gazmufc
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Very nice sea of green stunger, looking forward to seeing them heading into flower... Are you still using sea weed as folier spray? Can u give this to pants when they are 4 weeks old?
Stunger's Organic Soil Stealth Balcony: Landrace Mulanje & Other Sativas
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Thanks Otter!
Cheers Jon!
Cheers Rex! I have never yet cut pollen with flour, altho many folk swear by it. I have previously stored it with rice, but I think this time I will store it wrapped in a small square of baking paper inside a zip lock bag with a vitamin bottle desiccant sachet. Besides, I only want to pollinate a couple of select branches of each plant and there is enough now for many times the number of plants!
Thanks Bill, but not so all knowing that many times I find the scene is too dark until I realise I haven't taken the lens cap off!Thanks pretty cool.
I couldn't believe when I saw it.
Stunger sure knows which end of the camera to look through.
Cheers Shed
Thanks Gaz. Actually on my previous grows I carried out regular foliar feeding with Kelp extract (Seasol), but I have not done so this grow, which is mainly because the plants have already appeared pretty happy and I just didn't get around to it. Besides, now with bug prevention, I am thinking that the BT that I have sprayed for caterpillars will be better not getting washed off with foliar feeding.
I added some Kelp extract (Seasol) to the watering of the balcony girls when they were very young plants, like 2 weeks old, as it is said to be great for root development.
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Update
Greetings 420 enthusiasts!
This morning my brother and I went fishing. We took home 3 good sized snapper and had 1 for dinner tonight, you can't get fresher than that! We'll do the same tomorrow morning if the weather holds up.
But on to the important stuff. Right now for me, my balcony garden is entering the 'period of excitement' as the plants that have been stretching, now start stacking their buds. I so look forward to this time of the year! Wow, it is just so good to watch them, see their developing size, smell them, ahh... new plants new smells, and of course I enjoy day dreaming of the promise of what they may bring.
The balcony girls from a new angle
The Mulanje that got cut off in the above pic
Some early budding of the Mango Sherbert
Be well folks, I hope your gardens are blooming!
Greetings 420 enthusiasts!
This morning my brother and I went fishing. We took home 3 good sized snapper and had 1 for dinner tonight, you can't get fresher than that! We'll do the same tomorrow morning if the weather holds up.
But on to the important stuff. Right now for me, my balcony garden is entering the 'period of excitement' as the plants that have been stretching, now start stacking their buds. I so look forward to this time of the year! Wow, it is just so good to watch them, see their developing size, smell them, ahh... new plants new smells, and of course I enjoy day dreaming of the promise of what they may bring.
The balcony girls from a new angle
The Mulanje that got cut off in the above pic
Some early budding of the Mango Sherbert
Be well folks, I hope your gardens are blooming!
DV8
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Rail looking redundant mate.
Nice roundup.
Only thing nicer than seeing those pics is thinking about how damn good that Snapper going to be. Enjoy fella.
Nice roundup.
Only thing nicer than seeing those pics is thinking about how damn good that Snapper going to be. Enjoy fella.
They're all beautiful Stunger, but that Mulange- Wow!
This is my favorite time too...looking at the buds every morning, and smiling because they're a bit bigger than they were yesterday...
This is my favorite time too...looking at the buds every morning, and smiling because they're a bit bigger than they were yesterday...
Beautiful plants, that Mulanje is a work of art! Have you tossed that male yet?
Fresh snapper sounds so good.
Fresh snapper sounds so good.
ZebraCat
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Wow that’s a huge amount of pollen, well doneUpdate - harvesting the Mulanje male for it's pollen (mostly pics)
Greetings 420 enthusiasts!
Today I want to journal where I am up to with the Mulanje male. I have been collecting pollen for a few days now. I am trying 2 different approaches to collect the pollen.
The first approach was cutting some pollen ball bearing stems and standing them over some baking paper to collect the falling pollen, I also tried this with removing the fan leaves to avoid pollen landing on them, I am not sure it made too much difference.
The second approach was removing 'ripe looking' pollen balls from the plant and letting them dry in a sieve with the idea that the pollen would fall through to be collected on the baking paper underneath. So far I think I am getting more of a 'return' on the sieve approach.
The Mulanje male
Some closer pics of his 'balls'
Pollen ball bearing stems standing over baking paper (with and without fan leaves)
First try of harvesting pollen via a sieve
Second try of harvesting pollen via a sieve
More pollen can be seen building up on the baking paper underneath the sieve.
So that's the state of play today. Thanks for dropping by, keep well and I hope your gardens are doing great!
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Cheers DV8! They are a little higher than would be ideal but should ok.
Thanks Carcass! If I had an indoor room, and I mean a room, not a tent, then it'd be great to have a chair to sit on and just gaze and enjoy hanging out in a dank room with my favourite plants!They're all beautiful Stunger, but that Mulange- Wow!
This is my favorite time too...looking at the buds every morning, and smiling because they're a bit bigger than they were yesterday...
Thanks stinker! I am looking forward to my plants getting to the stage that your's are at. It's wonderfully teasing at this stage seeing them progress every day.Beautiful plants, that Mulanje is a work of art! Have you tossed that male yet?
Fresh snapper sounds so good.
And oh yes, we got some good snapper today, I am keeping my fingers crossed for another go tomorrow!
Cheers Zeb! It doesn't really look much, but I imagine it is enough to pollinate plenty altho I'll only do a couple of branches of each girl. While I have got it, I will try to store some in the freezer too.
ZebraCat
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They’re all looking fantastic and very healthy. You should check the balcony will actually support those pumped up girls in a few weeks ️
. Can’t wait to see there progress
. Can’t wait to see there progress
They look so happy, so healthy, and such a perfect shade of green all the way across the balcony. Superior work.Update
Greetings 420 enthusiasts!
This morning my brother and I went fishing. We took home 3 good sized snapper and had 1 for dinner tonight, you can't get fresher than that! We'll do the same tomorrow morning if the weather holds up.
But on to the important stuff. Right now for me, my balcony garden is entering the 'period of excitement' as the plants that have been stretching, now start stacking their buds. I so look forward to this time of the year! Wow, it is just so good to watch them, see their developing size, smell them, ahh... new plants new smells, and of course I enjoy day dreaming of the promise of what they may bring.
The balcony girls from a new angle
The Mulanje that got cut off in the above pic
Some early budding of the Mango Sherbert
Be well folks, I hope your gardens are blooming!
However, you made one mistake. Catching three snapper that were big enough to eat, and then fileting them and cooking them and eating them all yourself IS an important thing. Actually two mistakes - no snapper pictures.
Those are some big early dreams Stunger! WooHoo! Beautiful structures getting built on!
Looks like your balls may be bigger than mine
Some closer pics of his 'balls'
great!
Who's Got The Biggest Balls
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Were the seeds big also ? mine were huge
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They were good sized seeds, not mini and not massive large.
Hey Stunger - you know how some seeds are a solid color and others have the "mottled" look, some have stripes, etc..? I was wondering - do the seeds look the way they look when we get them as soon as they are taken? Or do they "season" or "cure" or whatever and change from something else to the end look? Like, do you dry them? Jar them? Or do anything to "cure" them? (I don't know what the right word would be, lol)
Beautiful balcony you have there, Stunger! 
I especially love that Mulanje - it's color and shape is perfect.
I especially love that Mulanje - it's color and shape is perfect.Already frosting up nicely!
"Amen" to that!
Question stunger. With that pollen u going to pollenate your plants right . And if so where are you going or how you going to apply it to the girls .
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Hi Jon, when the seeds are harvested from the seeded stems, I find they have all their markings, whether stripes, mottled or whatever, at that point. I then put my harvested seeds in an open bowl to 'cure' for at least a week or 2 before storing.
Thanks Beez. The easy bit is behind me, ahead now is making sure we get to completion! Thanks for dropping by!Beautiful balcony you have there, Stunger!
Already frosting up nicely!
Hey Dust. Previously, I have bagged up the stems that I have selected for pollination and spray wetted the whole plant before letting some pollen float down into the bag before sealing it up for a few hours, and re wetting the rest of the plant. Wetting the plant should kill any pollen that has landed elsewhere. Some people have used those long paper baguette bags and they look like they'd work a treat, but I don't have any currently, but in the past I have just used a plastic bag to contain my pollinations. Having used this approach previously I found virtually no unwanted pollination had occurred elsewhere on the plant.
I have also 'finger daubed' pollen directly onto pistils of a selected stem without a bag, and that too has gone down well (not on a windy day tho!) without any mass of unwanted pollination occurring.
I have to say that with this year's grow it is more challenging because I have 4 plants which are quite 'jammed in'. Previously with 3 plants I could manoeuvre 2 together to allow room to work on 1, but with this grow there is not any real spare room for that.
But here's the bottom line. I do this for myself and share some with others, but I don't sell it, so even if there is an occasional seed (which previously there hasn't been), then it isn't a big deal, in fact for anyone getting some organic sunshine grown buds who finds a seed, then for me, I'd consider it a bonus for the genetics it brings!
tangwena
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Too true brother if I rolled a spliff that kicked my ass into space any seeds that came with it would be heaven sent gold.
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Update - mostly pictorial for the last day of Summer!
Greetings fellow 420 enthusiasts!
It is the last official day of Summer for us in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun is out but there is a bit of a cool southerly breeze for a change. Aside from a little maintenance this morning and a BT spray, I am just watching and waiting, and waiting and watching, a not unpleasant activity that I can share below!
Some pics for future height reference
The Mulanje on her own
And today's view from the side window!
Thanks for dropping in, keep well and safe.
Greetings fellow 420 enthusiasts!
It is the last official day of Summer for us in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun is out but there is a bit of a cool southerly breeze for a change. Aside from a little maintenance this morning and a BT spray, I am just watching and waiting, and waiting and watching, a not unpleasant activity that I can share below!
Some pics for future height reference
The Mulanje on her own
And today's view from the side window!
Yeah that's what I'll need to do. I was thinking of taking a que tip or something and applying where I want to the plants. But need to do like you collect polllen in a bag and just apply where want..