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I let 'em roam daily after harvest. They're large enough that the hawks leave 'em alone. They pick it clean. Any insects, plants, fruit, etc they clean it up and fertilize while doing it. Lot of fun to watch and as soon as the sun sets they go back to their coop.Looking awesome, hope that chicken wire holds lol. Chickens can and will destroy everything living lol.
I hear you, I'll never buy them from the store again.Most people don't realize just how good fresh hormone free eggs taste. Just 3 young chickens produce 15-18 eggs a week. Their first year we were giving them away and our next door neighbor build a coop and now has his own.
They're easy to care for and don't cost much to keep. I buy bird seed, put a quarter cup in a plastic bin, add water and feed them the seedlings.
One of the best things is they love being scratched under their wings. Too cute.
-Hi there, I just read your diary over the last few days and had a few good chuckles over some of your issues, gophers are a source of comedy to those not affected by them and you have a new strain of weed though with your Gopher Grass so alls not a loss. I envy your weather & location, I spent a good deal of my 20's in central Cal. San Louis Obisbo and surrounding area and I miss those winters now. I've seen some Youtube video's of monster plants grown in 600 gallon tubs standing 18' in the air with hundreds of stalks and buds from guys growing in California. I kept thinking Ya baby if I was still there I'd be doing the same thing but I didn't consider the trials and tribulations associated with an out door grow.Just had a moment with our 20 year old. It was awesome. He asked me what I was growing so we walked the garden. I told him I will teach him how to grow and checked on all my plants. I stressed the importance of not telling anyone (he's smart like his mom who would kill me if she knew about our chat) but he's been getting high for a few years. We know but she's his mom. It is what it is. And no, she doesn't smoke but totally understands the therapeutic value of our favorite plant. I am now on cloud nine. Almost to tears. Hell, I may breakdown in the shower in a few minutes. I don't doubt it.
This was our sunset tonight
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Life is good!
They look sooo goodI had only pollinated 4 lower branches and so far 10 seeds
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I was very careful, did it at night in the greenhouse with no wind. It's easy and good seeds are expensive. Make your own.
That’s amazing, your son is gonna be set upJust had a moment with our 20 year old. It was awesome. He asked me what I was growing so we walked the garden. I told him I will teach him how to grow and checked on all my plants. I stressed the importance of not telling anyone (he's smart like his mom who would kill me if she knew about our chat) but he's been getting high for a few years. We know but she's his mom. It is what it is. And no, she doesn't smoke but totally understands the therapeutic value of our favorite plant. I am now on cloud nine. Almost to tears. Hell, I may breakdown in the shower in a few minutes. I don't doubt it.
This was our sunset tonight
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Life is good!
This strain is the frostist I've ever grown. First time I grew it 2 years ago I couldn't believe how the trichomes just covered the buds and sugar leaves. And that chem taste is just mouth watering. After just a couple days that hay/chlorophyll smell is dissipating. Next weekend I'll have to fire up the smoker and do up a brisket or rib eyes and puff this stuff all frickin day! And by then that top cola should be ready for the snips.Seeing your buds makes me so excited that one of my plants started flowering early. They look so tasty!
Looking forward to having a little early harvest, Ive got one (White Widow x Critical Mass) thats full of trichomes already. Ill have to post an update on my diary today.
I like to make people smile. It's a gift but there are times I fail miserably.-Hi there, I just read your diary over the last few days and had a few good chuckles over some of your issues, gophers are a source of comedy to those not affected by them and you have a new strain of weed though with your Gopher Grass so alls not a loss. I envy your weather & location, I spent a good deal of my 20's in central Cal. San Louis Obisbo and surrounding area and I miss those winters now. I've seen some Youtube video's of monster plants grown in 600 gallon tubs standing 18' in the air with hundreds of stalks and buds from guys growing in California. I kept thinking Ya baby if I was still there I'd be doing the same thing but I didn't consider the trials and tribulations associated with an out door grow.
I'm way up north & east of Maine now in a the cold miserable little province of Nova Scotia a few feet from the Atlantic Ocean. I've had a few trys growing out dooors here , starting them in and moving them out when the weather does warm up in June but with fog and then early frost in Sept/October they just don't get to finish. So it's indoor growing only for me and now that we're legal and I don't have to fear the doors being kicked in by jack booted thugs with guns I can share my experiences with like minded folk. Just keep in your mind you no matter how many plants you think you see in my pics I only have 4 (the legal limit) the rest is just trickery & shenanigans.
I'm a 67 yr old ex-hippy / electrician / sm business owner / retired / arthritic / married /mechanically enhanced well traveled great grandfather with 2 replaced hips and a skin cap where hair used to grow. I'll start a grow diary here soon and show my den and grow rooms, I have 3 new Bubba Kush and 1 Cherry Bomb popping through now so I'll post pics soon. There maybe some trickery & misdirection involved if you catch my drift.
I see a big hammer and a big pumpkin in the same post and I'm thinking Gallagher!?Tale of the Tape 7-27
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It's taken almost 5 years of soil amendments but it was worth it.
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1' in two weeks and starting to flower. Should start stretching in the next week or so.
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Don't understand the slower growth with this one. Tomorrow she gets her monthly nutes, hopefully that will get her going again.
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The runt joins the party.
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Horse manure plant. Honestly didn't think this one would still be with me but, here it is. With the heat she's getting watered twice a week and has been given a weak fish emulsion. She's greened up a bit but still looks like I have to up the nutes.
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Had a problem with a crusty hardening soil, added a couple inches of composted horse manure and problem solved. Both growing, not as much as I'd like but they'll all get their monthly fertilizer tomorrow.
Picked one pumpkin a few days ago
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Couldn't weigh it as our scale is broken. I figure 7-8lbs, maybe more.
Removing the defuser on an LED isn't as difficult as I imagined.
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Started a cut with a hack saw and finished with a pair of scissors.
My neighbor just showed up
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He wants to get hammered. I'm out.
Happy Growing!
You know I'll post pics of this insanity, yes?We got hammered
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That's funny. I don't care who ya are.
He made that hammer for me to put the greenhouse together.
We spent the past couple hours discussing Halloween. He's had this idea of running a UFO above his yard. He's got 4 acres. He's nuts, like me. LOVE THAT GUY!
If you've seen my Stan photos
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Stan lives with him and his family. Have I mentioned he's nuts yet?
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Okay, you got it but he's also a genius. Frightening. So we're working on putting small UFO's (aluminum roster pans, 2 connected with lights) hovering above the yard, and one large UFO (about 4' across) that we can move back and forth a couple hundred feet to the street.
We plan on hanging out after dark a few nights for a couple hours moving the UFO every time a car comes down the road.
There's something seeiously wrong with us.
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