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Thundercat

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Yay Pics! You know you've been dyeing to see them!

So after a long night or work in the garden I have pics to share, and a short update.

I'm very pleased with things at the moment. I really think I got my algae issue wooped as I have not found any more surprises so far. All the girls in flower are budding up nicely as you'll see. I put in a bunch of clones, pretty much all white widow of various origins(some original some clones from the seeds). I had about 4 strawberry clones that I decided to toss, the strawberry really is pretty decent, but I have a bunch of it in the tray already and still have 2 strawberry moms if I decide to keep using it. I put the 15 or so clones that had rooted into cups and there is still about 5 in the clone dome that may or may not root(mostly strawberry). Both of the cindy clones are looking good and are in cups now, as well as the CJ. I've got a total of 32 plants in my flood tray at the moment, with plenty of room for 10-12 more in another 2 weeks or so.

Word from a buddy is I might be getting a blackberry kush cut, and a blue widow cut which would be cool if it happens. If not no biggy I've got a nice variety right now with more to come soon. The SDG is coming along nicely second set of leaves are out and looking good I'm hoping number three is the first full set. The leaves on it are definitely wider at this point then most anything else I've grown since my afghan kush way back when, I'm excited.

So without further ado some pictures for all of you!

mainlined 4 headed WW




Few of the other WWs




Heres the critical jack, which is surprising me, and may continue to do so. The leaves look very much like any other hybrid. The growth though has definitely leaned towards the indica side for the most part. The nodes have ok spacing about 1.5 inchs or so and at about 2 weeks since 12/12 started it already is forming crystals, though its not getting as large as I suppose I was expecting being a critical + cross. I've never grown critcal anything before so perhaps its not all in the size of the buds but how heavy they may end up....who knows she smells good though!



Not last or any where near least here are the long awaited shots of my Cindy 99 (seed #2) I've said it before and will likely say it many more times but I love the way its shaped and the node spacing so much! She down right looks much different then all the other plants too in coloring along with leaf shape and such.




Heres the first Cindy seed I had popped not sure why I didn't flower it first......


The sweet deep grapefruit


Heres the tray before I put the clones in, you can see them all in the lower corner in cups still. Also a pic of the clones which went into cups tonight and a few group shots after things were done.






As always you'll have to forgive my HPS pictures however I'm lazy and don't feel like taking all the plants out to get pics. The HPS is the only light I have in there so the only other option would be after lights out with a flash or with a drop light or something.

Anyway you'll take what you get and like it hehehe!

It feels really great to have the garden up in full swing again. I just hope I can keep them all healthy and avoid any problems this time. I'm running my nutes up where they should be this time so I think my yield will also be back to normal hopefully! I suppose only time will tell, the first batch went in on the 16th, this batch is in on the 30th theres room for one more I think and then it will only be a few weeks till harvest.

Well I'm about to fall asleep typing. Hope you guys all have a great Easter morning I'm sure I'll be on here at some point.

:PEACE: TCbongsmilie

edit: also sorry the pics are sideways I turned them not sure why it turns them back
 

Thundercat

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Hey guys I know the rep thing what can I say its a good problem to have. I like giving what can I say, specifically I love it when I rep someone and their bar goes up! But then when I see you guys I can rep ya usually once a week at least.

Thankfully Ninja my camera doesn't to the black line thing unless I'm standing right on top of my ballast. The pics I took last harvest were taken with the Iphone so thats why they got the lines. I just hate the coloring it gives the plants. I know you guys can look at them and tell they look nice but that's another reason I'd like to get a MH into my next flower room. I will be able to shutdown the HPS for a bit and take pics and not have to worry about the plants sitting in the dark or not being able to see!

Kinddiesel thanks for stopping by the thread! The light I'm assuming your talking about is my homemade veg light. I've actually got 2 running now for my clones and moms. The fixture was made for about $20 from lowes and yes the bulbs are reasonably priced. When its full it holds 9 bulbs and I usually run the 23w or 26w daylight bulbs. That gives me over 200w actual power in a pretty small space. The cords stay nice and cool, and the lights really do too. I have a box fan in the room moving air and neither one gets more then slightly warm. They don't work great to flower but they do work in a pinch, a buddy used my spare at one point.

Well thanks guys glad you all enjoyed! I hope everyone had a nice Easter. We went to the inlaws house so my daughter could hunt eggs there. She had a blast and they didn't even buy her much candy I was thrilled. We had some Burgers for dinner and I think we are gonna go for a walk here when I'm done visiting THE DOCTOR. I'll check back into night,

Peace guys!
TC
 

BleedsGreen

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Not trying to steal any "Thunder!" ;) just so happy and proud I wanted to share!

The Ax man cometh for my crop about the end of next week :)! I am loving my modified stinkbud aero system. Not too shaby for my first attempt at hydro!

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These are the 2 rail systems that will be ready for the ax. I have 2 rails for each 25g res, each rail has 4 2" netpot holes.
There are 7 plants in one rail and 6 in the other.

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Here is a shot of the Lemon OG, I have a great variety this run, probably not the best way to do this system as you can't dial in each plant. I had some that wanted more nutrients and others that weren't real happy with how strong they were. I tried to run a happy medium and it seems to have worked but you could have gotten a lot more out of some of these strains with individual attention.
I ran Lemon OG, OG, OG18, Purple OG, Deadhead, Headband, Pineapple chunk (didn't like this system at all!), Sage, Mobydick, Kandi Kush, Kanna Kush, and Blueberry! I can't wait to savor all these flavors :)!
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Yummy sugary goodness!

There are more photo's on my journal linked in my signature.
 

Thundercat

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Looks great man no thunder stole at all. I happen to be a big fan of the stink bud system! Looks like a really dank mix of genetics!
 

SOMEBEECH

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Bleeds tht SAGE,Ive grew and loved it!!Its from TH seeds Rt........
Anyway if i could grow a M/J plant tht didnt have to have specific light schedule and would just grow,Id grow one just for a houseplant,Mine was tht pretty.
Beech
 

Thundercat

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Well shit man grab yourself an auto flower and stick her in the living room. I sure as hell will some day when I can. My daughter is to talkative right now, shes at that age(3 but at the level of a 4.5 year old, already starting to read and do math).
 

BleedsGreen

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IMG_0432.jpgThe Sage is one of my slower girls this run. Everything else is pretty much 60 or 70% cloudy and 30 to 40% clear, except the Sage she is like 60% clear! She smells wonderful, although all of these do. The Blueberry I have apparently I got lucky as it smells great and it didn't herm, which I have since read is a huge problem with DP BB.

All the buds up close are on the Sage plant :)
 

Thundercat

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Unless you need to harvest them all, having a few finish slower might be nice to stagger things. Looks like shes got some real big fan leaves. Even on my soil girls non of them got huge like that. Saw a grow the other day don't remember what strain but the guy had leaves the size of my head.
 

BleedsGreen

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Unless you need to harvest them all, having a few finish slower might be nice to stagger things.
Thunder that is the thing I am not sure about with this stinkbud type system is if I harvest say all but one plant the roots from the other plants would die and kill the one I am trying to finish? It makes sense but I haven't gotten a definitive answer. I was told to leave some lower branches on the plants I harvest and their roots shouldn't die, not really a fan of this idea either. Any thoughts?
 

Thundercat

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I'm not sure what would be best. Prolly harvesting the top half of the plants and letting the bottoms mature more since they aren't always done at the same time any way. This might even boost yield a bit. In the future I think I would just try to keep similar strains in each rail if possible. I know you've got a bunch of strains going, but if you find that a few take longer or finish quicker try to lump them together in the same rail. I'm sure you've already thought about that for the future.
 
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