Outdoor Season 2008

[cthulhu]

Thankyou all again for the feedback.

not sure exactly what it is, but some pest is chewing my plants bare. it's no insect, and every time I visit the plot I see at least 3 rabbits hopping in and around the area. I've concluded that it must be them, as no mouse or rat would be able to reach that high up on the plant.

it's becoming a serious problem, I'm afraid the stressing from losing the fan leaves might be forcing the plants into males or hermies. I'm not overly pleased with the DoubleGum, it's either a late flowerer or has a very poor m/f ratio. none of them have shown signs of flower, except for 1 which I am about 90% sure is a male, that will likely get chopped on my next visit.

tonight I'll go out to the plot again and I'll be putting up a small fence around it to keep the vermin out. I might snap some more pictures if I bring my camera.

stay safe :rasta:

[Shovelhandle]

I usually don't have critter problems, but I have in the past. Take a little bit of water and tobacco and/or crushed, dried hot pepper or hot sauce and put it in a blender and whiz it up. let set overnight. Next day you can add a drop or two of dish detergent to the mix, shake and spray on the herb plant.

Shov

[hydrocannabis]

they r looken great from here.

[cthulhu]

thanks again for the feedback guys. :smokin:

I usually don't have critter problems, but I have in the past. Take a little bit of water and tobacco and/or crushed, dried hot pepper or hot sauce and put it in a blender and whiz it up. let set overnight. Next day you can add a drop or two of dish detergent to the mix, shake and spray on the herb plant.

Shov

that's actually exactly the type of recipe I've been looking for. something natural with a noxious smell/taste to repel vermin, and even insects. since I've put them outside, I've been having slight problems with insects, but the damage they're doing is nothing compared to the damage the rabbits are doing. thanks for that Shovelhandle, I'll probably try it over the weekend. :thumbsup:

I picked up some chicken wire tonight, and made another trip out to the plot. unfortunately it was getting dark, the mosquitos were at their peak, I didn't wear bug repellent, and I didn't buy enough stakes.

so I did a half ass job of erecting the small fence, which hopefully will be sturdy enough to keep the rabbits out for now. tried to snap a pic, but it was getting dark, and the only source of light I had was the camera flash. so the pic obviously didn't turn out too well.

along with it, I'll post pics that I couldn't post (attach limit) when I took the earlier visit.

[cthulhu]

WTF. pics didn't attach.

[cthulhu]

as expected, the plants are clearly taking off with growth now. at least 3 newly confirmed females on this visit, including a few of the DoubleGum. at the moment I'm suspicious of 2 of the 8 elder plants, which I suspect could be males.

another shocker, the rabbits have actually done a good job of topping one of the White Skunk seedlings. :clap:

the BioBizz nutes should be arriving sometime in the next week, and I will be giving the plants a dose of Bio-Grow mixed at the full recommended mixing strength as soon as it arrives. the BioBizz nutes I ordered:

- Bio-Grow (1L)
- Bio-Bloom (1L)
- TopMax (1L)

stay safe. :rastasmoke:

[cthulhu]

first pic (DSCF0608.jpg) shows the White Skunk seedling that the rabbits topped. :hippy:

[jakezking]

cthulhu, dude your plot continues to look great! I hope that chicken wire is doing the trick to keep the area's critters at bay. I can imagine a bunch of jonesin' rabbits nervously pacing around the wire, trying to figure out how to breach it. Hopefully it will stand true.

Your plants are looking great too! Despite a bit of a setback with the lower limb loss, they appear very healthy, and seem to be recovering well. I am anxious to see them grow, as I know you are. I hope you have continued good luck with them!

Be good out there!

[camoxnhx]

THOSE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME!!! CANT YOU SEE! lol man that is one of the best OD grows i have seen. Thats gonna look so f'n sweet when its all budded up! but best of luck to you. i will for sure be watching!

[cthulhu]

thanks for the feedback. :thumbsup:

I hope that chicken wire is doing the trick to keep the area's critters at bay. I can imagine a bunch of jonesin' rabbits nervously pacing around the wire, trying to figure out how to breach it. Hopefully it will stand true.

LOL. I imagined that too. actually the first few days after I put the wire up I was checking for any damages to it (thinking maybe they would try to get under it). but besides it being a major obstacle when watering, it seems to be serving it's purpose.

the plants got their first dose of Bio-Grow today, and unfortunately I knocked over one of the bottles and dumped almost half of it into the weeds, so the plants didn't get as much as I was hoping. that was the first time they've recieved any liquid other than water alone, so hopefully they'll react well to it.

they seem to be loving all the rain we've been getting, now only if we could get a little more sun. I hate visiting at dusk, mainly because the mosquitos swarm me, and it's hard to get decent pics of the plants under the dim light.

pics aren't the greatest, hopefully I'll get out to visit them earlier Monday afternoon and will get some better pics then, if the weather cooperates.

until then, stay safe :rastasmoke: