[Bobbo4200]

You will buddy, you will.

[Sunny FL Indica]

Fiddy

Never seen gators on my safaris. I've got gators on the pond behind my house - nothing big (hahahaha, that I know of), but especially after hatch I can hear them chirping. If you really wanna see them, head out to Lake Jessup. I won't go anywhere near that lake, even on a big ass boat.

I'm actually more worried about snakes than anything else. I can handle the water moccasin as they're more worried about humans than you are about them, but damn, those coral snakes scare the be-jesus out of me.

Yes, I've seen coral snakes on safari. I've got a small pitchfork (hand made) - that I go out with anytime I'm out in the bush. I took an old spade handle where the spade broke off and added a 3 pronged fork from one of my garden tools to it. Drilled a couple of holes into the wood and screwed it in real tight. I haven't had to use it, but it's my security blanket so to speak.

I'll get you the make/model of the vape pen when I get a chance. Its pretty damn amazing. It uses liquid THC cartridges. Won't leave home without it.

[Rodehazrd]

Hey sunny that pitchfork is a great snake tool I have copperhead here and one good whack with the back side gets them in three or.four spots at once. I grew up as a field hand and have many hours with a fork in hand. You use the back to pack a stack smoother and have the rain roll off and many other tasks like snakes. You are the only one I ever heard speAk of it. Most would try to stick him but a coral would take them from the gene pool. Do many get bit? It can be fatal right? The copperhead bite just hurts like hell but rarely fatal.

One other thIng about deer they won't stay on the path so piss all around they seem to come the most difficult way. I had a deer stomp through some hso headband and eat two blue dream In the back. They never bothered the hb.
I also used ffof outdoors once. The seaweed or something attracted ground hogs. A friend used fish emulsion with the same results.
I haven't been back outside now for three years.but the early indication of the desert diesel makes me want to try a tree. Ms Hazard would prefer I not since we live In a non legal area. I'll honor her request.
Well it's snowing again still warm for winter I'm off to the wood pile and empty the dehumidifier. Hey any reason not to use that water.I guess it's distilled eh?
Rodehazrd

[Fiddynut]

Originally Posted by Sunny FL Indica

Fiddy

Never seen gators on my safaris. I've got gators on the pond behind my house - nothing big (hahahaha, that I know of), but especially after hatch I can hear them chirping. If you really wanna see them, head out to Lake Jessup. I won't go anywhere near that lake, even on a big ass boat.

I'm actually more worried about snakes than anything else. I can handle the water moccasin as they're more worried about humans than you are about them, but damn, those coral snakes scare the be-jesus out of me.

Yes, I've seen coral snakes on safari. I've got a small pitchfork (hand made) - that I go out with anytime I'm out in the bush. I took an old spade handle where the spade broke off and added a 3 pronged fork from one of my garden tools to it. Drilled a couple of holes into the wood and screwed it in real tight. I haven't had to use it, but it's my security blanket so to speak.

I'll get you the make/model of the vape pen when I get a chance. Its pretty damn amazing. It uses liquid THC cartridges. Won't leave home without it.

Good afternoon Sunny.
It's the big gators I'd be worried about too. Especially near water. I've seen how they drag things in the water and start rolling and I want no part of that. Big constrictors don't scare me I've had and handled plenty of pythons and boas but poisonous snakes are a different story. They blend in so well and it would be easy to come across one and step on it or something. I can see why they would be more of a threat than gators. We do have some rattle snakes here but they are few and I've never met anyone who came across one. That fork sounds like a good security blanket. I hope you never need to use it.
I'm a huge fan of the vape pen as well. Even though I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with mine when it's working well it's so nice to have when I'm out of the house. It's great to be able to hit it anywhere and not rase any eye brows. I can even take a few puffs when I'm on my motorcycle and there's no way I could operate a pipe and lighter while riding.
I hope your weekend is going well...Fiddy.

[Fiddynut]

Originally Posted by Rodehazrd

Hey sunny that pitchfork is a great snake tool I have copperhead here and one good whack with the back side gets them in three or.four spots at once. I grew up as a field hand and have many hours with a fork in hand. You use the back to pack a stack smoother and have the rain roll off and many other tasks like snakes. You are the only one I ever heard speAk of it. Most would try to stick him but a coral would take them from the gene pool. Do many get bit? It can be fatal right? The copperhead bite just hurts like hell but rarely fatal.

One other thIng about deer they won't stay on the path so piss all around they seem to come the most difficult way. I had a deer stomp through some hso headband and eat two blue dream In the back. They never bothered the hb.
I also used ffof outdoors once. The seaweed or something attracted ground hogs. A friend used fish emulsion with the same results.
I haven't been back outside now for three years.but the early indication of the desert diesel makes me want to try a tree. Ms Hazard would prefer I not since we live In a non legal area. I'll honor her request.
Well it's snowing again still warm for winter I'm off to the wood pile and empty the dehumidifier. Hey any reason not to use that water.I guess it's distilled eh?
Rodehazrd

Good afternoon Rodehazrd.
That's interesting that the deer take the hard way but makes sense. They probably want to avoid anything that makes paths like humans and wolves. Not a lot of predators for them around here but it's probably instinctual for them. If we could keep them off the road we would all be better off. Hundreds are hit every day here and they really can fuck your car up. Even worse if you get into one while riding a motorcycle. I've heard about fish fertilizer being a pest attractor. Also those who use bone or blood meal in their soil recipes have issues.
My wife is also not too keen on me growing any ganja in the back yard. She is probably right if a neighbor sees it I'd be in lots of trouble. She's cool about my indoor so I'm defiantly going to respect her on this. Will probably try a few at my bros house again and I'll also stash a few at a couple parks once the brush grows for some cover.
I hope you are having a great weekend...Fiddy.

[Sunny FL Indica]

Morning all.

Weather report - damn, its cold. High temps only in the '60s. We had a soaking, and i mean soaking, rain saturday so I didn't get out on safari til late last night.

#1 - something's been eating at it. Virtually no growth. Going to abandon.

#2 - looking nice. This one is under a big old stand of old growth pine trees. There's been a forest fire through the area a few times so all the lower branches on the trees are burned off. Normally we have shit for soil conditions, but this area actually has damn good soil. Very, very black, but with all the sand underneath very good drainage. Going much longer though than planned as original harvest plan was for 2nd weekend in Feb and this one not going to be ready til 3rd, maybe 4th week. I HATE going back to the same spot. Just hate it, but this may be a re-do. This one is close to huge growth of banana trees. After finding out that tomatoes will hurt pot, need to find out if bananas do. No nanas now, but there will be some this summertime. Put almost all my doge hair around this one.

#3 - well, this woulda been a good plant. definite wind damage as it was partially tipped over. Weird looking as I had topped it once, but something happened to one of the tops and instead of christmas treeing, bushing out, it just grew one big ass cola. Was hanging in there but a bit dried out. I repacked the ground around it but I'm thinking this is going to be a loss. By the looks of it was going to end up very sativa'ish as the leaves were skinny. This one was also going to go heck of a lot longer. Overall I wasnt very worried as I'm more looking for couch lock and narcotic feeling than anything psycho active. I just want the pain gone (and damn, my should has been crazy sore with these cold days). Anyway, I'm going to check on this one in a month and see what I have going. If it lives I'll harvest it and if its too sativa then i'll give it away.

#4 - Just a runt. This one was planted "in plain sight" not 50 ft from the roadway (granted, its a dirt/sand road, but a road none-the-less. Shitty soil conditions but I've had some of my best grows in crappy soil conditions as it tends to stress the plant out (in my opinion) leading to better bud - but who knows. This lil lady may have been very demanding of her nutrients and I just wasn't there to give it to her. Leaves were all a sickly light green to yellow. A few bud signs to it but not worth coming back especially as this one is close to the road.

[Fiddynut]

Originally Posted by Sunny FL Indica

Morning all.

Weather report - damn, its cold. High temps only in the '60s. We had a soaking, and i mean soaking, rain saturday so I didn't get out on safari til late last night.

#1 - something's been eating at it. Virtually no growth. Going to abandon.

#2 - looking nice. This one is under a big old stand of old growth pine trees. There's been a forest fire through the area a few times so all the lower branches on the trees are burned off. Normally we have shit for soil conditions, but this area actually has damn good soil. Very, very black, but with all the sand underneath very good drainage. Going much longer though than planned as original harvest plan was for 2nd weekend in Feb and this one not going to be ready til 3rd, maybe 4th week. I HATE going back to the same spot. Just hate it, but this may be a re-do. This one is close to huge growth of banana trees. After finding out that tomatoes will hurt pot, need to find out if bananas do. No nanas now, but there will be some this summertime. Put almost all my doge hair around this one.

#3 - well, this woulda been a good plant. definite wind damage as it was partially tipped over. Weird looking as I had topped it once, but something happened to one of the tops and instead of christmas treeing, bushing out, it just grew one big ass cola. Was hanging in there but a bit dried out. I repacked the ground around it but I'm thinking this is going to be a loss. By the looks of it was going to end up very sativa'ish as the leaves were skinny. This one was also going to go heck of a lot longer. Overall I wasnt very worried as I'm more looking for couch lock and narcotic feeling than anything psycho active. I just want the pain gone (and damn, my should has been crazy sore with these cold days). Anyway, I'm going to check on this one in a month and see what I have going. If it lives I'll harvest it and if its too sativa then i'll give it away.

#4 - Just a runt. This one was planted "in plain sight" not 50 ft from the roadway (granted, its a dirt/sand road, but a road none-the-less. Shitty soil conditions but I've had some of my best grows in crappy soil conditions as it tends to stress the plant out (in my opinion) leading to better bud - but who knows. This lil lady may have been very demanding of her nutrients and I just wasn't there to give it to her. Leaves were all a sickly light green to yellow. A few bud signs to it but not worth coming back especially as this one is close to the road.

Good evening Sunny.
Your weather report sounds great to me. I'd love some highs in the 60's. Sounds a little wet though.
It sounds like your #2 plant is a winner. Might as well let it go the extra week or so and maximize the harvest. If #3 makes it you will be in great shape. Even if it doesn't 1 out of 4 is what you expect anyway so it sounds like good news for you.
I've heard about stress increasing trichome and terp production. Kind of like the saying that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. All the work people put into making the perfect environment and keeping their plants happy might actually be working against getting the most potent and flavorful buds.
Keep up the good work...Fiddy.

[pop_rocks]

ive also stopped growing in the yard for the time being
we have a new neighbor and while she is cool, i dont know how cool and wont take chances
even tho its pretty much legal here in ca,(i also have a med card) i just dont want the drama that may go wiht being "that guy" growing dope

i hear you about gators man, just leave those guys alone!
i spent some time in fla and they are everywhere!
in canals, lakes, you name it
my mom goes back every year and will come home with pictures of large gators just sunning themselves on the side of a road
these things look like the last thing on earth you would want to tangle with

good call about certain soils being attractive to animals
i would use worm castings as much as i could but ususally just relied on local things i could find to mulch into the ground when i dug my holes

speaking of which, you want to get your sites prepped well in advance
esp if you are going to clear any brush, do it early
that way nature will cover up your work
freshly dug soil is a big tip off and could attract unwanted attention

im actually a fan of outdoor grown
i think it has a certain terroir and is truely unique
it can be a lot more work but its totally worth it as long as you stay safe!

[Fiddynut]

The seedlings are 10 days above soil today. They are still a little like watching paint dry but they are growing...slowly. I'm thinking that a week from now they will have a lot more leaves and should be putting on a good show for us. A few are starting to separate themselves from the pack, both bigger and smaller. It will be interesting to watch them and see which end up being male. I'd love to learn to spot males as early as possible and I don't have much experience with this yet. Until I know how many lady's I have I can't plan for final pot size or or tent arrangement. I guess that's part of the fun of it. Here are a couple pics of them.


I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let's get this week over and enjoy the last of our football on Sunday. I know I'll be cooking something good up. Anyone else got big plans for the game?
Take care...Fiddy.

[Fiddynut]

Originally Posted by pop_rocks

ive also stopped growing in the yard for the time being
we have a new neighbor and while she is cool, i dont know how cool and wont take chances
even tho its pretty much legal here in ca,(i also have a med card) i just dont want the drama that may go wiht being "that guy" growing dope

i hear you about gators man, just leave those guys alone!
i spent some time in fla and they are everywhere!
in canals, lakes, you name it
my mom goes back every year and will come home with pictures of large gators just sunning themselves on the side of a road
these things look like the last thing on earth you would want to tangle with

good call about certain soils being attractive to animals
i would use worm castings as much as i could but ususally just relied on local things i could find to mulch into the ground when i dug my holes

speaking of which, you want to get your sites prepped well in advance
esp if you are going to clear any brush, do it early
that way nature will cover up your work
freshly dug soil is a big tip off and could attract unwanted attention

im actually a fan of outdoor grown
i think it has a certain terroir and is truely unique
it can be a lot more work but its totally worth it as long as you stay safe!

Good evening pop_rocks.
Yes I think my yard is a bad place for a plant or two. I'd be risking my indoor growing to do it and that would be stupid. I still want to try some off site growing just for fun and to see what outdoor growing is like.
We have some big ass snapping turtles up here that you wouldn't want to mess with either. I never worry about them when I'm swimming in the lakes but they are there. They are so prehistoric looking.
That's a great idea about getting ready early. If it's nice I'll try to go scout some spots this weekend. Once I find some spots I'll get some holes dug when the frost comes out of the ground. Like you said Mother Nature will cover the tracks. When the plants come back in spring the growth is very aggressive. Pop the girls in the ground and pack them with worm castings and go for it. Sounds like fun.
Thanks for the tips pop_rocks. Are you still doing ny strip sliders for the game? I can't stop thinking about them! Anything else exciting planed for the weekend? Hope this week flys by...Fiddy.