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  1. countrypickle

    Flushing

    I'm drooling right now lol ;)
  2. countrypickle

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    NICE!! I wish I coulda let mine get that big...I have them in a secluded place in the yrd..and unfortunately my kids are now of the age...they know what the plant looks like...so had to keep tying it down and topping it...just to keep it less obvious.Still gonna produce some of the better buds...
  3. countrypickle

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    I am gonna try to do a grow in a hugelkulture bed next year..I made one this year for my veggie garden as an experiment....Holy Cripes!! I only watered it twice all year,but I wound up having the best veggies and plants in the whole garden coming from that one little area. Hugelkulture involves...
  4. countrypickle

    Any Canadian Growers?

    Thanks, I been hoping to get another week or two outta them but it looks as tho I may have to chop ..I woke up this morning to a layer of white frost everywhere....If I dont chop soon mold will kick in ...trics aren't quite what I wanted but better to be on the side of caution after all this...
  5. countrypickle

    Country Boyz Can Survive ;-)

    wow first time reading and read it whole way thru... ( took quite some time too I might add lol ) Amazing job btw.. Ur brain in prob scattered like the wind right now...I wish u all the best be safe.. and just a small piece of advice.... SHHHHHHHH to EVERYONE until u get ur shit...
  6. countrypickle

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    Nice write up . I too am strictly organic..I dont know ...maybe its me..but it seems the taste comparison at the end is the big winner for me(flushing or not..it seems that taste is always there). Luckily for us we have 2 goats and some chickens ..so the organic matter was never an issue for...
  7. countrypickle

    Any Canadian Growers?

    Been getting cold as hell here on the East coast at nights,...I worried the girls arent gonna finish in time before a really bad cold snap hits.They are fattening up nicely,and smells like a skunk raided my yrd in the morning ,,but damn!! patience is one virtue I really have to learn better...
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    Gertie and her Sisters' long journey to Fruition

    Thnks S'manta . Was away for a week... and when I returned..I was scared to death that mold might have taken over .It rained pretty hard last week here, But luckily Gertie and her sisters made out oK.there was a few little buds that weren't in best of shape...I think the really cold night...
  9. countrypickle

    Any Canadian Growers?

    super heavy rains here last night.. was worried sick ..even took the day off work today to make sure they were dried out .I had a branch break on me from the high winds... little bit too early ..but at least its a "taste" of whats to come.
  10. countrypickle

    Any Canadian Growers?

    NS hobby grower here... Had the biggest scare last night temps went down below 0 ...I went out this morning and my "gertie" wasnt feeling all that well..couldnt believe it the whole top looked like snow....I was ready to just throw in the towel. Everything in veggie garden burned up ..dead.We...
  11. countrypickle

    Gertie and her Sisters' long journey to Fruition

    And Finally up to last weekend.Everything is going well.The cold is getting here quicker than I thought..its gonna be a race to get em done ... and NOW the whole reason for this thread in the first place...lol A special thanks to all who helped so far... I am going great.. I feed these girls...
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    Gertie and her Sisters' long journey to Fruition

    Mid season pics.... Gardens are going good..and Gertie is just loving the outdoors.. her sisters are fairing well too ,but not as healthy.been hard keeping them trimmed,,they just wanna go.I was amazed at the results of the hukelkulture bed as well. I didnt water anything in that garden once...
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    Gertie and her Sisters' long journey to Fruition

    I had also found a few pics of a few weeks after original pics.. this is of the hukelculture bed also.(I think I am going to try hukelture with my girls next summer) I had cropped and chopped all winter...so I had hoped that these girls will grow out nice..but not up..I had to keep them below...
  14. countrypickle

    Gertie and her Sisters' long journey to Fruition

    Hi to everyone...Been a crazy and hectic summer here for myself and family..and been a long time since my last post. I was a rookie at this wonderful hobby just a few years ago, and with the help of RUI members( to whom I thank for answering what I now learned were actually pretty...
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    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    I am sacrificing those leaves in hopes that the little chutes growing under the bigger ones can be pulled into the open space.as they harden I will wire them off as I did the bigger ones.Eventually when its gets one more "haircut" before spring...I will tie everything down with the hemp yarn,,as...
  16. countrypickle

    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    yes and no. I am taping a piece of the leaf down yes...but be the same as trimming the tip off..would it not.It wont hurt the plant.may tarnish that piece of leaf. At least thats how I been doing it for years with our family's tomato plants..figured be same process here. I do have green...
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    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    my first attempt at LST . .As u can see from the tape ..She was not impressed with all this abuse..but it was a one time thing...I think I got it adjusted enough now. This one may be a future concern...When she grew she had to fight for the light,and while I was away for two weeks they never...
  18. countrypickle

    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    @ Bac,,, Nice pics.Healthy looking.. I like. I am going to work on upgrading a bit here soon,so busy over the holidays,I am just trying to keep them alive till Feb then I'll get to it when I have more down time. That bottom pic is almost what these girls looked like just a few days...
  19. countrypickle

    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    lol yeah they are a annorexic in that pic.... they are kinda an experiment....the plant itself is no more than a foot tall... and it just recieved a reallly good trimming(over half the foliage) just about an hour before pic was taken. I was scared and thought I overdone it,but the next day...
  20. countrypickle

    Few questions for next Springs babies..under a cfl

    ...forgot to mention they will be weened to go outdoors in spring.
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