guerillagardening with moritzst

[moritzst]

hey there,

this year i have time to really put some effort in that grow... so i travelled there again, carried another 20l of water, 40min hike up a hill,..well, but plants like it, they grew heavy the last 3 days, and forecast is like splendid growing weather, sunchine with thunderstrorms inbetween...


so from now, nothing to worry...will be there in a month or so

greez

 

[moritzst]

hello guys

well, prognosed rain did not come last week but finally we should really have some... and i´m well prepared, finally i collect rainwater on 12m2, ...100L tank

also got me the right equipment to mulch seriously, finally...well, its always a way from receiving advice to hearing and understanding it, to getting into action...

some plants have been suffering already today in the heat.... rain is just on time....

most look really good, getting nice and fat

greez

 

[moritzst]

hello,....

well, plants are still alive, not all thriving but most of them. again a fucking harsh seasonstart, already 20 days +30°C

but we had some rain, just on time,... collected bout 80L on 10m2, nice first pull, spend 60L directly as its fricking hot and some plants still were suffering, well, hope for more to come...

this year the spot should be nicely filled, plants should love the xtra water, i defenitely do

greez

 

[pipeline]

hello,....

well, plants are still alive, not all thriving but most of them. again a fucking harsh seasonstart, already 20 days +30°C

but we had some rain, just on time,... collected bout 80L on 10m2, nice first pull, spend 60L directly as its fricking hot and some plants still were suffering, well, hope for more to come...

this year the spot should be nicely filled, plants should love the xtra water, i defenitely do

greez

Looking great! Plants are happy out in the woods. Not as hot there! Keep up the good work! They should get pretty big in the next few weeks! Thanks for sharing!

 

[moritzst]

hey guys

hey pipeline, thx for leaven some words

well, two very hot days are coming so i spent the 20l that were left and carried another 20l....

some plants look like they got a ph issue, the creek water may be too alkaline, so i topdressed with some nitrate lime,...growing fast....maybe they also need some fert... have to order some...

already gone to sleep...

greez

 

[pipeline]

hey guys

hey pipeline, thx for leaven some words

well, two very hot days are coming so i spent the 20l that were left and carried another 20l....

some plants look like they got a ph issue, the creek water may be too alkaline, so i topdressed with some nitrate lime,...growing fast....maybe they also need some fert... have to order some...

already gone to sleep...

greez

I think they look good! Plants look that way because they are growing so fast this time of year! I would get some fertilizer put down as soon as possible. I recommend working the soil and top dressing with organic fertilizer every 3 weeks.



Keep up the good work!

 

[RandyCalifornia]

Nice guerrilla grow, reminds me of being young again.
Judging by the looks of the surrounding vegetation, you might not need too much fertilizer. I would not go too heavy with anything. Back in the day there were no grow stores, no hydro shops very little"Nutes" to use, you had to be extra resourceful. I used to look for dead trees, snags. At the bottom of the snags around the base if you dig in there it's piles of insect frass mushroom compost. Bark beetles, termites, ants and all kind of bugs get in under the bark of a tree when it dies and all that bug shit and digested lignin and cellulose and minerals drop down the inside of the bark layer to the bottom of the snag and pile up down there and compost. Till you come along with a sack and dig it into your holes. Got to be conscious though, you are disturbing a natural little ecosystem. Look out for stuff, I dig mostly by hand and don't take too much from just one place. But up here in Humboldt trees are huge and have hundreds of years of good natural organic insect frass mushroom compost, already inoculated with the local myco. I've seen it feet thick collecting for so long. And it's all free, and not too heavy to carry.
Good luck and be careful with your shit.
Oh, forgot to mention one more thing.
In my experience, putting more effort into WATER can be the most important thing, way more then fertilizer, which will raise your water requirements. Carrying water is the most work but has the biggest impact in your grow and WILL affect your harvest the most. Unless you live in a wet place or have unlimited water close. In Ca with a Med climate, water is numero uno.

 

[moritzst]

hey

thx for the good input, .... already ordered organic fert,... also 10 lbs guano for end of july...

well watering is a must this year, also last year would been much better, its just lot of work, well, but i like my nature time out there

greez

 

[mikeandnaomi]

Less is more in such cases.

 

[moritzst]

hello

my fert arrived and i already dropped it...

also temps went down significantly....finally some relaxing time for my plants.... most grew well, but i have some bad holes, assume there are roots from trees besides taking the water out of them...

collected 80L of rain again, dropped it instantly to get the fert going...

placed my 900mm stalks, just to be prepared....


looking good

greez

 

[moritzst]

hello

yesterday i wanted to water them plants, had 15 mm rain the last week, collection-tank was filled.
unfortunately two mice drowned in the rez, had to dump the whole 100L. what a stinky mess . i already considered this possible so i always put a branch in the tank for those critters to climb out. obiously i forgot about that last time. as it was the last rain for the whole month im really pissed, the plants´d have needed seriously.

so i carried another 15L to at least give them some water and to spray my bacillus thuringiensis....

most plants look good, bad holes still look bad...

greez

 

[moritzst]

hey guys

i was a little demotivated after my mistake, still i kept going and carried water on tuesday and thursday, 40l all in all just to keep em alive in the heat....

yesterday forecast changed, there should be rain .... added another 200L tank to my collectionsys. to not spill something....

hope dies last...

the fert doesnt really work in dry conditions.... should kick in this weekend....

greez

 

[moritzst]

hey guys

finally the weather got more moderate, collected 500L rain inbetween, plants like it a lot, next year there will be water right from the start

sprayed thurizide three times and topdressed 10kg guano for the finish.

plant size is ideal in my opinion, about 4-6ft in start of flower

some are already @FD20

looks good....


greez

 

[moritzst]

hello...

again there was a dry period.... second year farmers around do not have a crop,.... climate is reallly goin on in this area....

well, right now we had 55mm rain, for this sunflowers this came too late but for my crop its hopefully more than surviving now...

got a pic of the worst plants for u...
no rain on the pics yet but spent the last 100L of my water stock

well.... could look better but strains are flowering....next year i def dig up the whole place to get those parasite roots out of my holes

mango sapphire is producing already..... bubbas gift should be early but is def a few weeks later, green crack and lemon kush headband are just goin in....

greez

 

[Paddi]

Best luck moritzst


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[moritzst]

haha... thx,...should be something

 

[moritzst]

hey guys

finally there were 60mm rain...., first visit that every plant looks healthy and not suffering....

all in all it is my best season so far, plants have good size and are flowering on time.... hoping for a golden autum...

still, without my rain collection this year there would probably be no harvest...

the guano is giving them a nice flowering boost....

temps are dropping in the next days,... but hopefully rise again....

greez

 

[moritzst]

hello

everything looks nice.... just picked some caterpillars and shaked water from them bigger buds.... everything is from 2-5 weeks in... and forecast is like a lot of sun


greez

 

[Flying Monkey]

Looking so good amigo. Gonna keep you well heeled through the winter for sure. What a difference a bit of extra water makes eh. Do you ever use anything for the caterpillars. BT products always keep me safe when theyre trouble.

 

[PDX Dopesmoker]

hello

everything looks nice.... just picked some caterpillars and shaked water from them bigger buds.... everything is from 2-5 weeks in... and forecast is like a lot of sun


greez

Very attractive garden amidst the wilderness