Re: Magnus' Summer Outdoor - Soil 15 AK47, Crit Mass, Ice Bomb, NL, Big Bud, Pin Expr
H'lo all!!!
Back again. And now I'm just downright pissed. I had typed up this nice, long pictorial update and then something happened, the screen refreshed itself and all my words were gone. Damnit to hell. I just don't seem to be in th eluck lately, eh?
Okay, so here's the pics you've all been waiting for (at least those of you are still sticking around and haven't abandoned this poorly updated journal).
Again, like before: First pic is a CBD Critical Mass, next is a Pineapple Express, third is a Big Bud and last is another CBD Critical Mass. As for the rest? Well, there's an AK-47 in there somewhere, but I lost track of where a long time ago. You see, my ink on my popsicle sticks wore off ages ago and I now have no idea what is what!!! But I'm sure I'll be able to tell what is what when I smoke the shit, right? I hope so. I'm really looking forward to trying that AK-47 as well as that CBD Critical Mass for my back.
Anyway, onward, ever onward.
So all the above pics are those that were planted either in 3 foot by 2 feet deep holes in the groune |(the first 2 plants were planted like that), or in planter boxes that were 3 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet deep. All these "pots" were filled with super soil (I tell you, I'll never plant in regular -- not super soil -- soil ever again. That super soil shit is the bees fucking knees, I tell you. No need for nutrients -- though some of them are now showing signs of needing a bit of extra Nitrogen now that we're coming to the end of the vegetative stage and will soon be moving into the flowering stage).
So all the next plants were planted in 3 gallon planting containers or cloth bags that I usually use for my indoors coco grows. You can see the enormous difference between the plants. I still have a hard time believing it and so next year my aim is to get another 6 or 7 planting boxes ready for plants. Better than way than in these plant pots, that's for sure. But the ones in the pots have fared quite well, given that they're still in pots and must be rootbound for days now.
So here's the pics of the plants in the bags/pots.
That last shot shows the beginnings of our greenhouse that we're constructing. It is just a carport with the skin torn off. We'll wrap it in a tarp either later next month or in early spring of next year. Either way, it will serve 2 functions: help plants grow (tomatoes and weed) and to hide the grow from prying eyes of passersby on the road out front. So that's the purpose of putting up the greenhouse. Right now, most of the plants are hidden by the huge weeds that have grown around them and \I am contented in this, very surely. From the road, it is even hard to tell that we're growing anything in particular. But guess what? I AM growing something in particular. A very peculiar particular crop on this farm, let me tell you.
These next two shots are just to show you where I live and what the landscape is like. I really is farmland. I haven't been pulling your legs! So this is our back 40, the only real area where anyone could stand and see what I'm growing in my yard. Hell, I look at it this way. I live on a farm. I'm just farming my crop -- don't interfere!!!
This next shot just shows you the wild raspberry patch just down by my grow. Every morning, after checking my plants, I go out and pick the ripened raspberries and put them in the freezer. I'm trying to save enough of them to make a wild raspberry pie. Now doesn't that sound yummy? It sure does to me... But I got weak the other night and ate one of my small bags of raspberries in the middle of the night. And guess what? The wife-bot noticed and called me on it! Damn. So much for subterfuge in the house, eh?
So here's the contentious raspberries.
And this last shot shows Dobby, my own little house elf. She's now 9 years old and I've had her since her mother died when she was only 4 weeks old. I had to wake with her in the night 3 times a night and feed her from my fingers. But all went well and she's incredibly loyal and close to me, my constant companion (sometimes moreso than the wife-bot even) and the love of my heart. Guess what? I told her to stay and she moved anyway just as I was about to take the pic. Typical of babies and animals. They never do what you want them to do when it comes to pictures. Right? So here's Dobby!!!
Now, there are 2 plants I haven't shown you today for good reason. When I shot these pics, these 2 plants were already in bed for the night. Yes, that's right. I thought to myself that I had zilch weed for my back, would have to wait until October for my harvest, so why not force a couple of plants into 12/12 right now and get some bud happening and on the way? So last sunday I put them to bed at 8:00 pm and started the cycle.
They are already budding!!! Big fat buds already forming at the tips and about an inch down the stalk of every monster cropped glorious branch. I'm lovin' it. I promise that the next time I take pics, it'll be while those 2 are awake (not Watchtower Awake, just awake) so I can show you what's happening with them. And I've just decided while writing this that I'll give some of the plants some extra Nigrogen to force them into growing bigger and stronger so that when it comes time to flower in a month or so, they'll be more than ready.
So how was that? Was it worth the wait? I doubt it. I am still so very sorry about the way this journal has not happened this summer. I hope to make it up to you as much as possible. You can see from the size of the plants that everything is going well over here on the farm. Can't wait to bring in the crop, so to speak. As long as we don't get a killing frost out here before then. I wouldn't be surprised this year. It has been a dismal year from growing anything. You should see my garden to know that is true. But still, the weed us growing seemingly well. The size of the plants seems to suggest that all is well with them. The wind, which is terribly bad here for some reason) has damaged one of the plants at least, no 2 of them, but one only minorly. But the damage to the other plant was substantial. It happened to one of the larger plants in the planters. The wind broke off about 1/3 of the plant and I was unable to repair it. But the part that survived is still doing amazingly well, btw. I'm curious to see how much I get from this plant in particular.
So there you have it. My pictorial update. I hope it brings a smile to your faces as you look through the plants and imagine what it would have been like if I could have afforded the wood for more boxes and the soil to fill them with. There's always next year, right? Right.
So with that all said, I bud you adieu (pun intended!!!). I'm still waiting for that show of hands from people who are interested in reading Finding Max, though... C'mon guys and galls, get those arms up up up high in the sky!
Much love to everyone out there. I hope your own grows are going beautifully.
Best,
Magnus
p.s. Just in closing, there are 8 plants in either planters or holes in the ground (these are the HUGE plants) and 11 in pots growing, too. Hell, if I had just four of the plants in pots in an indoor grow I would think it was hugely successful. I think this grow will be amazingly successful. Just thought you'd like to know how many plants in total. I guess I just started too many clones not sure how many would survive, but I had an almost 100% success rate with my clones, even though they were all monster cropped at the time. If you don't know what monster cropping is, it is when you take your clones from a plant that is already in flower and you bring it out of flower and back into veg. When it starts growing again, it just goes wild with branches that will become colas. That's why my plants are all so damned bushy!!! Cool, huh?
And on another note, spent the day yesterday trying to figure out a budget for my book tour, including eastern US, western Canada and LA area. If I can raise the money on Kickstarter.com (no need to look for the campaign on Kickstarter yet; it isn't live as of now but will be when the video is done), then it looks like I'll be touring for a total of close to 2 months. WOW!!! 2 months of travel to places I love to go -- can't wait (as long as I can raise the money to do it in.) Hopefully you all will take a look at the Kickstarter campaign video, just to comment on it and let me know what you think. I'd really appreciate that when the time comes.
And one last thing. I hope to be making Compost Tea within the next 2 days and I'm going to take you on a pictorial journey of how that's done so that if you want to make it for your own plants, you can. You could even do it for your soil planted indoor plants if you wanted to. It is so great for your plants. It really is amazing stuff. So look for that posting on how to make Compost Tea with Magnus-on-the-Farm! And I really should quit procrastinating and get back to writing this morning. I'm in the middle of writing chapter 12 of Loving Max, the sequel to Finding Max. There's another book planned after Loving Max, and it will be titled Discovering Max and will be the final book in the Finding Max Trilogy of books.
And hey, who doesn't love a great suspense/thriller novel?
Actually, for my book tour I'm planning on making up some bookmarks that will read on one side, "Don't you just love a good thriller/suspense novel?" and on the other side it will read, "Find out what Finding Max is all about".
Figuring out the strains will be a challenge. Next year make a map. 
! I know it will work. Fashion a tee-pee to slip over frame and the geometric shape should resist any wind storm! Wifes who would have thought!!!
Peace bud
