Thanks man! Gotta start putting this college education to some use! Haha. I'm compiling notes at the moment, but was also thinking about that. Wanted to get some more concrete knowledge down first. Would be a great resource for everyone here, especially since these budworms have become a real problem the last decade or so. This problem has actually shifted my focus quite a bit. I am also researching an ant problem for another member on here, but have made more progress with this so far. You would also be a great contributor, as your pictures/removal tutorial are great pieces of information on the subject. That goes for everyone else too that has been sharing photos. The more photos the better. I'll start organizing a post to start shortly on the subject.
Let me know if you need some of my pics for your research, or just look through my 'photo gallery' in my signature. should be about a month and a half back I think. When I showcased the surgical and post surgical photos.
Good luck with your plans!
Very nice woodsman, that Bagweed #2 plant looks amazing. I feel you on the damage to the buds those darn worms do. I sucks you spend so much time and those little buggers can do so much damage so darn fast. At least you saved a bit of bud, it look very nice... Sucks about the freezing I will keep my fingers crossed you get some warmer weather and let those ladies finish up. Looks like the heater will do the job in the mean time. Very nice job...
Hello Sonzor. Well they weathered through the last two nights and now they say it will go down to low 30's again. It had been forecast to be in upper or low 40's as of last night. First thing this morning I took the tent apart, moved all the plants (including the 2-50 lb cacti we have) back were they were. I'm not about to go through putting the darn thing together again so I improvised a little. I squeezed all the plants (bubba and #2 are inside again) into a corner of the deck up against the house, made a wind break out of a couple of camping cots and lawn chairs, then I connected the heater up and placed it on the floor blowing straight into the lower parts of the plants. Fingers crossed! Had a temporary scare this morning when I undid the tent. The NL#5 looked like a limp d..k (or a lot of limp d..ks with all the drooping branches and leaves. I wasn't quite sure if it had died (from the cold) or if it just needed watering. Watered it with straight water at first and fed all the others that needed it (1A and what's left of #2 got just water). An hour or so later I noticed that the leaves were starting to perk up. An hour after that the lady was hot to trot so I fed her also. We'll see in the morning if they survive.
Hey woods, is that a Dobsonian in the pic? Looks like a 6" or 8" to me.
Do I detect an amateur astronomer? Your right my friend, I've got an Orion 8" SkyQuest Dobsonian, I've had her for about 5 years now. Used to take her out on the back deck at night quite a bit. I think since I've been busy with the last few grows, I haven't taken the time to 'observe' lately. I'll get back into it I'm sure after this grow is over since it's the last till at least next summer or later.
Woods!! Just came threw to give you a 5 rep for the help with my signature and just the amazing reads you have. Thanks again !!
Glad I could help you out with the signature. I went to your thread just now and didn't see the same signature that you have up above? Let me know if you need help. Main reason people have problems with it ( I did) is that they miss a step or don't follow the instructions exactly.
I appreciate your kind words regarding my thread. I think the reason that you enjoy it though is because of people like you and the rest of the guys and gals that visit and contribute to it!
well done wood made a lil kif wit same haze an mids an still got some buds so everything is good
Great job bro, blow over a little of that smoke my way will ya!
woods,
hi guy, i wrote you this long note about the pics and then somehow i deleted it and just couldnt do it again....soooo,
thanks for the pics....feel lousy today....cold i think, the humidity and hot cold dont help....
making cookies soon will see to it you all get some....or at least a pic of them...
just reg. tho...not the special kind....
those pics are awesome....look just like the diesel but mine were not as fat...so you may be dealling with a indica dom...there...but look the same...what ever it is....it is purple....good job....
all for now, and thanks for the pics, now going to catch up with the journal...L
Your not allowed to get sick! Who gave you permission? Hubby? Where are you and how the heck did ya let her get all ill and everything? LOL
I hope you get well quick L and get back to feeling better. This is the time (at least out here) when a lot of folks get colds. Weather has a chill in it lately, along with some dampness (arthritis lovers rejoice).
Well mine may be larger because they're outside, no? The high off her at mostly cloudy with some clear was terrific, I'm letting her go a tad longer till she's at all cloudy and maybe an amber here and there, but that's all. Seems she is sativa dominant in her psychoactive properties and her leaves do not have a pure indica look at all and yet are not so sativa looking either. The taste was distinct though and the taste very familiar to what I think was a Diesel in one of the samples I had tried a few months ago.
By the way, I had removed a tiny bit of Bagweed 1A a week ago. It was 55 grams wet, I just placed it into a small jar this evening to give it a cure. Last night just before I signed out of my thread. I loaded a small bowl.
A really terrific up high, perhaps even more so than the other two. I had only had a bowl of microwaved bud off her previously and that was also a very good high. She's about 30/70 clear/ cloudy and will come down in a week or so.
The NL#5 (hope it survives the night) is a gem in the rough though. She smells sooo good, like a sweet pungent fruit. She has really started to gain weight now as evidenced by her quickly fattening buds. I'd say another two weeks and she will be ready. I will finish her even if I have to hide her under the bed covers at night if it's to cold outside!
The Mazar is a beast! She is by far the largest as far as sheer volume goes and She is about 6 feet off the floor and almost as wide with many long branches that are budding from the bottom all the way to the top. These large branches (comes form FIM'ing early in her life) are packed with buddage as I just stated, but are not very branched at all. The buds are all very close to the main stem. It's like I have a dozen main colas. Actually there is a main cola that got supercropped when she got too tall. That top is again rising above the rest. Same thing happened with the NL#5's cola. I should have tied their tops down at the time.
The Bubba Kush is now starting to gain weight and her budding is going full steam ahead! I'd say 3 weeks for her to finish. I guess ideally I should let her go to part amber, correct? She has that classic Kush looking foliage and even my wife commented that if the stuff were legal, she'd like to make a houseplant of one. Thinks it is very pretty!LOL As do I!
Great pictures of some lovely ladies. 
