The ILGM DownEast 12

Luckily @Willd you planted enough to write off some % to waste. Painful nonetheless. I started to jar up my Candy plants, found more rot and would estimate at this time, 40-50% of the yield has been given over to rot. Look forward to updates when you can.
Gotta go to Gorham for a BBQ this afternoon but would rather be helping you out Bro.

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Oh that really blows @Willd!! Sorry for your loss!!!

I’m in total awe how you folks do so well in the more extreme climates. I’m blessed with a Mediterranean climate and still can’t keep up with it all.

Good Luck!!!

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I’m sorry to ear that you have lost so much @Willd … The new seed shop is now warning for Chocolope be a mold subject to… So it’s better indoor for this strain :wink:

Hoping it’s gone a end well for your harvested ones, keeping mold and fungus in check will be challenging brother, the only tips I can give you is change your self before entering your drying room, cross infestation can be a plague, spores are very difficult to not “stick” in your clothes or instruments and make the drying room as uncomfortable for them (mold and fungus spores) as possible (RH bellow 55%, Hepa filtred fresh intake air and by extension less CO2 and ethylen build up in this room, easier said then appliable , I concur and must admit)

Keep keeping a close eye on them my friend, as I know you will…

~Al :v: :innocent:

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So the Sd and purple haze are your go to plants next grow. Other than potency, why the purple haze?

TRIP TO THE CORNER STORE

Moxie: .99
Muddy Biscuit: 2.50



Walking around the store with trim stuck to your shoes: Priceless

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I fiinished harvesting bubblegum and started on Pineapple Haze. Once our visitors departed and MrsWillD finished shelling all the dry beans, she helped me finish. gotta say that Pineapple Haze has lovely aroma. I really love the smell of fresh weed at it’s peak!

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That is totally priceless!

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Oh man @Willd you too? That is not the way I was hoping the story ended🙁 the fine line is a fine line, sorry for your losses

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I’m not overly concerned since 9-10 of the downeast_12 were and still remain 90% perfect.
Rot is nearly inevitable growing outdoors in this region.

The one “bad” stick I found hanging was a false alarm and not rot after all, it had fallen off the string into a patch of grime on the garage floor. We did put down some tarp like stuff (used house wrap) to protect from that but it’s filthy from being used as weed blocker up in the garden. Oh well.
Even if I were to lose an estimated 10-15% of my crop to rot, we’re still looking at quite a few pounds.

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Before picture of big bud

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@Willd you my friend are a legend! If there was ever an example of you get what you put in…this would be it. I would just stand in the drying room tasting the smell and soaking in the results of all that work with a sense of pride. Once again job well done…BTW thanks for the heads up on chocolopes bud rot will keep a closer eye on my plants once they get to that stage

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It sounds not fun (record keeping) but I kid you not when you leave the garden with a huge smile and can’t wait to type to data into the spreadsheet because you already know it’s better than last weeks measures it’s ridiculously fun lol. But that’s just me lol.

when you can visualize with graphs and such showing how one strain just does better in your geographic locale, idk it’s satisfying. I at least have a sense of relief that it’s one less thing to fuss about. :neutral_face: you only need to do it for like 6 months for some good data…

It’s true, (fed crime schedule 1)how is this still considered right smack next to heroine idk :neutral_face: . It’s just dumb. Don’t understand why this has not changed in the present. other than it’s funded by potentially racist propaganda/prison system capital machine.

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Wicked awesome!!! You are a northeastern grow master!!! :smiley: they are still out and huge​:+1:

Luckily only found a trace w spots of rot on this lovely.

I feel bad qualifying what I left on the stump here as skimp to freeze or hopefully turn Amber instead of succumb to rot knowing how many members here lost so much of their outdoor grow this season but between the limited space to hang and dwindling hours of daylight, I’m out of alternatives. Hung this 10’ 6” rinse rack x 4 of BigBud

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Looks chilly up there @Willd. Awesome job! Be proud of that grow because it’s incredible.

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Absolutely beautiful @Willd.
Sleep well my friend, I know you are worn out!
We harvest our two big girls today and I’m beat down!
I’ll share sum pix tomorrow… :v::sunglasses:

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I agree @70sChick it a lot of work and @Willd has to be exhausted. I know I still have one of five plants to trim and jar up and I worked all evening on the remaining two. Got so I just wanted to chop up everything for hash!! Never had this problem before, and I like it.

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Baahaaa… @Screwauger you got me rollin in the floor! Damn good problems to have indeed :joy::sunglasses::evergreen_tree::evergreen_tree::v:

German engineering at its finest

Adjustable, precision wind block!

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DownEast nine??
So the verdict is not out yet but AK-47, Chocolope, and Super Silver Haze do not appear to be New England friendly strains at this stage. That being said I have options.

  1. I can scour the net or drag one here to see if there are any members in my area who would like to trade some seeds for their flowers, concentrates, or seeds.
  2. The other option would be to attempt an indoor grow. :rofl:
  3. MJ seeds are a perfect gift!

Those of you who know me a little better probably know an indoor grow is never gonna happen here given the fertile soil, lighting, heat, and ventilation available outdoors courtesy of Mother Nature. The minuscule 405’ sq space available in our cellar barely fits our mechanical systems and some food storage needs. In winter the second story is also unconditioned so that’s out too! I’m too frugal to heat space we use for clothes storage and our Internet modem!

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