Thanks. They do like the soil. The seeds were a gift from my brother. I chose the strains he paid. He's a good shit. Got him high once 35 yrs ago and he's never done it again. He liked it but he has asthma. Guy has crappy luck. So thanks to my little bro I have this.
Thanks andlhalped. I really underestimated the growth potential. I'm kinda doing a day by day thing. Next year I'll get this part right but I'll be dealing with a different screw up. I can count on me. Gotta love growing and I do mean you gotta if you plan on keeping sane and have fun along the way.andIhalped post: 4101900 said:
Almost everyone underestimates how big they'll get, if you treat 'em right.
errps that was from 2 weeks agoAlmost everyone underestimates how big they'll get, if you treat 'em right.
8 ft plants look kinda cool, but they're a bit much to deal with.
But if you want 'em shorter (but bushier), start topping & LST'ing earlier. I learned my lesson two years ago, wrestling with a 7+ foot Jack Herer. Great plant, great yield, but probably coulda got the same yield from the same plant if it was 2 ft shorter, but bushier.
Need more spacing between plants to do it right, but it ain't that hard.
Really happy with this gal...about 3 foot wide & about 3 ft tall in this pic from last week (3rd week in flower)...woulda let her get taller, but I thought she'd stretch more & she hasn't, but I'm quite satisfied:
Thanks, I like your thinking. My gh is 20+ yrs old. Baby needs a new dress. Her plastic isn't what I normally use. I have new film a 6yr gh poly that's going on next spring. I have a thermostatic fan but all I can find is the control unit, no fan. Looked in places I'd forgotten about. Really sucked with the heat we had this summer. I'm working at getting the laser stove ready. Cleaned fuel tank, found rat shit all under housing, hell found it everywhere. Did a good cleaning. She runs great. I set a temp and keep the tank full, run power. At 22,000 btu its able to do the job from early March to Thanksgivings. I'm lucky that I can raise her but that's not what I like. I've always grown in pots before. Never has a plant gotten away from me till now. I wasn't aggressive enough and gave in too soon. I let Them lose and goofed. Ha Welcome to the site by the way. Hope to see you around.
errps that was from 2 weeks ago
this is from last week
Wish I had asked for suggestions in July. I really didn't want them to hit 6' tall. I'm not about quantity, hell I don't even own scales. Well I loaned them out and you know the rest. Haven't weighed my crops in 3 years. Just put the bags in the freezer.Almost everyone underestimates how big they'll get, if you treat 'em right.
8 ft plants look kinda cool, but they're a bit much to deal with.
But if you want 'em shorter (but bushier), start topping & LST'ing earlier. I learned my lesson two years ago, wrestling with a 7+ foot Jack Herer. Great plant, great yield, but probably coulda got the same yield from the same plant if it was 2 ft shorter, but bushier.
Need more spacing between plants to do it right, but it ain't that hard.
Really happy with this gal...about 3 foot wide & about 3 ft tall in this pic from last week (3rd week in flower)...woulda let her get taller, but I thought she'd stretch more & she hasn't, but I'm quite satisfied:
Those aren't goofs. It's all just guesswork, unless one's growing from a clone of plant they know well.
I was really happy with the lemon meringue that I grew -- really stellar & yep I'm big into sativa's, too. Not a great yielder, but great buzz & great flavor!
Really nice work! It's the home stretch, now!Well the heats on its way again. 90's forecasted for the week. Have to get onions and potatoes out of the ground, cured and ready for storage. All before the girls get cut. This is when things get busy again.
So I need to plan for this after all it would suck to lose anything because I got lazy. The reason I chose to grow in my greenhouse was to prevent bud rot and be able to grow a few longer maturing strains. They grew and grew causing me to go into reactivate mode. I raised the gh, bent and tied plant, thinned them out and fortunately no mildew or pests arose. I do have a healthy crop of spiders and dragonflies helping me out. Just noticed a few caterpillars this week. No damage just making chrysalis'. They're everywhere including laundry hanging out to dry. I don't think I need to use BT at this point.
I've only had an issue with them once. Five or so yrs ago we had a borer infestation. Many local growers had them. They looked like European corn borers but I never did get a positive Id. Could see sawdust on the leaf near a stalk with a hole. I took a pin and poked above and below the hole killing the worm. I was able to keep ahead of them. I haven't seen any since but I keep looking.
This week I blew out the sides of the gh to give some grow space and airflow for the plants. This was me adapting to the situation not trying to force the plants to do what's not in their nature. Here are a few pics.
These pics show the project half done. Much more clearance than what it shows here. I was able to get the poly higher. Plenty of air and grow space and after thinning, bending and tying I can even get in there now
I hear you!
Sounds like something I could have used myself this grow. I'm not sure how to do a sticky but will help anyway I can.
Good to hear from you again. I've been looking through your post for a while and I have a question. Are you anywhere near Surry Gardens? They are my once a year drive I take to the coast. I've been all over New England but the area around Surry is by far the most beautiful imo. Lots of like minded people. Unity is another gem. I'll be there for Common Ground soon its always a good time learning new things.
