Flames UK GG 2024

[flameninja]

Been a while since I did a diary
I just grow a few for personal use which saves me a bit of cash Plus I like the process of growing these wonderful plants out in the wild!
Gets me out into the fresh air,gives me plenty of exercise and makes me feel like a kid again, sneaking around making dens and stuff
First bit of plot preparation started..

First seedlings patiently waiting for planting out within the next couple of weeks

These are just a mix of hybrids that did well for me last year as well as some testers I got last year from HFH
Here’s hoping we all have a bumper season

 

[flameninja]

Thought I’d better be a bit more specific about what Hybrids I’m growing.
It will help me remember what I’ve planted and why because my memory is

“Lockdown Loco” are some beans I harvested in 2020/21
I never had much joy with them in 2022 for whatever reason (Probably Pests!!)
But last year they took me by surprise and produced some stout looking Hazey plants
Unfortunately I only got to sample a couple of them because I lost the others to mold!
But they did have a strong resemblance to Polar Haze which is a hybrid I made years ago.
I’ll have to remember to keep a closer eye on these this year and make sure they get plenty of airflow
“Grapefruit Early” This will be the 1st time I’ve grown these
I got the seeds from one of the super early plants last year which were testers from HFH
I look forward to seeing how these perform and if they are as early as last year and also if the Grapefruity smell and taste has carried through
“Esben 23” These were testers I was gifted in 2023 which were quite early finishers and almost “Autos”. GF Early came from this batch

“23 Mix” Is a mix of fat beans I found in some of the late finishers i had last season which were “22 mix”.
Some of these plants grew unruly and over 6ft tall! With a very varied mix of Sativa dominant and Indica dominant plants

 

[flameninja]

First plants out this season

I always plant several seedlings in one hole because it’s inevitable I’ll loose some to pests
Plus they are Regs and once I pull any males they won’t be as close together

I’ll continue to keep popping the same beans in between plant outs so I can replace any losses throughout the coming months
Hopefully there won’t be too many losses but that’s all part of the game

 

[Dequilo]

Very nice thanks for sharing your outside 2024 grow with us, I will be following along for sure

I love nothing better than growing outside and in the wild can be fun

I am in New York State they let us grow up to six plants so I am a backyard grower now

when I started I would put out hundreds in the state park

all the best and a great season

Dequilo

 

[flameninja]

Very nice thanks for sharing your outside 2024 grow with us, I will be following along for sure

I love nothing better than growing outside and in the wild can be fun

I am in New York State they let us grow up to six plants so I am a backyard grower now

when I started I would put out hundreds in the state park

all the best and a great season

Dequilo

Thanks for following
Wish we could grow 6 plants legally here
It would save me crawling about through thick bramble and stinging nettles acting like a ninja
My knees are killing me I’ve got nettle stings and scratches all over
Every year I say “I’m getting too old for this shit”
Sending good vibes your way for the season ahead

 

[Dequilo]

Every year I say “I’m getting too old for this shit”

I would more than likely have kept doing it I stopped back in 1995 and started back to growing

inside 2001

stop outside as I had a pest problem and was going to cure it with Dynamite

all the best and grow well

Dequilo

 

[flameninja]

2 weeks since first early plant out

The next batch of seedlings eagerly awaiting their turn tomorrow

It’s been very mixed weather these last 2 weeks with very low temps on a night
No frosts though and some nice sunny afternoons so hopefully there will be a few survivors when I visit next.

 

[flameninja]

Second plant out this morning

It’s rather exciting walking through a busy urban area with a bag full of seedlings!
Time to see if I have any survivors…

I was surprised to find the majority had survived the early plant out
They do look a bit bedraggled but that’s only to be expected when you plant out early. That’s the risk you take

I topped up both the LL and the GF holes with fresh seedlings
And planted some 23mix in a new hole
The only ones I didn’t top up were the Esben 23.
I will pop the few Esben seeds I have left and plant out next visit

 

[Porky82]

Love Gorilla growing!! I'll follow along.
Good luck with it mate.

 

[flameninja]

Love Gorilla growing!! I'll follow along.
Good luck with it mate.

Cool
Welcome aboard

 

[flameninja]

No rest for the wicked!
Just put these beans to soak 🫘

As I was searching through my dwindling seed collection I was reminded that…..
Lockdown Loco is “Polar Dane X Guerilla Gold”
And Polar Dane is “Polar Haze” X “Royal Dane”

It’s easy to loose track of what’s what when you have been making random outdoor hybrids for the past 10 years