MC`s Forest Adventure

markscastle · Sep 27, 2014

He only put siding on the front and re- did all the trim. I`m going to have to put siding on the other three sides , fix a wall switch and the outside power outlet. I don`t have time to do the siding but have the outlet and switch already. I also have some wire and two male plugs so I will put the male plugs on both ends of the wire and use that to plug in between the outside plug and a extension cord from the generator to provide power for now. I also will need to level it and build stares. It has new carpet inside but could use paint inside and out. Not to bad a deal delivered for $1,400.00, but it took him three months to do the little work he did and get it delivered! Now I won`t have much time to fix everything until Spring , but I will have a warm dry place to trim and dry my bud anyway and when that`s done I`ll use it to save storage fees for all my furniture I had in the house I lost in the banking scandal. Thinking at some point turning it into a one bedroom cabin on the property.

markscastle · Sep 27, 2014

This is really starting to piss me off! It`s cloudy outside and the report said slight chance of scattered showers. Well I got stuff to do but every time I step outside it starts to rain and as soon as I go back inside it stops!!! WTF ! This has been going on all dam day! I want rain, don`t get me wrong but I also need to get something done today if at all possible. I`m thinking people would pay me to stand around outside thinking of working all day, LOL! Any takers?

markscastle · Sep 28, 2014

Got up late and the power was drained from the heater fan so bad I had to start the big engine(460 v8) to get it so the 120 would kick in on the generator. And as usual soon as I stepped outside to do some chores it started to rain again! Well I managed to wate,r fetch a load of water, start some more tea for the garden, put on the outside skeptical and an inside light switch on the office trailer yesterday as well as all my chores regardless of the rain. Not sure what I`ll get done today. I need to spray the plants, clean the RV`s and ?

markscastle · Sep 28, 2014

I tried hooking up the two male end wire to the installed outdoor plug and it throws a breaker in the motorhome. Have no idea what it is . I`m thinking I`ll just run an extension through the window and hook up a fan and some lights from that for now so I can trim and dry in it. Next spring I need to do extensive work to get it in shape. I think it has wood rot around the window seals and some of the studs. It doesn`t leak or have soft spots in the floor however. I can see the insulation was taken out on the wall where it had new paneling put on. Needs tore down and all redone. He did use screws so I may be able to save the paneling and reuse it. I wonder how much it`s going to cost to fix this thing right inside and out ? Thinking the hole inside needs new paneling and the wiring needs gone over and done right. I`d still like to put a bathroom and small kitchen in with gas lines for the stove and fridge as well as outside hook ups for a washer , gas dryer and gas hot water heater ( solar assisted ). Oh and a wood stove will be a must have! Once in place It will need a new pitched roof with overhang for a covered and screened deck in front. I`d also like to put it over a steel cargo container under ground for a cellar and cement pad/ foundation between them. $$$ but cheeper than building from scratch. I just want a home again. Motorhome is ok but it`s not a house.

A trip to town is in order and soon! I was cleaning out the sprayer tip and lost the dam screen/ washer so can`t spray. Son`s coming back in the morning with the Blazer and picked up more Foli-Cal . The Oxidate should be here Tuesday. I`m working on his car and hope to have it all running, registered and insured so I can have my Chevy Blazer back again! He`ll work it off or take it out of his share of the grow. So much stuff to contend with! Way to much to deal with. And people wonder why I haven`t started up my seed vending yet!

markscastle · Sep 29, 2014

I found the sprayer tip screen/washer , of all places it was in my beard . Now I spent hours looking for it but never thought to look in the mirror. I just feel stupid. How in the hell could that have happened? Just goes to show you , you should never work on MMJ equipment unless medicated! :-)

urbanfog · Sep 29, 2014

I hear you on the rain, everytime I went out to work more on my new GH it would start......When you get your seeds going, Ill be first in line buddy :D

UF

SmokesalotofVT · Sep 29, 2014

Nice Growin Mc.. Too bad about the Power to the Office Trailer . good to see things are still Pluggin along Out there
(-: Wish you luck on the Rain stopping . Its been Unbelievable out this way ..outside of a couple nights its been really
nice.. So have a good one, Take care and I'll check back in soon. Old Friend~ (-: ~!!!

markscastle · Oct 1, 2014

No worries I can run an extension cord and power everything I need from one of the generators. Also one of my friends is an electrician and can get the wiring fixed. It`s probably something simple. Got about 8-9 days of sun before the next rain. Got lots to get done while I can. Plants are looking very good and harvest is going to be full of the dank.

markscastle · Oct 1, 2014

I`m a little perplexed. I bought two deep cycle 100Ah made for cold weather applications and wired them in circuit (12v) ,then hooked them to my shore batteries to increase power storage. My fridge will only operate with one of them hooked up but I`d like to have the extra power storage of two so my heater fan doesn`t run them down by morning. Second I bought a 3000 watt running /6000 watt surge inverter only to find it produces modified sine wave power ,not pure sine wave which is required for some electronics ( HDTV, Computer, Satellite equipment) I`ll have to take that back. I could still build up a battery bank but can`t attach the bank to the 12v motorhome system and it`s charge unit that works off the generator. I would need extensive solar power to charge them and/or run a separate charger off the 120v from the motorhome electrical system. Then I could use the 120v from the inverter but couldn`t connect it through the 12v or 120v RV system. I hate tech stuff ! I just want it simple and to work.

I`m thinking I`ll leave one battery hooked through the shore battery bank and see if the power drains the bank over night and causes the propane fridge`s electronic pilot lite to go out. I will use the other battery towards a bank system to power a pure sine wave inverter and try to charge it with a separate 120v charger. I`ll also build up my solar panels to 500 watts to assist charging the battery bank. I just don`t know if all the cost will save me enough on fuel costs to make it worth it. I just want to run satellite TV or my home stereo but if I could have used the battery bank on the RV 12v system also it would have been great. If I knew what I was doing I`d be able to put some kind of power regulator between the battery bank and the RV system and would have a perfect world. But it`s been way to long ago when I took electronics (days of tubes instead of transistors). I remember listening to Wolfman Jack at XERB in LA in the 60`s up in the mountains at night with an old Saba world band tube radio and an old telegraph line for an antenna. Had the radio since I was a kid, it was made in Nazi Germany about 1939-40.

markscastle · Oct 1, 2014

Man I`m really loving the smell of the Orange Cookies! Wish we had smell-0-vision aps for laptop computers! Only problem with my grow this year is the stocks break easy under the weight of the hard icy buds ! I have had my work cut out for me propping, tieing and supporting these fat ladies! Most have 4 weeks or more to harvest and are in full flower growth yet. They are going to be heavy before they finish. And they are all so very sticky this year, especially the GG4. Going to make it tuff to trim.

markscastle · Oct 3, 2014

Today's agenda is to Caulk the leaks on the Motor home, level the office trailer, work on my son's car and fetch some water. If I get time I'll work on getting the inverter set up and connect the TV antenna up. Oh and get a load or two of water. Plan on putting end f4ames up next and putting up barb wire fence after that.

to do a winter grow I'll need heaters and to string some lights to keep the girls in veg until they are ready to flower.

SmokesalotofVT · Oct 3, 2014

As always Busy,busy,busy.. lol that Electrical and Electronic stuff is for the Birds.. or Electricians lol
damn those buds that are too heavy.. (-:

markscastle · Oct 4, 2014

I wish I had more of the caughdrop! It`s colas are fat and sticky and all of them are bent down from weight. I already know it`s superb smoke ! I did try to make some crosses with the cherry kush and Chemdog 91 pollen ! It`s one of the heavy weights and it contends with any bud out their. If I can get a winter grow going It will be 1/3 of the crop along with some Blackberry x Chemdog 91 and some Talk of Kabul x Chemdog 91 ! I`m still unsure if I can swing all three greenhouses but I`m thinking at least one this year. I`m going to be having a lot to trim this winter anyway. A lot depends on if I can set up strings of lights and wood heaters. I was thinking strings of 150 watt MH would be doable with my generator and run them for 1 1/2 hours per dawn. I just need to keep them girls in veg a while and then let the winter sun do the flowering. Well if not this year then next winter for sure !

markscastle · Oct 4, 2014

Oh I blew out and didn`t get much done so got to get a early start in the morning ! Good night to all the night owls!

markscastle · Oct 8, 2014

Getting more done these days but it`s still slow going. The plants are coming along with many still putting on bud. Those that are nearing maturity are almost all milky and some have a little amber, all are frosty as hell ! I`m unsure what the quantity will be like but it seems a little smaller crop than expected because of the drought. The quality however is superb. I can`t really tell what the weight is but I`m seeing harder buds this year and that may make up for the size of the plants when it comes to weight.

I`m working on the office trailer in order to be ready for harvest. Looks like it will be 3-4 more weeks before the majority are amber enough and ripe for the picking. I can`t wait to have some ready to sample ! The smells are driving me nuts! My son is wanting to harvest some of the mature ones already. This would be a mistake because they really need to have more time to ripen. I do know a few people have begun harvest but, unless there strains are more early varieties, they will not have the quality I`m looking to achieve.

markscastle · Oct 8, 2014

WOW my friend who grows next to me came down at 5pm and said rippers got his whole crop! He watered earlier at 10 am. The woods are especially in need of some extra fertilizer this year! Someone is tempting fate.

colostoney · Oct 8, 2014

markscastle said:
WOW my friend who grows next to me came down at 5pm and said rippers got his whole crop! He watered earlier at 10 am. The woods are especially in need of some extra fertilizer this year! Someone is tempting fate.

man always very sorry to hear and the longer ya do this the more it hurts to hear
I know ya have had your share of rippers so im sorry bro ya must be climbin the walls
my good friend was ripped this year and it really got him down a its getting really bad local here
I turn almost nocturnal n just stay awake all night n sleep in the am until chop now I bet ya old school
and are brewing coffee the same
be careful be armed up there bro protect yourself n your son then your pup first then the girls
and make ya pity sleep outside for the next couple weeks and listen for him good all day too
one thing great about a pit they sense danger they game up and ya gotta hold them down to calm them
usually they strike at night but I got burned at about 4pm last season by the neighbors

markscastle · Oct 9, 2014

Oh I`m armed well! Bushmaster M-16 Government model with simi/tri-burst/full auto. NATO 62 gr. green tip ammo and preban 30 rd. mags (have FFL) . A double barrel coach with 12 ga. sluggers and several hand guns! I have alarms , my pit bull and razor wire fence. Been looking at getting an A10 (308) Also pepper gas grenade launcher for the bushmaster. I already have a few 12ga. blank firing and pepper gas trip wire bombs but could use more. Thinking of adding some modified pepper gas/ bear repellent claymores with motion sensors. Dam bears are a worry around here! I think the ripper(s) were just kids but they must have some balls because there are people up here that have threated to kill me if I catch an other ripper and let them go like I did with the 2 kids a few years ago! Hell I won`t let them go next time! I could use the help with trimming! May even feed them if they work hard enough.

manicgrower · Oct 9, 2014

Lol, your a nut MC! IM gonna have to head out to visit you one of these days!

markscastle · Oct 9, 2014

Your welcome my friend but bring scissors!

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