F45 v3.0 "Ricky's Dope Farm"

[Arminius]

Hey arminius you consider your outdoor cookies as mids? Goddamn I need to get Cali prices around by me prices are crazy! Elbows of good smoke still go for 3,000 to 3,500 depending on quality. I mean holy I have heard good outdoor Cali is about 8 around croptober? I am sure that most Cali outdoor is better than most of the shit that floats around my way. Peace mike

You ever decide to throw that forum in the garbage can For high cbd strains let me know which one so I can go garbage pick.Lol...Even though I am supposed to be getting the forum and glue soon
Peace mike

Lol! I considered them mids, since they were the inner branches that got shaded out, and not worth trimming, but plenty good for oil!
Not sure about good units of outdoor for 8, although you may get lucky and find a farmer who needs to pay his trim crew.
Around here, dispensaries carry "Sun Grown", at just a fraction under indoor prices. Most of this is likely their crop, or relatives, most won't even look at your outdoor.
I would love a shot at the GG#4, have a couple feelers out there... The Forum will stay in my stable for outdoor only, no way am I throwing out that cannabinoid profile

 

[Arminius]

First of several updates...

First of several updates...

Been a challenging few weeks...
I may be looking to relocate, since my landlord is getting greedy, and trying to renegotiate the terms of operation. She is getting paid $2 per sf now, and it will increase 25% every 6 months, capping out at 200% of the baseline, and over $4 per sf. She is now trying to get Ben Rice to mediate the agreement for $500 each. I told her to pay it if she wants, but my offer is firm and fair. To be continued...
Anyways, going full steam ahead despite the above, things are looking very promising.
I had Thanksgiving with my father, who has been battling an intestinal disease for the last several years. He has had operations to open up his insides to allow him to keep food down. Nothing has been able to provide him with consistent relief. He was days away from being put on a feeding tube! A 6 foot man weighing less than 140 pounds is scary to say the least.
I gave him some of my decarbed tincture, and some 30 mg capsules about 2 weeks ago. In that time he has gained 20 pounds, and swears by my new product! So at Thanksgiving, we each put a Tbsp into our mashed potatoes. After polishing off our plates, we passed out for an hour, and ate another plate, and pie, and more pie.
The one obstacle I have encountered is the odor of the higher dosage bottles. I had a store take 25 of the small bottles, but they returned the larger ones. So I went the one of the local health food stores and bought some food grade essential oils. 3-5 drops of either peppermint, or clove oil masks it perfectly. I have a followup meeting with the essential oils this week, so I should be able to close the deal on that one.

 

[Arminius]

Deadhead OG Harvest Shots

Deadhead OG Harvest Shots

The last run in Alpha consisted of 12 Deadhead OG, and 4 Fire OG. About 3 weeks into flower, I split them up, and stacked the lights. Unfortunately, this is after I had already stripped some of the lowers, so the yield was hurt a little. Between the two rooms I ended up with 3 units of Deadhead, and 1.5 of Fire. It was a necessary adjustment, and now all 20 lights are on with plants in flower.
Anyways, here are some shots of the Deadhead.

The test came back at 19.9% with 1.2% CBD. I will grow her again for sure.

 

[Mikenite69]

Hey good luck with your landlord Arminius hope it all works out! I hate greedy people that just try to freaking rape ya with rent prices and all.

Sorry to hear about your father that should show proof enough that MMJ has its places in the world of medicine. After all his surgerys and operations and him ingesting or however he took the cannabis I am not to familiar with the process of tinctures and all that. Hasn't really hit around my area yet. But after you treated him with he gained 20 pounds that just shows how naive docs, lawmakers and every other nay sayer is about the great value of MMJ.

I just lost both my parents this year 3 months apart and then my dog to in August It's been a shit year for me.

But anyway when my father was in his last days all the hospice doctors(legal drug dealers) wanted to do was pump him full of morphine which the dumb asses couldn't even get there doses right being that he was on opiates for the last year and half of his life so instead of a peaceful last few days the man suffered most of the time.

Well keep doing what you do bro it's people like you willing to make the leaps and bounds and try different methods that will make a difference in the medical world and hopefully open the eyes of idiot politicians, docs and bullshit study groups that heard when they grew up that smoking weed will turn you into the devil or whatever other dumb commercials they come out with to show weed in a negative light. They probably also had a commercial telling dudes if they smoked pot they might grow tits back then. Lol

Peace mike

 

[Arminius]

Hey good luck with your landlord Arminius hope it all works out! I hate greedy people that just try to freaking rape ya with rent prices and all.

Sorry to hear about your father that should show proof enough that MMJ has its places in the world of medicine. After all his surgerys and operations and him ingesting or however he took the cannabis I am not to familiar with the process of tinctures and all that. Hasn't really hit around my area yet. But after you treated him with he gained 20 pounds that just shows how naive docs, lawmakers and every other nay sayer is about the great value of MMJ.

I just lost both my parents this year 3 months apart and then my dog to in August It's been a shit year for me.

But anyway when my father was in his last days all the hospice doctors(legal drug dealers) wanted to do was pump him full of morphine which the dumb asses couldn't even get there doses right being that he was on opiates for the last year and half of his life so instead of a peaceful last few days the man suffered most of the time.

Well keep doing what you do bro it's people like you willing to make the leaps and bounds and try different methods that will make a difference in the medical world and hopefully open the eyes of idiot politicians, docs and bullshit study groups that heard when they grew up that smoking weed will turn you into the devil or whatever other dumb commercials they come out with to show weed in a negative light. They probably also had a commercial telling dudes if they smoked pot they might grow tits back then. Lol

Peace mike

The tincture that I made is unique in that it is fully bio-available, and you have the ability to over medicate if needed. I have taken too much, and if I was in serious pain, there is no way I would have known...
There are a lot of bogus tinctures out there. Vendors have been pulling the wool over the eyes of dispensaries and not provide test results of the finished product. There was one for example that stated it contained 200 mg, but when tested three different times, it ranged from 17 to 30 mg!
I was browsing the tinctures that have been tested at SC Labs, and was shocked at what I saw. The majority had 3-5 mg per ml, and some with ZERO lol! There were even some that was not decarbed one bit, and still had the carbolic acid attached.
Needless to say, there is a pretty big void in the market currently.

 

[frankenstein2]

The last run in Alpha consisted of 12 Deadhead OG, and 4 Fire OG. About 3 weeks into flower, I split them up, and stacked the lights. Unfortunately, this is after I had already stripped some of the lowers, so the yield was hurt a little. Between the two rooms I ended up with 3 units of Deadhead, and 1.5 of Fire. It was a necessary adjustment, and now all 20 lights are on with plants in flower.
Anyways, here are some shots of the Deadhead.
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The test came back at 19.9% with 1.2% CBD. I will grow her again for sure.

Your Deadhead looks a lot different than the one I have. Mine has more sativa looking leaves, and they always look droopy, always, no matter what. Even outside the leaves seem to be just laying there. Yours looks nice, real nice, and it's cool to see some lab tests from the deadhead. Where I'm at I don't have the luxury of lab testing. I really like the 1.2% cbd. Do they also test the cbn levels? It looks like your deadhead is a decent yielder. Mine yields really well to. I managed to get about 5 p's of outdoor deadhead. Was just trimmimg some today, and man is the smell ever awesome!!!1 Thanks for sharing, it's cool to see someone else rockin' the deadhead. One last question, did you start it from seed or was it a gifted/bought clone?

 

[Arminius]

The Shit Show that is Bravo!

The Shit Show that is Bravo!

To recap Bravo...
I had no clones ready for Bravo, and bought 20 teens from a friend, but I could not get all one strain. My initial setup had half the room with Headband, and the other half split between 4 Tahoe OG, and 4 WiFi Alien. Three of the WiFi Alien did not like the transplant, and I ended up throwing them outside, and replaced them with 3 Super Sour OG. In hindsight, I would have kept the WiFi in there, as they are a sure keeper! I found out after the fact that this strain fetches top dollar right now, and I can see why. The SSOG may be a bust, and I do not like what I see at all. Mutant growth, nanners, and small buds.
The Headband side is huge, and I can see at least 4 units from that side. There are buds that got too close to the light and are fox tailing, but there just was no room for them.
Here are the Headband at Day 50, going to 63. This is a sour dominant pheno, and is one of my favorites, so I am stoked!

I will update the other half of the room in the next post.

 

[Arminius]

Your Deadhead looks a lot different than the one I have. Mine has more sativa looking leaves, and they always look droopy, always, no matter what. Even outside the leaves seem to be just laying there. Yours looks nice, real nice, and it's cool to see some lab tests from the deadhead. Where I'm at I don't have the luxury of lab testing. I really like the 1.2% cbd. Do they also test the cbn levels? It looks like your deadhead is a decent yielder. Mine yields really well to. I managed to get about 5 p's of outdoor deadhead. Was just trimmimg some today, and man is the smell ever awesome!!!1 Thanks for sharing, it's cool to see someone else rockin' the deadhead. One last question, did you start it from seed or was it a gifted/bought clone?

As with all hybrids, there are more than one pheno as I am sure you know. That is interesting to know there is a sativa dom out there. This was given to me as a clone, and is very close to my Sis cut in the smell dept. The similarity makes sense due to their common origin. If I remember correctly, the Sis was mistaken for Chem 91 for a minute.
They do test for CBN, but it's not really a number I pay much attention to in flowers. Typically, as long as you harvest on time, your CBN number will be almost non existent. A longer cure before testing will likely show slightly higher CBN numbers, at the expense of the other cannabinoids.
Where I do pay attention to CBN is with my tincture solutions. Too high of a CBN number tells me I over heated my mixture, and will have a less potent mixture. While CBN does have some medicinal qualities, it is my understanding they are minimal comparatively.

 

[Arminius]

Bravo Pt 2

Bravo Pt 2

The Tahoe cut I have is another keeper. Massive buds, and very vigorous. They will be taken at Day 63 as well.

The WiFi Alien got bumped up on the priority list, and will be filling my next available room with her.
(Sorry for the sideways shot, will reload later)

 

[Kit Kat]

So very impressed by all that chunk and the beautiful profile your ladies have.

I'm curious why your screens are so tall - is that just in case you want to stack 3 bulbs, to happen to have a stretchy one there's support for it?

 

[Arminius]

So very impressed by all that chunk and the beautiful profile your ladies have.

I'm curious why your screens are so tall - is that just in case you want to stack 3 bulbs, to happen to have a stretchy one there's support for it?

The largest of the screens are 60" from top to bottom. I figure, why build them short, and limit my options? I can always cut some off, as I already had to, but rather more difficult to make them grow

 

[high life 45]

Jesus, Youve really stepped it up this year!

BRAVO! All your nugs are looking fire.

I am really interested in making some oil like you have for my patients. I have been giving one patient some bho in capsules and he LOVES it, but I think yours will take it a step furthur. Im glad your raising the bar in your market.

Im collecting cbd rich strains also. Ive got a line on the Remedy and looking to run into sour Tsunami also...

 

[Arminius]

New 5 Star Review of Deadhead OG

New 5 Star Review of Deadhead OG

Just got this from my dispensary in SF.
https://www.stickyguide.com/dispensaries/medicine-bowl-collective/products/deadhead-og--4
The funny thing about that review is the comment on how clean the ash burnt, indicating a good flush... I don't flush in coco, at most I leave the water on to top off the last tank. Just goes to show you what people think, when they rely on hearsay!

 

[Arminius]

Jesus, Youve really stepped it up this year!

BRAVO! All your nugs are looking fire.

I am really interested in making some oil like you have for my patients. I have been giving one patient some bho in capsules and he LOVES it, but I think yours will take it a step furthur. Im glad your raising the bar in your market.

Im collecting cbd rich strains also. Ive got a line on the Remedy and looking to run into sour Tsunami also...

The key is decarboxylation. 250-280 for 90 minutes should put you very close to complete decarbing, without destroying anything.

 

[Arminius]

Blue Dragon Day 18

Blue Dragon Day 18

I am giving the Blue Dragon one last run indoors. I have had mixed results from her in the past, but this years outdoors renewed my faith. I am hoping now that I have my mechanics down, she will perform. The smell is out of this world, and it is still my most requested strain...
This was before 2 weeks vegging in Alpha with supplemental lighting.

Now at Day 19. In a few days I will pull all the tops through the netting, and removing the rest. Fan leaves will only be removed if absolutely necessary. She is a finicky bitch, and I don't want to give her any excuses...

I had an extra C99 left over from Charlie, so I figured what the hell. It will make sure I visit the room daily...

 

[Arminius]

Cinderella 99 ~Day 15

Cinderella 99 ~Day 15

This will be my second run with my C99 cut. She did very well outside also, and got 5 star reviews from my first indoor run with her. Unlike the first time, I know these are not accidentally mislabeled Blue Dream ;-)
I have read mixed reviews on C99, mostly due to bad phenotypes. The cut I have is very solid. Finished by Day 50, no nanners, and very fruity.

There is an OGHC that was placed in Charlie 3 weeks before the C99 went in.

 

[Arminius]

OGHC Back on Point!

OGHC Back on Point!

My last run in Delta was a failure in the sense that I ended up with 5 pounds of 10% flowers...
I over vegged, and under pruned, is the only explanation I can come up with. I upgraded to #3 smart pots knowing that they were going to be big, but the tallest were almost 8 fucking feet tall! Now I know the limits of this strain lol. It will all get processed, and losses will eventually be recovered.
I still need to thin out the canopy, but the resin production is above normal at this point, so I am feeling confident. These shots were taken at Day 28. Note the resin forming on fan leaves, some of the stems are 6" long!

 

[Arminius]

Nursery Update

Nursery Update

The nursery is bursting at the seams!
Under the 600w MH are the 16 OGHC (only the left 8 are visible) that will go into Bravo in two weeks. The other 4 plants are mothers that are being developed. I am contemplating participating in a side by side on defoliation. Since this was taken, I have stripped the fans off of half, and only removed the biggest on the other 8. Half will be left untouched in flower as the control group, while the other half will be pruned according to my routine. It will require another thread, so I will do my best to maintain both haha...
The clones are stacking up, but luckily my helper has been able to move some, and should be able to establish regular customers.

Most of the pre veg table are teens that are being offered locally. I will need 8 to refill Delta in 30 days, but the rest are too big and need to go. My next flower rooms will be the round that just rooted.

 

[pmoney]

sexy garden.

one tip on baking:
Pam the liner before putting the batter! They are stickin like crazy .

 

[Arminius]

Yeah, sorry man, will get you another batch next week...