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Desert Dude Learns Some Things About Growing Weed

My plants (3 Bubblegum and 1 Purple Kush) seem to be slow in progressing. Not sure why that is, they have good soil, some nutes and get irrigation. I've been busier than I'd expected to be with band/music projects and don't have a lot of time to baby them...
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Desert Dude Learns Some Things About Growing Weed

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My plants (3 Bubblegum and 1 Purple Kush) seem to be slow in progressing. Not sure why that is, they have good soil, some nutes and get irrigation. I've been busier than I'd expected to be with band/music projects and don't have a lot of time to baby them. Within the last couple days I've turned the irrigation down and switched to hand watering where I use some vinegar to bring my high pH water down, that seems to have worked well in the past.
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My season can easily last into November so maybe I shouldn't worry too much yet.
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'You're pathetic Pyle!'

I've got a couple new ones up also, a Bubblegum and Purple Kush.
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#103
Greg_Midi said:
I Moved to the Mojave here in '21 after retiring. In 2024 I got the idea to try growing weed and have had some success along with some failures. I started inside and then also did outside this year. I've learned some things, watched a lot of youtube videos and gotten some great advice on this forum so I'm feeling a little better about what I'm doing and I'll go ahead and start my diary with new plants I recently started inside.

Note that It's clearly just a hobby and my plants aren't really going to get much more attention than a typical house plant but having stated that I have upped my game some since starting out. I'm now using the Vivosun self-watering bases with 5 gal bags and more recently I got some far better lights; the 100 watt version of these from amazon. I specifically wanted these because they're on stands and I won't be using a tent or a lot of the fancy stuff I see associated with those. My plants sit in the dining area by the back patio door. We have two spare bedrooms but I'm not allowed to use those because they're "reserved for guests". 🙃
Additionally these indoor plants will only get RO water and I'll start them on the GH Flora series stuff coming up.

I went a bit nuts when I started out and bought more seeds than I needed but here I was down to four left from a HGC order on 2/19/25. Two of these Northern Lights #10 Feminized went from towel to pot on 10/16. The one really wasn't taking off as of 10/24 so I put another in a paper towel.

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Don't transplant auto plants you lose grow time
 
#104
Greg_Midi said:
My plants (3 Bubblegum and 1 Purple Kush) seem to be slow in progressing. Not sure why that is, they have good soil, some nutes and get irrigation. I've been busier than I'd expected to be with band/music projects and don't have a lot of time to baby them. Within the last couple days I've turned the irrigation down and switched to hand watering where I use some vinegar to bring my high pH water down, that seems to have worked well in the past.
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My season can easily last into November so maybe I shouldn't worry too much yet.
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'You're pathetic Pyle!'

I've got a couple new ones up also, a Bubblegum and Purple Kush.
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We will never comply..I mean.. never give up! LoL!!!
You'll do good! 💚I'm cheering ya on Greg👍✌️
Were already getting tomatoes out of the garden... It's a crazy year, weather wise. If we could get some rain life would pick up for these plants, lol! Right????
Keep on a keepin' on! Good to hear also about your music life!🎉
 
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poozgrowz said:
We will never comply..I mean.. never give up! LoL!!!
You'll do good! 💚I'm cheering ya on Greg👍✌️
Were already getting tomatoes out of the garden... It's a crazy year, weather wise. If we could get some rain life would pick up for these plants, lol! Right????
Keep on a keepin' on! Good to hear also about your music life!🎉
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Our time and effort in the garden has really paid off. We got some great radishes early on along with spinach and sugar snap peas. Later came the cucumbers and there were many, one that was hiding was bigger than either of us had ever seen! Now peppers, broccoli, squash, tomatoes and soon carrots. We discovered that aphids really love those broccoli leaves so I was just out spraying the shit out of them with Neem Oil. I believe our compost was very helpful and next year we'll have a whole lot more, some for my weed bags also.

The real heat is coming soon though. Today I put some misters up in the PVC frame and we tie-wrapped some covering over mainly for the tomatoes. Irrigation is essential, we sure don't get much rain here! I have some upgrade/stabilization plans for the PVC frame but that can wait until fall.

I think my weed plants may be doing a little better, I believe the irrigation was a bit too much for plants this young.
The thing about being a musician, the nature of the business is feast or famine so it's hard to pass up opportunities when they come along!
 
#107
On Wednesday I took the last photos of the 6 plants I've got going, I won't be back home until the end of July. They're all on irrigation, fertilized and fed. Our friends, who actually bought these seeds, will drop by the house to check on things. I left a few instructions, have Monterrey BT and Neem Oil on hand and we'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!

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Greg_Midi said:
On Wednesday I took the last photos of the 6 plants I've got going, I won't be back home until the end of July. They're all on irrigation, fertilized and fed. Our friends, who actually bought these seeds, will drop by the house to check on things. I left a few instructions, have Monterrey BT and Neem Oil on hand and we'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!

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Cull the runt and plant something else in there asap
 
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Thanks for the well wishes! We're hanging out in the midwest, staying with my wife's bestie in her new place. We have family here and we'll do some music gigs with old friends and bandmates. Adjusting to the weather here, always more humid.

Last time we did this in 2024 we trailered the bike. We had a lot of gigs and other events lined up and then I had my death defying motorcycle wreck that really ruined everything for quite some time!
 
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Greg_Midi said:
Thanks for the well wishes! We're hanging out in the midwest, staying with my wife's bestie in her new place. We have family here and we'll do some music gigs with old friends and bandmates. Adjusting to the weather here, always more humid.

Last time we did this in 2024 we trailered the bike. We had a lot of gigs and other events lined up and then I had my death defying motorcycle wreck that really ruined everything for quite some time!
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Enjoy your vacation !
 
#116
Greg_Midi said:
Thanks for the well wishes! We're hanging out in the midwest, staying with my wife's bestie in her new place. We have family here and we'll do some music gigs with old friends and bandmates. Adjusting to the weather here, always more humid.

Last time we did this in 2024 we trailered the bike. We had a lot of gigs and other events lined up and then I had my death defying motorcycle wreck that really ruined everything for quite some time!
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Keep the rubber side down ;-).
 
#117
Greg_Midi said:
Thanks for the well wishes! We're hanging out in the midwest, staying with my wife's bestie in her new place. We have family here and we'll do some music gigs with old friends and bandmates. Adjusting to the weather here, always more humid.

Last time we did this in 2024 we trailered the bike. We had a lot of gigs and other events lined up and then I had my death defying motorcycle wreck that really ruined everything for quite some time!
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Well I'm glad your getting back to it!! 💚 And glad you can be with family & friend family! :) Play the best music you got in ya!! My uncle's, cousins & my brother played/play guitars🎸 My grandma taught them all💜
Humidity! Ugh it's so hard to deal with lol! We got to 105 here today 🫪🔥🫪 and 88 inside😳 It rained a little last Friday...I have been sweating up a storm! 🔥🏜️ I love the dry heat, tho. Haha
I hope you & your wife have the best time ever!! 💞 Count your blessings & stay safe👍
 
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