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Totally insane, it's gone...
Damn that sucks. You might want to get some fire insurance. This seems to be happening every year now. I think I'd make a fire break around my property and keep the weeds and brush down. It's nice to look at nature unmolested, but I'd rather keep my house even if it's barren around it. A sprinkler on your roof would probably be a good idea too. Stay safe!
Dude, I feel ya! Man you ok? Family safe?
Dude, I feel ya! Man you ok? Family safe?
Hang in there man.
Life throws curve balls but Man U are safe ( I hope) and that is the biggest thing.
My aunt lost her place as well in the fire. My dads on the way to LA to bring her down here to monterey
Save them beans!!!Grow Log 11/13/18 (tent)
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I just found that Banana Ice Cream #5 has herm'd as well. I don't know, it's possible I oversprayed onto it with the colloidal but it could also be from other environmental factors like light leaks or cold temps. I guess the only way I'll find out is when I grow out the beans. If they're 99% fem then it was from the silver. Meh, I don't really care at this point, just happy to get an X out of the Chocolate Nepal from it.View attachment 840981
I'll try a different colloidal silver on the next batch.
@Wishbone @stiffneck
I used to buy at dispensaries. My thinking was, "Where else am I going to find a selection of primo weed?" That was before I found delivery services that delivered to my door with lower prices. But that's just me and, all in all, our local dispensary prices aren't that bad and they all stock fire.
The prices Stiffneck talks about in his area are simply the result of supply vs demand. They don't need to, and in a way, can't afford to be cheaper. I learned that in the bullion business. When we lowered our prices too much we would get bought out of all but the least desirable gold and silver. If a bullion shop does that too often, instead of having a rep for being inexpensive, they'll get a rep for being out of stock or only carrying substandard products. They must resupply quickly. If the distributors see enough stores get requests for expedited resupply they raise their prices, and on up the supply chain. The supply chain will raise prices until they start losing business, then they'll stabilise.
Now look at the concentration of liquor stores in a metropolitan area then think about how many dispensaries it would take to effectively service the same area. The local ordinances heavily restrict the number of dispensaries creating the initial supply problem. They do this, not so much to avoid a public nuisance, but to make the few they allow so desirable that investors are willing to pay the high taxes and licensing fees.
You have your answer as to why prices have to be high. To stay in business dispensaries MUST keep their prices as high as the market will allow. I think it's less about greed and more about survival.
This seems like a plausible explanation fo ne ot maybe I'm just really high. I'm definitely really high though.
Save them beans!!!
I just wish they took a true free market approach. If they didn't regulate the number of dispensaries I think cannabis prices would drop and more people would have access to it.
I have a friend with MS her husband works full time and she doesnt have any doctors to treat her. She flies several hundred miles to s.f. to see her doctors, and can barely move. They buy from dispensaries but dont grow but she limits herself because it's too expensive. We all know mj's ability to relieve pain and stress it works better than all her meds combined.
If she lived close enough I would just give her it but I moved pretty far.
Capitalism is great and all but I truly feel cannabis is one of the unique things that should be spread and shared but I agree with you too so its complicated!
Remember, generosity often begets generosity as kindness is infectious.
A smile is my favorite return on investment.
True capitalism is free market. A healthy free market is far more generous to social services than any government funded by taxes. In a true free market, owners of thriving businesses are far more likely to pursue philanthropic interests due to an over abundance of revenue. Direct charity loses 0% to the administration of unwieldy government programs and the greed of politicians.
I give away a good chunk of my harvest to the needy. I also give flowers to random strangers I encounter everywhere I go. Unlike social programs, I don't limit my generosity to the destitute. I'll give a nugg of chrons to a person driving a RR as quickly as I would to a homeless person pushing a shopping cart. Remember, generosity often begets generosity as kindness is infectious.
A smile is my favorite return on investment.
Grow Log 11/17/18
Idunnoes (unidentified freebee when I ordered my beans from Logic. It's been fun waiting to see what she'd turn into.)
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The tent, (left)Chocolate Nepal, (center)Banana Ice Cream (bean #4), (right)Banana Ice Cream (bean #5)
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Later in the day. It's been pretty cold but I've been working on trying to maintain temps closer to the target 70-80F. Hard to see in the pic but the leaves are more perky than earlier in the morning when I took the first pics. I'm using a seedling heating mat under the two BIC and it's working fairly well. The Nepal is a Kush with a genetic predisposition to handle the cooler temps, while the Bananas are more Sativa and like it warm. Hopefully this cross to make them partially Kush will help them out with that.
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Lookin good. Based on their size at this point, do you wish you had vegged a bit longer?