That’s nice to get some positive vibes going. I have one female Ortega going, NL#1xNL#5. It’s looking similar. I have two males and gonna try and get pollen early to make something till I grow the others out. It’s my first time growing any NL.
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I didn’t even hear the interview, but I knew that one was going to be 
. I was also curious about the tk x tk/nl5h. Is that one essentially a tk BX?
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That’s what you wrote I believe though I think it should be Tk/nl5h x TK to be a back cross or I could just be stoned and overthinking it lol probably doesn’t matter taking half of something and breeding it to the pure would still equate 75% TK
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Been there this year myself my friend… Mice killed a lot of the parentals I wanted to select from.(Chem4 F2’s and Mothers Milk F3’s). Change of plans…
Now its a Chemdog x 5G’s Purple BX preservation run. Chem x Double OG Sours; Chem X Triangle X DOGS on deck also.
Just pulled a 5G’s male yesterday to start collecting pollen.
All from worked lines of RebelGrown Seed Co… stock.
Let the fun begin. If Im blessed, Ill share with community.
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have never had mice attack a plant, you got pics of the chews?
I used to plant in swamps, swails, adjacent to ag fields, agricultural fields, in trees and around barns, among other places.
Just would like to take a look.
Have had them eat seeds but thats it.
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Exactly what I was thinking lots of field mice around I’ve never had an issue with them
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Congratulations on the new sprouts. Maybe it will be 7girls this time 
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Haven’t seen mice eat em, but I know rats will.
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Big difference between mice and rats.
But I have not ever had problems with rats either.
Not saying you couldn’t thou
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In the woods of ol dixe…you’ll be surprised
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nothing would surprise me down there.
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I’ve seen them even eat wood, not chew, or take for nesting…but eat it. They usually go for stalks on plants. My guess would be also going/digging for the funky smelling amendments in soil.
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Yeah I’ve seen them chew on wood, saw squirrels do the same.
When I was a cable contractor the Fuckers would chew on the overhead trunk and feeder runs which is aluminum, foam inside with a dielectric center.
Aluminum defienciencies.
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My buddy lost 7 plants this year alone due to mice in his house. Long as the plants are small enough a mouse could bite through, it they do. once the plants get a few inches tall with a set of leaves or two the stems are thick enough that they don’t mess with them but that seedling stage, prime mousy salad time I guess. He had to setup a bunch of glue strips and traps around the grow.
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Hey @OleReynard I sure do. Dunno why the fuckers went hard after my cannabis? I lost 20+ plants to these little shits. Grew in same area last year with no issues. Now the stalks are thicker Im having no more issues…
Last pic is blurry. I went on my walk in the a.m. and the second last pic was taken. When I came back in the afternoon they finished the plant off, taking down second branch.
I chicken wired everything, the little fuckers would just burrow under the wire and in to chew. Never seen anything like it. Thought it may have been a rabbit, till I totally enclosed plants in wire and still took losses.
Some branches were attempted to be pulled out of wire but couldnt get them out. No pics of that.
I swore someone had been fucking with me. Id duct tape the branches at the plants’ base and add branch stocks surrounding the cannabis stalk. Fuckers just chewed above the tape!!!
T
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Last pic shows plant slightly chewed but not all the way.
Even Animal B gone didnt work. They’d chew thru it regardless.
Only a dozen mouse traps fixed the situation. I think I nailed about 10 of them before they stopped killing my shit.
Completely frustrating. Killed alot of the parentals I had planned to breed with.
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I dont know if there is a price within reason that I wouldn’t pay to have my nl#5 mom back from 12 yrs ago. Probably the greatest looking, smelling, tasting weed i have ever had. Doesnt hurt that it was a solid yield with a great high
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mice can get into a lot smaller holes than that.
I suggest 1/4 x 1/4 hardware cloth and either put on a rust to it or camo paint job.
Used to use hats all the time.
Otherwise “wow” never seen nothing like that before, looks like a mini beaver got in there.
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I had a NL#5 x Sweetleaf (Joker Seed Co.)mom I long to have back again from back in the day. Easy growing golf-ball buds on an easy to grow plant. what Id give to have that cut back.
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@OleReynard me either. cannot explain why they went so hard after my cannabis plants. A few spots Id replace the plant only to have same results.
I suggest a shit-load of mouse traps if anyone else is in this situation. 2 traps per plant. Wire and sprays did not seem to work.
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