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this chitrals are from real seed co. heres only 3 plants.no purple.
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- Thread starter Koondense
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Hi just wondering if these are going to be restocked soon as it's midway through September?
johnnybhang
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Are you going to carry the huge leaf variety boria baf in the future?
not until lockdown properly lifts in Southeast Asia
Getting closer to the finish line with 2 Balkhi and 2 Waziri girls. Very pleased with these plants. Growing outdoors in SE Massachusetts will always be difficult due to the damp coastal climate that challenges you with powdery mildew and bud rot from botrytis, so daily monitoring is required along with taking prophylactic measures like spraying with B.t. on a regular schedule.
But I have to say that these plants have been fairly resistent to, and also resilient against, these plagues when they have been confronted by them. I've been reading accounts from other local growers on another site who are growing hybrid strains, and many have had far worse issues and outcomes than I have.
All four plants have been organically grown, in garden soil mixed with peat moss and cow manure, top-dressed every two weeks with worm castings, and irrigated with filtered water mixed with urine (yes, I pee in a keg cup and mix it 1-10 with water LOL - I like free nitrogen and its less nitrogen that has to be treated at our town sewer plant to keep it out of our local estuaries!).
Here are the two Balkhi - every time I think they are getting close to chop-chop time, they crank out more pistils! We had a cool stretch for about a week with night temps in the 40s that I thought would goose them closer to being done, but warm weather in the 70s has set in and they just don't want to quit. They are showing some recent purpling on their leaves. They have sweet scents, maybe like a combo of citrus, mint and eucalyptus, and are not the least bit skunky or diesel-like. Both are exactly 4' high and are very similar to each other.
I also selectively pollinated branches on each girl with pollen from two Balkhi males as well as the sole Hawaiian Hashbud I was able to grow, and seeds will be forthcoming!
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But I have to say that these plants have been fairly resistent to, and also resilient against, these plagues when they have been confronted by them. I've been reading accounts from other local growers on another site who are growing hybrid strains, and many have had far worse issues and outcomes than I have.
All four plants have been organically grown, in garden soil mixed with peat moss and cow manure, top-dressed every two weeks with worm castings, and irrigated with filtered water mixed with urine (yes, I pee in a keg cup and mix it 1-10 with water LOL - I like free nitrogen and its less nitrogen that has to be treated at our town sewer plant to keep it out of our local estuaries!).
Here are the two Balkhi - every time I think they are getting close to chop-chop time, they crank out more pistils! We had a cool stretch for about a week with night temps in the 40s that I thought would goose them closer to being done, but warm weather in the 70s has set in and they just don't want to quit. They are showing some recent purpling on their leaves. They have sweet scents, maybe like a combo of citrus, mint and eucalyptus, and are not the least bit skunky or diesel-like. Both are exactly 4' high and are very similar to each other.
I also selectively pollinated branches on each girl with pollen from two Balkhi males as well as the sole Hawaiian Hashbud I was able to grow, and seeds will be forthcoming!
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And here are the two Waziri. Waziri 2's flowers smell like a Margarita cocktail where the bartender maybe went over board with the lime. Waziri 3 smells like garlic with a little diesel to it and to me is the most interesting plant of all. Its lean structure has made it easy to spot issues and catch them early. It has not had one instance whatsoever of botrytis to cut out, and has been the most resilient against PM as well, making it a great plant to grow in this climate. These plants have also been selectively pollinated from two Waziri males, and are also producing seeds. One of the Waziri males was lean and leggy like #3, and the other was short and rounder, so it'll be interesting one day to grow out all four combinations to see what happens.
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Sunshineinabag
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Talk about motivating pics whoa
johnnybhang
Active member
Does anyone have any pics of confirmed 18 footers to share, thanks.
I have a few dozen pics of Parvati in my album from last summer. They easily reached 20ft in moderate sized holes with a very basic organic soil mix. These Himalayan strains are a blast to grow outdoors.
johnnybhang
Active member
That parvati looks amazing. When did you put it in the ground?
Parvati in the greenhouse (11ft45)
Nice work
Sunshineinabag
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I will need some real seed t shirts eh?
Sunshineinabag
Active member
Friesland >>> ... I’m getting these alligator tails for leaf
