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**alltatup** · 01-06-2019, 07:30 AM

ADY, what pump are you using? I'm thinking of getting a more powerful pump for my reservoir? All that water movement on the surface is just what I'm lookiing for.

**aintdedyet** · 01-06-2019, 09:24 AM

alltatup: this is a 1200 gph model … generates mega-turbulence in a 5 gallon pail ...

**aintdedyet** · 03-22-2019, 07:35 AM

laundry tub as flush station, shower stall as drying chamber … these ladies are getting some high-class treatment … lame pun intended!

**aintdedyet** · 06-15-2019, 08:47 AM

Greetings fellow growers, and apologies for being away for a while … been doin the battle with bladder cancer … but aintdedyet! (hurray!)

Here's a couple more McGyverisms:

Girls needed a windbreak when they're outdoors. Flipped a wheel barrow on its side, lined it with a car sunvisor, et voila, an effective wind screen, slightly increased stealth factor, and as a bonus, a pseudo sort of parabolic reflector dish to direct those glorious (and free) photons into the underparts of the girls. Don't know if it helps, but it can't hurt.

Getting crowded in the tent. Used a curtain rod as a spreader bar to gain an extra 6" on each side. So far no ill effects on the structural integrity of the tent, and the girls are loving the extra elbow room. Be sure to lock in the desired width with a set screw or something … duct tape tends to soften and let go, and you'd hate to see the rod crash down on a lady (voice of experience there!)

Will bring y'all up to speed on what I been up to in a more detailed post later on. For now a couple of pics … the one is a Super Silver Haze photo vegging outside, the other a Northern Lights/Blue auto that's done very well and is I think a couple of weeks from harvest. I don't really want to punch a hole in the ceiling!

Enjoy and good growing!

p.s. please do not ignore unexplained weight loss (again, the voice of experience) …

**aintdedyet** · 06-24-2019, 01:19 AM

Put this together in an afternoon for less than $5. Went with 3.5" mesh. I'm thinking I can add more poles and a second mesh layer if need be, and if we get a bad rain I can jam a golf umbrella in the top or something to help control moisture levels
That's a Super Silver Haze photoperiod in a 30 gallon fabric pot, currently 85 days into veg and 4' tall. Letting her go completely au naturale, with no topping, LST, defoliation, etc. Hoping for 150-200% stretch and maybe 12-15' when she's done, with colas 3.49" max diameter

… we'll see how that goes …
Using carcasses from current harvest to decorate in a Rasta/voodoo motif; hopefully help scare the critters away. Those ultrasonic emitters don't seem to help much.
Working on a drip type irrigation system with which to water/feed from above, instead of having to crawl into the teepee. Will post pics of that if it works out.

**SoOrbudgal** · 06-24-2019, 08:34 AM

Absolutely beautiful aintdedyet you are killin it. And i'm sending good vibes on total recovery to ya. Peace out and great job on lovely garden

**aintdedyet** · 06-26-2019, 05:30 AM

Thanks y'all for kudos and best wishes … definitely feeling better these days … maybe it's because harvest time approaches

Good thing too … don't care what you put in 'em, those 30 gal. fabric pots get heavy!
So I completed an irrigation system using some tubing, plumbing bits, and some scrap wood I had lying around. The reservoir consists of a 2L pop (soda) bottles nestled in a purpose-built box. I'm in the process of adding a 2nd pop (soda) bottle to double capacity and halve refill frequency.
The ball valve affords great control over the delivery rate. For the drip ring I convinced the better half to "donate" one of those wooden split rings used for sewing. Zip tied the tubing to the ring and drilled a series of 8 pairs of holes evenly around the circumference. Opened up the ring to position it around the stalk (trunk?) Keeping the ring about 1" above the soil using X supports made from popsicle sticks, the idea being to keep the holes clear. (over 60 years old and still gluing together popsicle sticks!)

I didn't have a choice as to the circumference of the drip ring, but I think I lucked out in terms of its position within the pot. Got me thinking what would be the optimum position. On the one hand people talk about plants having a natural drip line around the base of canopy. On the other, with fabric pots I don't want to be watering too close to the outer edge and have it flowing over the media.

Total cost was $3 …. yard sale price I gave the better half for the wooden ring. I figure we both got a good deal, and it's sure gonna simplify the whole water/feed/flush process.

Accompanying Silver on this my 1st outdoor grow adventure will be a pair of feminized Blue Dream photoperiods. These are currently 35 days from seed, and have been topped once followed by LST. They're destined for 30 gal. fabric pots as well, and I'm thinking of replicating the teepee/Scrog idea. I'm currently mapping out sun distribution patterns to determine where best to locate them once they're ready for final transplant.

alltatup: close-up of voodoo carcass #1included … can't wait until the teepee if fully decorated (meaning current harvest season has ended

RSVP with comments, questions, or concerns, and thanks for taking a look at my posts.

**Bogleg** · 06-26-2019, 03:27 PM

Last night I was cleaning the dab crucible on my Pax 3 and accidentally dropped a little metal screen thingie that goes inside it down into my garbage disposal.

I had just finished making some gummi bears and had a little resin still on my silmat, so I stuck it on the end of my finger, stuck my finger down in the disposal, and picked up the little metal screen with the tip of my finger.

**aintdedyet** · 07-10-2019, 10:10 AM

hey y'all, hope all is well in your world.

In the middle of my 2nd indoor grow harvest and came up with these:
1. retort stand & 3-finger clamp to minimize bud handling during wet trim
2. I use 2 pairs of precision shears, 1 in active use, the other soaking in a suitable solvent (isopropanol, absolute ethanol, etc.). Every so often I swap them out. After soaking the blades clean up easily with one or two wipes on a paper towel. Got me thinking I might switch to the hi-test alcool you can buy at the liquor store and see what I can do with the soaking solution … turns a nice shade of green during use, and evaporates off to a gooey brown resin … hmmmmm?

The grow consisted of 4 feminized Northern Lights/Blueberry auto flowers that I planted on April Fool's Day. Had a couple of hiccups along the way, but I'm super stoked by the results. I'll let you know the final 4-plant tally, but the best single-plant yield will be 113 g (4 oz), weighed just before going into the jars after 8 days of drying at 55% RH and 65-70F. There's a pic of the beast just before chop with a 2L pop (soda) bottle, and one of the nine 10-12" colas she produced. After only a few days in the jar the smoke's still a wee bit harsh, but it definitely has a lovely berry taste and she does the trick.

My 1st outdoor grow continues well. Silver loves her new home and is now just over 6 feet tall. Hard to measure exactly because she behaved herself and went to a hole I cut in the netting at the top, and so she's got a bit of a bend in her. Recent enhancements include the addition of a 2nd pop (soda) bottle to the reservoir of the drip irrigation system, the addition of a 6" protective band of birch bark around the top to help deflect rainwater away from the 30 gallon pot beneath (a wee bit better moisture control?), and a lovely name tag fashioned from the same bark. Decorating is now complete with the addition of the carcasses from the 2nd harvest. Nice bleaching pattern as the carcasses age. I also relocated my RH/Temp. sensor from the tent to the teepee. Not that I can do anything about it, but nice to monitor.

The plan was to let Silver grow au natural, but the netting makes it so easy to LST that I couldn't resist. Every day or two I just pull the stems down a square or two. Aiming for laying out the branches as flat as possible before letting them head for the sky … good penetration, air circulation, etc. Should be interesting to see what final shape she assumes.

The two Dream girls have now joined Silver in 30 gal. fabric pots in their final positions outdoors. Used a meter to map out the best place to put them, together with stealth and smell considerations. The better half bought me some stakes so I went with them instead of natural poles, but the idea is the same. The ladies were topped once and taken through some pretty intense LST (you might be able to see a couple of "band-aids" in the photo), so I'm hoping they'll be a little shorter than Silver but just as productive. We'll see.

Enjoy the pics. Thanks for taking a look, and good luck to y'all in your efforts!

aintdedyet

**aintdedyet** · 09-22-2019, 05:06 AM

I'm thinking at least 3 weeks until these Blue Dream are ready to chop. Getting worried about the possibility of frost here in southeastern Ontario. My little brother had an old gazebo frame that I've re-purposed into a frost shield that I can deploy easily if/when needed.

A fellow grower told me that it's good to wait until after the first frost to harvest ... higher potency, better taste, etc. Not sure if there is any truth to it. Nor did he tell me whether the plants should actually be touched by the frost, or just experience frost temperatures. Any input on this greatly appreciated. Thanks all ... wishing you bountiful harvests!

**SoOrbudgal** · 09-22-2019, 05:27 PM

Those are about the size of mine aintdedyet look the same age. We don't get frost here till heck maybe Dec. but I still wouldn't want any frost to touch those beauties. I sure would drape that gazebo frame to protect them. We are fighting mold here in So. Oregon really bad for some. I would be so bummed if they got frost bite.

**aintdedyet** · 09-24-2019, 04:55 AM

Thanks for the input and compliments … will do my best to avoid a hard frost for sure.

**aintdedyet** · 03-27-2020, 09:55 AM

poor man's kief press:

required: kief (recovered from my grinder), garlic press, parchment paper, scissors, oven, oven mitts, understanding wife (if applicable) ...

method:

using paper, create cavity in press, making sure to cover the holes and create a cup. You may have to experiment with cup capacity; try and make sure the paper lines the inner wall of the press to facilitate subsequent removal. Prepare a "lid" ahead of time as well, which will cover the kief and form a sandwich.
pre-heat the press with pre-formed cavity in place. You may want to experiment with time/temp. I was using a 350F oven to cook dirt so I just used that temp. for a minute or so, then removed it to the stove top for the next step (use oven mitts for sure)
place kief in the cavity, affix the "lid", close the press and squeeze as hard as you can (again, the mitts ...)
remove from press ... hash readily removed from parchment paper and manually formed into final shape

Photo shows bits ranging from 0.85 to 1.50 g. I didn't experiment with repeat heating/pressing cycles. The product was already pretty hard and crumbly compared to what I'm used to, but turned out to be a potent smoke which burns well. The kief was from a variety of strains, collected over time.

Thanks for taking a gander ... any input on opportunities for improving this poor man's kief press greatly appreciated!

stay safe folks!

**duckman** · 03-27-2020, 10:46 AM

I haven't tried it but I recall reading an article stating you could use a hair straightener as a press...

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