Growing a seedling bank

[MHippie]

I've been growing seriously for about 10 years now.

Leaning toward the seed/breeding part of the industry, so that was my intentions when I did all the starts the year, I've probably done several hundred, and pick though a lot of starts.

Most of that tall stuff was done simply to preserve the genetics I've got and expand the inventory. I really love the kushes, and all those plants have excellent vigor, large size and great potency.

Especially the bubba, that's keeper for sure.

Do you have your momma plants set for clones yet on stabilized strains?

 

[Frankster]

Do you have your momma plants set for clones yet on stabilized strains?

I haven't really the room for a bunch of mothers here. I've been breeding prime examples of the seed stock back upon itself actually, with feminized pollen. It looks to be already very stable and consistent, so far. I've probably done this for 3 or 4 generations so far.

If I make a deal with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, about my property up in Gold Bar, (I'm suppose to talk to their governmental affairs liaison next week) Land here is really expensive, I'm talking half million, million per acre expensive. Then I should have that as a possibility, as they could trade me some of their land on the res (only ten min to the north of my place here in Seattle) and I'll give them the deed to my land up on Mt Index, next to a huge waterfall and River that leads to their Reservation.

If something like that actually happens, it will be huge for me. (I am in talks with them about for awhile now)
My land up there is far away (fifty miles) and it's really hilly and heavily wooded, so it would take a lot of work to get it in shape to do anything.

The land I've got sits on a waterfall which is critical to their traditional fishing grounds, (their Salmon runs end at my property) and would allow them to build a nice lodge up by the waterfalls on the Snohomish river, and keep the hydroelectric dam from happening next to my property. I've got lots of old growth red cedars up there, so they could make canoes and a lodge, do their festivals. The 1.1 mile up there spawns about 30% of the entire Salmon (4 species I believe) for the entire Snohomish Basin, the State Salmon facility is right across the river from me. I've got (12.6 acres). Also, there's a nice lake up on the Mountain above.

I would trade them the 12.6 for a single acre up here, maybe even a half acre.

I think this might actually have a fair chance at happening, by the response I got from the council chief, only time will tell. They are one of the richest tribes in the country right now. If I get an acre from them, it will probably be Ocean-frontage property, or close to it, and next to a big casino, they've actually got a small city on the res, with Starbucks, and Home Depots, Cotsoco's, ect... I will build a greenhouse, and the feds would have to have permission to come on the land....

Plus most of their res still looks largely undeveloped, so it's a really cool place, but near civilization.

My land is to the left, at the bottom of the waterfall here..

I"m gong to probably take some of my drones up next week and get some more footage, maybe some pics of the lake on the mountain as well, so the tribe knows what they would be getting. (I think they have a good idea already) They can do so much more with the land than I, as they have a lot more resources to bring to bear.

 

[MHippie]

I haven't really the room for a bunch of mothers here. I've been breeding prime examples of the seed stock back upon itself actually, with feminized pollen. It looks to be already very stable and consistent, so far. I've probably done this for 3 or 4 generations so far.

If I make a deal with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, about my property up in Gold Bar, (I'm suppose to talk to their governmental affairs liaison next week) Land here is really expensive, I'm talking half million, million per acre expensive. Then I should have that as a possibility, as they could trade me some of their land on the res (only ten min to the north of my place here in Seattle) and I'll give them the deed to my land up on Mt Index, next to a huge waterfall and River that leads to their Reservation.

If something like that actually happens, it will be huge for me. (I am in talks with them about for awhile now)
My land up there is far away (fifty miles) and it's really hilly and heavily wooded, so it would take a lot of work to get it in shape to do anything.

The land I've got sits on a waterfall which is critical to their traditional fishing grounds, (their Salmon runs end at my property) and would allow them to build a nice lodge up by the waterfalls on the Snohomish river, and keep the hydroelectric dam from happening next to my property. I've got lots of old growth red cedars up there, so they could make canoes and a lodge, do their festivals. The 1.1 mile up there spawns about 30% of the entire Salmon (4 species I believe) for the entire Snohomish Basin, the State Salmon facility is right across the river from me. I've got (12.6 acres). Also, there's a nice lake up on the Mountain above.

I would trade them the 12.6 for a single acre up here, maybe even a half acre.

I think this might actually have a fair chance at happening, by the response I got from the council chief, only time will tell. They are one of the richest tribes in the country right now. If I get an acre from them, it will probably be Ocean-frontage property, or close to it, and next to a big casino, they've actually got a small city on the res, with Starbucks, and Home Depots, Cotsoco's, ect... I will build a greenhouse, and the feds would have to have permission to come on the land....

Plus most of their res still looks largely undeveloped, so it's a really cool place, but near civilization.

My land is to the left, at the bottom of the waterfall here..

I"m gong to probably take some of my drones up next week and get some more footage, maybe some pics of the lake on the mountain as well, so the tribe knows what they would be getting. (I think they have a good idea already) They can do so much more with the land than I, as they have a lot more resources to bring to bear.

Sounds pretty interesting. Momma. They dont need a lot of space. But when you have something that's stable... there you go :)

 

[Frankster]

unquestionably true, plus you've got something that will remain relatively stable for several years, even close to a decade if you care for it properly, Key up here will be having a greenhouse I can keep warm in the winter colder months. It never gets below 20 f here actually, so just a simple setup would do fine.

for you, you've got the reverse problem I suspect, not cold, but dealing with the summer months.
Its' 56f right here, right now.

A small setup with like a propane heater (Co2 production, plus heat) would be ideal), cover roots with plenty of good humic-rich mulch that's warm from it's decomposition, and methane production, or simply an LED light that's big enough.

 

[MHippie]

unquestionably true, plus you've got something that will remain relatively stable for several years, even close to a decade if you care for it properly, Key up here will be having a greenhouse I can keep warm in the winter colder months. It never gets below 20 f here actually, so just a simple setup would do fine.

for you, you've got the reverse problem I suspect, not cold, but dealing with the summer months.
Its' 56f right here, right now.

A small setup with like a propane heater (Co2 production, plus heat) would be ideal), cover roots with plenty of good humic-rich mulch that's warm from it's decomposition, and methane production, or simply an LED light that's big enough.

Summer is ok except for the rain. They spend a lot of time under the lights instead of under the sun. The mommas are always under the lights. I use a traditional bonsai mix that is very well drained. It just works for some reason. There's only about 3 inches of soil total in there. I wouldn't want the cold challenges you have. That would be rough.

 

[Frankster]

Summer is ok except for the rain. They spend a lot of time under the lights instead of under the sun. The mommas are always under the lights. I use a traditional bonsai mix that is very well drained. It just works for some reason. There's only about 3 inches of soil total in there. I wouldn't want the cold challenges you have. That would be rough.

Actually, I'm really close to the ocean, so it probably isn't as cold as you think. When I lived in KC, Chicago, Virginia, Maryland it got cold. Even in Spokane Washington it got below zero.

But here in Seattle, it gets maybe 20f @ the coldest part of the winter, if you go 50 miles to the east to my property, it gets down to around 10f, but another 50 miles, your talking sub zero again, the map shows it well...

But we have weird sunlight, it gets really dark in the winter months (16 hour nights) and in the early summer we have 16-18 hours of daylight, very strange indeed.