Breeding for drought and crappy soil...

[gorilla ganja]

Wow, that is slow growth. I'm sure the warm weather will kick things into gear.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Wow, that is slow growth. I'm sure the warm weather will kick things into gear.

I also think that the fact that they started in the ground caused them to develop the root system before the aerial parts, which may explain some of the slowness.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

It's been 10 days since the new seeds were sown. They're clearly growing faster than the first ones. But they have better soil, water, and warmth.

The older ones are starting to wake up...

 

[Artistick Seeds]

To train my trees without using stakes and ropes, I tied bags of stones to the branches. It works well, but it's not very aesthetic. The advantage is that I can work around the tree easily, the tractor can pass, and my dogs don't tear everything up.

We have a lot of flowers this year thanks to all the rain we've had, after several years of drought.

 

[Old Piney]

cool project, love the country side . I wish I could plant seeds directly in the ground, the little bastard cut worms suck

 

[Artistick Seeds]

cool project, love the country side . I wish I could plant seeds directly in the ground, the little bastard cut worms suck

I also have cutworms, but I have a lot of plants around me, and wild annuals germinate before the cannabis here, in February. So the pests are busy.
But I still lost 1/3 of my seedlings, about 20 plants, to nematodes that are fond of young roots. But I think it's not too bad, it's nature's part.

 

[Old Piney]

I will get about 1 in 20 to survive in the spring though summer. The little bastards even climb up on my bench outside. I tried paper rings diatomaceous earth even Cayenne pepper . I finally set them propped up in a tray of water,I guess call it a moat that worked

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[Artistick Seeds]

I will get about 1 in 20 to survive in the spring though summer. The little bastards even climb up on my bench outside. I tried paper rings diatomaceous earth even Cayenne pepper . I finally set them propped up in a tray of water,I guess call it a moat that worked

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I like your moat method!

 

[Artistick Seeds]

When we don't use any chemicals on the farm, it's always the same pleasure to discover one of these magnificent ladies.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Things are finally speeding up...

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Looking at this thistle, I thought, this is my dream. A wild plant, in compact, poor soil, but which expresses itself fully. I would like my cannabis plants to one day grow like this, while retaining their medicinal value.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Those that were planted on March 4th:

Silver Fox, started in potting soil and potted.

Maestro, directly in the ground from seed.

Shockwave

Fighting Gorillaz

So far, only the Maestro variety is doing well. The Silver Fix is doing well, it's more advanced, but it started in a pot. Then comes the Fighting Gorillaz. All the others are really struggling.

I'm not criticizing the breeders' work, these are plants that were selected and propagated indoors with optimal conditions, something they'll never have with me.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

And now the ones that were planted at the beginning of April:

Blueberry Haze in 12 l pots.

Blueberry Haze directly in the ground

Others Auto from FastBud directly into the ground

 

[Artistick Seeds]

I'm going to have to spray all my trees with black soap because there are a lot of Euphyllura olivina this year. If I don't do anything, I'll lose a good part of my harvest, because these little insects destroy the flowers...

 

[Artistick Seeds]

First strawberries of the year

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Autoflos planted directly in the ground on March 4

Smallest (Shockwave)

Biggest (Maestro)

 

[Artistick Seeds]

And for the most recent, the Blueberry Haze from LaBuenaHierba are the most vigorous, whether they were planted in pots or in the ground.

But they grew better in the ground.

 

[Artistick Seeds]

Autoflos planted directly in the ground on March 4. There are six of them in this photo. Only one Urban Legend Maestro stands out. The others are stagnating and unable to grow.

Maestro

Of the dozen Nomad Seeds Silver Fox Regular Seeds that started in pots, I have 4 left. The bottom of the pot has been cut off and they are now in the ground. They are further along, but only 1 is healthy and not suffering from deficiencies.

The healthier Silver Fox

And it's a male

 

[Artistick Seeds]

The ones that were planted at the beginning of April:

Blueberry Haze in 12 l pots.

In the open ground, they grew even better.

Fastbuds:

Orange Bud, DP

 

[Artistick Seeds]

And for the first ones, from the beginning of March, it's still just as difficult.

Biggest (Maestro Urban Legend)

Smallest (Shockwave Urban Legend):

Around 15 in the middle:

And the others, Silver Fox started in potting soil and pots, at the same time at the beginning of March.