Sonoran Survivors 2022
- Thread starter UncleB
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Thank you. I have quite a few seeds still. You're right, there's nothing to lose. Couple hot days coming up this week, then we'll divide. Your Queen is beautiful, but I have to admit I'm chasing that juice....?
I'm a dick for not updating my journal. Struggling to stay motivated. Definitely have some plants going, but that low grade, persistent, dry heatwave of May & June really stunted things, and killed a lot. Surprisingly, just regular old hybrids have been the most resilient, instead of landrace stuff like Azad Kashmir and Jalalabad Star...
Onwards - this was almost a DM to @Brokehoe , but figured "why be so secretive?'"
4 Queen of the Damned plants survived. First one revealed gender a couple days back (male). Segregated it and finally clipped the tip. We indeed have blood!!
Figuring on attempting to capture a little dust and paint it on a (hopeful) QOTD lady branch on down the line.
Onwards - this was almost a DM to @Brokehoe , but figured "why be so secretive?'"
4 Queen of the Damned plants survived. First one revealed gender a couple days back (male). Segregated it and finally clipped the tip. We indeed have blood!!
Figuring on attempting to capture a little dust and paint it on a (hopeful) QOTD lady branch on down the line.
Brokehoe
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Outdoors is a pain for me this year also. I lost way too many plants to the elements, both canna and veggies.
That is awesome to see the blood pheno is strong in them. Hope they do well for you. Bummer on your land races I wanted to see those. Just means you can drop more beans.
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
Michigan outdoor seems to be doing pretty well. I'll help you unpack 
Did the Cheese survive??
Did the Cheese survive??
Michigan outdoor seems to be doing pretty well. I'll help you unpack
Did the Cheese survive??
It's one of the stronger plants! Took/taking full blazing low desert sun & temps like a champ. My cloning attempt failed last month. Just barely starting flower now. Gonna take a cut this week w/ the Schwaggy bleach Tek as a hail Mary. Haven't sniffed, and just sprayed w/ essential oils last night for IPM. Will update & mention you in the near future.
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
Glad it wasn't grilled Cheese!
Yes - there are a couple that survived - still getting up, but will mention you for sure when there's something to show.
Hey UncleB, how’s it going there? Are you getting any spectacular summer storms? I love how you’re getting stuff to grow, when I lived there for a few months it was even hotter than where I live and that was in the spring time lol. With all that rock maybe use it as medium and do some outdoor hydro haha. Hope all is well w you and family.
I've been whining about the tough start to things in May/June with really hot and dry conditions stunting things but amazingly August has been fantastic with a couple rains a week and temps remaining at 100F or less!!
Not really an update, but you motivated me to run outside and snap a couple pics - here's a Pint Sized in a 7gal Rain Science that survived (had 2 collapse in the heat) and 3 Jalabad Star (looking female-ish) via @ExSitu in the round pots in the bottom pic.
Need to update, just busy (like everyone else)
Said adios to the first outdoor photoperiod to get marched to the gallows this summer:
Homer's Donuts, which was a gift from @Willie and his Crush Genetics via the PH 2nd Anniversary blowout. 5 out of 6 seedlings survived the brutal May/June. Of the 4 remaining, 1 is questionable, and 3 are slow to show - but giving a female vibe...
p.s. those leaves made it into yesterday's and today's Arugula salad.
Homer's Donuts, which was a gift from @Willie and his Crush Genetics via the PH 2nd Anniversary blowout. 5 out of 6 seedlings survived the brutal May/June. Of the 4 remaining, 1 is questionable, and 3 are slow to show - but giving a female vibe...
p.s. those leaves made it into yesterday's and today's Arugula salad.
Willie
🍓 Crush Genetics 🍓
I finally got a Homer's Donuts that I think is a girl..... 8th attempt, I did kill 2 thru neglect and 5 boys. Very curious on the smoke from this cross. I lost the BFT mom, she was a stellar cake leaner. Best cake flavor I've grown. Hope you get something good!
Been plagued this summer by miniature lime-green grasshoppers that do a lot of damage - fast. Tried pretty much everything, but they seem impervious. Even gave the ol' pyrethrin a shot, and didn't get leaf curl like @Frosty78, but did manage to kill a tender Apollonia XX seedling, and hurt a couple of it's siblings.
The pic below is NOT one of the green grasshoppers, but was killed yesterday using the only technique I've got. Just bring your thumb straight down and squeeze them on the leaf....
If anyone has had success w/ an organic measure, I'd love to know.
The pic below is NOT one of the green grasshoppers, but was killed yesterday using the only technique I've got. Just bring your thumb straight down and squeeze them on the leaf....
If anyone has had success w/ an organic measure, I'd love to know.
Personally no, but through others NOLO bait.
Copy. I'll look that up. Thank you!
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
If they are small, Praying Mantises may help
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
You can order some online if you'd like. That's how we get Ladybugs.