Dixie Dope

Alabama · 07-02-2002, 10:52 AM

Hello to all... for my first post to a forum that is obviously full of talent and commited growers, allow me a bit of an introduction. From San Diego, now living in Birmingham (married a beautiful Southern girl), I'm a lifelong toker who'll be 60 next year. Last year I grew outdoors successfully for the first time (earlier attempts in San Diego were ripped during the veg phase by malcontented dolts) - out in the natural soil of the gorgeous Alabama woods my bagseeds produced 6 females (and 4 males and 1 hermie), including a 12 foot "Big Mama." They were all sativas and after an initial harvest of about 1/2 of Big Momma's buds (which lasted for almost 6 months of daily toking) I was, once again, ripped. The situattion was perfect, my plot surrounded by a thorny blackberry stand in the depths of never-visited forest - but a survey crew came through and as luck would have it their route passed within a few feet of my girls and the pissants ripped every last cola. Only bare stalks and their unused plastic bags remained.

Now I have 30 plants in a new place, a mix of white widow, Kush, and some really cerebral mountain Mex sativa. Germinated in late March, transplanted in peat cups to 7 prepared sites (topsoil-filled holes about 3'x3'x3') in April, they now range in size (as of July 1) from 4' to 6' and are going great guns. All I do is water when it doesn't rain, use Miracle Gro once a week, trim that aggro kudzu back (it's trying to take over the world - I need a machete!), and sweet-talk 'em.

Along the lines of some other threads, one of the indicas started flowering (male) in early May (only about 18 inches high!) and continues to do so - weird. I'm keeping him around to pollenate some pre or early female flowers to produce some seed for next year.

Well, just heard some afternoon thunder, so it looks like I won't have to hike into the woods today with a backpack full of water-filled pop bottles.

Really appreciate all the wisdom from the overgrow team - you'll be hearing more from me.

Alabama

TripDaniels · 07-02-2002, 10:59 AM

Welcome to HC. I will stay in awe over that Big Mama of yours...now I have something to look forward too. Good luck, and keep growing.

growinskunk · 07-02-2002, 11:00 AM

i would just like to say one thing and one thing only about your growing because obviously you are succeeding, i would like to suggest maybe a different fertilizer for your ladies, miracle grow through my experiences has nothing to offer, your buds will be very harsh to smoke and not taste to good, try to get something organic and your buds will be even sweeter smelling and looking, try some bat quano or something all organic, again this is just advice, and either way goodluck during budding.

Alabama · 07-02-2002, 11:24 AM

Trip - thanks for the welcome and the good vibes in your posts in general - related to Jack? Yeah, Big Mamma was amazing - I think it probably was a combination of sativa genetics, luck and a long growing season that, for her, started in April. As far as Miracle Gro - I don't know if it did anything since this was not a scientifically controlled grow (how many are?) but I don't suppose the plant can tell whether the N and P and K come from guano or a chemical factory.

Alabama · 07-02-2002, 11:32 AM

Hello Growinskunk... good man, appreciate your wise counsel - absolutely my girrlz should get to taste organics, but the thought of hauling a bag of that good smelly stuff when I barely got enough juice to haul all that hydogen hydroxide through the woods is too much. Just to get me going though, how much guano would you suggest per plant - actually per three plants since I have them growing in little triplets?

By the way, do y'all know that Bama is one of the top 4 states in the US for cannabis cultivation (so sez the DEA, cough, cough)... warm, alternating high/low humidity, lots of sun, long growing season, short frost season, lots of rain, good soil - perfect as long as some redneck hunter, pissant surveyor or pootbutt kid thief doesn't find your girls - but that could happen anywhere, hey?

3hounds · 07-02-2002, 11:36 AM

Finally......
Someone older than me!

I'm a good old southern girl myself.... Welcome!

growinskunk · 07-02-2002, 11:46 AM

you can get bottled organic fertz at any agway or store that sells grow supplies just simply read the label it should say somewhere all organic and it mixes the same way that the miracle gro does, well not the exact but it'll say, the same with the guano, go out and buy it dont just use bat **** that you have found, although i suppose you could.

Veto Corleone · 07-03-2002, 12:34 AM

Ive had nothing but success with Blood Meal Tea, Alaska Fish Emulsion, and Alaska Mor Bloom. Good job growing and ill be coming through alabama next week to vist some relatives of my girlfriends, and then on to Florida to meet her mother for the first time and we will probably be celebrating our one year anniversary on that day. Well what a coincidence huh? Im outdoors also, ive got lets see I think around 27 plants all from 4 inches up to 5 foot trained bushes with about 17 shoots on my biggest one which is right at 5 foot tall, I love her. heh my girlfriend of course.

Guerilla_Farmer · 07-03-2002, 07:00 AM

Welcome Alabama...the south is an excellent place to grow...im your neighbor

....I live about 15-20 minutes from the florida line, and just over an hour from the alabama line...

good luck with your grow, and see if you can get some pictures up

Peacefully

,

Guerilla

Jacka$$ · 07-03-2002, 11:34 AM

I am tryin the 20-20-20 now see if that will do anything ...

Also how long would it take 2 grow a succesful marjiuana plant in about 80-90 degree weather??
Thanks

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