Blazing heat, smoke-filled skies, illegal! What could possibly go wrong?

Justlovetogrow · Sep 19, 2023

Oldchucky said:
I am with you! Miss a lot of that old bunch! Look forward to when you become a pop! I keep in touch with sambapati via email! I’ll have him pass your message along! I have to go down to the store, but I will post an update a little later that you can check out! Take it easy, brother! Oops, I should say grandpa! L O L!

I don’t think I’m gunna get used to grandpa I’m only 41 ffs

tell our little Thai mate I said Gday aswell OC yea be nice to get hold of Frank again hope the mountain man doin alright

Lockebox · Sep 19, 2023

Hey Chucky tell Sambpati I said what’s up!!

Stokes · Sep 19, 2023

Oldchucky said:
And small plant pest control when you are in flower! Total time about 45 minutes.View attachment 2038767 View attachment 2038768 View attachment 2038769 View attachment 2038771 View attachment 2038773 View attachment 2038776

I love it

Lockebox · Sep 19, 2023

Lockebox said:
Hey Chucky tell Sambpati I said what’s up!!

Our first interaction was strange as he told me not to assume people’s gender, when I was talking to someone I knew was a dude

cool guy though

Oldchucky · Sep 19, 2023

That doesn’t surprise me, LB! Got a pretty off-the-wall sense of humor! And he bust his ass for three months to grow about an ounce of weed! Lol! It’s not in his DNA time tested way! He lives, and grows to a beat of a different drummer! How else would you wind up living in Thailand? He’s a good dude and fun to shuck and jive with! And I’ll tell him!

just to add, he is taking care of his 91-year-old one legged mom with dementia over there! Lol! That takes a special kind of person! And wife and family to help him!

Justlovetogrow · Sep 20, 2023

Oldchucky said:
That doesn’t surprise me, LB! Got a pretty off-the-wall sense of humor! And he bust his ass for three months to grow about an ounce of weed! Lol! It’s not in his DNA time tested way! He lives, and grows to a beat of a different drummer! How else would you wind up living in Thailand? He’s a good dude and fun to shuck and jive with! And I’ll tell him! just to add, he is taking care of his 91-year-old one legged mom with dementia over there! Lol! That takes a special kind of person! And wife and family to help him!

Yea he really did struggle on with his grows for sure

funny dude and top bloke to boot good on him lookin after his Ma ya only get 1

simonkay · Oct 2, 2023

Oldchucky said:
Just this one plant, the first two flower and has a nice well developed hard buds but the resin and frost production on it isn’t up to par with all the rest of the girls. Could just be a Weaker Pheno in the resin aspect. I don’t really expect A big change but figured it was worth a try. Nothing really to lose by trying. I remember reading about girdling Partially around the base of some branches to encourage resin production so I may give that a try on a few branches just in the interest of experimentation. Will post the results.

Curious to know did you manage to girdle, and how did it turn out (sorry it's if it's already in the thread but I don't know how to search for it specifically)

Oldchucky · Oct 2, 2023

No, I never worked up the guts to try it! Lol! It’s kind of in extreme measure! Tried splitting and driving lag bolts through the stock, but didn’t notice any big difference. I in my opinion girdling would require a lot of research before I tried it! I remember reading about people saying at work, but all anecdotal! Back when growing out in the hills, I lost a lot of plants to rats girdling my stalks. So I am a little gun, shy about it! You have to be careful!

Oldchucky · Oct 2, 2023

And frankster managed to get himself a sort of cabin cobble together! At least he’s got a roof over his head up there now! He is in a hell of a lot better shape this year than he was last year! Crazy fucker! But still pretty rough going! Heard he had some plants going, but had to harvest because he lost all of his daylight! I can see that happening up in the mountains! But seems to be enjoying the Jeremiah Johnson life!

simonkay · Oct 2, 2023

@Oldchucky from what I understand it's better to do branches instead of main stem on marijuana so maybe I can sacrifice one branch and document it to just to start off.
I asked twitter but that's like asking a communist for an opinion on money.

What I have found is a scientific paper showing it works in several areas Inc avocados, apples and lychees etc so maybe it's a case of finding the right technique and timing for Mary Jane haven't read it all yet but I get the feeling most the naysayers are speaking out of cynacism not experience

Girdling Effects on Fruit Maturity, Kernel Quality, and Nutritional Value of Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) alongside the Effects on Leaf Physiological Characteristics

Girdling, based on the accumulation of photosynthetic products above the girdling zone, is a common technique applied to tree species to increase the yield and fruit quality. The aim of this study was to investigate the girdling effects on photosynthesis and soluble sugars (Sols) of leaves in...

www.mdpi.com

Oldchucky · Oct 2, 2023

I don’t doubt that there is something to it! Don’t you just girdle like 3/4 of the way around the branch? I agree! When I saw they were doing it on branches also. Not the stocks. I think you might have to leave just a little bit of a connection! But I’m not that positive!

Oldchucky · Oct 12, 2023

Burned the fuck out of the orange Creamsicle by getting cute with fertilizer! The blueberry muffins have been a pain in the ass! Should have stayed away from the FuFu! But the rest are looking great! Still alive and well!

cpurola · Oct 12, 2023

Oldchucky said:
Burned the fuck out of the orange Creamsicle by getting cute with fertilizer! The blueberry muffins have been a pain in the ass! Should have stayed away from the FuFu! But the rest are looking great! Still alive and well!View attachment 2057759

They all look amazing! Wish I could have left mine longer.
BTW, you were right... the sun came out today and I had every intention to cut the plants down. Even took the loppers with me and then I couldn't do it. Had to paw through the last big buds and trim, trim, trim.

Figure I can always head out back and chop'em later, even if it snows.

Justlovetogrow · Oct 12, 2023

Oldchucky said:
Burned the fuck out of the orange Creamsicle by getting cute with fertilizer! The blueberry muffins have been a pain in the ass! Should have stayed away from the FuFu! But the rest are looking great! Still alive and well!View attachment 2057759

Nice Chucky

Oldchucky · Oct 12, 2023

cpurola said:
They all look amazing! Wish I could have left mine longer.
BTW, you were right... the sun came out today and I had every intention to cut the plants down. Even took the loppers with me and then I couldn't do it. Had to paw through the last big buds and trim, trim, trim.
Figure I can always head out back and chop'em later, even if it snows.

LOL! Just something about it! The sirens song of the marijuana plant is almost irresistible! You go, sister!

Oldchucky · Oct 12, 2023

Justlovetogrow said:
Nice Chucky

Thanks brother! I hope you checked out my update on frankster above! I’ll try and ferret out information when I come across it! Almost summer there! Get to work!

Justlovetogrow · Oct 13, 2023

Oldchucky said:
And frankster managed to get himself a sort of cabin cobble together! At least he’s got a roof over his head up there now! He is in a hell of a lot better shape this year than he was last year! Crazy fucker! But still pretty rough going! Heard he had some plants going, but had to harvest because he lost all of his daylight! I can see that happening up in the mountains! But seems to be enjoying the Jeremiah Johnson life!

His a mad bastard got all the time in the world for him like he sent a stranger(me) seeds from all the way across the world we trusted each other from the get go he was doin it hard last year that’s for sure I’ve sent him several emails haven’t heard from him so im stoked his doin alright and not living in the tent no more his poor wife passed away last year bless her

I just miss the old crew man they were good fellas/gals

Oldchucky · Oct 21, 2023

Getting close to showtime! Going to take some partials here and there and try and get the majority through till the next full moon. Have some that will go into November! Not bad so far! The , waste of space, blueberries, allegedly, that went in about July 15 will probably yield 1.5 LB‘s! So it’s never too late! Oh well, some pics that lose a lot in the uploading!