Recent content by veggiegardener

There are many ways to improve yield in shadier areas. laying down white material below the plants will reflect what is below the lower branches. Using a drip system to keep the paper drier will help. I grew for 30+ years with good success. As prices decreased, I saw little need to expand my...

FYI, I don't bullshit. If I recommend something, I believe it is the best way to approach things. I recently gave away my seed collection to a grower . He suffered severe head injuries due to a war in the sand. My collection included land races, from all the continents except Antarctica. About...

I'm not going to respond to the others advisors. I started growing before the internet, so my methods were mostly self taught. I wouldn't do anything to the plants until one of two things happen. 1)5%-25% of tricombs turn amber. 2)you begin to see bright green new leaves among the buds. When you...

BTW, I was a regular here for years. Digging through my two thousand posts might be of interest to some.

I'm in Norcal as well.I grew my own for 30+ years, until pot got so cheap and good, I just started buying from friends. The trick to moving your girls outdoors is to GRADUALLY reduce your daylight cycle to 14 hours so that the girls will find the outdoor cycle to be an increase in day length...

Odd I came in here today. Since my city banned cultivation last year, and I'm a well known MMJ grower, I haven't stopped in much. Not growing after many years just irritates. Check your trichs. Estimate what percentage is amber. Some sativa strains I prefer about 5%. Others(indicas) up to 25%...

I've posted hundreds of pix. My estimates are based on long experience. Take them or not. Just trying to give an honest opinion.

If you are 8-10 weeks from harvest, you could get 4 oz. She'll bush up, but unless she's something very special, she just doesn't have the energy stored to do more. As others mentioned, more hours of daylight would have helped.

Eddie Lepp once told me his favorite is Super Silver Haze. After growing it several times, I tend to agree. I grow an African land race that I consider superior.

Using gibberilic(sp) acid or silver thiosulfate to induce male flowers on a female plant has very little risk of hermaphrodites.

Control how many branches get pollen. Harvesting pollen into a paper bag and then placing the bag(s) over individual branches works very well. About 50 seeds per cross is adequate. Unless you have serious acreage, you'll never need more. When crossing diverse genetics, you may see 'hybrid vigor'...

I helped renovate highway 174 about 20 years ago, through Cedar Ridge. I really like the area.

Thanks guys! Two very good suggestions. I have several friends around the Sierra foothills. Ill call and see what's up. Further suggestions would be welcome. Thanks again!

Thanks! I have friends in Oregon and some family, but our kids and grandkids are in California. We need to stay within a couple hundred miles of Sacramento.

I just read in the paper that my town is going to ban cultivation within the city limits. I could fight this, and probably win in the long run, but if I can move elsewhere in California, it might work out better. Does anybody have suggestions on counties or cities with lenient cultivation laws...