Kinda both actually. It was on the "shore' of the swamp, and the stream that feeds that swamp was only 50 yards away. And yes the water levels were unpredictable.
I used that spot for 3 years in a row. The first year it was super dry. That was because the beavers hadn't set up a good dam yet. The only place to get water that year was about 100 yards from where that big plant was. Could still fill pails all day, just had to walk a little.
The second year I only had about 8-10 plants there because I had a better spot, with a garden hose. That year though the beavers were at work in hard mode
The third year, the beavers had made a huge dam. The edge of the swamp was now only 20-30 yards from the highest point on the embankment. That year also happened to be the year that it rained the most in September/October.
The water got so high, that the big plant I posted had water flowing around it all the way up to the top of the tote. The only thing that stopped it from floating away was the mat of roots that had grown thru the bottom. I had plants in 5 gal pails and 7 gal grow bags that were staked up with bamboo stakes. If not for them those plants would have floated away as well.
I actually saved a big lose by going there during a huge downpour. I moved about 10-12 plants up onto the embankment because there was a river waist high on me flowing right thru my plants. I spent about an hour and a half working in the pouring rain. Carrying heavy ass water logged plants up to safety.
Lesson learned was always prepare for the worst possible scenario. And when growing in a swamp, find the highest ground possible, in case of floods. Having easily accessible water is real nice for guerilla grows, but can also be the death of a crop if the shit hits the fan in the fall rains.
I just stumbled onto this thread and read the whole thing, you did an amazing job last season Team Microbe.These past few weeks i have been setting up my spot and after reading your thread it gave me a couple new ideas on how i can improve a few things and thank you for that. I wish you the best of luck this season and i hope your going to be doing another journal, cause if u are ill be def reading it
man that is awesome those little seedlings came up. it was just meant to be for u to have that strain out there this year lol i think its gonna do fkn awesome bc of the genetics and mold resistance. i might have to try a few those out next yearView Image
Well I hit last year's spots for some check up's, and took some pics of what everything looks like now compared to what it will look like in a few months from now. What a difference - it just goes to show that hauling in supplies NOW is much better than doing it last minute. Trails won't be left unless there is fresh foliage to trample...
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I went to visit the Holy Rhodi breeding patch as well, these root balls were almost fully decomposed and it's only 6 months later. Good sign of soil life! I found something else while I was there too...
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Holy Rhodi minions!!! These seeds fell during the seed harvest, lied dormant through the winter, and waited for the right time to sprout I suppose. There were about 80 little sprouts scattered about the patch
I'm gonna leave them there and breed again this year, this time the seed stock will be back crossed and stabilized further (some testers have reported hermie tendencies in one of the phenos)
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Holy Rhodi (purple rhodi pheno) grown out by a tester this month. There are two phenos so far, this purple pheno and a Church pheno. The purple packs on more resin, while the Church stacks better. The purple pheno is said to smell like lavender and grapes, while the Church pheno doesn't have much of an odor - sweet and faint orange undertones. Very excited to BX this outside this year!
i ordered 3 books last nite as well. guerilla growing from jeorge cervates for my dad to read and teaming with microbes and teaming with nutrients. i will be studying up on these books as i see how my LOS plot does so i can get a better understanding of how all this works. im looking forward to this year now. it appears that alot of my studying has really paid off thus far. i put in alot of hours online since last sept researching everthing that i could on how to make my plants healthy,SAR inducing products and bug prevention. looking forward to seeing how those kc33 and spotnica does as well. its gonna be a great year for us!! thanks for everthing brother!!
. last year after i nearly lost it all due to bud rot. i lost all motivation until i started reading Tm's threads and chatting with him. i was nearly ready to throw my hands up and quit and let that spore beat me,but now im back more determined then ever and i will beat this fkn spore this year. i spent a damn good chunk of change getting products and soil that will help my plant defend its self against this shit. gl man get ur ass out there this week after dogwood winter and get to diggin. i still got a few holes that i need to take my soil to and then all is left is the transplant. the hardest part is getting the holes dug and the soil transported there after that its pretty much a breeze. i lost 2 plants to rippers and the rest except 2 to mold. i couldnt salvage nothing off 3 of them it. trust me i had a horrible year last year but this year im determined to have the best year ever of all my years growing in the bush.
