my raised beds,new pics,painted

Im doin this method next grow.. sodalite props man.. those plants are healthy as hell with all that root system to build.

my plants don't look nearly as healthy,

You should lolli pop those plants before they flower, just take off the bottom 2-4 branches so the energy goes to the top of the plants

i just did yesterday. i tied them all down away from each other in the bed where they are grouped closest and got rid of a few branches.the ones almost touching the ground. i may take more of later on. some are over 4' and its not even june thats a good thing. didnt bring the camera i will next time.post some pics tomarrow or sat. thanks for looking out though.

I'm impressed. You have done a lot of work. Looks like its going to pay off big time though.
Everything looks great. Keep up the good work!

looks good

ive broken my camera so i havent had anything to post in the last week or so. ill have a new one within a week. ive had some good things and some bad happen lately. my autos are all in their final spot and looking good. i lost 6 plants due to?? a mouse? rat? i dont know something chewed the bark around the bottom half inch all the way around. never had this happen before. had rabbits eat them but they take alot more off. this was just enough so it was hard to notice. im now trying everything in my arsenal to keep it from getting the other 4 planted in the same area. bummer they were good plants. on the flip side ive got plants 6' and they were before june 1st and for the folks who think i'm a liar ill have pics up soon. so you win some and loose some the way it always goes. they willl be 7' by next week id guess and its not from stretching we have had 3 solid weeks of 80s here in the east coast. beautifull weather so far they think its early jully. peace hope everyone is doing well.

Good to hear from ya Sodalite, was wondering where you were. Sorry to hear about the loss of 6 plants. On the bright side you have plenty more and now that you know there is something is in the area with a taste for stems you can take preventative actions. Good luck bro...
Can't wait to see some pic's of those 6' footers!

could it be some kinda worm thats eating the stalks? like a catipiller or somthing

im thinking it was a mouse/mice. i set traps and got one.i used lots of things and the rest havent been touched. but my mouse trap got one. they looked chewed on by teeth. if it was caterpiller or worm they would have gone higher i asssume. one plant did make it a mk ultra it was chewed just as bad. but the tree wound and wrap must have worked one out of 6. but its still lagging behind the rest. payday is thurs ill have camera then to take pics.

Yeah growing outside is always a gamble. I thought I was lucky so far only losing one plant, but now I have 2 more that are at the verge of falling over. The stems are nice and strong, but the fan leaves are getting so big they are acting like sails and pulling them right out of the ground. Gonna try to get back out there tomorrow and stake them down, but a few strong wind gusts and they are done for. Imagine, losing plants because they are growing TOO well...haha, only my luck...

Seems like my combination of moth balls, soap, red pepper, and garlic worked in keeping the pests away for now. I was having problems with bug a few weeks ago and picked up some Ortho ecosense 3 in 1 bug spray. Maybe you can try that out. It has sulfur in it, which I imagine doesn't taste too good to any mice or rabbits that want to nibble at your plants. I've been using it every 2-3 weeks and it has stopped my bug problem almost immediately. It's suppose to be safe for flowering plants, fruits, and vegetables, but I'll probably stop using it a few weeks before harvest.

yea i keep mine tied down rigt from the start till the end. when they pack on weifgt from getting big buds youll need to stake up the big branches to keep them up. but thats a good thing aye.

yea ive used a mixture of lots of stuff to keep the animals at bay and i normaly dont loose any to them but there is always that year.ya know. ive never tried the ortho. ive tried lots of nasty stuff when i was younger but now days i use neem oil it works for most bugs that will hurt your crop. i dont like to use it before harvest myself but luckily you never seem to need it around that time. if you can get them till about 2 weeks before harvest nothing seeems to touch them anymore.at least not in my area. peace.

well i have my new camera picked out. nothing special just a $90 special at wallmart. god i hate shopping there but they do have cheap prices. so ill have some pics on thurs. i miss not putting anything up to show you guys. it gives me some extra drive to want to work harder in a way you know? well surviving plants doing great. if i have no more mess ups it will be a happy fall. this past may was the best i can recall in years ive never planted out so early before and had so little weather related problems. hope everyone else is doing good. for the guy who gave me some rep and a link could you pm me please? i cant seem to get an account on that site. i could use help with a question. im a computer idiot.

huh...all that standing water!!! you are not afraid of root rot?

not at all. ive the best soil money can buy. its perfect down there. i have plants over 6 foot its june 8th. ive done this a time or two before. there is no standing water its soaked up. and dry back there now it only is wet early spring. thats why i raise them.

check these out!! View attachment 982965View attachment 982966 5 foot tall just like the rest of them! all legal medical!! you like sunshine mix #1? im using sunshine mix #80 and liking it so far. now remember im just saying it is only june 8th but if you say the ground drys out then it should work for you i just hope you know that for sure because what about in October when your plants root system is taking every bit of your beds and the bottom foot dosnt ever dry out in the least bit? ive had buddys that have lost half their crop over bad draining ground soil even with raised beds! this aint my first rodeo either buddy....

i appreciate it if your trying to help but ive been doing this for a bit and never had probs. not even in bad years. yes ive lost plants to root rot just not since ive changed things around soil,areas,beds. i dont know if your being an ass or trying to help but ive got things under control. come help kill my mice if your bored. glad your legal i dont have that option.

sorry im not trying to be an asshole but ive had good success in these areas even without the raised beds.

I like what I am seeing...... happy gardening

There is some bad ass mouse poison called "one bite death", I bought a box an put it around after mice got 3 of mine in my cages.
Seemed like the strongest stuff i could find.

hey bud no biggie man just trying to help a little. i wasnt sure if you thought of that already or what was up! you got mice problem huh? never heard of that!!! where you at Canada!?