Nomaad OD:2010

[hogan400]

hey nomaad, ive got a question for ya?

i have 10 shivas, they look very nice and healthy however some, not all, are shooting out some male bananas here and there. only a few, but im super stressed.... im sure its the weather, clouds on and off along with major temp swings. any recommendations?

 

[MildeStoner]

I know you didn't ask me, but never heard of cloudy weather causing hermie flowers, maybe the temp change. I would remove them from your garden to avoid pollination, do you have somewhere else to let them flower out away from the other plants?

 

[nomaad]

hogan: how far along are the plants throwing nanners? if they are still very early, it would be cause for alarm... If they are nearly finished, from what I understand, the nanners are likely sterile and are a last ditch effort of the plant to fuck itself and reproduce as the end of its life nears. Nanners earlier in the cycle are more of a cause for concern.

Hope that's helpful. Good luck.

And yes, I bought the smartpots. They are very light and would probably not cost that much to ship them from the US. If I lived in a country with no smartpots, I'd try and become the distributor or perhaps manufacture a similar product for local distribution. They are an awesome product.

 

[gaiusmarius]

that's pretty amazing that you can still move those things when they are full. did you drag it? or how? the pots look floppy so i imagine you couldn't lift them up once full of earth?

 

[nomaad]

2-3 guys, all shoulder to shoulder grabbing the fabric at the top of the pot, rotating and pulling. Uusally able to move the pot a foot or more in the desired direction per pull. We wait for the pots to be at the dry end of the watering cycle because they are lighter. They also instantly drink up the B-vitamins and Potassium Silicate we feed them after the move. Warning: you will be breaking a lot of roots that go thru the smartpot and into the ground. I experienced zero appreciable shock, slowdown, etc... But you may not... I guess it depends what part of the root system is out of the pots...

I am considering doing a 200 gallon smartpot next year, on top of a bunch of underground hydroton (or gravel) with a two tiered drip system... not as a whole-grow paradigm, but as a single BIG plant experiment. You'd be fucked if you tried to move it though.

 

[MildeStoner]

And yes, I bought the smartpots. They are very light and would probably not cost that much to ship them from the US. If I lived in a country with no smartpots, I'd try and become the distributor or perhaps manufacture a similar product for local distribution. They are an awesome product.

Thanks man, great idea, will actually check that out, I really need some and I'm sure a lot of other outdoor growers want them too.
Looking forward to seeing some more pics of your pretty ladies flowering!
Moving them sounds like a serious task, did they root so heavily through the bottoms to the point that it was hard to break 'em?
I think if you were to put some of those 200 galloners on top of deep organic beds with lots of coco and perlite along with worm castings, etc they would grow to be monsters!
You into the whole AACT thing at all? I find it works wonders and also I like to be as self sufficient as possible as far as composting and nutes go. Kinda sounding like an advert for full organics here lol.
Interested in making your own compost?
Peace an Love
Milde

 

[hogan400]

thanks much nomaad and friends, appreciate your input. i cant really move them outta the garden. i could but it would cause me to have them uncovered in the rain for a week or two up here.

im gonna say we should be pulling these mid sept, so they are about the mid way point. ive had hermies where they just mad sex each other and are 50/50 split. these are just throwing a few, and im sure its from some weather stress, two days ago we were 59 and today 95.

 

[gaiusmarius]

the thing is it takes only 1 or 2 viable flowers (nanners) to make hundreds of seeds. if they are showing up at the end of flowering they are generally not the end of the world, but with over 4 weeks to go those nanners could make a lot of seed. if you need the plant and are sure it's only a few you could just pluck them all off, even if it takes a few hours to check the whole plant.

 

[localhero]

i would also spray the plant down before and after any nanner hunt. same protocol as if you were removing a male.

 

[gdawg]

Great thread and garden Nomaad.

 

[eusuntmagician]

best grower on icmag.. respect from Romania.

 

[Norkali]

How are the naturally lit ladies coming along?

I've had my Sour D kickin' into flower hardcore for a couple weeks now, Straw. Cough about a week or so behind her, and an OG Kush that just won't stop growing! ...she's just now barely showing signs of flowering. Never paid enough attention or documented times outside, but is it just me or has the weather kept things in veg for a longer time? Something just tells me I should be seeing more bud and less growth by now....

 

[nomaad]

Norkali: to your first question, i reply with sticky fingers. After tomorrow, only the Sour D, Chem D and OG will remain in the dirt. By the end of the weekend, it'll be a wrap. On your second question, everything seems right on track for me compared to last year. The Dream is for sure about to start stacking and the Pineapple cough is still behind and I'd like to give her a little encouragement to flower. I am about to hit everything with a dose of Age Old Bloom and see where it takes 'em.

eusunt, gdawg: thanks for stopping in. Just in time to see things get serious.

 

[MildeStoner]

Moving them sounds like a serious task, did they root so heavily through the bottoms to the point that it was hard to break 'em?
I think if you were to put some of those 200 galloners on top of deep organic beds with lots of coco and perlite along with worm castings, etc they would grow to be monsters!
You into the whole AACT thing at all? I find it works wonders and also I like to be as self sufficient as possible as far as composting and nutes go. Kinda sounding like an advert for full organics here lol.
Interested in making your own compost?
Peace an Love
Milde

Hey man, sorry to bug ya just lank interested in your responses

 

[mgrisme]

Nomad. I know it has only been 6 days since you stopped pulling the tarps, and it is a little early to tell. But how has that worked out? have you had any adverse reactions? would you recommend thus far like the others? How many more hours of light did your plant receive once you stopped tarping?

Foxy Your tarp has been off since the 4th. are you still happy? no adverse reactions? did they slow?

 

[FoxxyDoe]

Everything is going great with mine, didn't seem to slow. No adverse effect whatsoever. I have a few #'s down already they turned out real nice and tight. I have a few pics of the box I will try to post, along with some finished nug shots.. when I get some time on my hands.

 

[UnknownProphet]

Nomaad, they shut down the GKG thread. We need another thread for our peeps. The new TOU says we can't talk about meet ups, so I think talk about farmers markets will have to be hush hush.

Any suggestions?

Sorry I know it doesn't have to do with your thread, but in a way it does. Regardless you and I are a part of a special group of GKGers, and I don't want to see us lose a valuable communication resorce.

 

[nomaad]

Hey UP, that's pretty sad but, alas, predictable.

One would think that ICM would value the Farmer's Market as a vanguard institution in the world of medical cannabis. All GKGers are a special group IMO... we collectively stand for real compassion and true community. But I am sure the Admin here have other concerns... who knows. Please let me know if a new spot for the community is found. I will keep my mind open to possibilities.

mgrisme: everything seems fine in the light deps. No slowdown... but things were so close to being done... Everything is finishing juuust fine.

Milde: I am interested in AACT and homemade compost, but not currently practicing. I would like to move to a completely sustainable "bottle-free" paradigm as I evolve my practice... I plan on spending some serious time this off-season educating myself on new directions to take.

 

[MildeStoner]

Yeah I'm on a simmilar mission, this might help you it sure helped me man:
NPK's of Organic Materials. I also wanna get my hands on "Teaming with Microbes" and "The Compost Tea Brewing Manual", def give them a read if you get the chance. Looking forward to seeing some finished budshots!
Peace an Love
Milde

 

[nomaad]

They are on my reading list for sure.