Purple Bubba & the Old Riders of the Purple Sage

[TOKABIGONE]

Hey Going2fast don't give up on us yet! We're both down but not out, just a small delay while more seeds are sprouted. Overall performance between the two mediums can still be demonstrated with any strain, just would have been maybe more conclusive if all were the same.

 

[Going2fast]

Not giving up just offering support 😉

 

[TOKABIGONE]

Thanks buddy!

 

[Ckbrew]

Y'all just call it a Mulligan and continue on. It shows it can happen to even the best growers.

 

[Going2fast]

Here I'll make you two feel better. I almost killed braapzai. Forgot to water her this am. She'll pull thru though.

 

[Going2fast]

An hour after a drink.

 

[DaGreenBlazer]

I'm putting my money on the SuperSoil Grow!! @TOKABIGONE

Although apparently, after that big Hong Kong syndicate splashed millions on backing BU2B, the betting markets have been in a frenzy!! Should be a good race!

 

[BU2B]

she looks fenderifick with her bunny tails all in a row. I'm glad to see she popped back. It would have been a real shame to see all that torture go to waste

 

[BU2B]

The pic is of TOKABIGONE ‘s Maui auto flower. I was supposed to send him a smoke report but I got stoned and I missed it. 😎

 

[TOKABIGONE]

The third Purple Bubba now named Pretty Baby is coming along nicely this morning and four new seeds are in paper towels. They're Critical Mass photos not PB but they fill out a grow for now. Should be sprouted by tomorrow with luck. At least I know it's not because I mixed the soil too hot for seedlings. As BU2B had the same thing happen it may be it's strain related or weak genetics in sprouting. Just guessing now.

 

[BU2B]

Now the race is on
And here comes pride in the backstretch
Heartache's goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall

My heart's out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartache
And the winner loses all

It's looking like I may have 4 girls. YIKES! Somebody's gonna have to go

Just a comment on the comment: contrary to popular belief these are not the lyrics of a Sawyer Brown song OR a George Jones song; but ARE the lyrics written by Don Rollins and recorded by both.

 

[BU2B]

The new batch

I’ll allow their tales to grow more over night and plant them next to their sisters tomorrow.​

Confession time: I did indeed ‘put’ the seeds into the jiffy-pods point down. But after 8 hours I just couldn’t stand it and opted to dig them up and go the paper towel method I have ALWAYS used. Even when growing in dirt I have always started my seeds germination process with a damp paper towel and baggie with a hole punched in it. It has never failed me and though Tika would be frowning I just feel better if I can see what’s happening. This is the honest truth - in going on 10 years, 3 grows a year, two plants or more each grow; I have only had one seed that did not germinate with this method. As long as the towel is damp not wet and kept warm and dark it always works, and works faster if done in conjunction with a full OR new moon.

 

[TOKABIGONE]

i guess I need to get over my fear of messing with seeds. I feel like they are very fragile and I might break off the tap. I think you just showed me that I need to be the boss of them and make sure they are just like I want. Need to get over that if I follow my plan of growing landrace for seed!

 

[BU2B]

Well they will break easier - so you have to use a bit more care, tweezers even. You can’t just toss them in the crate like your average 5 year old - rotfl

 

[BU2B]

Okay … I have to say, we have never put our kid in a crate. But there has been more than once as he was growing up that we did give the option a good re-think. Ah the joys of owning pets; unlike children you can crate them for your piece of mind 🙃 and their safety.

 

[TOKABIGONE]

Yeah buddy, Maybe I need a diff pair of tweezers; last time I used them I picked up a seed which then flew across the room never to be seen again! Did I squeeze too tight? lmao

 

[BU2B]

About to head off and try and get a bit of sleep before morning, but before I do I would really like to leave you the wistful smile of knowing life is good even when it isn’t. Probably never heard this unless you’re around my age and know that more than bud comes from BC. Wishing you all a Chocolate Goodnight (cc for lyrics)

 

[BU2B]

I was talking to TOKABIGONE recently just about things in general when I mentioned something I can't help but notice. I stopped doing The OG Group because of health issues and obligations with working to correct some of those very real things that I need to address in my life. Yet, here I am, putting in twice the amount of time I was expending on the OG Group, and while the health issues haven't gone away, they have been a lot more tolerable with a friend or two in tow.

I was thinking, maybe, just maybe, 2022 could be the year of Growing Together (as opposed to growing apart). Find yourself a grow buddy on GWE! It will keep you on your toes, always desiring to do your best, allow you to share and compare buds with your bud if they live within driving distance, give you new experiences and opportunities to see and ponder how someone else does it and make you feel a whole lot better in the process! Besides, there's an amazing group of you here on GWE to share smiles, grins & growing pains with. It sounds like a Win/Win/Win situation to me. Here's to Growing Together! Forgive me, but I truly am a music aholic and can't help but hear "The more we get together, together, together, the more we get together the happier we'll be" and on that note I'm off to get ready to see the dr at dawn and then to plant the babies, as far as I know, I'll be back.

Good Morning!

 

[TOKABIGONE]

It's A little funny how I started reading BU2B 's posts and I thought I sure would like to meet this guy someday. He knows a lot about a lot! I even mentioned it once on here and to my surprise I got a PM from him that we were only about 250 miles apart which is still driving distance overnite trip and we should meet sometime. The rest is history as is said. Now we've become good friends and to the point, I have certainly learned a lot. Sharing an interest and working together is indeed much better and more fun than solo. I'm just a little too old to ever absorb all this guy knows about growing weed. Definitely find a grow buddy and your load will be lightened!

 

[BU2B]

Before and after planting seed batch 2. Now both jiffy pods have two seedlings each. We’ll see how that plays out. Suzie is looking good. Hazel still looks a bit puny but Hazel #2 should be popping her head up soon.