jd4083 explores his love for Mexican reefer - Highland Oaxacan Sativa @ 35° N

[yoss33]

Hi, the seeds look legitimite to me. I've never grown a pure HOG, but from my experience with a 50% HOG hybrid (x JH), phenos with the HOG high have leaves and structure very similar to your plants.
I'm too very fond of the oaxacan and here's my try at it this year (again a hybrid to JH)



Wish you true mexican happiness and good weather

 

[jd4083]

Glad to have an experienced opinion, thanks for posting dude. I have no frame of reference for what this strain is supposed to look and act like, and I hate not knowing what I'm growing

 

[jd4083]

Pics uploading, few of the girls are getting to be seriously rootbound, everything needed to get transplanted today but the second I stepped out the door the skies opened up.

Been thinking about my options for putting these girls out and I think I've come down to the following 3 main criteria for what I want/need for these to make it through the season:

1.) Reign in vertical growth with a combination of very vigorous training and very small containers. I'm thinking about putting all of the girls in either 2 -> 3gal grow bags for the entirety of their lifespan, or dropping them straight into 6-10gal modified rubbermaid-type plastic containers, both of which would be buried and camoflauged.

2.) Maintain extremely high level of stealth by surrounding the plots of 1-2 plants with the plethora of native vegetation out here that either looks like pot or smells like pot. At a quick glance several of the existing plants in my spots are nearly the exact same shade of lime green that these Oaxacans are, which should also work to my advantage. I realize that this won't matter on a FLIR scan, but in all honesty how much do I need to be worried about 1-2 very small plants that are surrounded by several other plants giving off nearly the same heat signature?

3.) Preventative measures taken against pests - historically my attempts at outdoor have been casual at best, and I know that aphids are an especially big problem in my area according to other local growers. I've seen a lot of bugs on these plants nearly since day one, and although none of them have done anything negative past gnaw on a leaf or two, I want to head off any potential problems at the pass. I would appreciate suggestions on this especially, along with #1.

Thanks dudes...pics in a bit

 

[jd4083]

 

[jd4083]

Here they are assembled at the "staging area," recovering from all the shock of the last few days before they go to their final resting places for the season...

they're looking a little worse for the wear, I expect them to be nicely perked up and over the shock within the next 24 hours...

 

[jd4083]

BTW those pics are from a couple of days ago, here are some from today - back on track, all new growth is looking very healthy

 

[redspaghetti]

fantastic photographs along with the plants
i'll watch ya from back here,
cheers,
red.

 

[2-COOH]

jd, nice job! try a preventive neem spray, should help with some mold also if in an overly moist area..
I hear ya on the OCD thing outdoors is too stressful for me, GL with the experiment.

 

[jd4083]

thanks dude, here's an update from this morning-

 

[puma]

SWEET.

SWEET.

great looking start dude, hope they get masive gerth for you...


got something here called 70's ERA {OAXACAN} and something called 80's ERA {CENTRAL MEXICAN}.......
good luck

 

[jd4083]

thanks for looking dude, hope I can do these broads justice

 

[yoss33]

They look nice and happy
And I'm sure they'll get even more happier if the shrubs (like that acacia shoot) next to them are removed. Unless, they stand for security there, of course...

 

[jd4083]

They look nice and happy
And I'm sure they'll get even more happier if the shrubs (like that acacia shoot) next to them are removed. Unless, they stand for security there, of course...

Should have explained why they're all grouped up like that in 2gal bags instead of in the ground already I guess That's the "staging area" where they're sitting until I get done with this month-long consulting job I just started and have enough time to get them all transplanted to their spots. Another week or two and I'll have a chance to take a day off and get them all moved, but until then that is the "safe" spot for them to hang out for the time being. They're adjacent to the treeline at the top of a very steep ridge, and the evergreen shrubs and tall weeds at that particular spot should provide a fair amount of protection from any FLIR or direct flyovers, although that won't be a worry for another month or two.

 

[Bacchus]

Looks great.. all nice and healthy looking.

Is the outdoor spot close to you for weekly visits? Do you get decent summer rain? My questions have to do with water for the plants, with keep them in grow bags, dosn't that mean that they will have to be watered from above on some timely basis?

Here in the PNW, we have virtually NO rain from July to the end of September. So reservors or weekly visits are required.

I am putting some plants out in woods now with the understanding that a weekly watering visit will be needed.

I grew an Oaxacan sativa from Gyspy freebees 3-4 yrs ago under a 400 watter. She did not shine that well. I think the pure sativas really need the sun to perform well.

Cool thread, keep udating. Good luck and grow them BIG!!!!

 

[jd4083]

Looks great.. all nice and healthy looking.

Is the outdoor spot close to you for weekly visits? Do you get decent summer rain? My questions have to do with water for the plants, with keep them in grow bags, dosn't that mean that they will have to be watered from above on some timely basis?

Here in the PNW, we have virtually NO rain from July to the end of September. So reservors or weekly visits are required.

I am putting some plants out in woods now with the understanding that a weekly watering visit will be needed.

I grew an Oaxacan sativa from Gyspy freebees 3-4 yrs ago under a 400 watter. She did not shine that well. I think the pure sativas really need the sun to perform well.

Cool thread, keep udating. Good luck and grow them BIG!!!!

That spot? Yeah man, definitely close enough to be convenient for me, but I have about 6 spots total that they will be split up and sent to and at that point they will go into the ground.

I haven't hand-watered these since they were seedlings, this summer has been hot and wet. Now, when I plant them in the ground there is a possibility that one of one or two day dry spells might happen to hit right about then, which might give me some trouble. I'll figure that out when it comes time, maybe invest in some moisture retention products to see how well they work. Honestly though, I'm thinking that the way things are going I shouldn't have any issues with that.


I would agree, my buddy from whom I got the seeds has grown this strain out indoors under the 1k and while it was still fantastic herb, nothing beats the sun IMO. They're loving life right now, great conditions for em here in the mountains.

Thanks for posting dudes!

 

[3rdEye]

Very nice jd4083. It's going to be interesting to see if their leaf shape changes into a more sativa structure as they age. Great job

 

[Tropic]

Can't wait to see how they turn out, you have some great genes there!

 

[Feb2006er]

Just for shits and giggles I'll throw in a photo of some mexi herb I'm toking on right now, probably some of the best I've had here in the states

Is that the Mexican Sativa from Sensi that floats round the Blue Ridge Mtns?

 

[Ljutefisk]

Enjoying your thread. Subscribed.

Hope your plants are doing well. Been really hot and dry here, last week just about every day was in the 100's and there's been no rain for a month. Glad to hear you have been receiving rain.

 

[jd4083]

here is two of the three females I ended up keeping inside along with my Shiva Skunk (NL#5xSK#1) momma that I flowered out some of the photos suck sorry.

other girl is outside getting some good old NC sunshine and enjoying the hell out of it. All 3 I ended up keeping were apparently two different looking but similar smelling phenos, really strong mint & fruit smell and extremely resinous for their early age.

All plants pictured are at 4-5 weeks flowering...first 4 pics are the Highland Oaxacan Golds phenos 1 & 2, last are the SS.