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Breeding for drought and crappy soil...

Artistick Seeds

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

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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

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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

 

Artistick Seeds

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Those that were planted on March 4th:

Silver Fox, started in potting soil and potted.
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Maestro, directly in the ground from seed.
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Shockwave
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Fighting Gorillaz
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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

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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.
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Maestro
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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.
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The healthier Silver Fox
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And it's a male
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