Maine Outdoor 2020 (first timer)

D'sNuts said:

I grow GPS outside as well here in Maine.

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What county?

D'sNuts said:

Copper Chem is my favorite lemon cleaner, sativa dominant high.

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Sounds nice. When did you harvest last fall? From what I gather it'll be late October/early November before some of these are ready.

D'sNuts said:

They will grow very slowly until the groud in above,around 50* So mine will go out by the farmers almanac.
After the first full moon in June.

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I just up-potted from 1 to 2 gallon pots, seemed like I was risking root-bound. Although that was just a few days ago and already I can see some roots showing in drainage holes of the 2 gallon pots. That didn't take long! Full moon is next Friday. You going in next weekend?

Wish more of mine were showing sex. Just finishing week 6 today.

I live in Western Cumberland county.
I wait as long as I can to harvest as flowering for me begins in the second week of August. So a six week strain would be done the last week of September. If bud rot doesn't force my hand, which it does every year!!!!, I go to the third week in October for my GPS stuff. 9 weeks.
Some will finish a week or two earlier, it depends on your growing philosophy on when you chop.
Most people like 10-20% amber trichs when they harvesst. I like as many thick ,milky, cloudy, creamy, white, heavenly, trichs I can get.
I grow in totes and fabric pots. 45 gallon pots now, will go bigger. 100% organic with recycled soil.
P.S. Be careful when you sex. Dont be afraid to wait a couple days to make sure it's a boy before you cut.

I'm in costal York County, mine have all been in the ground for a week now. Most have doubled in size since dropping them in. I always put them in the ground around the 3rd week of May. Generally average 1-1.5lbs per plant sometimes more depending on strain.

Northern York here 5 days in the ground an loving it. If I was the op I would plant them all in the ground an cut the males as they show. Very important to get a early start here.

We got enough people to start a social distancing garden club
Set up seed exchange coffee cans on top of MT Aggie/ Mt Blue/ Cadillac/ Katahdin, or see what the Amish got cookin up in Sherman.

Semi underground greenhouse


I'll have to cut some trees to get back in the garden club. They have shot up enough the last 2 years to block the late sun in Sept/Oct for finishing.
I just got 1 in the garden I can roll on the porch when the sun drops later this year and a couple more indoor to follow.


Some old Auto seeds that just are not sprouting, thats not helping either. Out of 3 sets of 5 seeds, 2/15 germinated. Critical Jack+
The topped plant may have to step up for duty...slim pickings. That's a Wizzard Punch cross from Honey Sticks (local chuckers), supposed to be early finish. Looks like a good candidate for a scrogged hash plant..
I was planning on newer Auto seeds, but the new garden craze has drained the supply chain.

Frost warning next 2 nights here glad I had some 20 gal pots kicking around, The smaller depo ones are going back to the hoop house under poly

36 here this morning, all is well.

Hit 28 here plants a little droopy but no damage one more night for me.

39 here...put plants in shed which helped a little but a few looked a little bit droopy this morning. They all got a good drink of compost tea in the early morning which should help, it's been 5 days since they were watered.

That plant I was trying to sex earlier in the thread--I'm beginning to wonder if it's a hermie but since I'm new to this I wanted to ask your opinion. The 4th node has a single preflower that looks to me like it might be a pollen sac:


The fifth node has a pair of these:




But the 6th node at the top appears to have calyxes with pistils coming out:


So...does that mean this is a hermaphrodite? Should I cull it now or is it possible those preflowers that look male will actually turn out to be female?

Is this just a genetic roll of the dice or did I cause this? Seeds are Greenpoint's Cherry Wine F2.

By the way those brown stains you see--residue from compost tea.

That's a herm, You might have stressed it a bit pic those sacks off an keep checking it if any more pop toss it!

NewEnglandFarmer said:

That plant I was trying to sex earlier in the thread--I'm beginning to wonder if it's a hermie but since I'm new to this I wanted to ask your opinion. The 4th node has a single preflower that looks to me like it might be a pollen sac:
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The fifth node has a pair of these:
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But the 6th node at the top appears to have calyxes with pistils coming out:
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So...does that mean this is a hermaphrodite? Should I cull it now or is it possible those preflowers that look male will actually turn out to be female?

Is this just a genetic roll of the dice or did I cause this? Seeds are Greenpoint's Cherry Wine F2.

By the way those brown stains you see--residue from compost tea.

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It's at least David Bowie.
If you do decide to keep it, check it every day, thoroughly. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. A few undetected male flowers can run rampant and fuck themselves and neighboring plants. Welcome to growing.

Rob Roy said:

It's at least David Bowie.
If you do decide to keep it, check it every day, thoroughly. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. A few undetected male flowers can run rampant and fuck themselves and neighboring plants. Welcome to growing.

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I have 3 more Cherry Wine plants so maybe I should just cull out the herm now. Hate to take chances.

Wonder what happened? Rough transplant experience? They did see some cold temperature overnight in week 3, got down in the forties.

Kind of disappointing after thinking I had my first girl. Hopefully some of the others will start to show this week.

Got down to 42 this morning. Been an odd spring up here, that's for sure. Hasn't rained here for over 2 weeks now after a very wet and cold spring. Have a feeling I'm going to be doing some irrigating this summer. At least the spot I'm planting them in gets shade in the mid-late afternoon which should help with summer heat.

Very very dry here iam on a dug well,I will be pumping water out of a stream starting today.

NewEnglandFarmer said:

I have 3 more Cherry Wine plants so maybe I should just cull out the herm now. Hate to take chances.

Wonder what happened? Rough transplant experience? They did see some cold temperature overnight in week 3, got down in the forties.

Kind of disappointing after thinking I had my first girl. Hopefully some of the others will start to show this week.

Got down to 42 this morning. Been an odd spring up here, that's for sure. Hasn't rained here for over 2 weeks now after a very wet and cold spring. Have a feeling I'm going to be doing some irrigating this summer. At least the spot I'm planting them in gets shade in the mid-late afternoon which should help with summer heat.

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Yes, rain would be helpful.

Not saying it's the reason why yours have a couple of balls, but light bleed from a porch light or leaking outside from an indoor room or even constant car headlights can turn the borderline hermie backyard ones. Take precautions there, throughout the season.

I recommend patience. If you don't get as many girls as you like, you could always clone a few known girls and trade with others. I like running several different strains, to see how they do outside and to enjoy the nuances of each strain. Helps determine hardiness for breeding too, to have a diverse stable. While it's not ideal, you can even start new seeds now if others begin to hermie.

I'm waiting for a handful of Moose n Lobsta plants to sex. I won't put them in the ground at a friend's house until I'm sure they're girls. The boys will be isolated in a small tent indoors and be used to make some more seeds later this summer. They won't get as big as they could have if I'd started them earlier, but there's always next year.

Already have a handful of gender proven ones in their final pots, they came from stock that I've grown already and probably won't hermie. I've downsized and go with containers I can move around in the backyard, 17 gallon and a couple of 30 gallons.

I try to start more plants than I'll need and give the extras to friends, or uh "toss them in the woods" . I guess a few of them might root in the wild. Wink .

Rob Roy said:

Yes, rain would be helpful.

Not saying it's the reason why yours have a couple of balls, but light bleed from a porch light or leaking outside from an indoor room or even constant car headlights can turn the borderline hermie backyard ones. Take precautions there, throughout the season.

I recommend patience. If you don't get as many girls as you like, you could always clone a few known girls and trade with others. I like running several different strains, to see how they do outside and to enjoy the nuances of each strain. Helps determine hardiness for breeding too, to have a diverse stable. While it's not ideal, you can even start new seeds now if others begin to hermie.

I'm waiting for a handful of Moose n Lobsta plants to sex. I won't put them in the ground at a friend's house until I'm sure they're girls. The boys will be isolated in a small tent indoors and be used to make some more seeds later this summer. They won't get as big as they could have if I'd started them earlier, but there's always next year.

Already have a handful of gender proven ones in their final pots, they came from stock that I've grown already and probably won't hermie. I've downsized and go with containers I can move around in the backyard, 17 gallon and a couple of 30 gallons.

I try to start more plants than I'll need and give the extras to friends, or uh "toss them in the woods" . I guess a few of them might root in the wild. Wink .

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Whats up with that moose An lobsta ? lineage

@thumper60

I've never grown it before, it's been on my list for a couple years now though. A couple of friends have given me smoke samples and I was pretty impressed, figured I'd give it a try.

Got seven almost ready to sex plants going now. I think it's a bit of a late finisher...maybe mid October or even later. Although at least one of the samples I consumed was grown outdoors in Western Maine, so I believe it has some cold hardiness. I think it has more smoke appeal than bag appeal, but it does have some interesting smells and the high has some sativa dominance, in a good way. It can run heavy on the ocimene terps too, which is a good thing.

Hoping to donate the started from seeds plants to a friend who has a greenhouse and I'll pull a couple clones before they go to run inside, maybe sneak in a cloned back yarder or two in a 5 gallon bucket so I can put 'em in the shed on cold nights if they take forever. That way I can make a few seeds too. Probably won't have any until late fall though. If it's killer weed, I'll probably be generous with a few seeds. Spread the love and all that happy horse shit. Lol.

Below is the description from the breeder found at James Bean seeds. Bit pricey, but I had to do it.
Moose and Lobsta


Strain Name: Moose And Lobsta
(Kali Snapple x Oregon Huckleberry 20114)

1. Breeder: Professor P/Dynasty Genetics
2. Height: 3’-6’ indoors and 10’+ outdoor. 1.5-2X stretch
3. Weight (yield): Heavy
4. Flowering time in days: 63-75 days
5. Sativa/Indica/Ruderalis/etc. ratio: Sativa dom 70/30

The Moose And Lobsta is a strain we bred in dedication to our extended family in Maine, and their passion for helping others with medicinal cannabis. After our first ever cannabis event in Maine, we have returned every year since then, making it a “home away from home”.

Composed from two of our favorite strains, this hybrid has a unique profile unlike anything we’ve grown or bred to this date. Tropical smells infused with gassy/petroleum undertones makes this strain very inviting to finicky pallets that prefer OG and/or diesel strains.

Rob Roy said:

Not saying it's the reason why yours have a couple of balls, but light bleed from a porch light or leaking outside from an indoor room or even constant car headlights can turn the borderline hermie backyard ones. Take precautions there, throughout the season.

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I composted it this morning. Felt kind of bad after babying it for 6 weeks but I've got 3 others of that strain so hopefully at least 1 will be female.

Is inconsistent lighting stressful during veg? Do they need to be kept in complete, total, uninterrupted darkness?

Rob Roy said:

I recommend patience. If you don't get as many girls as you like, you could always clone a few known girls and trade with others. I like running several different strains, to see how they do outside and to enjoy the nuances of each strain. Helps determine hardiness for breeding too, to have a diverse stable. While it's not ideal, you can even start new seeds now if others begin to hermie.

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I've still got 22 plants comprising 5 different strains, only 6 are going in the ground. Hoping to get at least 1 female of each.

Rob Roy said:

I try to start more plants than I'll need and give the extras to friends, or uh "toss them in the woods" . I guess a few of them might root in the wild. Wink .

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Had the same idea. How do they grow in shade?

thumper60 said:

Very very dry here iam on a dug well,I will be pumping water out of a stream starting today.

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Hope your well holds up through the summer. I've been using brook water here for the plants, hoping the brook doesn't dry up in August but it's happened before and the way things are going now it wouldn't surprise me.

Rob Roy said:

@thumper60

I've never grown it before, it's been on my list for a couple years now though. A couple of friends have given me smoke samples and I was pretty impressed, figured I'd give it a try.

Got seven almost ready to sex plants going now. I think it's a bit of a late finisher...maybe mid October or even later. Although at least one of the samples I consumed was grown outdoors in Western Maine, so I believe it has some cold hardiness. I think it has more smoke appeal than bag appeal, but it does have some interesting smells and the high has some sativa dominance, in a good way. It can run heavy on the ocimene terps too, which is a good thing.

Hoping to donate the started from seeds plants to a friend who has a greenhouse and I'll pull a couple clones before they go to run inside, maybe sneak in a cloned back yarder or two in a 5 gallon bucket so I can put 'em in the shed on cold nights if they take forever. That way I can make a few seeds too. Probably won't have any until late fall though. If it's killer weed, I'll probably be generous with a few seeds. Spread the love and all that happy horse shit. Lol.

Below is the description from the breeder found at James Bean seeds. Bit pricey, but I had to do it.
Moose and Lobsta


Strain Name: Moose And Lobsta
(Kali Snapple x Oregon Huckleberry 20114)

1. Breeder: Professor P/Dynasty Genetics
2. Height: 3’-6’ indoors and 10’+ outdoor. 1.5-2X stretch
3. Weight (yield): Heavy
4. Flowering time in days: 63-75 days
5. Sativa/Indica/Ruderalis/etc. ratio: Sativa dom 70/30

The Moose And Lobsta is a strain we bred in dedication to our extended family in Maine, and their passion for helping others with medicinal cannabis. After our first ever cannabis event in Maine, we have returned every year since then, making it a “home away from home”.

Composed from two of our favorite strains, this hybrid has a unique profile unlike anything we’ve grown or bred to this date. Tropical smells infused with gassy/petroleum undertones makes this strain very inviting to finicky pallets that prefer OG and/or diesel strains.

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I see was hoping it was local breed