Stoner's Spring '06

[Captain Skunk]

I'll give it a try stoner. The flowers are ready to open.

I don't use fans in my cabinets because of the humidity fluctuations so collecting should be easy.

 

[ND 2]

I've read about the flour before...actually it was in the faqs over at OG...has anyone got a link to information about the willow tree...remember oldsterone from OG..he had alot of info on it...
Nice poem VBG...you are quite talented...stay safe..

ND

 

[Stoner133]

Oldsterone has not checked in this season, hope he finds his way.

Good news, got a message from Two Heads, he will be along shortly.

 

[WAMEN]

good...all the family its rebuilding up..

 

[try comb]

how it goes fellas? im still around, never was gone really, just lurking......... ill be startin up a thread shortly, got alot going on already.......... hope all is well........PEACE

 

[ND 2]

TwoHeads...excellent...has anyone heard from jaap??
Try comb...I hope everything is fine...I was looking for you awhile ago...stay safe..

ND

 

[Captain Skunk]

I saw oldersterone when we first migrated here, and then he vanished.

Great two heads!...He was growing in containers, in standing water if i'm correct...I want to try that this season!

Here's the willow water link:
http://www.bluestem.ca/willow-article1.htm

Oldster was making asprin water. One tab per gallon. The benefits are twofold, it promotes root development used with fresh clone cuttings and also destroys PM.

I haven't verified the PM treatment.

enjoy!

 

[ND 2]

Thanks Cap't...I was looking for it concerning the PM...just in case...I'll try it this year..stay safe..

ND

 

[Captain Skunk]

ND, I would use it as a preventative measure before the Mildew starts.

I always like to spray the base of the plant before the mildew season. Especially when the plants are very bushy down low, or growing where air circulation may be a problem.

I always had to keep an eye on my backyard gals because they grew against a fence, which restricted air flow.

enjoy

 

[try comb]

those luis are gonna get huge, what size containers are they gonna finish in or are you going right in the groud? keep it up !!!! peace

 

[bbudd]

http://www.420times.com/forums/showthread.php?p=278843#post278843
Hey NG-here a link on the willow tree cloneing mix
Another way to keep the pollen is to dry fry some rice till brown and fine grind in coffee grinder-works same as the flour
You guys got some great grows goin

 

[Stoner133]

those luis are gonna get huge...

Thank you, but these plant will not get much larger, they started flowering last week. I took cuttings first, it will be the clones that grow out through the Summer and I anticipate they will get pretty big.

Space constraints limit me to 8" planters for this batch. When the sexing is done, I hope to see 6 plants finished for late June.

The clones will be transplanted into 5 gallon containers set into shallow water. Those could be huge by Fall.

 

[Stoner133]

My plant count is finalized at five. Three of the four Derailed Blues are male, the single female has been transplanted into an 8" planter to continue flowering.

That makes one seed grown LUI, two regenerated LUIs, one LUI f2 generation and one Derailed Blues.

Today is forecast to be Sunny and warm, just the way they love it.

 

[Captain Skunk]

They are looking very healthy stoner.

Two of my LUI's were male. The jury is still out on the 3rd, which also happens to be the seed I cut out off the hull....coincidence?

good luck

 

[Stoner133]

Good thing you managed to salvage that one.

I decided I can handle a little more weight when moving the tubs. The two LUI regenerations have now been transplanted into 5 gallon grow bags. They are a perfect fit for the tub and maximize the available root space. Fully wetted, it weighs about 30 pounds.

The other tub holds 3 x 8" planters with smaller plants for this flowering.

Both tubs fit into my garden wagon for easy transport to the Sunny places in the yard.

Spring rain today, it has been very dry so far, this should bring everything to life.

 

[Captain Skunk]

If it isn't a female, I still have a few LUI beans in reserve.

I found some DD and lowryder in the mailbox recently. I'm getting ready to pop a new batch of beans with all the new genetics that have been flowing in.

good luck

 

[clear and blue]

glad your finally getting the weather. see quite a bit of variation in your LUIs. your f2 looks good too.the branchy LUIs seem to have a nice shape with all branches at the same height. look forward to seeing how they pack on.

me.. i still cant explain why everything is so pathetic over here. out of 5 seeds NONE survived!!.. 3 didnt do anything, 2 popped and then that was all they did for a couple of weeks before deciding to die.. and the plant i found on the terrace has topped out at an amazing 8 inches! isnt a leaf on that thing that is longer than my fingers.. and they are all 3 fingered and not serrated (in fact they are pretty smooth with next to no depth)

well into flowering though. looking fairly frosty when the light is at the right angle and smelling alright but has a little of that disgusting "white strain" look to it.

 

[Stoner133]

Sorry to hear of your bad luck. There have been times I have had near season limiting failures because of seedlings. Just when you think you have it aced, along comes another lesson from the school of hard knocks.

First thought, unless your seed bearing plants were matured for seed, you will have a large proportion of immature seeds. Immature seeds produce weak seedlings and a percentage will fail. Plants harvested for their seeds should be hardier to start out.

This season, I found another way to set them back. It was the middle of winter, my large bag of potting soil was frozen solid. I had a bunch of planters full that could be thawed out easily. Problem was, those planters contained the roots of plants from last Fall. They had been rotting through the Winter.

That soil set my seedling back, they just refused to grow. I believe the soil was sour from the roots and peat moss, just the sort of thing you use Dolomite lime to correct.

 

[clear and blue]

yes id always believed (rightly or wrongly) that rotting roots are actually poisonous to live roots. surely dolomite lime would correct your peat moss but i think you can use (forget the name) to breakdown the old roots into something readily usable. considering it was something that got used fairly often (even on fresh soil) i cant believe ive forgotten the name of it.

the seeds were given to me by an old friend who lives in the uk. after hearing about my trouble with the turkish landrace seeds i had he got his son (who im told is an amazing grower) to give me some of his seeds. these were all f2s or something so he was either breeding something that isnt very strong, or he doesnt know to remove the males, in which case i wouldnt be surprised if the seeds were immature. in fact many of the seeds given were very young without even the shiny shell of the better seeds.

oh well. if i was more organized i could have gotten another friend to just send me a few packs of serious or greenhouse. thing was the turkish postal system and needing someone to bring the seeds in person and most people i know who come out here probably wouldnt like the idea.. midnight express and all

 

[Stoner133]

If your friend is referring to f2 generation seeds, he know at least the basics of breeding. It does sound like your seed were immature, the little white ones will never germinate, but most of the dark coloured seeds have a chance.

The soil in the planters recycles fine if I spread it into my vegetable garden. I suspect the acid compounds flush out with rain water.