New England Growers Unite!!!

[Mayor Uhana]

Hey All,

If the thread already exists, someone let me know. I thought there should be a place for us to come and talk about the great aspects the region has to offer.

First let me say in representation of all former (???) O'grs that its warming to have somewhere to go after the recent unfortunate happenings. I wish everyone involved saftey and security.




Alright, the season will be here in a few months. Right now I am not in a position to start plants, but a good friend back home started some mother plants about a month ago. The strains are; AK48, Top 44 and NL#5xBB (Thank you Gypsy) and some Afghani Ill be starting from seed come May.

Ill be doing a guerilla style grow high in the hills of West Bumfuck NY. I use water polymers (crystals) and organic, slow release nutes to cut down on the trips.

For now, I only have one spot in mind for sure, but theres a swamp out there that Im hoping to get a good look at befure the season starts.


Thanks for letting us all chill here Gypsy, hope your servers dont get too bogged down. :smile:

Later Everyone and feel free to contribute, ask questions or whatever.
Peace
Uhana

 

[bentom187]

yup, i love the NEchronic, its always a challenge growing up here if its not the wildlife fuckin up your crop its the weather. but this is a new season so plant your beans. im growing a local skunk strain and various bagseed from potent herb iv been smokin over the winter. if you can call it a winter ,i hope to put them outside early to get monsters in the fall.whats the earliest you guys put them out?

 

[Mayor Uhana]

Hey bentom,

The safest date round here is June 1st. This takes care of the frost issues and whatnot. Watch www.weather.com's 10 day forecast though and you might be able to safley start earlier. If you can start them indoors to have big plants before spring comes, you can put them out much earlier, say the begining of May.

You know any details on that Skunk strain? My guess is that it will have a hard time making it before the first frost come October...you might have to harvest early or finish them indoors.

Best of luck
Uhana

 

[bentom187]

well all i know is that the stuff i bought was neon green smells like a fruit not sure what type of fruit but its pleasent,not very well manicured and the stone seemed like it was 50/50 really heady then like a hour later its bedtime, it wasnt cured so im certain this stuff is goin to be better.the guy told me hes been getting it from a grower who stated it was sk#1.i popped like 3 seeds and they seem to be pretty uniform except i have one that seems dto be indica dom. really wide leaves ,iv never seen a skunk like that so im hoping its a female to keep as a mother ,is cheese(sk1) indica dom?

 

[ogrefugee]

high

word up on the NE thread

I was born in rochester, cool to see there is such thing as cultivation in that vacuum that is known as upstate. I live near philly now, trying the outdoor thing this year. i already have a flowering scrog but everyone says some of the greatest weed is landrace outdoor. i'd love to test that statement already got my mommas and everything!

pm me mayor, i have never actually chatted w/ a grower from my homestate

 

[Mayor Uhana]

bentom- Im not 100% sure but I think all pure scunks are 100%sativa. Dont know about this "cheese" strain either...weird name for pot if you ask me

ogrefugee- yea the weather and animals suck, but you got to make due with what youve got. Fucking mold, I cant wait

 

[GriffinTree]

s maine

s maine

hey all, good to see this thread is going, its always nice to talk fellow growers from the same area. im comin from southern maine. im thinkn ah growing pp, papaya and early sativa this year. hopefully we will be fortunate to have a real summer this summer. i was wonderin what you all use for soil, its a tough battle with such acidic soil. but anyways whats everybody elese strains of choice fer this year?

 

[bentom187]

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=10199
thehttp://www.drchronic.com/products.asp?recnumber=944
the first is info on sk#1 and the second one is cheese witch is supposed to be a rare skunk#1 from what i understand. sorry i cant join you guys upstate im living in mass/RI ,but i got 1 friend not to far from the city and another that lives upstate.the one that lives in the city i envey him he comes across the most sickest strains out there like strawberry cough ect. ect. but not cheap by anymeans.

 

[Mayor Uhana]

bentom- Skunk is some dank shit if you can get it to finish in time...GL...Im gona change the name of the thread to New England Area Growers, so feel free to join in.

Welcome Griffin Tree-

Looks like a nice group of beans to me. Its good to get a few different strains in case one fails in the climate your in, but I think all of yours sound like good choices.

As for the soil, yea its not great...but there are simple ways of improving it even if youre doing a lightweight guerilla grow. First thing to know is that pine forrests often have crap for soil. They can really grow in about any soil...the weed of the trees...Soil thats located where deciduous trees grow is generally better. Personally, I have a distinct liking for deciduous woodland because of the dead leaves on the ground come spring. Mix a pile of them into your dirt and it not only slowly releases nutes, but also improves drainage. Make sure to always mix your soil extensivley, to spread the wealth evenly.

To improve the acid soil we have inherited, add lyme to the soil. This is not as important in deciduous forrests, but pine dirt is much more acidic, where the lyme comes in handy. The most soil prep I do for one plant is; one cup lyme; one cup plant tone organic slow release fertiliser, a healthy pinch of water polymers and a few handfuls of leaves. Hope this helps.

Uhana

ps I know its hard to bring out a shovel to the sites, so for the past few years Ive been using a handheld garden rake to mix soil, like the one in the pic.

 

[GriffinTree]

thanks a bunch for the info mayor. i will take it all into acount, i have alot to learn and its nice to hear from people growin in the same area!! i have never had avery succsesful mj grow but i grow veggies and melons every year, i really enjoy gardening. usaly i jsut use lyme, sea weed and compost for the edibles. this year ill be dragin some out into the forest for secret garden so i got my hopes up this year!!
happy growin!!
griffintree

 

[sillyphilly]

Whats up New England......

Whats up New England......

Northwest corner of CT here, Sounds like my guerrilla soil mix! sometimes I throw in a cupfull of pelletized,dehydrated chichen chit! works well! boy we had a nice season in 05 huh,not even the october rain season bothered me! few complications(bad luck!) but beautiful sunny wheather till the end of nov! cant wait for this season 06! just bought new flouros to start indo,I just germed 7 ducksfoot,7 vbsxak47(thanks jlp),4 sour wonder,5 golden skush(freebie),4 citrocity.hope to find at least 5-6 good moms, clip/cut, them,a bunch put out cuts mid end of may,i also have a very nice hashy green strain,local seedstock,i was gifted close to 60 prime seeds! so i figure grow about 40 out and hope for 15-20 girls,pick my best male and female produce about 80-100 beans, but who knows! stlll lookin' for that perfect early,potantand heavy!heavy!anyhows so any of you hear of redbud or batsleaf?Oh well im hopin to get maybe about 60 beans for another good spot! hope for 20-25 fems! well lets keep this one alive! later Sillyphilly anybody know where i can get that perfect early,potant and heavy!heavy? anybody? thanx

 

[sillyphilly]

(bump) wheres all the New England guys? am I all alone here? Sillyphilly

 

[GriffinTree]

(bump) wheres all the New England guys? am I all alone here? Sillyphilly

nah, im here man!!
looks like you got some nice plans, but WOW i cant wait for spring to get here only a couple months!! i need to stop thinking about it.......yeah right!! thats nice that you have a local strain to work wiith, none round here. its either bag seed or order, but oh well.
got any pics of some new england gear?

 

[Mayor Uhana]

yea man this thread was crazy when it was on og...not in season yet tho so hopefully it picks up here soon. Just got a new hard drive for my comp, so no grow pics...

heres the gps I invested in for those long walks in the woods

 

[GriffinTree]

gps seems like a good thing to invest in. its somthing i have yet to do though, whats the price range of em?

 

[Mayor Uhana]

got mine for $100 at wal mart. theres definetly some better ones out there though...ebay has a wide variety. GL