Me and a buddy have an operation going in an unfriendly state, and have been growing since the late 70s. And like I said earlier a buddy has been bringing 100lbs of weed in from out west for more than 5 years. And has been buying and selling weed in general for more than 40 years. He doesnt mess with anything but weed. Hes 78 years old, and owns over 30 automotive related businesses. Mostly auto detailing. But I can testify that the stuff hes bringing in is top notch stuff. Super choke, great taste and long lasting high. Too strong for many. Especially for some that dont smoke often. Just a few hits, and most people are fried. For the past year or so, its been the real deal OG Kush clone only strain. Its always as fresh as a daisy, and dried, and cured well. Every Lb also comes with a big gel pack in it to absorb moisture, so it doesnt mold. LBS usually weigh over at 470 grams. All of it is also vacuum sealed, and double bagged. Whomever is growing it must be using many large greenhouses. Where out west it comes from I dont know, because I dont ask, and I dont want to know. My buddy and I also have some really good weed, and some of the mother plants go back to the early 2000s. Weve got an AK47 mother plant from 90s seed stock that we started growing around 2002, thats some of the best shit ever, and it reeks like a motherfucker. It will defeat any carbon scrubber. Luckily its in a place in the country where there are no neighbors, and he can use open windows, and get all the fresh air thats possible. He has a huge home. An old home from the early 1900s thats been remodeled. The attic, and basement are both huge. As big as the first flor. Basement has 8 foot celinngs, and the main floors have 10 foot ceilings. And insulated with new windows ect. All new wiring. He flowers in the basement. The basement is about 30 x 30, but he only uses about 12 x 4 area for flowering. Basement have 6 windows. I have supplied all the seeds, and plants from years ago, and pay half the electric, and I buy all of the fertilizers, fans, lights ect. We grow Early 2000s Sensi NL5, 2006 Willie Nelson, Early 2000s NL5 x AK47, and AK47 x NL5. We have it crossed both ways. Early 2000s Afghani #1, 2010 Mr Nice Super Silver haze, 2010 Barneys Farm G13 x Haze. Dominion Seed Company Dominion Skunk, Local Skunk, we have 2 cuts of different phenos of the Local. I bought one from Strainly a couple years ago for $150. It tested at 28%. Granny Skunk. Willie Nelson x Dominion Skunk, Willie Nelson x Local Skunk. Willie Nelson x Granny Skunk. We also have Males of Dominion Skunk, and Local Skunk, Granny Skunk. We have 3 flowering lights. 3 Hortilux HPS 1000w. 3 Hortilux Blue 1000w for Mother Plants, and 2 Hortilux 1000w Blue for Veg. We usually flower in 20 gallon containers, but some strains dont require that much root space. The AK47, AK47 x NL5, Willie Nelson, Super Silver Haze, G13 x Haze all require huge containers for root space. Dominon Skunk, Granny Skunk, Local Skunk, Afghani #1 dont require 20 gallon containers. We generally grow big plants Bent Over, and not topped. We have also been known to use a 1150w Gavita DE HID for Veg, and Mother plants in the winter, and for flowering in the winter. But the Hortilux Blue produces less heat in the warmer months.. We can flower more plants under the 1150w Gavitas. We can use a 24 x 5 area under 3 of those. We will also take new cuts in the early spring, and make new mother plants, and let them grow in the sun after rooting from April-early July months. Theres nothing like the sun. It keeps them vigorous, and healthy. You just have to watch out for bugs. All mothers are kept in 10 gallon containers. We usually dont grow more than 2 of the more sativa oriented strains at a time, and will grow several of the more Indica dominant strains at once. Its to hard to keep canopy levels even. We use Peruvian Seabird Guano. Both Veg, and flowering types mixed. Worm Castings, Biochar, Azomite, Kelp, Crab meal, Dolomite, and Calcitic Lime. Bioactivator, Promix BX. Potassium Sulfate. For flowering weve been experimenting with 19-19-19 granular fertilizer, and Potassium Sulfate with really good success. You have to replace the granular fertilizer ever 6 weeks. Promix Base and an extra small amount of added Calcitic, and Dolomite lime mix. 2/3 Calcitic to 1/3 Dolomite. This is much easier than mixing fertilizers all the time. If you use chemical fertilizers. We also use Hydro Gardens 4-20-39-15.5-0-0 Calcium Nitrate, Epsom Salts, and Monopotassium Phosphate when flowering. Like I said the 19-19-19-Potassium Sulfate is an experiment to use in place of mixing dry fertilizers. And it seems to do just as good of a job, and is way easier, and cheaper. We have a whole house Reverse Osmosis unit for water supply, and keep 4 x 50 gallon containers full of water. We have a US Water Systems Defender RO System, and a 250 gallon storage tank for personal use.. It can produce 2000 gallons a day. Which is the smallest one they make. The Defender is 80% efficient, so it doesnt waste nearly as much water as most RO systems.
