Recent content by NewEnglandFarmer

Looking good. Still seems so odd to see plants flowering away as we head into the longest days of the year. Just the genetics, I guess. So I had a couple little wrinkles but all part of the game, right? First, one of the "Northern Kush" seedlings (Northern Lights #5 x Pine Tree Kush) succumbed...

Arghh, that sucks. But like folks are saying, the plant may come roaring back tougher than ever. We had a groundhog living under the back porch this spring. I tried a Havahart trap and after a few false starts managed to trap him and relocate the bugger. Something to consider anyway. The .22...

They are going to flower right through the summer solstice? That's wild. Those are photoperiod plants, right, not autoflowers? Batten down the hatches @thumper60 we got a nor'easter header our way later today. NWS actually mentioned snow in the mountains. This morning it was low forties here in...

Thanks for confirming. Just carry on and next time harden off more gently?

Is there a doctor in the house? Some leaves on some of the hemp seedlings are partially turning white, not sure exactly what's going on. Don't think I've seen this before. Guesses: "Sunburn" from moving them outside into full sun too quickly without hardening off sufficiently (I would...

Mid-May here in coastal Maine and the seedlings have finally made the transition from their indoor safe-space to the great wild outdoors. So far so good--they're loving the sun, and this morning they all got a nice drink of compost tea. Going to try more teas this year, been using alfalfa meal...

First seeds went in about 10 days ago, doing the usual Cherry Wine hemp along with some Pine Tar Kush, Northern Lights #5, and a cross between them I call "Northern Kush" (was the best flower from last year's harvest, super terpy). Done with fabric pots after playing with them for a few years...

"Put the damn phone down fool and scratch my belly. . ."

Is that just beyond the Swedish line? Sorry, couldn't resist. Nice looking plants. Never been to Africa but it's high on my list of places to go--pretty sure I'd be smitten. You get much heat there in the summer? I wonder if over the years your genetics have adapted to your soil/climate. I'm...

Warmed up here into the forties and drizzling. I went ahead and chopped that last PTK stem at dawn...think those flowers are starting to overripen at this point. Will see if those have a more narcotic effect with the greater CBN. It's a wrap for 2024. Great year overall. Thanks everyone for...

Interesting...I have a greenie PTK from the seeds I made last year, will have to compare effects. So the color is triggered not by temp. but by length of nights? (or in your case lights off time). Or just age of the plant and stage of growth? Would love to know the mechanism behind it. Have...

Some outfit in British Columbia, Island Life Seeds. Saw on their IG last month that they're going out of biz, so better hurry if you want any! I made a bunch of seeds here last year and again this year if you fall short DM me.

Interesting, thanks. Turns out it only got down to 29 here predawn, but we have rain coming supposedly tomorrow. I think I may just let 'er roll another few days for kicks. If it gets ruined, no biggie, I've got plenty of the earlier harvest. Good way to learn... Some of the PTK do get awfully...

Everything's harvested now but I did one of the Pine Tar Kush in stages and left 1 last stem to keep going. Am curious if the later harvest gives the more sedative effect from the THC converting to CBN. So I've been harvesting that one bit by bit over the last week and a half. Seems like it's...

Down to a pair of Pine Tar Kush in the ground still finishing up. Had our first frost this morning but don't think that will hurt them, supposed to warm up quite a bit today and through the weekend. I took some tops off both plants yesterday just in case but they look like they could use...