Tahoe OG in Dual Monster Plant System (Scrog Edition)

lordjin said:

I shit you not. This is the doctor who writes my recs. She models part time for fun. I communicated with her via Model Mayhem for a while and we actually talked about shooting. When I was in her office yesterday to renew, I was gonna mention that I'm the photographer guy from Model Mayem she was communicating with for a while. But I kept it quiet because I was in a hurry to get out of there. She's such a sweet lady, and her delicate beauty is something to behold in person.

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sleezy1 said:

Jin, isn't this dr.patel in Hollywood? I got my rec from her!

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Broomlighter said:

THIS!! This right here is one of the main reasons I left the game. Most shops in LA began over looking quality to grab some ridiculously unrealistic deals on the wholesale end. To them its not about the quality; all they want are certain strains that are mediocre, passable and that will expand their profit margin. The proliferation and over saturation of shops in LA within the last 4 years corrupt the market and killed off your average Joe's sense of quality allowing shop owners to take advantage. Now I'll give some shops the benefit of the doubt. Some owners opened up with the idea of becoming rich and have very little understanding of the culture, and some others had to compete with shops setting a high bar for donation price forcing them to degrade their quality. I commend the few shops that are keeping it real and really want to see this whole thing progress, but those shops seem few and far between.

With grow journals like yours Jin I remain optimistic about where this culture is going. It shows me there are still people out there pushing it forward, and breaking boundaries with growing. Although I haven't tried any, I can tell your OG's are up there among the giants. I hope prosperous things for you in the future and hope you keep yourself getting better and better.

PS. I totally wanna try that Tahoe

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lordjin said:

Wow, an RIU member who really speaks my language! Where have you been lurking all this time?

Absolutely. When I first starting germinating seeds in my cabinet, I had dreams of my own plantation one day, but GEEZ! The over-abundance of shops really did take the integrity out of some of these places. I'm all for the little guy growing super-dank in a corner of his home. This is where the really good weed is. I just buy from the shops in a pinch (when I've smoked all my harvest). I've started another two right away this time to avoid that nightmare.

Thank you for reading my stuff (and getting it). I look forward to expanding with my own website soon.

bTW, My weed gets me so high I feel like a day-dreamin' kid again.

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Broomlighter said:

Ha, you won't be seeing me on this forum post much (or any forum for that matter), but I had to comment on that specific post because you stated something that's been bothering me for a couple of years. It's really nice to know that there are people that get it. It's sad when you have friends that come to you with some herb and hype it up like its Gods gift to the universe when in reality its mediocre, maybe has a decent smell, and a a little bit of frost to make it seem legit.

Shit I still dream of even growing a couple plants myself, but to no others fault but my own I still live with the folks and don't want to risk anything happening to them (Sherman Oaks has some nosy neighbors). Still though I'm trying to learn without the actual hands on and your journal has helped me grasp more of an understanding of the process and I can't wait to see you set up your website.

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flowamasta said:

I 2 agree with you and bromlighter, i'm the little guy growin 1 dank plant in the corner of my house in a tent !! i grow it cause i'm sick of crap weed.

Oh btw i harvested last night check ma thread

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Broomlighter said:

THIS!! This right here is one of the main reasons I left the game. Most shops in LA began over looking quality to grab some ridiculously unrealistic deals on the wholesale end. To them its not about the quality; all they want are certain strains that are mediocre, passable and that will expand their profit margin. The proliferation and over saturation of shops in LA within the last 4 years corrupt the market and killed off your average Joe's sense of quality allowing shop owners to take advantage. Now I'll give some shops the benefit of the doubt. Some owners opened up with the idea of becoming rich and have very little understanding of the culture, and some others had to compete with shops setting a high bar for donation price forcing them to degrade their quality. I commend the few shops that are keeping it real and really want to see this whole thing progress, but those shops seem few and far between.

With grow journals like yours Jin I remain optimistic about where this culture is going. It shows me there are still people out there pushing it forward, and breaking boundaries with growing. Although I haven't tried any, I can tell your OG's are up there among the giants. I hope prosperous things for you in the future and hope you keep yourself getting better and better.

PS. I totally wanna try that Tahoe

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323cheezy said:

Your definately on to it man... and understand the state of affairs in socal...

Its a viscouis cycle...
Patients want medicine at a low price... unfortunately this leads to bigger scale grows ,more nutes, and ultimately musclized chicken meds..

Living in this microwave society , people want more , at a cheaper rate.....Fast!
and if one shop charges more than 60 or 70 an eighth...its offf with their heads....
So what has your friendly neighborhood, shop owner grower done for ya???
He/ she tried to figure out a way to give more bag for your buck... while totally jepordizing quality !

I dont mind personally ...cause i know where to get great meds at a descent price...
Just sucks when the consitstancy is so off ...your left gambling ....with the risk of waisting extra dough for u guessed it... the same crap on the mid grade section... across the street ..thats less...

The real issue now is getting medicine for the ones who need it ...(by getting safe mold ,chemical , pestecide free cannibis to patients who reallly need... not just some potent smoke for people who only want the finest ...)
There are many out there that dont have the means to get it even at lower rates..
And are forced to smoke schwag or shake and get headaches....
This is the reason this is happening...

I dont have this problem^^^^

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323cheezy said:

Your definately on to it man... and understand the state of affairs in socal...

Its a viscouis cycle...
Patients want medicine at a low price... unfortunately this leads to bigger scale grows ,more nutes, and ultimately musclized chicken meds..

Living in this microwave society , people want more , at a cheaper rate.....Fast!
and if one shop charges more than 60 or 70 an eighth...its offf with their heads....
So what has your friendly neighborhood, shop owner grower done for ya???
He/ she tried to figure out a way to give more bag for your buck... while totally jepordizing quality !

I dont mind personally ...cause i know where to get great meds at a descent price...
Just sucks when the consitstancy is so off ...your left gambling ....with the risk of waisting extra dough for u guessed it... the same crap on the mid grade section... across the street ..thats less...

The real issue now is getting medicine for the ones who need it ...(by getting safe mold ,chemical , pestecide free cannibis to patients who reallly need... not just some potent smoke for people who only want the finest ...)
There are many out there that dont have the means to get it even at lower rates..
And are forced to smoke schwag or shake and get headaches....
This is the reason this is happening...

I dont have this problem^^^^

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solanero said:

If i may ask of you 2 questions. First, do you flush your plants before harvest, and secondly ,if i was thinking about flushing, judging by these pics , should i be starting to flush now? I think i'm at 6 weeks +/- a few days.(i gotta start writing this stuff down) Can you tell ?

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Broomlighter said:

You know it's kind of interesting seeing this happen. It seems like any system that grows too large becomes unsustainable and ends up degrading itself to pander to the masses. I see it in the marijuana game, I see it in the music scene, I see it in the dance scene, the political spectrum, and financial markets. Once balance is lost in any system (complex or not) it becomes volatile then ends up either getting lucky and surviving or suffers almost irreversible damage.

Dammit I think I got a little too philosophical for myself.

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solanero said:

Just so i understand ,you figure about another wk&/half until its mature? so i should start to flush now. Or wait wk&/half then flush for a week? The first one right? And yyes i'm a soil grower(soil/coco mix)
To the fella who asked - that is either green crack or aliendog- they were gifted to me and the fella forgot which was which. The other one is'nt nearly as snowy but the colas are alot thicker. Whichever this one is has gorgeous tops,lots of tric but dense ,spaced out buds. This is my first time with a plant that grows this way. i was afraid it was something i did. Maybe it was. Here's another shot where you might be able to see how she grows. Not the best focus though . i'll taks somemore tonite maybe. Thanks

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solanero said:

Oh no no sir, i have no intention or desire to 'beat' you at anything. It was only your knowledge and appreciation that was sought. I know that you do have a true appreciation of this hobby we all share. I tip my growers hat to ya bud. I got a few real good 1s' tonite and also a better shot that shows her tops with not a whole lot underneath, thats' what i was trying to explain before.
I would gladly give you a peice of her and i'm sure you would grow one huge tric monster Peace

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