Maria's Subtropical Outdoor Guerilla Grows with Connoisseur Genetics (Perpetual Journal)

[Maria Sanchez]

Back to some sunny weather now, very nice.
Still fairly cool, highs of around 20C.
Next week forecast around mid 20sC, about 24C-25C or so, mostly sunny with a bit of cloud.
Great!

Will try to check on them tomorrow if I can.
Hopefully will have some update pics for day .... 38 it will be.

See if any more of them, especially the NH x MM are showing sex.
Also want to try to get some pollen from Mr ThaiFrican, as he will probably be dropping already!
Luckily this dry weather and fairly low humidity (50%-60%, is low for us here!) is perfect for that.
Though it will still be too early to dust the girls.
So I'll be aiming to take some pollen, and store it for maybe 2-3 weeks max.
Think I'll cut Mr ThaiFrican's main cola in the middle, leaving lots of pollen sacks left to continue developing.

Now that I think about it, I should probably take something to LST those NH x MM plants.
Bend them all out to the edge of the pots as they are way too crowded, even if I cull one or two.
Hole through the cloth and loop around the main stem should work just fine.
Have to dig around to what I've got that could work for the task... shouldn't be too difficult!

 

[944s2]

Look forward to the pics Maria,,,,
All the very best for this run,,,
weather forecast sounds nigh on perfect,,,
onwards and upwards mate,,,,
peace and regards,,,

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Look forward to the pics Maria,,,,
All the very best for this run,,,
weather forecast sounds nigh on perfect,,,
onwards and upwards mate,,,,
peace and regards,,,

Ideally I would have liked to have started about a month earlier.
Though they may have been hit by the big typhoons if I had done that.

But, it's fine. Weather pretty good for now.
Not sure how they'll like the middle of winter.
We get down to daily high of 15C minimum (sometimes, but seldom, lower).
And night time lows usually down to 10 (maybe a couple of days less).
But usually Jan-Feb is high of about 18-20C and overnight low of 15C or so.
In other words, my winter here is about a UK September, haha!
But prob better sunlight angle / UV exposure, which is better.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Okay, needless to say, two days ago was an absolute crap day...
Won't give you all the details, but as far as this grow is concerned...

Got to the site to discover that the entrance point for the abandoned buildings was closed off.
There has always been a 2m sheet iron wall/fence around it since I started.
But there was an entrance way, a driveway, into the particular area I was using, that was always open.
Could just walk right in.
And for some of the other buildings, there were also a couple of other entrances, harder or easier to use.
Now the main big entrance is closed with iron, and the others have been closed too.

Damn! Damn! Damn!

At least my main entrance is made as like a gate, with a door.
Luckily, it is not locked shut, just a re-bar bolt fixing it in the ground, a re-bar cross bolt loosely in place in the front, and some soft wire through some holes and twisted in the front.
About 70m around the corner, some workers have been renovating two of these abandoned buildings.
I think it may have been them, or someone related to this reconstruction, that has closed it up.

Went it at dusk, and just opened it up and went it.
Praying like hell nobody comes in behind me to either see who went in, or lock it behind me.
While it is not locked, if somebody put in the cross bolt from outside, you wouldn't be able to open it from the inside.
I went inside, closed the door and went to the site.

My site visit update will be in the next post.

When I left, I put the ground bolt in the ground and replaced the cross bolt, but not the wires as I got a bit spooked by some traffic.

This means it is possible, but far more time consuming and therefore risky to enter the site.
If somebody concerned notices, then they may try further security or worse.
I'm thinking though, since it is just closed and not locked, they aren't super worried about security.
Still, it's a big concern.

Will probably now only visit the site when it's dark.
As the workers won't be around and other foot traffic will be almost zero.
Meaning I can go in and leave the door unfastened before I leave and close up properly again.

Though, on the good side, less likely anyone else will be going into the site.
Unless those workers are planning on activity there in the near future.

Damn! Damn! Damn!

Like I said, that was just one shitty thing out of about four or five that day.
That's why it's taken me so long to update, dealing with the crap from that day.
The things we do for love...

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Day 38 -- from sprouting!

6 days since last post.
Weather was cool with some sun and lower humidity.

Building One:

1 X ThaiFrican (reg) = Outback Haze 2 clone x (Nevil Haze 23 x Kariba Male) (10-12 weeks)
In the biggest 20L pot:

I don't think he's dropping pollen yet.
Nice boy, good shape.
Maybe about 60-70cm tall (didn't measure, just estimate).

2 X Thai Madness (fem) = Swiss Thai Nevil 2 clone x (NH21 x MML clone Reversed) (11-14 weeks?)
Sharing the 20L pot with ThaiFrican boy.

They are both so tiny.
Partly those root bond coco coir pots.
But maybe they just really don't like my conditions, because the other plants in the coco pots are looking much better, e.g. the SSSTN and NHxMM.


Building Two:

1 X Super Silver Sour Thai Nevil (fem) = Swiss Thai Nevil 1 clone X SSSDH OJD cut Reversed (10-12 weeks?)
In a smaller 8L pot.

Looking pretty good.
Hope she puts on a good stretch, as still quite short.
Definitely has that start of flower look about her.
Added some of the flowering organic amendments as she is lighter down low (low N, prob).


4 X Grail Project NH18 x MM pheno 1 (reg) = (NH18 x MM pheno 1) x (NH21 x MML Male) (12-16 weeks)
In a 15L pot.

Four taller phenos and one shorter pheno.
All as NLD, and still getting thinner leaflets as they grow.
Photos below of two of the nicer tall ones.

This one is the definitely starting to flower lady.

Couldn't see any sex in the others, but it was dark (photos with 'night light' mode -- it was really quite dark out there!)

Also added some flowering organic nutrients to this pot.
But will need to water in.

38 days / 5.5 weeks since popping out of the soil:

Still no signs of pollen dropping.
Good, because it's too soon anyway.
And I wasn't prepared when I checked this visit.

Two girls still: SSSTN and one of the NHxMM tall.

The gate/entrance issue is a huge concern...
Not sure if I have other sites that I can move too.
And who wants to walk the back streets with pots full of young ganja plants to relocate them?!?!

Fun, fun, fun!

Love and hugs,
~MJS

 

[blondie]

You have some brass ones.... I hope everything works out for you.

 

[Normannen]

You have some brass ones.... I hope everything works out for you.

Steel... I'd have been outta there the moment I saw evidence of kids meddling with the place. And we all know what those meddling kids are always up to with their fancy vans and scooby snacks... I might be in the wrong movie, but you know.

 

[Hasch]

Hola

What a scary development
And you still going in there , wow!
Cojones

How bout a headlamp with the option to use red light?

From what I read the red light isn't visible very far (safer in the new situation) and hopefully doesn't disturb the flower cycle as much as white ligh and it impaires your night vision much less.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Another thought: maybe leave the blocked entrance closed. Less likelyhood of someone coming to investigate further...

And finding a way over the fence in a less obvious place. Maybe using a rope(ladder) to scale fence?
Infiltration ninja shit

 

[Normannen]

Hola

What a scary development
And you still going in there , wow!
Cojones

How bout a headlamp with the option to use red light?
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From what I read the red light isn't visible very far (safer in the new situation) and hopefully doesn't disturb the flower cycle as much as white ligh and it impaires your night vision much less.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Another thought: maybe leave the blocked entrance closed. Less likelyhood of someone coming to investigate further...

And finding a way over the fence in a less obvious place. Maybe using a rope(ladder) to scale fence?
Infiltration ninja shit

actually red light disturbs the lightcycle very much, green is a best bet.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

You have some brass ones.... I hope everything works out for you.

Had to do a double take there.
Brass what...?
Oh!
Nah, Maria doesn't have any ones... haha!!

Steel... I'd have been outta there the moment I saw evidence of kids meddling with the place. And we all know what those meddling kids are always up to with their fancy vans and scooby snacks... I might be in the wrong movie, but you know.

Not even steel ones!

Hola

What a scary development
And you still going in there , wow!
Cojones

How bout a headlamp with the option to use red light?
View attachment 18921417
From what I read the red light isn't visible very far (safer in the new situation) and hopefully doesn't disturb the flower cycle as much as white ligh and it impaires your night vision much less.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Another thought: maybe leave the blocked entrance closed. Less likelyhood of someone coming to investigate further...

And finding a way over the fence in a less obvious place. Maybe using a rope(ladder) to scale fence?
Infiltration ninja shit

Maria no cojones!!

One side fence is a risky drop.
But there may be another side road in, leading around the back.
I've walked part of it, overgrown with plants now, from my side.
But definitely worth checking it out again, from the other side in.

I am the Cannaninja.
Time to level up!
Maria, Master Cannaninja.

Send me your prayers.
Om namo Shivaya!

 

[Maria Sanchez]

actually red light disturbs the lightcycle very much, green is a best bet.

Yuh. Green is used at night for the plants.
Whatever the case, won't be using this option.
When I visit at nights, it's just after their bedtime.
So wouldn't disturb them.
11/13 to 11.5/12.5 once every few days isn't an issue.

 

[ojd]

Sorry to hear of unwanted guests, stay safe when visiting the plants

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Sorry to hear of unwanted guests, stay safe when visiting the plants

Thanks, OJD.
After your generosity, though, I feel I owe it to you (within reason!) to grow these plants all the way to the end.
Security, yes.
Will try that other entrance, which may not require going through the closed gate or over the fence.
Actually, it will also get me into a separate row of abandoned houses as well.
So there may be other sites there, too.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Oh, in other news, totally forgot to tell everyone.

Late last week, at my "other" location, like miles and miles from here, apart from the one spot I mentioned earlier, the big clearing in the forest with the huge bags of soil from transplanted trees, I found another community garden area. It would be a great place to start the grow, as there are pots, soil, etc., and so I could start the plants and get them past those first couple of critical weeks, and from there move them to the other site or some other sites near this community garden. It has very nice exposure, facing south.

I almost wanted to just drop some seeds as soon as I found this new place. But winter is fast approaching, not really ideal to start them at this time, even for here. But since this problem at my original location, quite tempted to drop a few here and see my luck. Start them in decent sized pots, unlike this time, so that even starting at 11/13 (soon to 10.5/13.5) that they'll be on for the next couple of months, they may still get a bit of size to them. Maybe like 4 regs or something, the NH x MM or the ThaiFricans.

What do you guys think?

 

[Hasch]

Drop em

 

[Normannen]

Had to do a double take there.
Brass what...?
Oh!
Nah, Maria doesn't have any ones... haha!!

Not even steel ones!
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Maria no cojones!!

One side fence is a risky drop.
But there may be another side road in, leading around the back.
I've walked part of it, overgrown with plants now, from my side.
But definitely worth checking it out again, from the other side in.

I am the Cannaninja.
Time to level up!
Maria, Master Cannaninja.

Send me your prayers.
Om namo Shivaya!

Ovaries?

 

[944s2]

Very nice work Maria,,
Stay safe and well and trust your instinct mate
Peace n Regards,,,

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Drop em

Hahahahaaaa! Haven't yet, but plans are afoot...

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Ovaries?

This thread is getting weirder by the day!
Sounds so painful.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Very nice work Maria,,
Stay safe and well and trust your instinct mate
Peace n Regards,,,

Right you are!