Welcome to my backyard! Its nothing special but its mine. It needs some work, but its workable. Quick garden recap since Ive never actually documented it anywhere. I left my garden that I worked for 6 years. We moved into a bigger house with a smaller yard. Old garden was a 25x 25 foot plot that I dug, tilled and amended. I never grew any cannabis there for legality reasons and my yard ran along three other peoples yards. Although in retrospect I could have easily gotten away with it. Were in a new place now and its time to get this garden and yard in shape. This diary will be about my garden and backyard in general. I grow all types of things and this is a fresh start so follow as I ramble on about nonsense and try to make my backyard garden oasis! I didnt see an outdoor growroom diary so Hopefully this is ok here.
We moved here in 2020 but didnt start my garden back up until last year. Things were rough when we first moved here. Our daughter was just born then We had lost a lot of family unexpectedly. Gardening was the last thing on my mind. But last year had lit the spark for me again. I had started a small garden in two raised beds and some fabric pots. I grew a bunch of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs. It was great. I built my own soil the same way I used to and it worked just the way I remembered. I started most from seed indoors. The feeling of growing something of value from nothing, watching it thrive under your care is just rewarding.
One day my long time friend and supplier of affordable premium smoke offered up some clones he had left over. I was hesitant at first but was easily convinced. He later confessed he shot himself in the foot by giving his best customer the keys to the store. But it was probably inevitable. I have always wanted to grow cannabis. So I had 4 clones that we were unsure of what was what. The possibilities were crescendo, raspberry boogie, and purple mango. I ended up with what we determined were two Crescendo, 1 purple mango, and one raspberry boogie.
The plants thrived! My buddy, lets call him Jerry. Jerry was impressed, and I took that as a huge compliment as I have been smoking his product for years. I took and trusted a lot of his advice along with my own experience and it all paid off. I ended up with more pot than I have ever had at one time. A dry weight of 550 grams not including the stuff I saved in the freezer for bubble hash. I didnt weigh any of that. It unfortunately it probably wont last me until next harvest. I have a few jars left but I gave away more than I probably should have to friends. What can I say it made great Christmas gifts, and I got nothing but rave reviews. The disappointed look I would get from people when I told them it was home grown was flipped right around after they tried it.
While things turned out pretty well, better than expected really. I did run into some seeds in every plant. I didnt notice any “nanners” anywhere. that was a new thing for me, didnt know I needed to look out for that so there is a good chance I missed it. OR there was some ditch weed growing near by and I got pollinated. I didnt find a mass amount of seeds. probably less than 30 all together. Either way I dont have enough experience to guess. I plan to grow one or two of these seeds this year.
On to this years garden plans!!! I always wanted a green house, I ran across those cheap tent ones on amazon. Then noticed the hoop houses. Did a ton of research and decided to go for it. $200 for a 20x10x7 foot hoop house. well I put it together today, the frame anyways. im impressed? its about what I expected for 200 bucks but I planned on reinforcing it anyhow. I have yet to inspect the quality of the cover but expect to have to replace that in a couple years. I already have a plan for that. I was graciously given some beans in trade for some veggie seeds from @Kasper0909. He gave me some Afghani autos, Frankenstein x Blue sunshine, and some “mystery beans”. Im super excited for all of them. I plan on starting the autos early and setting them out in the hoop house mid to late april. I know the sunlight isnt ideal for them at that time but im trying to get some yield before my stash runs out. lol. I have 10 seeds. I may pop 5 first then 5 after 1.5 - 2 months. Ill plan to have my photos in the soil by june.
so the current to do list is:
- finish the hoop house
- move a raised garden bed( also decide where to move it)
- Build and fill a new bed.
- plan garden plotting and spacing
Thank you all for joining me on the start of my cannabis quest. I hope you all enjoy your time in my backyard. Pics to follow.
