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  1. obijohn

    13 year old weed still good!

    After years of not growing, I started again back in 2009 outdoors when it became legal. Bought clones of different strains and had up to 12 plants in pots in the side yard. Anyway, I jarred them all up, and put one jar of each strain in the back of the freezer in my refrigerator. For shits and...
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    Burping jars

    I'm always finding my harvest dry way too fast here in Norcal. I cut big branches, trim the fan leaves and hang in a closed closet, within 2-3 days they start to get a little crispy on the outside so I put the branches in a paper grocery bag and stuff it in a cubby for a day or so. At this point...
  3. obijohn

    Ready? OG Kush

    Input especially from those growing the strain appreciated but any will do. I just harvested my Tuscan Gelato yesterday with buds so heavy I had to stake a few up so they wouldn't fall over. Both it and the Kush started visible flowering first week or so of August. (All outdoor grows Norcal...
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    Boveda question

    I'm considering trying out Boveda packs this year, probably in a 1 quart Kerr jar. I do have a few questions though. When curing in jars, does this eliminate the need to burp? I'm always afraid of overdrying and tend to jar when the bud has a little bit of moisture. Also curious what the...
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    Storage question

    I typically hang my buds a few days, roll up in a paper bag a while to slow dring, and then jar with some burps for a few weeks. What I'm finding is after about a year the weed starts to smell funky and loses some potency, even though it's in a Kerr jar. I've been looking into either using one...
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    Swollen empty seed pods? Done?

    Never seen this before. Almost looks like a cluster of grapes. This is Tuscan Gelato, the other plants are different strains but don't have these. There are no seeds, I had thought this would need another week or 2 to ripen. Ready now or wait?
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    Looking for photos of budworm eggs on cannabis

    Growing outdoors I see a fair amount of bugs, and I generally keep them under control. I'd like to be able to recognize budworms eggs when I inspect so I can a) pick them off, and b) know the plant needs another spray of spinosad. I've seen an apparent egg hanging off the plant on what looks...
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    Question on pruning leading up to harvest outdoors

    Every year, in the month(s) before harvest leaves yellow and fall off, a perfectly normal process. Most when all yellow will basically fall off if you touch them. My questions is how necessary actual trimming off leaves is? Sure, doing it just before harvest makes trimming down the buds easier...
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    Not my first rodeo but sometimes another set of eyes is helpful

    Been growing outdoors for a little over 10 years successfully. I've had the usual issues most of us get, overwatering, budworms, whiteflies, thrips etc. and learned how to make them go away. I use Grow Big and Tiger Bloom in Ocean Forest and that's about it. It's not unusual to get yellowing to...
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    Anyone in Norcal flowering yet?

    Usually my grows have started flowering before the end of July, so far nada this year. Anyone else still waiting ? Starting to get antsy because historically by mid October rain and moisture start and bud rot as well, and I don't want to harvest before they are ready
  11. obijohn

    Nitrogen toxicity?

    So far just this on one plant, which has always been the darkest green even though I have several others a lighter green. This one has the strongest Indica characteristics. Rest of the plant (og kush) looks fine. I've given all plants maybe a quarter dose of Grow Big every other watering up til...
  12. obijohn

    Soil too hot?

    The plant on the left has obvious crispy and burned areas. The one next to it as well as another not shown are. Looks like Nute burn kind of but they haven't been fed in weeks. However I did transplant them into those pots from Ocean Forest into EB Stone 420 soil. Our typical summer Temps tend...
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    Soil question EB Stone 420 recipe

    WIthout taking a long drive, Fox Farms Ocean Forest would cost me around $40 a 1.5 cubic foot bag. There is a hydro store a bit of a drive but last year I think I paid $21 or so for a bag. Green Acres Nursery sells EB Stone 420 Formula, the regular and one called Bhang, which is cheaper than...
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    Soil question -EB Stone 420

    I've almost exclusively used Ocean Forest for all my grows (outdoors in pots) with excellent results. However, we still have a gift card for Green Acres Nursery we haven't yet used. Seems they pretty much carry EB Stone soils. I will need to transplant soon, and am wondering if anyone has...
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    Dark Heart nursery

    Been getting clones from them for years, but it looks like their website is gone. Anyone know what happened to them?
  16. obijohn

    Edibles/tinctures very delayed reaction

    I understand if you have an edible after eating, it's going to take longer to have an effect, but I'm talking about this generally, even with an empty stomach. Been smoking for decades and have had edibles before, but past 10 years been buying cannabis gummies, candies and tinctures because my...
  17. obijohn

    Too much light? WTF?

    Been seeing lots of posts about plants getting too much light. How is that even possible? Full sun all day benefits a plant. I realize most posts are regarding indoor growing, but still, how can artificial light be more intense than the sun? Is this more of a heat issue if the plants are too...
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    MAC1 purple leaves. Deficiency and strain? If you know MAC1 thoughts please

    I understand purple edges and veins on leaves can typically be a deficiency, as well as normal for some strains, and a result of cold weather. We don't get lower in the morning than mid 50's, so that is doubtful. I've also read MAC1 can do the purple thing because it's a trait of the strain -...
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    Final dry?

    In the past after a certain point of jar curing, I'd just leave the jars closed aside from a few burps/checks. Buds were not bone dry, had a light bit of spring to them, but never seemed to harden up. Is there a good way to dry them well aside from just leaving the jars open?
  20. obijohn

    Creeper weed

    You know - the kind you smoke and wonder why you aren't high. Then 15 minutes later you're pretty toasted. Back in the day when the only weed you could buy was on the street, and it was mostly brown seeded sativa you'd run across the creeper effect every now and then. Haven't had this effect in...
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