Shov Summer '13 Outdoor

[Esteban1]

The one girlie is a "tree"! Good job

[Shovelhandle]

the euros were over 6' and 5' before I tied them down, they are surprisingly thick. The 'tree' is the Nl5 x Sk1? It does have that xmas tree shape, don't it? They hidin' real goot, yut?

[tlranger]

Yut, very very nice, Love the way place is maintained, is still so green, helps with stealth, tree area is killer, tie down looks good, wish I knew more there(have known some that get additional root growth, along stem).

Question- with current types and different environments, do you have a feel for harvest yet? Thank u, this year seems ??? Around here

[Shovelhandle]

TY, tlr

Mid October should be about right. Another four weeks. The 'expected' time from the breeder of the shit and nl x sk claim September-early October. The Euros expected finish is unknown but they seem to be ahead of the others although they had a late start.

[Esteban1]

Very true indeed. Weather patterns have been outta whack for some time now. Just love the global warming debate lol. A hippie Always 'twas almost believing all of the nonsense put out by heavy libertarians saying that climate change was total nonsense! Almost continued my belief until some top politico idiot said hey, C02 is great for our agriculture & look at the bumper crops over the years.

[Shovelhandle]

Weather has been unpredictable here recently. The weather peeps forecast sunny days every day since last weekend but we have seen more clouds than sun. This evening I found little snails all over the two European plants, feasting away on the leaves. Shit! I thought with the cool nights they were gone for good. I I tried to shake them all off, I trimmed the grass around them and sprayed the area with Safer Insect Soap (the closest thing at hand), I also shook powdered varmint repellant around the area (cinnamon, cumin, clove, capsicum and other pungent spices). Hopefully the sun will come out and keep them away from the plants. I'll take other steps as well, snail traps and bare copper wire wrapped around the stem. They can be a real threat early in the season as they can take out small plants in a matter of hours.

[thenewgrow]

hey man looking great im sorry to hear the snails are all over the place .

ps it this a sativa strain ?

[Shovelhandle]

thanks, newgro. There are three different strains, four plants. So which plant? It doesn't matter as they are all hybrids, which most varieties. They are not very sativa leaning though, more indica like.

[built2spill]

Wrapping steel wool around the base of the plant acts like barbed wire to slugs and snails. They will not pass over it.

[Shovelhandle]

I've not any steel wool but copper wire does the same. The snails will not cross over it.