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Beachwalker said:
Porcupine Under The Lights!

I saw the cat watching something, I've seen it several times out by the woodpile, he uses the flood lights to find things to eatView attachment 110763
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The head was to the left by the way🤣 yes, I know it's a terrible picture I had a few more but this was the best. Not too bad for 4am

This is a small one earlier this year I saw one across the street that I would guess was 25 or 30 lb but it might have been the fluffed up needles that made it look so big 🤔I have a picture somewhere
 
95° today through Wednesday, then Thursday summer ends. Same as the last three Summers I've been here. I'll be taking my AC out of the window this weekend, get that beautiful Breeze coming down the field

A few hundred miles north of Boston makes a big difference! Our Springs are two weeks later, and our Falls are two or three weeks earlier, far as I can tell

We have unbelievably beautiful falls here!🙏 🍁Screenshot_20250811_110025_Weawow.jpg
 
So my White Rhino seeds have been in Maine for 4 days now, they were supposed to come Monday, now they're supposed to come today but if they'll ever get here who the hell knows?

And what condition will they be in after two 100° days?

They went from Southern Maine to Eastern Maine, I'm in north central so fuck me I guess

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So I did get the seeds they only stayed in the mailbox a minute or two as I saw him deliver them but they traveled around my state for 4 days in 100° weather so I'm not happy about that, hopefully they weren't out in a truck in the sun, I'll find out I guess cuz I'm cracking em' tomorrow
 
So this is happening right now in front of the house

Apparently the pickup hit a tree about a half mile down the road

He fled the scene and they caught him where you see the two police cars, about a hundred yards up from my driveway

The tow truck driver filled me in on all the info, and his mother and stepfather pulled up and were telling me that he's got a drug and alcohol problem

so that might be why he took off running, and probably why he hit the tree in the first place

At least no one was seriously injured

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Pretty sure I see the fourth one starting to come up but it doesn't look normal, not a problem though

These went from the wet paper towel to above the soil in less than 72 hours so if this one is aberrant in any way I'll just start the remaining seed, it will catch up in no time
 
Beachwalker said:
So my White Rhino seeds have been in Maine for 4 days now, they were supposed to come Monday, now they're supposed to come today but if they'll ever get here who the hell knows?

And what condition will they be in after two 100° days?

They went from Southern Maine to Eastern Maine, I'm in north central so fuck me I guess

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My last run had a white rhino, loved the terpene profile!
 
She's still wearing her shell but she's turned up towards the light. This is a good exercise in leaving things the hell alone LOL I've done pretty well taking their shells off when necessary (I've also decapitated one or two) but this was one that doesn't need to be touched.

Thinking about brewing up a double espresso and then getting that heavy, old school air conditioner the hell out the window! It was 41° last night and with an air conditioner in it's like having the window open 🥶

Fourth year in a row I had it out around the middle of August, we're two or three weeks behind Boston in the spring, and ahead of Boston in the fall up here
 
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Beachwalker said:
She's still wearing her shell but she's turned up towards the light. This is a good exercise in leaving things the hell alone LOL I've done pretty well taking their shells off when necessary (I've also decapitated one or two) but this was one that doesn't need to be touched.

Thinking about brewing up a double espresso and then getting that heavy, old school air conditioner the hell out the window! It was 41° last night and with an air conditioner in it's like having the window open 🥶

Fourth year in a row I had it out around the middle of August, we're two or three weeks behind Boston in the spring, and ahead of Boston in the fall up here
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I've decapitated a few myself being the eager beaver, you are right, they are usually better left alone. Idk why but I'm always shocked when i get too busy with life and forget to check on them for days and when i look they are thriving!
 
Well the shell's off and she's doing well and I got the damn air conditioner out of the window too 😓 it'll sit here for a few days, the cat is cozied up against it having a nap right now, cats sleep in the weirdest places! I'll take it out to the garage by this weekend it's a big son of a gun so I have to two-wheel it20250819_170605.jpg
 
Beachwalker said:
Well the shell's off and she's doing well and I got the damn air conditioner out of the window too 😓 it'll sit here for a few days, the cat is cozied up against it having a nap right now, cats sleep in the weirdest places! I'll take it out to the garage by this weekend it's a big son of a gun so I have to two-wheel itView attachment 111664
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So an update on this, the fourth seedling that couldn't throw it shell off has necrotic leaves, so I've wet the 5th seed. At the rate these cracked and are growing it should catch up in no time
 
The 5th seed is cracked but just my luck the one with the brown necrotic leaves has actually started to green up, so it looks like I'm going to have five plants in a 4x4 which is going to be challenging, but there's no humidity here in the fall/winter with the wood fire so I won't be dealing with issues like wpm, so shouldn't be any problem. 🤞🏻😏

I think I had nine cheese plants stuffed in a 4x4 once 🤣 so I think I'll be all right. I'm not growing giants, White Rhino's are small plants about the size and shape of a basil plant.

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Beachwalker said:
She's still wearing her shell but she's turned up towards the light. This is a good exercise in leaving things the hell alone LOL I've done pretty well taking their shells off when necessary (I've also decapitated one or two) but this was one that doesn't need to be touched.

Thinking about brewing up a double espresso and then getting that heavy, old school air conditioner the hell out the window! It was 41° last night and with an air conditioner in it's like having the window open 🥶

Fourth year in a row I had it out around the middle of August, we're two or three weeks behind Boston in the spring, and ahead of Boston in the fall up here
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I’ve used a toothpick/floss tool. Holds it in place for surgery. 🤣
 
Zen_seeker said:
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I’ve used a toothpick/floss tool. Holds it in place for surgery. 🤣
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Can I show you something? I've never seen this, have you?

The pictures blurred but I looked at this with 30X scope after the shell had been off for about a day, and to my eye that leaf was brown and dead


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Then look at the picture of it less than a day later !

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I've seen them white and then they green up but I've never seen a brown shriveled up leaf turn green before
 
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Beachwalker said:
Can I show you something? I've never seen this, have you?

The pictures blurred but I looked at this with 30X scope after the shell had been off for about a day, and to my eye that leaf was brown and dead


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Then look at the picture of it less than a day later !

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I've seen them white and then they green up but I've never seen a brown shriveled up leaf turn green before
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Honestly I can’t see it well enough to say what I’m looking at. However I’ve never seen a yellow or brown leaf recover at any point either. I’ve only got a few years of experience though.

As it gets larger you might find it was another leaf that shrivelled and a new one took its place. 🤷‍♂️

I’ve left a shell on in the past that ended up damaging a stem. Prior I left them alone. Now I take them off if it’s not going to damage the seedling. Prior to the toothpick trick I ripped off a head, they don’t recover from that. 🤣
 
Zen_seeker said:
Honestly I can’t see it well enough to say what I’m looking at. However I’ve never seen a yellow or brown leaf recover at any point either. I’ve only got a few years of experience though.

As it gets larger you might find it was another leaf that shrivelled and a new one took its place. 🤷‍♂️

I’ve left a shell on in the past that ended up damaging a stem. Prior I left them alone. Now I take them off if it’s not going to damage the seedling. Prior to the toothpick trick I ripped off a head, they don’t recover from that. 🤣
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Thanks for your input, I guess that's possible and would make sense, but from what I saw up close I believe it's the same leaf, that tiny brown speck you can kind of see laying on the green cotyledon is it. I saw it clearly with 30X magnification, I've never seen that happen before20250819_170605.jpg
 
Beachwalker said:
Thanks for your input, I guess that's possible and would make sense, but from what I saw up close it's the same leaf, that tiny brown speck you can kind of see laying on the green cotyledon is it. I saw it clearly with 30X magnification, I've never seen that happen beforeView attachment 111834
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I have no reason to doubt you. I can see the brown spot, just not what it is.

To me brown means dead. Wet or dry it’s cells are damaged. I just don’t see how that can recover or regenerate. But again I’m still a noob in this world.

As it gets bigger it might reveal something like a one leaf node. Or maybe it was a bit of peat stuck from the shell that finally got pushed out of the centre when the shell dropped. All guesses.

Regardless you e got a great start to a new crop. 👊
 
Zen_seeker said:
I have no reason to doubt you. I can see the brown spot, just not what it is.

To me brown means dead. Wet or dry it’s cells are damaged. I just don’t see how that can recover or regenerate. But again I’m still a noob in this world.

As it gets bigger it might reveal something like a one leaf node. Or maybe it was a bit of peat stuck from the shell that finally got pushed out of the centre when the shell dropped. All guesses.

Regardless you e got a great start to a new crop. 👊
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I wish I had a better picture cuz I'm doubting myself too 🤯 even though I saw it clearly with a 30X Loop before I decided to start the fifth seed! I don't know how to explain this? Oh well moving forward, when the fifth one is up I'll put them in the tent under 250watt MH
 
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