The Joy Of Growing - SweetSue Goes Perpetual

[SweetSue]

Yes Sue it would...your just playin with my emotions you ....you little B... i mean sweet thing...
Has she been flipped yet Sue, and if yes, how long ago? Cheers.


Hey Rad. not so my brotha. There is a reason Doc has always liked to flip them as soon as we transplant into their final pot. They have to go for another 9 maybe 10-12 weeks. When roots are exposed to brand new soil in a container the benefits are easy to see. No fade mid bloom, full and satisfied bud sites, thick and vibrant leaves. No chance of running out of gas , so to speak. Here's the thing....the more root space a plant has, the healthier and more productive it will be. Have an awesome night Rad....havin Seafood Lazania(spelling?) with the boys for supper. Cheers eh! Where's my Stella?

Seafood lasagna Duggan! You go Dad!

No Duggan, she'll be ready for the tent after training, which should start sometime this week (waiting for her to bolt upwards so I can properly top her and get some cuttings) and take about a week or so to get her to look as pretty as Master Graytail does. There's the goal and the rough timeline. She'll be fine in the 7 gallon Duggan.

That was mean of me to toy with you like that Duggan. I give you my word that when I'm done playing with the full-out tiny pot perpetual I plan to go to nothing smaller than 7 gallon and looking at 20-25 gallon pots with just two or three in the tent. Take heart that I have indeed heard you loud and clear and have already taken steps to secure bigger pots and more soil supplies for that eventuality. We all knew it would be coming anyway, the big, luscious plants are the real draw, aren't they? I can see that I'll run maybe four tiny pots off in a corner and devote the tent to full-blown beauties.

Did that make you smile the way I'd hoped Duggan? Good. You have a wonderful day now.

 

[SweetSue]

I need to make my coffee bean run before I get lost in the art of cannabis cultivation, so another picture will have to wait until I get back. That'll give her time to recover under the lights anyway.

I know there are women who follow this thread and I know your wives follow too, so I have to share this giggle with them, because the women will understand the significance. I started my Callanetics journey over two years ago. At the time I was an abysmal 235 lbs of flab. Ugh! Who knows? Ancient history now, thank goodness. Tom Meyers, the author of the amazing "Anatomy Trains" advised that it would take around a year to 18 months to end up with the silky bodysuit of muscles back to normal. That happened about three months back, so now it's just a matter of waiting as the increased demand for energy put out by all that healthy muscle fiber sucked the energy out of the fat cells. So I've been watching myself melt away a little bit more day-by-day.

Today, just this morning I noticed I can see my ribs. Gosh! That made me cry for joy. Dance with me guys. I carried that extra person's worth of weight for decades. Decades. I haven't ever seen what's coming out from under the fat.

Ok enough. I need to start a Callanetics thread here, so I can be this excited about it there instead of here, I guess. Time for the bus.

 

[Shawnee]

Congrats on the weight loss, Sue....a major transformation like this is not lost on me...on Saturday I celebrated 1 year of being tobacco free...miracles like these don't just happen....it takes concentration and effort...again, congrats to you....

 

[Duggan]

Seafood lasagna Duggan! You go Dad!

No Duggan, she'll be ready for the tent after training, which should start sometime this week (waiting for her to bolt upwards so I can properly top her and get some cuttings) and take about a week or so to get her to look as pretty as Master Graytail does. There's the goal and the rough timeline. She'll be fine in the 7 gallon Duggan.

That was mean of me to toy with you like that Duggan. I give you my word that when I'm done playing with the full-out tiny pot perpetual I plan to go to nothing smaller than 7 gallon and looking at 20-25 gallon pots with just two or three in the tent. Take heart that I have indeed heard you loud and clear and have already taken steps to secure bigger pots and more soil supplies for that eventuality. We all knew it would be coming anyway, the big, luscious plants are the real draw, aren't they? I can see that I'll run maybe four tiny pots off in a corner and devote the tent to full-blown beauties.

Did that make you smile the way I'd hoped Duggan? Good. You have a wonderful day now.

Yes ...I'm smiling You have a great day SS. I transplanted the three Zamal Hash plants into the 26ers last night. Will post a bunch of pics tonight....cheers eh!

 

[SweetSue]

SweetSue 101​

I've been lost in Boz Scagg's "Sierra". I mean totally lost. I finally relented and bought the song, loaded it into all my devices and let it run continuously while I play. At first it was the lyrical quality of it. I can't stop singing it. The transition from first verse into chorus where the voice tumbles like a waterfall has my vocal cords waiting in anxious anticipitation. The flow into the final verse has me in tears still because it slides right out like butter.

So, on topic. I'm standing at the bus stop on my way to secure my next week's supply of delicious coffee, thinking about my tent and how I would be well advised to start playing with some floor plan ideas. I sat for a long time last night thinking about what I'm growing and why and what might have changed, and it turns out a lot has changed. I'm not the same person I was a week ago, much less months back when this all kicked off.

The universe shifted in my world last week. I felt it, but I have no idea the significance of the shift, because so many wonderful things happened simultaneously, how do you determine? I have to face the fact that it happened though. As I was leaving home, I stopped to wash my hands, glanced up into the mirror and actually said out loud "There you are." with a shit-kickin' grin across my face and a sparkly twinkle in my eye. Dimples. Guys, I got both dimples back! *giggle *. I'm back. I mean really back. So this'll be fun.

Back to "Sierra". I'm standing there and suddenly it happened. The picking line rose up from everything else, clear and clean, and the fingers of my right hand went into action. The pinky planted on my hip bone and the others picked up the syncopated rhythm and kept it up for the whole song. I have a lot to learn about muscle release for this. Tension buildup is a challenge, but I'll put Callanetics Concepts into effect and get that under control. But it happened! The switch flipped. Whew! I was concerned there. Build the calluses, train the muscles, let the right brain run free like a joyous child.

Welcome to SweetSue's current bliss. I, for one, cain't wait to see what I end up doing with this grow. Change, don't you love it?

 

[SweetSue]

Congrats on the weight loss, Sue....a major transformation like this is not lost on me...on Saturday I celebrated 1 year of being tobacco free...miracles like these don't just happen....it takes concentration and effort...again, congrats to you....

Wow! Fabulous!

 

[Llama]

Keeping up with this journal is breathtakingly impossible!

I go to work for a couple of days and I'm 20 pages behind. Holy Crap!

Losing weight is HARD!! Nicely done Sue.

Guitar: I'm still fighting it, so my switch has not flipped on the rhythm yet. I have not been able to let my mind flow with it yet. My mind still tries to tell my fingers what to do as they haven't figured it out for themselves yet. I think you know what I mean.

It's a bit expensive, but I have been a subscriber to Blue Bottle Coffee since they were TONX.com. It is arguably the best coffee I ever had.

 

[Heirloom]

Guitar: I'm still fighting it, so my switch has not flipped on the rhythm yet. I have not been able to let my mind flow with it yet. My mind still tries to tell my fingers what to do as they haven't figured it out for themselves yet. I think you know what I mean.

Muscle memory. It's all muscle memory. 15 years ago I could play most Rush songs on Bass or Guitar, most of it blind folded. While I remember all the notes now, my fingers don't because I have not played in many years.

 

[MagicJim]

Well done Jim. Impressively thorough in your creative expression. Extra points for that.

I stopped back to thank you in the strongest terms possible without a real hug for stealing me to what I believe is the best journal running now. Reps for that.

You'll love his journal. It's like that great book that you can't put down and the best part is that the end hasn't been written. Hugz Jim

 

[Major PITA]

You'll love his journal. It's like that great book that you can't put down and the best part is that the end hasn't been written. Hugz Jim

I guess I missed this. Which journal are you describing?

 

[MagicJim]

I guess I missed this. Which journal are you describing?

You may be subscribed, I see you in so many spots. Lem's 2015 Indoor/Outdoor/Anywhere It'll Grow Journal

 

[Graytail]

We have finally reached thirsty.

Pat yourselves on the back guys. You've taught me well. Jumping into the shower now. Another picture to follow when I get out.

Big grin here ...

I've always been concerned that you instinctively water too often, and now you see how much earlier you would have "come to the rescue". When you soak her now, she should lift her fans to the sky and exult.

 

[SweetSue]

Keeping up with this journal is breathtakingly impossible!

I go to work for a couple of days and I'm 20 pages behind. Holy Crap!

Losing weight is HARD!! Nicely done Sue.

Guitar: I'm still fighting it, so my switch has not flipped on the rhythm yet. I have not been able to let my mind flow with it yet. My mind still tries to tell my fingers what to do as they haven't figured it out for themselves yet. I think you know what I mean.

It's a bit expensive, but I have been a subscriber to Blue Bottle Coffee since they were TONX.com. It is arguably the best coffee I ever had.

I'll look into that coffee Llama. It's over two hours out of my day to run for it. It's so fresh though, it's well worth the trip. I hate running out.

You'll get it Llama. I'm a far cry from being able to keep the fingers from falling all over themselves in the excitement of being able to play again. Today was my first taste of "it's going to happen!!"

Muscle memory. It's all muscle memory. 15 years ago I could play most Rush songs on Bass or Guitar, most of it blind folded. While I remember all the notes now, my fingers don't because I have not played in many years.

My thoughts exactly. The cord placements are starting to come back too.

You'll love his journal. It's like that great book that you can't put down and the best part is that the end hasn't been written. Hugz Jim

Hugz right back my magical friend. Here - extra, you deserve it today. Uh uh. Not so fast fella.

You may be subscribed, I see you in so many spots. Lem's 2015 Indoor/Outdoor/Anywhere It'll Grow Journal

Major, the first thing you're going to say is "How the hell did I miss this?" Graytail, I didn't see you there either. Everybody else is there. PeeJay just showed up. You better ask yourself why you missed this racous party.

Big grin here ...

I've always been concerned that you instinctively water too often, and now you see how much earlier you would have "come to the rescue". When you soak her now, she should lift her fans to the sky and exult.

Aww shucks Graytail, thanks. It was that grin in particular I was shooting for when I posted the picture. You knew eventually you'd get through. You've been very tolerant of my hard-headed nature. I appreciate it.

Here she is now, just beginning to lift. Top is before, bottom after. They can see that Susan.

 

[SweetSue]

Aaaand an example of waiting too long. I knew when I left the tent yesterday... Oh well. Getting the Transwater drench now.

She's getting the CAT.

 

[Heirloom]

Someone should be along shortly to ridicule and berate you.....

 

[Graytail]

LOL, my Tikal2 looked exactly like that this morning.

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

Someone should be along shortly to ridicule and berate you.....

Put a smile on face did this.

 

[Major PITA]

You may be subscribed, I see you in so many spots. Lem's 2015 Indoor/Outdoor/Anywhere It'll Grow Journal

Thanks MJ! No - I missed the boat on that one, but not for long.

 

[Major PITA]

Bad, BAD Cannamommy!

 

[SweetSue]

Someone should be along shortly to ridicule and berate you.....

LOL!! Now that you alerted them. I bet the ears perked at that!

LOL, my Tikal2 looked exactly like that this morning.

Ok, now I don't feel quite so bad.

Put a smile on face did this.

Glad we entertain you so well my Am4zin friend.

Thanks MJ! No - I missed the boat on that one, but not for long.

I'm going to grab a bite to eat, catch a buzz while reading more of TOAST'S journal before I upload and do the post. I've been dying to get back there ever since I got home. See you there Major.

Bad, BAD Cannamommy! [/QUOTE]

Well, you are the most attentive, so I guess you earned the right. Yes sir, I'll do better next time. (Hangs her head and drags the toe through the dirt in contrition.)

I'll see you guys in a bit. I really have to stop at TOAST's and read a couple posts at least. It's like withdrawal!