2024 outdoor show an tell anything an everything outdoor is welcome.
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DancesWithWeeds
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Sorry for the not so good picture but it's a little gray outside. This is my garden for 2024. The "girls" are helping me get it ready. It's about 12 x 38 feet. I'm only going to grow four outdoor plants this year.
Chickens are great. They eat the bugs, munch on any weeds that come up, and apply high nitrogen fertilizer.
Chickens are great. They eat the bugs, munch on any weeds that come up, and apply high nitrogen fertilizer.
Who ya trying to fool? Us or yourself?
DancesWithWeeds
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Not trying to fool anyone. For 4 years in a row I've spent 3 to 4 weeks trimming. Last year I had to call someone else in just to take about half of it. This year I'm hoping for one week max. The plants get so outrageously big here you don't need that many.
NewEnglandFarmer
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Are you pollinating Pine Tar females or do you have other varieties in the room there? You going to let one female grow sensemilla buds or is this strictly a seed operation at this point? I'll be curious to hear what you think about the finished flowers--I was very impressed with those genetics.
Nice scene by the river there. You that close? The Saco flood much after any of those deluges?
I'm still contemplating this year's selections. Going to do PIne Tar Kush and Northern Lights again (will try and get you more NL seeds), but thinking of exploring a third new variety. I crossed PTK and NL last summer so might try a few of those seeds and see what emerges.
thumper60
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Iam going to hit the lowers with pollen on all the PTKs The tops will be seedless I got 3 other strains in there also. I live right on the river been here 24 yrs the flooding this past 6 months is the worst I have seen. I will send you some PTK seed soon as they are done I plan on running a bunch this summer outdoor.
NewEnglandFarmer
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Appreciate the offer but plenty of PTK seed on hand here from last summer. Go ahead and keep those or pass it along to someone else.
Would love a smoke report on the PTK when you get there.
Didn't you swear you were done with outdoor after last year's debacle? Just can't quit, huh?
Would love a smoke report on the PTK when you get there.
Didn't you swear you were done with outdoor after last year's debacle? Just can't quit, huh?
thumper60
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Iam not putting all my eggs into a late season green house grow thats for sure. Going to be moving a lot of plants around this season going back to 60 day depo plants in 10 gal pots after last yr the wife agrees with me. Veg for 3-4 weeks then right to 12-12 should be able to get at least 3 rounds in 12-15 plants each.
stealthfader508
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That's great stuff Thumper ... are you hitting different strains w the PTK for new F1's or all female PTK's for F2's?.
thumper60
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My first round with this strain got 1 male out of six regs I will hit all the females then harvest an pick out the pheno I like, I think I got the girl I want picked out nice an squat an way ahead of the rest at 25 days 12-12
stealthfader508
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I love it. You'll prob get some interesting phenos out of the PTK F2s. I've read that Pine Tar Kush is a stabilized strain with 3 common phenos. Do you have experience growing it in the past? I've also read that PTK is very good for outcrossing to other strains for F1 hybrids. Have you thought about saving some of the pollen to use with other strains?
stealthfader508
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.... and out of curiosity where did you find the strain? Seem like a real interesting strain that would do well outdoors in New England
cannabiscrusader
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That ptk x nl sounds delicious
NewEnglandFarmer
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Definitely has potential! I'll let you know next fall. Will try to make some seeds and share.
To answer your question above, the Pine Tar Kush seeds originally came from Island Life Seeds in BC. I harvested some PTK pollen and dusted a PTK branch in my outdoor grow last year, those are the seeds @thumper60 is working with. The PTK finished later than I expected, we were well into October, whereas the Northern Lights finished in late September.
stealthfader508
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Interesting ... did you find any problems w botrytis on the PTK grown outdoors ?
thumper60
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First time playing with PTK For sure i will be crossing this with a couple other strains. Any one interested in free seed from these F2s let me know Iam dusting this weekend planned harvest is late march plenty of time to run some outdoor this summer.
stealthfader508
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I'd love to try them out, I'd be interested to see how they perform down here in southern MA vs ME. Also would love to cross a male or two into the amateur strain I've been working on the past seasons. I could certainly reciprocate.
thumper60
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I could send you some pollen? be the next 7-10 days then he gets trashed.
cannabiscrusader
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I've got plenty of room outside for more this season!
I have some red eye jedi pollen to work with. Also got some freeze 7 I starting working with I got from @big bud man 413 its serious 7 x freezeland ibl. Both showed 0 pm or botrytis in mass last season. Just popped some, and excited to use it to stabilize my outdoor herem. I can definitely send you some beans for your maracas in return.
cannabiscrusader
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Still a bit chilly out in the garden.
