[brendon420]

hi, im bren. i havent been on here in ages. i was over at ******** but that spot is dusted apparently. good to see this place still kickin.

um. so the whole point of this thread is showcase my journey with trying to explore growing quality cannabis with little to no money. fur reel.

i am studying horticulture in school and it has unveiled a few truths for me. learning about soils and edaphology. so cool. so fascinating. so much to repair.

i also became aware of the amount of stuff i enjoy that my plants also would appreciate. i learned about mycorrhizae.....i learned about the conversation that can be had if you learn to listen...

it seems all the newest break throughs in growing science are pretty basic when you articulate them. insect frasS? dead insect bodies? good for the soil? no shit? sorry if im coming off as an ass hat.


so on with the images of my work. and some short back story. i am probably just going to copy paste the text because i am not about that.

um im a techtard and this might not work but maybe photos will show up

here




this is the last seasons haul

started with a bunch, ended with a few. got about 2 pounds from 3 plants. again not a dime spent, other than water.








the greatest asset i have for my garden is my army of worms.( red wriggler, earthworms, other?) I have been slowly gathering worms from the backyard of my house and by now i have probably north of a million friends. they eat all my kitchen scraps, and just keep multiplying.

[brendon420]

here is all that ******** copy paste, have fun lol

this was all last years crop..

it was just random stuff i had laying around.

the two sativa bushes got pollinated...thNks neighbors...

now there are seeds growing out of the cracks

those photos will come as im already dealing with plants that have sprouted naturally.

i have not actually intended to sprout any seeds until around now, but i have an army of seedlings from making hash

i have the seeded plots where the plants grew

i have seeds popping up in the patio cracks

HERES THE GREAT NEWS I NEIGHBOR ADMITTED THAT THE POLLEN MOST LIKEY CAME FROM A HERMAPHRODITE

whats that mean? i am purveying fields of garbage?

well this season should be interesting


so i have a myriad of questions that are currently being tested as theories.

the last question above is a serious one. am i growing crap seeds from allegedly hermaphrodite male?


another of them is them is related to giant cactus plants..I have made a few hugelkultures (sp) and find them to be a good use of excess material...
so these cactus plants/ trees? are massive and juicy.... (get to the point) Could I bury one of these cactus steaks and with my soil mixture and expect it to be a great source of water? i would assume an army of cactus plants would follow... or a mine of liquid...
ill update this thread with anything i find interesting...

[brendon420]

i have also been bringing home kelp from the beach....let it sit in a bucket of water for a month. dont forget to wash it off at the beach using the public bathroom showers... or just bury it somewhere

using pine litter for the cat and throwing that into the mix. this is one element i am careful with because of the obvious objections...

we just took down an aviary that was a source of parakeet crap and hulled seeds...



its a basic goal but i dont want to spend any money of growing endless amounts of medicine. my grams is 86 now and wants to spread her experience of cannabis healing to the elderly community so i am actively helping to teach her along the way




all of this to amend the "diablo clay" we have here in sunny socal...



now for some of whats up to date


THE PLANTS I AM CURRENTLY GROWING WERE GIVEN TO ME AS STUNTED, OVER NUTRIENT UNDER POTTED..POOR LIGHT CONSIDERATIONS...DESPERATE BABES


I THEYRE SOME VARIETY OF SATIVA ...

I THREW THEM IN SOME BASIC YARD SOIL/ COMPOSTED(PASSIVE) CLAY/LEAVES/ WORM CASTINGS//LEAF MOLD/MATTER AND ACTUAL WORMS (COMPOSTING/ EARTHWORMS)
ALL THAT INTO 3 I THINK 5 OR 6 MAYBE 7 GALLON AIRPOTS. THEYRE NOT MINE I INHERITED THEM.

THEYRE PSYCHED NOW AND DUE TO THE COLD TEMPS WE HAVE HAD (AROUND FREEZING) AT NIGHT, THESE SATIVA NUGLETS ARE TURNING PURPLE AND STARTING TO PACK WEIGHT

WHY ARE THEY PACKING WEIGHT? I AM TRYING OUT A BUNCH OF STUFF LIKE I MENTIONED ABOVE
MY GOALS ARE TO BUILD THE SOIL FOOD WEB WITH COMMON STUFF YOU USUALLY EITHER THROW AWAY OR OVER LOOK

POINT AND CASE AFTER CLEANING OUT THE PANTRY I FOUND OLD BEER (STARCH/SUGAR/ACID) AUNT JEMIMIAHS "MAPLE" SYRUP (SUGAR) AND OLD PANCAKE MIX (STARCH, PRESERVATIVES....JK)

I ALSO BREW LOTS OF KOMBUCHA AND OFTEN TIMES HAVE AN EXCESS OF THE SCOBY......
I BLEND THIS UP WITH WATER AND ADD IT TO THE PLANTS... AGAIN BUILDING THE SOIL FOOD WEB


CALL ME AWFUL, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IM DOING THAT IS GOING TO BITE ME IN THE ASS BECAUSE THESE LADIES ARE ENJOYING THEIR NEW DIGS...

THE FLOWERS ACTUALLY ARE ADDING WEIGHT... ILL THROW PHOTOS SOON

[brendon420]

this plant was an accidental bonsai, maybe it was the strain, maybe i took too many clones off of it. she stayed small, but produced from pretty indica stoneyness.







some dumb back story. i popped seeds in january being ignorant of lights schedules and all. ( i discovered off seasons) they grew, flowered and by early march i had a male and a female. so naturally i made em fuck.

the female that was seeded started revegging, but not before the seeds got pretty big and lucky me, finished in time

the mom went on to flower and thats what you see above.

[brendon420]

i have been fortunate to grow up in southern california. it might be why i like growing stuff so much.. my familys plot is 10k sqft and the house is 2300 of that. that leaves a lot of dirt to play in.

or a lot of weeds. depending on how you view it. recently these past few years i have undertaken the process with my brother to take a measure of pride in our land. i have been studying rainwater harvesting techniques on our property and among other things, there are a myriad of ways to invest in your space without money being spent.

here is the setting


and here are those first two plants as young

[brendon420]

please feel free to call bullshit on anything you find suspect.

i don't know everything and this is mostly an experiment or a conversation with plants mind you


feel free to chime in about the ph of stuff or whatever

i am not precise by any measure, i sort of put my trust in natural laws and proceed from there....




any facts are always welcome!

trump supporters... NOT SO MUCH!!!

[brendon420]

these might have filters on them... sorry for the misrep



this is the most sun prone area in the yard. i will try to always make mounds for the plants i want to become gorda

in these boringly similar photos the plant in the foreground was on a mound, and gave me a pound...... i like the sound...of that

the two behind it threw na na's

na na na na!

[brendon420]

one more before i go to bed and forget about internet weed forums for another 3 years..

[brendon420]

i lucked out with sativa leaning hybrids this year..

some of you may scowl at that, fluffy airy buds. yea you guessed it.

but i was pleased at the result. good production, healthy steady growth, stony derb and grown in possibly considered a shady area.







its funny
for as many clones as i took this year. not one single on worked

i didnt use rooting hormone or any gels. i simply made a small green house set up and placed them in worm castings.

i also tried the chilling technique which is supposed to speed up rooting.

i had success with obtaining root growth, but on many i simply transplanted them too soon....... new beginner impatience. i wasnt listening in the conversation...

anyway, i brought that up to elude to just how much i cut and pruned off all of these poor plants....

all for the sake of learning...

[bsgospel]

Ha! great shadow/stalk pic. Gettin' artsy up in here! :p

chilling technique? I'm not familiar...