Everything is looking good in the flowering portion of garden. There are 7 plants total in there now under my 360w hps conversion bulb. The 3 bagseed plants probably have another 3 weeks or so before they get the ax. The 2 Blue Cheeses, PPP, and Thai Super Skunk have been flowering for about 2 weeks or so and are beginning to form some nice little buds, which you can observe momentarily.
The veg/clone room is also doing nicely. All 5 clones (2 BCA, 2 BCB, 1 PPP) have successfully rooted and have grown at least 1 set of nodes. They're still on 24/0 in the clone chamber so I'll probably keep them there until they get too big (or my seeds arrive, which should happen any day now...a topic I'll address at the end of the update).
The first clone I took of the PPP (PPP, Jr.) is looking good, vegging under 4 26w cfl's at 18/6. Fimming this plant resulted in 4 main cola's...sort of. It's fimming, so who really knows what's going on. There's a little yellowing of the lower fan leaves and some of the stem is turning purple, but otherwise it's growing like a champ. I think this plant may grow better untopped though...the node spacing is much tighter.
Enough words, lets get to pics!
Two of the topped bagseed plants. These are struggling a little, but I don't care. If there were more plants to move into flowering I would cut these bitches in a heartbeat. But I don't, so they'll probably make it to harvest.
The 3rd bagseed plant. Much nicer looking than the others. Hands-down the best of the bagseeders. Should have an OK yield all things considered.
The two blue cheeses. A on the left, B on the right. The leaf curl has seriously dissipated since being moved into these new containers and into the flower room...some have even straightened out!
Here's a couple close-ups of the tops. The one in the background is BCB, the foreground is BCA.
Next, the PPP. Beautiful plant. Very strong growth.
Here's the PPP top. I think I got a good pheno.
Thai Super Skunk. Not the best pic but my camera was dying. She's looking a little haggard at the moment, but that's because I just supercropped her (or more accurately bent her in half) to fit under the lights. As you can see the top on the left has clearly made the turn and is heading back toward the light. Everything you hear about these plants being tall is true. I let them get that way though, so whatever. I might be able to get 2 crops of blue cheese before that Thai is done...ha.
Here's PPP Jr. Shooting out preflowers like a mofo. Actually, it was under 12/12 for a few days while the other prepared to move into flower, so I've been messing up its schedule pretty hardcore. But it's back to 18/6 for another couple weeks I reckon...then into the flower room.
Finally, the next generation of sexy ladies. The two on the left are Blue Cheese A, the middle is PPP and the right two are Blue Cheese B. I didn't realize how nice they look until I just checked back at how small they were when I took them. Compare it to this --------------->
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/207904-blue-cheese-ppp-thai-ss-12.html#post2938759
So everyone is healthy and happy (enough anyway). The outside temperature has begun falling into the lower 80's recently, making for some pleasant temperatures in the grow rooms. I can't say enough though how much I love that air-cooled reflector. The reduction in temperature is unbelievable. And if I ever want the heat, like in the winter when it's cold, I can just remove the glass or shut off the vent.
Seed order update: I don't have them yet. I've been tracking constantly online, and to my dismay the USPS website has said the same thing since September 4th! It has said "your item has arrived in ISC New York" for the last week! I can only figure that the tracking just got screwed up (never updated) and that my package is really out for delivery or much farther along than the website indicates. In the meantime I'll be tracking away...
