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Team Microbe steps into Guerrilla Country...

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MountainBudz

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Beautiful grow bro! Looks like your plans and dreams are churning into a reality for you this season, I wish you the best of the best of luck my friend and I can see you will surely be successful! I can tell a true guerilla by looking at his work and listening to his words, its truely something that not all of us have. I had this within my spirit for years, all though I can still grow like a mad man, I feel that i've slacked so far down beneath my expectations with guerilla work. After having a bad year outdoors it truely done a number on me, but it doesnt outweigh the good that i've had.

Thank you also for the motivational thoughts and actions that I requested from you. In your opionion at 36 latitude is it too late to get a good start this year? I already have 7 holes dug, very large holes at that 4ft by 4ft by 3 feet deep and I planned on getting around 30-40 plants out this year. Do you think its too late for me to continue digging and prepping? My plants wont be ready till towards the end of may to set in the ground. I look at it as if I go dig 4-5 holes per night or every other night, it will take me 6 to 10 days to do my digging. Since its so late in the year and im rushing, I wont be using much organics or compost, i'll more than likely throw in some water polymers, osmocote controlled release or granular fertilizers, a little lime and maybe split a bale of dirt to mix with native soil with about one bale per 5 holes to loosen and richen the soil a bit.

This I plan to do in cycles. Cycle one: 6-10 days of digging. Done. Cycle two: 6-10 more days of adding my ammendments. Done. Cycle 3: One to two days maybe three of setting plants, done by June 1st.

Then come June 15th or 25th, somewhere in that area, I plan on doing a bonus crop. I will take many many clones, veg for about a week or two switch them to 12/12. Then I will take a bunch of one, two and three gallon containers and fill with sunshine mix, water polymers and mushroom compost or an organic potting mix and dig holes and place each of these babys in holes in low vegetation thickets and around brush lines. I will cut with my shovel the top perimeter of my soil/grass and shave the top vegetation off the ground (if this makes since to you lol), set it aside, dig out the dirt for my container and throw it into a bucket and dump into a sink hole or thick brush the native soil. Then place my container filled with ammended soil and plant into the hole and set the top layer of grass around the top of container and base of plant to camo the top of container and bare area. Then move onto the next.

See I have good plans, its just getting my lazy ass out and doing it! I always feel as if its more than I can handle or that im wasting my time but in reality I should know that i'm not. I guess when life gets you in a relationship, financial and personal stress mode you feel like its impossible to do anything but waste yourself. I sit and watch these valuable days go by like they ain't nothing. Come on team microbe, push me my man! Thats what I need bro! same to you KyGiacomo and anyone else that has this green rush guerilla blood in they're veins, only we understand and has what it takes to be a team and push each other!

Sorry for going on and I apologize if this post doesnt make a whole lot of sense. I'm just frustrated and ready to get this done.
 

Kygiacomo!!!

AppAlachiAn OutLaW
Beautiful grow bro! Looks like your plans and dreams are churning into a reality for you this season, I wish you the best of the best of luck my friend and I can see you will surely be successful! I can tell a true guerilla by looking at his work and listening to his words, its truely something that not all of us have. I had this within my spirit for years, all though I can still grow like a mad man, I feel that i've slacked so far down beneath my expectations with guerilla work. After having a bad year outdoors it truely done a number on me, but it doesnt outweigh the good that i've had.

Thank you also for the motivational thoughts and actions that I requested from you. In your opionion at 36 latitude is it too late to get a good start this year? I already have 7 holes dug, very large holes at that 4ft by 4ft by 3 feet deep and I planned on getting around 30-40 plants out this year. Do you think its too late for me to continue digging and prepping? My plants wont be ready till towards the end of may to set in the ground. I look at it as if I go dig 4-5 holes per night or every other night, it will take me 6 to 10 days to do my digging. Since its so late in the year and im rushing, I wont be using much organics or compost, i'll more than likely throw in some water polymers, osmocote controlled release or granular fertilizers, a little lime and maybe split a bale of dirt to mix with native soil with about one bale per 5 holes to loosen and richen the soil a bit.

This I plan to do in cycles. Cycle one: 6-10 days of digging. Done. Cycle two: 6-10 more days of adding my ammendments. Done. Cycle 3: One to two days maybe three of setting plants, done by June 1st.

Then come June 15th or 25th, somewhere in that area, I plan on doing a bonus crop. I will take many many clones, veg for about a week or two switch them to 12/12. Then I will take a bunch of one, two and three gallon containers and fill with sunshine mix, water polymers and mushroom compost or an organic potting mix and dig holes and place each of these babys in holes in low vegetation thickets and around brush lines. I will cut with my shovel the top perimeter of my soil/grass and shave the top vegetation off the ground (if this makes since to you lol), set it aside, dig out the dirt for my container and throw it into a bucket and dump into a sink hole or thick brush the native soil. Then place my container filled with ammended soil and plant into the hole and set the top layer of grass around the top of container and base of plant to camo the top of container and bare area. Then move onto the next.

See I have good plans, its just getting my lazy ass out and doing it! I always feel as if its more than I can handle or that im wasting my time but in reality I should know that i'm not. I guess when life gets you in a relationship, financial and personal stress mode you feel like its impossible to do anything but waste yourself. I sit and watch these valuable days go by like they ain't nothing. Come on team microbe, push me my man! Thats what I need bro! same to you KyGiacomo and anyone else that has this green rush guerilla blood in they're veins, only we understand and has what it takes to be a team and push each other!

Sorry for going on and I apologize if this post doesnt make a whole lot of sense. I'm just frustrated and ready to get this done.

its not to late to get started bro. im actually cracking a fruity chronic juice and easy sativa right now. they may not yeild as much as the plants i set out earlier but they will still yeild pretty good. i dont think anyone could have had a worse season last year then me. i lost a few to rippers,a bunch to mold,a few to deer and a few to fungas gant larave. i had to deal with everthing last year but it only made me more determined to have a better year this year. really all u need bro is 10-15 monster plants and that will do u well. this week starting today is gonna be beautiful weather for us. i know u have seen the weather forecast for the next week. this is gonna be a great season my man dont miss out on it. just think how happy u gonna be come croptober :)
 

Team Microbe

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Today's site search

Today's site search

Well I put the drive in today to check out a spot I've had in mind for a while now... it's a good 2 hour drive north and smack dab in the middle of 90,000 acres of wilderness

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This county had a grow seized that was in the 2,500 plant range 2 years back, so I naturally gravitated towards this area in search of a small abode for myself to call home. I figure if they're running numbers like that up here, I can toss out a good 90 plants without a problem. Of course, I need to thoroughly search any areas I plant in to avoid being connected to anything bigger than the 99 limit I set (for my own safety). 100 is federal over here, so unless I'm going for broke it doesn't make sense to go over 99 to me. Most of these plants will be for breeding purposes too, so I'll only harvest around 30-40 sensi plants for consumption. Should last me a good year until next season comes around...

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I made a bunch of these 2' plastic fence cages for the early starts in my "high risk" areas with dense deer and beaver populations. This is just a test model I used to find the dimensions; I'll twist tie these together on-site for easy transport.

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This is the patch I found today, it's the best spot I've found to date! It runs straight through a large stretch of wilderness, and I'm able to access it through an abandoned railroad track that I found on Google Earth with the "rail" feature they have (it highlights all railroads in black). I've gotta hike a good 2 miles on the track to get to my destination, but it's worth it. From the track I repel down a steep hillside to access the patch. It's a tough climb back up, but I need to get in shape for the bitches this summer anyways. At least that's what I'll tell myself for some added incentive LOL. I'm going to be planting on each side of this inlet stream that leads to the lake, in hopes that the roots will tap into the water table nearby and drink as they please while I'm 2+ hours away this summer. The native soil here is great to work with, as is most soil bordering bodies of water (due to the mineral-rich run off that tends to flow through it). My only worry would be that this place floods later in the season, so I may be mounding holes that are near the water's edge. As I move further away from the inlet, I'll be down-setting more and more to maintain contact with the water table.

I'll plan to camp out and tend this patch once or twice a month I think. I'll play it by ear though, depending on how they're looking at the time. I really want to pack on the neem/aloe foliars before flowering hits to build up some resistance for flowering. I think the organic mix I'm dropping them in will only help my cause on that one though... so I should be ok in terms of botrytis and/or powdery mildew.

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My Dad and I designed this last summer, it fits any standard gauge track (56.5") so it's pretty versatile. I'll use this to haul in half a pallet of Coast of Maine Lobster Compost to mix in with the native soil. I'll also bring out a bunch of perlite to mix in for aeration (I don't like using this normally, but given the fact that rice hulls break down over time... I have to compensate if I want to re-use these holes in years to come). When it's time to harvest, I'll use this to haul flowers back to civilization. Middle of the night mission, under the moon type deal.

My Outdoor Soil Mix will consist of:
1 part Native Soil
1 part Lobster Compost
1 part Perlite
Dr. Earth's Life Organic Fertilizer




I went with Dr. Earth's Life all-purpose because I like the ingredients a little bit more than Espoma's Plant Toner:

Dr. Earth's Life All-Purpose
Ingredients: Fish bone meal, fish meal, alfalfa meal, feather meal, potassium sulphate, bat guano, kelp meal, soft rock phosphate, cottonseed meal, seaweed extract and seven strains of Pro-Biotic beneficial soil microbes, plus Ecto and Endo Mycorrhizae.

Espoma's Plant Toner
Plant Toner MSDS

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I transplanted a bunch of these pine tree seedlings around the entrance to the cliff that leads down to the patch. I gathered brush from a good 100 yards away, bagged it, and used it to cover the ground I disturbed during the transplant to avoid detection. Those roots were huge already! Talk about a pain in the ass... lol.


Anyways, most of my patches are along the tracks in one place or another, I find that it's really a low key corridor if you research enough about the area beforehand. Of course, having your wits about you on "live" rails is always a priority. I don't encourage stepping foot onto these tracks, I do it at my own risk because I'm comfortable with the specific ones I've used over the years. Safety above everything!
 

Bradley_Danks

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Fun read. I'll have to keep an eye on your progress :)

I've done some guerilla using the water table as well. It blows my mind how the water table ebbs n flows...

I can relate to a lot of stuff that's going on in here :)
 

Kygiacomo!!!

AppAlachiAn OutLaW
hell ya bro! i cant wait to see how this place does for ya. looks like a great area and great soil to boot. time to grease up the wheels of the ole cart and get to stepping! hopefully we have a mold & ripper free harvest this year:pirate:
 

J.V

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Hey Team Microbe.......Sounds like your kicking things up a notch this year.....Well Done. As your about to embark on this adventure, I bet you can feel the anticipation...It will be alot of work...but also alot of fun...Be safe, and good luck.:)
 

Team Microbe

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well planned, good luck !

Hope to see some large plants in few months time.

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Really nice post. I'm looking forward to the plants in the wild nature! :wave:

Fun read. I'll have to keep an eye on your progress :)

I've done some guerilla using the water table as well. It blows my mind how the water table ebbs n flows...

I can relate to a lot of stuff that's going on in here :)

hell ya bro! i cant wait to see how this place does for ya. looks like a great area and great soil to boot. time to grease up the wheels of the ole cart and get to stepping! hopefully we have a mold & ripper free harvest this year:pirate:

Hey Team Microbe.......Sounds like your kicking things up a notch this year.....Well Done. As your about to embark on this adventure, I bet you can feel the anticipation...It will be alot of work...but also alot of fun...Be safe, and good luck.:)

looks like a great spot. With your skills that spot is going to bloom in a few months.

I'm pulling up a chair for this one! Best of luck this season brother.

Thanks all, a lot of work ahead of me! Can't wait to get started...
 

Team Microbe

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A quick reminder for everyone choosing where to dig - blend your girls in with the surrounding vegetation! Here's a great example of how to work with the land. Tucking plants in sporadically is far safer than planting a big patch.


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Here's a good example of a bad location to plant. Big clearing, lots of viewing angle (from practically anywhere in the sky), and unnatural patterns. This grower might as well have painted a giant red and white bulls-eye surrounding his patch :laughing:

Don't be that guy! Put some creativity and effort into locations, it's worth every minute. If you near the end of the day and you still have work to do, come back another day to finish it instead of half-assing the job. Any job worth doing is a job worth doing right...


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And lastly, some inspiration for everyone going guerrilla this season :biggrin:

While this isn't my grow, know that every one of us are capable of pulling something like this off. This grow is a tad bit on the greedy side, but you get my point lol. Always remember.... if there's a will, there IS a way.
 

MountainBudz

⛽🦨 Kinebud and Heirloom Preservationist! 🦨 ⛽
Great advice microbe! I've always had luck when spreading plants out and blending the plants with surrounding vegetation. Always had luck with taking my time. The one year I got lazy and put out patches, I lost everything I had. Never, Never NEVER again! This should be stressed very hard to the guerilla grower, never plant in patches or rows!

I did however get by with a long trench one year along a tree line on a hill side and cleared out about 50 foot of vegetation between the tree line and surrounding briars which continued to spread uphill. Had about 40 plants side by side and that harvest was a great harvest. Not a lot of sunlight but could only be seen directly from the top, still would be hard to see even then. I think I pulled about 4 lbs from that one trench. Just play your cards right, if it doesn't feel right, DONT DO IT! If you have to think enough to worry about it, DONT DO IT! Lol. Listen to your instincts, don't always take the easy routes!
 
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