Stoney's Luv Shack

[Moshmen]

Caught up here now , M bits for the win Stoney ! I used to used DE till I seen people using the bits

Nice work how you like the green point beans ?

 

[Stoneyluv]

I've been using this stuff for a few years and haven't had a gnat since. I like it cuz it's liquid and you just add it to your feed water. Dont get me wrong, mosquito bits do work, I just find it way easier to use the liquid.

Thanks! i've actually seen this sold at my local pond store. i agree liquid is easier to deal with!!

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thanks Smoke!! i've seen this at the local pond store too, they sell quite a bit of it. i've never used any of it or even knew it would work on fugus gnats.

learn something new everyday!!

I do the mosquito bits a couple times per grow.
Seem to always get or have gnats in soil.
I think most soils come with them.
A lot of places up here keep their soils outdoors~!

yeah this was definitely stored outside. I never knew about those bits before. i was reading the package and i can mix it with water and just pour it in because i already have the soil in containers. i'll probably use my new tea brewer to mix it up!!!!

how do use em? just mix in your soil?

I hate when people leave soil outside!! Build a car port even just so it stays fkn dry!

oh this was outside in the elements and on the bottom row if the pallet at that. i didn't notice it had a tear in the bag till i got it home either!!

Caught up here now , M bits for the win Stoney ! I used to used DE till I seen people using the bits

Nice work how you like the green point beans ?

thanks Moshman!!

I got some on the way. i like the idea of the liquid since the plants are in place and delicate at the moment so i'm gonna mix the bits in water and try it out. next time i upcan or start over i'll mix them in dry.

i still see them flying around, and not just in the grow but i see them in my basement here and there. they better stay away from my worm farm i just cleaned that thing!!!!

i might fog bomb the basement...

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Greenpoint has been very good to me over the years. gotta be close to 98-99% success rate. selections are nice, and prices are affordable especially if you get into the reverse auctions. delivery is always fast even when just selecting the "no rush" shipping option. and shipping is only like $6-7 if i remember correctly. on a good reverse auction you can get a pack of six fems delivered for under $25

i've gone to other places over the years for those special strains that greenpoint don't have but greenpoint pretty much sets the standard for me, i compare all other seedbanks to their service and products.

i always say when a company does well by me over and over i say they have a "get out of jail free" card and if they mess up i won't be upset at all and won't hold it against them.. well greenpoint has a few GOOJF cards with me!!!!

 

[steamroller]

how do use em? just mix in your soil?

I add them to a 5g bucket cover and bubble for 30 minutes to hour then water in.

 

[Bandit420]

Man don't be talking up that Greenpoint honeyhole! I don't wanna lose any reverse auctions vs this crowd!
GOOJFC is the perfect way to sum it up. I could get a whole pack of duds and it wouldn't matter with all the past success I've had.
GP also trained me to not eat the rat poison. And by rat poison I mean hyped up packs of seeds with "rare" names or genetics selling for hundreds of dollars. I'll put a $25 pack of anything from GP vs any $100, $200, $300 and beyond pack and come out just as good if not better than that expensive stuff.

Yeah I believe gnats are acquired by two things...Poor storage at the garden center and/or unwashed coco. One store here selling Foxfarm is a guarantee on gnats and it's all about their outdoor storage and has nothing to do with FF. If it gets rained on...fugetaboutit. Like all the soils at home depot or lowes are nothing but stacks of gnat infestations

I have my soils shipped in from Grow Green Michigan. Warehouse storage and week long journey on a UPS truck has me living gnat free for the past 3 years. I buy in bulk when they have "dank deals" with free shipping and store in my carport leaving them in the boxes they come in stacked up on concrete with no chance of getting wet.
They sell the national name brands like Fox Farm, Roots, and CoM etc and ya gotta get 'em at the right time for lowest price but I can vouch that every bag or compost I've ordered has not had a single infestation come out of it

 

[steamroller]

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Thanks man.

 

[GrumpAzz]

Man don't be talking up that Greenpoint honeyhole! I don't wanna lose any reverse auctions vs this crowd!

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Thanks man.

 

[Stoneyluv]

I add them to a 5g bucket cover and bubble for 30 minutes to hour then water in.

sweet thanks, i should have some tomorrow so hopefully i can get a hold on this in a week or so!!!

Man don't be talking up that Greenpoint honeyhole! I don't wanna lose any reverse auctions vs this crowd!
GOOJFC is the perfect way to sum it up. I could get a whole pack of duds and it wouldn't matter with all the past success I've had.
GP also trained me to not eat the rat poison. And by rat poison I mean hyped up packs of seeds with "rare" names or genetics selling for hundreds of dollars. I'll put a $25 pack of anything from GP vs any $100, $200, $300 and beyond pack and come out just as good if not better than that expensive stuff.

Yeah I believe gnats are acquired by two things...Poor storage at the garden center and/or unwashed coco. One store here selling Foxfarm is a guarantee on gnats and it's all about their outdoor storage and has nothing to do with FF. If it gets rained on...fugetaboutit. Like all the soils at home depot or lowes are nothing but stacks of gnat infestations

I have my soils shipped in from Grow Green Michigan. Warehouse storage and week long journey on a UPS truck has me living gnat free for the past 3 years. I buy in bulk when they have "dank deals" with free shipping and store in my carport leaving them in the boxes they come in stacked up on concrete with no chance of getting wet.
They sell the national name brands like Fox Farm, Roots, and CoM etc and ya gotta get 'em at the right time for lowest price but I can vouch that every bag or compost I've ordered has not had a single infestation come out of it

i ain't talking them up, i didn't even mention the non stop flow of coupons and other frequent flyer perks!!! haha

i agree with ya on the rat poison... i'll see some promo a seedbank will have and i just giggle and say good for you!! hahaha greenpoint has def spoiled me.

but speaking of honeyholes... damn bro have i been over paying for soil!! by like 40-45%!!! damn,, and that don't even factor the high test gas at $4+ a gallon i spend driving to haul the stuff home. and i have to pick it up and down twice sometimes three times to get it here.

i ordered soil from there today already. turns out i had an account and bought stuff back in '13 from them. no soil but a bunch of grow stuff from ebay. i never knew... but i know now. thanks bro!!!

i wasn't sure what to do man, i already opened the bag i was saving for flower in the next round and my choices were to drive even further and take a chance on a new place or buy stuff where i got the gnats from in the first place!!! i just assumed it would be outrageous online with the shipping but yeah you saved me a bunch of bucks already!!! with or without gnats!! ha

quick Q.. if you just leave the default free shipping option have they ever used USPS to ship to you? i chose ups just in case. i'd hate to have to run to post office for something that big it takes over a half hour of waiting just to get freight from there. my town has a lot of great things, the post office isn't one of them!! haha

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made a few changes at the shack over the weekend...

i got rid of my old analog thermostat and put in a digital and got one to control the rh in the winter....



and i've always had a passive intake which pulls through my veg cabinet to ventilate both areas with one exhaust. so i put in an active intake with a speed controller....



and i put in a far red spectrum led puck like Pipecarver uses. trying one out...



it's getting close to harvest... last weekend i put a finisher spectrum on. just finishing up week eight...



i think i'm going to harvest four of the six this weekend. everything about this grow has been themed "new and different" and i normal vine ripen my buds pretty mature so this time were gonna flip flop that and harvest earlier than normal. so i'm pretty sure these two zangria will get chopped...





and these two might get the chop as well... one is marked as a scout snacks and one is a topagna cookies.





they quit eating a week ago and i have been force feeding them and i think they're done plumping out and i think they'll go by the end of the weekend with the other two... no promises though...

and then these two taller plants really could use and extra week or two... some of the lower buds are now just getting some color in them... these two plants are both a tall glass of milk!!!





and here is a family shot....

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Gorgeous

 

[Moshmen]

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Thanks man.

Hell yeah I’ve paid $60 for a bale of promix before and happy I found it ! Thanx for Sharon

 

[Bandit420]

sweet thanks, i should have some tomorrow so hopefully i can get a hold on this in a week or so!!!



i ain't talking them up, i didn't even mention the non stop flow of coupons and other frequent flyer perks!!! haha

i agree with ya on the rat poison... i'll see some promo a seedbank will have and i just giggle and say good for you!! hahaha greenpoint has def spoiled me.

but speaking of honeyholes... damn bro have i been over paying for soil!! by like 40-45%!!! damn,, and that don't even factor the high test gas at $4+ a gallon i spend driving to haul the stuff home. and i have to pick it up and down twice sometimes three times to get it here.

i ordered soil from there today already. turns out i had an account and bought stuff back in '13 from them. no soil but a bunch of grow stuff from ebay. i never knew... but i know now. thanks bro!!!

i wasn't sure what to do man, i already opened the bag i was saving for flower in the next round and my choices were to drive even further and take a chance on a new place or buy stuff where i got the gnats from in the first place!!! i just assumed it would be outrageous online with the shipping but yeah you saved me a bunch of bucks already!!! with or without gnats!! ha

quick Q.. if you just leave the default free shipping option have they ever used USPS to ship to you? i chose ups just in case. i'd hate to have to run to post office for something that big it takes over a half hour of waiting just to get freight from there. my town has a lot of great things, the post office isn't one of them!! haha

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made a few changes at the shack over the weekend...

i got rid of my old analog thermostat and put in a digital and got one to control the rh in the winter....

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and i've always had a passive intake which pulls through my veg cabinet to ventilate both areas with one exhaust. so i put in an active intake with a speed controller....

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and i put in a far red spectrum led puck like Pipecarver uses. trying one out...

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it's getting close to harvest... last weekend i put a finisher spectrum on. just finishing up week eight...

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i think i'm going to harvest four of the six this weekend. everything about this grow has been themed "new and different" and i normal vine ripen my buds pretty mature so this time were gonna flip flop that and harvest earlier than normal. so i'm pretty sure these two zangria will get chopped...

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and these two might get the chop as well... one is marked as a scout snacks and one is a topagna cookies.

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they quit eating a week ago and i have been force feeding them and i think they're done plumping out and i think they'll go by the end of the weekend with the other two... no promises though...

and then these two taller plants really could use and extra week or two... some of the lower buds are now just getting some color in them... these two plants are both a tall glass of milk!!!

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and here is a family shot....

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Bumper crop!!!
Looks like all those changes are seriously paying off!

For some reason I thought everybody knew about GGMi!
I don't think they've ever used USPS for me. Pretty sure it's always been UPS but maybe some FedEx in there too. All of my orders have been big...like minimum 8 bags of soil or 4 bags compost and buying dry nutes in 9lb or 15lb bags so they've always come in multiple somewhat flimsy boxes but it is just dirt so not like it gets damaged.
And yeah man I see it the same way as you...I spend maybe $5 less per bag compared to local pricing and it's delivered to my door. No drive and loading bags and all that so I've gotten rather spoiled buying my soils that way
All I have to do is stack it all!

 

[Moshmen]

Bumper crop!!!
Looks like all those changes are seriously paying off!

For some reason I thought everybody knew about GGMi!
I don't think they've ever used USPS for me. Pretty sure it's always been UPS but maybe some FedEx in there too. All of my orders have been big...like minimum 8 bags of soil or 4 bags compost and buying dry nutes in 9lb or 15lb bags so they've always come in multiple somewhat flimsy boxes but it is just dirt so not like it gets damaged.
And yeah man I see it the same way as you...I spend maybe $5 less per bag compared to local pricing and it's delivered to my door. No drive and loading bags and all that so I've gotten rather spoiled buying my soils that way
All I have to do is stack it all!

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Hell in Florida I had issues getting 1 bag I would gladly bought a skid !

 

[Stoneyluv]

Gorgeous

Thank you, i appreciate that!

Hell yeah I’ve paid $60 for a bale of promix before and happy I found it ! Thanx for Sharon

right?!?!? i'm right there with ya... i can't even get promix around here, i basically have a choice of two brands and i keep driving further away and getting worse products!

stonington mix is $65 a bag here stashed outside and proven to have gnats. two bags with tax costs me $139 w/tax and i have to drive... i ordered two bags of the same stuff for $75 total yesterday!

Bumper crop!!!
Looks like all those changes are seriously paying off!

For some reason I thought everybody knew about GGMi!
I don't think they've ever used USPS for me. Pretty sure it's always been UPS but maybe some FedEx in there too. All of my orders have been big...like minimum 8 bags of soil or 4 bags compost and buying dry nutes in 9lb or 15lb bags so they've always come in multiple somewhat flimsy boxes but it is just dirt so not like it gets damaged.
And yeah man I see it the same way as you...I spend maybe $5 less per bag compared to local pricing and it's delivered to my door. No drive and loading bags and all that so I've gotten rather spoiled buying my soils that way
All I have to do is stack it all!

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seriously paying off!!! the first and biggest change is no more cages. and the only reason for cages was the turntable so no more turntable either. five round circles in a circle cut my grow space in half i think. i guess there's a reason everybody does it like this.

second change is all new soil each grow, no more reusing. there's a reason everybody else does this as well!!! and now that you just saved me hundreds of dollars a year or more, i have no problem buying new soil and using the remains for veggie gardening.

the third change i'm keeping is the new nutrients i'm using. i feel i would have dead leaves and more spent looking plants in the beginning of week nine than what i have now. i haven't really talked about it much but i will when this round comes to an end and i actually get to taste the buds!!! nothing secret or anything rare just different brands that i never used is all. it could have everything to do with new soil in this case so i'd like to finish them out first.

i'm not sure if i will keep the containers, i wanna see the roots before i lean in either direction. i will say where i thought the sips would have an advantage with watering this style has not been uncomfortable or a pita in any way at all. with the down there care it's kind of ez to reach through and water the back row.

i have a list of all kinds of other little changes but those four are the main ones and the rest are just convenience changes and would happen no matter what the other changes are.

but yeah i plan to buy bulk from GGMi. they shipped my order of two bags already and i should have em friday. hell i wouldn't even had time to run to local gnat scat place with their limited hours of brick n mortar business. this alone will help my game out not just my wallet. now i can buy the kinds of soils i see other people use!!!! ....and i'll most certainly leave the shipping method defaulted next time. if they can save a buck with fedex that's just as cool with me. their choice.

i'm pretty sure once this harvest is done i'm gonna bug bomb the whole place!

 

[Bandit420]

Just got my shipping confirm from the "little green leprechauns" and yep, UPS.
I always feel like I kinda get over on them with that free shipping. Like I can get a bag at $42 w/ free ship. Or pay $20/bag + $65 shipping. Or pay $50/bag + two hour drive. Funny math when it comes to buying dirt.

Bristol Baby!! At night!!!
We got the boys from Wyoming coming into town tonight so I won't be able to watch the race until Sunday afternoon.
Made some movement in the pool and am 1 back out of 2nd now. C'mon #20!!! I see you have the Dongle Nozzle for this one. Ewww. That might be a great pick though.
I've got #6 next week at Texas.
You're right about that playoff pick strategy. I need to do that better, calculating cut off line races and desperation. Did that a little with Hamlin and that crazy bastard Chastain so maybe that was what was in my head when I picked Kez.
Yeah I forgot to reply but yeah Larson at Darlington was my second win of the year. Got one earlier with Logano which kinda stopped the bleeding on bad early picks and I've been chipping away at the lead since.
Next week is gonna be so harsh man. Baylor game at night in Waco then come back and get up to to go to Fort Worth for the Texas race the next morning. Then back to work for KU at home then OU and finally the bye. Yeah it was smart to pass on that OU game cuz I'll be wiped out.

I'm guessing you'll be elbow deep in the sticky this weekend! Ha enjoy buddy!
I'm kinda looking forward to my next trim job. Scored this kit for $100 back on Prime Day. Feels like maybe I should go to barber college before I use this thing IDK. Looks serious.



Enjoy your weekend Buddy! Beat Pitt, Go Raiders, Go #5 and Hook 'Em Horns!

 

[Stoneyluv]

Just got my shipping confirm from the "little green leprechauns" and yep, UPS.
I always feel like I kinda get over on them with that free shipping. Like I can get a bag at $42 w/ free ship. Or pay $20/bag + $65 shipping. Or pay $50/bag + two hour drive. Funny math when it comes to buying dirt.

Bristol Baby!! At night!!!
We got the boys from Wyoming coming into town tonight so I won't be able to watch the race until Sunday afternoon.
Made some movement in the pool and am 1 back out of 2nd now. C'mon #20!!! I see you have the Dongle Nozzle for this one. Ewww. That might be a great pick though.
I've got #6 next week at Texas.
You're right about that playoff pick strategy. I need to do that better, calculating cut off line races and desperation. Did that a little with Hamlin and that crazy bastard Chastain so maybe that was what was in my head when I picked Kez.
Yeah I forgot to reply but yeah Larson at Darlington was my second win of the year. Got one earlier with Logano which kinda stopped the bleeding on bad early picks and I've been chipping away at the lead since.
Next week is gonna be so harsh man. Baylor game at night in Waco then come back and get up to to go to Fort Worth for the Texas race the next morning. Then back to work for KU at home then OU and finally the bye. Yeah it was smart to pass on that OU game cuz I'll be wiped out.

I'm guessing you'll be elbow deep in the sticky this weekend! Ha enjoy buddy!
I'm kinda looking forward to my next trim job. Scored this kit for $100 back on Prime Day. Feels like maybe I should go to barber college before I use this thing IDK. Looks serious.

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Enjoy your weekend Buddy! Beat Pitt, Go Raiders, Go #5 and Hook 'Em Horns!

i got my goods delivered on friday and GGMi came through!! i don't mind paying $38 a bag, and i don't even have to leave home.



man i had forgot that you scored the TMS tickets for next weekend.. that track is so fast!!! i did the math on your score and oh man!!!! i won't spoil it but oh man!!!

there was no way i was gonna root for the pole smoker... larson had a good race, he was just a little too loose off corner exit at the end but for starting last he did well. i like that red car i have a preorder in for the diecast.

got my new #5 hoodie already!!! just in time to cuz it's starting to get a little chili here.. a couple nights dipped down to 49* already!!!

ooooh speaking of chili...



you know whats on the menu!!!!!

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that trimmer is cool looking... i nick myself enough with hand trimmers, i'd need extra bandaids on hand with one of those!!! haha

so tonight after the race..... chopped!!!!



i took the four down and left the taller two in there yet. i moved the one over and gave each one their own light!!!



i was very happy with the roots and didn't see any red flags....







I think i was underwatering them just a bit... after slicing it apart i could see the inside was lighter colored. i'm not looking for smoke ring!!! hehe



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so deja vu here we go one more time... started over with seed starter mix and no ARC this time, had to replace it with dotz.

week one...



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and yeah i bet they were burning couches in morgantown saturday night!!!!!!! saw your horns won by a lot... was that the first home game of the year?

now i just need the raiders to pull one out against the bills. the bills had a tough loss last week so they're either gonna implode or come back stronger.

just win baby!!!

 

[Moshmen]

Visited Daytona speedway recently for a motorcycle race but a very kool nostalgic track !

 

[Bandit420]

Really though I can't talk much shit about that today. If you saw the sorry excuse for a cheesesteak I'm trying to work thru you'd wanna throat punch the guy for calling this sorry ass thing a cheesesteak. Fucking Kraft cheese slices bro. I've had dried out stale jerky more tender than this meat. And don't even get me started on this bread. 'Nuff said.

Finished the race a bit ago and yep...I'm a happy dude today!!!
IDK what's better...that #20 coming in 3rd or ffw'ing thru a rain delay.
Ya know I got those two wins but also seems I've had a ton of top 5 finishes keeping me in that hunt for the lead.

Everything looking great man! You gonna use that soil on veggies or reboot for the ganja?
Watching Red Zone now catching NFL highlites and resting up for a long bastard of a week. I don't have the ticket anymore so I'm stuck with local games..Chiefs & Jags and Texans vs Colts. Yeah I'd rather watch Real Housewives over those teams so keeping it on the hilite channel today.

Yep TMS aka No Limits, Texas USA Sunday!!!
Got some great seats up in the shade about dead center between the pit road exit and entering into turn 1.
Prerace festivities will include Lucha Libre wrestling and armadillo racing. Good clean redneck fun for all ages!!!
I expect another screaming hot skillet kind of day with the weather heating back up.
Hopefully not as many cautions as last year but yep you can bet on there being a few disastrous wrecks with how fast they get going on that track.
Blaney had a real hard hit into the wall last year and I'll never forget this one...

 

[Stoneyluv]

Visited Daytona speedway recently for a motorcycle race but a very kool nostalgic track !

hells yeah!! that is very cool Moshmen, some classics too!!! i was there back in '94, i bet a lot has changed in that area since then!!

thanks for posting those man!!!!

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Really though I can't talk much shit about that today. If you saw the sorry excuse for a cheesesteak I'm trying to work thru you'd wanna throat punch the guy for calling this sorry ass thing a cheesesteak. Fucking Kraft cheese slices bro. I've had dried out stale jerky more tender than this meat. And don't even get me started on this bread. 'Nuff said.

Finished the race a bit ago and yep...I'm a happy dude today!!!
IDK what's better...that #20 coming in 3rd or ffw'ing thru a rain delay.
Ya know I got those two wins but also seems I've had a ton of top 5 finishes keeping me in that hunt for the lead.

Everything looking great man! You gonna use that soil on veggies or reboot for the ganja?
Watching Red Zone now catching NFL highlites and resting up for a long bastard of a week. I don't have the ticket anymore so I'm stuck with local games..Chiefs & Jags and Texans vs Colts. Yeah I'd rather watch Real Housewives over those teams so keeping it on the hilite channel today.

Yep TMS aka No Limits, Texas USA Sunday!!!
Got some great seats up in the shade about dead center between the pit road exit and entering into turn 1.
Prerace festivities will include Lucha Libre wrestling and armadillo racing. Good clean redneck fun for all ages!!!
I expect another screaming hot skillet kind of day with the weather heating back up.
Hopefully not as many cautions as last year but yep you can bet on there being a few disastrous wrecks with how fast they get going on that track.
Blaney had a real hard hit into the wall last year and I'll never forget this one...

so i'm not sure how you see it but it looks to me like the bean guys are winning up there^^^

i've had a few bad cheesesteaks in my day but not sure i ever saw somebody unwrap a craft single for one!!! man my worst ever was at a howard johnson's in mystic connecticut, it was just a 1/2" thick ribeye steak with long onions on a hard roll with the bottom sliced open. they couldn't have messed up more details of making a steaksandwich!!

if my math is right you should now be one point from the lead. and you'll be at the next race live... how do you say it?, that cooler than the other side of the pillow!!!! i think i messed it up but you know what i mean!!

and nope, no more reboots on soil bro.. shouldn't have been doing that in first place at least not to the extreme i did. nah i actually have an area in the back of my house that got eroded out over the summer from a clogged gutter. it pooled up so much that i had a leak in the middle of my basement wall!!! so i filled it all in with clay and banked it up high for runoff in the future but it sticks out like a sore eye and nothing nice will grow in clay so i'm taking all this soil and all the gnat scat soil that i dumped out and i will landscape it over the clay and plant flowers and stuff in it. having soil without weeds in it around here is rare. not the good kind of weed... so this will make for great flower soil. i'll probably bag it up for the winter though because nothing will grow this late in the year here but next spring i'll be set with plenty!!!! my goal is now to grow enough ganja to have used soil to wrap around the entire house. the flowerbeds are almost unnoticeable now and are taken over with weeds and crap so i'm gonna make it look good again!!

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so what has onions, celery, peppers, garlic, bacon, beef, tomatoes, and beans... you know..



i bet ya like it if it wasn't called the C word..... hahaha i'll call it bean n beef soup!!!

we got fresh loaf of ciabatta bread and some shredded cheese to go with our bean n beef soup!!!!

way better than the dry beef n jalapeno mix i was served in san antonio one time!!!

 

[Stoneyluv]

Update night!!!!!

another week in the books already... starting week ten on the two in flower and just ending week one for the new round...



these two will get the chop this weekend whether they're ready or not!!







she got bleached pretty good...





and this is the other one....







and here is the new batch...



i'm a little nervous about this one.. she's really curling her leaves...



still battling the gnats... been using the skeeter juice everyday but it doesn't seem to phase them, they come flying out of the soil like superman!! it's okay, i have plans to nuke them all next week. i have a half a dozen bug bomb foggers and a handful of no pest strips... by time all that poison wears off it will be winter here and i won't have to worry about it anymore!!! i'll probably ending growing a sixth toe from it but i won't have gnats anymore!! i can't believe one bag of soil caused all this mess... i almost wanna go punch the dude that sold it to me, i kind of trusted him.. was i fool!

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so i know this one isn't totally in the books but i just wanna say this has been a very fun grow and i admit i was in such a rut the way i was growing... it had to be close to ten years that i grew in cages on the turntable with SIP buckets.. and my soil was just as old!!! haha

but really it has been a blast and i gotta thank all you peeps steering along the way and helping me out. i really enjoy the free range style of growing and i kind of liked harvest everything at once, sort of anyway. i'm a bit overwhelmed with what to do with all the buds at the moment but lets face it, that's one of the best problems to have... well that and running out of jars, and i'm pretty sure that's gonna happen too!!

 

[SSgrower]

I make Carrol Shelby Chill using kidney & pinto beans, thought I was one of few to use kidney's. Stoney have you tried TerpLok Grove bags for cure and storage?

 

[GrumpAzz]

I make Carrol Shelby Chill using kidney & pinto beans, thought I was one of few to use kidney's. Stoney have you tried TerpLok Grove bags for cure and storage?

I've got some grove bags I'll be curing in. I've only heard good things.

 

[Bandit420]

Next thing ya know you'll be buying a curing fridge for all that weed!
Congrats on the epic haul and having fun doing it!!

I'm an avid user of Groves too. I go a little over dry then let the bag make the correction but never put buds in that are still moist.
I also prefer the velvet touch bags but they all work well. The VT are just a bit better made and last longer

 

[Stoneyluv]

I make Carrol Shelby Chill using kidney & pinto beans, thought I was one of few to use kidney's. Stoney have you tried TerpLok Grove bags for cure and storage?

ahhh yeah, dark reds and light red kidney.. they're a must!!

and yes, i sure have tried out the grove bags. brother bandit has sent me a few. the usa edition is by far my favorite. i did a five minute search for more of those but i didn't see any stars and stripes.



i am gonna need some for sure though, i only have eight jars and they fit perfectly in my desk drawer and i've probably been using these since one of my first runs...



they're plastic so they take a beating and seals always work great!!



as you can see they're all being kinda used so i gotta get some bags for sure, i'm gonna pick some out this weekend. gotta look harder for those flag bags!!!

I've got some grove bags I'll be curing in. I've only heard good things.

man i wasn't sure myself i didn't try them much, then i found this looking around for them..



this is from a couple harvests ago, before we were builders... i grew this with different lights then i have now and everything. i forgot i even had it in the bag, i grabbed it to find the name to look for more and saw it had ganj' in it. as you can see, it was the bottom of the bag mostly shake and a few small nugs... dude i opened the bag and the herb was just as fresh and perfectly cured!!! i quick squished it and smoked it today already!!! that was Tangie... man i love that stuff!!!

so yeah my long winded point is i agree, they are great and they work awesome!!!

(just noticed in the pic there's a barcode... duh.. just scored a 10 pack!!!!) pricey shipping.. my birthday is next week so YOLO!!!

i look at these bags and just wanna sing this song!!!

Next thing ya know you'll be buying a curing fridge for all that weed!
Congrats on the epic haul and having fun doing it!!

I'm an avid user of Groves too. I go a little over dry then let the bag make the correction but never put buds in that are still moist.
I also prefer the velvet touch bags but they all work well. The VT are just a bit better made and last longer

funny you mention the fridge.. the other week my little six pack fridge took a shit so i upgraded...



now i got more room!!!!

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i'll probably pick up some of the bigger VT bags as well, what are these? you sent me this one but there is no name on it...



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i bought two packs of seeds on saturday from an unknown bank and took a shot... ships from NY and i got them in the mail today.

tangie and alien rock candy... got a freebee 3 pack of hippo high, i like the name i'll probably try it.. says it's tall... like real tall!!!



more on these later!!

 

[Rootsruler]

I wish smoked stayed in the jars long enough around here to use something for longer term storage. I think I have maybe 1/2 P left of the last harvest with some rooted clones about to go into the tent.

 

[midwestcannaman]

I wish smoked stayed in the jars long enough around here to use something for longer term storage. I think I have maybe 1/2 P left of the last harvest with some rooted clones about to go into the tent.

Shit goes quick, am I right! I'm always amazed how fast the lady and I burn through it!

 

[Stoneyluv]

I wish smoked stayed in the jars long enough around here to use something for longer term storage. I think I have maybe 1/2 P left of the last harvest with some rooted clones about to go into the tent.

Shit goes quick, am I right! I'm always amazed how fast the lady and I burn through it!

easy come easy go!!! always seems to go easier though!!! hehe

that and always grow twice as much as you can smoke so ya never run out!

 

[Rootsruler]

Shit goes quick, am I right! I'm always amazed how fast the lady and I burn through it!

Maybe filling empty Ciggy boxes with joints isn't the best idea.....

GF loves to chill and smoke 'em end to end. I'm more of a night smoker.

 

[GrumpAzz]

Maybe filling empty Ciggy boxes with joints isn't the best idea.....

GF loves to chill and smoke 'em end to end. I'm more of a night smoker.

The lady and I burned through an ounce a week prior to me giving it up. Less doobs for her now and she's down to a quarter a week.

I originally aimed for a pound per harvest and now I don't think weight will be as important. I won't be getting back into the habit until I can get a good gauge on the random tests I'll be dealing with.

 

[Anthem275]

ahhh yeah, dark reds and light red kidney.. they're a must!!
@Stoneyluv how do the beans go over with @Bandit420 ?
I hear there are no beans in Chili per Bandit but like you I do like chili in my chili beans. Nothing like a good dutch oven after a nice bowl or tow of that chili!!!!!

 

[Stoneyluv]

Maybe filling empty Ciggy boxes with joints isn't the best idea.....

GF loves to chill and smoke 'em end to end. I'm more of a night smoker.

The lady and I burned through an ounce a week prior to me giving it up. Less doobs for her now and she's down to a quarter a week.

I originally aimed for a pound per harvest and now I don't think weight will be as important. I won't be getting back into the habit until I can get a good gauge on the random tests I'll be dealing with.

just wait till you guys make your own concentrates and stuff three grams of wax in the middle of those doobies on a regular basis!!!

ahhh yeah, dark reds and light red kidney.. they're a must!!
@Stoneyluv how do the beans go over with @Bandit420 ?
I hear there are no beans in Chili per Bandit but like you I do like chili in my chili beans. Nothing like a good dutch oven after a nice bowl or tow of that chili!!!!!

haha that's a good one!!!

ya know one time i posted a shot of good chili and he replied with this...



he just don't know what good chili is... he's been texas brain washed!! now that i got him into nascar i'll hillbilly the bean into him in no time!!!

but seriously, summer is over this weekend and cooler temps are rolling in, starting to see leaves changing colors and falling more and more everyday... that mean soups and stews here at the luv shack!!! during the cold times we'll always have a pot of something on hand. most times the dutch oven never even gets put away after washing, just right back on the stove and refilled!!!

 

[midwestcannaman]

easy come easy go!!! always seems to go easier though!!! hehe

that and always grow twice as much as you can smoke so ya never run out!

Oh brother, believe me when i say I try!!!!!

 

[midwestcannaman]

Maybe filling empty Ciggy boxes with joints isn't the best idea.....

GF loves to chill and smoke 'em end to end. I'm more of a night smoker.

I've been doing this trying too cut back on cigarettes, i just end up smoking hella joints!

 

[GrumpAzz]

just wait till you guys make your own concentrates and stuff three grams of wax in the middle of those doobies on a regular basis!!!

Wowzers!

I am a huge fan of concentrates with the smell of reefer being such an issue around here. For a couple years, that's basically all I smoked. I've never added that much to a dooby though, damn!

I can't wait to get my hands on the press Bandit's sending my way, though. I'm hella excited to press my own home grown buds. Can't wait.

I think I fell face first into this hobby

 

[Stoneyluv]

Oh brother, believe me when i say I try!!!!!

i don't doubt it one bit my friend!

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back in the day when i quit smokin cigs, that's when i really started smoking more weed. like double!

Wowzers!

I am a huge fan of concentrates with the smell of reefer being such an issue around here. For a couple years, that's basically all I smoked. I've never added that much to a dooby though, damn!

I can't wait to get my hands on the press Bandit's sending my way, though. I'm hella excited to press my own home grown buds. Can't wait.

I think I fell face first into this hobby

ah man i know right where you're coming from!! they call me a weed snob because all i like is the concentrates. i don't need all that other debris in my smoke i just want the good parts!!!!

i bet in 2023 i've smoked less than an 1/8 of flower... and that would be closer to zero if it was't for a good buddy of mne always making me smoke with him. he loads em up big with a few grams wax inside. he'll hand it to me and il pass, he gives me this dirty look and shoves it to me and says it's got wax... like that supposed to make it taste better??!?! he said back in the day i was the coolest smoker he ever met, now he says i just shake my head!!! hahaha all in fun of coarse, he don't mean nothing by it..

but yeah man we've always said ganja is not addictive, but growing it is!!

you're gonna love that squisher!!!!

 

[SSgrower]

Being from TN. I grew up around "stock" cars, me & my friends would add a 4 bbl carb, intake, headers, and "cherry bomb" mufflers, our NASCAR. Here in Texas they eat "ranch style" beans & there is a "brand" called that. Texan's are a different breed, and we volunteers from TN. came to San Antonio to help their cause. That's all I got to say about that. SSgrower watching IMSA racing

 

[Bandit420]

ahhh yeah, dark reds and light red kidney.. they're a must!!
@Stoneyluv how do the beans go over with @Bandit420 ?
I hear there are no beans in Chili per Bandit but like you I do like chili in my chili beans. Nothing like a good dutch oven after a nice bowl or tow of that chili!!!!!

just wait till you guys make your own concentrates and stuff three grams of wax in the middle of those doobies on a regular basis!!!



haha that's a good one!!!

ya know one time i posted a shot of good chili and he replied with this...

View attachment 22191

he just don't know what good chili is... he's been texas brain washed!! now that i got him into nascar i'll hillbilly the bean into him in no time!!!

but seriously, summer is over this weekend and cooler temps are rolling in, starting to see leaves changing colors and falling more and more everyday... that mean soups and stews here at the luv shack!!! during the cold times we'll always have a pot of something on hand. most times the dutch oven never even gets put away after washing, just right back on the stove and refilled!!!

Hey you see Blue Bell's new flavor yet?


No beans!!!

Being from TN. I grew up around "stock" cars, me & my friends would add a 4 bbl carb, intake, headers, and "cherry bomb" mufflers, our NASCAR. Here in Texas they eat "ranch style" beans & there is a "brand" called that. Texan's are a different breed, and we volunteers from TN. came to San Antonio to help their cause. That's all I got to say about that. SSgrower watching IMSA racing

I've tried to explain it to them. I'll die on this hill defending beans from invading my chili!




THIS is how you chili!!!

Smoked and slow cooked for 12 hours will get you that Texas Red



The official bread of chili



The official beverage of chili



Texas Red with all the fixins




Beans in chili
Next thing I know Y'all be posting pics of turkey meat chili or even worse...beyond meat chili.
And IDK what it is but I've seen pics of white chili made with chicken. Looks like a casserole or a chowder but they can't call it chicken chowder because that makes people gag so they hijacked the word chili and call it that.
It's just old fashioned communism, plain and simple.

 

[moe.red]

Ahaha sadness soup. I’m stealing that

 

[Zen_seeker]

ahhh yeah, dark reds and light red kidney.. they're a must!!

and yes, i sure have tried out the grove bags. brother bandit has sent me a few. the usa edition is by far my favorite. i did a five minute search for more of those but i didn't see any stars and stripes.

View attachment 22173

i am gonna need some for sure though, i only have eight jars and they fit perfectly in my desk drawer and i've probably been using these since one of my first runs...

View attachment 22171

they're plastic so they take a beating and seals always work great!!

View attachment 22172

as you can see they're all being kinda used so i gotta get some bags for sure, i'm gonna pick some out this weekend. gotta look harder for those flag bags!!!



man i wasn't sure myself i didn't try them much, then i found this looking around for them..

View attachment 22170

this is from a couple harvests ago, before we were builders... i grew this with different lights then i have now and everything. i forgot i even had it in the bag, i grabbed it to find the name to look for more and saw it had ganj' in it. as you can see, it was the bottom of the bag mostly shake and a few small nugs... dude i opened the bag and the herb was just as fresh and perfectly cured!!! i quick squished it and smoked it today already!!! that was Tangie... man i love that stuff!!!

so yeah my long winded point is i agree, they are great and they work awesome!!!

(just noticed in the pic there's a barcode... duh.. just scored a 10 pack!!!!) pricey shipping.. my birthday is next week so YOLO!!!

i look at these bags and just wanna sing this song!!!

funny you mention the fridge.. the other week my little six pack fridge took a shit so i upgraded...

View attachment 22177

now i got more room!!!!

.
i'll probably pick up some of the bigger VT bags as well, what are these? you sent me this one but there is no name on it...

View attachment 22178

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.


i bought two packs of seeds on saturday from an unknown bank and took a shot... ships from NY and i got them in the mail today.

tangie and alien rock candy... got a freebee 3 pack of hippo high, i like the name i'll probably try it.. says it's tall... like real tall!!!

View attachment 22174

more on these later!!

I have about 6 of these glass containers. Don’t remember what they are for. Just use them for holding canna stuff now.



Your the only other person I’ve seen with them. You recall if they had a purpose?

 

[GrumpAzz]

I have about 6 of these glass containers. Don’t remember what they are for. Just use them for holding canna stuff now.

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Your the only other person I’ve seen with them. You recall if they had a purpose?

Looks like an old lady's candy dish

 

[Anthem275]

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Hey you see Blue Bell's new flavor yet?

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No beans!!!

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I've tried to explain it to them. I'll die on this hill defending beans from invading my chili!

View attachment 22243


THIS is how you chili!!!

Smoked and slow cooked for 12 hours will get you that Texas Red

View attachment 22255

The official bread of chili

View attachment 22254

The official beverage of chili

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Texas Red with all the fixins



Beans in chili
Next thing I know Y'all be posting pics of turkey meat chili or even worse...beyond meat chili.
And IDK what it is but I've seen pics ofView attachment 22256 white chili made with chicken. Looks like a casserole or a chowder but they can't call it chicken chowder because that makes people gag so they hijacked the word chili and call it that.
It's just old fashioned communism, plain and simple.

Well Bandit that cornbread sure looks legit. As far as the ground turkey I am not a fan. Tofu is always an option!!!
A friend of mine went meatless for about 6 years. We had a potluck party and he brings tofu for tacos. I had a couple and complemented him on the chicken and he tells me it is tofu. I had a hard time believing him but it was.

 

[Bandit420]

Well Bandit that cornbread sure looks legit. As far as the ground turkey I am not a fan. Tofu is always an option!!!
A friend of mine went meatless for about 6 years. We had a potluck party and he brings tofu for tacos. I had a couple and complemented him on the chicken and he tells me it is tofu. I had a hard time believing him but it was.

My wife was vegan when we met. It didn't last very long.
I made chicken fajitas one weekend early on and converted her.

I'm originally from California, from 0-18 then at age 21-50 have been in Texas so I consider myself Texan now more than Californian.
There's some things out there that simply don't fly here. Tofu is one or really anything imitating meat. Pineapple on pizza is another. Veggie burgers, avocado toast, etc.
Sure they're here, but I think we use them for profiling purposes