On Aug 11, 9:57 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:58:59 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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gmail.com> wrote:>>On Aug 9, 9:06 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:25:35 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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>>>>On Aug 8, 6:52 am, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>>>> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:32:42 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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>>>>>>On Aug 4, 8:23 pm, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>>>>>> On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 01:50:17 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>>On Aug 2, 6:48 am, Mariah Kaze
bresnan.net> wrote:>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:37:33 -0700 (PDT), Mycoloteur
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gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>>>>On Jul 31, 7:08 pm, Mariah Kaze
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gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>On Jul 28, 11:45 pm, Mariah Kaze
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>>>>>>>>>>Yay! I just harvested a few onces of some delicious Super Silver Haze
>>>>>>>>>>myself. Everyone has been really jazzed. My neighbor start coughing
>>>>>>>>>>and drooling and finally barfed after a too big bong hit. It was an
>>>>>>>>>>impressive sight. ;-)
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>>>>>>>>> I can't seem to order those seeds without a major hassle. I have no
>>>>>>>>> idea what I'm growing except it's a strain of Sativa - just from
>>>>>>>>> looking at pictures :) It all smokes. I've not ever barfed but I've
>>>>>>>>> sure blown smoke coughing up a storm - must be really good shit :)
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>>>>>>>>Yeah, we are universally pleased with it. ;)
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>>>>>>> Somebody posted some seed links and I tried ordering some - I will try
>>>>>>> again.
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>>>>>>Cool, what are you thinking of growing?
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>>>>> I'm open to suggestion. Skunk - Northern Lights - White Widow - I
>>>>> have never known what I was smoking by name :) Sheesh - seeds are
>>>>> pricey!
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>>>>Ok, well that's a whole thread on its own. It depends on what kind of
>>>>effect you like.
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>>>>Describe your favorite high?
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>>> Ok. Favorite is Stoned - tingly - might talk but don't care if it
>>> makes sense - laughing, feels good to be touched and to touch. Maybe
>>> even hallucinate on shapes or colors a bit. And listen to music with
>>> TV muted. Zonked.
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>>Indica.
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> Aren't they hard to grow indoors?
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>>> But I can't function that way (think that was some Thai) and I haven't
>>> had anything that good for really long time. A three hit buzz will
>>> let me clean the house or work in the yard or even read something and
>>> remember it. I'm cool, relaxed, not in pain or hurting anywhere
>>> (which I am most of the time without the smoke). If I have to smoke a
>>> lot to get high or keep hitting the pipe, I don't buy more of it
>>> because it's a waste. So, I like a nice mellow buzz, I think.
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>>I would recommend kushs. Particularly purples/grape/blueberry. FGor
>>the pain.
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> I will try again to order some but there's a Canadian case going on
> that's shut things down a bit. I see on several sites in the UK that
> they will not ship to the US. I ordered some from Amsterdam and never
> got them. It's tough! When I do get some, I'm going to let the first
> pair mate :)
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>>>>Personally, I try to have a variety. I really love a strong
>>>>psychedelic sativa and they are my general fav. Particularly the super
>>>>silver haze I am working with now is really nice. However, I like the
>>>>narcotic effect of good indicas too! Different drugs for different
>>>>purposes. I keep several types around and make blends for different
>>>>purposes.
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>>> What a luxury :) I'll get there one day :)
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>>Indeed, we are rather blessed around here. Either way, you are right
>>you will get there.
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>>>>A nice pair would be super silver haze and maybe some O.G. Kush or
>>>>Granddaddy purple or a grape of some kind.
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> I saw a picture of that purple stuff - bizzarro and so kewl!
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>>> Yes? I see pictures on the web but I haven't found a reliable source.
>>> Was talking with a site and poof! they went down. so, I contacted a
>>> friend and he's promised to send me something this week. I'll let you
>>> know.
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>>Hmm... where are you (generally)
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> 43 North - in the mountains.
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>>>>>>> I've ordered Mylar and have a light ready for when the days get
>>>>>>> shorter. I also have a humidifier for when the furnace has to run and
>>>>>>> a new ECO convection wall heater for the room (which is usually very
>>>>>>> cold).
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>>>>I would use the lights even now.
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>>> Yes. I started today.
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>>>>>>Good deal. Black/white plastic is easier to work with and about as
>>>>>>good incidentally.
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>>> The Mylar was a bit unhandy, yes. but, it's up and I've dubbed it
>>> "the silver palace". Tomorrow I'm hanging some sheer white
>>> curtain in case the silver reflects and my neighbors get nosy (not
>>> likely) but I'm a little paranoid about it. I finished off a couple
>>> of corners with tinfoil as I didn't have plastic handy. Is it
>>> necessary to do the ceiling - it's already white but not really
>>> reflective?
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>>Nah, and note: for artificial light in your setup, you want the mylar
>>really close to the plants. For reflecting sunlight it doesn't matter.
>>The point is that sunlight will still have some energy after bouncing
>>off the wall across the room, but artificial light won't. Try to get
>>some low reflective thing going to allow the ambient light in, but
>>still reflect some of your floro back up/into the plants.
>>Got it. Carry on!
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>>>>> Question: clones are exactly
>>>>> like the parent plant, right?
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>>>>Yes.
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>>>>> Well, how do you get female plants to
>>>>> improve?
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>>>>Not with clones.
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>>> Oh. I see. You clone because you know they're going to be female,
>>> right?
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>>And because you know exactly what they are/will do.
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> Yes. Okay. You're right - I'll gather while the gatherings good :)
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>>>>> Do you have to buy good seeds and let one of the males
>>>>> pollinate the female and then use those seeds?
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>>>>Seed is currently the only way to do any breeding.
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>>>>That means you need a boy and a girl. ;)
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>>>>You can get them two ways.
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>>>>The cool, but difficult thing to do is to take a female plant you
>>>>like, use hormones to create a few male flowers and then use those to
>>>>self-pollinate the female.
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>>> Ok. Give me a web site or something - how do you get the hormone?
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>>I don't recommend this approach for you for now. Keep it simple.
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> Yeah. To be honest, I'm already a little overwhelmed with tomatoes,
> and an herb garden I planted outside (to make good smells) and the
> lawn. I feel like a real farmer right now :) Everything is ready to
> harvest and I'm gathering and experimenting with drying things. When
> I get the new seeds, I'll start two of them and if things run true to
> form, I'll have a boy and a girl. I'll let them propagate so I'll
> have more seeds (and some to try out). Then I'll go back to emptying
> a pot and starting a new set of seeds and yanking the males. See how
> that goes through the winter when I won't have much to do but watch
> pot grow.
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> BTW, I wanted to say that this is not in any way a for profit
> operation, it's totally so that I won't have to do anything criminal
> to feel like a human being. I mean where I live, that's still
> "criminal" but at least they can't put bamboo shoots under my
> fingernails and make me tell where I got it :)
Yeah, I understand. The good news is that you look nothing like a
profit operation. ;-)
>>>>In your case, just find a male from a strain you like.
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>>> Well, lets find a strain I like first :) This stuff I'm waiting on
>>> might just taste like home-grown schwag LOL.
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>>>>> I read about females
>>>>> pollinating each other and I'
m...confused as usual :)
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>>>>No, females won't pollinate each other.
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> ok - drat!
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>>>>Male flowers pollinate female flowers. Occasionally there are
>>>>hermaphroditic flowers that pollinate themselves and (anything else
>>>>nearby).
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> How would you know a hermaphrodite if you had one? (I have enough
> trouble with just boys and girls) :) :)
They will have flowers that have both male and female parts.
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