2022 Massachusetts Outdoor Growers

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Grampah

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PioneerValleyOG said:
Spent $xxx bucks on Happy Frog, Coast of Maine, Foxfarm, and some cowflop, to make a custom mix for final transplants in plot #1. Got my 20 gal fabric pots from Amazon, <with handles> so my 3-5 gal girls will be happily rejuvenated and ready to nucking fo guts..
Jack's bushing out and going into flower while still only couple feet tall. Same with Creme de la Creme.
Lesson learned this season: Don't fuck with autos. They take up Legal space for those of us that observe this, and flower too early, too small, and can greatly affect one's final harvest quantities. I'm actually giving away 2 autos, just not my Jack.
Never the Jack.
Will be sending P1, whose name I just may change to Alpha, pics out tomorrow.
Spent today setting up security, installing solar powered motion detection flood lights, Ring protection, and trail cams, diagramming everything for The Boss, and P2, or Beta.
People like to have a kick ass set-up from which they can sit in a chair with some serious control over there environment.
I'm working on pitching these remote M80 implants, that you can watch go off on your cams. Kinda sick.
Gonna be busy from now thru the end.
Personally, I don't buy into the Emerald Harvest thing. But some growers insist on spending buku $ on chemicals that have to be measured and added to watering system EVERY DAY. .. (not my thing but you pay the bills, your crop..) Also paying like $35 per alleged 30 gal bins which for some reason don't always fill a 25 gal fabric pot. ..
I guess my point here is, to each their own. Ya, ok, I get $ + a % of harvest, being my ass out there when the chopper lands. [Has happened before, diff job] and I don't complain, condemn, nor attempt control of another's design.
Suttle suggestions, sure, but I've learned that for the most part, plots are like someone's phone, laptop and underwear. You set it up the way you want, personalize accordingly, and only want specific hands touching your stuff.
N'uff said. Night all.
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Autos are great for greenhouses, mine are ranging between 3-5 feet, I’ll get in a few harvests because I can start them by mid to late April by taking advantage of a space heater for those cold mornings. Really all depends on what you’re trying to achieve I guess
 
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PioneerValleyOG

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Grampah said:
Autos are great for greenhouses, mine are ranging between 3-5 feet, I’ll get in a few harvests because I can start them by mid to late April by taking advantage of a space heater for those cold mornings. Really all depends on what you’re trying to achieve I guess
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Right. No greenhouses involved in the grows I was discussing. Just outside 12 plant plots here in Massachusetts, the legal limit. I guess one could double down on auto harvests, they just don't get anywhere near the outdoor plants size, even in 5 gal buckets, lol.
 
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Grampah

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PioneerValleyOG said:
Right. No greenhouses involved in the grows I was discussing. Just outside 12 plant plots here in Massachusetts, the legal limit. I guess one could double down on auto harvests, they just don't get anywhere near the outdoor plants size, even in 5 gal buckets, lol.
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I put my directly in the ground from seed after I amended my soil to make super soil in mid March, gave it a month to cook. First time doing autos for me, chose dieselberry, from all reviews saw they averaged 90cm but mine smashed it at 160-180cm between all the ladies. About 4 to 4-1/2 weeks from harvest then I’ll do another round of lsd and blackberry which should be ready to harvest mid October. So far from what I’m seeing I expect around 1.75-2.25 lbs from the 9, stacked great, resinous as fuck already. Make concentrates from it so not heavily concerned about overall finish weight just hoping to see an overall 7-10% return after processing
 
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7CardBud

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After an amazing 2021 grow, this year has been a real shit show. This is the first year the groundhogs went after the meds. They usually go after stuff like kale and beans and have never touched the herb. Well....this year they mowed my 12 plants down to little stumps. I lost 8 and the other 4 are really stunted. I always run traps around the grow area, but this crew of garden raiders was way too smart for them. I have the area fenced, but when the groundhogs are motivated, they climb the wire fence with ease.

I went to NE Airgun and told them my problem and wound up leaving with a .357 Texan. Holy shit I never knew they made airguns that could send so much lead.

So far 5 groundhogs have taken the lead pill and things look to be cleared out.
 
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PioneerValleyOG

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There are more leafhopper species worldwide than all species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians combined.
The ones I deal with in Massachusetts are Rhododendron Leaf Hoppers, and I use the locate and eradicate method. I just can't see putting DE on my plants unless I'm forced to. I located 10 in about 5 minutes, 3 in one whack, probably 80% of what was there. They like to hang out in the sun, near the top. You must sneak up and snatch them and squish quickly.

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twentyeight.threefive said:
Praying and happy in Miracle Grow soil.
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I'm a believer! Some of my friends love the Bloom Booster once they hit flowering week 2-3. That's a 10-52-10. Before that they might use MG 24-8-16 for veg. Another garden I oversee only wants the Emerald Harvest, and others I know go full tilt 'Organica' as I call it, still others design their own feeding systems. Most of the time I've noticed, growers are set in their ways, once they have a system, they stick to it, content with their results. Few are the growers that evolve, I consider myself flexible. Never heard of washing buds, supercropping, LST, or other methods that I have learned and accepted as viable techniques, both with growing and curing.
A lot of this knowledge I have learned right here on this site, and have changed up after years of doing what I thought was 'the best way possible.'
Growers that utilize Miracle Grow are frowned upon by Organicas, others shake their heads at the 'ridiculously expensive Emerald Harvest' style, my favorite hippy still swears by cow shit and a garden hose! All these guys produce some good smoke. So to each their own, Mother Nature shakes her head as we make plans. I speak of the outdoor growers here, ours is a special path, different from the tent growers as we are at the mercy of Shiva and the blessings and curses of the seasons.
We become parents to our children. We watch them grow with pride. Fret when they become sick or are attacked. We become emotional throughout our tribulations, and when our girls have all grown to fruition, we harvest them with great thanks for the end of another season. Then begins the careful process of curing, suffering through the banality of trim jail, delicately store our treasures, gift our friends and family.
And then begin to dream of the next season. Every year is different. Every grow teaches new lessons. And for every garden, we are blessed with medicine as old as time forgot.
-PVOG
 
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twentyeight.threefive

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PioneerValleyOG said:
I'm a believer! Some of my friends love the Bloom Booster once they hit flowering week 2-3. That's a 10-52-10. Before that they might use MG 24-8-16 for veg. Another garden I oversee only wants the Emerald Harvest, and others I know go full tilt 'Organica' as I call it, still others design their own feeding systems. Most of the time I've noticed, growers are set in their ways, once they have a system, they stick to it, content with their results. Few are the growers that evolve, I consider myself flexible. Never heard of washing buds, supercropping, LST, or other methods that I have learned and accepted as viable techniques, both with growing and curing.
A lot of this knowledge I have learned right here on this site, and have changed up after years of doing what I thought was 'the best way possible.'
Growers that utilize Miracle Grow are frowned upon by Organicas, others shake their heads at the 'ridiculously expensive Emerald Harvest' style, my favorite hippy still swears by cow shit and a garden hose! All these guys produce some good smoke. So to each their own, Mother Nature shakes her head as we make plans. I speak of the outdoor growers here, ours is a special path, different from the tent growers as we are at the mercy of Shiva and the blessings and curses of the seasons.
We become parents to our children. We watch them grow with pride. Fret when they become sick or are attacked. We become emotional throughout our tribulations, and when our girls have all grown to fruition, we harvest them with great thanks for the end of another season. Then begins the careful process of curing, suffering through the banality of trim jail, delicately store our treasures, gift our friends and family.
And then begin to dream of the next season. Every year is different. Every grow teaches new lessons. And for every garden, we are blessed with medicine as old as time forgot.
-PVOG
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I'm just having fun trying shit. I've never grown in soil before so this is a first for me. I have no idea what I'm doing. We'll see how it turns out.
 
bam0813

bam0813

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You know what your doing. I thinking it’ll turn out fine. Soil is probably pretty laid back compared to coco. You’ll probably have to stop yourself from babysitting compared to coco your used to
 
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PioneerValleyOG

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bam0813 said:
You know what your doing. I thinking it’ll turn out fine. Soil is probably pretty laid back compared to coco. You’ll probably have to stop yourself from babysitting compared to coco your used to
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au contraire mon frere. You may begin a simple design, however, working an environment that controls you instead of you controlling it, is a much different ball of wax.
You have a handle on the initial grasp, have fun with it. But soon you will see that mother nature is a fickle mistress, and dealing with her is an addiction of spirituality, blessings and curses combine.
Much luck, know that you have friends that will help you on the path, once on it, there's no turning back.
 
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p59teitel

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Looks like a standard-issue Cabbage Looper to me. Have seen about four so far, all on leaves so I’m guessing not a stem borer. But not taking any chances by letting the little assholes get established, even this early in the season.
 
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PioneerValleyOG

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p59teitel said:
Looks like a standard-issue Cabbage Looper to me. Have seen about four so far, all on leaves so I’m guessing not a stem borer. But not taking any chances by letting the little assholes get established, even this early in the season.
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Yup, bt will do it for them fuckers.
 
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PioneerValleyOG

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p59teitel said:
Looks like a standard-issue Cabbage Looper to me. Have seen about four so far, all on leaves so I’m guessing not a stem borer. But not taking any chances by letting the little assholes get established, even this early in the season.
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Think we used to get them in the corn too...
 
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