MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.
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DR. VonDankenstine
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Give us all an update brother with some pics
MrHowardMarks
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Right now I'm at work, and tonight, and every wednesday night, I have a disc golf tourney. I'll upload pics on thursdays, that's what works best for me.
I went back to the last pics I posted, there is definately progress. The 9Mile looks like it's more sativa than indica, and the blueberry has the trademark maple leaf look. The older plants are on their 6-7th node, I'm still having some trouble with the Super Skunk seedlings, they're acting retarded, I think I might've been screwed by the Montreal High Times store. I have two of ten that are maturing properly. Two are completely retarded.
I'll take pics of the little mutants, one has had just the cotyledons, and isn't sprouting the main shoot, the other has a funky shoot coming out of it. The third is just starting to open up. Out of 10, only two are acting normal. One is maturing nicely, hope it's female.All my other sprouts are coming along nicely, so it has to be something with the seeds.
Pics coming tomorrow.
I went back to the last pics I posted, there is definately progress. The 9Mile looks like it's more sativa than indica, and the blueberry has the trademark maple leaf look. The older plants are on their 6-7th node, I'm still having some trouble with the Super Skunk seedlings, they're acting retarded, I think I might've been screwed by the Montreal High Times store. I have two of ten that are maturing properly. Two are completely retarded.
I'll take pics of the little mutants, one has had just the cotyledons, and isn't sprouting the main shoot, the other has a funky shoot coming out of it. The third is just starting to open up. Out of 10, only two are acting normal. One is maturing nicely, hope it's female.All my other sprouts are coming along nicely, so it has to be something with the seeds.
Pics coming tomorrow.
DR. VonDankenstine
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Sounds great-looking forward to the new pics. Sometime when I get a funny acting strain and all seed are exhibiting weird growth patterns I will wait till it's time to water then feed with 0 ppm h2o @ 6.5 and collect the runoff. I'll check the runoff to see where it shifts the ph and what the ppm's are---If everything is in-line than I know the strain is bad and just toss them---You know how hard the work is so why waste your valuable time. Some strains are more sensitive to ph shifts than other-if your other strains are doing great and your run-off is only slightly out of the ballpark you could have a sensitive strain. I've seen it a few times. As you know so many growers overlook how important the run-off is. It can tell you allot.
MrHowardMarks
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Yeah, I checked the runoff ppm, and pH, it's all in the correct range, the seeds just suck, I'm gonna call and complain, if one of the two aren't female, I'm gonna be pissed.
It's not like there's anything I can do, but 10 seeds for 200 bucks, and only 5 germinated and 3 of those are retards. Montreal High Times is gonna get some hate mail.
It's not like there's anything I can do, but 10 seeds for 200 bucks, and only 5 germinated and 3 of those are retards. Montreal High Times is gonna get some hate mail.
DR. VonDankenstine
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Sorrey about that brother---We work too hard to have shit like this cost us---hope they work it out for you---If there good peps they will do at least something------best of luck.
raiderman
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yea . i know wat ya mean bro. i pd 520.00 on 3 packs os sensi seeds and 17 out of 30 come up . taIkin about pissed. hope at Ieast 50% of those are fema.!!!
MrHowardMarks
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I think they were just old, they are also from Sensi Seedbank, like yours, probably bad storage, and old 
I'm sure that you'll have some ladies out of those 17
I'm sure that you'll have some ladies out of those 17
raiderman
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i germ. them out of the same seedIing soiI mix as germ. my Dutch passion and they aII come up in 72 hours. couid teII the way the sensi seeds come up weII , i couId teII the seeds was dead.its rare you get a dutch passion or greenhouse seed not come up though, been with those banks for awiIe. never a probIem..... i am hoping to get at Ieast 1 and a haIf pounds of hashpIant in the garage and near a pound of BIue HP. in the cIoset.haha.
MrHowardMarks
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raiderman
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heres a coupIe of pics to share of this orange bud , i reIIy started resining out weII here near the end of days.49 days FIower.a few herme seeds come up on me in the the finaI weeks here, but wont effect the potency to much.some times hard to catch aII thos fkers wen they first come up.
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MOONSTAR8595
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I think they were just old, they are also from Sensi Seedbank, like yours, probably bad storage, and old
I'm sure that you'll have some ladies out of those 17
Does Sensi have a rep of selling old stock seeds? I was highly considering ordering their SSH fem (along with Violator Kush from Barney's)....Ideally I was looking to purchase Mr. Nice seeds (Medicine Man and SSH) but I can't find any bank that distributes those to the US. (MM sold out pretty much everywhere I look and the Attitude has such a good rep now - so i plan to use them). It's nice to see such a knowledgeable grower around here to share information with us. Cheers to you
MrHowardMarks
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I didn't get them directly from Sensi Seedbank, I got them from a middle man, Montreal High Times.
My guess is that since Sensi Seeds is such a big distributer they offer big discounts for seed bank purchases. What my guess is, is they sat in the box at the store I bought them from for a while.
I love Sensi's strains, I'm a huge fan of them so my opinion might be a little biased. But as far as quality strains with minimal cross genetics go, I think they're the best.
*(On a side note)*
Was going to update with some pics last night, but it was either update journal, or get some pussy.
My guess is that since Sensi Seeds is such a big distributer they offer big discounts for seed bank purchases. What my guess is, is they sat in the box at the store I bought them from for a while.
I love Sensi's strains, I'm a huge fan of them so my opinion might be a little biased. But as far as quality strains with minimal cross genetics go, I think they're the best.
*(On a side note)*
Was going to update with some pics last night, but it was either update journal, or get some pussy.
DR. VonDankenstine
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A mans gotta have his priorities
sublimed
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MOONSTAR8595
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One more question: When starting a new growing operation would you recommend buying feminized or non-feminized seeds? I've heard some pros and cons of both but was wondering what your thoughts are. Thanks a bunch in advance....
MrHowardMarks
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Personally, I DEFINATELY recommend staying away from feminized seeds.
I'm only growing my own fem cross, because I'm curious of the outcome, it's my baby.
Also, the herm came from a light leak under the door, and it's going to be a bitch keeping up on them to make sure they don't herm themselves.
If you don't care about the possibility of getting a possible hermie, and a few seeds in your weed, there are some great feminized production bred strains available.
-I got some seconds tonight, hope she doesn't want a relationship :s
I'm only growing my own fem cross, because I'm curious of the outcome, it's my baby.
Also, the herm came from a light leak under the door, and it's going to be a bitch keeping up on them to make sure they don't herm themselves.
If you don't care about the possibility of getting a possible hermie, and a few seeds in your weed, there are some great feminized production bred strains available.
-I got some seconds tonight, hope she doesn't want a relationship :s
