Hey @Herbie! Guess what? I have lift off! Little cactus orchid sprouts coming out on 3 of the 5 today. Guess that answers our question. I let out a squeal of delight just now while peering into the hanging baskets. 
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I can not even tell you guys how wonderful it feels to only have 3 plants left outside to deal with. All of my other plants and flowers have been neglected aside from watering as soon as the cannabis started flowering and the dead heat of summer kicked in. Just had no time left after caring for the big babies to mess with anything else. Despite the current heat wave, all the summer plants are dying off and all of my planters are in desperate need of pruning back before winter and I am really looking forward to just being a regular flower gardener for awhile and tending to my beds. So many annual container plants need to be composted now that they have finished etcā¦ It looks ugly as hell out there right now and I canāt relax in my sanctuary when it looks like shit. It just reminds me of all the things that havenāt been done.
Looks like I will resume posting in my regular garden thread again soon, so all you other regular garden nerds like me can follow along and we can resume our usual plant bs ing over there. Iāve gotten some new bulbs and a new ghost fern in the mail recently that I want to share with all of you.
For anyone interested in gardening, plant pics and general non cannabis plant discussions and you arenāt already following. Here is the threadā¦ Of course I will still be posting here about this years cannabis grow including my strain reviews after the rest of harvest and curing.
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I wish that would work but it snows several feet where I live and often turns into a solid block of ice Dec - Feb. I have some that can stay outside but many others I wonāt risk getting harmed, there hard to come by and been with me for a min. Iām around 4000 feet elevation in the Sierra Nevada south of lake Tahoe, we get hammered.
Iām biting the bullet and making them there own little area inside with some low power led lights.
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You go girl. Sound like me. My cannabis takes almost 100% of my time most days (my fault), and I get irritated when other things suffer. Iām actually getting more ahead of the game this year than last. The weather is staying warm, and it hardly rained so my yard gave me a break this year.
I started pre trimming my potted plants today. Everything is finishing at exactly the same time. All but one maybe. I really thought I had a few that would give me more time. I can finish all of the potted ones tomorrow and put up to dry but then the large ones will take some work. I usually take the top out first and let the lowers get more light while I start trimming.
It went well for me so far this year. I did get seeds it appears, but early, so most are under the buds from what Iām seeing. I hope itās the male I think it is. I had a few. but one got loose early. I left the others to collect soon, in another part of the house and stopped messing with them. Otherwise I would have a seed fest again.
Iām getting my trim vibe on from reading about yours, so Iām ready, sort of, ha. Iām not sure how Iām going to store all of this. I have jars but not enough. Sorry for the rambling, itās been a day. and Iām baked while my Chimichanga is baking, too. peace
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LMFAO
ā2021-22 Dispensary Tours with Meeshā 
ā2023 F*cK Dispensary Weed - Iām growing again!ā
(late summe '23: 
WaaaaaaaH!
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I have netting tacked to the ceiling of a shed the same stuff I wrap my plants with perfect spacing for air circulation . Its up out of the way been there for several seasons and super strong you can hang all your tops in straight lines one room size fan takes care of the circulation . After drying I place into totes to finish cure my shed is 12ā x 24ā feet air comes in under the walls and exits along the roof line so no humidity problems .
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Dispensary? Nah, I got like this last year too. Whiny and tired and ready for it to be over. By January, Iāll be impatient to start my grow again. Lol
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Hey Guysā¦ Pick up some flowers for your lady on your way home. For no reason at all. Youāll thank me later. Just do it. Doesnāt even have to be extravagant. 5 or 6 bucks at the grocery store or Trader Joes.
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Blue Dream went in to cure tonight. Iām gonna guess approx half a pound I got off of her. Disappointed with the yield obviously, damn bud rot, but no mold is present so far. Weāll see what happens in the bucket.
GDP starting to get itās scent on in cure, very similar smell to the Blue Gelato right now. They are both candy/kool-aid like.
Spectral Tangerine starting to lose the curry and gaining the tangerine peel scent in cure. Itās nice.
Sitting here now testing Bruce Banger the practice plant. I will pack it up for cure tmw. Actually kind of wishing I had put this one in the ground instead of experimenting with it. Fresh dry itās very pleasant. Very subtle and smooth, a minty, maybe pine, diesel like taste. Feels like you could easily chill on the couch or get up and take care of business. I feel balanced and easy right now. Just seems like a nice all around strain, one that you wouldnāt tire of. Def gets you high, but really functional. Itās helping my girly pain right now too. This strain takes the edge off. Highly enjoyable actually. Curious what it will be like after cure.
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Forgot. Must be high 
The 2 container plants, Bruce and Spectral Tangerine. I didnāt supercrop via Kushmanās method the ST, but yāall know I pruned tf outta Bruce my practice plant. Well, the ST had the super long spear buds and more bud sites, and Bruce was all compact on the top 3 Nodes of the plant. The ST was also a larger plant by maybe 8" or so. Well, Kushmanās method worksā¦ Bruce had less plant and 3x the yield. Experiment successful it seems.
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What do you guys know about raspberry bushes? I got one in the spring, it grew green, lush and absolutely beautiful. Now it is dying off. I already assumed it will take another year or so to produce fruit, but is it supposed to die back like that or did it just die in general? Doesnāt make sense to me that I killed it as nothing changed and it was the happiest plant for all spring and summer.
Getting ready to pack up Bruce for curing. Gonna snatch a few more nugs out to puff on again while Iām at it. I almost donāt want to share this one with the men, but theyāll never let me get away with it. Damn. Really dig the high.
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I have a few of those BB beans from somewhere. I remember reading the description and I was impressed.
The Raspberry bush dying is normal probably. Mine are dying back now. Mine have never fruited but I actually got a few blooms on one limb but it never made fruit. You have to separate one years stalks from the next or something crazy. I still donāt understand it totally.
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Are they fem seeds from Seedsman? If so, you want to trade one or two for either fem blue dream or Holy Punch? I may have a fem straw diesel too and fem chocolope (but most donāt dig chocolate bud)
Funny I never read the description until after, seems there are 2 diff strains with similar names.
Bruce Banner andā¦
Bruce Banger (this is what I have) - OG Kush x Strawberry Diesel
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How long do I keep burping? 3 weeks? My Blue Gelato has been curing for 15 days now
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Just until your moisture content hits your preference. Do you go by feel, or %RH in the jar?
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I use Integra packs 62%
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You are going to cut it back to a couple of main canes, normally, and let it overwinter. I was going to do those and/or currants and you treat them the same way. Saw a couple of good videos on you tube, but for the life of me canāt remember what they were, one was even growing them here. Check at there and search for pruning raspberries. there are a bunch of good ones. I thought I saved a few but couldnāt find them in a quick search. If I do, I will let you know.
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You know you can take the leaves and make a tea with it? Itās amazing.
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The gardener may have cut back a few canes already with the weed whacker. lol He may have inadvertently pruned for me.
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These seeds are Bruce Banger and came from somebody here. I think there are only 2-3 and I was hoping to grow them. I thought the name was wrong and supposed to be Bruce Banner but I was wrong. If things change Iāll think of you first!
I never heard of using Raspberry leaves for tea. I need to look into that. Mine are just starting to fade some. Itās dry as a bone here.
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