jonnyquest
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raining and blowing nothing to extreme mind, im told its like this until octoberish, its kind of the rainy season but its not super strong winds
Peruvian Mountain Outdoor Grow 16/17
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Rob Roy
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Nice pictures of the terrain.
Vnsmkr
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yep wet season for me too. ive had some reprieve last 3 days so all good. You are just south of the equator and I am just north so its not that crazy seasons could be similar. what is considered rainy season there? what months?
jonnyquest
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in my region which is quite far south in the country its mid august until mid october, with the vast majoirty of the years rainfall coming in september but it varies greatly depending on region. i know in the northern andes it rains a lot more earlier in the year and it gets a lot less predictable the further east you go as you get towards the jungle
jonnyquest
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And it was an el niño year this year which can amplify the weather although i dont understand it at all
jonnyquest
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It's a beautiful part of the world and has a huge variety of different climates and eco systems, I love the mountains but the jungle is beautiful too and the deserts certainly have there charms as well and then there is tropical sunny beaches to top it all off
ttystikk
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If I could live in the cool mountains, yet a short ride to the tropical beach with friendly women, THAT might be better than Colorado.
jonnyquest
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Haha yeah not a short ride but shorter than yours probably
ttystikk
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Only 1000 miles,lol
ttystikk
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I didn't say being better than Colorado was going to be easy, lol
Many places have tried. I have yet to find any that have succeeded.
jonnyquest
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Picture update. The seedlings are all coming along nicely, they are actually some of the fastest growing seedlings i have ever had so thats good. Im still keeping them indoors under the cfls and putting them outside in the garden when its sunny and i am around to move them in if the weather changes. i did unfortunatly let a couple of them kiss the lightblubs a tiny bit as i like to keep em close, no major harm done and new growth doesnt seem to have slowed so ill just need to be more careful in future.
This is all of them, the two on the far right, the one front and centre and the smaller one far left are the 4 peruvian red.
sorry for the blurry shot ill take better ones next time, these are my two favourates so far. The one on the left is the Peruvian red and the right is the Ecuadorian skunk
This is all of them, the two on the far right, the one front and centre and the smaller one far left are the 4 peruvian red.
sorry for the blurry shot ill take better ones next time, these are my two favourates so far. The one on the left is the Peruvian red and the right is the Ecuadorian skunk
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jonnyquest
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This is the super cheap soil im using which so far is working excellently. It has about 20% perlite mixed in and i couldnt be happier with it, the seedlings are doing great. I think they are about 3 weeks since i popped the beans and they are storming ahead
jonnyquest
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Might see about topping a couple of them in the coming weeks although I'm not sure, maybe a side by side topping and just training with each strain. Am I right in thinking I shouldn't see much variation in phenos with the Peruvian as its a landrace?
Vnsmkr
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Shouldnt see much difference in phenos I wouldnt think, but Just because its a landrace doesnt necessarily lock it in. Id let them go au naturale first time around at least and see what they do
eddy600
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I don't think a bit of variance matters outside much,It's indoors when you want to turn the lights off that clones help to keep them all finishing at the same time.The native plants in your pictures look desert like, looks like you should get some nice dry heat that's good for healthy plants.
jonnyquest
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The Ecuadorian are from a desert region but I can't say much about them as I never saw the plants, just bagseed from a pretty untravelled part of the border, but the Peruvian is a highland mountain strain, tall skinny plants with long fingered leaves and they're the ones I'm most excited about because this is there habitat and if they come out nicely I hope to have something special to do some breeding with
jonnyquest
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Yeah I'm torn about topping would be nice to see how they go on there own
ttystikk
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I like to top at least once, it makes for more bud, better structure and a stronger, stockier, generally hardier plant. As with most things in life, too much topping overwhelms the benefits.