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[MartyMcFly42oh]

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Every single day!!

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

I use proteknet on my farm. It’s what any and all professionals use for insect exclusion. It’s incredibly expensive and only comes on huge rolls. I wanna say like 350 dollars worth is the “minimum” amount you can get. I will gladly ship you however much you need at my cost..

You can find that stuff way cheaper in the last couple years now. Some places break em down to smaller increments so they can profit on the netting itself.. Almost bought some for mom's raised vege bed, but decided everything was too close together and id encourage fungal issues lol.

@Deadstill This place will sell you $60 worth of proteknet at a time FWIW to anyone who is interested. I dont think you have to buy wholesale from them either with the netting. Ive ordered multiple individual products from this site before.

Not that ya cant get some from Rama, but that stuff is indeed available cheaper then it used to be lol.

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[PlumberSoCal2]

 

[Captspaulding]

More opinions the better brother! Gotta make that decision when enough is enough at some point lol

Found more in #1 she might be a goner still small pulled them out diddnt see any pollen drop out on paper so fingers crossed no issue I do see a few more that have me knowing something’s wrong I pulled anything questionable I can see I’ll check again in a few hours then again in the morning see if I see more, If I do I’ll probably pull her

I’m searching for a strong pheno if she’s throwin sacs it’s not what I’m searching for lol

Plenty of bud on hand can start over if needed lol

Haven’t noticed anything on #2 yet after looking her over so we’ll see

Probably found 15-20 nodes in the lowers on #1 and a 2 twords the top those ones have me worried

This was the most defined one, was closed I split it open outside the tent to check it

Not a bad plan.
Happens to the best of us.
That’s some super green p sack action.
You’ll be fine, it hasn’t produced any real pollen yet. Head ache sure, sorry bro.

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

So I run across this today

tCheck 3 Smart Potency Testing at Home Made Simple | tCheck

Get quick accurate results when testing activated herbal oils, tinctures, and infusions using tCheck 3 smart potency testing at home made simple for everyday users.

tcheck.me

And wonder if it really works. Anyone know anything about this tester?

 

[Rama777]

Oh boy I think I see a worrisome

Opinions @GNick55
Only on a lower here and there on #1 that I could find so far, oh and one on a brach that had a fan blowing right at it, like 6” away and didn’t notice, mighta stressed that branch lol, day 17 from flip will be checking more over the next few days

Sorry to see that :(

On my Red Velvets, I pulled my hair out for a couple weeks combing it over because of a male flower. A SINGLE male flower, no shit.

I harvested pure sensi in the end. Literally a single male flower at around the same time as you. Damned if I didn’t spend hours searching for more after that..

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

So I run across this today

tCheck 3 Smart Potency Testing at Home Made Simple | tCheck

Get quick accurate results when testing activated herbal oils, tinctures, and infusions using tCheck 3 smart potency testing at home made simple for everyday users.

tcheck.me

And wonder if it really works. Anyone know anything about this tester?

No haven’t seen it yet, I have seen others that use a microscope to see the trichomes and try to estimate the size of them and #of heads per square inch to somehow calculate thc percentage?? That seems pretty odd to me.

 

[Captspaulding]

Sorry to see that :(

On my Red Velvets, I pulled my hair out for a couple weeks combing it over because of a male flower. A SINGLE male flower, no shit.

I harvested pure sensi in the end. Literally a single male flower at around the same time as you. Damned if I didn’t spend hours searching for more after that..

Man I do daily checks on all fems up to about end of week 5 just as a precaution, had 2 amnesia from herbies, 1 hermd hard. I was not expecting that.

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

Oh boy I think I see a worrisome

Opinions @GNick55
Only on a lower here and there on #1 that I could find so far, oh and one on a brach that had a fan blowing right at it, like 6” away and didn’t notice, mighta stressed that branch lol, day 17 from flip will be checking more over the next few days

Well if you’re trying for solid genetics that don’t stress easily then back to the drawing board. That’s a tough one for most people to get around, getting a plant to that point just to scrap it. If you weren’t trying to weed out the weak ones I’d go with @Captspaulding suggested and keep a close eye on her. I’ve spotted nanners early on and was able to keep anything from pollinating, but you gotta look every square inch of your plant over twice a day until harvest, not very desirable, especially when you want quality genetics.

 

[cpurola]

Me too, have you tried milky spores or geraniums yet? Those are next on my list. Nice haul there, don't let the fuckers send out the pheromones to call the rest of the morons. Good luck

We used milky spore years ago, but our neighbors didin't. We all have acreage so it's not cost effective.
And when I nock them off the plants they tend to fly towards the hedgerow where raspberries and grape vines grow. They eat the hell out of those.

 

[Rama777]

No haven’t seen it yet, I have seen others that use a microscope to see the trichomes and try to estimate the size of them and #of heads per square inch to somehow calculate thc percentage?? That seems pretty odd to me.

Are there not strains with high THC but low trichome density? Like trichome density is correlated with high THC probably, but isn’t the cause of it right?

 

[GNick55]

So I run across this today

tCheck 3 Smart Potency Testing at Home Made Simple | tCheck

Get quick accurate results when testing activated herbal oils, tinctures, and infusions using tCheck 3 smart potency testing at home made simple for everyday users.

tcheck.me

And wonder if it really works. Anyone know anything about this tester?

why would you want it?
you know home units are not gonna be accurate,.
don’t waste your money,..

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

Are there not strains with high THC but low trichome density? Like trichome density is correlated with high THC probably, but isn’t the cause of it right?

The dankest most resinous flowers I've grown are rarely the frostiest. The super frosty ones are usually damn good flower, but somewhat dry in the kief department lol. At least in my experience.

Frost and quality is not a 1:1 thing. At all in my experience lol. It can be on some plants but usually isn't if you generalize across the board.

The resins you are after with cannabis are the sap, the essential oil with moisture removed. That exists in the trichomes at widely varying levels. Something like the blueberry lineages tend to be not super frosty, but have sap content very high in all parts of the flowers, and honestly even the stems and fan leaves with most of em. Those plants make a ton of sap/resins, and it makes up for the lack of trichomes *more* then extra trichomes make up for a lack of sap/essential oil/resin content. A lot more. The dutch lineages of Kush also tend to be less frosty, but a good bit sapier then most (not all) the USA kush lineages, and i personally consider most of the dutch kushes higher quality plants then most of the American lineages because of it. At least based in my own growing experience. The pre 2010 bubba going around the dispensaries was prob the only American kush lineage that really shakes a stick at the dutch imho. But those USA grown OG's will be a lot prettier in the bag almost always though, and will also tend to move easier and sell faster lmao.

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So my two most vigorous seedlings of this batch are Maui 86 and Cali blues. I expected the Cali blues to be. But the Maui continuously delivers the unexpected it seems.

Maui 86 left, Cali blues right. Maui has that endless hallway optical illusion going on in her ridges. Prob female too. Already developing internodal shoots. It would make sense though. I'm cursed with only females this year seems like.

 

[GNick55]

The dankest most resinous flowers I've grown are rarely the frostiest. The super frosty ones are usually damn good flower, but somewhat dry in the kief department lol. At least in my experience.

Frost and quality is not a 1:1 thing. At all in my experience lol. It can be on so e plants but usually isn't if you generalize across the board.

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So my two most vigorous seedlings of this batch are Maui 86 and Cali blues. I expected the Cali blues to be. But the Maui continuously delivers the unexpected it seems.

Maui 86 left, Cali blues right. Maui has that endless hallway optical illusion going on in her ridges.

the really frosty buds are mostly smaller buds creating a more dense appearance,. other frosty buds have more
non glandular trichomes containing no medicinal properties,..

 

[Mikedin]

Well if you’re trying for solid genetics that don’t stress easily then back to the drawing board. That’s a tough one for most people to get around, getting a plant to that point just to scrap it. If you weren’t trying to weed out the weak ones I’d go with @Captspaulding suggested and keep a close eye on her. I’ve spotted nanners early on and was able to keep anything from pollinating, but you gotta look every square inch of your plant over twice a day until harvest, not very desirable, especially when you want quality genetics.

Oh if no I can strip any visible sill finish her, but seeing some I’m not tiniming that’s possible but I chopped out any thing I could see so I’ll check again in the morning to see if it pushed more, if it does I’ll scrap her, not even worried if I get some seeds in the F2 but I’d prefer not if she’s clean,

Yeah I mean it sucks but i don’t stress out over it, I’ll save the soil and put the cman x okie in it in about a month so it’ll be right in the tent about week 5 of the Frostette testings so I’m not overly worried, I have a clone of both frostettes so clone of F1 will be scrapped when I go downstairs, I could even throw the hydra plant into the 12 gallon bag right now she’s already massive as well, I have 2 more clones of her rooted anyways in the mini lab lol

This is the hydra plant (caps cali blues freak pheno I pulled, 3rd gen clone) she’s got the 4x4 full already anyways lol can start the hydra from a new clone as I have no for sure Grafts planned for now I’ll bush out one of the clones I have to replace her

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

the really frosty buds are mostly smaller buds creating a more dense appearance,. other frosty buds have more
non glandular trichomes containing no medicinal properties,..

Id agree entirely lol

the most enjoyable to smoke flowers ive ever put out myself all all not particularly impressive when it comes to frost coverage. But tend to be very nice when it comes to lung fill, flavor, and perceived potency.

Generally across the board, my frostiest flowers have all been great, but lack flavor and lung fill compared to the more sappy, less frosty flowers. Not always the case, but has def been the tendency

 

[Mikedin]

Not a bad plan.
Happens to the best of us.
That’s some super green p sack action.
You’ll be fine, it hasn’t produced any real pollen yet. Head ache sure, sorry bro.

It happens brother we know the fam game that’s why we test!, clone of F1 will be scrapped when I crawl back there later

Man I do daily checks on all fems up to about end of week 5 just as a precaution, had 2 amnesia from herbies, 1 hermd hard. I was not expecting that.

exactly why I’m checkin I’ve caught a few before it caused y issues in the past I don’t get mad, it’s upsetting but we know haha

 

[GNick55]

wish he would talk more about what he’s talking about at 4:30-5:15,..
i feel the same way for the last 20-30 yrs,..
breeding/breeders are unintentionally ruining the true essence of marijuana,.. and it’s not tolerance for the last 30 yrs it’s crappy weed,..

 

[cannafarmer420]

We used milky spore years ago, but our neighbors didin't. We all have acreage so it's not cost effective.
And when I nock them off the plants they tend to fly towards the hedgerow where raspberries and grape vines grow. They eat the hell out of those.

Oh they devour the raspberry bushes, amd yea with acreage it isn't worth it I agree. Picking them off is a pia but effective if you are consistent. It's nice when the weather is shit so it gives you a break. They love geraniums and they paralyze them temporarily

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

wish he would talk more about what he’s talking about at 4:30-5:15,..
i feel the same way for the last 20-30 yrs,..
breeding/breeders are unintentionally ruining the true essence of marijuana,.. and it’s not tolerance for the last 30 yrs it’s crappy weed,..

I don't know about it being crappy weed just vulnerable to diseases which we've seen in modern agriculture.