Jack Herer

@Toffy, I live in the east bay area of northern california... but west of the hills so we still get cooled by the fog here. East of the hills and I'd need air conditioning in my house and we don't have that. I'm getting lazy in my retirement years so I don't move the girls around to catch the sun like I did 10 years ago, and some of my trees have grown (and some have fallen), but I probably get a reliable 8 hours of direct sunlight a day at this time of year. Probably 9am to 5pm. When I used to use 5 gallon pots I could move plants to a corner of my yard and catch a couple extra hours - starting maybe 7am (_IF_ there is no morning fog). Afternoon sun is more reliable because of morning fog so as the plants get larger I just leave them in their afternoon positions. Or maybe sativa's just like me. I sure like them. 😎

@prem895, It will be a busy one that's for sure. 😎

@GrowShock, Nothing special. Heavy natural drinkers just grow these things. Most things I grow outside drink significantly more than my indoor plants too. Good luck with your grow. 😎

@dalemac, Washing - I'm interested in this... If you have a minute could you explain the process so if I either want to or need to I won't mess it up. What's the difference you noticed besides bugs & other unwanted things on there like the tree pollen being removed? Taste better etc?

@@@Sonoma_Sungrown, hehe.., that was at least 4 cents worth... and well said. I'm not surprised large scale growers don't wash their buds... but in some cases it may be related to how much testing is done on the buds before they can be sold in whatever market they are intended for. We are the connoisseurs who grow stuff in our backyard - like grapes into wine - just better... because it's on a small enough scale to pay attention to details about how much crap falls on each individual plant out of the sky. Details...details... hehe... where's the love in it? 😎 Damned appreciative that the local air quality has returned to normal after a week in the "unhealthy" range. EDIT >> Something I forgot to add that I wanted to mention... When I washed Jack it was the first time I cleaned out bucket #1 half way thru and refilled it. My first stage is just plain water with a little baking soda thrown in (because the normal pH of my tap water is over 9.0)... but there was WAY more junk coming off in that first pass than the 2nd stage (lemon juice and Hydrogen peroxide). My rinse bin had about a dozen small caterpillar victims but not much else.

@dalemac, totally. My wash bins have been DISGUSTING. I also have a redwood above my garden, so I feel your pain on that front, as well! On a related note, i keep seeing pro (and home) growers here in north bay up to the triangle using leaf blowers on their plants... but not taking any steps to wash. I've been using a blower on mine for the past month, and I can SOUNDLY say that it isn't doing shit for cleaning of trichs. Funny thing is, every home grower i tell/show about washing buds is resistant to the idea. The standard response has been "i don't see the pros doing it..." If I had 500 outdoor plants, I might be resistant due to extra labor involved (though it doesn't take that much at all)... but you sure as hell won't see me smoking commercial outdoor anymore not that I've seen how much crap comes off of them. I've point-blank ASKED a few growers (who are posting images/videos of their crops covered in ash) if they plan on washing their buds. They don't even bother to respond. I'm not going to say they are being negligent... but it might be edging on it. If this were ConAgra or Monsanto not washing produce in times like this, you can be sure that those same people would be kicking and screaming. My 2 cents. Off my soapbox now.

@Seedsman, #shareyourgrows I have no problem sharing photos or anything else about my grows.

@Polaskis, She will be coming down soon. Flushed her today. She's plenty fat enough to harvest. And the sun has gone into hiding with all this smoke. 😑