One little plant I’ve had hanging
Gardening on the dark side
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Waiting to see some amber, I usually chop at 30% amber.
They are damn sure frosty but need a little more time.
I'm chapped because every last one of those fancy seeds I bought wound up dying as a seedling... I might as well have taken that $140 and torn it up, yeah? But I started 'em too soon, then couldn't put 'em in the ground because the goldurned subfreezing nights would've killed 'em anyway... also, I think that foil pan somehow helped to kill 'em, perhaps through some sort of electrolysis with trace elements in our community well water. I'll only use plastic next time around. Furthermore, I couldn't put the seeds in the sun at first because of those high winds we had, so the stems grew spindly trying to reach the weak light coming through the window above... all of these factors helped kill off the seedlings. Gonna buy seeds from a different supplier, I'm thinking feminized 'White Widow' seeds and feminized 'AK-47' seeds, the AK seeds come free with any order. I don't like the thought of wasting that $140 on seeds that failed, but once the new crop grows to maturity, there'll be enough bud to make up for the loss. I'm not starting any seeds (of any sort) until I know for sure that the goldurned freezing nights are done for this time of year. Mid-April is looking like the time to start planting... 
I’m paying from $10 to $20 per feminized seed.
I have a couple of White Widow seeds I was thinking about for my next round. I’m not starting anything until I harvest the remaining plants out of the grow room. It’s looking like I might get a pound and an half dry weed out of them total. Not the harvest I was looking for but that’s still a pile of weed.I'm chapped because every last one of those fancy seeds I bought wound up dying as a seedling... I might as well have taken that $140 and torn it up, yeah? But I started 'em too soon, then couldn't put 'em in the ground because the goldurned subfreezing nights would've killed 'em anyway... also, I think that foil pan somehow helped to kill 'em, perhaps through some sort of electrolysis with trace elements in our community well water. I'll only use plastic next time around. Furthermore, I couldn't put the seeds in the sun at first because of those high winds we had, so the stems grew spindly trying to reach the weak light coming through the window above... all of these factors helped kill off the seedlings. Gonna buy seeds from a different supplier, I'm thinking feminized 'White Widow' seeds and feminized 'AK-47' seeds, the AK seeds come free with any order. I don't like the thought of wasting that $140 on seeds that failed, but once the new crop grows to maturity, there'll be enough bud to make up for the loss. I'm not starting any seeds (of any sort) until I know for sure that the goldurned freezing nights are done for this time of year. Mid-April is looking like the time to start planting...
Well, rather than stew over it, I'm just gonna chalk it up as an expensive lesson in seed-starting, and move on from there... bottom line is that I started 'em too early, used the wrong container, and couldn't put 'em out in those 50-m.p.h. winds which probably would've killed 'em anyway. I'm not happy about the lost $140, but meh, I've wasted more cash than that on other ventures in my time. Best to just put it behind me and order new seeds, now that the weather is FINALLY easing up a bit. I won't even THINK about planting ANYTHING till tax time, that'll be easy enough to remember, lol. I was gonna start some produce seeds (melons, peppers, corn, etc.), but there was ice in the birdbaths the other morning, so I'm gonna wait until I KNOW for sure that the freezing nights are over and done. At least the fruit trees are all healthy and happy, those can withstand the cold better than any seedlings... I'm also thinking of buying a single grow light just for starting seedlings in the home, that might give 'em a better shot at survival. 
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I miss read his post. He said every last seed. I thought he said his last seed was a waste of $140.
I thought you had miss read it.
Still no amber trichomes, buds are getting heavy. I wont cut until I see 30 percent amber.
Harvest day!
Next round, seeds soaking. 6 auto flowers and 3 photo periods
Good lawd!! That thing looks like a cow hung up for butchering!
(The background looks awesome too!)
(The background looks awesome too!
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Every seed popped I transferred them from the pill bottles wrapped in wet paper towels to rock wool cubes and back on the heat mat. I’m really happy that every seed popped!
Alex did a little trimming this evening. She did 7 quarts I’d guess she has a 1/4 of it done.
Super nice harvest
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It doesn’t keep up with my friends that grow outdoors but I don’t have to worry near as much and I can control the complete grow cycle and actually shorten time to harvest.
Trimmed another 4 quarts today. I love growing it but trimming is not for me I’d rather smash my thumb with a framing hammer.
Looks like I’ll finish up tomorrow
When you aren't busy, I would love to know more about the 'snippers' the Mrs is using in the above photo.Looks like I’ll finish up tomorrow
They aren't scissors, pruners or wire-cutters, so they are
.Close-up photo would be great!
Fiskars we get them on AmazonWhen you aren't busy, I would love to know more about the 'snippers' the Mrs is using in the above photo.
They aren't scissors, pruners or wire-cutters, so they are
Close-up photo would be great!
I have a pair of those and they are awesome. Very useful for pruning tomato plants, or harvesting tomatos and peppers without tugging on them
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I have a pair of those I use for quilting 
they sell those in the scissor aisle at craft and quilt stores
they sell those in the scissor aisle at craft and quilt stores
Finished up this morning, ended up with 6 gallons of buds. It’s a little less than what I was hoping to do but still not bad for winter indoor plants.
