2011: A Late Start...

the veggies look good i guess... it just seems like a waste of space, u could have put some more bud plants in their place. i guess the fact that i dont eat none of the fruits or veggies mentioned above (besides plums, love em) has something to do with my thinkin. call me a buzz kill but i just cant get too excited over vegetables when looking at pics of mj right next to them. and ur mj plants look great by the way. id like to try them with some butter, nutmeg, and a touch of cinnamon.

southsacboy916 said:

the veggies look good i guess... it just seems like a waste of space, u could have put some more bud plants in their place. i guess the fact that i dont eat none of the fruits or veggies mentioned above (besides plums, love em) has something to do with my thinkin. call me a buzz kill but i just cant get too excited over vegetables when looking at pics of mj right next to them. and ur mj plants look great by the way. id like to try them with some butter, nutmeg, and a touch of cinnamon.

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There are only so many hours in a year. I spent three months trimming, last year. The veggies are their own reward. The tomatoes are incredible. The peaches are just getting ripe. The red flame grapes are ripening. There's a lot to be said for growing produce. The skills might be very important, some day.

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I've kept them to refresh several strains whose seeds are getting old. Daily showers help keep stray pollen to a minimum.

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An interesting visitor. The cats love playing with these things. They live a long time.

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Congrats on the bumper year, with your skills wouldn't expect less. Man I do love grapes but never planted them (table variety) helped put in some wine grapes once, same concept? What type of beetle are those? Once again congrats and looking good. Agree with your comment on someday needing those skills, maybe sooner than we think?

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Congrats on the bumper year, with your skills wouldn't expect less. Man I do love grapes but never planted them (table variety) helped put in some wine grapes once, same concept? What type of beetle are those? Once again congrats and looking good. Agree with your comment on someday needing those skills, maybe sooner than we think?

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I'm afraid much sooner.

Grapes are easy to propagate. It's best to get rooted plants from a nursery. They're grafted to hardy root stock. And delicious!

Agree, not a prepper but as of late I've sure been thinking about it. Melons are maturing had one for breakfast and brought back memories of my childhood. Forgot how much sweeter they are vine ripened.
Will be putting in some table grapes next year, thanks for your input.

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There are only so many hours in a year. I spent three months trimming, last year. The veggies are their own reward. The tomatoes are incredible. The peaches are just getting ripe. The red flame grapes are ripening. There's a lot to be said for growing produce. The skills might be very important, some day.

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point taken... maybe ill give it a go next year if i got more space. i was just plannin on eatin my bud in 2012... wat would u suggest i grow for a first time vegetable grow?

Tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, squash, or anything else you like.

If you have any problems, just message me.

I've been doing this a long time.

well the only vegetable i really like is corn... i like potatoes but i think that is considered a starch like rice right? but i think i might give corn and tomatoes a go next year because although i dont like whole tomatoes i do like tomato sauce (im a texture eater). im italian so we use a lot of tomato sauce in my household. got any suggestions on what type of corn and tomatoes i should go with?

southsacboy916 said:

well the only vegetable i really like is corn... i like potatoes but i think that is considered a starch like rice right? but i think i might give corn and tomatoes a go next year because although i dont like whole tomatoes i do like tomato sauce (im a texture eater). im italian so we use a lot of tomato sauce in my household. got any suggestions on what type of corn and tomatoes i should go with?

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For corn go with a fast finishing "Super Sweet' variety. Plant in blocks of at least 6 feet square, and take the time to thoroughly hand pollinate each bunch of silk. If you have room, and start ASAP in the Spring, you can stagger plantings every two or three weeks through the summer.

"Early Girl" tomatoes are small, but tasty and prolific. A good strain for a first timer. Very easy to grow, but needs support. Some of my vines have been 16 feet long after a long, warm summer. Reduce watering tomatoes once they start to bloom. A simulated drought stimulates fruit set and production.

I've used both, corn and tomatoes to screen my buds. I use remesh to support the vines, which often form a hedge, nine feet high.

Odd pix from today...

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A different angle on the San Pedro. I'm really expecting it to bloom at least once more, this summer.

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The East Greenhouse. Ceiling needs to be a few feet higher, most years.

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Finally seeing hairs, everywhere.

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Fuzzy has a very high opinion of his appearance. When he gets foxtails or burrs in his fur, he demands a brushing. He loves rolling in dust.

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West Greenhouse getting too small as well.

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Hard at work.

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A typical encounter. Sylvester sees Fuzzy; strolls over, pisses on the Horseradish, and struts away.

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Unperturbed. He knows he looks better.

Greenhouse is getting full!

peace
doublejj
P.S. Hi Fuzzy, good kitty!

Dang, you grow horseradish also, Where's the prime rib?

how long untill you get avocados on that tree? how old is that one? i had one about 6 months old

I think it is four years old. It hasn't yet set fruit, but I expect to get a few, next year.

Just showing the range of development among the 13 strains. The Durban Poison appears two weeks ahead of everything else, but can become very productive if allowed to go a couple weeks extra.

Many strains are showing almost nothing.

The Purps is showing many long spears of bud sites. It could prove massive.

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Boring, but worth having for future reference.

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Going Someplace.

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Watching Fuzzy going someplace.

Well, I guess this is the boring time of year.

A few shots, anyway...

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A real contender for "Most Neurotic Cat", anywhere.

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Random garden stuff. Everything will get ripe at once.

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The East Greenhouse is really filling up quickly. I'm excited about the African P1. It is shading about 40 square feet. The last one I grew was enormous, sweet tasting, and very stony. Unfortunately, the buds were very fluffy, and unattractive. It was two years later when I realized that a neighbor was leaving a porch light on, which was enough to affect the bud formation. With that discovery, I'm confident that this plant will do far better.(Best guess, 1200 grams)

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The Cage is filling rapidly as well.

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A record year in this greenhouse!

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I'll be pollenating various kholas as flowers appear on males and females. Some of my seeds are over a decade old, and in need of refreshing.

Sweet!

peace
doublejj

My friend Nuggs came by while I was in Iowa and pollenated the medi for me, would be a great addition to your variety.
Your garden is looking fabulous, especially the veggie's....

Thanks, guys!

The pot plants feel slow to me. All except the Durban Poison which is developing very quickly.

I need to pay more attention when selecting strains for the cage. They are growing very unevenly, causing four plants to fall behind the other, larger four, three of which may get very(key-plus) large.

The medi should be ready by first week of Sept, she was last season and is on par to finish around that time again, good to have staggered times while harvesting...