2018 Organic Greenhouse Grow: 6 Strains

kgg634 · Jul 19, 2018

Well here I go. I've been growing for 40+ years with the last 8 of them concentrating on cannabis. I started out in soil in pots then moved to hydro then back to pots and now in the ground. This is where I'm most comfortable and my plants seem to do better.

Specs

12x20 poly tunnel 8' tall at center
6ml poly (cheap poly not G.H poly yet)
Attic type thermostatic exhaust fan
Toyo laser kerosene heater
Security

What I'm growing

Bubba Kush
Holy Grail Kush
Haze Berry
Blue Dream
Critical Kush
Sensi Skunk Auto

They were all germinated in seed starting mix on April 25th
Moved to greenhouse the beginning of May. Put into the ground around the end of May.

My base soil is very heavy clay. I added compost, peat moss and sand last year. From experience I didn't add any lime. I grew vegetables only with good results. This spring I added 4 more bales of peat and more compost.

Due to height requirements I chose to train plants to grow as a table top. If buds touch poly they get rot..

Now I'll try to post a few pics.

Oldbear · Jul 19, 2018

I'm in

... looking forward to your progress

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Here are some pics. I'll start with how they looked like in early June.

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Let me know if I should do something different when I post photos. Hoping to add descriptions when I figure out how. I'm still reading up on how.

Oldbear said:
I'm in

... looking forward to your progress

Hope I don't disappoint you or waste your time bud. Thanks for watching. Ken

Blew Hiller · Jul 20, 2018

kgg634 said:
Let me know if I should do something different when I post photos. Hoping to add descriptions when I figure out how. I'm still reading up on how.

I'm in for the ride!

When you upload photos there should be spaces for you to add a description and also to rename the photo...makes it a lot easier for you later when posting.

:goodluck:

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Now I'll try to add descriptions with each pic.
I can't get captions between pics. I need to figure this out. Hopefully before it snows.
These are last years plants. I grew 2 outdoors inputs. Moved them to gh in mid Sept.

Pic 4 show what happens when you more a potted bush to mow. Branches snapped off even though I was careful. My brother moved it and a third of it was lost. This one reason they are in the ground this year. Sam is my coon cat. He hangs in there and keeps the mice, rats, chipmunks and squirrels on their toes. He's just as important as the dragonflies in keeping pests in check.

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
I'm in for the ride!

When you upload photos there should be spaces for you to add a description and also to rename the photo...makes it a lot easier for you later when posting.

Good afternoon Blew. I just posted more pics trying to do just as you said. Would it be easier if I placed pics in my album first? I don't remember seeing a prompt to add captions. Let me try again. Thanks K

Blew Hiller · Jul 20, 2018

kgg634 said:
Good afternoon Blew. I just posted more pics trying to do just as you said. Would it be easier if I placed pics in my album first? I don't remember seeing a prompt to add captions. Let me try again. Thanks K

Yes, put them in your album and when you are posting you click on the camera icon and it will open your photos.

Jesus, you murdered that plant that you moved! Consider getting some fabric pots with handles...makes moving them much easier...

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

I'm going to try and attach captions again. Here's Blue Dream #1. I got 4 free seeds with my order. Germinated 2 of them. This one is a bit more robust than its sister

This is Blue Dream #2 She isn't as robust as #1 Which you will see in more current pics

This is Bubba Kush from Humbolt Seed Org. Planted out about May 20th. All plants put into the ground without mulch to allow the soil time to warm up.

An overview taken around June 1st

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
Yes, put them in your album and when you are posting you click on the camera icon and it will open your photos.

Jesus, you murdered that plant that you moved! Consider getting some fabric pots with handles...makes moving them much easier...

I was being kind to my brother. He mowed with his lawn tractor and moved them himself. In his defense this plant was ridiculously brittle. He did admit being in a hurry and the pot did a flip and roll down a small hill. Believe me my brother paid for it. Ha
As you know you can't control everything. It just sucked, I lost more than half the plant. This is why I'm planting in the ground now.

Zincite · Jul 20, 2018

Mind if I set in Kgg your garden looks wonderful. this should be interesting. I need to get a green house as well. I'm not growing yet but will be in September due to heat where I live.

cheers

kgg634 · Jul 20, 2018

Zincite said:
Mind if I set in Kgg your garden looks wonderful. this should be interesting. I need to get a green house as well. I'm not growing yet but will be in September due to heat where I live.

cheers

Welcome. I love my gh and you have to otherwise your in for a lot of frustration. Its
A lot of work but when you love it its not bad. Keeps me out of trouble...so far.

kgg634 · Jul 21, 2018

Here are a few then and now pics. These things are growing like weeds.

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Jul 21, 2018

This is Bubba Kush on June 18th

Bubba Kush

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Jul 19, 2018

And this is Bubba in training

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Jul 21, 2018

This is Bubba last week

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Jul 21, 2018

Haze berry 6.18

Haze Berry in training

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Jul 21, 2018

Haze Berry last week

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Jul 21, 2018

The whole gang front to back last week

Blew Hiller · Jul 21, 2018

Can't see any of the latest pics....

kgg634 · Jul 21, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
Can't see any of the latest pics....

Yeah, like I said in the beginning my PC is old. I'm having a bitch with this. I spent way too much time posting the last pics trying to remove the gallery info. I was worried I'd lose what I had. Followed this tutorial but right clicking on the pic in preview mode brought up a different window. Stripping Gallery Data From Your Post
And to top it off, typing using on screen keyboard is sooo slow. Time for a new laptop or something.
I'm gonna try again. Part deux coming soon?

Oldbear · Jul 22, 2018

Are the pics flagged as private?

kgg634 · Jul 22, 2018

Oldbear said:
Are the pics flagged as private?

I did the private thing cause my laptop gets grumpy and where I don't know know all rules don't want to post something that's not allowed.

kgg634 · Jul 23, 2018

I hope this works... This my Sunday routine. I use rough compost made with food scraps and lawn clippings and some fish, feather and bone meal. It got friggin' hot but never stank. I fill five gal buckets 1/3 full with compost add water steep at least an hour. The mess is straining. I mix the brew 1 part to 2 parts water. Each plant gets 5 gals. Then followed with a good hosing down. They look like I beat the crap out of them. If they're going to grow big outside they'll have to be tough.

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Jul 22, 2018

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Jul 21, 2018

Berry Haze. She's sativa dominant 80% 9 weeks flowering time. That puts her at the end of October. That's when the heater comes in. First frost is anytime after Sept 15th to Oct 15th. I need to keep gh warmer than the dew points for up to 8 weeks .

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Jul 22, 2018

Bubba Kush. Supposed to be short. She's over 4' even though I've trained the crap out of it.

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Jul 22, 2018

Blue Dream #2

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Jul 22, 2018

Blue Dream #1

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Jul 23, 2018

Front to back

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Jul 23, 2018

Back to front

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Jul 23, 2018

Center rt. is Critical Kush

. I'll b posting again tmrw. I have an issue w new growth that's yellow and a little deformities. First guess is calcium but not sure. I have pics 2b downloaded so I can post.

kgg634 · Jul 24, 2018

Any idea what's going on?
This is what I have growing
Critical Kush
Bubba Kush
Holy Grail Kush
Haze Berry
Blue Dream

Growing in amended soil. Holy grail was the first to show signs. All tops on plants show yellowing starting in center base of new leaves. Some have variegation which I thought was viral in plants. When I looked here on 420mag the closest photo was over fert particularly excess nitrogen. Only using compost tea and fish fert mixed as label instructs. Sprayed homemade oxalic acid mixture I made from rhubarb 2 weeks ago. I'm puzzled.
Here are some pics. Other than this plants look healthy. No new bug damage.