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Elemental True OG, Back to the Congo, Flower Bomb Kush

EvergreenState

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Yeah my 1000 watt ballast shut down and it's back at Sun Light Supply for warranty repairs, so I had to make do with 2-150's and some 40 watt cfl's in reflectors. The girls did strike a nice pose, I have to admit.
 

EvergreenState

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The high is so good I feel I need to give a little more detail about the S-a-n-n-i-e-s Jack Herer high. What crossed my mind when the high started kicking in were a few songs and the name of an album. The songs were Rocket Man by Elton John and Take Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra. The album name was Electric Ladyland by Jim Hendrix. I felt like I was riding a rocket going up, up, up and it felt electric. This is a soaring ride but it's not freightening. The name of a motorcycle would be a perfect name for this strain - (Electra Glide) by Harley Davidson. Lasts a long time, levels out nicely and the come down fits the Electra Glide name; you glide down softly.
I picked a bunch of great strains to grow this time and this is surely one of them. Highly recommended for Rocket Men.
 
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EvergreenState

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Swazi Gold Day 92

Swazi Gold Day 92

Looks like 2 of them may, by using (may) I'm being optimistic, finish in 100 days. The other one maybe 110 days. This stain is only for the patient. Luckily I'm patient. Sometimes.:clock watch:
 

EvergreenState

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Swazi Gold- Smoke Report - Initial Impressions

Swazi Gold- Smoke Report - Initial Impressions

The negative side of marijuana can be summed up in one word that can used to describe many affects and to different degrees and that word is, impairment. It can be physical, mental or emtional. Your speech, thinking, frame of mind, energy level etc. can all be negatively affected. Paranoia I think is caused by what I call the rush. The rush is too high, too fast can it can cause fear. You can also get paranoid because you feel you're pretty f'ed up and you're pretty sure that if you had to function normally you couldn't and people will be able to tell; so you're afraid to interact.
I know sometimes when I speak when I'm really high that I sound stupid and I say things and then after I do I think, Man that sounded pretty stupid. When I'm really high on some strains and I'm walking around I feel almost drunk and I know or at least I feel like I'm walking unsteady.
The reason they have made it illegal to drive while you are high is because your judgment and motor functions are impaired. Although I honestly do believe that with most strains, I drive better when I'm high or maybe I just think I am. Yes sometimes I drive when I'm high. I know I shouldn't and the vast majority of the time I don't but when I do, I feel like I'm more aware of my driving, self conscious maybe and more focused. Some of that is related to fear because I know if I get caught it's big trouble, so I'm extra cautious and I carefully try to drive perfectly.
There is the come down, loss of energy and motivation. The crash and burn out when all you want to do is sleep. The irritated lungs and throat, the congestion, the negative thinking, the insecurity, the white knuckle ride of too high, stay calm it will pass, ride it out trip.
We deal with it all because the good out ways the bad and we fuckin' love the good. Can I get an amen? We get glimpses of the ideal in some strains and that is what strain hunters and breeders try to capture. So we try different strains in the hope of finding the strains that maximize the good and minimize the bad. Space truckin'.
We are all different and we are all looking for different things from our beloved plant. You hate one strain, I love it and vice versa. The one attribute of a strain I prize above all others is the ability to minimize the negative attributes and maximize the positive attributes of what marijuana has to offer. The very best marijuana is able to make you feel good about yourself and life in general. You are able to function better than you normally do and your whole outlook on life is clearly improved.
What I find in the majority of strains I try is that, for me, the negative aspects, while not predominate, weigh heavily in my overall final judgment. That is why, after growing many strains indoors for 4 years, much longer outdoor growing experience and trying many very well grown strains from dispensaries, I have no keepers. Now if I could afford and had the space to try, 10 packs of a given strain to look for a keeper, then I'm sure I would have found keepers like the great growers on this site are able to do. I'm not that talented and I'm not that fortunate.
I've read countless descriptions of strains written by breeders and they try to bring down flowering times, enhance yields, enhance fragrance, get that hybrid vigor, keep the positive attributes of both strains all in one etc. etc. The highly prized and most highly regarded strains are more successful at that than others. What I feel the problem is with so many of these strains is that they try so hard to improve attributes that are of lesser importance than the most important attribute and that is the overall experience of the effect. The mixing of so many Indica attributes with sativa attributes leaves a confusing and ultimately disappointing overall experience. In other words they screw up the experience. Frequently you get such an unusual mix of good and bad affects that ultimately you move on and search some more. Some much closer to the ideal that you are looking for and many others have one or two outstanding qualities but the negatives are too pronounced.
Please don't misunderstand me. What many of the breeders are producing today are truly outstanding strains. As I stated in an earlier post, we are so fortunate to have an embarassment of riches for growers to try. There are so many extremely talented breeders who are so knowledgeable, who take great pride and justifiably so, in their work and who want nothing more than to put out their best work for people to try. I have the utmost respect and admiration for the skill they bring by putting out a wide varieties of strains in the hope of pleasing as many people as possible. Man I get it, I really do and the breeders we admire most are the ones who consistently hit many targets close to the bullseye. As the saying goes, they got mad skills.
Nature is a pretty good breeder too. With nature it's what you see is what you get. No trying to be a little bit of this a little bit of that. It is what it is. That's where the Swazi comes in. Yesterday I tried a bud that was about half way down the plant. It had about 60% brown pistils, while not fully ripe, pretty close.
The first thing I noticed was the high rising up in my head and getting to a nice level, not too high but a nice potency. The other thing I noticed was a nice feeling in my body but more importantly there no pulling down feeling. It was clean but not sterile or crystal. Enough body to feel good but a total absence of any downward pull either physically, mentally or emotionally. It was refreshing. I didn't feel dumbed down, I didn't feel impaired in anyway. It was that once in a blue moon, all good feeling. There was none of that mixed up high with too much indica combined with too much sativa where you feel pulled into the couch but racy in your head. No burn out, fatigue, negativity or bummed out. The come down was so clean it was almost imperceptible. You are high and then you aren't and you can go about your business without feeling the need to sleep it off.
It isn't trying to be too many things to too many people. It is what it is and I love it.
 

EvergreenState

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Swazi-Day 107 of flower

Swazi-Day 107 of flower


I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with these. I'm going to be taking them down at some point during the next week.
 

AceHaze

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Well written!
Many people are only focused on potency and not on quality of the overall expierience. Many Hybrids got a potent but boring high with a lethargic come down. Thats why i prefer a good Sativa over a knock out Indica most of the time, though Indicas also have there benefits.

There are strains with the whole package, but you got to go pheno hunting. Personally I found these qualities in some strains over the years...Blueberry, Bubblegum, Bubbleberry, some Haze Hybrids, pure power plant, Jack Herer to name a few...ckecking out some landrace strains like Ace Seeds and Mandala is also worth a try!

Peace
Ace
 

EvergreenState

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Thanks Ace I appreciate the compliment. I agree with you on your points about many hybrids. They will knock you for a loop and then knock you out; including all of your motivation. Honestly if I wanted a sedative I'd go to the doctor.
Of all of the strains you mentioned and the 2 breeders, which one would you'd say I'd have a better likelihood of finding a keeper? I really can't afford to buy a bunch of packs of many strains in order to find keeper. Thanks again Ace.
 

AceHaze

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If you dont want to spend too much on seeds, i would take a look at Bubblegummer from female seeds. Or c99 from female seeds, if you want to go Sativa. Also pure powerplant puts out consistent quality. The taste is not very special, but it's get up an do stuff herb :)
Another seedbank known for consistent quality is seroius seeds. I really love their Kali Mist. They are not cheap and have a longer flowering time, but the high is outstanding!
Peace
Ace
 

EvergreenState

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Thanks Ace

Thanks Ace

Thanks for the recommendations Ace. I went to the Female Seeds site, checked out the strains you mentioned and both look like they'd be worthwhile to grow.
I'm with you on Serious Seeds. I've only tried their White Russian, which I picked up at a local dispensary a couple of years ago and it was outstanding. I've read for years all the praise heaped on Serious Seeds for their reliable high quality. I've also read many reports on Kali Mist and I've wanted to try it for a long time.
Thanks for reminding me about Serious Seeds. That was good advice about going with them and it's advice I'll follow.:tiphat:
 

EvergreenState

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The Swazi is down. They flowered from 115-120 days. They are dry and jarred. I'll give you a smoke report in a few days.The point of this grow was determine if you could grow a bunch of different strains in small pots on the cheap.
You can and it's very easy and the quality can be good. These were all over fertilized and naturally you can't get a smooth smoke if you over fertilize. It's not bad but it is harsh. Some of the strains are not really very harsh at all but they aren't good organically grown smooth at all either.
With the fertilizer I used you could start out with a 3 gallon pot and one teaspoon of fertilizer, take some runoff EC readings and see where you are. If you are at 500ppm or there abouts, see how they look and if all is well, just keep taking readings, keep looking at them and adjust if needed. This is assuming a soilless mix.
I'll keep you updated on how these strains fare as they cure.
Peace and happy holidays.
 

EvergreenState

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More on this grow Experiment

More on this grow Experiment

I do believe that you can grow a much smoother smoke using the fertilizer I used if you use the proper amount of fertilizer. Again most of the strains turned out pretty well and are only mildly harsh. Some of that harshness could also be attributed to the fact that they had very little curing when I sampled them. It's clear though that having EC readings of 4 is way too high and will create an over fertilized end product.
The potency however was not affected at all and as I stated in an earlier post, this was the most uniformly potent crop I've grown. Even with such high EC readings it doesn't appear that any nutrients were locked out that would cause a decrease in potency. I don't have any more properly grown examples of these strains to compare to my samples so I could have missed the mark on the overall quality of the affect but for pure potency, there doesn't appear to be any deficiency.
I based my current recommendation for using this fertilizer on what I think would be a more appropriate amount. I based the amount of fertilizer for this grow on the manufacturer recommendation. The manufacturer called for a certain amount to be used in a 5 gallon pot. I divided that amount by 5 and used that amount for my #1 grow pot. Maybe the manufacturer assumed an outdoor grow for their recommendation and calculated the need for a very high EC. I can only guess at their reasoning but it translated to very high EC readings for me.
So I used between 3/4 to 1 full tablespoon of fertilizer for each #1 pot. After getting such high EC readings I feel that trying 1 teaspoon of fertilizer for a #3 pot might give you a more appropriate level of fertilization. This would also be an experiment but based on the results from this grow experiment, I feel that would work better. Take runoff EC readings and adjust accordingly with either flushing or adding more fertilizer in very small amounts.
This experiment did prove to me that this is a very simple, easy (You only need to fertilize once) and a very inexpensive way to grow that can yield great results. I spent less than $7 on fertilizer and I fertilized over 30 pots. I used nearly 3 times as much fertilizer than was necessary therefore you could fertilize nearly 90 3 gallon pots for less than $7.
 

EvergreenState

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Thanks Reckless. I appreciate the compliment.
I wanted to add, in regards to an appropriate fertilizer level, I'm assuming a ppm of about 140 or an EC of .2 for your water and a ppm of 490 or an EC of .7 for the fertilizer. Total EC of .9 for the scenario. If the EC of the water is higher, I would still shoot for an EC level of .7/490ppm for the fertilizer and not worry very much about the higher EC/ppm of the water.
These are numbers that I think would work well with this Osmocote Plus fertilizer. It cheap, it's a complete fertilizer and one that I think you can easily adjust to make work for you. I'm one who is not a believer that Organic is better and that Synthetic is bad for you or your plants; honestly the plants don't know the difference. Organic can be great and so can Synthetic. I've tried many hydro. synthetically grown buds that were top shelf. I've tried some terrible Organic and some amazing organic. Growing doesn't have to be a, one is good and one is bad, situation. Both can be great and both can be bad.
I wanted to show that you can grow simply and cheaply with good results. It can be easy, simple and fun. Don't make it complicated.
Oh and I've also used this inexpensive organic fertilizer that is very cheap, about $10 for a 4lbs. bag and you have to use very little in each pot; so it also goes a long way.https://kellogggarden.com/products/gborganics/fertilizers/?s=all-purpose-fertilizer. I used it for my outdoor Killer Grape with great results. Keep it simple, keep it cheap, have fun.
 
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Golden Tree

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How did I miss this....

Great show buddy...AS ALWAYS....

Congo looooks incredible..

I hope you and yours are well

Many hugs and well wishes..

You're truly a cannabis poet

GT
 

EvergreenState

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Thanks GT

Thanks GT

How did I miss this....

Great show buddy...AS ALWAYS....

Congo looooks incredible..

I hope you and yours are well

Many hugs and well wishes..

You're truly a cannabis poet

GT

Thanks GT; you're too kind!

I've been thinking about you. How is your fight with the authorities going? I hope all is well in your world.
 

EvergreenState

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Listening to my favorite YouTube site Sargon of Akkad, if you want a different ( and what I personally feel is a very clear perspective on the ongoing war between the left and right or to get a CLASSICAL liberal-not progressive, I repeat not progressive or hard right) perspective from a very intelligent pot smoker, you can see him on several of his videos blazing and has talked about smoking in some videos, and smoking some Cookies Kush.
Opened up the jar of Cookies Kush, took a whiff and had a flash back to the extremely cool five and dime store of my childhood that a had a giant and beautiful candy display in the front of the store. The scent that would hit you when you opened the door was sugar candy; childhood heaven. I also bought my 45's there. That sugar smell is what hits you when you open the Cookies Kush jar. Adult heaven!
Barney's Farm did a fabulous job with the Cookies Kush. Well done Barney's, well done! The high is comfortable and comforting. Pure pleasure. I feel like a cat curled up on a giant pillow purring away in front of a warm hearth. Highly recommended.
 
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