Demeter's Garden of Delight

[Demeter]

Hi everybody! Welcome to my secret garden. I have cannabis, flowers, and veggies, so I thought I would start my own log to post pics.

I started these three blue haze girls around Thanksgiving, and here are pics of them at 1 week, 4 weeks, and now- they have been in flower since Feb 2, and according to the seed folks, they should stay in flower another three weeks. I used foxfarm soil (light warrior) and nutes (grow big and tiger bloom), as well as cal-mag, black gold, and I recently have added molasses.

[stinkyattic]

Aww girlie they look beautiful!

[Demeter]

Here are some other plants- two pure power plants that I put into 12/12 Feb 28th
And here's some sage and cilantro and my orchids

[Demeter]

oops here's the orchid, my roma tomato grown entirely indoors, and more pictures of my gorgeous, almost ready to harvest, blue haze darlings!

[Demeter]

Aww girlie they look beautiful!

Thanks stinky, do you wanna come meet them in person? They smell purty!

[stinkyattic]

shore do.
I also want to know how the hell you get cilantro to survive indoors!!!!
It's my favorite herb and the ONLY one I can't for the life of me get to survive indoor conditions.

[stinkyattic]

It just occurred to me that your thread title should by all rights be 'Demeter's Garden of Earthly Delights', lol... I'm sure you'll pick up the reference... if it doesn't immediately hit you, go into the hobby lounge-user art gallery-original paintings- hahahaha

[Demeter]

Ah yes, the Bosch painting! You really are a Renaissance woman, aren't you! There is nothing ms stinky doesn't know about- why is it that all the women I know are so darn smart? Maybe because WOMEN ARE GREAT?

I am planning a museum run next week with a woman I work with- when I used to teach a Humanities Art class, I would go all the time, but it has been too long!
I have spent most of today coughing from my latest bad cold, so have not been able to smoke, and so must vap- for some reason I don't feel like I really get high from the vaporizor, but maybe it is just that I connect the feeling of inhaling something with the buzz. If I don't hack up a lung today, I may try to smoke later:D
So when is the pontiff arriving? I wonder how long it will take you guys to jump each other. I am betting 10 minutes, tops.
:lovestruck:

p.s. of course, men are very nice too, it's just that many of the ones I know haven't quite got the intellectual depth and breadth the ladies do!

[Demeter]

okay, one more pic for now- here's my outdoor garden last summer. My sister-in-law came to visit and her girls were helping me pick tomatoes!

[TheGreenFog]

I just gotta say, I love your gardens, Demeter. Very lovely. You really know what you're doing. :D

:greenthumb: :greenthumb: :greenthumb: Keep it up! More pictures! :D Harvest when?


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Demeter]

Thank gf! Here's some new pics- I moved the beauty of the blue haze triplets (she's been called both Big Girl and Artemis, she's a big-budded lady- her sisters are more spindly but have good personalities!) out of the flower room so I could take her picture. I hope to harvest on April 6th- it may be a little rushed for 420, but I plan to sample her then! I can't wait!I wish I could take pictures up close of her trichs- they look great under a loupe! Now, do folks think I should make her the mother, or one of her clones? I took off most of the very lower vegetation earlier, so re-vegging her might not work so well? Any advice welcome!
Also here's a pic of my first peppers indoors; I think this is a jamaican hot chocolate, but I can't be sure. When I transplanted, I had no markers available, so we shall have to wait until the others fruit to see what's what.
BTW, everything I know about growing cannabis I learned from the fine growers here:thumbsup:

[Demeter]

Here's a fun little mutant- a two-headed bud!
Also a pretty pepper, more pics of my hazy girls- I think they will be ready to harvest in a few weeks, I hope! It is hard to keep my mitts off-

I do not have names for my pure power plant girls- any suggestions?
Demeter's garden is toooooooooo quiet, all I hear are crickets:wtf:

[40oz]

demeter....more like dr. greenthumb if you ask me.

[Shovelhandle]

Delightful, Absolutely! ...and OH, the pretty orchids! Awesome, Demeter.

Names? Plants need names? <G>

Shovelhandle

[Shovelhandle]

Yes, that Hieronymus Bosch piece is twisted! hahah
His illusion drawings are a trip too.
I miss my book of his works... "Ship of Fools" : )

Shov

[Bree1978]

Looks great!
Keep it up!

:jointsmile: Bree

[ericwt]

You have a pretty Garden, Demeter.:thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Hey Demeter!
Just checking in on your garden... your plants look wonderful as always!
The Pontiff arrived Saturday and is here for one more day. Your estimate...lol... I can neither confirm nor deny those accusations
:D

[Demeter]

Hey Demeter!
Just checking in on your garden... your plants look wonderful as always!
The Pontiff arrived Saturday and is here for one more day. Your estimate...lol... I can neither confirm nor deny those accusations
:D

Wow, madame stinky has surfaced! I was afraid the yeag spirited you away.
Hope you guys are having fun! I am sure you are -No time for lunch eh:D
That's okay, maybe next time I will get to meet the pope-

[Chronic Chrissy]

Nice plants girly. If I were you I would flower that lady in front of the dryer, and bonsai mom one of her clones, you'll get some nice bud from there.
International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - ALL ABOUT BONSAI MOMS/MUMS (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31919&highlight=bonsai+mom)

[Demeter]

Nice plants girly. If I were you I would flower that lady in front of the dryer, and bonsai mom one of her clones, you'll get some nice bud from there.
International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - ALL ABOUT BONSAI MOMS/MUMS (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31919&highlight=bonsai+mom)

Thanks! Yea, she's been in flower since feb 2, so she may get chopped soon. I have some clones of her in veg- I had planned to let them get bigger then flower them too, but what is this about bonsai? Doesn't keeping the plant small reduce the yield, or do you mean to use the clone as a mom for other clones? I am still learning, thanks for your help!

[Chronic Chrissy]

It's so you can keep your one mother small so you always have a healthy plant to take clones from with out having a huge monster take over your mother room.

[rnichilo]

got pics of the harvest? i would love to see it!:rastasmoke:

[Demeter]

got pics of the harvest? i would love to see it!:rastasmoke:

It should be about another week or two (I can't wait!!), and I will post pics this weekend- the girls are looking sparkly!

[Demeter]

Yesterday, stinkyattic suggested I chop one of my blue haze girls, so here she is- as a giant bouquet, and as a "grass skirt"!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Here's a fun little mutant- a two-headed bud!
Also a pretty pepper, more pics of my hazy girls- I think they will be ready to harvest in a few weeks, I hope! It is hard to keep my mitts off-

I do not have names for my pure power plant girls- any suggestions?
Demeter's garden is toooooooooo quiet, all I hear are crickets:wtf:
Hey, my Pat had a two headed bud! Papi is smoking it right now.

I'm so glad I found this thread. You need to put a link in your sig. Your garden is beautiful!

[Markass]

Yesterday, stinkyattic suggested I chop one of my blue haze girls, so here she is- as a giant bouquet, and as a "grass skirt"!

nice garden...:thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Well Demeter, you've really done an amazing job!
Your plants look even better in person and that early nug smoked oh so sweet for having been dried in the microwave!
Look everyone, you CAN go to harvest without yellowing! WOW!
I was in there poking around over the weekend and just really impressed with the total lack of disease, deficiency, or infestation of any sort. Those plants are HAPPY!!!

[StrwbrryFldsFrvr]

HOORAY!

[Demeter]

Well Demeter, you've really done an amazing job!
Your plants look even better in person and that early nug smoked oh so sweet for having been dried in the microwave!
Look everyone, you CAN go to harvest without yellowing! WOW!
I was in there poking around over the weekend and just really impressed with the total lack of disease, deficiency, or infestation of any sort. Those plants are HAPPY!!!

Thanks stinky! I think that using superthrive early on made the haze girls strong! Also I talk to them:hippy:

It was so fun having you visit my secret garden. I did a lot of repotting yesterday along with chopping the big girl. I hope the tabasco seedling made it home okay- that was quite a little squall that blew in! The flower show was amazing, though, and I wanted to ask you more about that seaweed fertilizer you got - I use guano, so wonder if it does the same thing?

[Demeter]

Hey, my Pat had a two headed bud! Papi is smoking it right now.

I'm so glad I found this thread. You need to put a link in your sig. Your garden is beautiful!

Thanks mrs G- say, how do I add the link? I've seen it and always wondered-

Hope things are settling down for you. Sounds like you and Papi have a good plan for dealing with stress:jointsmile:

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Right. Harvest my hard work early. Great plan for him, not so good for me. I make him buy me booze to trade for the herb. *snicker*

Go to your user cp (I originally typed 'dp'. mind in gutter syndrome), go to the part where it says "Edit Signature" or somesuch. Do your magic. Go to the first post in this thread, and copy the "Permalink". Paste that into your sig. You can make it say anything you want. You know how mine says "My Grow Log"? If you want to make it say something similar, type your preference, highlight it, then click the hyperlink symbol and paste in the URL. Did that make sense? If not, Yahoo me and I"ll walk you through it.

[Demeter]

I just tried that, but when I clicked on the permalink, none of the edit functions was lit up except select all- I am tech-challenged :wtf:

[stinkyattic]

It was so fun having you visit my secret garden. I did a lot of repotting yesterday along with chopping the big girl. I hope the tabasco seedling made it home okay- that was quite a little squall that blew in! The flower show was amazing, though, and I wanted to ask you more about that seaweed fertilizer you got - I use guano, so wonder if it does the same thing?

yeah the drive home was terrible- worst road conditions i've ever seen in my life once i hit the blackstone corridor- 35 mph the whole way home, yow.

the seaweed has a totally different function, that nosophyllum or whatever sp[ of sea kelp that is acts as a bloom booster- it has some K in it but not much- it's the same seaweed in topmax and I want to say also in Gravity but I'm not sure of the latter. Use it WITH the guano. At any rate, it's in your truck, along with my planner and vehicle registration, lol!!! Go ahead and keep the seaweed, our local farmers supply actually sells it cheaper than the booth at the show, enjoy!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Okay, now I'm the one that's confused.

When you click on Permalink, right click it. Then choose, "copy shortcut" or "copy target" whichever your browser says.

[Demeter]

Yea, I found your stuff and sent you an email- I am happy to mail it, and will include veggie and flower seeds!

[Demeter]

Okay, now I'm the one that's confused.

When you click on Permalink, right click it. Then choose, "copy shortcut" or "copy target" whichever your browser says.

Ah, see I am on hubby's mac, so what do I do if there is no right click? I always have this question about mac mouse behavior!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Oh. Damn. You got me there. I am not Mac compatible. I am a Windows chick. Hang on, lemme see what I can scare up.

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

To simulate a right mouse button click while using a one-button mouse on a Mac, like to get a context sensitive menu for an object on the screen, hold down ctrl and click the mouse button while your mouse pointer is over the object.
Mac OS X right click single button mouse - Tech-Recipes.com (http://www.tech-recipes.com/apple_mac_tips710.html)

[stinkyattic]

To stimulate a mouse, find its 'button' and click while using a one-stroke motion, but don't call it Mac, it's a sensitive subject, hold it down. ]
Uh... is that what you REALLY meant?
har har har

Demeter, hang on to the kelp glop but sure, go ahead and mail the calendar and my 'my bulldog is smarter than your honor student' sticker, lol, the reg is tucked in the planner, and I'll try not to get pulled over this week, 'kay? :D

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

AHAHAHAHAH!
Why yes. That's exactly what I meant.

Wow, that just brought back a memory. It's too good to share, and too good not to share. It's an email sharing sort of memory.

[stinkyattic]

lol then share it - i'll go check my hotmail. please tell me you have not molested any rodents...???
It just occurred to me, Demeter, your CAT is actually mac-compatible, he matches the schwanky white macs! What a beast he is too!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Oh lordy. I don't do animals. I'm surprised I didn't get banned for something I posted many weeks ago about animal fuckers.

But do check your hm. It has mail.

[Demeter]

lol then share it - i'll go check my hotmail. please tell me you have not molested any rodents...???
It just occurred to me, Demeter, your CAT is actually mac-compatible, he matches the schwanky white macs! What a beast he is too!

Haha he's my sweetie, I just bumped him out of the chair so I could get on the computer! I'm going to try what mrs g suggested, so I can link my garden to my sig...
later gator

[stinkyattic]

in a while crocodile

[Scarlet Sky]

well well, you sure know how to hide out! good job dem.

hi everybody, lite announcement, as most of you are frequenting this thread...

i may be dissapearing for awhile... if so, don't worry, just some family stuff...

hey dem? i didn't see what i was looking for..............

[Demeter]

well well, you sure know how to hide out! good job dem.

hi everybody, lite announcement, as most of you are frequenting this thread...

i may be dissapearing for awhile... if so, don't worry, just some family stuff...

hey dem? i didn't see what i was looking for..............

What's up scarlet? Miss chatting with you, are you okay? Send me an email and I will get back to you tonight. I have been waiting for the sagex, bbtrainwreck, and the assorted mixed up plants (could be bb, sagex or bbtrainwreck..?) to show their sex, but I will post pics of those babies this weekend- that's what you meant, right?
Stay in touch!

[sweet jane]

these growlogs are so wonderful !

[Shovelhandle]

Enjoy your time away, Demeter. We'll miss you.

Shov

[TheGreenFog]

Hey, Demeter. I bet that Garden Expo was cool...and meetin' SA. I love to put names to faces. You look like your sister. ;) Hehe. Be cool. Take care.


well well, you sure know how to hide out! good job dem.

hi everybody, lite announcement, as most of you are frequenting this thread...

i may be dissapearing for awhile... if so, don't worry, just some family stuff...

hey dem? i didn't see what i was looking for..............

I've been wondering where you've been. Hope all is well. Good vibes coming your way.


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

well well, you sure know how to hide out! good job dem.

hi everybody, lite announcement, as most of you are frequenting this thread...

i may be dissapearing for awhile... if so, don't worry, just some family stuff...

hey dem? i didn't see what i was looking for..............
I'm totally pissed right now, cause I just now saw this.

[Demeter]

Here are new pics- I cut down the other two blue haze ladies today, and here they are looking all sexy on blue satin sheets! First pic in their leafy glory, then after a trim. I could not find a ruler, so I resorted to the stoner alternative- a mexican sandal, women's size 7 1/2. What do you all think about these two girls, lovely lassies, yes?

The dried bud is from Artemis, chopped last weekend. I am not sure how much is there, and I don't know if I have the patience to weigh it all:stoned: but it is on its way to curing.
There is also a close-up of the famous two-headed bud, which I hope to smoke on 4/20!

Wow, growing is great;I finally feel self-sufficient! I wanted never to have to depend on a damn dealer again- the waiting, the risk, the cost!

Though I have only smoked the very early bud that we harvested for now and quick dried in the microwave, blue haze is a wonderful potent and up high- I love it! I am excited about trying the fat, cured buds in a few weeks!

[c of green]

beatiful garden.when you say blue haze do you mean dna's blueberry haze?if not what breeder.i am trying to get a collection of up happy anti depression strains going.

[Demeter]

Hi hon, thanks for visiting my garden! I have been told that S.A.G.E. is awesome, and have at least one in veg now (I kind of got my seedlings all mixed up when I transplanted, 'doh!) but it hasn't show sex. I would suggest any haze cross- but there are others here who know much more than I about strains to recommend- Ms. Stinky, Scarlet?

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Here are new pics- I cut down the other two blue haze ladies today, and here they are looking all sexy on blue satin sheets! First pic in their leafy glory, then after a trim. I could not find a ruler, so I resorted to the stoner alternative- a mexican sandal, women's size 7 1/2. What do you all think about these two girls, lovely lassies, yes?

The dried bud is from Artemis, chopped last weekend. I am not sure how much is there, and I don't know if I have the patience to weigh it all:stoned: but it is on its way to curing.
There is also a close-up of the famous two-headed bud, which I hope to smoke on 4/20!

Wow, growing is great;I finally feel self-sufficient! I wanted never to have to depend on a damn dealer again- the waiting, the risk, the cost!

Though I have only smoked the very early bud that we harvested for now and quick dried in the microwave, blue haze is a wonderful potent and up high- I love it! I am excited about trying the fat, cured buds in a few weeks!
Cute shoooz! How's your mommer 'n' em?

[Demeter]

thanks- I got two pair last time we were in Mexico (a place I love!!) and should have gotten more. I know I shouldn't wear them while gardening of course since they get wet and curled- but I LOVE how comfy they are!
Speaking of which, it is getting close to pedicure time. My winter feet want to be rubbed and painted pretty. I love pedicures with all my heart!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Mmmm, me too. There's this wondy Vietnamese lady that does mine. Rrrrooowr! She sure knows how to touch a toe!

[Demeter]

Enjoy your time away, Demeter. We'll miss you.

Shov

Scarlet's leaving, but you are stuck with me shov-:jointsmile:

[Shovelhandle]

Nice, ya got a blue vase?

Shov

[Shovelhandle]

Boy, am I ever OTFL! LMAO
"Come in, Rangoon....Come in, Rangoon."

Lost in Space...Shovelhandle

[Markass]

those buds look delicious :D :stoned:

[Demeter]

Boy, am I ever OTFL! LMAO
"Come in, Rangoon....Come in, Rangoon."

Lost in Space...Shovelhandle

yea I'd like what yer smokin!

[xcrispi]

Wow sis .
Nothing I've ever grown in dirts ever stayed green , muchless right to the very end . Those are some happy plants . Hope they show you all that luv back once cured .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Demeter]

Thanks crispi my friend! I just filled three pasta sauce jars with buds from one plant to cure- they smell slightly piney/minty now...it just keeps getting better:jointsmile:

[Demeter]

Here's a pic of one of two Pure Power Plant in flower, (there are two other PPP that have yet to reveal their sex) and then three female newcomers, the first is a Sage X (;) kp!)
and the other two are either sage, trainwreck bb, or bbx- they got mixed up at birth, so I am hoping in time they will reveal their identity. As you can see, theyy have been topped and lst'd - girls in bondage!

[Demeter]

Here is a roma tomato plant in the flower room- as you can see, two tomotoes are almost ripe- yumm! The little pepper plant, so sweet, is the Marbles variety, an ornamental. I like to include veggies and herbs in with my flowers in the yard, so the marbles will go in the front yard when it warms up at the end of the month, but she's fruiting already!
As you can see the dining room is getting pretty filled up with plants wanting to go outside. In a few weeks it will be a jungle! It is so grey out today, they are looking sad:(

[Demeter]

One of the two unidentified pure power plant has revealed himself- and has been banished to the laundry room, and later, will be chopped for the compost pile. It always makes me sad to get rid of a perfectly beautiful plant- even pricking off vegetable seedlings makes me feel bad!

The dining room table is now filled to capacity with baby peppers, eggplant, cilantro, sage, basil, chamomile, swiss chard, arugula, etc- I sure wish spring would hurry so I could plant out! Stupid NE snow in freaking April, grrr! We will be dining on the first tomatoes tonight!

[Markass]

Here's a pic of one of two Pure Power Plant in flower, (there are two other PPP that have yet to reveal their sex) and then three female newcomers, the first is a Sage X (;) kp!)
and the other two are either sage, trainwreck bb, or bbx- they got mixed up at birth, so I am hoping in time they will reveal their identity. As you can see, theyy have been topped and lst'd - girls in bondage!

nice flower demeter..:) :thumbsup:

[LIP]

Very nice grow, and nice harvest! You've made my mind up to grow this strain next time around. :D

[VaporDaddy]

Demeter your beatiful garden is overflowing with love! WOW.

[Demeter]

Hi to all my buddies in growland! (she pauses to take a puff on Green Swirly, see picture)
I have been busy harvesting and planting anddddd sometimes smoking:stoned:

It is very strange to actually always have enough to smoke- I feel like Scarlet O'Hara - I'll never be hungry again! I have jars curing and buds drying and I can even have a dinner party and share my harvest with all my guests! No more smoking stems and resin - yuck! No more having to associate with nasty dealers, no more scrimping and saving to score. Now the trick is not to smoke all the time, because then tolerance develops and I don't get that breezy high I like.

I'm attaching a pic of a fresh bud from the last Pure Power Plant of the three I grew- the bud looks a little crispy, because I added another light and the heat got to the tops of the plant... two 660 w in a small space really heated up the flower room, so I may need additional fans. For now I have raised the light so hopefully the seven sisters in flower will be okay.

I planted out almost all of my veggies this week - eggplant, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, cucumber, etc. and I hope they are okay with this suddenly cool weather! I will post pics of them next week if they survive:hippy:

[stinkyattic]

Hello Demeter!
Lol I've smoked out of Green Swirly... say hi to the lil munchkin for me, willya? Oh yeah, and to Mr. Demeter... :D
I'm glad to hear your outdoor garden is in. That's more than I can say; with all the drama lately it's all I can do to keep the indoor girls happy.
But things are looking VERY positive and I am still trying to squeeze in a trip to the Bean or the beach.
And I have a couple cuttings for you... :D I KNOW you want some of the Yeag's Matanuska Thunderfuck (and a cheezburger)... it's almost rooted up and ready to go.
How do you feel about the yield on that PPP? I was really impressed by what you got off the Haze.
Talk to ya soon, give me a call if you aren't busy Sunday. I'm down for a drive for SURE!!!! If it's nice out, I'd be up for a trip to Block Island or something- you guys have bicycles, right?

[Demeter]

Hello Demeter!
Lol I've smoked out of Green Swirly... say hi to the lil munchkin for me, willya? Oh yeah, and to Mr. Demeter... :D
I'm glad to hear your outdoor garden is in. That's more than I can say; with all the drama lately it's all I can do to keep the indoor girls happy.
But things are looking VERY positive and I am still trying to squeeze in a trip to the Bean or the beach.
And I have a couple cuttings for you... :D I KNOW you want some of the Yeag's Matanuska Thunderfuck (and a cheezburger)... it's almost rooted up and ready to go.
How do you feel about the yield on that PPP? I was really impressed by what you got off the Haze.
Talk to ya soon, give me a call if you aren't busy Sunday. I'm down for a drive for SURE!!!! If it's nice out, I'd be up for a trip to Block Island or something- you guys have bicycles, right?

Hi girly! I was just talking to you on yer, er, Foxy's thread. Anyhow, let me talk to Mr. D about Sunday, but for me it's good- school has only just started, so I can fool around a bit this weekend. I'd love to swap a blue haze clone for a MTF. I think I may also have a PPP clone to share. I need to go visit my veg room and poke around. I have a number of clones in my bio dome but they aren't doing so well- it's getting a little moldy in there, so I think I should clean it. The big clones are just hanging out with the baby peppers.
The blue haze triplets were topped twice and lst'd, and the yield, though I didn't weigh it, was large! The Pure Power Plant was topped once and lst'd, and while it didn't seem to yield as much, the buds are MUCH denser. You tried the blue haze when it was new, but you'll like it even better now after curing for weeks - is is more potent and smells and tastes wonderful! For solidity of bud and stone, the Pure Power Plant rules!
One of the seven sisters is definately a SAGE and another is a TrainwreckBlueberry x, while the rest could be other sage, twbb, or even a blueberryx, I guess I will have to see. I have been a less attentive mama to these girls, since work got a bit busy, but so far they are looking good, albeit a bit tall (I topped once, I think...) and the lsting wasn't as rigorous this time. It will be interesting to compare the results.
I will get back to you soon about this weekend. Unfortunately, we do not have bikes. I used to have one but years ago my husband left it outside when we lived in Dorchester and it was stolen of course I forgave him;)
but haven't replaced my bike. But we can do something outdoors if it is nice. If it isn't SNOWING

[stinkyattic]

Unfortunately, we do not have bikes. I used to have one but years ago my husband left it outside when we lived in Dorchester and it was stolen of course I forgave him;)
but haven't replaced my bike. But we can do something outdoors if it is nice. If it isn't SNOWING

Ahhh good ol' Dot. Worldly posessions seem to acquire a life of their own there, and wander off, never to be seen again.
No worries though, I'm just happy to be outdoors... should I bring the canoes?

lol @ snowing... it dropped down below freezing in the upper valley over the weekend... we COULD have had snow! WTF is up with the weather.

I have been putting my prop equipment through the dish washer lately- I cut the trays in half so they fit. You HAVE to bleach between uses. I also mix a few drops of copper fungicide into my wilt-pruf.. hint hint. Works AWESOME.

Oh btw how are you doing for wilt pruf? I bought the industrial sized bottle, lol. Want some? :D

Cool, head stash trade, now THAT'S what grow buddies are for... this is what I've been dreaming of all along, having duplicate strain grows going on within a few hours' drive of eah other. Word. And I'll trade you some beautifully cured black indica for a bit of blue haze! I think your friend would actually be able to smoke it. It is on the relaxing end of the pot spectrum.

[Demeter]

Ahhh good ol' Dot. Worldly posessions seem to acquire a life of their own there, and wander off, never to be seen again.
No worries though, I'm just happy to be outdoors... should I bring the canoes?

lol @ snowing... it dropped down below freezing in the upper valley over the weekend... we COULD have had snow! WTF is up with the weather.

I have been putting my prop equipment through the dish washer lately- I cut the trays in half so they fit. You HAVE to bleach between uses. I also mix a few drops of copper fungicide into my wilt-pruf.. hint hint. Works AWESOME.

Oh btw how are you doing for wilt pruf? I bought the industrial sized bottle, lol. Want some? :D

Cool, head stash trade, now THAT'S what grow buddies are for... this is what I've been dreaming of all along, having duplicate strain grows going on within a few hours' drive of eah other. Word. And I'll trade you some beautifully cured black indica for a bit of blue haze! I think your friend would actually be able to smoke it. It is on the relaxing end of the pot spectrum.

You are a dear- I'd love some wilt pruf...hell, perhaps I could pour some on my brain? I have been very lax about my mold prevention, so I will do as you suggest. There are buggies in there too, tiny ones that I have been just manually squishing - ugh.
I'd better get off the computer now and get to work- see you soon (tag, you're it now!)

[stinkyattic]

Tag you're it back.
Your damp cellar is a mold paradise. Don't let it start. Now go do some work, you SLACKER!

[postmandave]

very nice buds demeter,very nice indeed

[Demeter]

Thanks postmandave! :rastasmoke:

Stinky, you are so right, I have slacked off horribly!
I washed the dome in bleach and put the trays through the dishwasher- now all is sparkling again. I hope the clones survive!

I have a sick plant in the flower room. Her newer leaves were all stunted and curly, it is more than just heat stress. I flushed her yesterday, and once the flower room light goes on, I will look in on her. If she isn't get better I will post a pic for diagnosis.

This weather is messing with my mind. I am upset about my tomatoes and peppers outside and hope they are not harmed by this damp cool yuckinesssssssss

I am running out to do errands, will be back shortly:)

[stinkyattic]

Eh! Are we on for Sunday? I'll troubleshoot in person and bring my magic humic acid with me.

[Demeter]

Sunday works for me- but I don't know how much sunshine we will see. My poor veggies:(


Speaking of sad - here are some pictures of two very sick girls- they were looking dry so I watered them, then they kept looking bad, so I flushed one, and now there are two that look horrible. You can see from the pic of the whole group that these two are the sick ones! What should I do? Dr. Stinky, 911!

[foxysox]

Demeter, how are those girls doing? HAve you increased your ventilation?

[Demeter]

Hi foxy- I flushed everybody thoroughly and even so, one died, but the other sick one seems to be surviving. I am leaving the door open and the other five seem to be okay. I am going to get perlite today and repot the sickly one, and put her near the door opening, and hopefully she will pull through. I gave them all a pep talk yesterday and shook the CO2 bottles- it was a ritual thing:hippy: Thanks so much for the house call and medicine! Mr. MTF is looking happy- I am keeping him lst'd, so he is one long fellow!

First the rain and now the heat! Everything is in the ground now except a few ornamental peppers. The tomatillos are flowering, yum, salsa verde!

I just came in from a long walk - I just got a pair of MBT shoes, and they really do change the way you walk! I try to walk at least 4x per week for an hour and a half, so I am looking forward to seeing how they work.

It was great seeing you- next time, pizza for sure!

[stinkyattic]

pizza, woot.
That MAtanuska Thunderfuck is a female... she may be a burly bitch, but a bitch she is. And yes, she likes bondage. :D

[Shovelhandle]

yoiks! I've been away and slow coming back on board...sorry about the damage, Demeter. But the garden sounds like it's well off. yes?

I got my plants and seeds in last Monday and it has been really warm up here (VT) all week. There all going really well. Red Caribbean habinero peppers. super chilli, cayenne, red yellow and banana sweet peppers... three var. tomatos (no tomatillo) eggplant, brocholli, and other stuff (the list is getting crazy here)

Very nice thread you got here!

Shov

[Demeter]

Thanks shov! Your garden sounds wonderful! If you come into beantown for the festival in Sept, we could trade produce:hippy:

[Shovelhandle]

what festival, Demeter?

Shov

[Demeter]

Hempfest- I hope it is still happening this year. The folks at the Boston Common were yapping about not letting it be there this year, but hopefully if it is moved, it will be somewhere pretty. I've been a few times, but I was always dry :( so it was not as much fun, as it is not the place to try to hook up or even smoke. Toooooo many police. It is better to go planning to hang out with friends, check out the vendor stuff, and support the movement. If a bunch of us meet up beforehand, we can have our own celebration!:jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Yeah that's what I was thinking too... it would be nice to go down to the shore for an early morning walk-n-puff, then munch a lunch, and hit the festival after. I'd never show up to a festival even CARRYING. Too much risk.

[Demeter]

Here are pics of some of my outdoor flowers! Catmint that the neighbors cats love to munch on- it borders the front walkway, and the cats roll around afterward all blissed-out! The climbing yellow rose has gotten out of control; we need to get the ladder out and trim the wild thing. I love the blue gray foliage and bright pink flowers on this dianthus.The siberian iris are at the front fence, and there are six bunches of them just starting to open up. The clematis in the pot is climbing a lemon lace vine. Everyday something new blooms. The bearded iris should be open in a day or so, and I will post their pics. I love Spring!

[Demeter]

Yesterday these plants were fine. Today I see they are reduced to sticks!

I look closer and they are infested with green caterpillars! Damn them-

Observe the bastards who ate my arugula - They are now green juice in a paper towel!

They must have come in from outside. I need to patrol the veg garden. Danger lurks.

[stinkyattic]

That double clematis is STILL going strong!!! Wow that thing kills me ded.
Screw arugula, tastes good, IMPOSSIBLE to keep healthy in my experience. It bolts or gets eated. But is SO yummy... waaaaahhh!

[Shovelhandle]

beautiful flowering plants Demeter. We have some flowers coming and the herb garden and boxes are going well. I'll get some pics when the rest of the flowers bloom.

Hempfest in Boston? That sounds good. Any link to the organizers or such?

Shov

[Demeter]

Shov- I look forward to seeing your pics- I need to check out your grow log!
I haven't checked out any links to Hempfest yet, but I will this weekend.

Here are a few new pics- the surviving sick girl- if you think she looks bad, a week ago she was almost dead! The stretched-out girl is Stinky's Matanuska Thunderfuck and she will be giving up a few clones soon.
In the flowering room pic there is one with fan leaves turning lime green and yellow- what should I do for this girl?
The little baby clone is a SAGEx fresh from the biodome. She looks sweet!

[RollenJoynts]

You have a very beautiful garden, Demeter, I only wish I could smell them =[

I need to grow some plants..
=[

[Demeter]

Thanks RJ- if everyone grew something wonderful, the world would be much happier!

Here are some new shots of the flowers outside- iris, giant allium, rose, lupines, etc

[Demeter]

More pretties!

[Demeter]

Here is a matanuska thunderfuck that stinky gave me before she gets snipped for clones. Also some pics from the flower room- buds ripening - (sorry about the poor picture quality)

will post more later- stinkyattic and I will be doing some cloning today:jointsmile:

[hydrocannabis]

damm UR garden looks great.

[Demeter]

That's what this trainwreckx smells like, ewww! But the first plant harvested smokes nicely, with just a hint of the stinK

Here's a smelly girl I just cut down- she's a two-headed beast isn't she!

[Shovelhandle]

yowee! Nice un!
Hey, I was in Boston last week...Moved my daughter to Chelsea.

Anyway, I cut some beauty broccholi flowers for supper last night as well as an armful of lovely kale for Portugese Soup tomorrow. The lillies have been blooming one color at a time so far. Yellows and tigers today.
Many other flowers haven't bloomed yet so no pics today. When the Bee Balm and Large Hollyhocks bloom I'll photo 'em.

Sho

[stinkyattic]

Oh Shov you are making me look at my lunch with disgust. I would much rather be having a nice BIG bowl of kale soup, with sausage in it of course...

Demeter I can't even describe how funny it felt to be smoking somthing that smelled like rotten meat and tasted like garlic salami and felt like someone had filled me with giggles... that trainwreck X is THE single most bizarre weed I have ever come into contact with. lol very good stuff, considering how distasteful it smelled 'on the plant'.

Your pesto shrimp are to die for btw~ :jointsmile: and I even had pesto on toast for breakfast this morning!

[Demeter]

Oh Shov you are making me look at my lunch with disgust. I would much rather be having a nice BIG bowl of kale soup, with sausage in it of course...

Demeter I can't even describe how funny it felt to be smoking somthing that smelled like rotten meat and tasted like garlic salami and felt like someone had filled me with giggles... that trainwreck X is THE single most bizarre weed I have ever come into contact with. lol very good stuff, considering how distasteful it smelled 'on the plant'.

Your pesto shrimp are to die for btw~ :jointsmile: and I even had pesto on toast for breakfast this morning!

Thanks Dearies- boy I think we should all get together for a potluck supper- :stoned:

[stinkyattic]

I think that would be fabulous. I would be delighted to host, being smack dab in the middle of NEw England for all intents and purposes (the far reaches of Maine don't count, lol!).
Hey, how are the clones holding up?

[Demeter]

I think that would be fabulous. I would be delighted to host, being smack dab in the middle of NEw England for all intents and purposes (the far reaches of Maine don't count, lol!).
Hey, how are the clones holding up?

That would be great- who's up for potluck at stinky's?

The clones seem okay- I am going down there now to check on them right now. I have to walk and then finish reading papers. Will report back later:stoned:

[stinkyattic]

I will have to get all the plants and fertilizer off the kitchen counter and make my kitchen functional again, lol.. you can't cook in it atm because of all the green leafy things!
I'm glad the babies are okay. I REALLY hope you try to re-veg that salami weed. Teh more I think about it, the more I kinda want a cutting!!! haha

[Chronisseur]

Just wanted to compliment some beautiful work!:thumbsup:
Any updates?

[Chronisseur]

Stinky are you in New England?...Thought you asked ME about the tristates?

[Demeter]

Just wanted to compliment some beautiful work!:thumbsup:
Any updates?

Thanks sweetie- here's some new pics of loads of dif plants-

first, the edible kind -
my tomato patch, loads of peppers (Kung Pao, Purple Jalapeno, and Bulgarian Carrot) tons of squash (this is a day's harvest-zucchini bread anyone?!)

[Demeter]

And now for the medicinal plants:D

Here are the last three girls in flower- one has the top chopped off - which is what is in the drying box! The other two include a sick girl nursed back to health- I am thinking she's a blueberry, because of her color. The third girl is pretty wacked out- light stressed and crazyleafed; I think she'll be brownie material. Then there are the 25+ little clones- cute, huh?
This last little plant is in bondage- I think she is a clone of trainwreck- the famously stinky (decaying salami is the top note!) stuff that helps me get to sleep every night.

I'll be vegging for the next 2 1/2 months, then plan to flower two Blue Haze, two Matanuska Thunderfuck (thanks stinky!) two Pure Power Plant (the LOVELIEST for nugs) and then two wild cards from my growing friend.
I love variety!

[hydrocannabis]

hey demeter. how long does it take for RED peppers to be reaty to harvest.

I have some that R 4 inchs long and not turning red yet.

and Ur buds look like some yummy yummy goodness.

[Chronisseur]

Nicely done!

So, yeah,...Ill be sending you my mailing address, and umm,..you can just overnight me some of that zucchini bread! LOL(maybe throw a little somethin' special in there;))

Keep up the good work!

PS: How do you feel about the FIM method?

[evertking]

Looks nice!:thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Demeter, your hot peppahs look so good I need to go drink a big glass of milk right NOW. The heat is just coming right through the computer... yummy.


Stinky are you in New England?...Thought you asked ME about the tristates?

Yes, there are a couple MAssholes kickin around this thread... if you can figure out who we are!!! :D

[Chronisseur]

Well deah, I've gut an awful lotta husses in my dawyad!
Shaw caant wait to hahvest this yeeah!! (hint,hint);)


PS: Amen to those peppers!
(if you had an enemy, he'd probably look like this -->:mad:

:D

[Celeste]

Well deah, I've gut an awful lotta husses in my dawyad!
Shaw caant wait to hahvest this yeeah!! (hint,hint);)


:D

stop making fun of the way i talk :p

[Chronisseur]

no no, thats just to give you an idea of where I'M from!
(little bit "noth" of you!):thumbsup:

[Demeter]

hey demeter. how long does it take for RED peppers to be reaty to harvest.

I have some that R 4 inchs long and not turning red yet.

and Ur buds look like some yummy yummy goodness.

Hydro, it really depends on so many factors- how much sun and what variety they are. I love the kung pao because the plants are covered in hot peppers that are the first to ripen. Be patient! You will be rewarded with sweet hot yumminess!

[Demeter]

Nicely done!

So, yeah,...Ill be sending you my mailing address, and umm,..you can just overnight me some of that zucchini bread! LOL(maybe throw a little somethin' special in there;))

Keep up the good work!

PS: How do you feel about the FIM method?


Thanks cheeky one! Perhaps you'd like to join the potluck dinner with stinkyattic and the other massfolks? The zucchini bread is great with a schmear of cream cheese, but the next batch just might have the special ingredient :D

[Demeter]

[quote=stinkyattic]Demeter, your hot peppahs look so good I need to go drink a big glass of milk right NOW. The heat is just coming right through the computer... yummy.

thanks, and hey miss stinky, Mr. D is making some hot pepper sauce tomorrow, and there will be a jar with your name on it- I know you can handle a little heat!

[Shovelhandle]

Tuesday I made a loaf of carrot/herb bread and a loaf of orange-cranberry/herb bread. Yesterday, a 1" slice set me up with a nice trippy high for the day. Saturday a friend and I plan to start the day with coffee, bread and drive around the countryside for the day

Unfortunetly, my pepper crop is looking sub-par this season. I usually do a decent batch of pepper sauce I may have to buy some red habineros to go with the super chilis and sweet peppers to make a smaller batch. Fortunetly, I have some left from last season.

Sho

[Demeter]

Tuesday I made a loaf of carrot/herb bread and a loaf of orange-cranberry/herb bread. Yesterday, a 1" slice set me up with a nice trippy high for the day. Saturday a friend and I plan to start the day with coffee, bread and drive around the countryside for the day

Unfortunetly, my pepper crop is looking sub-par this season. I usually do a decent batch of pepper sauce I may have to buy some red habineros to go with the super chilis and sweet peppers to make a smaller batch. Fortunetly, I have some left from last season.

Sho

I am growing carrots this year and would love your recipe! :stoned:

[Demeter]

Hi all (stinky are you out there... you have "joint custody" hee hee) you fabulous growers! PLEASE help me decide what to do with all these girls- in the past I have topped once for clones, then later fimmed and lst'd, but with this batch, I am open to suggestions. If I top today, there will be a bunch of new baby clones to deal with, but if I just lst today I can take clones in another few weeks, and would yield twice as many babies, right? Then again, my flower space is limited: I can only flower 8 plants max, and they can't be too wide, so maybe I shouldn't lst everyone.

I have to repot all 27 of these girls today - they are already growing out of their first post clonebox quart pots! This is going to take me forever with my injured finger :mad: oh well, no reward without work:jointsmile:

So I am off to get my hands dirty- will check in later to see what suggestions sound best. Thanks!!!!

[Chronisseur]

Ive been interested in learning the science of the FIM method. The ability to accurately quadruple tops,(up to 8 from what I hear) really turns me on!
The thing that gets me is there seems to be no consistency in multiples, so to be sure you're making the right move, maybe a test or two?

THIS IS ONLY FEEDBACK! YOUR GREEN THUMB WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN MY BURNT THUMB!:thumbsup:

PS: Pot luck dinner? You've got my attn.! (3 wonderful components of life!)

[stinkyattic]

Wow Demeter I guess we are a good team. Did you notice any difference in survival rate % between the ones we put in rapidrooters vs. the other plugs? I like those other ones too.
I am a big fan of bending to expose low nodes to light. You end up with PLENTY of new side shoots which eventually become multiple tops.
Plus there's little to no stress on the plant.
FIM I've used in the past but far prefer to only remove a growing tip if it is to be used as a cutting. Otherwise you get set back time-wise.
If you end up with too many clones (stinky rotten salami hint hint!) they are always welcome to come to their family reunion :D Their moms miss them.
BTW that dying Blue Haze has completely pulled out of her rootbound funk.

My suggestions for your next round of flowering:
-Lighter soil, 40-50% perlite with that compost I dropped off
-square 3-gallon pots with EXTRA drain holes drilled in them. I ahve a bunch of extras from my previous operation. Just have to get them out of my friend's storage unit.
-Increase ventilation

You may end up with TOO MUCH BUD!!! lol your green thumb is, well, pretty damn green. You just needed better potting conditions.

[Shovelhandle]

sorry Mrs. D, I use box ingredients. I wouldn't know how to scratch built bread. That's my wife's dept. Maybe I'll let her make the next batches from scratch. Hmmm. : )

Shov

[Demeter]

I guess I have been remiss- no pics very too long! I have been busy growing however:

Here is the current crop of girlies- the flowering girls are a mix of trainwreckx, sagebbx, blue haze, PPP, and matanuska thunderfuck...they went in 12/12 on 8/15, so hopefully they will be harvested by mid Oct. I plan to put three of the other group into flower in about 2 weeks, to stagger things, as these other vegging girls are getting pretty burly! I am running out of room, and could take a zillion clones if I only had a place for them. Yes, I have run amok. I have learned too late that just because you CAN take a clone doesn't mean you SHOULD! :hippy: Yikes!

[Demeter]

Here are the little clones, a mix of mystery strains, with some PPP and Sagebbx mixed in....also here is the infamous pregnant O G Kush, and as you can see I am trying to get some clone material from her. I still have a half dozen clones in the dome that may still make it, so I think I need to find a fairy godmother for some of these babies, since my flower room is pretty small.

I also plan to just grow for the next six months, and then lay low for awhile. I really just want to stockpile enough bud so that my hubby and I and our good friends can enjoy the fruits of my labor and not have to worry about supply. I think I know someone who can safeguard my genetics until it is time to grow again, so that makes it easier. I know my girls will be a good home!

Here is also a bouquet of flowers from Demeter's Garden for all my dear friends!

[stinkyattic]

Your flower arranging skill is as good as your growing skill! What a beautiful mix of colors. Thos blood-red dahlias are killa.

[PopaBean]

Looking very nice...
Sweet.

That Trainwreck sounds fun...I haven't giggled from smoking in years.

[Demeter]

After about 5 weeks at 12/12, the trainwreck plant is really starting to stink of sweaty salami! It completely takes over and hides the other plant smells- if anyone asks, I guess I should say I am making sausages?:D

The bad news is one of the MTF flowering girls has spider mites- seemingly overnight! I sprayed her with NEEM last night until she dripped, and I plan to check on her tonight when the lights come back on- I sure hope she didn't burn up! She already has some nice buds, but will they be okay now that I have sprayed her? Should I rinse her off with the hose? Anyone with info on spider mites? Damn bugs!

[stinkyattic]

Demeter darlin'-
You got any more TW cuts? I lost mine (The Tess was feeling a little vegetarian...)
Spider mites, drop temps, pyrethrin bomb twice, a couple days apart, hang no pest strips to prevent reinfestation.
Watch out spraying neem to runoff, it's easy to suffocate the plant. Light mist, dry, light mist again is far safer.

[Demeter]

Hi stinky- I've missed ya!
I do have some tw clones - when will you be mobile again? Remember to keep Oct 20 open for the Halloween bash-

Okay so of course, like everything else I do to excess- I probably drowned the poor baby last night. I wasn't thinking too straight :stoned: and at the sight of all those webs I panicked!

So if the poor baby is suffering, should I take her out and hose her off? I'm such a roughneck
help..

[stinkyattic]

Once the neem dries it's not gonna come off- if it was going to kill the leaves, you'd already be seeing damage.
Halloween, check. I have a costume already too. You will dig it.

[Demeter]

I couldn't stand to wait (big surprize!!) so I just peeked in on the girl and she seems okay. Will it be okay to smoke with neem on the buds? Will it taste weird? I might have to lick a leaf and see:D
Actually that plant and another one have some funny leaves, that look like they are gold-dusted but is probably just mottled green w/gold - since I have your expert ear here- what do you think this is? I have been feeding once per week with Tiger Bloom, Big Bloom, and cal/mag. though I may have forgotten cal/mag one week. What do you think- oh yea, and I also gave them molassas the last two weeks. I need to get that Sweet stuff you mentioned. Also I need some good starter plugs like you used- they had a much better clone survival rate than mine. Can you tell me what they are and where to get them? I want to take a few clones of the blue haze and also that crazy pregnant kush you gave me- she's been held down and I bet I could get 5 clones from her.
Sounds like it is time for another clone party girl! I also have some big veg ladies (PPP and MTF) I wouldn't mind trading for some other varieties if you have any extra little ones?

[stinkyattic]

What you are seeing is scarring from spider mite damage.
I still hold your Haze genetics if you are interested in some cuts. Ready to go girly! And others of course.
You probably don't need the calmag in your city tap water.
Neem isn't poisonous to humans, just smelly. Yuck.
Yeah I need a re-up on PPP stock- I think you gave me a SAGE x mislabelled last time. The leaf structure was all wrong.
Call me whenever! :D

[growwatcher]

I thought we weren't allowed to even discuss trading beans, let alone clones, on this site? No?

Grow

[stinkyattic]

I thought we weren't allowed to even discuss trading beans, let alone clones, on this site? No?
Grow
That is true- However Demeter and I have been friends in 'real life' for a while and have a long-standing agreement to protect each others genetics in case one of us has to bail out suddenly. We're Grow Buddies! :D
There's actually a really cute pic of us at the Mass Horticultural Society show in Boston from this past spring- I think it may be in Mass locals somewhere...

[Demeter]

I'm sorry- I didn't mean to cross over onto the dark side:(
Stinky is my good pal, and grow guru:thumbsup: No offence meant!

I'll call you tonight. Now I have to go expand a bed in the front yard for some new asters I am putting in. I need to move my Phlox and crazy daisy back so the asters can be in front. I've had trouble with iron chlorosis this year, so by putting the asters in front it will help if that happens again. I am going to supplement well in the spring so hope it won't come back; it's so disfiguring! But it is a great day to be outside (I'll grade papers tomorrow!)

[stinkyattic]

Remind me to give you some Iron Green- I have an industrial sized bottle that I will NEVER use up!!!

[growwatcher]

Hey you two... It's all good! I'm just asking what is and isn't ok to be posting here... I've seen several allusions by Stinky, with her mod hat on, to the fact that it is not permissible to post anything about any kind of trading. So I was just trying to figure out if there is some voodoo magic that makes it ok :jointsmile:

Stinky -- found that pic in the grow lounge ... cute :)

Grow

EDIT: Oh yeah, sorry for bustin' in on your conversation.

[stinkyattic]

lol no probs- I've gotta say that having a grow buddy makes me sleep better at night knowing that no matter what happens, I'll never lose my genetics.
Certainly trolling for seeds and clones isn't cool on the site. Do long-standing members who have formed personal relationships with each other do it? Sure. But it's by email and off-site. I suppose just to avoid any confusion we should probably do that too, lol. Or next time we have lunch! :D

[Demeter]

Hi Girlfriend- seems like forever since I posted from the Garden of Delight> Frankly it has become more of a Jungle of Wildness- Since I plan to shut down everything in January, in anticipation of our adoption, I am growing to STOCKPILE, baby!
I've exceeded the maximum sensible number of plants in my flower room by about a dozen! I chopped the tops off a couple fat juicy MTF's last night because they had nanners and were mostly ready- I like a lighter head high anyway. It must be the general overcrowding - I have too many crazy sativa girls standing tall at one end, and the final flowering PPP and MTF are crouched in the front. I still have a half dozen girls, mostly trainwreck, who are ALMOST too big to transport so soon I will have to shove them into flower with the other sardines...! I hope to harvest the bottoms of the MTF I just chopped in about a week, and hopefully the 2 PPP's will be done then too, making room for a few more to flower.
This is what happens when you combine cloning with having to temporarily suspend growing :wtf:
But despite the nanners on the two MTF, and a couple trainwreck that need flushing (jeez, they are in the very back, so I will have to excavate tonight!) the plants are surviving the tight space pretty well. I have bent over a few of the lankier girls - I will take some photos tonight if you upstanding growers promise not to chatise me for my bad behavior. This is not the ideal grow, but the buds look yummy and this little squirrel will be needing plenty of "nuts" to keep her happy over the winter. I may keep one mother to maintain - but it is so hard to choose! I still have some great seeds, so maybe, since I will have plenty of smoke to tide me over, I can afford to wait and see with a few germinating seeds- if they turn out to be male, it won't be tragic. But the growing will have to really get scaled down next year- Demeter will still be growing, but more veggies and flowers to cover. I need to focus on my little persephone:D

Once the nightime lights come on in the flower room, I'll shoot some pics and be right back!:hippy:

[Demeter]

Here are a few pictures- first the ladies in veg waiting (after taking this picture I repotted half of them before I ran out of pots and dirt! The other pictures are of the insanely crowded flower room, which I also reorganized because I had to take two PPP out from the back to be flushed, etc. The spiky tall one with the weirdly skinny leaves is a sagexx, very tempermental! I can't remember what the problem is when the leaves get all skinny and curl like this one is?

In a week I will chop three more little PPP's - and replace them with a blue haze, another PPP and a trainwreck or two. I had planned to be done by early Jan but now it is looking like mid to late January before Demeter turns her garden back to veggies. I want to flower some tomatoes and peppers like last winter, and maybe some japanese eggplant.

[smokiemickpot]

Looks like it could have done with a bit longer,but thats just my opinion..none the less,good grow:thumbsup:

[Demeter]

whatcha mean smokie? Do you mean I should wait on the PPP's - how can you see them in the midst of all that green- good eyesight! or do you mean i should have waited on chopPing the MTF? The top trics were mostly cloudy, though there were some new white hairs- still, I needed the room, and those nanners scared me!

Most of what is in the pics won't be ready for at least 4 more weeks, with the rest following in 6, 8 and 10 weeks if all goes as planned. he Blue haze and that damned sagex take the longest, but at least in the case of the blue, it's worth it. I'm only growing the sagex out because I didn't have the heart to toss her once I learned what a fussy plant it is

[stinkyattic]

Hey Demeter!
Sorry I've been away from the boards for a couple days and missed all this.
Chopping a hermed plant IS good practice, especially if you have NO idea why it hermed.
I'll call you tonight... I'm mobile again... mwahahaha... look out Massholes, Stink's BACK ON WHEELS!!!

[Demeter]

So glad you are back on wheels! I've missed my garden guru- you must come visit - I have two mtfs that look like hanging baskets with several trailing arms! Any chance you will be heading east this weekend? We did a final harvest and have about 20 million peppers! I made some yummy salsa verde out of the tomatillos and I know you want some of that! I roasted the toms this time and it really makes a difference. We had it will grilled chicken and it was amazing!

[rimbaegeus]

It's always good to see growers growing a cornucopia of plants. I do the same, and I love it. It brings a certain well-rounded quality to the garden which I find is good for one's spiritual well being.

[stinkyattic]

I'm still working through my last pint of tomatillo salsa from Demeter's garden!
My grow at the moment also includes French lavender, rosemary, and 4 varieties of hot pepper. Variety is indeed the SPICE of life, har har har. :D

[Demeter]

Hey stinky- I forgot to ask you- what can you tell me, if anything, about the girl marked "Mystery xx"? I just cut her and she smells amazing!

Did you get the doggie? I hope so!:)

[stinkyattic]

mystery 'XX' is what I did with a handsome male I got out of a pack of BOG unknown seeds. I crossed him to a female from the same pack. BOG's stuff is hardy and smells lovely, and the XX follows. I found she did very nicely in hydro as a bud on a stick style plant.

Yup, the shelter called and they put me at the top of the list for the bulldog female, but they would rather I take the male Boxer/Pitbull cross because they can't find an applicant who is familiar with training big dominant dogs, and the bully girl is already a perfect lady.

[theelectrician]

them orchids r tuff:D

[theelectrician]

nice shoes' plants not to bad either:D

[Demeter]

Thanks theelectrician!

Demeter's Garden of Delight is changing a bit these days- all of my medicinal plants are now cut, cured and stored away for personal use over the next year or two. I am about to become the parent of a little 7 year old girl from Africa, so it will be just organic veggies and flowers for awhile :)


I have so appreciated everyone's advice (esp. my dear friend stinkyattic!) over the past year that I have been growing - because of all of your help, I am now able to use my medicine in peace, without the constant scramble and uncertainty of contacting dealers- not to mention the $$$- now I can spend my hard-earned money on little girl dresses :D

I have a new orchid blooming now- will take a pic once she is fully open! I will be starting my veggie seeds the week before we leave for Africa in mid-MArch, so that when we return they will be ready to pot up! I have some beautiful new heirloom tomato seeds this year that I am excited about-