A very bad year but still hopeful..

[wookiebud]

(dunno if this is the place to post this,but sure someone will fill me in)...G'day all I'm a newbie here & a dunce when it comes to growing...but I have a crack :-)

Am just past mid century in years & got into trying to grow for personal use 2 seasons back.

Had two ok crops,but even to try get germination this year has been fucked here in Sandgroper land

The weather has been totally fucked!..mainly under 25c,with a few hot days thrown in...Plus I had old dodgy bag seed stock I've collected from here n there.

Anyone else in west oz had troubles??

 

I grow fully outdoors,using 1/2 decent sized pots(290ml & a couple 430ml),potting mix from bunnings(Baileys or osmacote I think),a seaweed fert or seasol & purple bloom for flowers.

 

I've tried all ways of germination since middle of Sept..dropped into glass of filtered water till popped,paper towels & straight into soil.But as I said the weather has been totally up & down & has only been in the last week  that I finally have half doz seeds sprouted,so there is a glimmer of hope of a smoke for 2017...I asked numerous friends for seed donations & was given some thankfully ...May invest in a heatpad etc for next year.!?

Here are my hopefuls ..& they have been up a week!...very slow going as the weather is still uncooperative.

 

 

Anyone know what this little tacker on the leaves is?!? ..put a jewelers loop over ph camera for close up...I'm cheap )

 

Anyway,just chillin & thought I'd join & contribute here & say G'day whilst waiting for 2016 to roll over.

 

Peace ya all..stay safe & un-busted...END PROHIBITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2016 by wookiebud

[Harry Bootlace]

dunno where in WA you are, down south i assume (dont tell me)

All AOK here in perth area weather wise.

sprouted end of september, no problems.

 

seeds were prob no good, I just soak over night and stick in soil next day, all popped up.

fresh , good seeds should be no trouble.

 

least you got some now, dunno what that bug is, sorry.

[wookiebud]

G'day H.B  yeah musta been too older beans as i'm in perth also.

never had probs before this year.

but yep...there is a light! haha

cheers

[billygoat]

Always a warm place to found to germinate seeds.

 

Behind or next to fridge, hot water system, western side of a shed ?

 

Never heard anyone in WA complain about the lack of heat ! , it's a desert isn't it?

[wookiebud]

usually gr8 Billy but struggled to get over 25 till past week or so,apart from a hot day once in a while....very weird weather this year.

such is life eh

[billygoat]

So you don't have a fridge or hot water system ?

[Saul Goodman]

He's in WA Billy....... They don't know the war is over yet....let alone have a fridge or HWS.

[billygoat]

[Jagged]

Do bottleshops open on sunday there yet?

[Harry Bootlace]

haha funny, 

 

you know a taxi wont even stop and pick you up if you wave? you HAVE to call for one apparently. Learned that the hard way.