Payne Farms / Soldiers Co Op 2016

[papapayne]

Its hard to tell from the pics, but there is 2 nets installed per scrog section. One is what that are actually being woven under, then a second net approx 10" above that for stretch. 2 Nets are where I want them to be full wize, one could be more full, but such is life. hard to dial in so many different strains into it all, but did what I could. Can't wait to see the canopy in there!!!!

 

[papapayne]

Whew, made some hash today. my bro and me put in 8 hours, got thru all the gogi, I reckon theres approx 5-8 ozs of hash off that plant. Did a fraction of the cheese surprise, as well as some mix batches. All together 45 gallon tote and a half of a 45 gallon tote. Have 7 more to do, holy cow. Gonna be a lot of hash!!

The gogi makes REALLY nice hash. Very berry flavored.

 

[papapayne]

 

[papapayne]

So, update on plans! Building order place, will take a month to receive it though. I ended up upgrading to 12x24 sized Lofted barn. Will allow a full 8k watts, walkways, and a little extra space in the front. Gonna be getting that delivered as soon as company will, then get a mini- split installed by @Dr.D81

In current indoor cycle news, I am done waiting! 12/12 set to timers.

 

[papapayne]

day 1 of flower...cant wait to see how this canopy looks in 2 weeks. I have high hopes :)

 

[Bulldog11]

Me too! Very high hopes. Everything is looking great.

 

[papapayne]

The plants destined for the great outdoors are looking great and coming along nicely. Kinda thinking 2 Dog, 2 Wet dreams, 2 Purple Cotton candy, and 2 more plants yet to be determined. I have 2 extra wet dreams vegging just in case.

The spring is going to be testing phenos for outdoors - will put a Ghost train haze, grape ape, blackberry x fireballs, blackberry x nibiru, nibiru, gorilla spirit, prime moonshine, super purple #1, #3, #6, Gorilla Glue, "slymer" golden ticket, if I get one rooted in time, Hells Og, SRS.

then a cherry pie as well, which I know will produce.

These will hopefully go out march to flower right off the bat. If theres one or two that really impress and seem to finish hella fast, then I will replace 2 wet wet dreams and do 2 of each strain, if not, then 4 wet dreams, 2 purple cotton candy, 2 dog.

We shall see what the season bring.


Hash Making

day 2 of 12/12 just before lights on

The plants destined for the greenhouse / spring season

 

[papapayne]

Well, my buddy and I put in a hard days work working on the greenhouse. We got all the tposts pounded into the ground, and the trench dugout to lower one section of the baseboard to make the greenhouse both square and level. we dug out post wholes and then got the 16' uprights concreted into the ground, wholes drilled in 1 side of the greenhouse (11 poles total) and the base board screwed to the t-posts. Whew, what a day. took 3 trips to the lumber store, and at least 7 broken bits getting thru the tposts. Shit is not easy to get thru that's for sure! Was a long day, and to top it off, we sadly had a few dead bunnies to :( Probably made me not the nicest coworker, but nothing a few bowls can't help!

We held up a pvc bow to visualize how the hoops will look, loving the way its coming together. Going to be a pretty fucking awesome.

 

[papapayne]

 

[Bulldog11]

I don't get the t-posts. What's going on? Is this a greenhouse your making yourself, or is this a kit?

 

[papapayne]

Making it myself. 6 foot tposts, pounded in at level to 36' above the pressure treated baseboard. The tpost is drilled out so a screw can do thru and anchor the baseboard to it. The area was mostly level, but we have had to dig some trenches on the southern end to lower the baseboard a bit. Currently just the eastern tposts are set.

After we get all tposts anchored in and baseboards attached, I am going to attach 2' of osb on the side walls, so will have some protection against my chickens pecking/scratching, and weed whacker.

After reviewing prices, and seeing my buddys greenhouse he built in this method, I decided to put the labor in and build one rather then buying a kit. So far just have 2 days work in and only 300 invested thus far. When all is said and done, I expect to have a 20x40 with 14' headroom for under a grand. Leaves me a grand to invest into a legit 4' pad greenhouse dehumidifier to combat this cold humid microclimate I have

 

[papapayne]

He did a smaller size then this, his was I believe 12x18 or so. He only used 3/4 inch schedule 40 bows, for my size I am going to go with 1" pvc, then do 2 rat runs up top of 1x4s connecting the bows into one unit, which is also anchored into those 2x4x16s that are concreted into the ground. Should provide a really stable greenhouse. I watched his take massive wind like I get where I live, So I feel confident this season will be dealing only with keeping plants happy and healthy, not fighting my piece of shit carport greenhouses on a daily basis.

 

[papapayne]

Cheese Surprise Bubble hash - This came out of the freezer last night and got its first heat and pressure working. I like to microwave a jar of water so hot I can just barely hold it. Then just use a parchment paper and get to rolling it out, working it like dough almost.

Anyway, the cheese surprise came out EPIC. Its literally some of the best stuff I have seen. Reeks of candy and sweet creme. So damn goopey. I dabbed a bit of it, holy shit the high. was intense sativa headrush followed by the sweats and had to just sit on the lazy boy seeing colors and shimmers for a good hour. I suspect this shit is going to stay with me as headstash.

this am I started making rosin outta 2 weeks agos bubble hash runs. Its been drying, and curing and getting worked for a good 2 weeks now so figured was time to see how it rosins out. I did some lemonshine #4 75U hash with just a straight iron. Anyway she makes a very nice wax. In the freezer she shattered up a bit to. Very lemony smell and taste. Super high quality imo.

 

[Bulldog11]

Awesome! I would love for you to continue to take pictures because I still don't get the t-posts. In a kit, those would be called ground posts, and they are driven into the ground and has the metal frame through bolted into the ground post. Not sure if that is what the t-post will do, so please continue to post pictures.

Looks really good so far, really interested in this, thanks.

 

[papapayne]

Ya, that sounds very similar to what the tposts do. Instead of metal frame, I have pressure treated wood, and instead of ground post, its a 6' t post, with 3' pounded into ground. The metal on the kit ones last a lot longer, but since this house is just a rental, I figure the GH will last 5 years easily, so should be long enough to get me till I buy my own place.

I will get more pics to, right now though its pouring rain

 

[papapayne]

 

[papapayne]

Progress has been had! Got 4 more post concreted into the ground, and all the tposts drilled out and attached to baseboards. Got one hoop up to show size.

Tomorrow I hope to complete end walls, and side walls. Then, its time to build scaffolding, and then get the bows up and rat runs in. then plastic! Have a few days of no rain forecasted. so here's hoping.

 

[papapayne]

 

[papapayne]

day 5 of 12/12


Gorilla Glue #4 mostly

Dog kush

Jakes dream upper right front, dog kush lower left corner,

Super purple

super purple

Wet dreams x blueberry lotus bred by me going into testing

 

[papapayne]

I have a lineup change up for the outdoor season. I am benching the purple cotton candy. after seeing it stretching again, and seeing the way they veg, I just don't think they will get big enough to dedicate a slot to them, as dank as they are. They are going to be an indoor strain I think.

I went ahead and popped more seeds from a trusted grower I know.

I went with

9 grand daddy purple x master kush - He gave me sample nugs, holy shit was potent and a different high then usual..hes pulled excellent weights with it.
12 Orange Og x SR-71 - this is his main stay strain 3 years running, his biggest yielder. 10# plants.

So, best female of each will go outdoors.