Mifarmer
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Here I am working on my 3rd outdoor grow in Michigan. My first grow turned out fantastic and I have to admit I did not do a single thing about the variety of insects on and around my plants. I was just having a good time watching my girls grow up to be beautiful ladies.
Last year I did the same thing at first, then right after they started to flower I noticed a lot of leaves getting splotchy and turning yellow. Ended up spending countless hours on the internet trying to figure out what was going on. Spent a bunch of money on food and sprays. Even transplanted a few plants that were in huge pots into the ground. I pruned and snipped , pruned and snipped. Sprayed and fed and worried a lot.
Come harvest I had almost zero fan leaves left and most sugar leaves were discolored as well but my yeild was still spectacular and potent.
Here I am in year three. Im growing the legal 12 plants (9 last year and 6 the previous). I have an array of strains, some autos, some clones, some from seed which are doing the best right now.
I'm finding myself worrying way to much every time I see a munched up leave. Had a complete mental breakdown after 6 inches of rain fell in one week resulting in 3 large branches breaking off. (Not even any flowers yet) I was out in full rain gear, 90 degrees, pouring rain, with string and bamboo stakes trying to save the rest of the branches feeling like I was on Naked and Afraid or something.
Here we are a week or so after the rains and all my plants are huge from all that water Those three branches that broke are taped back up and may or.may not make it. When friends and family come over everyone is amazed at how well my grow looks, yet Im in the kitchen blending up garlic, onion, and cayenne pepper p re eparing a magical mixture that will surely keep the bugs away amd yesterday I made a small home for a toad in my garden I have named Chris that I am hoping will stick around and eat some insects. Then.....
I said to myself, "What the FOOK are you doing, this isnt even fun anymore. Marijuana has been on earth for thousands of years and so have insects, so has rain, branches break all the time, and as long as the ground is fertile the plants are going to grow with or without store bought nutrients."
It is an outdoor grow. These things are going to happen. I know in a month when they flower those stupid Japanese beattles are gonna be back, but I just gotta smoke more of what Im growing and relax and do the best I can without driving myself crazy.
PEACE OUT!
Last year I did the same thing at first, then right after they started to flower I noticed a lot of leaves getting splotchy and turning yellow. Ended up spending countless hours on the internet trying to figure out what was going on. Spent a bunch of money on food and sprays. Even transplanted a few plants that were in huge pots into the ground. I pruned and snipped , pruned and snipped. Sprayed and fed and worried a lot.
Come harvest I had almost zero fan leaves left and most sugar leaves were discolored as well but my yeild was still spectacular and potent.
Here I am in year three. Im growing the legal 12 plants (9 last year and 6 the previous). I have an array of strains, some autos, some clones, some from seed which are doing the best right now.
I'm finding myself worrying way to much every time I see a munched up leave. Had a complete mental breakdown after 6 inches of rain fell in one week resulting in 3 large branches breaking off. (Not even any flowers yet) I was out in full rain gear, 90 degrees, pouring rain, with string and bamboo stakes trying to save the rest of the branches feeling like I was on Naked and Afraid or something.
Here we are a week or so after the rains and all my plants are huge from all that water Those three branches that broke are taped back up and may or.may not make it. When friends and family come over everyone is amazed at how well my grow looks, yet Im in the kitchen blending up garlic, onion, and cayenne pepper p re eparing a magical mixture that will surely keep the bugs away amd yesterday I made a small home for a toad in my garden I have named Chris that I am hoping will stick around and eat some insects. Then.....
I said to myself, "What the FOOK are you doing, this isnt even fun anymore. Marijuana has been on earth for thousands of years and so have insects, so has rain, branches break all the time, and as long as the ground is fertile the plants are going to grow with or without store bought nutrients."
It is an outdoor grow. These things are going to happen. I know in a month when they flower those stupid Japanese beattles are gonna be back, but I just gotta smoke more of what Im growing and relax and do the best I can without driving myself crazy.
PEACE OUT!