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[beakermuppet]

Great tips guys, really appreciate you taking the time to answer questions.

Tarp on the ground is a great idea, didn't think of that.......I was thinking of taking the chicken wire that I will have around my plants.........and making a drying cage/box, to dry my plants in after I harvest them. hang them in a tree where they will get good air circulation and hopefully be hidden from prying eyes. Also, the chicken wire will prevent any critters from getting at the buds. Thats kinda what I was thinking, still not sure........Ive got time to think/research though.

Yeah, the soil thing. I'll def get a cheap soil ph tester kit and find out what the native soil/clay is sitting at. Alot of corn fields around my area, was gonna grow in some of those with the quicker finishing strains, then plant some of the longer flowering strains maybe around the perimeter of the cornfields, as well as some spots out in the bush.
Thanx alot for the tips on ammendments, hopefully I can get it sorted.

Always got my eye out for spots..........Ive got several spots in mind that I used years ago with good results, so gonna be revisiting them for sure.......Just waiting for the rest of the snow to melt before I can really get out there and take a look.....hopefully in a week or 2.

Maybe I'll make a thread about drying OD's in the bush.

Thanx again for all the great tips!

B

 

[DJbigbud]

http://www.amazon.com/Ameristep-Dog...8&qid=1397080268&sr=8-1&keywords=ground+blind

Something like this might work for drying a few lbs, keep the sun/rain off and still allow airflow and be somewhat hard to spot....

Somebody mentioned drying yer bud out in the bush, curious as to how this would be done? Ive got some ideas, but would like to hear from a pro on how it's done successfully.
B

 

[beakermuppet]

^^^^ Nice, looks like it would work for sure.

Camo's great, air circulation looks good too.

Thanx alot for the link man, great find!

B

 

[vostok]

Some great posts here, from many posts here we can see that there are as many techniques to gorilla growing as their are growers, but the same fundamentals exist, to grow in a private and undisturbed area, and in secret preferably.
To this end, I divide our gorillas into 2 main groups

1: one with a car or truck

2: one on foot

immediately you can see the differences in the entire grow op, the guy in the truck has a far greater visibility profile, yet is far more efficient at transporting his goods to and fro..

The guy who walks obviously a lower profile and its very difficult to transport his goods for and back, so who's got the bigger grow...?

The guy with the vehicle should conceal his car/truck on arrival at the grow site, along with a storage area, well concealed half way between the vehicle park and the grow site, he may be carrying water or gas pumps, camping gear, etc etc,...all this needs a good storage area, this needs to be considered at planning 2 months ago, along with any and all, bracken that the grower has been growing at his grow site, to conceal/blind the canna plants.
The single pedestrian grower, has perhaps optioned to use the nomadic style of growing, of walking thru the forest, and planting 9oz solo cups, in every good position, marking the sites on a gps, for later harvesting, with minimal site preparation, other than a scoop of chemical fertilizer.
Either way any people seen in the immediate area should be considered 'Rippers' until you know otherwise, and avoided, but I am a social grower, and some effort should be made to meet other growers who may grow in your area, another reason for a distraction-airy crop.

 

[Team Microbe]

Depending the scale of a grow you are doing working with a partner is necessary! Trimming high ammounts of ganja can be a pain in the ass by itself. Partner definitely can make things smoother, however, trust needs to be there in order for things to work. Someone with the same mentality as you, that are willing to follow the gameplan and not bitch out!

Hows everyone preparation for this year been going, I gotta admit things been slow for me, but soon to change, last year we had a too early start which kinda screwed us (re-veg plants)...

Anyone start popping seeds yet? It's about that sweet point in time now. Weather is just starting to turn warmer...

It's important to be aware of the hunting seasons, it can be benefitial and a disavantage. I know turkey season is just around the corner, you can use that as an alibi but be aware of hunters in the wood while doing prep work.

Anyone preping sites and mixing dirt? What are your dirt mixes looking like?

I usually do 1 bale peat moss, 1 big bag of perlite and around 25 gallons of compost.
1 cup of organic fert per CU, 1 cup of mineral per CU, and 1 cup of lime/gypsum per CU

Prep the spots early, so animals can dig up and inspect the spots before plants go in and you don't lose your plants.

Before flowering beggins just top dress a bit each plant.

Comes to about $40 per 100 gallons of soil.

Had good success last year with this. This year most of the work is already cut out, just add a few more spots and add organic ferts to old spots.

Would like to know what everyone else is using and wish everyone a great season.

Don't puss out and put the work in, cuz in the end its all worth it.

Hey man! I just saw this so I'll fill you guys in on what my side of the story has been lookin like over here:

Pre-season has been full of exploring (on foot) sites mapped out from the air. I found one keeper so far, I'm going to be looking for more local sites though as this one is out in bear country a few hrs away:

looks to be an old logging site or something like that, this place has been deserted for a while now by the looks of the trails

medium-sized black bear trail leading to a trout stream... I'm wondering how rich this water is and/or if it would attract bears to my containers if I water with it.... hmmmm.

I travel alone so running into a family of bears isn't on my to-do list anytime soon. May be going out to grab some bear spray just in case! Has anyone ever encountered brown/black bear out in the bush???




Seeds are on their way right now... I'm worried about popping too early and flowering on accident too soon. I'm in the north east, so I'm thinking since last frost is May 25th that I'll plant somewhere near the middle or end of June.



Genetic Line-up

The Church
Pineapple Chunk
Blue Widow
Critical + (sativa pheno)
Spontanica
Soon-to-be chosen strains from Hybrids From Hell (great for northern growers in wet climates that need early-finishers)


I'm still debating running a small auto crop for mid-summer smoke in the 15-30 plant range, in that case I'll be running Guerrilla Gold #4 or Early Biddy






I love your soil mix man, simple yet effective. I'm not certain what I'll be mixing up exactly yet but it'll be different for each location:

Swamp/Wetland Mix: (per plant in 20 gallon swamp tubes)

1/2 bale Pro Mix BX
1/2 bag perlite
1 cup oyster shell powder per cu. ft.
Water Polymers (twice recommended dose to prevent over-watering)
All purpose organic fertilizer (to still be chosen, looking for advice here)
1/4 bag GroKashi
Organic mulch top-dressing



^ I'll be using this for my set & forget patches that are a pain to get to in the swamps. It's not fun strapping on waders in 90 degree heat to get out and water/tend your girls... learned that lesson fast. The next mix will be for more accessible dry-land patches.


I'll be doing a more detailed mix for this, as I'll be planting less numbers but going for bigger plants to create less work since I'm only a 1 man team. I'll be mixing up a super soil on-site using Pro Mix BX and native soil at a 50:50 ratio:

This will be used on my smaller sites with gravity-fed irrigation, more aimed for head-smoke pretty much. I'll be using 45 gallon fabric containers made out of chicken wire and landscaping fabric. It's a little extra work but these things work amazingly well...

The super soil was inspired by Dragonfly Earth Medicine and the fact that it doesn't have any poop or animal-attracting ingredients in it. Swamps offer good security in that sense but I'm more worried in this spot because moose/bear/deer are prevalent here. Anything I can do to prevent my pots getting dug up I'll do. These pots will also have another 4' cage going up and around it tied off to a green fencing stake. I'll use the same stake to tie the plant off to later in veg. This is a lot of work setting up but if I don't compromise the location I can re-use it year after year like you do, only adding new amendments each spring.


I'm going ham this year. Last year I was rewarded well for minimal work so that inspired me to really get my shit straight and get focused this season. I've worked on my exposure going to & from sites, as well as my alibi in case of human contact.



It's already saved my ass too:

An old man and his grandson were taking a walk near the entrance to the massive forest I grow in. I was exiting and he asked me what I was doing... I gave him a friendly smile and said I was taking pictures of birds and any bear I saw. I played the part, had my DSLR draped around my neck and even had a memory card full of bird shots on my camera. It never got to that point though lol. He immediately turned friendly after he didn't pick up any signs of suspicion and opened up a bit. I asked him if it was ok if walked the vacant logging land and he said, "I don't see why not. The owners moved east and used to log here as you can see. They butchered the land, it's pretty sad to see. We travel through here from time to time, but never go off trail because it's black bear season so watch out."

That conversation was the most valuable piece of information I've gathered after all these hours of researching that parcel. I find that guerrilla growing is very grey rather than black and white... it all depends on who travels your area and when, also why. ATV trails often lead to smokers which often lead to crops being sniffed out and found for example. This is why I love swamps. Nobody wants to go wading through snake-infested water no more than I do but that lets me sleep at night a little better.



I'd like to start a new topic in the thread focused on Pre-Season hauls, for example transplanting and bringing supplies/tools to your drop-sites and such. This is a very under-saw area commonly and is one of our highest times of risk, as carting in bales of soil into the forest is pretty hard unless you're able to drive in and park somewhere. So with no further ado....

 

[Team Microbe]

Great thread so far! The next topic is...

Great thread so far! The next topic is...

Well everyone's done a great job throwing in their 2 cents so far, so we'll continue this thread! The next topic is Pre-Season Hauls. By Pre-Season Hauls I mean transporting cuttings/seedlings to your site(s), as well as bales of soil and tools.



Pre-Season Hauls




How do you transport?

What methods do you use for stealth?

Which days/hours of the week do you prefer?

How do you design your drop-site?

 

[D. B. Doober]

I have a huge problem with rabbits here. If I apply Treekote to the base of the stem and about a foot up the rabbits leave it alone. Its kind of like an invisible cage. And if it did get a chomp of a stem its mouth would just be full of that Treekote stuff. So they back off. Good luck, never forget the Treekote! You can also use it on snapped branches

 

[buddymate]

I have a huge

problem with rabbits here

Ditto,we have to use cages for every single plant or lose them.

 

[beakermuppet]

^^^ Holy shit!! Thats awesome!!

B

 

[Team Microbe]

I have a huge problem with rabbits here. If I apply Treekote to the base of the stem and about a foot up the rabbits leave it alone. Its kind of like an invisible cage. And if it did get a chomp of a stem its mouth would just be full of that Treekote stuff. So they back off. Good luck, never forget the Treekote! You can also use it on snapped branches

I've heard of this stuff before Doober, very interesting. My only worry would be that it would affect my smoke since it's not organic, I pulled this from their site's data sheet:

SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Components:

Asphalt

Water

Hydrous Aluminum Silicates

Methanol

Acetic Acid






SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Potential Health Effects:

Fumes from product can be unpleasant, may cause nausea, headache and irritating to eyes, skin, and respiratory tract.

 

[Team Microbe]

Buddymate -

Impressive operation bud. I was looking at your thread the other week and liked how you pre-prepped all the cages like that. I'm pretty envious of your location, it must be pretty remote if you can bring all those supplies in unseen like that.

Mind chipping in your 2 cents on pre-season hauls? I'm sure we'd all benefit...