Outdoor Season 2008

[cthulhu]

they're really starting to perspire now, literately half of the basement is smelling of a sour skunk odor.

today I noticed some slight problems with the leaves. the first attached picture is of a Double Gum. what do you think, heat stress? if I recall this plant sat pretty close to the heater, which is now shut off. I also noticed something that may be different on an AK-48, which I captured in the second attached picture.

some laundry detergent powder fell through the cracks in the boards when my cat walked in the cabinet above. this happened a week or two ago, and I tried my best to get most of the powder off the plants (you can probably still see some of it). I'm thinking this could possibly explain for the AK-48, as it almost looks like burns.

I have not fed these plants any fertilizer yet, but they are looking mighty hungry.

next update in a few days. imp:

cthulhu Reviewed by cthulhu on 05-27-2008. Outdoor Season 2008 I finally did the finishing touches on all the lighting tonight, after about 2 months of taking my time with doing a little work every few days. I've been building it with the thought that I just may some day use it for a serious completely indoor grow. For now it'll serve me as a early veg and clone room; a spot where I can start my seedlings indoors for 1 month before placing them outdoors. I can however say that light and space wise, it is the largest indoor grow I have ever done. Rating: 5

[jakezking]

ctulhu! Your plants are really starting to fill out, my friend! I am glad to see these ladies putting on some weight to begin to match their height! I don't have an answer to your qeustion as to the leaf issues. It doesn't appear to be a big issue at this point, being limited to the single leaf on each respective plant, so my guess is that it's exactly as you stated, the leaves were simply burned a bit by your cat's mishap.

[cthulhu]

too bad you didn't see them in the last few days, man, were they doing well.

well that's all over. R.I.P to at least 12 plants, dumped to their deaths in my backyard. I brought 8 to their plot today, come back, my sister tells me I'm lucky she didn't call the cops, I walk downstairs, all the plants are all knocked over (stems bent) and there is all sorts of chemicals dumped into the soil (so much my hands started to burn when I had to clean them up).

at this point, I hope she did call the cops, perhaps it's best that I'm locked up as long as she's still living here. at least $500 down the drain, just bought a bunch of organic ferts today too.

oh well, at least 8 of them got out in their (hopefully) safe plot, so this thread isn't a total waste of bandwidth, I'll get out and take pics and update it again when I feel better. right now I feel like shit, mixed feelings, mainly anger and depression, and I don't think I should speak of my feelings against for what I can now consider my ex-sibling anymore (my choice of words might get me into trouble). it's like she can't stand to see me reach success, she's been jealous of me for as long as I've known.

anyways, sorry for the bad news, and I apologize to those who have been following this thread. keep checking back, I'll get an update up of the 8 in their new home sometime on the weekend. there were some seeds of my new seeds in germination that she didn't find, but since I've lost the use of my cabinet, I don't know how well those will do. but I'll hope for the best.

I'm going out to get wrecked, peace out.

[hydrocannabis]

If that had happend to me I would have broken something of hers.
but thats just me.

but I guess I am lucky I live alone. and that my sister moved out a long time ago.

well I hope UR other plants do well.

[iriebowl]

awwwwwwww man so sorry to hear the bad news. sisters can be a pain sometimes, but if my sis did that, ooooooh buddy would she get it. I wouldnt get physical or anything more like sibling rivalry at its finest. at least you werent in full bloom about to harvest when she attacked the garden.

best of luck with the surviving 8. make sure your sis dont follow you there and get those too.


stay irie

[Shovelhandle]

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. This won't kill you. Keep trying to reach harmony with your sister, that's likely to be the most important thing in the long run.

Sorry, man.

[jakezking]

cthulhu, man, I am really sorry to hear your bad news. I know this is a tough time for you, but hopefully the 8 you transplanted outside will thrive and help you keep your chin up, my friend. I have an older sister that used to rat me out to my parents, but now she smokes more than I do, so just chalk her actions up to a closed mind. Hopefully, she will learn the err of her ways, and y'all will have some smoke time together in the future. My sister that used to rat me out is now a serious competitor of mine in some seriously high challenges on Guitar Hero 4.

[cthulhu]

thanks to everyone for the kind words. I really appreciate it. :jointsmile:

If that had happend to me I would have broken something of hers.
but thats just me.

I tore books and binders full of her (university) work to shreds and dumped it all in a pile in the middle of her room's doorway.

awwwwwwww man so sorry to hear the bad news. sisters can be a pain sometimes, but if my sis did that, ooooooh buddy would she get it. I wouldnt get physical or anything more like sibling rivalry at its finest. at least you werent in full bloom about to harvest when she attacked the garden.

no, but I was less than 2 days from getting them completely off of the property (if she had of talked to me about it like a mature adult, I would have had all the plants off the property that night without contest). I had planned on getting them all out this weekend.

Hopefully, she will learn the err of her ways, and y'all will have some smoke time together in the future. My sister that used to rat me out is now a serious competitor of mine in some seriously high challenges on Guitar Hero 4.

she's not like that, she doesn't even drink alcohol. she's one of those health nuts, who's afraid to eat an entire portion in fear she'll get fat.

anyways, here's the update I promised. the good news is, the seeds I germed just before the tragedy happened seem to be coming to the surface (at least one White Skunk and one AK-4 has already fully broke the surface, it's on the plot in the pictures). hopefully they'll survive out there from the start, there seems to be alot of bugs on and around the plants (they don't appear to be eating the plants however).

the wind seemed to have knocked a few over, which I had to support with small twigs, which I'll bet hasn't helped much. they're not planted yet, because I haven't nearly finished preparing the soil. today I mixed in a box of Blood & Bone Meal, and I still have to add Perlite, Vermiculite, and a bag of Miracle Grow Organic Choice Multi-Purpose Organic Plant Food. I'll hopefully get that all done in my next visit in a few days.

[iriebowl]

wow nice plot you got. I wish mine were as clean as yours. looing forward to your progress

[cthulhu]

wow nice plot you got. I wish mine were as clean as yours. looing forward to your progress

thanks, I'm surprised that you would say clean. the brush around the plot still needs to be cleared alot better, as at times it can shade spots of the plot.

I went out to visit them again today, and finished the soil preparation with a bag of perlite and a bag of vermiculite. the soil is now heavily enriched and has a noticeably lighter texture. these were the second bags of each the perlite and the vermiculite, and I've worked everything in to roughly 12 inches in depth. a list of everything that has been added to the soil:

- Blood & Bone Meal (2 boxes)
- Miracle Grow Organic Choice All Purpose Organic Plant Food (2 bags)
- Perlite (2 bags)
- Vermiculite (2 bags)

some White Skunk and more of the AK-48 are popping up in the little straggler pots you see there. hopefully they don't get eaten alive by bugs.

the next time I visit them I'll plant the 8, I couldn't plant any today because the soil was just too wet (and I still covered my shoes in mud). it's been raining off and on the last few days, and it's stayed pretty overcast.

the plants are pretty wet in the pics. next time you see them they won't be in pots. :hippy: