MC`s Forest Adventure

markscastle · Aug 1, 2013

This sucks! the 275 gal tank with the cage on it blew the valve I put on it with hose clamps. To much pressure I guess. I had it full but the water was way to cold to use . I almost added ferts to it but decided not to until ready to use it. Two trips to the creek wasted and one tank down. I`ll use the old 325 gal tank for mixing ferts and teas into the water for now. Don`t think the other tank is worth fixing again, may replace it at some point with one that still has the bottom valve it comes with. To late to water until morning now.

markscastle · Aug 2, 2013

Payday is almost here!!! Going to buy manure,B1,Rock Phosphate, worm castings, training stix, and other supplies. Going to pick up my totally rebuilt Honda EB6500x generator and see my daughters. Hell I`m going to go have a milk shake ! Been losing a lot of weight working so hard. Having a hard time keeping my pants up and tired of putting more and more holes in my belt! May go to an eat all you want place and pig down.

markscastle · Aug 2, 2013

markscastle · Aug 2, 2013

Mountains look so extra nice today! Must be what I smoked for breakfast .

fractal · Aug 3, 2013

markscastle said:
Today was a lazy day, only worked half the day. Most of that was unplugging the head. Shitty job! I`m going to do a few water runs tomorrow in the morning then visit the kids just up from me. They gave me two big Banana Kush plants if they aren`t to large to dig up and also need to pick up the 10 bags of manure they gave me. They also gave me some lodge polls but I`ll need an army to pick them up. Not sure how that`s going to happen yet.

I am waiting on payday to go to town. My rebuilt Honda EB6500x is done and will swing by my twin Daughters and see the Grand Kids while in town. A garden a mile away got busted with 250 plants a few days ago. I could hear the choppers but couldn`t see them from here.

Pretty small garden to get popped. Wonder why that happened. . . I thought that would be small potatoes these days, not worth busting.

markscastle · Aug 3, 2013

That`s what I thought. But they were possibly busted for sales or on Federal land. There are land use laws here but you only get fined for being over. The latest stink is environmental laws for chemical ferts, water run off or water diversions of creeks ,again only fines. Must have been sales.

With Cali being forced to release 10,000 persons from prison for over crowding I can`t see anyone doing time over MMJ anytime soon.

markscastle · Aug 4, 2013

Went to town and got to see my Daughters and one of my Grandsons. The others were with their deadbeat father. Seems I always miss them. At least he sees them .
I picked up the rebuilt Honda Generator but Didn`t get it off the truck yet. Total cost for Generator was a little over $400 . I priced a new one at $4000 ! That was a good deal! Also picked up supplies
. I got some fresh Biological Insecticide with Spinosad to counter caterpillars this Fall ,worked well last year. Also got an other type of Biological insecticide just incase. Also a new air pump for making tea and some other organic nutes to increase growth and vigor. Going to make some willow water soon also. Gassed up the truck and filled up my cans with $120 worth of fuel. I`m planning on working on the frame to the tunnels soon and will be able to hang a few lights on them to keep plants in veg a few weeks longer.
Looks like I`ll have enough funds for the frame, some cheap plastic and some of the plywood for the walls of the dry shed soon. I`m going to have to take some time to do a little clean up around the grow and camp soon and make a dump run. Got to keep it clean!

markscastle · Aug 5, 2013

Went through and pulled the last of the males. Got about half of them replaced in the beds so far. I was still over so I gave a friend a bunch of females and a few unknown sex. I`m down to 99 plants now, if I don`t clone any of the Blue Goo anyway! Still have a few to repot in tubs. only got one load of water so will have to go again in the morning. Not a bad day and the generator runs just fine!
I`m about ready to start some clean up including fire prevention. There was a fire a few miles away ,130 acres I think and 30% contained. can`t be to careful out here in the sticks!
Tomatoes are starting to ripen all at once! Yummy! All organic heirloom, and no worms on them!!! Onions and bell peppers are also abundant but didn`t get very large cause my medical plants got most of the water. They taste good though! Wish I had more time for a bigger veggie garden but My medical grow takes most of my time. I`m thinking of starting a crop of poppies this Fall right after harvest. May do a late garden crop as well as I`ll have more time? Maybe some cabbage, yams, broccoli and what have you.
Still pouring on the water and nutes maybe a month until flower sets in unless I run lights to keep the girls in veg longer.

markscastle · Aug 5, 2013

The guy next to me planted some awesome Lowryder and it`s ready to smoke already. They weren`t big plants ,only about a foot high ,but they were loaded with sticky hard buds. Makes me rethink making some auto flower strains. I have a couple of auto flower strains I could use along with some other larger fast finish strains. I`d also like to try some of the large slow Sativa strains crossed with an auto flower to see what would happen. One sativa cross I have averages 11 ft. x 10 ft. and yields to 20 lbs per plant. Now I wouldn`t expect that height or yield with an auto flower cross but maybe a 6 ft. plant that yields well and comes in a few weeks earlier than most strains out there would be nice. Also some diesels, chems and og`s would be tested. Maybe some Alien Dawg crosses as well? How about some early cookies?

markscastle · Aug 6, 2013

Choppers were out about a mile south of me this morning while I was watering. Feels good to be down to 99 plants and legal! Pouring on the water and nutes ! More pictures in a few days.

markscastle · Aug 7, 2013

Choppers are still wasting the publics money. I don`t know what is wrong with me ,started yesterday afternoon. I feel out of energy ,kind of like I fell into a hole and can`t get back out. Can`t sleep very long at a time and always tired. Not hungry. Just kind of down in the dumps a little for no reason. I think I`m ready for a vacation or something , but can`t afford to get away right now.

My daughter needs a little loan, as does my son. I have it but will need paid back before the end of the month. Biggest problem is I just don`t feel like going to town. I don`t need any supplies yet and unless I have enough to start getting stuff for the covers or dry shed It`s a $30 expense just to loan them the money. I do need to go to the post office and maybe pick up some shorter sticks to train my plants with. I was going to just use willow branches but they keep sprouting in my soil. Don`t want those kind of trees in the soil taking up water and nutes.

markscastle · Aug 7, 2013

Well daughter and son solved there problems by themselves so just went to the post office. Got my tea done and added it to the morning water. tomorrow I`ll repot the Purple Diesel clones into bigger pots ,water, fetch more water and do some house cleaning. Same old, same old. It`s been cooler lately. Mostly at night. There should still be some warm days ahead before this becomes a trend. Not to much longer and plants will start budding. I need the frame up before then and string some lights up so I can get a little more bud sites out of these girls before they go into flower.

markscastle · Aug 10, 2013

Sorry for not posting, been working lots. Had a few males pop up in my `replacements` ,repotting, etc. Still have so much to do. I had to stop and talk to a friend of a friend who is interested in my Honda Shadow. He is also a heavy equipment owner/operator and wanted to see the property where I need a culvert, pad put in. Told him I will need to get the property surveyed first and before the pad goes in I will need to take out the oak wood. He also wanted a few packs of my seeds. He`s been looking for the Pre-98 for awhile. He wanted the Honda so offered me 1k down and either cash end of next month or a few lbs. of bud. Long as I hold the bike and title until it`s paid for is ok with me. I really like that bike but it`s no good to me in these 4x4 roads.

markscastle · Aug 11, 2013

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markscastle · Aug 12, 2013

Man it`s so dry and dusty this year it`s incredible ! I`m working around watering to clean up the place as well as for fire danger as for looks. Been looking into dust control and thinking of getting some food grade mineral oil for the road and driveway to the RV. I just need enough to do maybe 100 foot of the road and around the RV where I drive my truck. Anyone ever use this stuff for dust control? I think it can be ordered at a feed store as they use it at farms and ranches as well as around grain factories. I`m sure it can be got on line as well. Think it can be applied with water and sprinkled on the road way with a watering can. Wonder how well it works and lasts? Again if you`ve ever used it or have anything else you`ve used chime in.

I still have one plant not showing sex,all others are now females. Keeping a close eye on it and ready to replace it from the beds if needed. My buddy down the way is keeping one small low rider male ,he plans on crossing it to a female GCS. Hope he doesn`t get any stray pollen my way! Although the seeds would be welcome if his GSC takes. I`m pretty sure it`s the only male plant for miles( except maybe my one hold out) so if I do get any seeds this year I`ll at lest know what the cross is, but I really need this to be a bud crop. I have that strain and can make auto flower what ever when I get back into breeding again.

Tomorrow I need to fetch water and do more camp clean up. then on to the roof of the dry shed. I`ll need plywood for the sides and door and pvc pipe and plastic for the tunnels before I can do much after that. I guess I could always clear brush, add to my brush fence and work on barb wire and cans.

markscastle · Aug 14, 2013

Working on getting extra water on the garden while making sure all the tanks are full today. Getting ready for a trip to town soon. I need some supplies. Plants are looking good.
My son will be moving into the garden in a tent at the end of next month. He`ll start working on the cans and barb wire then.

Some of the plants are starting to bud up a little. Not sure if It isn`t to late to string up lights or not. The ones in flower would have there growth slowed while they reverse and wouldn`t benefit much if any while the other plants would. I wish I knew for sure I`ll have the money to both fix the dry shed and put up tunnels well before the rains. I may get a small loan soon but not 100% sure until it happens and I may get my Honda Shadow sold but it would be mid to end of next month before I get half down. The guy would have a lien on his garden for the rest but intends on paying cash. I`d hold the bike an title until paid in full but wont put it up for sale.

This grow will not be as big as I was hopping for but, it won`t be too little ether. Should do ok and with everything in place for a even better grow next year. If I can find a good rental for the winter I should have bigger clones to plant early next year from my own mother plants and much less start up costs. I`ll also have time and a place to have a 305 low profile water tank delivered for next year or maybe a watering truck! Those things would make a big difference in yield. A water truck would really be ideal because I could have more storage and keep the dust down better on the road. I might even make some of the expense back delivering water near by. I was thinking if I have room at the rental I might make extra clones for sale as well. Still have my whole house equipment including my 120 site easy-cloner. Come spring a bunch of extra teens of Pre-98 would give me a little extra operational funds to offset costs. Almost temped to take a loan out on the property but no don`t want to chance losing it and hate banks with a passion!

I have other options anyway. Once the pad is in I could log part of the property for the cedar, There`s always the 3000 cord of oak to be cut and sold at about $225 a cord, and once cleared I could have a second pad put in and rent the upper 5 acres out every year with sun and water. I`ve been approached by several dispensaries about the property but they all seem to be more interested in buying the land, not renting part of it. I`ve been told I`m sitting on a gold mine( not a real one dam it!) Just not sure how to go about making the most out of it. It will ether take lots of time and work or lots of capital to take advantage of this properties full value. Then there is the question of how I want to live, money vs. life style.

caregiverken · Aug 14, 2013

markscastle said:
Oh almost forgot! I had problems getting trimmers last year that cost me because of rain so this year I should have nice colas with the outdoor scrog grow and most of the work will be done on this! Except behind and between the buds and any fine detail work.View attachment 328421 View attachment 328422 View attachment 328423

Man I need one of those...Did it cost a lot? o_O

markscastle · Aug 14, 2013

No I got it on EBay check them out! They are smaller than they look in the pictures though. More of a table top model but should work.

caregiverken · Aug 14, 2013

markscastle said:
No I got it on EBay check them out! They are smaller than they look in the pictures though. More of a table top model but should work.

Cool thanks! Yeah! It looks like it would help. At least with the water leaves and such.

Zonkerly · Aug 14, 2013

Been using mine for the water leaves, save the fingers from all that trimming, plus it makes a little breeze when working around it. Got mine on ebay too for about 100 bucks or so !!

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