Rip's blackberry patch
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Bass Akwards
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It's not too late to rectify one mistake that continues to threaten the patch.
Planting in a dead-straight line makes them stand out like a neon sign.
Since you're worried about height anyway, go ahead & tie them over with green twine.
Leave a little slack, don't go too far, too fast.
The amount of bend varies with the strain, so go slow.
After a week or two, they can be taken down another notch.
Just make sure they're all bending in a slightly different direction.
Disrupting the shape of the patch helps disguise the unnatural outline.
Plants adjust in a matter of days, yield hardly suffers, and potency potential is enhanced.
Hit the surrounding weeds with a spray of cheap-ass chemical ferts.
Toss in a few caps of seaweed extract for a little extra Iron.
If it's going to rain, throw some lawn ferts on them.
The higher they get, the less chance the herbs will be seen.
The downside of tying them?
You'll lose the stiff, erect, phallic, outline of the colas.
Which is more important?
That's your call.
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It's not too late to rectify one mistake that continues to threaten the patch.
Planting in a dead-straight line makes them stand out like a neon sign.
Since you're worried about height anyway, go ahead & tie them over with green twine.
Leave a little slack, don't go too far, too fast.
The amount of bend varies with the strain, so go slow.
After a week or two, they can be taken down another notch.
Just make sure they're all bending in a slightly different direction.
Disrupting the shape of the patch helps disguise the unnatural outline.
Plants adjust in a matter of days, yield hardly suffers, and potency potential is enhanced.
Hit the surrounding weeds with a spray of cheap-ass chemical ferts.
Toss in a few caps of seaweed extract for a little extra Iron.
If it's going to rain, throw some lawn ferts on them.
The higher they get, the less chance the herbs will be seen.
The downside of tying them?
You'll lose the stiff, erect, phallic, outline of the colas.
Which is more important?
That's your call.
Steven Hyde
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monster plants. nice grow dude. ill be watching.
looking sweet ripshot... deff consider bending those bi@tchs bro
good job and glad you took the advice on supercropping. It's a technique soma suggests and it has worked great for me so far, not to mention it increased yield and some how increased potency.
I'm looking forward to the buds they'll be plentiful.
I'm looking forward to the buds they'll be plentiful.
Ripshot
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What I have learned about super cropping this time is that the plant responds much better if you do the crushing and bending long before the outer stem gets too hard and woody. It heals alot better, and creates a large lump where you bent it, im assuming thats because the outer stem is still soft enough to allow expansion as the inner stem repairs itself.
Ripshot
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Had some pretty bad insect damage. Its the same bug, cant identifiy it because its never on the damaged spots. Its always sucking little holes in all the young new growth. Been battling it all season, But ive been really distracted lately with some shitty life cards and havent been checking up on the patch.
I sprayed them down with some prymethrin spray.
August 15 2009
These are the two super cropped plants. you can see the difference in the way they are growing.
I sprayed them down with some prymethrin spray.
August 15 2009
These are the two super cropped plants. you can see the difference in the way they are growing.
feltonmuggs
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you sir are a true gorilla in the mist
those little holes are from spider mites
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I fed them for the first time in about 3 weeks today. Theres been so much rain, and I havent had the ambition lately. But they havent needed it.
I brewed up a batch of ACT (vermicompost and blackstrap molasses) and added a small shot of 5-1-1 fish emulsion after the tea had brewed for 18 hours. This will probably be the last vegatative feeding they get.
Im currently debating a flowering fertilizer. Supplies are limited here I cant get all the fancy guanos and kelp meals and liquid.
What I can get is organo guano concentrate 0-2-0. I will brew my normal ACT with castings and molasses and add the guano concentrate. If I could only find some liquid kelp meal....
I brewed up a batch of ACT (vermicompost and blackstrap molasses) and added a small shot of 5-1-1 fish emulsion after the tea had brewed for 18 hours. This will probably be the last vegatative feeding they get.
Im currently debating a flowering fertilizer. Supplies are limited here I cant get all the fancy guanos and kelp meals and liquid.
What I can get is organo guano concentrate 0-2-0. I will brew my normal ACT with castings and molasses and add the guano concentrate. If I could only find some liquid kelp meal....
I don't think the damage is from spider mites, they would leave spotting from sippling, but wouldn't go all the way through the leaf. In addition, they would also be on the underside of the leaves and easy to identify. You have some sort of leaf eater doing that, depending on the area it could be quite a few different insects. The good thing is the fact they are so big they can't really damage it all that much, and when budding happens I think so will the feast. The smell and texture of THC glands often times defends off bugs without you ever realizing it.
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its happening on the top sides of the young leaves, only when they are the size of a large coin. They suck all the juice out of very specific spots on the leaves then the leaf grows normally with all these holes in it.
I'll get some detailed pics tommorow. I know for a fact that neem and prymethrins deters them, which i have been using.
I'll get some detailed pics tommorow. I know for a fact that neem and prymethrins deters them, which i have been using.
i guess u mean the same damage as mine has!!!
I also don't know what kind of bugs are these but i guess its not a big problem at all!!!
I noticed one the plants that already flowering, that the damage has stoped....also i never saw any of these bastards
I also don't know what kind of bugs are these but i guess its not a big problem at all!!!
I noticed one the plants that already flowering, that the damage has stoped....also i never saw any of these bastards
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The reason you see holes in the leaves is because the damage was done when the leaf was quite small. Still that lime green color. What happens is the bug goes from shoot to shoot sucking juice out of the topside of each leaf, but only from the area close to the stem. Then the leaf continues to grow and the holes get bigger, and appear to get bigger, because the leaf is growing.
Here you can see the damage about 2 days after it was done. When it is fresh, there are no holes, just papery brown material. The holes form as the leaf grows due to the damage.
And hear you can see what happens after a few days. The holes get bigger and move to the center of the leaf, But no insect has made them bigger since they were first made.
Here you can see the damage about 2 days after it was done. When it is fresh, there are no holes, just papery brown material. The holes form as the leaf grows due to the damage.
And hear you can see what happens after a few days. The holes get bigger and move to the center of the leaf, But no insect has made them bigger since they were first made.
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Budding has begun, finally. Probably looking at harvest in the last two weeks of October I think, but Ive never grown this strain before so its hard to say.
Its hard to tell from the pictures, but the height of the plants range from 6-8 ft. Im standing on and incline to take all the pictures.
My next update will have buds in it.
Its hard to tell from the pictures, but the height of the plants range from 6-8 ft. Im standing on and incline to take all the pictures.
My next update will have buds in it.
