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No water pump today. Delayed but I did get a couple of 4.5x12" 75 LED light fixtures
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This is just supplemental lighting. A couple hours in the AM and a couple in the PM except on overcast days I can run them all day. Hope they last at least one grow for $20ea. I still have 4 regular individual LEDs with the diffuser removed so both greenhouses will have supplemental lighting this fal/winter.

Was hoping to get at least one of the greenhouses on auto today, just too damn hot but I'm also on beer #4 and hit #who knows how many so looks like that ain't happin' this evening.

I did get 5 goldfish for the barrel
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Tired of the damn mosquitoes eating me alive. They cleaned up the larva by the first morning.

Hopefully I'll get the next 2 days off and actually accomplish something. It could happen.
 
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Water pump on the way, Anazon says 5-8pm but it's another sweltering day
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so I'm in no mood to do much of anything except keeping cool.

This weather is great for popping seeds but not much more.

Interesting day after the electricity went out this morning from a car accident. Only out for about an hour but without an a/c it was no fun.

Hopefully tonight I can get some work done. Don't hold your breath.
 
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Water pump on the way, Anazon says 5-8pm but it's another sweltering day
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so I'm in no mood to do much of anything except keeping cool.

This weather is great for popping seeds but not much more.

Interesting day after the electricity went out this morning from a car accident. Only out for about an hour but without an a/c it was no fun.

Hopefully tonight I can get some work done. Don't hold your breath.
I know we are at the far edge of the world up here but Prime 2 day takes 3 weeks plus now. It sits in various places around north America for days slowly waiting it seems for ?? Even order's that come from Canada, like Vancouver will sit there waiting to be shipped then hop to Ontario for a few days then into Quebec for a few more. The supply chain is fked for us up here.

We didn't get much of a summer this year, rain every couple of days, no long stretches of sunshine but when it did get hot we had temps 90 - 95f @ 100%. We don't have a/c my plant room dehu just doesn't cut it. I'm lucky if I can get it below 70% at times. I just have a lot of fans moving air. We just sweat it out. I love it hot, I'm much more active, all my life the hotter it gets the more I like to play sports. Now at 69 there's not much sport I'm capeable of now but I still like the heat. Our summers are too short and I miss CA specially in the winter.
 
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I know we are at the far edge of the world up here but Prime 2 day takes 3 weeks plus now. It sits in various places around north America for days slowly waiting it seems for ?? Even order's that come from Canada, like Vancouver will sit there waiting to be shipped then hop to Ontario for a few days then into Quebec for a few more. The supply chain is fked for us up here.

We didn't get much of a summer this year, rain every couple of days, no long stretches of sunshine but when it did get hot we had temps 90 - 95f @ 100%. We don't have a/c my plant room dehu just doesn't cut it. I'm lucky if I can get it below 70% at times. I just have a lot of fans moving air. We just sweat it out. I love it hot, I'm much more active, all my life the hotter it gets the more I like to play sports. Now at 69 there's not much sport I'm capeable of now but I still like the heat. Our summers are too short and I miss CA specially in the winter.
Yeah but look at the memories your stuff can enjoy for years to come spending time in those international cities🤣

I'm pretty spoiled. Usually 1 day to same day shipping from Amazon w/ prime and since cutting the Direct TV cord I've got Amazon Prime as a station on my Roku box, $50 a month for Sling and $14 for Hulu. In the next couple weeks I'll recieve my Tmobile 5G internet device and can tell Direct, who has been raising my bill every frickin month for years to go pound sand. Life is good.
 
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Saw coco coir at the 99 Cent store again so bought 400qts for $100
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I had about 80qts left. This should last me a year or more. 8qts per bag, $1.99 per bag, 50 bags, $100. About 75% less then any other brand.

Newbies
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I'll need to pot them all this weekend and set up the auto watering regardless of how hot it is and it's still like a blow tourch.

I clipped 3 small branches off the GDP x Ground Pounder a couple days ago and hung in the garage. Smells like heaven.

I gotta get back to work. Happy Growing!
 
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Got a bunch potted
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And these are now on auto fertigation. 25% MasterBlend tomato mix, 8am, 12 noon and 4pm for 1 minute. Only the dozen Dragon autos will stay on the tray, the other regular photoperiods will be moved into the large greenhouse.

I even got nine of the GDP x Dragon autos in soil
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I'll keep them in the little greenhouse for another couple weeks then it's into the garden. I only plan to keep and breed the autos of this cross.

I hooked up the sink as well as the water and air pumps in the large greenhouse (no pics) and ran the main 1/2" tubing. Still have to run the drip heads and prime the water pump. Gettin' there.

Happy Growing!
 
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Greenhouse lit up until 8pm.
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On again at 5am.

Tomorrow I'll work on taking down all the plants in flower and get the big greenhouse ready.
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The sink is in but the waterline is broken. It's buried so I need to run another line. Can't wait to get everything automated.

Happy Growing!
 
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My new pipe on my new tray
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That's one beautiful pipe and most unexpected. Many Thanks to @PipeCarver

After a beautiful week we're experiencing thunder showers today. Right now it's heavy on the thunder and lite on the showers. Wasn't expecting any rain.

Plants are growing quick
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As they do in coco with MasterBlend nutes. First three rows are Dragon autos, a row of Tangie 99, two rows of GG4 x HCP and the last two rows are six GDP's.

The GDP x Dragon autos in soil
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Are growing as slow as can be. Such is life. They'll end up in the garden on a drip system so I can pretty much ignore them until harvest in 3 months.

I grew and just harvested a GG4 x HCP and it has a nice cherry smell
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It's been drying for a few days but not ready for a sealed bucket yet.

So I'm flush with fresh buds, got a killer new pipe, new plants need little care and planning another trip to the Eastern Sierras before the weather gets cold. Life is good😉

Happy Growing!
 
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My new pipe on my new tray
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That's one beautiful pipe and most unexpected. Many Thanks to @PipeCarver

After a beautiful week we're experiencing thunder showers today. Right now it's heavy on the thunder and lite on the showers. Wasn't expecting any rain.

Plants are growing quick
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As they do in coco with MasterBlend nutes. First three rows are Dragon autos, a row of Tangie 99, two rows of GG4 x HCP and the last two rows are six GDP's.

The GDP x Dragon autos in soil
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Are growing as slow as can be. Such is life. They'll end up in the garden on a drip system so I can pretty much ignore them until harvest in 3 months.

I grew and just harvested a GG4 x HCP and it has a nice cherry smell
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It's been drying for a few days but not ready for a sealed bucket yet.

So I'm flush with fresh buds, got a killer new pipe, new plants need little care and planning another trip to the Eastern Sierras before the weather gets cold. Life is good😉

Happy Growing!

Fine looking pipe and smoke to go with it 🥳
 
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My new pipe on my new tray
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That's one beautiful pipe and most unexpected. Many Thanks to @PipeCarver

After a beautiful week we're experiencing thunder showers today. Right now it's heavy on the thunder and lite on the showers. Wasn't expecting any rain.

Plants are growing quick
View attachment 1172217
As they do in coco with MasterBlend nutes. First three rows are Dragon autos, a row of Tangie 99, two rows of GG4 x HCP and the last two rows are six GDP's.

The GDP x Dragon autos in soil
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Are growing as slow as can be. Such is life. They'll end up in the garden on a drip system so I can pretty much ignore them until harvest in 3 months.

I grew and just harvested a GG4 x HCP and it has a nice cherry smell
View attachment 1172229
It's been drying for a few days but not ready for a sealed bucket yet.

So I'm flush with fresh buds, got a killer new pipe, new plants need little care and planning another trip to the Eastern Sierras before the weather gets cold. Life is good😉

Happy Growing!
You are welcome. Thanks for the seeds. I'll be putting some to water this week. In five more days I get my veg room back so I can get some seeds going.
If you haven't smoked out of it yet. It is recommended to use a small bit of honey to coat the inside of the bowl then wipe out any excess. Lightly smoke a small bit to help cure the bowl after a couple small bowls it should harden enough to fill and smoke as usual. It's Birds Eye Maple so its pretty hard.
 
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You are welcome. Thanks for the seeds. I'll be putting some to water this week. In five more days I get my veg room back so I can get some seeds going.
If you haven't smoked out of it yet. It is recommended to use a small bit of honey to coat the inside of the bowl then wipe out any excess. Lightly smoke a small bit to help cure the bowl after a couple small bowls it should harden enough to fill and smoke as usual. It's Birds Eye Maple so its pretty hard.
Of the 4 different strains harvested the Gopher is the strongest smelling. It surprised me but that Chemdog lineage makes a difference.
 
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Big greenhouse is up and running
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Even have water to the sink. This weekend I'll add lighting.

One male so far
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Moved it to the patio.

The little greenhouse
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5 GDP x Dragon auto crosses. I'll grow these in coco. I planted 24 more seeds and as soon as they're potted I'll start the auto fertigation again.

GDP x Dragon autos in soil
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These will be moved to the garden and auto watered.

Started vapping the LA Woman
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Very impressed. Sweat flavor and a hard hitting indica. What's not to like?

Now we can take off to the mountains in a few weeks and I won't have to worry about the plants. Life is good.

Happy Growing!
 
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The little bastard worked this hole some 6 feet away from where I sit on the patio and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. Now it's a meme, that'll learn him.

It was another hot one today
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This is how hot it was
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Still got stuff done.

Lights in both greenhouses
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and auto fert on.

Dragon Flames auto
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They look to be stretching. Was hoping to top once more.

Granddaddy Purple
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Fat purple buds that smell and taste like grape.

Tangie 99
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First time growing.

GG4 x Hyper Cherry Pie
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Just harvested 2 plants. Nice high and cherry smell.

I plan on giving the photo sensitive plants until Dec 1 until flip.

All for now.
Happy Growing!
 
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The little bastard worked this hole some 6 feet away from where I sit on the patio and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. Now it's a meme, that'll learn him.

It was another hot one today
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This is how hot it was
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Still got stuff done.

Lights in both greenhouses
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and auto fert on.

Dragon Flames auto
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They look to be stretching. Was hoping to top once more.

Granddaddy Purple
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Fat purple buds that smell and taste like grape.

Tangie 99
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First time growing.

GG4 x Hyper Cherry Pie
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Just harvested 2 plants. Nice high and cherry smell.

I plan on giving the photo sensitive plants until Dec 1 until flip.

All for now.
Happy Growing!
Nice stuff, I wish we had some of that heat up here, I had to put our furnace on yesterday. Its on for the next 8+ months...leaves are turning and winter is coming...Nooooooooooooo I'm not ready for the cold.....winter depression is real, I go through a lot of smoke in the cold months lol I go through a lot of smoke cold or not.
 
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Nice stuff, I wish we had some of that heat up here, I had to put our furnace on yesterday. Its on for the next 8+ months...leaves are turning and winter is coming...Nooooooooooooo I'm not ready for the cold.....winter depression is real, I go through a lot of smoke in the cold months lol I go through a lot of smoke cold or not.
I can't take that kind of cold for more then a few days. Not a fan of 100F days either but I can deal with 'em. Forecast called for rain today and a few drops fell earlier and now it's sunny and still warm, 87. Crazy.
 
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Looks like I've got a full blown hermaphrodite auto.
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Started with some odd shaped leaves.
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I thought if I could grow for that I could produce something that didn't look like what it is but it produced plenty of normal shaped leaves.

Pollen ball on the left flower on the right.
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Ya don't see this everyday.
 
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I can't take that kind of cold for more then a few days. Not a fan of 100F days either but I can deal with 'em. Forecast called for rain today and a few drops fell earlier and now it's sunny and still warm, 87. Crazy.
Moved to the fla. just to get out of that winter BLAH and I second plumber when it’s a 100 there’s air con but much like today 80/85 sunny and beautiful
 
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Moved to the fla. just to get out of that winter BLAH and I second plumber when it’s a 100 there’s air con but much like today 80/85 sunny and beautiful
I don't think it would be so bad if I hadn't spent a lot of my youth in warm / hot locations. I know warm weather is just a few hours south of me and I can't get there now by plane train or auto. Since my 30's we went on tropical vacations every year, it was the carrot hanging in front of me knowing I could escape winter for a week or 2. Now with the bug and our disposable income is gone there's no money left for travel...aarrrrrrrrgg I can feel winter is coming......its like a Game of Thrones dread.......the white walkers are coming....
 
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Great week
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Didn't miss the plants at all
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from R-L: 4 Dragon Flames (DF) autos, 6 GDP, 4 Tangie 99 and 8 GG4xHCP
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One of the autos
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May have to seed this one with all the branching and quick flowering.

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More DF autos: A male I moved by the pool (on straight water every other day) before leaving for vacation with 3 not sure's. If male they get cut, female allowed to seed.
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Another DF auto in flower

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DF auto x GDP F1

Trying the DF auto that wasn't an auto
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I need more vacations like this one
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Happy Growing and vacations!
 
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Great week
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Didn't miss the plants at all
View attachment 1179491from R-L: 4 Dragon Flames (DF) autos, 6 GDP, 4 Tangie 99 and 8 GG4xHCP
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One of the autos
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May have to seed this one with all the branching and quick flowering.

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More DF autos: A male I moved by the pool (on straight water every other day) before leaving for vacation with 3 not sure's. If male they get cut, female allowed to seed.
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Another DF auto in flower

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DF auto x GDP F1

Trying the DF auto that wasn't an auto
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I need more vacations like this one
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Happy Growing and vacations!
I could use me some arid desert lands over the next 8 months of winter....With daylight saving around the corner its going to get bleak around here real soon. The next warm days will be in June.........That is one long fking winter....I need me some meds just bitchin about it....heats on in the house ...The leaves are falling all around its time I was on my way..........California Dreaming on such a winters day........I left my heart in San Fransisco. ......On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair.....I could go on and on with California on my mind....lol sad isn't it......I'll bet you don't be listening to no Nova Scotian lyrics as you reminisce ....We got stuff like Weez the boys that builds the boats and youz the boys that sails them........OR..........Oh What do you do with a drunken sailor er lye in the mornin....catchy tunes by infamous performers.
 

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