Oh heck yeah Simple, good food and good bud are a natural combination! Food and drugs are two of the strongest social binders, and aside from sex, nothing else gives most people more pleasure and fun. It is hard wired into our brains to enjoy the two together. Plus what stoner doesn't love good munchies?
Anyway, been back hard at work on the farm this week. All the plants are starting to cluster, and the earliest ones are beginning to form little buds. I applied a bunch of mocha 4-6-2 bat guano this week to help give them a little boost with the transition. I will also be foliar feeding with some seaweed and
cal-mag when we finally get a slightly cooler day - which will hopefully be this weekend. Also time to start applying some of the organic pest control measures like bT, Stylet Oil, and Sonata. I have tried to be much more preventative and proactive with my pest control this year and I can definitely see the difference in the plants as if have had very few pest issues. Other than that the ladies have just been getting their weekly soil drench with aerated compost tea - the single most important part of the feeding regiment in my opinion.
I included a shot some green Anaheim chillis and jalapenos from my planter boxes as well some corn from our community garden, plus a pic of a tarantula I found when I was working on my water system. Second pic is of the Mendo Pineapple, and the third shot is one my buddy took of me with my head in the Guava Kush doing some end of the year pruning. I am 6' 2" to give it a sense of scale. Last two shots are of the Mendo Pineapple, Guava Kush, and Moonlight all in a row, and finally what the inside of the plants look like all pruned up. The inner branches and leaves that never see the light of day have been removed, and the horta nova is strung across at several levels to support the branches - some of which are 6'-7' long now. Pruning the inside of the plant for proper canopy control is critical in my opinion, especially with larger plants. It makes sure that there is better air flow through the center of the plant, and ensures that there is not dead branches or leaves that have withered due to lack of sunlight. Lack of airflow and dead plant matter both will encourages molds and mildews. At this point the inner hollow 'cores' of the plant are large enough that someone even my size could easily stand in - not that I would stand on my precious roots though haha....
