a challenging grow nearly every year and this one has been exceptionally tough. Maybe someday when I retire I can get a few acres out that way. Anyway, great job on the grow. What is 2011 looking like?

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Supercropping has its benefits. Note the buds pushing against the ceiling...

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I save samples each year. About a 1/2 oz of each strain. Occasionally I'll select a bowl from a past favorite.

Carl Spackler said:

Looks like '08 was a banner year for you. I'm envious of your weather in Cali, here in the Southeast we often get cold, wet springs closely followed by ridiculously hot summers with humidity you can actually see. Makes for a challenging grow nearly every year and this one has been exceptionally tough. Maybe someday when I retire I can get a few acres out that way. Anyway, great job on the grow. What is 2011 looking like?

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There are links to both my 2010 and 2011 grows, below. Yes, '08 was an amazing year. It was much hotter than the last three summers. You can see the difference in the outdoor plants. The warmer conditions in the greenhouses, have led to a LOT of foliage in a small space, this year. LST and supercropping are daily chores in both greenhouses.

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Many of my pictures include plants and branches that I've trained to fill gaps in the canopy as quickly as possible and maintain a "low profile".

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Given a chance, the morning glories would cover my entire yard.

Yes Master. Wax on, Wax off. Excellent flowers by any standards.

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Note the supercropping in some of the pix?

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We have four cats. They seem to think my garden is a perfect place to hang out.

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Very dense, very potent, very tasty. Over 3 pounds. Bubbleberry X.

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The largest sun leaves I've seen yet. 11 7/8 from the "eye" to the tip of the center blade on one specimen.


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One large branch of Trainwreck.