Round Infinity

[Avinash.miles]

looks like i'm setting up my first hemp breeding tent; using at least one of ALL the female cuts i have been given, pollinating using a few males from the seedstock im using. want to use multiple dads for genetic diversity on this first batch, also want to use this seed stock because i'm told that NONE of the pheno's will go higher than 0.2%thc, which to me is GOLD in terms of hemp breeding, staying under the 0.3% THC threshold is the name of the game right now (actually, RIGHT NOW, testing seems to be the name of the game in the colorado hemp hustle, BUT with proper breeding and genetics i think testing will become less important as people KNOW what they are growing will not go hot at any time in the season).

 

[Avinash.miles]

chickens laid their first eggs today
moved a ton of (larger, non-clone) hemp plants outside to partial shade for hardening off

incredibly, all the clones put direct from domes to the field are doing very well
hemp seed germination in the field is pretty low, sadly; and the spray watering i was giving the seeds only really encouraged a bunch more weeds (fucking THISTLE!)
so im popping a TON of seeds inside in trays and domes then going to plug them into holes in the same section i planted seeds direct to soil; going to fill that space one way or another...

ditch water is on another couple days, and we are exhausted, these weeks with the water on are full time weeks with overtime, and the heat hasn't been helpful. been taking a few cold showers and at least one nap daily to keep it going.

took clones off the outdoor full season plants; still working on that, want to get them all topped and supported
also
light dep plants are exploding super vigorously, still waiting on delivery of the black out fabric and i'm super anxious to start darking them out, probably need to give them some support as well before they start putting on bulk and weight

we have been eating plenty of salad greens from the garden, but the tatsoi, lettuce, and some of the mizuna is bolting (more and more every day) need to re-sow that section with some HOT weather lettuce or greens.... maybe some more carrots, but i want salad greens...

 

[nameless]

my lettuce has gotten all crappy. im letting it seed now so when i till the spring garden i wont have to replant the greens. sounds like a lot of hard work avi, dont overdo it.

 

[Avinash.miles]

my lettuce has gotten all crappy. im letting it seed now so when i till the spring garden i wont have to replant the greens. sounds like a lot of hard work avi, dont overdo it.

couple years back when we were in Grand Junction we had a stellar veggie garden... somehow the lettuce NEVER got bitter or bolted early, and it was HOT down there; it's zone6, the warmest area and longest growing season in all of colorado...
i have NO clue how it happened but i remember thinking "this is incredible"

last day with the water on, then i'll give myself a half day off or something; still need to keep drilling holes and plugging them because clones only stay happy in domes for so long

 

[packerfan79]

Sounds like you got shit coming together. Avanash. Do you worry about the male hemp might pollinate the regular plants, I guess you would cull the males. Sounds like a ton of work, a farmer's life is never easy.

 

[nameless]

oh man, what if jim bob up the road dont got no reefer weed and only grow hemp. does he pull males? how many squares are into the hemp cropping anyway?
you ever try the canna patches? specifically cbd... im trying to figure out how i can get some to test. here they only seem to sell the liquid, and its sketch at best.

 

[Avinash.miles]

pf79 - ya going to be culling males as best i can - so far most of the plants living in the field are female clones. i have some feminized seedlings that will have to be checked for males and the regular seeds im planting will hve to be checked as well

nameless - i can't control what jim bob and jane van shit-fer-brains are going to do up the road from me, can only control what grows on MY field....
i've never tried the canna-patches, but as far as topicals go we are very into salves. seems like everyone has a recipe and there is always a tub or 2 of it laying around the house. just got one that is all kinds of piney and cedar smelling, REAL NICE imo.

 

[Ganoderma]

Personally! I think that you should pick out several of the CBD males, to produce pollen. You can make a special light deprivation tent for them and start flowering them 4-8 weeks before their normal flowering periods in the fall. Store the pollen in the freezer and break it out when they are all flowering and then select what pollen you are going to apply to which females.

 

[nameless]

very zen 'tude.
i have always been under the impression that the salves or other rub in topical were local acting but now that im thinking and typing at the same time, that cant be totally right... can it? if i put it on my hand its still in my blood stream so should also help my back, right?

 

[Avinash.miles]

Personally! I think that you should pick out several of the CBD males, to produce pollen. You can make a special light deprivation tent for them and start flowering them 4-8 weeks before their normal flowering periods in the fall. Store the pollen in the freezer and break it out when they are all flowering and then select what pollen you are going to apply to which females.

i think the indoor tent with males right next to the females they will pollinate sounds like less work and worry than a whole OTHER light dep GH, storing pollen, then applying to plants selectively.
i'm more of the type to put them all in a tent together and let them all bang it out....

 

[packerfan79]

Not trying to pry just wondering how much land you have their and what a property like that would sell for?

 

[Avinash.miles]

Not trying to pry just wondering how much land you have their and what a property like that would sell for?

in my area you can get anything from 2-3 acres to 40+ acres, with or without a house, with or without a grow
examples: someone asking 80-100k for about 2 acres w ag water and a 100ft x 30 ft hoop house, that's asking price
another spot just sold by me for 400k, it's 40 acres w a house and unlimited ag water
some nice spots of just land, no structures no electricity, no domestic water, just land and ag water anywhere from 30k+

im on a relatively small plot, surrounded by larger fields mostly organic cattle ops

i could rant on about the colorado real estate situation, but i aint gonna wreck my own thread w that, maybe i'll have a chance to spew some of it in the colorado growers thread....

 

[nameless]

80k? damn that would be less than 20 here.

 

[Avinash.miles]

80k? damn that would be less than 20 here.

that's ASKING price;
those peeps may jump at a cash offer of 35-40k, you never know.
those GH's lots i've been keeping my eye on, they ain't moving.
now small/medium lots with homes on them, GH or no - those are moving quicker. im in an area with not alot of industry or income options - everyone out here is a farmer or rancher or weed grower or coal miner for the most part. plenty of rainbow refugees as welll

 

[Jhhnn]

that's ASKING price;
those peeps may jump at a cash offer of 35-40k, you never know.
those GH's lots i've been keeping my eye on, they ain't moving.
now small/medium lots with homes on them, GH or no - those are moving quicker. im in an area with not alot of industry or income options - everyone out here is a farmer or rancher or weed grower or coal miner for the most part. plenty of rainbow refugees as welll

Rainbow refugee?

 

[Avinash.miles]

Rainbow refugee?

a long time ago there was a big rainbow gathering out in this area, apparently when it was over a big group decided to buy some properties and settle in - many remain today, giving the area a real crunchy vibe

 

[Avinash.miles]

nameless - you have to take into consideration the value of WATER where im at. a SINGLE share of water rights (access to ditch water) can be valued at 5-25k depending on the ditch and the year and who is selling and who is buying.... having the right to draw water from the ag ditches is very valuable, because without it your land is going to be BROWN unless you use domestic water which is only a drop in the bucket compared to ditch water

 

[Jhhnn]

nameless - you have to take into consideration the value of WATER where im at. a SINGLE share of water rights (access to ditch water) can be valued at 5-25k depending on the ditch and the year and who is selling and who is buying.... having the right to draw water from the ag ditches is very valuable, because without it your land is going to be BROWN unless you use domestic water which is only a drop in the bucket compared to ditch water

Irrigation water is liquid gold in the American West. There's a whole complex set of rules as to who gets how much, how often & under what circumstances. It's a legal specialty as well, one that few lawyers understand.

 

[nameless]

i love how much i learn in this thread. i can see that, but have no clue about that type of thing. so when you say ditch water, is it literal trenches running this water around? or is it just the quality of water, like runoff. what about wells?

 

[Avinash.miles]

it's ditches, some are burried pipes, it's controlled runoff, non-potable water, like creek water

wells are nice, good for drinking water but they don't generally give nearly the volume of water as my ditch does, even at it's lowest point in the year