Just got in from a ride. Amazing.
Outdoors in SE Virginia
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Retired engineer
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Wait until lights out flash photos tonite...they glow in the dark...
FirstCavApache64
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Are you riding a bicycle or a motorcycle
Human powered activities only for me!
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Just found a couple small webs so I got mites too...I’ll take care of that tonite about an hour after sundown...good dose of Green Cleaner, then a medium rinse with water before sunup tomorrow. I’ll douse the companion plants and surrounding area with spinosad as well. Time to chill until then...my arse is pinned to the couch.
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Just got an email about armyworms infesting eastern VA. Good luck….
FirstCavApache64
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Aha! So you're one of those guys that drives a bike out here on the county roads at 15 miles an hour! Boy I love when ten of you and your friends all hold me up every Saturday and Sunday in the fall so I can't drive into town. I'm only kidding, if it wasn't for the bikes our auto body shop would get NO business. All those face shaped door dents have paid for Bubba's kids college. Just kidding again, Bubba's kids are too stupid to get into college.
FirstCavApache64
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Goddamn bud you are under assault. Sounds like time for a bowl.
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What the hell are Army worms? That can't be good.
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Thanks, I’ll be on the look out for them. Even though the plants are only in the 7th week of flowering, I’d feel okay chopping them soon if I have to - the breeder claims 8 to 9 weeks flowering so I’d come in at the quicker end of that range. One plant is all cloudy trichomes, few amber. Other 3 are 50% cloudy, and a couple amber here and there. I’d like to chop them all at once so got some planning to do for the dry room...
Haha that was a good trip but I assure you I’m one of those 22-23+ Mph guys. I’m a CAT A rider. Hopefully some of my grow can help with recovery. The science on the benefits is overwhelming. Would I need an indica or sativa strain to go faster?
I love riding on the parkway and skyline drive granted the hills have me a little slower.
FirstCavApache64
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Then you are right by me. I can ride my four wheeler to the Appalachian trail or Blue Ridge parkway. Bit of a ride but it's all gravel or buddies woods. The parkway and Skyline Dr are perfect places for riding bikes. The traffic by me in the fall goes nuts because of the leaves and bike riders just get to be a bit much.
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Here they are in the golden hour, last hour of daylight. Flat and no shadows...they got nailed today...
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Wow! I haven’t been able to get mine full sun. Sad.
My grandparents live in Batesville and I’ll do the climb up to skyline. I prefer skyline but am probably one of the more conscientious riders out there. I’ve been hit by a car too many times at no fault to my own!
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Spooky at night. Hit them with Green Cleaner and then a gentle rain came in half an hour later so they got washed clean. I doused the area in which they sit with spinosad as well. Got some sticky traps to put in tomorrow at dawn and will get damaged leaves trimmed, but there are not too many. 
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Last few pics
FirstCavApache64
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I hope you knock out the spider mites as easily as possible. They gave me hell man. I've only fought them once but I'm man enough to admit I lost my battle with them. I didn't catch them early like you did and they had really infested my grow by the time I noticed. Webs in all the back plants. I ended up tossing four plants which was our legal limit where I was living at the time so I lost all my medicine. Now I pull a couple leaves once a week and under the scope they go since I have terrible eyes. I got clobbered again last night with rain for over three hours hard. Getting them ready for Ida, toughened them up. The hybrid Bag of Oranges strain I have smells like the strongest orange zest I have ever smelled. Super intense and sharp orange, I can't wait to see how the smell holds up through flower. I've heard the buds smell just like the inside of an orange peel and just rubbing the stems brings it out strong. The more indica dominant one is a sweeter smelling orange juice smell but just as strong. Blue Dream doesn't have a strong smell yet, subtle berry and a little chocolate or coffee underneath. It will stink like blueberry if it's like it's previous siblings. I keep forgetting to grab some good bud shots in the sun. They're starting to look decent. Starting Dr. Earth this week with some EWC and top dressing with some extra ocean forest soil mixed in. Hopefully it will take them through the end of flower with water and additives only. Good luck with those F'n spider mites. I really hate those bastards.
FirstCavApache64
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Found a garden center with 8 foot metal tomato stakes in stock! I'm heading to the big city! Wish me luck.
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Man my mom and Pop garden center is changing with the times. New " hydroponic garden" center had a nice 4x4 tent setup with a sweet scrog set of four plants in coco with water emitters on timers. Full flower, I'm guessing it's hemp. Anyway I got some monster 8' support poles 1" in diameter that I felt sorry for shoving into my root ball. Sort of felt like I should have kissed her first. Also picked up some bug juice that has that stuff you use Spinosad in it, expensive stuff buddy. Twenty bucks for a pint of concentrate but it should last me the rest of the grow I hope. Two of the girls are going under the high tech lean to and despite my best intentions, budgets and physical limitations have decided Blue Dream is going to go have to rough it. I'm thinking about putting a trash bag around the pot so it doesn't end up basically getting a mother nature flushing right in the middle of bloom. Here's a couple of bud pics and a ready for battle pic I took as it was starting to rain.
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