Open Show and Tell 2015!

papapayne said:
You know, I have never grown more weed then I can sell...even in california I never had any issues moving buds even in croptober. Shit, usually I end up buying pounds of other people to keep from every turning anyone away. I have made choices in my life that leave it very hard to land a "real" job (Assault charges), and I see many many of my peers that are my age with 50k in student loans barely getting by on the salaries. that and honestly, I have 0 desire to slave away for some company profiting off me.
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Me personally, I have noticed that throughout my whole life working going to school , I have two degrees by the way, debt up to my ears trying to get my piece of the pie, the only thing that has gotten me to be able to get a foothold is this beautiful plant. I have four kids and a wife so broke just isn't even an option. Its hard in any industry rite now but with persistence and an open mind greatness can be achieved by going back to what one of our chief exports...HEMP! I grow to help patients but I'd be lying if I said it didn't help my family too. I messed up and caught a strike at 19 so this plant has been paying the bills for a long time.
 
thanks guys for all your input, it all hit close to home. I have a USAA credit card that I have been using now for pretty much exactly that @MaryJaneFamily420 ! I pay it almost off every month, and its already been helping. 2 ex wives did a number on my credit , but luckily the worst stuff is all 8+ years old so falling off. I am in a house now that I can supplement my food with a nice garden, and such so definitely have happiness, just guess I am wanting to work towards something. ty guys all for the kind words!
 
papapayne said:
thanks guys for all your input, it all hit close to home. I have a USAA credit card that I have been using now for pretty much exactly that @MaryJaneFamily420 ! I pay it almost off every month, and its already been helping. 2 ex wives did a number on my credit , but luckily the worst stuff is all 8+ years old so falling off. I am in a house now that I can supplement my food with a nice garden, and such so definitely have happiness, just guess I am wanting to work towards something. ty guys all for the kind words!
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Use that gi bill to supplement, maybe some landscaping for Xtra $. Wanna make alot of doe got to plant alot of plants. But get that education so you have something to go on. Horticulture or agriculture degrees seem like a good route for you. Take business classes too so you can run your farm completely by urself good luck man. It's tough. But grind hard and be good to people and good things usually come.
 
757growin said:
Use that gi bill to supplement, maybe some landscaping for Xtra $. Wanna make alot of doe got to plant alot of plants. But get that education so you have something to go on. Horticulture or agriculture degrees seem like a good route for you. Take business classes too so you can run your farm completely by urself good luck man. It's tough. But grind hard and be good to people and good things usually come.
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That last sentence you said....
 
As an outdoor grower in Ca I typically sow seeds in early May. Seeds germinate in four inch containers of Light Warrior in approx seven days. The seedlings spend approx. seven to ten day in the shade house before being moved to full sun. After approx one more week the seedlings are potted up to three gallon containers of two parts Ocean Forest to one part Light Warrior. The plants begin to grow aggressively and within ten to fifteen days have fully rooted out the three gallon containers. I typically top once the plants reach the sixth node by cutting back to one half an inch above the second node to produce four main colas. After seven weeks from germination the plants are transplanted to fifteen gallon containers. Plants begin expressing their sex in mid to late July and the males are terminated. This process results in approx. six weeks of vegetation time before flowering commences and my fertilizer program changes. As I am now entering the second week of flowering the plants are approx.seventy two inches tall and making extensive bud sites. Pictures and more info to follow.
 
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Had to put up a border cause my dog apparently finds fish hydrolysate apatazing. He dug up a couple of plants but luckily I caught it early and put the soil back .
Strains forum x monster cookies f2s I made
Shuteye x polar bear og from greenpointseeds

I still have to clean up the under growth on them, I'm pretty sure they have started to stretch for flower
 
whodatnation said:
Low-mid 90s and dry dry out here, the plants are loving it. My plat GDP grew about 5" all around in 2 days, maybe the 20 gallons of worm tea "sludge" had something to do with it!

Shit 1k a lb should be good enough for a skilled grower. Taking home maybe 60% of that will give most people a comfortable lifestyle.


These are a few days old, that first plant is at the top of the cage meow.

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"Did you just say meow?"
 
calicocalyx said:
Man this is going to get too close to conspiracy theories. I think that "american dream" is bunk. I've seen too many people get a little money and influence from working the herb and that little illusion of power went straight to their head. For sure that's not everyone but I've seen more inflated egos in this 'business" and questionable morals when money is on the line. In the end is comes down to what we take and what we give. Lots of people living shitting lives so that "we" can have it good. It's more about appreciating right now and acknowledging the consequences of our actions/choices. What's happening is that power and abundance of resources has been claimed or used up, and so it's shifted elsewhere. America isn't what it was for our grandparents and thats good and bad in many ways. And there is an abundance, we could be shifting into balance and sharing prosperity and a better quality of life for the world. But those same egos on a bigger level are controlling the game, or at least working to prevent the masses from it. Just saying.... life is what happens when you're busy making plans.
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I couldn't agree more. Honestly, a lot of industries could take a page from this one and look at how we cooperate and share, how we contribute to making ourselves/each other and our hobby/job better. There is room for competition, sure, but it's not about just winning, or being better than the other guy, it's more often about learning, advancing ourselves and one another, sharing, and a sense of community that is without borders.
 
Where there's a will there's a way as getaway said. Market is flooded and prices dropping overall, but it's also wide open as far as legal herb businesses too. From seeds to edibles to events. Hustle and re invest in the business, expand. I'm trying something similar and have spent many days at farmers markets, in the kitchen making products, ect... For me, it comes down to how many hours in the day and how much it impacts my quality of life. But I did get a property and house and make it out of the city. It took big gambles and hard work, and many years leading up to it. Had to learn the skills and knowledge and make the connections. The next generation have it easier and harder in some ways to do the same thing. I've seen way too many 4 year degrees working for $15/ hour. What really burns me is seeing these "successful" growers/entrepreneurs that will squeeze pay out of their workers and exploit the hired help, put others at risk, all to make just a little bit more. But...

I think must of us are on here to share knowledge/info and that is great on many levels. At the end of the day no man is an island, we're all interconnected. Lets speed up the evolution of humanity's consciousness by sharing and helping each other, maybe some suffering will be eased.
 
Everyone's girls are lookin good!!! I personally been battling russets. But so far I think i got ahead of em an think I might wining Wars not over yet tho. But there growing nicely still An should get a good harvest if I do win the battle. Wish me luck!


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