Good morning weed Lester. The doctor at work.Been pretty warm here and everything is growing like crazy. Happy Weedsday
Yeah! We are seeing some real nice growth down here too. Your plants are going to be beastly. I'm here for you Brotha! 
Whenever Lester types a long response, you know there's something to be learned in there. I have lots of ugly, black, caterpillars in my yard that really give me the creeps, thinking of one of those ugly bastards in my buds.......... *shudders*
Luckily enough for me, like Les mentioned, other plants can draw their attention away from your lovely cannabis plants. We're growing lots of broccoli, okra, tomatoes, squash, peppers, you name it, with lots of marigolds and different herbs too. Lots of bugs avoid marigolds and basil in my experience. The broccoli and peppers seem to be absorbing the brunt of the caterpillar assault, haven't found one on my plants. I also soak my main stem around the base with neem oil just as a small preventative measure throughout the grow. I'm not really in the budding stage of the grow yet though, so I'm sure the worst is yet to come.
What is bt? Is it a spray aimed at caterpillars/moths? -sorry for my ignorance.
This is one of the most educational current threads on 420 mag IMO, thanks Lester!
You're definitely right on about the broccoli, we have the heirloom variety called Romanesco, it took over 365 days of growing for them to start flowering - and when it did, it was really cool 
. We have 6 of them in the ground in different areas in the yard. The bugs really love broccoli, so many tight nooks and crannies to be protected by and kept warm at night. When I find a bunch of bugs in the broccoli I usually blast them out with the jet function on the hand-held hose. Feel free to check out all my other plants,pets, and flowers in my regular garden (off-topic) thread And you are right, the vulnerability of the plants increases as we get through flowering, so diligence levels must be high!! 
! It is a pleasure to have you as a member of 420 Magazine and a subscriber to my journal! 
Gonna do a quick copy and paste of the info from Herbies (where I got the seeds)
KC Brains KC45 Seeds Info
"The KC 45 strain of medical marijuana is a unique hybridization between Ruderalis and Sativa strains. Specifically, Russian Ruderalis is crossed with Brazilian Sativa. Cannabis Ruderalis is a subspecies, like Indica and Sativa, that is unique to Russia. Ruderalis strains are known to "autoflower", meaning they automatically begin flowering when they reach a certain age as predetermined by genetics. In other words, Ruderalis strains of cannabis do not begin flowering based on the number of light hours per day as do Indica and Sativa strains. KC 45 is such a naturally strong performer that she will even grow big, sticky, aromatic bud colas even in cloudy, nearly-sunless locales.
The Brazilian Sativa in KC 45 ensures that she packs a crisp, lucid head high to go along with her otherwise Indica-like buzz. Although she grows much better outdoors, KC 45 cannabis can also be grown under HID and LED lights. However, she is better outdoors as she tends to grow into a Christmas tree-shaped plant as tall as 7 feet. Regular reports of 3-pound+ yields, per outdoor plant harvested, are reported. Bud colas commonly measure up to a meter-long! The colas themselves are not very tight, but are compact. Individual buds are Sativa-slim and loaded with strong scents of lemon, especially when touched, ground or cut into.
The uplifting high of the KC 45 marijuana strain will hit you like a locomotive when you intelligently toke her. The Ruderalis acts to mellow the buzz a bit, making you feel less hyper than a straight-Sativa strain would. So, you end up calm, yet enlivened; pain-free and energetic too! "
! KC Brains KC45 Seeds - Herbies Seeds
Here is a direct link to earlier in the thread where I harvested my winter KC-45 plants that produced some very spiritual cannabis Relaxed's 2014 Outdoor Medical Grow. To clarify, my KC-45 has not shown me any expression of the ruderalis lineage, my specimens have indeed been photosensitive, and my winter plants went through a slight time of revegetation before I put it into light deprivation and salvaged the crop. I believe that my KC-45 has expressed itself to be the pure Brazilian land race sativa that it is, and fits right in here on the ocean.
Thank you for the info Lester!
First I first started reading that excerpt, I felt disappointed that it must be an autoflower - autos are not an interest for me really (although a 7 ft auto would work for me!).
Then I kept reading to see that you have found the strain photosensitive.
Sounds like a great strain.
Keep it hazy,
Duncan.
Gonna do a full photo shoot tomorrow guys......Prolly be a male but oh well I can dream can't I?
Yabba dadda do - Lester's going to post some pics, folks.
Good morning, RL. Terrific posts on bugs. Thanks. Better start checking myself. Fingers crossed for a lady for you. And yes, got to dream. Or as the poet wisely wrote:
A man's reach should exceed his grasp -
'Else what's a heaven for?
Good Greece Morning to Ya Mr. Teddy!
Hope you have a wonderful day gardening in the Sun. Don't forget to water those English Tomatoes and the Roses
The Priest may want a sample when they're ready.
It's nice to have a poet onboard
Good Night from California!
best laugh of the day, good one Les I like Teddy the Greek!
At least something I've got that's green is growing.
Undeserved but thanks, RL *raises top hat respectfully*
Mornig Relaxed Lester.
I had a question that I think you can answer.
I have only grown Indica or Indica Heavy strains before and I found that finding the harvest time very simple what with the ambering and early tric production being easy signs of maturity.
Now I'm growing a Sativa dominant Sour Diesel and I'm not nearly as confident. The tric's seem to be cloudy and clear mix. Can you give me an opinion on when you harvest Sativa's/ Sativa dom plants? I'm trying to prepare for the flush and I'm currently between 8 and 9 weeks into flower.
Thanks my friend.
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Just my two cents though!
