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Anyone in for growing trees? Summer Grow 2020

I had three of those in what I thought was bud rot. They were bigger though. Green with stripes down the sides. Don't know what they grow into. Could they be katydids? I found a few of those hiding in my grow
 
I fought worms last year, this year not to bad, but I think thats because of the praying mantis eating them.
 
Ahh, the joys of outdoor growing... Like Clint said in The Outlaw Josey Wales, "Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms". Nature gets her share whenever the opportunity presents itself. We do what we can.
 
I'm outdoors so I wash if needed, then hang to dry, maybe a week before trimming, Then I fill a brown paper grocery bag with about 4-6 inches of trimmed buds. Scrunch the top down several folds and then put a rubber band around it. I store the bags in a cool, dark place and open them up every 2-3 days to check on dryness for another week or so. Don't want them to get crispy! Then a final once over trim then into the jars. Opening the jars daily to make sure they aren't softening up, for 3-4 days, then leave em be. I sneak a peak in a week to make sure they are good. Then they stay sealed until needed.
 
Cool Bowhunterwoody. I've been using bags since the early 80's and it gives a nice cure. If they're too moist going into the bags though they'll flatten and mash together. If too dry, they'll just get drier. I've heard folks say to hang until the small stems will snap. I think that's just going a bit too long and dry. Good luck!
 
This is the first year I've done bud washing. I've had the usual caterpillar issues with droppings and debris that collect on plants due to being grown outdoors. I'm not sure how much p[otency is lost through washing but I'm convinced it was the right thing to do this year. Here are some pics of the process I used on my "Trees" this year. I created some drying boxes for hanging the branches as well. Easy and cheap to make ($2. per box, $11.00 for spool of fishing line, ruler and pen for marking where to punch hole for running the line, 1 nail for punching holes in boxes), and stackable to save space. Hope this is useful to someone. Enjoy!

Pic #1 - I used lemon juice and baking soda in the 1st bucket, plain water in the other two buckets
Pic #2 - Hanging for a few hours outside after wash to dry off
Pic #3 - Boxes with fishing line strung for hanging to dry before curing
Pic #4 - Boxes stacked for easy storage while drying
Pic #5 - Brown bag for curing


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I cleaned an area for a new fence, damn they are on everything by the millions, I mean just shake any damn thing and watch the fog of them! Whatever eats them should be fat!
 
That was the goal! LOL Honestly, I'll do better next year, I just did not have time to get as prepared as I would have liked mixing the soil and planting strait into it, it should have aged just a bit, and need way more of it! All those trees behind the girls, well I see a raised garden from them!
 
We get green, white and the other day saw one on green weeds (not pot) that was gray/brown like he belonged on tree bark. He stuck out and was easy to spot just walking by, not even really looking at the plants.
 
Yeah, I had to come up with an alternative to using my basement like area under the house where I used to hang everything on line. It was always around 60-65 degrees even in summer. Since the ground was dirt the rats could get in. I came in to the basement one time, turned on the light, and saw all my buds swinging around. I thought WTF, it's not windy in here! I Looked up and LMAO! I saw them running on the fishing line my colas were hanging from like they were on a tightrope! Trying to shake them off so they could drag them off somewhere. For what purpose I can only imagine. I had been wondering why I kept finding my buds on the dirt floor. Can't poison them cause they'd just run off and die, stinking up the house, and then the flies would be all throughout the house! Tried traps for a bit, but I felt like just switching to boxes would be easier. Now I just keep the boxes inside the house where it is around 70-73 degrees. They dry a bit quicker but not too much. I crack up when I see that Geico commercial on tv about the couple that have a "Ratt" problem! I actually worked with Warren DeMartini for a week at a cafe in Hollywood back in 84 and they filmed the video Back for More there. He was quitting to go on tour so I was replacing him. I was in town visiting for the Olympics so I quit soon after to head back to Humboldt! Priorities ya know!
 
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