Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate, and best wishes to every single person who ever reads this! I hope things are going well for you all, and that the next year brings good things your way!
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Merry Christmas @Howard.Crane!! Hope everyone is well.
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Merry Christmas @Howard.Crane
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I love these spiders. They are the ubiquitous and essential “garden spider” of the pacific northwest US.
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Hey @Herbie, that depends where you go 
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It doesn’t surprise me much that even the spiders are upside down there
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Ya! 
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Nice roots!
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Hi @Howard.Crane how are you feeling these days? hope you are starting to see some improvement.
we’d all love to hear from you whenever you can check in again.
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Not good, to be honest. I’ve seen a slight improvement lately, but I spend most days just trying to make it through the day.
I did manage to keep one plant alive, though. This plant has been through hell, and it’s still kicking. Someday soon I’ll tell the story, but it’s nearly bed time so I’ll just leave a few pics for now 
Zak Haze
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I got ya covered. 
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Good read. Thanks for sharing
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Someone here on Overgrow grew out this Bubba Kush S1 x (Casey Jones x Sour Bubble BX1) plant from seeds I gave away, but I can’t remember who…
I’m thinking about running some myself, so if this is your photo, I’d love to pick your brain about your experience with that cross (which was probably written as Bubba x LD420).
[EDITED TO ADD] Found it. He hasn’t posted in three years, so I guess I’m not likely to get much feedback, lol.
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I think I’ve narrowed down my choices to the following “short list”:
Bubba x (Casey Jones x Sour Bubble IX1)
RCB x Orange Goji
(Apollo x Snow Lotus) x Orange Goji
Orange Goji F2
GG#4 RIL
I’m a bit worried that I’m more likely to kill them than to succeed at this point, but damn I miss communing with my plants
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Glad to see you back man, will definitely keep an eye on whatever you decide.
You planning on doing flood and drain with coco again?
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I don’t know if I’ll do flood and drain this time or not. Based on my exhausting experience today trying to get it all cleaned and set up, I’m thinking it’s not likely.
I think I might just do small pots with coco, hand watered, with the simplest nute regimen I can come up with using stuff I’ve already got on hand.
I’ll probably do 12/12 from seed this time too. I don’t think I want to be dealing with full sized plants right now. That’s obviously going to have a significant impact on the results, but I need to accept that I have to work within my limitations.
I’m not exaggerating when I say this might well turn out to be a failure. My health and energy levels are absolute shit, and only getting worse over time. I’m only even making the attempt because I miss growing so much. I miss sitting and communing with my plants in the morning.
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Sorry to hear about your health man, that is awful. I hope things improve and you are able to get some time to enjoy a garden again.
Keeping it simple can be really nice. I used a 2 bottle base nutrient start to finish last 2 grows and I don’t think I’ll do anything more complicated than that in the future.
Always wanted to do 12/12 from seed. Even if it isn’t a big harvest it will be a cool experience.
Best of luck man! Hope it goes well. I’m sure you’ll have a at least a few familiar faces (or avatars) here tagging along.
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Sorry to hear about your health troubles @Howard.Crane
I have a similar deep desire to grow plants again but time is a big factor for me. I miss showing off my plants and sharing talks with like minded people.
I hope you get your energy back so you can enjoy the company of your plants again.
I’ve heard good things about Octopots @Jetdro if you’re not able to water the plants everyday maybe they’re a better option than flood or small pots with coco.
So keep your head up and get better so I can live vicariously through you awesome grow.
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