Anyone Else Jonesin For Spring?

[mountaingarden]

Compost for the main ingrediant. i live near a lake and every now and then the city comes around and throws landscape rakes with a rope tied to the handle and pulls out loads of seaweed that I hope to use in my pile. That's on the top of my list. The worm project worked really well and was turning out a bunch of worms and worm wizz but it was taking too much of my time fiddlin with them and the bins were fucking heavy beleive it or not so I'm not doing that. Been a leaf rakin mo fo lately though.
Here's the thing though, I actually have a life outside of pot and although I grew some bad assed plants and am just awash in DANK bud which is so great, I just can't tell you, I look forward to spring with slight trepidation. This year I plan on growing some trees and I know these suckas are just going to be monsters and I still remmber those LOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG nights in the attic trimming bud. Dude I know what I said about trimming in Sept. but I have subsequently changed my mind.

lol....it is like getting up on a horse that's bucked you off. I grew 15 strains, so trimmed for months. First year, and like you, a life outside of pot made it a long, messy, difficult gig. Totally worth it, but things will be tweaked for this year. Max of 4 or 5 strains, all geared for my climate. Finishing under lights is an expensive anti-climax.

I'm semi-planning a controlled organic experiment. Saving coffee grounds and egg shells separately, grounds for veg and shells for flower, to use in addition to compost, and the bone meal, blood meal, kelp meal mix I use on everything, plus the never ending supply of composted horse manure that comes from life with Black Beauty. .

Last year I had 2 in the ground with the rest of my garden and pampered the rest in store bought soil and nutrients. The in ground were twice as big, so I'm definitely making some changes!

 

[doser]

In ground would be so much better. Watering requirements would be so much more forgiving and the plants seem to do so much better. Portability isw somewhat of a tradeoff. Hard to keep people out of greenhouses without some bogus story that most people will figure out thart you are lying but life is full of tradeoffs right?

 

[mountaingarden]

In ground would be so much better. Watering requirements would be so much more forgiving and the plants seem to do so much better. Portability isw somewhat of a tradeoff. Hard to keep people out of greenhouses without some bogus story that most people will figure out thart you are lying but life is full of tradeoffs right?

In ground is definitely better than hard sided pots. My problem with the in ground plants was mold (dragged the pots into a glass room), so this year it's time for a hoophouse, and strains that finish early. Hoping for trees! I'm lucky to live remote enough "drop in" nosy company isn't a problem. Anybody who has the map to my place already knows I have my card! My garden area is about 200 feet away from visitor parking, behind a building. Only die hard gardeners ever get that far!

 

[Decepticon]

i cant wait!! 2 - 3 months left

 

[Dislexicmidget2021]

Gotta wait 3months where i live...but plenty of prep time,already done most of my prep for buying nutes and soil,just gotta wait.......

 

[treemansbuds]

Hello all-
I think we all "Jones" for those warm temps (mid 70's here in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Ca the last few days) that spring brings, but here in California we need a winter first. We had 1 good storm the first week of October, but VERY little since. The weatherman says no rain in the 10 day forecast either....damn. I'm loving this weather, but I'm a realist, and I know we need some water here to have a good season....common rain!
TMB-

 

[doublejj]

Come on winter, make it rain!

peace
doublejj

 

[beenthere]

I have my sites prepared and ready to except plants at the end of April. Weather permitting I set the plants in the holes while they're still in 1gal grow bags around the first week of May and let them adapt for about 5-6 days, then it's in the ground they go.
This little system has always done well for me, but I do know a couple of growers that wait until late May or even June.
How about you guys?

 

[Mr.Marijuana420]

yea its that point in winter the. the horrible anticibation of the grow season, im trying my hand at a little mushroom growing, to keep me occupied, it doesnt hurt to make a little cash too

 

[TWS]

 

[ylem]

60 or so skunk diesel. hell yeah i'm hurtin for some outdoor action here!

 

[mountaingarden]

Hello all-
I think we all "Jones" for those warm temps (mid 70's here in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Ca the last few days) that spring brings, but here in California we need a winter first. We had 1 good storm the first week of October, but VERY little since. The weatherman says no rain in the 10 day forecast either....damn. I'm loving this weather, but I'm a realist, and I know we need some water here to have a good season....common rain!
TMB-

lol! PNW its raining in sheets because of high winds. Woke up twice last night when the wind shifted and rain hit my windows like a fire hose! Standing water and mud everywhere, full rain gear and XtraTufs to do chores. It's the reason things are so green here, but I'd rather be on a sandy beach for the next 4 months... Would happily share if I could!

Ordering seeds and nurturing store bought clones into mothers is how I'm scratching the gardening itch.

 

[mountaingarden]

60 or so skunk diesel. hell yeah i'm hurtin for some outdoor action here!

When are you going to start them? Looking to go outside in June?

 

[MRGreenThum]

Im excited. I will be ordering my seeds this week so hopefully all goes well. Not quite sure what ima get yet. But I know that I am going to save some of my burmese kush for summer time. That one im sure will amaze me!

-MGT

 

[mountaingarden]

Hey Cali growers, have any of you looked at rainwater collection systems? Would the benefit be worth the cost/inconvenience of the tanks in dry areas that get those amazing gully washers?

 

[mountaingarden]

Researching hoop house plans. Can anyone tell me if it's best to have an end or side into the prevailing wind?

Hoping the sloped side of a hoop house would withstand winds (sometimes up to 20mph+) better than a straight sided carport structure, as the only big winds I have are out of the south. Sun pattern would be best.

Any experience out there? At what wind speed are you chasing things?

 

[mysunnyboy]

i can't wait! i got a freebie seed, KCxBrasil, couldn't find much info on it until 3 days ago when i discovered it is an outdoor MONSTER as shown here from in a breeder pic. i now have an army of brasil clones going cause i'm gonna start a hedge row out of these suckers

 

[beenthere]

Researching hoop house plans. Can anyone tell me if it's best to have an end or side into the prevailing wind?

Hoping the sloped side of a hoop house would withstand winds (sometimes up to 20mph+) better than a straight sided carport structure, as the only big winds I have are out of the south. Sun pattern would be best.

Any experience out there? At what wind speed are you chasing things?

A friend and I built a 12' x 16' hoop house for his backyard greenhouse. We used 4''x4''s for the base, 3/4" pvc, #4 rebar for posts and 10mil visqueen.
If you can, you should always position it for the best sun angle, if built right a 20-30 mph wind shouldn't be much of a problem. My buddy's has lasted for three grows so far but I think he has changed the visgueen.

 

[doublejj]

Try a carport frame for a greenhouse. (link below)

peace
doublejj

 

[mountaingarden]

A friend and I built a 12' x 16' hoop house for his backyard greenhouse. We used 4''x4''s for the base, 3/4" pvc, #4 rebar for posts and 10mil visqueen.
If you can, you should always position it for the best sun angle, if built right a 20-30 mph wind shouldn't be much of a problem. My buddy's has lasted for three grows so far but I think he has changed the visgueen.

Thanks! I think/hope the wind should flow over the curved surface fairly smoothly and it's sheltered from all but the nastiest storms. My plan is very similar, but I'm going to use 30" pieces of #3 bar (have it) and then put a 30" 1/2" PVC stake over that to act as a sleeve for the 3/4" hoops. Figure it would make a more snug fit. Also have a bunch of 1x6 cedar, so thought I'd sandwich one on the inside and one on the outside (buried a couple inches) and bolt them together to keep the bottom from lifting up. 10x20 is the current plan, but still preliminary until it's dry enough to lay it out. Height is a problem, but lost a lot to mold last fall, and that's something I don't want to repeat. Will probably use 10 mil visqueen this year (again, have it), but would love to upgrade to UV resistant greenhouse quality when I run out.