BigD13
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Wow! Nice seed harvest Shed.
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Proof of life Monday update, the one where we see that the Summer Grow is moving along on day 69!
Starting with the Trainwreck from @Weed Seeds Express:
SaugaView®:
And the Purple Urkle:
Pretty even canopy at this point, and I'd say the shortest nodes on the bottom will come off next weekend so the plant doesn't waste any more time growing them.
I wanted to find some mulch for the top of the soil to keep it from drying out in the sun but Home Depot didn't sell straw. Will pine/fir bark chips work? I don't have the big chunks that @StoneOtter uses but I do have the un-tinted "medium bark" stuff for garden beds.
I hope everyone's weekend was sunny and warm, since this is the time of year that's supposed to happen (except for those of you way down south of course)!
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Carcass! Maybe I can finally put that on my list of things I can do...like clone. 
Starting with the Trainwreck from @Weed Seeds Express:
SaugaView®:
And the Purple Urkle:
Pretty even canopy at this point, and I'd say the shortest nodes on the bottom will come off next weekend so the plant doesn't waste any more time growing them.
I wanted to find some mulch for the top of the soil to keep it from drying out in the sun but Home Depot didn't sell straw. Will pine/fir bark chips work? I don't have the big chunks that @StoneOtter uses but I do have the un-tinted "medium bark" stuff for garden beds.
I hope everyone's weekend was sunny and warm, since this is the time of year that's supposed to happen (except for those of you way down south of course)!
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I know right? I'm looking forward to seeing them break ground!
Aww thanks double H! I don't think I'll enter it as PhOTM...as long as it made you smile it's a winner.Well yes, of course I do! But that one is particularly pretty.
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at your seed smiley face. PhOTM contestant?
Thank you Grateful!
Carcass! Maybe I can finally put that on my list of things I can do...like clone. Hmmm...interesting thought! I'd worry about them baking in the heat though, so they're just sitting in a corner of the desk drying out. I'll drop a couple of green ones before I chuck them though just in case!
Thanks BigD! And there may be more coming.
Timhomegrow
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I've used pine bark mulch in the last two grows and it was great! It prevented fungus gnats , and assuming other pests, from getting into the soil. Apparently the gnats kill themselves when trying to dig into the pine bark mulch. Mine was small, ranging from 1-2" pieces and I made a layer about 1.5" deep.
I would love to be using it now but GF felt it would mess us the breakdown and absortion of their dried nutes.
I'm not looking forward to this warm weekend in the South. I'm about over 95 plus degree days with 90% humidity ha.
I would love to be using it now but GF felt it would mess us the breakdown and absortion of their dried nutes.
I'm not looking forward to this warm weekend in the South. I'm about over 95 plus degree days with 90% humidity ha.
Hi Shed Yes pine is on the good list. I had a bag of organic pine mulch from my local nursery that was fine but watch out how they store it. Mine was chipped from a snowbank and after a while developed gnats in the basement. Straw and hay is good too if it's around.
Your summer ladies are looking like they're on the way to the beach! Just lovely!
Beautiful canopies. They've come along so nicely Shed.
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Good to know, thanks Tim! I think a bit more water retention will make them a lot happier in the Happy Frog soil.
And I wonder if folks having winter in the south south would trade with you.
I'll check up the side of the house and see if there's still a bag up there...otherwise it's back to HomeDepot again (just dropped some change there last night for a small construction project I'll be doing this weekend).
Thank you! They'd like the fresh ocean air but they're not spending a minute under the umbrella with me.
Thanks Carmen! Now I'm just waiting for them to get big enough to flip...
Pretty even is a bit of an understatement, no? Those canopies look great! Both plants look very healthy. My buddy swears by his Purple Urkle. Says nothing is quite like it.Proof of life Monday update, the one where we see that the Summer Grow is moving along on day 69!
Starting with the Trainwreck from @Weed Seeds Express:
SaugaView®:
And the Purple Urkle:
Pretty even canopy at this point, and I'd say the shortest nodes on the bottom will come off next weekend so the plant doesn't waste any more time growing them.
I wanted to find some mulch for the top of the soil to keep it from drying out in the sun but Home Depot didn't sell straw. Will pine/fir bark chips work? I don't have the big chunks that @StoneOtter uses but I do have the un-tinted "medium bark" stuff for garden beds.
I hope everyone's weekend was sunny and warm, since this is the time of year that's supposed to happen (except for those of you way down south of course)!
Quotes:
I know right? I'm looking forward to seeing them break ground!
Aww thanks double H! I don't think I'll enter it as PhOTM...as long as it made you smile it's a winner.
Thank you Grateful!
Hmmm...interesting thought! I'd worry about them baking in the heat though, so they're just sitting in a corner of the desk drying out. I'll drop a couple of green ones before I chuck them though just in case!
Thanks BigD! And there may be more coming.
Shed I have a question for you. How do you or by what criteria do you decide how big you want a plant to be? You obviously have the skills to grow anything you want, so you must be making a conscious choice on the size, yes? Is it based on the in and out thing and actually moving them around?
N420
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Congrats on your seed project and having a nice pile off seeds to start the next grow!
Summer grow is progressing nicely! Some very happy ladies basking in that wonderful California sunshine!
Summer grow is progressing nicely! Some very happy ladies basking in that wonderful California sunshine!
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@Carcass has twice referred to his flat flowering canopy "bumpy," so I feel like I need to call my veg one "pretty even"!
And I have heard some raves on the PU so I'm hopeful on that. I know that my wife likes Trainwreck vape carts so that's why I went with that one.
Indeed, it is always related to getting them through doors! Though I may have a bit of a time constraint (first time since I started growing) since I plan on getting to NY in late fall to close up my parents' apartment. I have to make sure this grow is in jars before I go.
Thanks N! I was hoping they'd be bigger by 69 days but not being able to have them in the tent at night under the Mars SP250 kept them smaller than usual. The seed-project was hogging that space!
I appreciate that. I know I usually have sweet flat canopies too but almost always I refer to them as “pretty good” or whatever. What are we going to say, look at my perfect canopy?
Understood about the sizing, thanks.
Hellllooooooo!!!Late Friday update because finding and sorting seeds is very time consuming. Yes...seeds!
Today was Sour G STS harvest day, on flip 79. It was done drinking and had very little green on it:
I decided to work in the tent because the tray would keep the seeds from flying all over the place. Here are the branches:
That pic was taken at 9:28am. This pic of all the seeds was taken at 1:47pm, so it took over 4 hours to go through every single bit of plant and find the seeds hidden in it.
I scooped them off the floor of the tent and put them in a bowl. They're easier to see here since they're not smiling back at you:
Later this afternoon I went through every single one and sorted them by color:
Here are closeups of each batch. Green:
Pale:
Dark:
Striped:
I have them separated in a days-of-the-week pill holder to dry for a couple of weeks, at which point I will go over them again (because I'm sure some are in the wrong piles) and toss the green and pale ones. Then I get to do it all over again with the two plants I pollinated! Once those are dry I will test germinate some and put the rest in the fridge. And if planted ones come up healthy I will finally be able to dump the Sour G mother plant.
Hells to the yeah! Looks like the 50/50 worked a treat!
Glad that I found that vid and that you tested it out for all of us.
Trainwreck looks gorgeous and the Purple Urkle isn't without her charms..
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Sure did!
Me too!
for finding it.Why thank you Ms G!
LOL! It'll take all the backhanded compliments it can get.
So, I have a clear favorite. Sue me! Lol
I tried cedar chips last year - I don't recommend! 1 of 3 plants absolutely hated it.
BigD13
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Don’t you need something like a current copy of the L.A. Times in the photo? At least that what all the kidnap/ransom movies show.
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Noted!
Really noted! Thanks for taking that bullet for us Grateful. #phewf
Lol will do, but will the NY Times be okay instead?
Couple of real beauties there, Shed! those canopies are great!
Mine's looking more like an EKG printout these days...
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Lol! Thanks Carcass, and you controlled everything you could in there all through veg. It's a beauty!
BigD13
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I suppose……
