Yeah it's pretty easy, the only hard part is stealing the carts from the supermarketThe easy way
Taking it easy this year with just the Sativa Candy Chunk cultivar, so it will be less likely to get things mixed up during harvest. This year is the 15th filial generation (F15) so am making it easy to be certain there is no genetic contamination in the population. We want everything to keep going as its been to attain inbred line, true breeding status. Its becoming obvious the line is approaching that point. With a few more years selections, it will begin to have more and more traits similar across the offspring. Terpene profile is similar on each type with the laundry detergent signature SCC terpenes. However some are more pine and some are more fruit leaning but they all have that base flavor of the 'Signature' phenotype.
I prefer the more pine leaning because its a higher potency more pronounced effect with more medical benefit.
We do have a couple volunteer plants, they are from the SCC side and appear to be SCC. Will not use them as pollinators because the seed source was not certain. Last year had some other varieties but had selected 5 male SCC for pollination until early August when they were cut.
Got the plot planted last weekend, so this weekend spent some time pruning and re-digging drainage. Last year had some root rot issues on the east side of the garden where it didn't drain as well. After digging the entire plot, rounded it well with a rake and dug a second drainage ditch, so should be much better. Have used the plot for a couple years and usually cut it back a bit every year.
Got a new STIHL rope pole pruner and have an extension to make it 18 ft, so was able to cut the trees back pretty well. Also have a pole chainsaw with 6 ft extra extension I have used to prune in the past. Should get plenty of sun and ventilation for a healthy garden this year!
Volunteer plants germinated very beginning of march or possibly beginning late Feb with a push of warm air late winter! They made it through some really cold nights. Had some leaf cover on the garden with sticks which helped offer some protection, plus they are in a wooded area on the top of a hill so cold air drains well! Air had been in upper 20's several times when they were young, and they made it through fine!
Could just sow the garden in the dormant period in Feb/Early March, and let God take care of it. The seeds know when to emerge. Maybe till and fertilize in the fall with no till and top dress during the growing season. Would be fun to experiment. The ground gets loosened up by the frost anyway. I have to do camoflage though, so have to wait until surrounding brush and trees start to leaf out before planting anyway.
Wow look at that soil mix. Nice cages.Not much to show, it's early for me. They are all female and new to me fem seedlings 1 sweet Afghani delicious ( sweet seeds), 1 Blackberry kush 2 Purple satellite ( Green Mountain seeds) and a clone I wintered over of Girl Scout Cookies. I will have other things going a bit latter View attachment 19009406
Just native soil with years of bark from my wood pile composted in. I work in little lime and aged chicken manure every year tooWow look at that soil mix. Nice cages.
Nice! So I'm wondering what are the plants in flower now and also what bugs are you targeting with the sticky yellow balls ?My garden
Maui Waui, Panama Red, Evo Dream, the Black, Black Alaska Purple, Pink Mango X GDP and NL
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Glad you made it here, farmerfischer! Enjoy the ride!
Several rounds of rain this week with sun in between with temps reaching upper 80's F a couple days, plants have started to make themself at home. Had a couple seedlings damp off, and a couple that looked like nitrogen leaf tip burn likely due to being too close to fertilizer. Its difficult to mix it really well when its somewhat wet soil.
Drainage ditches worked well. Got a half inch to an inch the past 24-48 hrs.
Just native soil with years of bark from my wood pile composted in. I work in little lime and aged chicken manure every year too
Panama Red 7 of them and a pink Mango X GDP they were started in Winter and put out 3-15-24Nice! So I'm wondering what are the plants in flower now and also what bugs are you targeting with the sticky yellow balls ?