Motherlode Gardens 2014

[Rolldaddy]

Big ups Shcrews. Keep up tha good work

 

[HillBilly1]

Holy hell the end. Haha. Took me 2 days to get to The end

Lookin good there fellas I will pop in from time to time,
More of a lurker but have to chime in once in awhile


Keep up the hard work

 

[Meds215]

do you guys put any kinda of gopher block under the smart pots? or are the smart pots suppose to be pretty safe.

 

[Drue Bleam]

do you guys put any kinda of gopher block under the smart pots? or are the smart pots suppose to be pretty safe.

Last year, yes. We had maybe four or so we did that with. We used the same mesh to make the pots this year and last, no smart pots this year.

 

[Shcrews]

do you guys put any kinda of gopher block under the smart pots? or are the smart pots suppose to be pretty safe.[//b]

gophers will eat right thru the bottom of smart pots. put down some 1/4 or 1/2" hardware cloth underneath em for sure. They will dig right up to the wire but won't make it through. Our 400gal "pots" this year are made completely out of hardware cloth.

 

[z-ro]

Shcrews and Drue Bleam ~
I have a partner (for the first time), that showed me his secret gorrilla spot that he's been successfull every year at growing bagseed from decent headies.
He wanted to partner with me for my genetics and knowledge. He grows in the ground. I want to use 40gln camo grow bags.
I want to use a green fence to deter rabbits. He doesnt want to use fencing incase it gets seen. I told him if in the ground, we need wire cages for moles and shit.
How do you go about disagreeing with someone and not becomeing angry or sending negitive vibes, all while getting your way, knowing its better?
He is adament about not using grow bags. He wants the plants to blend in.
I feel if someone is close enough to the growbags to see them, its too late anyways. Also the sub layer is clay. That will suck all the moisture outa the holes on dry, hot days. I dont know.....???
Its his spot. My genetics, soil, and expertise. Who gets shotgun on this argument?
Me or him? Do I submit and take the chance for rabbits or put the fencing up?
When do you stand your ground or try it his way?
Im planting from seed so if in the ground, I would need to put metal cages over them for atleast 6 weeks. If in the bags, they are up higher and alot safer from rabbits. I dont feel good about "in the ground" gardening.
Thanx guys. I know you have lots of experience with these issues.

Not to hijack but I wanted to answer this. Your partner is right because it's his spot and he's been successful there already. If you don't have the water to grow in ground then you can bury your grow bags. Seedlings will probly need some kind of protection, you can do individual cages or use the surrounding vegetation and trees as your fence posts and make a garden area. Either way it's a guerrilla grow so you need to go out of your way to be discrete as possible. Good luck.

 

[Shcrews]

work in progress

work in progress

this is the real work time, terracing hillside and digging/hauling/mixing soil.

 

[Shcrews]

healthy starts...

healthy starts...

We're doing the daily shuffle back and forth inside to outside... the plants get artificial light from 4am until we wake up and bring them outside. Then we carry them back inside after sunset for a good night sleep. it works out to about 16 hours of light per day.

 

[Shcrews]

Hardcore OG: these are the healthiest plants in the nursery right now. We were going to only run a few pots of the hardcore but after seeing how healthy the starts are idk

 

[Shcrews]

Gorilla Glue #4

 

[Shcrews]

GG4 issues..

GG4 issues..

i think we had some overwatering, or possibly overfeeding issues with our GG4's.... they seem to be bouncing back but here's what the older leaves look like. anyone know what the exact cause is? should we be concerned? we have heard broad mites in this area but i've never dealt with them so idk what to look for.

 

[Shcrews]

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie

these little cherry pies are doing great! We transplanted them from dixie cups into 5gal smarties last week and they are growing so fast i am afraid they may get rootbound before we can put them outside

 

[soil margin]

Nice looking garden there bro. Can't wait to see the next set of updates.

 

[Drue Bleam]

If you don't have the water to grow in ground then you can bury your grow bags.

Good idea. In order to decide how much protection from wildlife you could get away with, it would really depend on the spot. Scope it out, make a decision.

 

[Shcrews]

Purple GOrilla

Purple GOrilla

this is the outdoor forum but here's a little tray of purp gorilla thats a couple weeks from harvest. We still have bills to pay this summer, and more soil to order!

The purple gorilla is actually a decent strain, i think we are gonna keep her.

 

[whatthe215]

i've had the same issue with the GG. she needs less food than the rest of my strains (mostly OGs.) i think cutting calmag for her might be the ticket.

 

[fisher15]

Schrews, a couple of my GG4s have older leaves that look like that. All newer growth is perfect. Don't believe mine were overwatered, and certainly not overfed (straight water, Vfire).

 

[Shcrews]

thanks guys

 

[Shcrews]

what lighting schedule do you have your seeds on ?

seeds are on 16/8 light schedule, indoors under 1000w halides.

we rstill not sure what we are gonna do with all these seeds yet but i kind of want to put some in the big pots. maybe triple plant them in case of males?

Some of our seed starts look great and i know that many big plant growers prefer seeds over clones, but I don't want to deal with males fucking up our per-plant yield, by having to tear them out the big pots half way thru the summer and replace them with smaller plants.

 

[TheRealHash]

Sex them first! Just start leaving your seed starts outside and they'll show.