Old man farms
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I started these two beautiful girls from seed (secrets of the farm) grown in the NW corner of Colorado summer highs in 90s winter lows to -60 humidity between 30 and 50 yr round
1. Quality genetic proven seed stock
2. Grown in 35 gallon bpa free plastic totes.
3. Placed outdoors on june 1st (barely after last freeze)
4. Used blend of natural soils and sheep manure.
5. During veg used homemade fish emulsion, compost tea thats it.
6. During flowering used a blend of again HOMEMADE Pk blend and bat guano covering soil.
I germanited my seeds late jan early feb and moved them into small transplant pots as soon as roots got about a quarter inch in length. Sprouted in soil on feb 9th and let them sit in my window sill catching sun and a basic fluorescent light. When the girls were a week old i would put them outside during the day and bring them in at night due to it gettin -40 at night and 45 to 50 during the day (had no issues with slow or stunted stress on them only direct sun during this time) growth was about a inch and half a day with atleast one new set of leaves.
I built a small wind guard out of some plastic wrap and chicken wire with no top and vented bottom just wanted to pvent direct wind on them. Watering once a day with my well water and every other day with water and my homemade fish emulsion and once a week with compost tea.
When plants reached 2 foot i placed them into a 12 foot by 9 foot by 9 foot hoophouse with 6 mil clear cover. One side was intentionaly left open with grid square fencing to prvent critters from getting in. Also a 10 inch vent hole was cut into back wall for air flow with one side open no fans needed.
I topped 1 of them only once since the veg period due to s short forced season. I only defoiliate maybe 20 percent of the water leaves leaving 80 plus percent im old and believe a plant makes leaves for a reason over 1000s of yrs who am i to mess with it. That said right before forcing them to flower i mini lolly popped em just the truly small crap on the bottom foot.
I started force flowering them on aug 6th due to the freeze beginning in mid to late sept i was a little late on this by a week due to waiting forever for the blackout cover to arrive.
1. Quality genetic proven seed stock
2. Grown in 35 gallon bpa free plastic totes.
3. Placed outdoors on june 1st (barely after last freeze)
4. Used blend of natural soils and sheep manure.
5. During veg used homemade fish emulsion, compost tea thats it.
6. During flowering used a blend of again HOMEMADE Pk blend and bat guano covering soil.
I germanited my seeds late jan early feb and moved them into small transplant pots as soon as roots got about a quarter inch in length. Sprouted in soil on feb 9th and let them sit in my window sill catching sun and a basic fluorescent light. When the girls were a week old i would put them outside during the day and bring them in at night due to it gettin -40 at night and 45 to 50 during the day (had no issues with slow or stunted stress on them only direct sun during this time) growth was about a inch and half a day with atleast one new set of leaves.
I built a small wind guard out of some plastic wrap and chicken wire with no top and vented bottom just wanted to pvent direct wind on them. Watering once a day with my well water and every other day with water and my homemade fish emulsion and once a week with compost tea.
When plants reached 2 foot i placed them into a 12 foot by 9 foot by 9 foot hoophouse with 6 mil clear cover. One side was intentionaly left open with grid square fencing to prvent critters from getting in. Also a 10 inch vent hole was cut into back wall for air flow with one side open no fans needed.
I topped 1 of them only once since the veg period due to s short forced season. I only defoiliate maybe 20 percent of the water leaves leaving 80 plus percent im old and believe a plant makes leaves for a reason over 1000s of yrs who am i to mess with it. That said right before forcing them to flower i mini lolly popped em just the truly small crap on the bottom foot.
I started force flowering them on aug 6th due to the freeze beginning in mid to late sept i was a little late on this by a week due to waiting forever for the blackout cover to arrive.
