What did you accomplish today?

Bareback

Bareback

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too larry said:
I priced getting a couple of acres cleared right behind the house. $2K per acre. So the wife suggested I start with the tractor and chainsaw, and see how long it will take to clear a spot big enough for two sheds. We had a log cabin when I was a kid. If it wasn't so time consuming, I would stack the logs somewhere and peel the bark off them when I get to it. I just doubt I would ever get around to it.

I did work half a day on the down trees out past the garden. Got about half of them out to the road and cut up in FEMA approved lengths.
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I did some research on the best wood for log cabins in my area, and a specialist contacted me to inform me that there's no good wood for cabins in the south due to the high humidity, so I asked " well what about all the thousands of two hundred year old cabins all over the south " and he replied " old growth forest, do you have any old growth forest to cut " ahhhhhh no but thanks for clearing that up for me. However with proper maintenance pine is good just don't let it go punk. I work with Beatle killed pine a lot it's not structural but it sure is pretty.
 
raratt

raratt

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Bareback said:
I did some research on the best wood for log cabins in my area, and a specialist contacted me to inform me that there's no good wood for cabins in the south due to the high humidity, so I asked " well what about all the thousands of two hundred year old cabins all over the south " and he replied " old growth forest, do you have any old growth forest to cut " ahhhhhh no but thanks for clearing that up for me. However with proper maintenance pine is good just don't let it go punk. I work with Beatle killed pine a lot it's not structural but it sure is pretty.
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Long leaf yellow pine is what they used, if I remember correctly.
 
SSGrower

SSGrower

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too larry said:
Thank you. That's exactly what I needed. Ha ha.
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Imagine how many you could make if you had a cnc router?

A question about lunar cycles and harvesting for anyone willing ro indulge. Waxing/waning, ascending/descending, apogee/perigee?
Me waxing, as close to ascention and perigee as possible.
 
raratt

raratt

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SSGrower said:
Imagine how many you could make if you had a cnc router?

A question about lunar cycles and harvesting for anyone willing ro indulge. Waxing/waning, ascending/descending, apogee/perigee?
Me waxing, as close to ascention and perigee as possible.
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I believe the Old Farmers Almanac said to plant on a new moon, I don't remember about harvest though.
 
SSGrower

SSGrower

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raratt said:
I believe the Old Farmers Almanac said to plant on a new moon, I don't remember about harvest though.
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I have developed my preferences based on a few sources, the almanac, rudolpf steiner, random readings, probably most important , my own observation. Sometimes the plants aren't "on it" though and I accept that.

Edit, chopped a few several days ago and a few more will come down in a few days, I would have liked to wait 6 or 7.
 
raratt

raratt

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SSGrower said:
I have developed my preferences based on a few sources, the almanac, rudolpf steiner, random readings, probably most important , my own observation. Sometimes the plants aren't "on it" though and I accept that.

Edit, chopped a few several days ago and a few more will come down in a few days, I would have liked to wait 6 or 7.
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I believe the plants determine when it is time regardless of what the moon is doing. Too many variables with genotypes and local/indoor conditions. Not to pish posh your observations, it also depends on how "ripe" you want your buds.
 
SSGrower

SSGrower

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raratt said:
I believe the plants determine when it is time regardless of what the moon is doing. Too many variables with genotypes and local/indoor conditions. Not to pish posh your observations, it also depends on how "ripe" you want your buds.
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Agreed. Hear me out. When seeds are planted on cycle they seem to fall into allignment, clones, not so much but I also dont consider the moon when cloning or switching to flower. If seeds arent planted on cycle then they may or may not fall into allignment.

The one thing that seems most interisting to me is what seems to be the appearance of new growth after perigee. To me towards the end this new growth is undesireable, if the plant is 2 weeks away from tricome ripeness on perigee it is better to chop than to let it go because the new development wont be at all mature, where the 2 week premature plant is at a more optimum harvest point. The value gained (mass) from going the extra 2 weeks sacrifices quality. I keep coming back to the 70% rule for pistils, you can push either side of it but honestly I have missed more often than hit when I deviated from the rule.

My observations are limited and biased tho.
 
lokie

lokie

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I made someone smile today.

A cashier at a convenience store that I stop by infrequently.
She has worked there for a few years.

Last year she she was not working when I stopped so I thought
maybe she had moved on. This morn she was working.

I told her it was good to see her and inquired about her absence.
She said she had been working at a different location.

I told her "You are very attractive and I like stopping here when you are working."

She rewarded me with a smile.


I bid her a good day and left the store.

I don't see her often so she may not remember that I exist other than that one line.


Is offering a compliment without being prompted to a "stranger" considered

Creepy old man?


or

Mysterious Gentleman?
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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lokie said:
I made someone smile today.

A cashier at a convenience store that I stop by infrequently.
She has worked there for a few years.

Last year she she was not working when I stopped so I thought
maybe she had moved on. This morn she was working.

I told her it was good to see her and inquired about her absence.
She said she had been working at a different location.

I told her "You are very attractive and I like stopping here when you are working."

She rewarded me with a smile.


I bid her a good day and left the store.

I don't see her often so she may not remember that I exist other than that one line.


Is offering a compliment without being prompted to a "stranger" considered

Creepy old man?


or

Mysterious Gentleman?
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I believe that you can answer the question by checking the criterion "visible erection y/n"
 
raratt

raratt

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I guess I'm at a crossroads. I picked up some hoods/ballasts thinking I could make a couple bucks to help fund an LED strip build but it seems the market is flooded with them at the moment. I have 3 600W MH/HPS ballasts and I am tempted to do a 315W CMH conversion on two of the hoods and try to run a pair of the bulbs off one of the ballasts. I have heat problems in the summer already so I would either need to adapt the hoods to the 6" vent fan I have already, or put more money into a seperate 8" venting system. I guess I need to total everything out and compare the costs for each option. The electric bill is a major consideration also because of running the house AC all summer.....decisions, decisions...lol
 
Jimmyjonestoo

Jimmyjonestoo

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raratt said:
I guess I'm at a crossroads. I picked up some hoods/ballasts thinking I could make a couple bucks to help fund an LED strip build but it seems the market is flooded with them at the moment. I have 3 600W MH/HPS ballasts and I am tempted to do a 315W CMH conversion on two of the hoods and try to run a pair of the bulbs off one of the ballasts. I have heat problems in the summer already so I would either need to adapt the hoods to the 6" vent fan I have already, or put more money into a seperate 8" venting system. I guess I need to total everything out and compare the costs for each option. The electric bill is a major consideration also because of running the house AC all summer.....decisions, decisions...lol
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I recently got rid of all my hps and yeah everyone is getting rid of them. Not really worth much. Got $40 for 600 ballast and hood and $50 for the 1000.
 
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