2021 Massachusetts Outdoor Growers

p59teitel said:

Glad your new and improved greenhouse has withstood the test of time. I have no idea how I would cope with 12 foot trees LOL. Last year was a huge learning experience for me too, as it was only my second grow and the first time I planted in the ground and had to roll with the tropical storms, thunderstorms, high winds, endless fog in Sept. and Oct. and so forth. What I ultimately learned is the plants are a whole lot tougher than I thought, or at least the imported Afghan and Pakistani strains I grew are.

I ended up with almost 1,000 seeds from selective pollination in the freezer. 10 of them actually popped while still on the plants, so I said WTH and planted them at the end of Oct. Nine made it; I gave away 6 and kept three for what has to be the most abusive ghetto inside grow ever - no dedicated lights, grow tent or any of that stuff - just sunlight in the window and a few more hours under a small light. All three of the little buggers I kept are in flower and my friend says 3 of her 6 are female as well. This one is a Hawaiian Hashbud X Balkhi -

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This year's grow will be The Real Seed Company's Tirah Valley, Pakistan. I'll start with ten and see how many girls I end up with. One lesson learned from last year is that these Central Asian plants really want the ground to be warm before transplanting outdoors, so they won't go out until after Memorial Day.

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stealthfader508 said:

I'm not sure about the rest of you guys, but I'm so ready to move on from 2020. It was a great season from a growers perspective ... most of us had more time at home to spend in the garden, and we had outstanding fall weather ... but everything else pretty much went to shit, and so I'm excited for 2021.

As usual, I learned a few new lessons from last year...

The first is I definitely need help when it comes to harvesting and trimming in the fall. I tried to do it all myself this year and it was a complete nightmare. I basically spent 6 weeks straight trying to get everything down and cleaned up... and I still probably only got to about 50% of it. I froze the rest, and I'm still working on washing it all.

The second lesson I learned is that I don't need twelve foot plants this year. It's just stupid and too much work. This year I'll probably get them in the ground a little later (about may 15th) and just shoot for ten footers. ..lol

The third lesson is that I don't need any outside inputs whatsoever. Last summer I discovered KNF and I ain't going back. I can basically source every nutritional component my grow needs from my own backyard, or from waste. It may not be feasible for someone without some land to work with, but if you have some room it's a no-brainer.

The good news is that I've been through a few healthy snowfalls so far, and the greenhouse isn't going anywhere, it's still standing strong with the new steel hoops. That was last years lesson... don't ever, ever build a greenhouse with pvc hoops in Massachusetts. It'll be nice not to have to rebuild the entire thing this year, so I can move onto some upgrades. I'll be adding 4 circulation fans in all four corners so I can get the fans off the ground this year. I'll also be adding a watering system for each bed... watering every few days from a hose is kind of a pain in the ass. It'll be nice to just hit a button on my phone and that'll be taken care of. I'm also adding another window at the far end of the greenhouse... I originally framed it for a third window but only had two laying around at the time so I just covered it with plastic.

At the moment I'm pheno hunting indoors to find this years keepers. I have a few of my own crosses I'm searching through and a few new breeders i'm excited about. Everything will be new strains though, I'm not keeping anything around from last season.

What are your plans for 2021?

Here's what it looks like out there today....

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stealthfader508 said:

I'm not sure about the rest of you guys, but I'm so ready to move on from 2020. It was a great season from a growers perspective ... most of us had more time at home to spend in the garden, and we had outstanding fall weather ... but everything else pretty much went to shit, and so I'm excited for 2021.

As usual, I learned a few new lessons from last year...

The first is I definitely need help when it comes to harvesting and trimming in the fall. I tried to do it all myself this year and it was a complete nightmare. I basically spent 6 weeks straight trying to get everything down and cleaned up... and I still probably only got to about 50% of it. I froze the rest, and I'm still working on washing it all.

The second lesson I learned is that I don't need twelve foot plants this year. It's just stupid and too much work. This year I'll probably get them in the ground a little later (about may 15th) and just shoot for ten footers. ..lol

The third lesson is that I don't need any outside inputs whatsoever. Last summer I discovered KNF and I ain't going back. I can basically source every nutritional component my grow needs from my own backyard, or from waste. It may not be feasible for someone without some land to work with, but if you have some room it's a no-brainer.

The good news is that I've been through a few healthy snowfalls so far, and the greenhouse isn't going anywhere, it's still standing strong with the new steel hoops. That was last years lesson... don't ever, ever build a greenhouse with pvc hoops in Massachusetts. It'll be nice not to have to rebuild the entire thing this year, so I can move onto some upgrades. I'll be adding 4 circulation fans in all four corners so I can get the fans off the ground this year. I'll also be adding a watering system for each bed... watering every few days from a hose is kind of a pain in the ass. It'll be nice to just hit a button on my phone and that'll be taken care of. I'm also adding another window at the far end of the greenhouse... I originally framed it for a third window but only had two laying around at the time so I just covered it with plastic.

At the moment I'm pheno hunting indoors to find this years keepers. I have a few of my own crosses I'm searching through and a few new breeders i'm excited about. Everything will be new strains though, I'm not keeping anything around from last season.

What are your plans for 2021?

Here's what it looks like out there today....

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matty-berk said:

what did you use for the plastic covering the greenhoise?

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matty-berk said:

what did you use for the plastic covering the greenhoise?

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matty-berk said:

what did you use for the plastic covering the greenhoise?

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Warfox said:

Mass here

wow and you even had that nifty electric trimmer too!

Yea trimming took foreverrr even with help. Ended up just turning a bunch of my OG Kush into hash.

#1 takeaway from last year: superior end product by letting bud cure hanging whole on plant for 2-3 months BEFORE trimming. Crazy I know, but it’s true for me.

This year I’ll be growing:
GelatoxOG
Peyote Zkittlez
White OG
White Widow(again) - what a great smoke
Blueberry
Cream&Cheese 2:1 CBD:THC

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p59teitel said:

Glad your new and improved greenhouse has withstood the test of time. I have no idea how I would cope with 12 foot trees LOL. Last year was a huge learning experience for me too, as it was only my second grow and the first time I planted in the ground and had to roll with the tropical storms, thunderstorms, high winds, endless fog in Sept. and Oct. and so forth. What I ultimately learned is the plants are a whole lot tougher than I thought, or at least the imported Afghan and Pakistani strains I grew are.

I ended up with almost 1,000 seeds from selective pollination in the freezer. 10 of them actually popped while still on the plants, so I said WTH and planted them at the end of Oct. Nine made it; I gave away 6 and kept three for what has to be the most abusive ghetto inside grow ever - no dedicated lights, grow tent or any of that stuff - just sunlight in the window and a few more hours under a small light. All three of the little buggers I kept are in flower and my friend says 3 of her 6 are female as well. This one is a Hawaiian Hashbud X Balkhi -

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This year's grow will be The Real Seed Company's Tirah Valley, Pakistan. I'll start with ten and see how many girls I end up with. One lesson learned from last year is that these Central Asian plants really want the ground to be warm before transplanting outdoors, so they won't go out until after Memorial Day.

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stealthfader508 said:

I'm not sure about the rest of you guys, but I'm so ready to move on from 2020. It was a great season from a growers perspective ... most of us had more time at home to spend in the garden, and we had outstanding fall weather ... but everything else pretty much went to shit, and so I'm excited for 2021.

As usual, I learned a few new lessons from last year...

The first is I definitely need help when it comes to harvesting and trimming in the fall. I tried to do it all myself this year and it was a complete nightmare. I basically spent 6 weeks straight trying to get everything down and cleaned up... and I still probably only got to about 50% of it. I froze the rest, and I'm still working on washing it all.

The second lesson I learned is that I don't need twelve foot plants this year. It's just stupid and too much work. This year I'll probably get them in the ground a little later (about may 15th) and just shoot for ten footers. ..lol

The third lesson is that I don't need any outside inputs whatsoever. Last summer I discovered KNF and I ain't going back. I can basically source every nutritional component my grow needs from my own backyard, or from waste. It may not be feasible for someone without some land to work with, but if you have some room it's a no-brainer.

The good news is that I've been through a few healthy snowfalls so far, and the greenhouse isn't going anywhere, it's still standing strong with the new steel hoops. That was last years lesson... don't ever, ever build a greenhouse with pvc hoops in Massachusetts. It'll be nice not to have to rebuild the entire thing this year, so I can move onto some upgrades. I'll be adding 4 circulation fans in all four corners so I can get the fans off the ground this year. I'll also be adding a watering system for each bed... watering every few days from a hose is kind of a pain in the ass. It'll be nice to just hit a button on my phone and that'll be taken care of. I'm also adding another window at the far end of the greenhouse... I originally framed it for a third window but only had two laying around at the time so I just covered it with plastic.

At the moment I'm pheno hunting indoors to find this years keepers. I have a few of my own crosses I'm searching through and a few new breeders i'm excited about. Everything will be new strains though, I'm not keeping anything around from last season.

What are your plans for 2021?

Here's what it looks like out there today....

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CCGNZ said:

Every year my harvest hangs on lines for a couple months until my seasonal layoff in Dec.,works out great ,no sense going through all the work,thenFN it all up w/early trimming wet reefer, mistake made in our newbie days,lesson learned on my end.ccguns

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