Stunger's Organic Soil Stealth Balcony: Landrace Mulanje & Other Sativas

[Stunger]

May I ask what the netting is on top of your soil? Looks like an outdoor pest deterrent?

Hey Hayron, that's pieces of garden trellis netting that I placed on top on the soil mulch layer to deter the birds, otherwise in a few minutes they can kick it all the mulch layer off in a big mess and plunder the soil for the worms.

 

[Hayron1088]

Hey Hayron, that's pieces of garden trellis netting that I placed on top on the soil mulch layer to deter the birds, otherwise in a few minutes they can kick it all the mulch layer off in a big mess and plunder the soil for the worms.

Hey great idea my friend, I do believe that I will steal this simple design! My outdoor plants have only two pests that I know of, one being rabbits oddly enough and sadly humans. Any ideas on deterrents for them! Lol just kidding. Good idea though seriously, I have some already so I’ll be doing this once they go outside in about two months. I love DIY thank you

 

[Stunger]

General update

Greetings 420 enthusiasts! After the recent strong winds, the weather has since been nice and settled. Today, I trimmed off some old tattered storm damaged fan leaves. And in their morning watering, as well as worm wee, I added a dash of season/kelp extract, fish hydrolysate, and humid fulvic acids.

As these girls bud up and get sticky, I am going to have a real challenge getting by them on the balcony without coming out smelling like a cola myself. Anyway for how they're looking, here's the pictures!

From front on for a height perspective

Balcony 1

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And same but slightly above

Balcony 2 (above)

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Left two - Malawi/Ethiopian x Mulanje & Honduras/Panama x Purple Honduras

Balcony 4 MExM & HPxPH

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Right two - Mango Sherbert & Mulanje

Balcony 4

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And looking out from the side window!

Balcony 5

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Well, covers the ladies on this fine day with 2 more weeks of Summer to go, and at least 2 more months of flowering ahead, probably more for the Sativas.
Thanks for dropping by, be well and all the best everyone!

 

[DV8]

As these girls bud up and get sticky, I am going to have a real challenge getting by them on the balcony without coming out smelling like a cola myself.

Listen if we are being honest theres worse things you could end up smelling like.

But if you do be careful that big brute male might take a liking to you, and at his size theres no telling what trauma that might entail.

Cheers for the update mate, running out of words to describe just how nice the ladies look.

 

[Carcass]

Gonna take more than a little wind to mess with those girls- they look better than ever!

 

[StoneOtter]

They're looking strong! Beautiful work!

 

[Jon]

General update

Greetings 420 enthusiasts! After the recent strong winds, the weather has since been nice and settled. Today, I trimmed off some old tattered storm damaged fan leaves. And in their morning watering, as well as worm wee, I added a dash of season/kelp extract, fish hydrolysate, and humid fulvic acids.

As these girls bud up and get sticky, I am going to have a real challenge getting by them on the balcony without coming out smelling like a cola myself. Anyway for how they're looking, here's the pictures!

From front on for a height perspective

Balcony 1

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And same but slightly above

Balcony 2 (above)

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Left two - Malawi/Ethiopian x Mulanje & Honduras/Panama x Purple Honduras

Balcony 4 MExM & HPxPH

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Right two - Mango Sherbert & Mulanje

Balcony 4

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And looking out from the side window!

Balcony 5

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Well, covers the ladies on this fine day with 2 more weeks of Summer to go, and at least 2 more months of flowering ahead, probably more for the Sativas.
Thanks for dropping by, be well and all the best everyone!

Wow you can almost see them gotten stronger cuz of those winds. They look fierce. Bet you're going to smell like a very fragrant cola!

 

[VetSmoke85]

Stunning mate. I wanna get in amongst them. Happily have a little nap under those.

 

[Hayron1088]

I’ve been to Ethiopia and have never heard of the strain…looks like I’ll be doing research after work thanks!

 

[tropics]

General update

Greetings 420 enthusiasts! After the recent strong winds, the weather has since been nice and settled. Today, I trimmed off some old tattered storm damaged fan leaves. And in their morning watering, as well as worm wee, I added a dash of season/kelp extract, fish hydrolysate, and humid fulvic acids.

As these girls bud up and get sticky, I am going to have a real challenge getting by them on the balcony without coming out smelling like a cola myself. Anyway for how they're looking, here's the pictures!

From front on for a height perspective

Balcony 1

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And same but slightly above

Balcony 2 (above)

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Left two - Malawi/Ethiopian x Mulanje & Honduras/Panama x Purple Honduras

Balcony 4 MExM & HPxPH

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Right two - Mango Sherbert & Mulanje

Balcony 4

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

And looking out from the side window!

Balcony 5

• Stunger
• Feb 15, 2022

Well, covers the ladies on this fine day with 2 more weeks of Summer to go, and at least 2 more months of flowering ahead, probably more for the Sativas.
Thanks for dropping by, be well and all the best everyone!

Look out! like about to erupt!

 

[InTheShed]

Females are all looking terrific! How does the male look after the storm?

 

[Stunger]

Listen if we are being honest theres worse things you could end up smelling like.

But if you do be careful that big brute male might take a liking to you, and at his size theres no telling what trauma that might entail.

Cheers for the update mate, running out of words to describe just how nice the ladies look.

Thanks DV8! I'm running out of words to describe that there is barely any room left for the gardener on the balcony.

Gonna take more than a little wind to mess with those girls- they look better than ever!

Thanks Carcass, they seem to have shrugged off the recent wind bashing they took.

They're looking strong! Beautiful work!

Thanks Otter, just trying to stay on top of it!

Wow you can almost see them gotten stronger cuz of those winds. They look fierce. Bet you're going to smell like a very fragrant cola!

Cheers Jon! I do love the smell of colas but I much prefer to not be carrying the smell with me when I go out. When the time comes I am going to have to do a little 'condensing' training to allow room to squeeze past without setting out balcony dank bombs.

Stunning mate. I wanna get in amongst them. Happily have a little nap under those.

Haha cheers Vet, I don't think there is much room amongst them!

I’ve been to Ethiopia and have never heard of the strain…looks like I’ll be doing research after work thanks!

Thanks Hayron, I am just hoping the balcony can give them what they need up to harvest time!

Look out! like about to erupt!

Cheers tropics, it looking close to that point!

Females are all looking terrific! How does the male look after the storm?

Thanks Shed. The male is ok, almost up to my shoulder now, he got pretty pushed around in the winds, a little out of shape. I'll try and get a pic of him next. As he's being kept just for pollen I haven't given him much attention and once harvested of pollen he'll be chopped.

 

[stinker]

It doesn't look like the storm did anything but make them stronger. The balcony looks full. Getting tall on the right. Beautiful plants!

 

[Stunger]

It doesn't look like the storm did anything but make them stronger. The balcony looks full. Getting tall on the right. Beautiful plants!

Thanks stinker, from what I can see they have come thru the bad weather without any obvious damage.
They are starting to crank up flowering, which of course is exciting to watch and look forward to, and I do a lot of watching and looking forward to the changes ahead!

 

[stinker]

Thanks stinker, from what I can see they have come thru the bad weather without any obvious damage.
They are starting to crank up flowering, which of course is exciting to watch and look forward to, and I do a lot of watching and looking forward to the changes ahead!

The flowering is exciting, everyday a little bigger until they start to stack and form and...
I love sativas, they take too long in a tent for me, so I'm looking at the Tropicana Banana, a sativa dom hybrid for outside. I hear is good, its to cold for a full sativa here. Its hard to choose. You chose well!

Nice view

 

[DV8]

I love sativas, they take too long in a tent for me, so I'm looking at the Tropicana Banana, a sativa dom hybrid for outside.

Had my eye on it for next outdoors, so if you do go with it please tag me in, would definitely be invested in watching your grow mate.

 

[Jon]

Had my eye on it for next outdoors, so if you do go with it please tag me in, would definitely be invested in watching your grow mate.

It's also on my list, I'm considering it for the tent right now. I'd appreciate a tag too please! Is yours from Barney's Farm?

 

[stinker]

It's also on my list, I'm considering it for the tent right now. I'd appreciate a tag too please! Is yours from Barney's Farm?

If I go with it, it will be Barney's Farm.

 

[DV8]

If I go with it, it will be Barney's Farm.

Bingo. Seems popular. Tossed up whether to get Wedding cake or TB, went with WC.

Did OT this week so if there is at least you two fellas going to dive in Ill definitely order and see if can slip through.

If they dont I would still just love to see your grow/s.

 

[Stunger]

Update - 3rd and final top dressing

Greetings 420 enthusiasts! The good weather has come back and the girls are ripping into early flowering, so much so that they are now crowding me out of the balcony!

On the 19th February, I carried out a 3rd and final topdressing, it was a fairly light one but I think that should see them thru to harvest. So that has been 3 top dressings over the last 6 weeks or so, roughly about 2 weeks apart.

Summary of top dressings given - for my own future reference and anyone who is interested

1st topdressing - 20th January 2022

• 2 tablespoons Blood n Bone
• 2 tablespoons Neem powder

2nd topdressing 2 weeks later - 3rd February 2022

• 2 Tablespoons Blood n Bone (1/8 cup)
• 2 Tablespoons Fish Meal(1/8 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Guano Phosphate(1/8 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Seafood Lush Fert Mix(1/8 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Kelp meal(1/8 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Neem Powder(1/8 cup)
• 2 tablespoons Diatomaceous Earth/Silica(1/8 cup)
• 1/2 cup rough ground diastatic malted barley

<edit> The above quantities are for the smaller 30L (13 gallon) containers. I added a bit extra for the larger 50L (13 gallon) containers.

3rd and final topdressing 2 weeks later - 19th February 2022

3 Tablespoons Blood n Bone for 50L pots, 2 tbsp for 30L pots
1 Tablespoon Fish Meal for 50L pots, 1/2 tbsp for 30L pots
1 tablespoon Guano Phosphate for 50L pots, 1/2 tbsp for 30L pots
3 tablespoons Neem Powder for 50L pots, 2 Tbsp for 30L pots
1/3 cup dried shrimp (washed to remove salt)
1/3 cup rough ground diastatic malted barley

Pest/bug treatments

I have been spraying BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) to deter caterpillars. It is recommended every 3 to 14 days, I was spraying closer to every 1 - 2 weeks, but after consultation with my fellow 420 enthusiast (@stinker) who was giving his plants a light spray daily, I am increasing the regularity of my spraying too, because those caterpillars are a right royal PITA!

Anyway, time for the pictures! Here's today's view from the side window

Balcony girls - side view

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• Feb 20, 2022
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And the view front on

Balcony girls - front view

• Stunger
• Feb 20, 2022

I will do an update shortly on the male and the gathering of it's pollen.

Thanks for dropping in, be well and may your gardens be blooming!