I started 63-65 lebanese seeds from The Real Seed Companythe May 6th, 4:50 P.M., 2009.
Pics comming in a minute or so.

This pic below was taken on august 4, 2009. She is only about 3 feet tall
and almost just as wide. Grown within feet of a swamp. The small clover
looking grass growing behind her are actually standing in water. At least
it makes for very easy watering. Hope mold doesn't happen. Fingers crossed.

This is my biggest plant. Must be close to 4 1/2 feet tall. As you can tell the
others plants in the background are mostly single stalked. Most of my Lebanese
are like that. Only two, this one and the one posted above in my first post are
bushy. I never topped the plants at all. I guess there is a single stalk pheno
and a bushy pheno. I really wish I had only more like her.

The leaves are turning colours now. I mostly fed bone meal to my plants,
as not too stress them out. Outdoors I prefer organics, since you don't have
to deal with the odor of manure and stuff.

This pic was taken August 27, 2009.

great looking plants Corky, especially this one

Sorry about the dark pic. It was getting late in the day. In this pic
you can see both of my two bushy Lebanese. The bigger one on the left
is the same one as in post #2. As you can see, they are so thick even at
the top that light doesn't go thru. The spray bottle will give you a real good
comparison of their size. Again you can see how close the water is. There's
those clover looking weeds in the water only a few feet to the right of my
small bushy baby. Also you can see there is a much taller female behind
my small bushy female. It's taller, but will yield less than her.


I'm so happy there's no Canadian Beavers living in this swamp.
I'm sure they would like some buds for winter snacking.
That's all I need to start. Beavers addicted to pot.
Imagine the damage they could do to a crop.

This is a pic was also taken on August 27, 2009.

This will give you a real good idea on the size of my biggest bushy plant
stalk from post #2. Compare your left hand's index fingers to give yourself
an idea. and go figure. I figure it's about 1 1/2 inches. Maybe, I will need an
axe to take her down.



This pic was taken August 4, 2009.

very nice, they look quite bushy, any sativa plants that don't look quite leafy? similar to my 'lebanese'

what kind of smell do they have?

Some have narrower leaves. They have a pine smell mixed with
some type of tropical fruit. I'll have to go to the grocery store and
fondle some fruit to figure it out. : rofl: : rofl:

mine smells like orange peels, you can smell that peppery/myrcene smell sometimes, other time you get the orange and more bubblegum smell rather than peels.

These are others growing near the same place. As you can see they're
more like single stalk wonders. The one closest has almost sativa leaves.
The ones in the background are wider leafed. The fourth plant that is almost out
of the picture to the far back right is by far my tallest plant. She is easily 5 feet tall.
She was the slowest at budding. As you can tell my plants are not overfed at all by the
colours of the leaves that are now fading. Just like they are using all the nutrients
(especially the nitrogen).

Yeah, I know some smell almost like a bubblegum of sorts.
Not sure exactly what flavour? But it does smell nice.


This pic was taken on August 27, 2009.

them lebs are the best smelling plant i reckon.
it just reminds me back to the late 80's early 90's when there was lots of leb solids around.

This is a close up of the buds. Don't mind the not so perfect pics.
I'm just getting used to taking pics. I like the way the buds run right
up the stalk on these plants.

This pic was also taken on August 27, 2009.

yup, nice diversity, the one in middle right looks similar to mine, structure wise. the leaves are nice and thin.

how long have they been flowering ? around 5 weeks? have you left some males? any plans on crossing them with something else for some northern guerillas?

I've left two purple chitral male, it should yield nice results for 45N

More Lebanese growing near the same swamp. As you can see all of my
Lebanese girls are growing quite in the wide open. There is only a few
hedge like bushes growing near them. I think they are well protected from
people by the immense mosquito and black fly swarms that are born in
this swamp everyday during the summer. Ouch they sting!

Some of my plants like one on the left have huge fan leaves.
I have compared them to my hands a few times. I'm still amazed
at their size. I figure some must be 8 inches in length or more.

Only problem about growing so openly like this you have to
be a ninja when the planes fly past.

Well my fist pic was taken on August 4, 2009 from post #1 and there was only
a few hairs to be seen. So I guess you can say they have been flowering for about 4 weeks
now as of August 27, 2009. Actually, I got rid of all the males. I wanted to keep
them unseeded. I know that next year, I will grow a patch of them elsewhere
strictly for seed. I actually have some Sensi Seed Bank Early Pearls growing
nearby. These are also unseeded. I started them real late and they are small.
But very nice though. The Early Pearls have hot pink hairs. I know I will create
a cross with probably both the Lebanese and the Early Pearl next year. I think
a cross between the two would create hopefully a moderately mold resistant,
good yielding strain. It's still early so I may come up with another cross.

The pic below is a small Early Pearl. It's only small like that because
I started it around July 1st. I figured lets see how fast they can ripen.
Funny thing this plant will be ready before the Lebanese. It's only
about 18 inches tall. So planting late may give me a idea to grow
closer to home. If it ripens and even yields half an
ounce I'll be very happy. Another reason why I will probably
use Early Pearl for a hybrid cross.

Ok back to the Lebanese. I want to try and keep
place only a Lebanese place.
Haha.

This picture was also taken on August 27, 2009.

Now that`s what i call dedication

Wonderful plants and plots there corky, how has your summer been so far weatherwise and what lat are you if you dont mind me asking : )

Well it was a rainy start of a growing season. It rained quite often in June and July.
I'm real glad that the rain has subsided lately. This week has been very nice. As
for my location. It is in the Middle of Ontario, Canada if that gives you an idea
how far north these plants are. Which is at 46N according to a search on the
Net.

Hint: Nickel Capital and Smoketack

Please don't ask me for GPS coordinates.

Cause that is a no go.

Ha ha no don't worrie mate I was just thinking of growing the same where I am at 50' north next year.

Good luck with it all,

what do you expect from the weather for the rest of your growing season?

Nice one Corky1968 --- many thanks for posting, looking forward to seeing how they develop --- hope you have plenty of the killer potent phenos in there

Well this is a close up of one of my lebanese taken today.
I never thought they would look so resinated.
Can you smell it.

Note to self: Must buy many lebanese seeds for next year.


This pic was taken on September 8, 2009.

Here's another one of my big girl from post#2.
As you can see she's getting prettier by the day.
Those buds are easier for you to see now.

This picture was taken on September 8, 2009.

This is one from my small bushy girl from post #1.
She is also in post#4, the little one on the far right.
You can now see her better as well.

This picture was taken on September 8, 2009.

The plant on the right is the same plant in the above post.
She is standing beside a bigger sister. As you can see
they really are beside a swamp. Look the middle left side
of the picture. you can actually see swamp water.
I sure does make for easier watering, but the bugs are
bad at times when there's no wind.

This picture was taken on September 8, 2009.

Here's is one from a different angle of the same plant
in post #11. It's amazing how a week does to them
buds.

This picture was taken on September 8, 2009.

niiiiiiiiiice

very beautiful plants! really nice very resinous and it seems they handled the humidity well

'mine' does seem quite different.... it's either a leb or a nepalese as i have no jungli seeds.. but it smells like bubblegum

lovely plants and niiice buds growing there, how long are you going to give them?

I'm gonna check on them real soon. Maybe tommorrow. I'll
decide then how much longer they need. Every week, they
are getting better. Also, it has been unusually warm and dry
these past two weeks. It hasn't rained once in at least two
weeks. Which is perfect for maturing plants. I hope it doesn't
rain till the end of this month. The last thing I want now, is
mold. That's the only problem about tight buds of the indica
kind. I'll hope for the best.

The calyxes on some plants are starting to go purple.

Oh yeah, most of my pictures today are a little out of
focus. It was very sunny and I played with the camera
settings.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

The stigmas are also turning colours on some plants. Finally.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

Don't ask me how or why but this plant seems to have a red stalk.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

This is the same plant in post#2 and post #21.
She will be my largest yielder I think.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

If you think the plant is post#31 has RED. Check this one out.
It's a one of a kind. At first, I thought she was sick or moldy. This is because I have never
had a plant go RED before. Upon close inspection of the buds there's no mold to be found
and all is fine. She just kept getting darker each time I saw her. Now look at her. I hope
to breed some like this one next year. It would be easier to hide them among the
Canadian Maples in the fall. I think it would make a perfect guerilla plant.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

Really nice grow you've got there corky, your gonna have your work cut out harvesting that lot!

It looks like your going to be sorted for a while with the crop

Close up of my Red Lebanese. Those dark leaves from a
distance look like a sick plant. I bet most people would walk
past her and not notice her from a distance if she was alone.
She sure does fit in with the colours of my Canadian Fall Forest.
I hope you like her.

This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

I know when I checked my plants today, I thought to myself
I need a bigger BackPack. I don't even have a vehicle.
I only have a Mountain Bike. I will harvest in the daytime,
but only return home at night. No stopping for Ice Cream either. Otherwise.
I guess it will be a Ninja Experience.

Another one of my Red Lebanese. I wonder if anyone out there
has one like her?


This picture was taken on September 13, 2009.

wow, beautiful, makes me wish I had a leb too

primo hash plants for sure, I'll have to wait next year to start mine

awesome Corky --- is the plan to dry sieve them, smoke as bud, bubblebag - bit of each?

either way, that's going to be one hell of a journey on the mountain bike ahahaha

All Best man

yeh that red leb is amazing.....looks like its yielded pretty well to.

here corky...what sort of outside temps you getting up there at the moment?

This one is a runt but the colour is coming in......got some bigger ones that are turning as well ...

The temp lately has been fairly warm. The past two weeks have
been nicer than all of summer. This spring was unusually wet. It
rained almost every few days. It did make for easy watering.
But lately, it hasn't almost rained at all in two or three weeks.
That is perfect for maturing plants. Especially the indica types
which can go moldy with too much moisture.

Nice to see someone else has Lebanese that are red.
I'm not sure about you Morganna, but there is a lot
of diversity with my plants. All sorts of shapes, sizes,
and now colours.

Yeah mine show a lot of variation as well corky......a lot of them have the same smell despite looking different though......beautiful sweet fruity papaya aroma ......should make for some mighty tasty hashish.....would like to grow a whole field of these lebs next year......

I cut them all down on September 20th. Just in time. There was a bed frost the very next
morning. It was quite an adventure hauling it all to my place by mountain bike. I even
moved it in the afternoon. I was laughing all the way home, while passing pedestrians.
I wonder how many must have pondered about what just past them. Something tell me
that least one person must have said to themselves, "If that's what I think it is that Guy
is Insane caring that in daylight on his bike". I had a full backpack of buds along with a
20 liter cooler riding on my handlebars as well.

I took about 2 days to get it all manicured for the drying process. It dried for a week. I
have just started to cure it yesterday and smoke my first joint just to see the how it is.
It is strong smoke for sure.A little rough, my fault though.probably because I dried it
a ittle too fast. I used a heater the last day to rush it along. That's because it has been
a little cooler at nights with more rainy weather lately. The first 3 days were a little scary.
I like the way plants smell when they're alive. Upon cutting them down they seem to
release their aroma at least 2X the way it was when they were alive. I'm not sure how
many incense stick I burned.

I have about 2/3 of a five gallon pail full of well manicured and dried buds. Seeing that
I started 63-65 seeds and I ended up with about 16 or so females. I think that's not too bad.
I would have had maybe double this amount, had I used my brain. My soil was full or parasitic
nematodes when I planted the seeds. Only after, some of the plants popped their head did I
wonder what happened. To my dismay, I noticed a lot of microscopic worms attacking the
white root that emerges from a seed. I'll never make that mistake again I hope.

Growing advice to self:

Place soil in a lage container or tub prior to cultivation and had water
to make it soggy. Let it dry and leave the bugs that are in the dormant stage to come alive.
Without any live plants around hopefully, they will starve and leave a bug free soil. Also, use
a solution of Hdrogen Peroxide diluted to 1 % from a 35 % soluton just to make sure.

My guess is that I have around 1 1/2 pounds of dried bud. Considering that I only had
around 16 females fertilized them more that lived maturity I think it was worthwhile.
That being that wet vs dry weight is about 4 times as much at least. That being said
I must have had around 5+ pounds of wet material. So it would be safe to say that
each plant averaged 1+ ounce of dry buds. It would have been higher I'm sure if
I had watered and fertilized more.

Next year, I will have a great idea of what to expect. The nice thing about these
landrace genetics is that they're not grown indoors. So they can handle alot more neglect
in a guerrila situation then let's say indoor bred plants.

that purple plant was beautiful. any chance of some dry bud pics?

I guess I should post a few pics of the finished product before it's all
gone up in smoke. The pail you see if a
5 gallon pail of Instant Ocean Sea Salt. Yes, I was washed in case
someone wonders. The nice thing about this pail is that it come
with a rubber ring in the lid for airtight sealing. Which I find
very good. They have been well dried and have been
curing since late september. It's the first time that
I've cured cannabis. I encourage everyone to do so.
You do lose a bit of weight in the process. But it's
mostly the remaining water and chlorophyll that
goes away. It does burn and stay lit better this
way.

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They are a little more green than the pictures show them.
Must be that darn flash again. Or maybe it's the incadescent
lightbuld in the ceiling. They do tend to give more yellow
light. Oh well, any pic is better than none I always say.
Memory fades after a few years, pictures keep it all in
perspective. Do have a good day.




This in a comparison picture with two pens.
The bud was randomly picked out. Some are
bigger and some are smaller.

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Note to Self:

Next time, I grow a bunch of Lebanese please do grow more
and breed them. Let them mature in the field and and harvest
all the buds. Except for a few top buds on each plant for seed
production. Only sick and low producing plants are to be culled.
Dry all the product very slowly in the dark. This time around
buy some hash making bags and turn it all into hash and keep
the seeds like the way they do it in Lebannon. Maybe even go
and buy a turban and tunic from the Net before harvest time
so I feel like a Real Stoner in the field. Maybe, scarecrows
work for birds. A person dressed up in the Middle Eastern way
may scare everyone away. Maybe even plant a few
poppies to boot. Only that will probably bring the
United Nations looking my way. Haha
Ok so I smoked too much today.

Great diary mate!