A World On A String

[Jericho Mile]

yeah,but if you had a warehouse you wouldnt have time to run...even 4k eats up time that could go to riding,which is sort of silly in my case since i have to ride to keep the room supplied with nutes and such,indeed i need to haul medium tomorrow...these short cold ass days are just killing me...dont want to leave until it gets above 40 at least and at that point the day is shot as far as me actually doing something after riding....but you know,my garden is a tool to keep me riding,and its just the same thing over and over and thusly boring...but,its gotta be done,i just spent 400 dollars on tires....and that only does 2 bikes!

Yeah....you are 100% right....and the running is way more important to me. I understand you completely, Unc.

In every reality....I have no motivation to ever have a warehouse size space to work in. That's not for me....and way beyond me. I wouldn't have fun.

 

[unclefishstick]

yup,they would have to pay me a bunch to run a dispensary grow,from what ive seen locally im light years ahead of the people they have growing for them...

 

[Lean Green]

Good day Sirs!
I'm still here, happy,healthy and still at work!
Hard to spend time typing these days, oldest boy can read now and has too many questions about the stuff on this site, lol. I still creep, even when I don't log on. Had a few sub-par grows last year and put me in a rutt. Have a new zeal for the hobby this year on i'm stuck between ordering more new strains to play with or digging into the stash and doing some long forgotten shit I've had stashed for years.

Have you run Skunk #1 x ChemDD F2s yet?

 

[Jericho Mile]

Good day Sirs!
I'm still here, happy,healthy and still at work!
Hard to spend time typing these days, oldest boy can read now and has too many questions about the stuff on this site, lol. I still creep, even when I don't log on. Had a few sub-par grows last year and put me in a rutt. Have a new zeal for the hobby this year on i'm stuck between ordering more new strains to play with or digging into the stash and doing some long forgotten shit I've had stashed for years.

Have you run Skunk #1 x ChemDD F2s yet?

Good to see you, Lean. I figured you to be busy with life. I go looking for your posts sometimes...seeing what you've been up to. Your genetic tastes are superb

Yeah...grew some of the f2s back in 2010...and apparently didn't find the magical expression that...I know...must be in there...so back at it. Sometimes success just doesn't come easy. I always believe in the f2 generations...but you know..some crosses are just fickle.

 

[Lean Green]

Good to see you, Lean. I figured you to be busy with life. I go looking for your posts sometimes...seeing what you've been up to. Your genetic tastes are superb

Yeah...grew some of the f2s back in 2010...and apparently didn't find the magical expression that...I know...must be in there...so back at it. Sometimes success just doesn't come easy. I always believe in the f2 generations...but you know..some crosses are just fickle.

Sheesh! Tell me about it...
I made a cross with Dcong and Bangi Haze, ran them and was stunned to find out all ten or eleven girls I had couldn't cut the mustard. End product was fine smoke, but the flowers on all of them where terrible product wise. Leafy fluff, that pissed me off to trim. Hash makers dream though, for sure.

I'm still not running any clones, feeling like that is where some of my woes are coming from these days. I get lucky a lot with the seed plants, but when you strike out a few runs in a row, it hurts. Start questioning ones abilities, thinking what the fuck.

I'm done whining

Your tastes my man, are impeccable!

 

[Jericho Mile]

This plague of a cold...

This plague of a cold...

...it still hangs on to me...lingering away deep in my chest filling my lungs and my entire head with congestion. It sucks balls.

...along with the withdrawals of not training. Man..yesterday...I sank myself down in some negativity..after I realized a power steering pump was whining itself out on one of our trucks. Fucking not in the mood for that shit. If it's not one thing...it's another...

yet...

sometimes I question the sense of everyday living in civilization...in this time. Seems stupidly ridiculous that existence in the every day comes down to the attritions of your "things"

that's why I run...and when I'm not with that purpose..I'm forced to look at what it all amounts to. Houses...machines..money...and things that are not even yours. I attempted to explain that to my wife...lol...because I was ready to ditch everything and buy a plane ticket. I'll never grow up.



^ We all know what that is. Cold weather....slammed down with the plague...I have to find things that take little energy to perform. Netting the glands into happy hands



^ J2 getting picked early window...56 days. She's tied to that cabinet for the pictures..otherwise the weight of her flowers would cause her to fall over..and she has a history of that. This clone had an accident in her 4th week of flower. Her square got light...and I had not tied her into her new spot after having moved her from a another spot...

she fell into a bare 600 watt vert bulb and fried away on some of her branches, bud sites, and leaves. I've never fucked up quite like that before...and I'm surprised the incident didn't blow the bulb or start a fire...couldn't tell you how long she was hung up...I wasn't there when she fell over. ALWAYS tie plants in 1st thing. Don't get complacent and wait a couple sessions. Lesson learned.

cut away the places where she fried...continued on with the flowering..and hey...not a bad turn around for all that. I love this clone.



^ 3 days in their starters...and a couple of the SZSK f2 are starting to pop. 3 days is when I start to look for stuff to pop. If all goes well I should be seeing Skunk Jones seedlings starting to pop tomorrow (they are a day behind the SZSK). I'm hopeful to see a decent strike rate on both.



^ Speaking of strike rates:

started 15 seeds each of Jaundice f2 and I-HOP BS 2.2..weeks ago...and this is all I've got to work with. 2 Jaundice and 3 I-HOP BS 2.2

O well...sometimes chicken sometimes feathers

Could have been I messed up with the timing of a heating mat...because I was using one to help keep the starters warm...or who knows? Seeds are seeds...sometimes they just don't happen.

* I had a revelation the other day. I cut down a bunch of vegging Queen Moxie clones. Flowering Moxies in colder winter temps has not been productive this year. She's way more work than she's worth in these conditions. She's my only clone that is not flourishing at the moment...so I decided to give her a break...put her down until maybe summer.

It cost me though. The clones I cut were mature and ready to be flowered...all in 1.7 gal squares. But....I do what I do...when revelations come to me. If a plant is not working out at the moment and pissing me off...I take action...remedy the situation.

 

[Jericho Mile]

Sheesh! Tell me about it...
I made a cross with Dcong and Bangi Haze, ran them and was stunned to find out all ten or eleven girls I had couldn't cut the mustard. End product was fine smoke, but the flowers on all of them where terrible product wise. Leafy fluff, that pissed me off to trim. Hash makers dream though, for sure.

I'm still not running any clones, feeling like that is where some of my woes are coming from these days. I get lucky a lot with the seed plants, but when you strike out a few runs in a row, it hurts. Start questioning ones abilities, thinking what the fuck.

I'm done whining

Your tastes my man, are impeccable!

I've been finding success in the Jaundice f2 and the Easy Mox Trilogy...so I figure I'm on a roll. Part of the reason I decided to look at the SZSK f2 again...hoping maybe the time was good to push the pedal and take the chance on them again. I know there is good stuff in there...damn it...I know there is.

Sometimes I've questioned those Chem DD males. They have failed me so far in the Chem DD incross. I've never found shit in the Chem DD f2s...and in the successes I'm having in Jaundice f2 (Bogbubble X Chem DD)...I'm thinking it's coming from the Bubblegum side not the Chem DD side...and in TFlux (Original Flo X Chem DD) the Chem DD males never showed through..Flo totally dominated. From the female side of Chem DD though...the mother Chem DD (Deliah) comes through in most anything. Shy males?...have no idea

so...these SZSK...same Chem DD males...try again. Last time the Skunk #1 dominated the expressions and the DD let me down. The funk has to come from the DD...otherwise...it's all going to be fruity skunks...and therefore...pointless...or I should say..not the direction I want to go.

These DD males need to come through for me this time. My gamble is that they will.

Now with the Skunk Jones (SZSK f2 X Casey Jones f2)....I predict that it will be easier to come up with some funk...being that Casey Jones has always shown up quickly in crosses that I've used it in...and with the right combination of genetics there..I'd say it could be really good. But first...I need to see what pops...don't want to get ahead of myself

 

[Jericho Mile]

Fresh Pop

Fresh Pop



^ Ok...on schedule...the Skunk Jones are popping up.

 

[Jericho Mile]

Games I'm playing and where...

Games I'm playing and where...

I should really be.

I should be on the Islands racing the HURT 100..which starts today...but I'm here instead...still recovering from the plague. That's a really tough 100 mile race...and one I want to do. I'll put in for the lottery this summer...and hopefully get down there next year. Some members of my club are there now...getting ready to start.

This morning I awoke after dreaming that I'd gained 10 pounds over night..and that I had become pasty white and out of shape. The subconscious world picking away. It's taking a lot of will not to go out and start back into my training regimen. I'm not ready yet though. In all reality I don't want to start training until I'm over this illness and as close to 100% as I can get. I'll probably start again next weekend. There's a 20 mile training run for the Lost Boys race then....and I plan on doing that.

Games I'm playing:



^ J2s1 self pollen

The J2 plant (Jaundice f2 expression #2 Bogbubble X Chem DD) likes to put out male flowers down low...and her daughter J2s1 likes to do the same thing so...

I've been collecting the male flowers and filtering the pollens. This morning I pollinated a J2 with J2 pollen to make more J2s1 seeds...and then I picked off some male flowers off the J2s1 (she's at 37 days and absolutely blowing up into a beauty) and screened them in my pollen box...collecting a small dash of pollen which I'll use tomorrow on a J2 clone. It will look like this:

J2 X J2s1

* Both J2 and J2s1 seem to put out the lower male flowers later in their flower cycle. These are not the infamous 3-4th week flowers I tend to find on many hyper sensitive expressions. I've never seen male flowers on J2 up high and late either...and I have a feeling I won't see them on J2s1 (this is her 1st run..so I'm just predicting).....these are a different thing...and not a bad thing at all imo.

** If all looks good...I'm gong to continue to harvest male flowers off J2 and J2s1 clones and keep pollinating and growing out the offspring. I've become captivated by the Jaundice cross. So much so..that I'll use male pollens and self pollens to progress the line. It will be an ongoing process.

 

[Madjag]

Hahahaha......years ago that pile on the frame would have been something else.

Something else....it reminds me of Huey Lewis 'cause I need a new drug. In this wet and coolish winter I feel the draw to get native, to eat buttons by a stream and lay next to it all day dreaming.

A friend I met in college in Denver, in 1969, came by a day ago and stayed overnight. My wife and I and he talked like parrots. I kind of wished for the other white powder, the other white meat. We would have stayed up all night hehe.

As a dear friend likes to say, "It's hard to live a human life."

 

[Jericho Mile]

pops

pops



^ The SZSK f2 and Skunk Jones field. I'll give the field another couple days...see what else pops...then start making my selections. I'm not keeping a large population of either...but I'll select enough to give them a fair shake. This run could end up taking all year.

I'm not willing to give up any of my clones yet...so..well and yeah...space is at a premium...slowing things down..and maybe for the better...but then..maybe for the space-consuming-worst. It's a tough way to go about it..especially when the use of males comes into play.

* really digging on selfing in the Jaundice plants. I wouldn't mind if a few small branches down low provide me seeds every time...as long as..the upper flowers are all sensi..it's the best of both worlds. I'll never worry about losing the genetics. Breed those clones (J2, J2s1, and their offspring) with some Jaundice males to ward off bottlenecking and still keep selfing the line as well..deliberately bottlenecking. It gives me more options. The self bred line and the male bred line of Jaundice..same cross two trails.

The Jaundice is on my mind then. I decided that I will...if I don't get lazy..pollinate J1 with the J2s1 pollen...and like I said earlier...I'll hit J2 with it.

J1 X J2s1
J2 X J2s1

I'm starting to kick this plague. Began feeling better yesterday...and today..even better. Feeling like going in the sun again...begin to stretch out.

Jealous plants? I'm not understanding the Queen Moxie clone lately. I've never seen her make such small flowers while seemingly uninterested in being a part of the garden. I'm no longer happy with her

 

[unclefishstick]

its been variable in niceness day by day,lotta wind...which i hate...today was prime,tomorrow should be equally nice,having a good week of riding so far...

i hear yah about a clone losing its sparkle,im not even sure how long i have been growing glue,its still buying bikes though,hard to give up on a winner....thinking of popping some retardo stuff...f13,gk,some crosses...

 

[Jericho Mile]

its been variable in niceness day by day,lotta wind...which i hate...today was prime,tomorrow should be equally nice,having a good week of riding so far...

i hear yah about a clone losing its sparkle,im not even sure how long i have been growing glue,its still buying bikes though,hard to give up on a winner....thinking of popping some retardo stuff...f13,gk,some crosses...

I've got some Retardo related stuff in my collection.

Never thought I'd ever think of offing the Q. Moxie clone..but at the moment she's my least favorite plant..even though I still love smoking her...cultivation wise..she's failing me. Sometimes I take things as signs of things to come. Like a compass.

I'm into my other plants...my roll has been enlightening..and sure would like to see it continue through the Skunk Jones and SZSK run. Really want to see some magic come out of that.

I'm looking so forward to getting back on the trails. It feels like forever...over 2 wks.

 

[Jericho Mile]

Hahahaha......years ago that pile on the frame would have been something else.

Something else....it reminds me of Huey Lewis 'cause I need a new drug. In this wet and coolish winter I feel the draw to get native, to eat buttons by a stream and lay next to it all day dreaming.

A friend I met in college in Denver, in 1969, came by a day ago and stayed overnight. My wife and I and he talked like parrots. I kind of wished for the other white powder, the other white meat. We would have stayed up all night hehe.

As a dear friend likes to say, "It's hard to live a human life."

Life is a chemical reaction X electricity? That's my present view anyways.

 

[Jericho Mile]

Double Pots and more

Double Pots and more

More?



^ I don't know. I do know that these Plenty expression clones (aka Easy Mox Trilogy #7) were double potted into 5 gal containers. Maybe..you dudes...remember that I showed the plants freshly transplanted..?...would have been months ago..but I have two 5 gal pots with 2 clones per pot...4 clones total. Doubling up the clones seems to work well with the Plenty clones....and I'll be doing this again in future Plenty grows. I harvested the last run of Plenty on day 58...have to see how fast this run turns over..but it looks like it won't be far off from 58 days.

My wall of vines...in between is a Flo-growing Queen Mox in her late 40's..hard to see..because the Plenty plants are engulfing her on her flanks. Right or left...she is consumed by Plenty.

This back area of the circle is now reserved for growing 6'+ of vines. They make up the entire back curve. Plenty is unreal. Though my sinuses are semi clogged...I can still get her waft. Funny...maybe it's this plague messing up my smelling...but she doesn't smell at all like she did before. She smells less foul and more like a perfume. Her flowers look "Hazy".....I have to suppose that in these conditions...the Purple Bastard Haze genetics show more. She's an awesome plant to grow. Can't express that enough. She accelerates fast through all stages of growth...and her flavors..aromas...and high are superb. Supercharger

I do believe in the importance of environment. I see it...big time..in The Queen Moxie clone....christ..I feel like I'm growing a fruity skunky Flo. She totally changed herself up...but I'm not sure her transformation is all temp/RH though..maybe more about the characters in the population. There is some chatter amongst them. I'm attempting to see and understand. Still....population characters = environment.




^ Day 38. J2s1 (Bogbubble X Chem DD f2...expression #2...selfed)....at about 5'6" tall. She's a hefty grower of hefty clubs.

* As I noted yesterday...collecting pollen off lower branches that are producing male flowers. There are more than I like. She's proving to be a dangerous expression to work with. I have to be diligent going over her lower branches and picking off pods. Next time I run her...I'll clean her up down low...see if that cuts down on the amount of pods. Thinking it's probably because the flowers that are putting out male pods..are so low and shaded out of the light spray...it's stressing them. No signs of intersex higher up. Could be the floor heater that stands in front of her...less than 2' away....yeah..could be that

** Aroma...and again..my sinuses are not all that presently...but she seems to be changing up her aroma. Not sure how to describe it..but more foul gagging...not sweet fruit. We'll see.

*** She's a lunker and fun to grow. Her flowers are dense...and she's still expanding girth. I'm hopeful...of course... that she smokes out...is desirable

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I'm going for a run today. I've weighed up the Pros and the Cons of Hitchhiking.

 

[Madjag]

Con:

 

[Jericho Mile]

The New Skunk Army

The New Skunk Army

Had some time yesterday and made selections and transplants



^ That is them. The selections of SZSK f2 and Skunk Jones. The rest of the seedlings were fed to one of my worm populations along with their starter pods.

Skunks. That is where I am. Back to Skunks...though they be my own private versions....the foundations are built on Skunk #1 "The Pure" and a pathway.

* I ran 11 miles my first day back into training (Sunday)...and another 8+ miles yesterday with my wife. The plague has dissipated...finally. My quads are sore as hell..but other than that...the run came right back. Going to get out again today and run off this soreness.

** I'm back to vaping up copious quantities of crumble dry bubble hash. I swear...it seems to help my breathing..or at least...clears out my lungs....and will hopefully numb today's legs up. I'd be just fine if I don't remember the 1st 1/2 of today's session. I'm hobbling tender

 

[Jericho Mile]

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Actually had a bullet container of juice (greens, seeds, fruit) and mug of hot black coffee...1st thing in the morning...along with an ample blast of hash

but....to run



^ this is standard running fuel:

Mason jar of filtered water with a 1/2 lemon and 2 tablespoons of Maple Syrup mixed in. 3 corn tortillas (plain) room temp. Bowl after bowl of hash before going out the door...wand(ed) up into oil and vapor

* Ended up not running yesterday...mainly because I couldn't get properly fueled in a timely matter...and kept losing track of time...as it were.

today..however..is a different day. hit it hard today

 

[wordtree]

why not eat more hempseeds and spirulina (hawaiian)?

cactus can help colds too. glad to see you still exploring cannabis expressions. don't forget to rest!

 

[Jericho Mile]

Been training just about every day..logging in the miles...working on my forms

It's coming up to the last week of another decade of living...last week of my 40's

so

I'm pushing hard into 50...running my ass off.

* The mind must be behind the runner. The mind must never be in front of the runner.

** The mind's primary function: avoid pain

*** To overcome the mind's fear of pain is to overcome the world.

I feel good. I feel I can't be stopped