Good guess, im soaking up sunshine in the foothills, fingers crossed because it is so dry here. We could use a little of your rain.
Gotta be awful hard out there knowing what a tinderbox those hills are. With the worst of the fire season still ahead. My dad's in Mariposa County, last year he dodge a bullet but got smoke out real bad. I've been trying to get him to pull up stakes and move but he's stubborn.
The girls just started stretching roughly a week ago, some of faster finishing strains already have little budsites. usually October 12-20 is the window .. I use a lunar calendar to plant and harvest so whenever it says is optimal I’ll go. Harvest takes 3 cuts. It’s always best to start a little early as a wet fall can be a nightmare if you’ve procrastinated chopping the plants.
I just started checking the farmer's almanac for moon planting too this year. You must have a decent crew for harvest? Just one of those plants must take all day to take down!
this week is trellising , get them all locked in tight.
Ill top feed with 9-3-0 bat guano this week .. in early/mid sept I’ll topfeed oyster shell, bone meal granular, kelp meal and Langbenite.
Thanks for sharing your feeding regimen. This year I'm thinking I may go light on the feeding during flower. There should be enough nutrients in that soil to keep them happy, I may do a little tea here and there. Last year (my first) I think I was a little heavy handed (based on my post-harvest soil test I overdid the P plus some other stuff). Curious if it the flavor will be smoother.
You get much wind there? At the end of September last year we had a storm that pretty much blew my garden down flat, including the trellising. Fortunately I was able to stand it all back up and there was surprisingly little damage, but it was not a fun experience. This year trellis will be sturdier.
And many thanks for the compliment, it’s always appreciated.
I’ll try not to hog this thread please post some pics to share
Here's a few pics from the weekend:
Here's a pair of copper chem (left and center) and a Chinook Haze. Getting toward 6 feet tall. Last year they were a good foot taller and bushier at this same date. Not as much sun as usual in July, guessing that's the reason. They were growing as much as a foot per week at the end of July last year, this year it's more like 5-6 inches.
In addition to the MJ I also planted a mess of Cherry Wine for CBD. While the MJ garden gets shaded in mid-afternoon the hemp gets sun till 7pm. Curious if that will make a difference on the flowers. These are pushing toward 6 feet also:
And for fall weather insurance I have a few Cherry Wines in 10g grow bags I can move into the shed if things get dicey: