I have been busy getting ready for the 2008 outdoor season. I have been growing outside since the 1970s so I have been around the block my fair share of times. I am in the NE USA at 40.5 N. I expect to be harvesting everything I put out in October sometime. Among the many things I am growing is a fine selection of gear from The GrindHouse. I have Sour Bubble, Prophet (Bubba Kush x Blue Sonja) and Blue Sonja.
I germed 4 seeds of Sour Bubble and got 3 females and I germed 4 seeds of prophet and got 2 females. I still have some Sour Bubble seeds that I will do an indoor seed run with later. I didn't keep the prophet males either because I have the pre 98 BK cut and I expect some males from the Blue Sonja seedlings which I am going to do a seed run with outdoors. I figured I would just put a couple pre 98 BK and katsu BK clones in the Blue Sonja patch and I will have Prophet seeds (sorta). Plus I will keep clones of the 2 Prophet females I have in case they attain "must keep" status.
I have 20 clones from each SB female and 50 clones from each Prophet female. I also have 9 seedlings from 10 Blue Sonja seeds. Two of them have revealed to be females. I am waiting on the other 7. I want to have 4-5 females. I would take a 6 females and 3 males mix. That way I can have 3 males and 3 females in the seed patch and 3 females for some seedless.
Once the Blue Sonja have been outside and veg a spell I will take cutting from the females around July 15. They will be rooted and placed outside in early August for some late season action and extra Blue Sonja nuggets. I will also keep 1 clone from each female Blue Sonja to have as a mom when the best ones show themselves at harvest.
I plant in the ground in natural soils but do add things I think are needed depending on locations. I utilize every kind of location. Mostly open areas along tiny brooks and stream that don't have any fishing pressure because they are chubb (trash fish) infested and not stocked. I also like open areas on mountains, state game lands, abandoned RR tracks, along rivers where there are fast dangerous rapids (people don't notice stuff when they are about to drown). I also do some cornfield action...but that can be a real crap shoot.
I fence every plant I put out except the ones in cornfields. I hate critters stealing stuff. I also utilize osmocote fetilizer. I do hit some plants with some extra stuff in the couple spots I allow myself to visit just to diva a few. Most spots I only visit to plant and harvest with 1 midway visit for some bug control and whatever care. Obviously if there is a biblical storm or something freaky I do go just to see if all is OK and make repairs.
I hesitated to do an outdoor thread because updates and pictures can be tricky. I think with all my spots though I can pull off a decent show.
I will start off with some pictures of my Prophet. One is female A and the other female B. I have 50 clones (16 ounce cups) of each ready to go outside.
I will show the Blue Sonja next time I post.
I germed 4 seeds of Sour Bubble and got 3 females and I germed 4 seeds of prophet and got 2 females. I still have some Sour Bubble seeds that I will do an indoor seed run with later. I didn't keep the prophet males either because I have the pre 98 BK cut and I expect some males from the Blue Sonja seedlings which I am going to do a seed run with outdoors. I figured I would just put a couple pre 98 BK and katsu BK clones in the Blue Sonja patch and I will have Prophet seeds (sorta). Plus I will keep clones of the 2 Prophet females I have in case they attain "must keep" status.
I have 20 clones from each SB female and 50 clones from each Prophet female. I also have 9 seedlings from 10 Blue Sonja seeds. Two of them have revealed to be females. I am waiting on the other 7. I want to have 4-5 females. I would take a 6 females and 3 males mix. That way I can have 3 males and 3 females in the seed patch and 3 females for some seedless.
Once the Blue Sonja have been outside and veg a spell I will take cutting from the females around July 15. They will be rooted and placed outside in early August for some late season action and extra Blue Sonja nuggets. I will also keep 1 clone from each female Blue Sonja to have as a mom when the best ones show themselves at harvest.
I plant in the ground in natural soils but do add things I think are needed depending on locations. I utilize every kind of location. Mostly open areas along tiny brooks and stream that don't have any fishing pressure because they are chubb (trash fish) infested and not stocked. I also like open areas on mountains, state game lands, abandoned RR tracks, along rivers where there are fast dangerous rapids (people don't notice stuff when they are about to drown). I also do some cornfield action...but that can be a real crap shoot.
I fence every plant I put out except the ones in cornfields. I hate critters stealing stuff. I also utilize osmocote fetilizer. I do hit some plants with some extra stuff in the couple spots I allow myself to visit just to diva a few. Most spots I only visit to plant and harvest with 1 midway visit for some bug control and whatever care. Obviously if there is a biblical storm or something freaky I do go just to see if all is OK and make repairs.
I hesitated to do an outdoor thread because updates and pictures can be tricky. I think with all my spots though I can pull off a decent show.
I will start off with some pictures of my Prophet. One is female A and the other female B. I have 50 clones (16 ounce cups) of each ready to go outside.
I will show the Blue Sonja next time I post.
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