MotherLode Gardens 2016

[Shcrews]

hay shrews , take it theres no silver lotus getting planted lol

hope all is going well , and more importantly seedlings recovering and new ones getting there feet in for you which ever way you have to go

nope, no silver lotus

the seedlings are definitely recovering and the new ones look great. it's raining outside or else i would post pics

Schrews if you are still in need and feel like heading North...hit me up.

aw thanks dude thats awesome. i think i'm good though, everythings looking green over here

Schrews, have you considered giving the gh another go? Would help to kick those new starts into gear. An 8" max fan with thermostat at the top end for exhaust helps control temps. Personally I watch my gh on Iphone cam and call workers to adjust plastic as necessary.

i'm gonna wait until next year for that. i think we're pretty close to planting in the ground.

If I was lower in elevation like 1200-1800ft i would be planting may 10th after these storms pass...

yah i think i will plant soon. i'm at 3000ft. not that it matters cuz my starts are outside right now anyway

 

[Shcrews]

soil delivery is today

still waiting on my Logan Labs test results, then i can start amending last season's soil, which will take a few days. after that i'm piling the new soil on top of the old soil in 800gal pots to make some big 5+ yard mounds.


been getting a bunch of stuff that i ordered last week; sap pH meter, refractometer, leaf press, buildasoil cover crop seed blend, a bunch of stuff from AEA and Tainio. I also just bough an RO system so i can have 0ppm water for foliars. i still want to get a setup to brew compost teas, and need to figure out my foliar spraying rig, which somebody kindly offered to help me with


raining really hard outside but i will take pictures of the plants in a little bit

 

[Shcrews]

I guess ill find out the hard way this year for myself. I have a hard time believing that an 8ft plant, planted in early june, could be outgrown by a 3 footer planted in June

i've seen 2-foot tall plant in june = 12lb plant in october. So if you're right then an 8ft start should yield like 20+lbs

 

[plantingplants]

I want to see one plant in 20 yards in a heated greenhouse vegged until 15 ft tall and flowered full season. For science.

Shcrews I thought of you yesterday when I rented a pole chainsaw and was all ready to do work and my pull cord broke. Reminded me of the weed whacker.

Glad your starts are doing good again. Hope everything keeps lookin up.

 

[crookpot]

plantingplants, there are certainly diminishing returns.

 

[Shcrews]

Shcrews I thought of you yesterday when I rented a pole chainsaw and was all ready to do work and my pull cord broke. Reminded me of the weed whacker.

heh yah that weedwacker's in the shop again, i left it out in the sun and so the primer bulb cracked. still though i love that thing, its a workhorse

 

[Shcrews]

Weather has been shitty here for a few days. no sun, cold, rain, hail. I'm not digging it. not good for the plants or for me. the solstice is barely a month away so how about some sunshine huh?

starts are looking ok despite the weather. there are a few standout females already. I'm gonna start pulling males today. Should have everything in the ground within a week or so i hope

round 1:

round 2:

 

[Foreverfamily]

any idea why round 1 is yellowing on the bottom leaves?
im having a similar problem, im thinking nitrogen deficiency or uneven ratio of minerals causing a lockout.

 

[Shcrews]

any idea why round 1 is yellowing on the bottom leaves?
im having a similar problem, im thinking nitrogen deficiency or uneven ratio of minerals causing a lockout.

you havent been following this thread huh

 

[Sforza]

Looks like Round 1 is recovering nicely, despite the less than ideal conditions.

 

[mako44]

soil report

soil report

anybody got any input on this soil report? much appreciated

 

[plantingplants]

Mako, not sure if this is the right place to ask that but take this with a grain of salt because I'm very New to this but your K is too high (is there a lot of compost?), Ca is almost enough, organic matter and cec are low, pH too high, and it looks like because of low micros and out of balance base saturation you should spray micros. So amend with organic matter, somethin to lower ph, micros, and calcium, and foliar micros with ca and mg.

 

[jbarsk8]

Schrews once you get those things in their big homes with a nice mix, those things will pop right back for you no problem

 

[Shcrews]

Schrews once you get those things in their big homes with a nice mix, those things will pop right back for you no problem

Yah they're already making a comeback. bodhi's look the best right now, its crazy how out of all the different breeders his are consistently the most vigorous regardless of strain. still gonna try some new things though..

got a couple nice females picked out but still a lot more to go

 

[Noonin NorCal]

you have those nice hoopies already set you mine as well take your dud females that don't make the cut and pull a tarp on those bitches. sorry unless i missed it through your thread. Not sure if you mentioned pulling off a dep run this season. I hope nothing but the best for you this year bud, keep up the good work sir

 

[Shcrews]

you have those nice hoopies already set you mine as well take your dud females that don't make the cut and pull a tarp on those bitches. sorry unless i missed it through your thread. Not sure if you mentioned pulling off a dep run this season. I hope nothing but the best for you this year bud, keep up the good work sir

i dont really feel like doing a small light dep with a bunch of random plants. i really am trying to stay under the plant limit this year too. 24 plants total means no light dep if i'm doing full season

i'm giving away my extra females or killing them. except teh Ancient OG

 

[jbarsk8]

Yah they're already making a comeback. bodhi's look the best right now, its crazy how out of all the different breeders his are consistently the most vigorous regardless of strain. still gonna try some new things though..

got a couple nice females picked out but still a lot more to go

That is pretty incredible. He must work his ass off and it shows. One of my future goals is to run some bodhi genetics, just started too late this season and wasnt able to drive to the bay to source anything.

 

[Robrites]

anybody got any input on this soil report? much appreciated
https://www.icmag.com/ic/attachment.php?attachmentid=362328View Image

This probably belongs elsewhere.
Maybe here https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=312208

 

[milkyjoe]

When you pull males check the root development. If it is good round 1 should recover

 

[Noonin NorCal]

^ That is a good point from Milky, that yellowing could maybe be some kind of root rot?