My First Grow: DWC in Grow Box w/ 250 HID Bulb (Open Thread)

neversummer28

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Its all good NS28 Thats how it works my man! Personally I wouldn't trade it for anything! My wife is from Scotland still has a little accent but her folks are hardcore Scots and when they speak its sometimes tuff to understand. I thought for 6 years that there dogs name was Doug. One day they were talking about JC and I said who is JC? they said the dog is JC. I said with a blank look on my face I thought his name was Doug! To this day they still tease me. They always said down dog but sounded like Doug. If anyone has trouble finding the funny in that say dog like a Scott and you will understand. I finally mad a new contact for some stash and am picking up an OZ next week :joint:. My last guy got busted he is back in business but will only sell lg qty's And I'm not forking out 500.00 for an oz no matter how good it is.

oh man paranoid, that is hilarious man, you have me cracking up here. my cousin's husband is irish... most of the time, it's easy to understand him but sometimes, we're like, "what? what? what? what? what?"

i definitely have my region's accent. not noticeable immediately, but when i tell people where i'm from, i hear a lot of "oh yeah, you can hear it in how you talk."

now i've never bought an oz. before, largest has only been 1/4, but does economy of scale not apply to marijuana? where i live, i can get really good stuff for $60-$70 for an 1/8. that's right around $500 for an oz. right there. so i would figure, by in larger quanties, just a little better of a deal? no?

and just think, you'll be smoking your own stuff soon enough.. hell yeah!
 

jigfresh

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and i think i vaguely remember reading that post while i was catching up on your journals (when i first joined). would you care to share it with everyone here? everyone should have a wife like yours!
So I looked back and found the post I was thinking of... it actually dealt more with having a good relationship with your wife/ girlfriend. So if you would like that advise here is a link:

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/150272-diy-closet-dwc-grow-first-22.html#post2365448

But you need to find a girl, and that's a different story. So there are two major things. 1. You need to know what kind of chick you really should have. 2. Being Honest... not necessarily for the benefit of the relatioship, but rahter for the benefit of time, effort, and emotion spent.

So the fist part, we think we all know. I always liked hot chicks, like cheerleaders, popular girls. The 'hot chicks' at school. I mean I guess we all liked them, but I held out. Dated one of those girls in High school. Real cute, half chinese, she worked at Hooters after school, got a phd, blah blah. Someone on paper a man would be proud to call his woman. But I look back and I fucking hated her... I mean I loved her at the time or something, I don't know. Anyways... it is beyond clear she wasn't right for me and I wasn't right for her. My next girlfriend was a japanese law student, a cheerleader like the first, always wanted a bmw. She liked dancing and having fun. She also was a woman that a man would be proud of to have (on paper). But we were beyond wrong for eachother too.

I'm not sure if that was important (haha), but the point is that I had an image of the 'kind' of girl I liked... a certain style (not emo chicks, or stoner chicks), a certain size (height, weight), a certain look (i liked all things not white), certain goals (to have a good job), certain tastes (expensive restaurants). Anyways, I just made all that stuff up in my head somewhere along the way and I really beleived it. I mean that was what I wanted.

The breakthrough happened with E harmony.... now before you groan, just listen. I didn't find my girl on E Harmony... I never would have... everyone is all Christian and shit (not me man). The part of eharmony that helped was how the matched you based on the questioneirs.

DUDE... Seriously, that's the secret. Because on other sites you look at pictures or profiles and pick things based on what you like, or what you want. But with eharmony the match you with people you 'should' be with. People that fit you. And after a bit you notice a pattern. Like all the hundreds of girls I was matched with, most of them were Teachers, or Nurses, or Librarians, or something like that. Most of them were chubby, and most were older than me. There were more things but those were the main ones.

So what I did was take this information and go about dating the way I had before... only now I was going for the kind of girl eharmony suggested.

I dated three girls that were this 'new type' and oh my gosh was it different. It wasn't like before, I actually liked being with them and could just be myself. The third girl ended up being my wife.

Now about the Honesty thing. You need to be brutally honest with girls right off. Because it's completely STUPID to date a girl for say 4 monthes only to finally tell her you grow pot, or that you hate children. Becuase chances are she isn't going to be cool with those things. And even if she's cool with them she probably won't love them about you. So then you either break up, or pretend for another few monthes that you might realize that you are right for each other... or that you will "change". That's a joke. When people say you don't change they are right. I mean things change over time, but you can't rely on anything working out different. Things stay the same. Either you are perfect for eachother or not... and if you aren't you need to move on, because time is wasting.

So like when I met my wife. We actaully me on Craigslist (no shit). And no... not in the casual encounters section. She posted asking for an educated redneck. I though, well I'm educated and kinda white trash, so close enough. I wrote a nice letter and at the end I said the things I thougt would be 'deal-busters'. I said 1. I don't have car. 2. I smoke a ton of pot. 3. I'm 3 years younger than you.

I figured if she wrote back after that then anything else could be worked out. It did work out, and here we are with me growing pot becuase my wife who has never smoked suggested I start growing.

I'm sorry this was so long, I just wish that everyone could be as lucky as me... and if something I can share can help make that happen, then I'm going to share. Good luck bro.
 

neversummer28

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Been a couple of days since a true update.

Mary Jane seems to be doing fine with plain water. I'm going to milk this as long as possible and get as much as those trichs amber and hairs red. Unfortunately, I still think she will have to be cut down prematurely. It's amazing how two Master Kushes grew at different paces despite being in the same room and sharing the same tub. I will say though, Mary Jane will easily be the highest yield. I wouldn't be surprised if I get between 2-3 oz from her.

As for Lois Lane and Jean Grey, they're both drying nice and slowly. The smaller branches are starting to get to that "snap point" while the larger branches are still "bendy." I know they say you should move to jars once the branches snap... but are they talking the small ones which the bud is on or the main branches?

I'll get some pics up tonight of Mary Jane.
 

jigfresh

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I think i messed this part up my first grow. I still have hindu skunk that isn't all the way dry. Let it get pretty dry, the big stems will get to a point where they no longer bend, but before they just snap in half, they break but stay together. Around there is a good time to jar. Pretty much when you can squeeze the buds and they don't feel squishy at all anymore.

Plus you can always get it a little moist again if you dry out too much.
 

neversummer28

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No new pics tonight. I took them of Mary Jane and they look exactly the same as the ones from the other night. I took a sugar leaf clipping and looked at it under the microscope and she's got a few new trichomes turning amber. Let's see what another week does for her.

And thanks Jigsfresh, that's what I figured. I think they'll be ready to jar by the middle of this week. Some of the big branches are snapping, most are still barely bending.

Can't wait to see how much the dry yield is.
 

Paranoid420

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NS28 I dont mind paying that price. It was really really good but cant get that anymore. All I could get was the cheap commercial crap for 150. It was the only stuff around. No worries It did the trick and it has seeds! First time I have been happy with getting seeds in my bag. Also still cant tell sex on the other plant. no signs of whiskers or nuts. Im thinkn its just a slower grower then the other one. Ill keep a eye on it each day. Im sure Ill ID it before it becomes a problem.

Jig, Thats exacly what i did. Your right just tell them everything. I told my wife on the first date that I smoked pot and wasnt going to stop anytime soon. She didnt smoke but lets just say she would from time to time. She would fall asleep after 2 hits and I would get the next 2 hrs chillen in peace. LOL If I hadnt changed my type 8 years ago I would never had met my wife. We had everything in common And she was still hot. just 4 years older and we were looking for the same things in life.
 

neversummer28

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NS28 I dont mind paying that price. It was really really good but cant get that anymore. All I could get was the cheap commercial crap for 150. It was the only stuff around. No worries It did the trick and it has seeds! First time I have been happy with getting seeds in my bag. Also still cant tell sex on the other plant. no signs of whiskers or nuts. Im thinkn its just a slower grower then the other one. Ill keep a eye on it each day. Im sure Ill ID it before it becomes a problem.

Jig, Thats exacly what i did. Your right just tell them everything. I told my wife on the first date that I smoked pot and wasnt going to stop anytime soon. She didnt smoke but lets just say she would from time to time. She would fall asleep after 2 hits and I would get the next 2 hrs chillen in peace. LOL If I hadnt changed my type 8 years ago I would never had met my wife. We had everything in common And she was still hot. just 4 years older and we were looking for the same things in life.
i know what you mean by slow grower. my lil mary jane is the perfect example. still no signs of male or female?
 

neversummer28

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Jean Grey and Lois Lane are still drying, they're getting there. Some of the branches are snapping, most are still bending. I imagine they'll be ready to jar up in a day or two.

Mary Jane is just taking her lil time and is probably thinking, "ain't no way you cuttin' me down. i saw what you did to my two sisters you asshole!." I'll take another clipping tomorrow to check her trichomes.

Everything now is all about waiting... waiting for the bud to be jarred, waiting for the last plant to be ready... and waiting for some purchases to be delivered...

Now it's story and vent time.

I ordered an ice bong and another small glass piece off of Grasscity.com back on July 27. I received an email saying that I would receive an email once my item was shipped. Well last Thursday, 1 1/2 weeks later, I emailed them asking about my order. I received a response two days later saying one of my items is a Magic Glass item, which is specially made when it is ordered. Now get this...

In the email, it said that the item would arrive in their warehouse a week after ordering. Well by the time I emailed them, it had already been 1 1/2 weeks. I never emailed them back saying this since they're customer service decided to automatically consider my ticket closed. It is now over two weeks later and still no updates. I'm growing a bit annoyed with Grasscity and unless I hear from them soon, I'll be giving them a really bad review.

As for my Sharpstone grinder and kief press... I'm still waiting on these too! WTF?!? I received an email from the eBay seller last Tuesday saying the item was shipped and gave me a USPS tracking number. Now I know USPS' Track & Confirm is a worthless piece of shit which doesn't too much TRACKING, but in all my experience, at the status is updated from point to point. Since I received the tracking number, the status has remained at "Electronic Shipping Info Received." In my experience, it usually is only on this status for one day. So I emailed the seller just a short while ago, let's see what he says. I really hope the item is shipped and close to being here.

So the waiting game continues...
 

jigfresh

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It's all a test mate. You are in the midst of your first harvest, about to have the best pot you've ever had. This was all given to you by the grace of something and that something wants you to fully appreciate and realized how lucky of a person you are right now.

I know it's frustrating, I'm not some zen master or something, but I totally feel like you are being 'messed with' for a reason.

Consider yourself lucky for all the extra attention you are getting from the gremlins.

I can't wait till you jur that stuff man. I know you can't either. It's time to smoke!!!!!!
 

wvoider09

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My g/f bought me a neat 3 chamber grinder from eBay a few years ago after my buddy skipped town to Jamaica (of all places) with mine for under $20. I was kinda ticked about it since I had weeks of kiefsaved in that thing. Friends...heh. I still have the grinder (and luckily the same g/f, cheers to jig's story) so it may be a delay but definitely email the seller your complaints/concern until your tracking status shows differently. As for the bong, why not buy it from a local headshop instead? I personally hate waiting and would have rolled a nice joint in anticipation/stress about the b.s. of being on other people's time for the shipping.

I have a quick question for ya: should I start flushing as I near the final 2 weeks til harvest? Or should I flush for 1-2 weeks after my harvest date by letting them go to the breeder's 8-10 weeks and then start flushing afterwards before chop-chop? Maybe I'm overcomplicating because I'm anxious. I really, really want to snip a sample now and let it dry out enough to test. The swchag is killing me... Thanks for sharing your journal and insights. Good stuff that I'm learning from still. Hope you get your orders soon too. Keep us posted my friend.
 

Paranoid420

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NS28 I feel your pain. I am also having problems right now with grass city. Ordered a mini glass bong and have not got a confirmation email on shipping. I emailed them today so lets see where that goes.
 

neversummer28

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It's all a test mate. You are in the midst of your first harvest, about to have the best pot you've ever had. This was all given to you by the grace of something and that something wants you to fully appreciate and realized how lucky of a person you are right now.

I know it's frustrating, I'm not some zen master or something, but I totally feel like you are being 'messed with' for a reason.

Consider yourself lucky for all the extra attention you are getting from the gremlins.

I can't wait till you jur that stuff man. I know you can't either. It's time to smoke!!!!!!
dude, jigfresh, you definitely come across as the "glass is half full" kind of guy. am i right?

you know what? i was actually thinking along the same lines... that this is all just a test. i do believe in God, and though i'm not sure it's Him testing me (considering it's weed), but i agree with you, someone wants me to fully appreciate this. everything happens for a reason, right?

thanks for the support and the motivation, i needed it. you're absolutely right. sometimes, you just wanna throw your hands up in the air and say, "what the f?" ya know?
 

neversummer28

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My g/f bought me a neat 3 chamber grinder from eBay a few years ago after my buddy skipped town to Jamaica (of all places) with mine for under $20. I was kinda ticked about it since I had weeks of kiefsaved in that thing. Friends...heh. I still have the grinder (and luckily the same g/f, cheers to jig's story) so it may be a delay but definitely email the seller your complaints/concern until your tracking status shows differently. As for the bong, why not buy it from a local headshop instead? I personally hate waiting and would have rolled a nice joint in anticipation/stress about the b.s. of being on other people's time for the shipping.

I have a quick question for ya: should I start flushing as I near the final 2 weeks til harvest? Or should I flush for 1-2 weeks after my harvest date by letting them go to the breeder's 8-10 weeks and then start flushing afterwards before chop-chop? Maybe I'm overcomplicating because I'm anxious. I really, really want to snip a sample now and let it dry out enough to test. The swchag is killing me... Thanks for sharing your journal and insights. Good stuff that I'm learning from still. Hope you get your orders soon too. Keep us posted my friend.
some "friend" you have there. that's not cool man. as for supporting my local headshop, there is only one close to where i live... and i try not to support them when i don't have to. i typically do like supporting small local stores, but this store has two major problems. first, the prices are jacked up beyond belief... and it's not like they're better quality water pipes. they just have their prices jacked up, probably to pay the mortgage/rent for the store (cost of living is a bit higher where i live). secondly, the majority of the people who work there are the angriest hippies i've ever met. most hippies i know are really chill, relaxed, friendly and willing to go out of their way to help. nope, not these hippies. it's like they don't want your business. i don't get it. so that's my long explanation on why i don't support my local headshop when i don't have to.

okay, as for your question about flushing... you want to start flushing 1-2 weeks before your harvest date. there are two things that will help you decide when to start flushing. first, for the particular strain you're growing, do you know the average flowering time? knowing this will help you a lot.

secondly, forget about the hairs going red. yeah, that will help you out a little. but you want to look at the trichomes. trust me on this, i didn't believe it until i went out and bought a microscope myself. go to radio shack, they sell this 60x - 100x lighted microscope for $12. one of the best $12 you will spend on your grow. look at the trichomes... when almost half the trichomes are amber and the rest are opaque, then it's time to flush.

i hope this helps. let me know if you need more help. i'll gladly pass on the knowledge that others (particularly jigfresh) has passed on to me and the things i learned from my personal experience. keep me posted!
 

neversummer28

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NS28 I feel your pain. I am also having problems right now with grass city. Ordered a mini glass bong and have not got a confirmation email on shipping. I emailed them today so lets see where that goes.
i'm glad i'm not the only one having problems with them. how long ago did you order? let me know what their response is.

on their website, they said they guarantee all deliveries will be made within 30 days of order... so you can bet i will be on top of this come august 27 and i still don't have anything in my hands. in fact, i will be emailing them again on monday if i don't receive any email from them... that will be 3 weeks.
 

jigfresh

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i do believe in God, and though i'm not sure it's Him testing me (considering it's weed), but i agree with you, someone wants me to fully appreciate this.
It's all a matter of opinion, but I beleive God created weed for us to enjoy. And I beleive that (like many other things) it can help us get closer to God and each other (which in my views is the exact same thing).

I know it's probably not what you meant, but it sounds like you have a polythiestic view... if God is not testing you, but something else is, what is that... the 'weed god', haha.

Thanks for letting your thread get a bit of topic now and again.

Jars soon, huh? bongsmilie
 

neversummer28

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Mary Jane just doesn't want to stop. Her colas have definitely gotten a little bigger. Take a look a the pics. She seems to be doing perfectly fine with just plain water... this is the third week. I'm almost wondering if there is some residual nutes in the reservoir.

I took a sugar leaf clipping and i would say only about 30% of her trichomes are amber. Now I doubt she will even be ready to cut down this weekend. Next week will be the fourth week with plain water. Jigfresh (or anyone), what do you think?

As for the other two, I think they'll be ready to be jarred tomorrow or Friday. I'm making sure the branches are breaking.
 

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neversummer28

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It's all a matter of opinion, but I beleive God created weed for us to enjoy. And I beleive that (like many other things) it can help us get closer to God and each other (which in my views is the exact same thing).

I know it's probably not what you meant, but it sounds like you have a polythiestic view... if God is not testing you, but something else is, what is that... the 'weed god', haha.

Thanks for letting your thread get a bit of topic now and again.

Jars soon, huh? bongsmilie
no, i definitely only believe in one God. i just meant, maybe it's the work of Mother Nature or karma or something like that. then again, if we wanna get philosophical, they're both God. i like your perspective about weed being a way to bring you closer to God. that thought has actually crossed my mind in the past.

hey man, we can't be business all the time, right? then we'd just be those angry hippies from my local head shop. i'd have to punch myself in the face if that were the case. :wall::wall::wall::wall::wall:

plan is jars tomorrow or friday. half the branches are snapping now, just a few more to dry a bit more and then we're ready. i'm pretty sure tomorrow is the day. stay tuned...

btw, i smoked some of the small bud clippings (the buds too small to manicure) and mixed a little Lois Lane with Jean Grey and WOW, it got me really jacked up! it's amazing how it becomes more potent with the drying. and curing makes it even more potent?
 

jigfresh

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btw, i smoked some of the small bud clippings (the buds too small to manicure) and mixed a little Lois Lane with Jean Grey and WOW, it got me really jacked up! it's amazing how it becomes more potent with the drying. and curing makes it even more potent?
Woo hoo. nice... it will be something when you smoke some of the good nugs with a good cure. I still haven't even touched the best buds I harvested, don't know when I will.

I wouldn't worry about the other girl. As long as you have time, like aren't going on vacation or something, then just let her do her thing. My whole first batch was weird, and not ready together... I just cut them in order anyways to get the thing over with. Ray Fox and his scrog grow is the same way as yours, he cut two of his three (or three of his four) and the last is taking weeks longer... way stranger than yours. She is progressing right... the trichs aren't the same all the time, so the end is near, just indefinite.

This way, you will have it stretched out in your stash... i mean in a few months you will have some that has cured for longer than others to taste and stuff. I think I'm rambling now, haha.
 

neversummer28

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Woo hoo. nice... it will be something when you smoke some of the good nugs with a good cure. I still haven't even touched the best buds I harvested, don't know when I will.

I wouldn't worry about the other girl. As long as you have time, like aren't going on vacation or something, then just let her do her thing. My whole first batch was weird, and not ready together... I just cut them in order anyways to get the thing over with. Ray Fox and his scrog grow is the same way as yours, he cut two of his three (or three of his four) and the last is taking weeks longer... way stranger than yours. She is progressing right... the trichs aren't the same all the time, so the end is near, just indefinite.

This way, you will have it stretched out in your stash... i mean in a few months you will have some that has cured for longer than others to taste and stuff. I think I'm rambling now, haha.
definitely reassuring to know i'm not the only one with some slackers (in a good way). i'd rather her take her time and swell up even more and have max potency than to chop her down prematurely. as long as she's fine with plain water, she can stay there as long as she wants. i'm going to take a month break or so before i start my next grow.

how have you gone so long without touching those nugs? you have some great self-discipline my friend. respect!
 
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