So i use a chair, dosnt mean i cant grow!

I think it might be a newbie thing. I see these giant buds staring at me. Then i see these smaller buds with tears in there eyes, wanting some of that nice sun light.

I really wish i would have read this sooner:wtf:

I took the big buds that covered the lower buds. Im thinking i made a mistake. Hell i could kick myself. I just talked with a friend and he said that maybe i should have maybe taken a few of the lower buds for the time being.

Yeah i guess i should have. Im going to blame it on my living situation and boredom. I really never thought id get any of it. All the work i put into it and while i was tending to them, in the back of my head i was thinking id never harvest a thing. I guess you would have to know my situation better. I can see you all now wanting to kick me in the head after all the help you all have given and i do something so extreme without advise. I posted something about it, but got impatient i guess. It all seemed like a dream. I had nice healthy plants that were all mine, wow. Every day and night i had the feeling they were going to get taken, or chopped to bits!:( Like i said living here isn't fun at all.
Also, all i did all summer was make sure that if my plants need something i was there to take care of them. Because before sprouting my seeds i had been in bed for close to a year. I was going to put this out there but not till i had pulled every plant dried and cured every bud. Because i dont need the poor dude in a chair thing. I fucking hate that sorta thinking. Everyone has something in there life they wish the were better at or had more money. The list goes on and on. I just dont walk, its really not that bad people. I do most of what iv always done and im a happy dude. But previous to the start of the grow i had been in bed. Freaking couldn't get out. I put off a shoulder surgery and then i couldn't even roll over in bed. It sucked! I had a hard time just getting something to drink or eat. That chick that lives here wouldn't help me at all. I mean i could beg for something and after me all making noise she'd just come in and close my door,lol fucking bitch. My daughter would help, but with that teenage attitude. So, i got extra nurses aids to help. Which did help, but was my really only source of human interaction. Now some of you might have picked up a bit of my personality, but im a people person and its what makes me thrive:thumbsup: I dont go to chat rooms or that kind of thing on the Internet, but i love my Can.com baby:rastasmoke: I get the people on this site and for most of the people on here i think get me:thumbsup:

Well after surgery and a new Doc, who helps my pain w/o seeing my piss:thumbsup::thumbsup:, i germ some seeds. Not the best, but they were all i could get my hands on. I got a bunch of females and my summer started. So, after getting in bed at the end of July of last year, i finally got up ever day starting this year on July 1st and made myself get up everyday. The thing is that it was so easy because of my plants. It was my therapy and it worked. Hell iv got all my strength back and feel great. My shoulder is going to bug me a bit, but hell if you pushed a chair 23 years, somethings going to give. So, i use a power chair which gets me in the woods now. Not so bad. I grew some not bad smoke:thumbsup: Hell everyday i carried a gallon jug out there 3-4 and sometimes more. Also, making sure the weeds were not taking my ferts/nutes. I had a blast! And i got every bit of strength back i lost being in that damn bed. I need to take some strong meds, so i need a doc that will treat me. So far so good:thumbsup: He did ask me what helps the spasms other then Valium and i said Med Pot. He only said ''well to bad were not in the right state''. Im thinking he knows and isn't pushing the issue. I tried to move to a better state but it isn't that easy when iv used every penny i had on the two i live with. Also, my house is only about 7 years old. Its a perfect place to grow from too. Im looking and might have found a roommate, so that will take care of that issue.

Then all i had to do was wait. Wait, i couldn't wait. I needed something to do. I dont speak to anyone who lives here. There odd man, they will each read 3-4 books a week, but not say a word. Its anti social behavior. The books just make it easier. lol, this is way cheaper then a shrink.


Well i got four plants still kicking and doing well. Also, a plant with seven cut off the tops. There are a ton of buds still on the plant. The question is will they grow? After all i cut 7 parts off it. I used a clean and very sharp saw. Its something i use to cook with. It looks like a bread cutter. Anyway iv been giving it molasses and water. I took maybe 2 fan leaves off it in its life, so there are plenty of leaves. I hope they feed the buds well. If there is anything i can do to help it, please advise. One in the woods looks like its done, but im letting it go really far. Its only about 14'', so i just want to see what happens and harvest when it gets to cold to put a bag over it. But the other 3 need to grow a lot. Which il have plenty to smoke and i want them to be as perfect as i can get them:thumbsup::D

Sorry i think i got a bit carried away, but i feel comfortable in here. Iv never been around (so to speak) people who share the same ideas and hobbies like i do. Also, its been driving me crazy as to what i had done. Then i get on and did the very thing i shouldn't have. But, live and learn. I am in the process of getting an indoor set up going and will make some mistakes there too. But im going to grow the best looking buds some day and look back at this and laugh my ass off. I will get a pic of the damage some time in the afternoon. Maybe someone has an idea as to the course i might take from this point. Also, if anyone has any questions about anything, please ask. People think its rude to ask questions, but id much rather you know the truth, then just assume something not correct. And if ya gotta know something your not comfortable posting on here, email works:thumbsup:

But thanks for the advise. I will not do it again, lol for sure. Plus im thinking the indoor thing will bring a whole different bunch of issues. Iv been concentrating my reading on indoors here lately.

Thanks again:rasta:

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Originally Posted by headshake

it's hard to say with any certainty, but the plants go through the 40/60 phenomenon. the plants stretch the first 40% of the time and spend the last 60% fattening up. (from what i've noticed this is pretty accurate.)

with that being said, i would think that your buds up top would continue to swell until they are ripe for the picking. i personally wouldn't chop the buds unless the trichs show that they are ready. the plants buds start to swell because the female is trying desperately to catch some male pollen.

so beyond that it's a personal choice. worst comes to worst your can use the lower, smaller buds to make hash or something.


-shake<----------------no "expert"

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Shake you have given me some great advise so please dont short change yourself man, cuz you know what you are doing my man:thumbsup::rasta:

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Originally Posted by LetsSeeYa

Shake you have given me some great advise so please dont short change yourself man, cuz you know what you are doing my man:thumbsup::rasta:

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thanks for the kind words LSY. i just do what i can to help out around here. i truly care about this place, as weird as that sounds. i like to share what i've learned. i like to try to give back to the community.....that's all.

thanks agian.


-shake

Hey bro, I've been reading through since the beginning but haven't chimed in. Just a thought but, you shouldn't worry about taking the tops, in fact congrats on getting so far. Didn't you say your worried someone will probably take them from you anyway. Think of it like this- now you don't have to worry about anybody taking them, so you can just smile and sleep better.:thumbsup:

LSY its all a learning experience and we never quit learning. Remember its a native weed and survives under all types of growing conditions. Of course the difficult part is it takes so long to grow out, when you make a mistake its another 5-6 months before you can harvest a better grown batch.

I learned something today that you can use a little soap to help flush, never knew that. Which that will take care of the roots but IMO you cannot flush the strong ferts out of mature buds.

I am using organic ferts and good soil mixes and it is totally different in taste compared to hydro with GH synthetics.

Well its not the end of the road. Its a new day today:jointsmile:

Im going to make the best out of it. Checking out lights is complicated man. I like the LED'S, but wow. Theres a lot of numbers to work out before i buy anything:wtf:

peace:rasta:

don't hesitate to ask any questions.

-shake

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Well its not the end of the road. Its a new day today:jointsmile:

Im going to make the best out of it. Checking out lights is complicated man. I like the LED'S, but wow. Theres a lot of numbers to work out before i buy anything:wtf:

peace:rasta:

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You can start by using compact fluorescent bulbs and a small metal halide 150Watt off ebay is about $80.00. Some folks are doing small autoflowers under compact bulbs and getting decent bud.

Best of luck with the roomate situation also, it scares me when someone has an ungrateful person in their home and a live grow. You piss them off and they drop a dime on you.

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You can start by using compact fluorescent bulbs and a small metal halide 150Watt off ebay is about $80.00. Some folks are doing small autoflowers under compact bulbs and getting decent bud.

Best of luck with the roomate situation also, it scares me when someone has an ungrateful person in their home and a live grow. You piss them off and they drop a dime on you.

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Hey Hemp, Im working on that. Im getting the house in my name and that will take care of that. She will move out of state and il be great when that happens. Iv been looking at a lot of lights on ebay. I think i can get i good deal there for a start up grow:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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don't hesitate to ask any questions.

-shake

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Thanks Shake im going to need it. I want to get everything i need and i have a pretty good idea from all the grow logs iv read and reading now. Seems a bit more diffecult. Outside your to mercy of the elimates. Inside im to the mercy of myself. So, im looking forward to it.:thumbsup::rasta: