Dear ol" Thankful Grower!
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Nope low but surrounded by em todays a lil gloomy
Oregon Rec. Grow
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Humanrob
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I've lived on both sides of the Willamette Valley (and the northern and southern ends too, now that I think about it). I was in the eastern foothills of the Coastal Range, and after that the western slopes of the Cascades facing the valley. On both properties the owners were growing pot. The days can be shorter when you're between hills, but both locations grew some mighty large plants. Each had years worth of well cared for no-till farm soil, the plants loved it. If my plants grew that big, I'd only need one per year.
Backyard dirt
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Thanks for the heads up but looking it up I find it is at the expo in Central Point. Right on the freeway for those unfamiliar with the location.
Dear ol" Thankful Grower!
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yea thanks for clearing that up for me its a lil further then ashland but i wonder if itll be an outside event or in a building?
Backyard dirt
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They have a large building used for the master gardener event so I would bet that would be the primary location.
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Humanrob
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Thanks!
At one location I helped renovate a barn, and as partial payment he gave me an entire plant, that's the only one I remember -- Mean Green. At that time I never imagined I'd be growing some day, so it was a curiosity but not something I paid very close attention to.
Humanrob
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I super-cropped a couple of plants in an attempt at keeping them lower than the 6' fence (law in Oregon; they can't be seen from the street/public areas). Each plant reacted a little differently. One in particular had a strange reaction -- an LSD from seed. The stems were thick and seemed hollow, but after super-cropping they collapsed and the leaf formations at the ends of those branches are very dense slightly twisted clusters.
As a side note, all of my super-cropping bends healed well and at the intended angle... and within weeks all straightened themselves back out about 80%. Some people say super-cropping leads to better buds, since I only bent a few branches on each plant I might have an opinion on that in October. For now, I would say it pretty much was a waste of time and probably stressed the plant unnecessarily.
EDIT: for what its worth, I think I got some better pics...
As a side note, all of my super-cropping bends healed well and at the intended angle... and within weeks all straightened themselves back out about 80%. Some people say super-cropping leads to better buds, since I only bent a few branches on each plant I might have an opinion on that in October. For now, I would say it pretty much was a waste of time and probably stressed the plant unnecessarily.
EDIT: for what its worth, I think I got some better pics...
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SomeGuy
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rob,
I have found bending a pinching only slows them down in stretch a little bit. I have never seen them stress very much from it. Thats both indoors and out. I just chopped half my first round of outdoor light depo. biggest problem outside is supporting big colas falling over.
fyi......... I dont think either technique makes "better" buds but it sure helps the arterial branches to catch up with the main ones making for more production IMO.
I have found bending a pinching only slows them down in stretch a little bit. I have never seen them stress very much from it. Thats both indoors and out. I just chopped half my first round of outdoor light depo. biggest problem outside is supporting big colas falling over.
fyi......... I dont think either technique makes "better" buds but it sure helps the arterial branches to catch up with the main ones making for more production IMO.
Humanrob
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Thanks for that. The new growth seems similarly healthy on the ones I did bend vs. did not, and those dense clumps of leaves might form into dense buds, who knows. Next year I'm doing light dep, absolutely, no two ways about it. To be done by September... for me that would be nirvana.rob,
I have found bending a pinching only slows them down in stretch a little bit. I have never seen them stress very much from it. Thats both indoors and out. I just chopped half my first round of outdoor light depo. biggest problem outside is supporting big colas falling over.
fyi......... I dont think either technique makes "better" buds but it sure helps the arterial branches to catch up with the main ones making for more production IMO.
SomeGuy
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I am doing away with my hoop house and will be getting a 10x10 x 6' tall dog kennel. Then I plan to put on a roof frame and get some GH film to cover it. This way it is lockable.
I will also just get two large tarps for light depot from the get go to make sure its dark enough. Its almost a necessity to have a gh or the light to be able to light depo. It is a whole lot of work too but it pays off.
WV: Jetson
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^^^ @Dear ol" Thankful Grower! ^^^
Humanrob
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Back in my woo-woo days, I would have been so proud that my girls had a purple aura... damn science and their explanation for lens flare... 
Assinmycock99
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What does that mean diamatacious
kowski
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has to do with the remains of tiny, ancient creatures. It kills bugs:
http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/163974-what-diatomaceous-earth-all-about.html
Diatomaceous earth kills bugs without chemicals. The stuff looks and feels like flour, but it wreaks havoc on bug bodies, tho harmless to humans and pets. It was helpful to me to control fungus gnats.
Cheers!
Humanrob
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Harmless to humans -- except that you want to avoid breathing it into your lungs. Apparently the same small sharp edges that often tear up bugs insides when they eat the DE can do damage to our lungs.
kowski
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Here is a pic of a legal (hurray!), recreational plant a week into flowering. It's 50" tall but as you can see, not very well filled out yet. Sprouted it in early May, transplanted into the dirt a month or so later.
Hoping all 50 states AND the federal gov't would stop making a herb illegal!
Hoping all 50 states AND the federal gov't would stop making a herb illegal!
