Iced Grapefruit, Skunk#1, Menage a Trois, Flower from day 1

[Slipon]

just love your growth Myco, mostly Bc. its beautiful, but also since Im a week behind, so I can watch how they develop

 

[Slipon]

This is a great jam, give it a listen.

nice one, I just love the Marleys

try this one, my local girl Natasja, may she RIP, died a few years back in a car crash in Jamaica

[video=youtube;7p-iTQSiUM0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-iTQSiUM0[/video]



even made a small wall for her in Christiania

 

[mycomaster]

I love the song Slip, thanks for posting that. I have to say I was into alot of rap when I was younger, but have mellowed out quite a bit, and enjoy reggae more than anything now. I also listen to alot of ska like Rebelution, and Slightly Stoopid. Great music to smoke a couple to, and get the gardening done. I tried the cover I made and the thing still lets in too much yellow light so I'm gonna have to work something else out like maybe a piece of cardboard. Oh well live and learn, and experiment. I'll get it right. Until then I have a couple of pictures from this morning. I'll have some pictures of the girls down in veg this afternoon. I can't wait to show you guys some of them, and how they're doing.

The first 3 are the Menage a Trois, and the rest are the Skunk#1. I couldn't be happier with the way they're both coming along, the S#1 looking almost finished, and the Mat still looks to have a couple of weeks to go. I have to say the MaT is really packing on weight now, and the pistils haven't receded yet, and the calyx's still have to swell yet. That should be an interesting development to watch, and document for you guys. I promise I will get the light worked out so I don't have to turn off the H.P.S. I'll get some killer pics before I have the Blue O.G. and Sour blueberry with heavy flowers. Speaking of they're doing great and awaiting me to come in and clean em up today. The Sour Blueberry is gonna have some nice flowers I think, the bud sets are nice and plump already, and the blue O.G. is no slacker either with some nice formations going on. I really hope I do a better job with the Iced Grapefruit next run. I have one downstairs vegging away waiting her turn, it's just with the stalk split, and the fan eating a top, I would really like to have one that comes out like roses, you know. I hate growing a plant and showing it to people and having it look the way it does. Not that the plant is ugly or I killed it with nutes, and it's brown, I just hate having that top out of the picture, and it looking like an infant took a bite or something. Oh well maybe I'm just too picky. The sample that I had from having to take that little bit of top off was bad @$$, the flavor was right on, and the potency was really nice. The Menage a Trois is smelling really fruitty and sweeter everyday, some of the God Bud is starting to come out of her now I think. The Arjan's Haze, and Cinnamon in her never did get expressed, unless you count the long flowering time she has as such. B.T.W. it's day 40 for the older girls and day 12 for the Blue O.G. and day 11 for the Sour Blueberry. I'm really excited about the Blue O.G., and Sour Blueberry as I think they'll be nice meds for sure. The plants have always been so healthy, and have never had a day of stress to be honest, what a life. I think that, and the fact they were vegged so long is why the have taken off so well since the 12/12 flip setting and flowering so quickly. Although I do have to say when I was sick for a while I was just using distilled water for quite the time, and they did start to show signs of a Mg def that I quickly corrected, and has showed signs of the better. I hope that didn't affect them too bad for the negative. Oh well when you're sick you just don't think things through like you would when you're not. Well I guess it's time to be a ganja farmer. Have a great weekend everyone, go out and enjoy some nature, the only garden on earth is not in your closet! Peace and Love.

 

[mycomaster]

As promised all my girls that are vegging under the T5 hood. I have to say they're looking better after my goof of not giving them some Ca/Mg when using distilled water. So there is some yellowing, but I don't hide mistakes, or try to crop them out.

 

[drgroove]

Hi mycomaster,

nice, nice, nice !

and also nice work

 

[prosperian]

Green happiness.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

One word....beautiful.

 

[mycomaster]

I was gonna write a nice little article next to each picture about the strain and all, but I received a call while up-loading the pictures asking "are you ready to go?" So I thought I would go real quick and come back and write some details out. I'm not gonna ask you to read hear and reference the pictures above, that's stupid. Instead I'll just give a little info out of left field. The Bay11's are both reg seeds, and have not shown sex as of yet, but I veg for quite some time so I'm certain they'll show before i have to flip them. The one I call Eve has a leaf mutation, but other than that they're both doing good. I think Holly had a little trouble with my soil being a tad hot along with some of the other plants as well. My Menage a Trois had a leaf mutation it kind of grew out of and look at her now. The Menage a Trois was a funny looking plant when it popped and started growing, but has grown out of all that and is looking great now of course. Sometimes the mutey's will surprise you. I have all the plants topped at least once and in some cases I have 8 tops coming out now. The Green Poison is a really nice bush with growth that is super quick. The Cindy99 is just as quick really with leafs that are huge and have 9 petals. The stalk is really robust with thick ribs on it, and able to bend with ease, but is still rigid. The plant is so top heavy when I twist the container in a circular motion the plant looks like it hula dances. Ha Ha. Yumbolt47 is another impressive grower, with a nice pattern to her, and an even canopy as well. Skunk#11 aka Skunk#1 is alot more sativa than my first run I had in the forum. This Skunk#1 is alot more sativa than any Skunk#1 I've grown TBH. I'd rather have a little more indica presence for my taste. She was incredibly picky in the beginning, and has calmed down quite a bit now. She looks alot happier at least and has begun to grow a little more regularly like the others. She's from Dutch Passion if you're curious, and was a freebie so she's not my main concern really although no kid gets left behind at Myco's. I knew I wanted to grow the Iced Grapefruit again when she was in veg, so I popped another seed to give her run. I just hope the strain is stable and I can get another pheno that is so sweet and yummy. I think I could pull alot more off of her this run after vegging her a little more, and getting her more ready for flower. This time round I'll have her in a proper container for flowering too, like a 5gal. Last time I wanted to round out the tent a bit, and rushed her in after only 5 weeks or something I think. The BubbleGummer I have was left in a 3/4 gal container or so for a little too long, and got the Xplant a couple of days ago and has done really well since growing a bit, and looking alot happier. I need to get in there and Xplant a couple more girls too. I'll have more time tomorrow to get in there and work with them. I need to do some pinching and work them a little. Thanks for stopping in everyone, I didn't know where to post the pics, and I think I'm gonna start a new hread like i wanted to in the first place. I'll post a link if I do. Peace out.

 

[mycomaster]

The flowers on this girl are as hard as diamonds and covered with em on the outside. I'm gonna call this the granite pheno. I have to admit my Skunk#1 flowers are usually a little more loose, and I would have to say less frosty. After a little more calyx swell I would look a little like kush. This lady had turned out real impressively so far I think, and with the time she has left should be even more amazing. I'll have some pics of the Menage a Trois tomorrow, I just wanted a little time with the Skunk#1 tonight. She just won't fade out, I surely thought by now she would have started to fade some. Come to think of it none of them have really, I don't know if my soil is that hot or what, but they all look fine. When I get to this point I always start thinking "what If". What if I had done this, or hadn't done this. Nothing you can do about the past except learn from it. I'm really excited about my Green Poison coming up in veg, I think if she actually flowers as fast as they say at Sweet Seeds, I'll be happy as I would like to stock up on some meds before I run some testers. I jst don't know how long they'll take to flower out. I would like to get an incredibly fast kush or maybe a crazy high C.B.D. strain. I really am excited about all the cbd strains coming out from all the breeders and especially Gage Green of course. I would like to get a reliable cbd strain that isn't a shot in the dark to get the pheno that has the high cbd ratio. I've seen that some breeders have their 1:1 thc/cbd ratios up to 12:12 thc/cbd. I could definitely dig that, and after finding the pheno I would clone the hell out of that plant! Everybody I knew that grew weed would be getting it for Xmas. 4% cbd is considered a cbd rich strain, I don't know what you would call a strain with 12%. I still would like to find a plant with a high thc and cbd ratio like 24% thc with about 8-10% cbd. I know a plant will naturally have a high ratio of one or the other, but i would like to see both some day. I really do like taking all the pictures, I just don't like having to move a 7gal container with a big @$$ plant in it having watered the stupid thing the night before. I just need to work a couple of angles out, and i think I'll get alot better. I have some time before my tester gear get's here so I'll be fine. I really like the leaf to flower ratio on this plant, she's gonna be a breeze to manicure up without losing a ton of trichs. Come to think of it and to look at the pictures there's not gonna be alot of trim at all. What there will be I think I'm gonna make some oil out of, and use the Iced Grapefruit trim for dry ice hash if there's enough. If not I'll just freeze it and keep it until I get the Blue O.G. or Sour Blueberry, whichever one has the best flavor combo. I don't know what I'll do with the trim from the Menage a Trois yet, I guess it all depends on the flavor and potency. I have it on good authority that there are alot worse things than B.H.O., like smoking cigs or maybe breathing the air in a populated city, which I do both, so I'm not worried about medicating with B.H.O. if it's properly purged. I'm only making a small batch for emergencies, maybe 2-3 grams of shatter. Thanks for coming in, and checking things out. peace and Love.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

Awesome posts Myco. You are doing it all right on. You continue to inspire with your skills in both growing and articulating what you are doing. Thank you. I look forward to more great things from you.

 

[Slipon]

nice pics myco

and sure I love them high CBD strains as well, but 12% !! don't think I could do much other then sleep from a strain like that, but thats maybe also the idea ?

and your trimming on that one look like the trimming I just did on my LSD, next to nothing

 

[mycomaster]

I have arthritis and Fibro so I thought a heavy cbd strain might help with those issues. I would like something on the heavy side to melt that stuff away if possible and to be able to sleep a night through without waking up and having to smoke to go back to bed again. I should probably go back on all the opiates, but I completely despise them! I never want to become addicted to those damn things again, that's a hell I will not endure. Even after all that I have docs shovin that crap in my face saying, go ahead take some, you'll be fine. No thanks! I'll stick with my herb. When I do some moving around in the tent today I'm gonna check out the Skunk#1 real close again with my scopes and see where she's at on the trichs. I really can't believe how fast she has been finishing up for me. It's like she knows I'm low on meds. I just want to thank everybody for the overwhelming positive feedback I've been getting. It's great to come in here and read all the posts that you guys have left, thank you for that! With everyone's grows going so well, it really does put the standard high. I just hope I keep it green for you guys, and don't ever disappoint. I'll throw some pics on here today of how I trimmed out my Blue O.G. and Sour Blueberry.(I dis-like the word lollipop when it comes to describing a bottom trim on a cannabis plant) I never understood the goofy terms cannabis growers use for stuff. It's the same thing someone would call a pruning elsewhere in the horticulture world. Where did "lollipoping" come from anyways, a 13 year old growing who got the munchies or something. I hope a grown man didn't come up with that, it would make me wonder if my nieces and nephews are safe around him, you know. I'm gonna start heavy on the bloom supplements with the Blue O.G. and Sour Blueberry today when I water the two of them. I like G.O. Bio-bud and also a little E.J. Meta-K, with some R.O. HPK as well. I found this to work great as a combo together and really gets some swell out of the girls early on. I'll top dress the Blue O.G. a little as well, and I'll get the Sour Blueberry this week when her 2 weeks are up. I like to use Sunleaves Indonesian bat guano in with some of my super soil, along with epsoms and a little Excelerite. I also think I'm gonna try a touch of Rare Earth from G.H. to see if it makes any difference in vigor. I also have a bloom tea scheduled for the next watering, with some Mol in it to kick the microbes into gear and break all this stuff down for the plants to use more efficiently. I like to use E.J. Catalyst with every watering at 1/4 strength, it has alot of good stuff that the plants really enjoy between the food and it seems to keep them really happy. I know that's kind of cheating, but my plants health are the absolute most important thing to me. I know I use alot of supplements and nutes ofr having organic amended soil, but my whole aim is to set up a buffet of nutrients for my girls to be able to eat on whenever they want. I don't want a P def popping up and then having to deal with it. I want everything and anything my plants need, to be available without burning them up in the process. I re-use my soil so it's not a waste, what the plants don't use this round, someone will next round. I also think I'm gonna get in the tent and take some of my own advice to Prosperian, and raise some of my girls up a little so the new ones that have stretched so much can have a more comfortable light spread on them. I couldn't believe at first how much the Blue O.G. and Sour Blueberry were stretching, but I think it's mostly over now so I can adjust the light with some permanence. I won't lie it's been pretty tough to keep everyone happy with the light situation in there. I think now that all the stretching is over I can make them all a little happier by simply raising the shorter ones. Just be careful what you put them on, as these plants can be quite heavy when watered, and will fall over if not properly supported. I would hate to see someones hard work on the floor in the morning when the light comes on, OUCH! Well I better go do my chores, I hope some of this babble can help somebody. Peace and Love.

 

[Slipon]

dont worry bro, its not cheating, you also have to find out what works and see for yourself or you never know, and it is amazing what you can gather in a years time of growing



and thats not even all of it, have the blood/bone/ meal and mearl I mix in my soil els where

 

[prosperian]

Good morning myco. I ran down the street for my coffee this rainy Sunday morning. A familiar ritual for me when it's too early to start my coffee grinder and wake the family.

I appreciate your symbiotic relationship with your plants. They give you what you need in pain relief and you take very good care of them. It's sad that the plants have to die at harvest, but I understand Mother Nature's plan for annuals.

I think gardening, like any skill set, can be exercised and improved upon. I've embraced the K.I.S.S. philosophy in my garden. My knowledge of indoor cannabis gardening is improving as I add more variables and challenges.

1st grow: Killed four seeds at germination, peat pots, no trimming, organic bagged soil (no amendments), bottled organic nutes, short veg period, two strains, four plants, one transplant, plastic buckets.

2nd grow: party cups, Cropping, LST-ing, premium bagged amended organic potting soil, no bottle nutes to date, six strains, three transplants, Geopots.

3rd grow: Hmmm, where do I go from here?

Fewer plants? Maybe just one or two that I can start in the veg cabinet? Organic soil, yes, maybe not my own recipe yet. Trimming? Probably, because I will have the room to spread them out and get them nice and bushy. SCOG or tomato cage, maybe. With one or two plants, I will not have to rotate or deal with difficult watering access. Upgrade in my equipment and closet? Maybe.

I like the evolution of gardening. So many things to try. It will continue to remain challenging even after 30 years of "practicing". Dad taught me how to mow the grass and take care of the yard plants when I was just a kid. I still use many of those same basic techniques today and I look forward to passing that on to my kids.

I get where you are coming from and the love you have for your plants brother. Keep it real.

 

[mycomaster]

That's a nice collection of nutes you have there Slipon. Here's a couple I like to have on hand. A couple of things I like to use in flower, although all of them come in handy at times in veg as well . Just because a bottle says bloom, doesn't mean that's the only time you can use it. It's all about the N-P-K, and what your plant might be telling you she needs. I think the Strapped is a great product, and the plants seem to respond well to it. I've noticed that not all molasses products are created equally so watch out for that. If you cannot notice a difference from the products you're using you should really re-think using them. I keep some pretty detailed daily notes, and keep a sharp eye out on my plants after applying something new, and if I can't notice a difference in my plants within a weeks time, it's the last time I use it. Some things take a little longer to come to fruition so they will warrant a longer time of observation, and some a shorter period, but all have to perform or they go the way of the Do-Do. I just don't get into product names, and the things I have, I have success with. I like to keep my budget on my grow to a minimum when I can, but I'll spend $ when I know I will get a result from what I'm spending it on. I like to try new things, but I also like to save $ so I might wait to see feed back of a positive manner. I just try and keep risk taking to a minimum with my garden. I don't think anyone can blame me for that. I have a couple of pics from an hour ago I would like to share. The Skunk#1 is so nice, I'm sorry I'm getting repetative with the pics of her, but I can't believe how nice she has turned out so far. I've grown quite a bit of Skunk's out and they usually don't get like this. Don't get me wrong they're a really nice strain, it's just this pheno has captivated me.


I'm not sure if I'll be able to get around to some pics of the Menage a Trois today, all depends on alot of different timing. I will make an honest effort though to get them. I have some Xplanting in the veg closet to get done and a couple of other thing that are holding priority. I will say that she is just flowering away in there, and looks really happy doing it. If I would have known she was going to go so long I would have top dressed her again, but I really thought she was a faster flowering strain. I should have known better with her Arjans Haze background that no matter what she's going for the long haul, as that stuff can take 11 weeks or longer. I love me a nice sativa, but I would have guessed with those leafs that she was alot more indica dom. Also with the way her flowers formed, and the compactness of them I would again say indica dom, but we'll see after she's done in the finished product where she lies in that category. It would be really nice if she was a 50/50 for me. I like the way she has turned out considering she was a complete shot in the dark as far as the older seeds she came from, and the one that popped out of the 5 I germed was a female. Pretty lucky if you ask me. I still have 5 beans of her, but I bet I couldn't get another good female like this If I sold my soul. Now that i think about it I got lucky with the Skunk#1 and the Menage aTrois really. It's funny how that happens when you grow without alot of expectations, and preformed notions of what it should be. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone. Peace and Love.

 

[mycomaster]

Here are a couple of other goodies I like, and had to pick up today. I thought I would let everyone know I'm gonna pull the Skunk#1 today for a couple of reasons. For one the trich's are all cloudy, and another is just some space issues. I know it's only day 41, but this girl is well done, and the rest need space to grow. Technically I have enough room, but I think at this point it would be more beneficial to open up some space and let the others flourish. I'm gonna be out of meds in a week, but that's not fueling the decision. when a plant is telling you it's done, and you've been growing as long as me, and know all the signs, it's time to move on to another plant and refocus your energy. I'll put some trich pics up over the next few days don't worry about that, and you can see what I'm talking about when I say she's done. I've never had a plant finish so fast before, what a girl she's been. I type this and realize just how bitter sweet it is when you say goodbye to one of your plants. I've had this lady longer than some people keep gold fish. I do have to admit I'm really excited about the possibilities of the meds to come though. I'll do a harvest montage, and also some pics of the progression through trimming. Oh boy I don't look forward to that with arthritis that makes old woman look dextrous. My wife can play half hour Mozart pieces, and I can't hardly use a lighter sometimes, life's funny like that I guess.

This is how the tent is looking right now. I'm gonna go ahead and pull the Skunk#1 and open up some room. I was just scoping her, and she already has some amber trich's so just as I thought it's time to come down. I don't like amber trichs! Here are a last few of her before she goes.

So there they are, the last pics of Elvira as I've come to know her. I always give my plants names, I think it brings me a little closer to them, and makes my relationship with them become more personal. I'll post some really amazing pictures later of her trich's through my usb scope. Take it easy everyone, I'll be putting up a bunch of pictures throughout the next couple of days so come back and check in on the harvest, and the progression of the rest of the ladies in the tent. Peace and Love.

 

[samtheman08]

you should be in guiness book of buds !!! thats right copyright @sam lol
bastard my last comment didnt post wtf ! right im booking a one way ticket @comaster lol you can take me under your wing im no bother il grow my own

 

[Slipon]

you should be in guiness book of buds !!! thats right copyright @sam lol
bastard my last comment didnt post wtf ! right im booking a one way ticket @comaster lol you can take me under your wing im no bother il grow my own

yea RIU sumthings fuck up, pretty annoying if you just wrote a long post (just ask Myco ) check the box, it save your post in most cases, or most of it anyway, left bottom corner of the box "Restore Auto-saved Content"

 

[mycomaster]

I had a pretty nice harvest although rushed a little by circumstances. I'll get a wet weight, and also a final dry weight today some time. The scissor hash is really nice and fragrant, with a kick that a mule would be proud of. I was up till pretty late getting her all trimmed up. My carpal tunnel is killing me, and my hands feel like they were run over, but I have some killer meds for that . I have it all drying out now, and will have a couple of trich pics from the usb scope as soon as I wake up some and clear my head. I tried the scissor hash this morning with all the aches and pains, and it melts them away without a problem. Along with a fast flowering time, this pheno also seems to have a pretty high cannabanoid profile. I would have to say I got extremely lucky this time with a great pheno, and timing God himself must've had a role in. In the past I never use to mind having girls all over the place like they are now, as far as height. This is absolutely the last time it's gonna happen with me. Way too much of a pain in the @$$ for me people, I can't imagine why this never use to bother me. I always had more space before, and never a restriction on any kind of access to my girls. Now that I'm in a tent with access only through the front it kind of changes things a little. Oh well, no biggie I just have to stick to my original plan and keep em bushy, and not vertical like these ladies got on me. Again that's what happens when you're sick, so you just improvise and do what you can. Everybody else has alot of room now, and seems happier about it. I'll get some pics throughout the day and get em up for you guys. Yeah lovin the scissor hash. Peace out.

 

[mycomaster]

A couple of quick pictures of trimmed flowers. I'll have alot more later, but I'm really busy today. I have to prepare another couple of hydro buckets for a couple of ladies, do some topping and working, plus some other crap. I have quite a bit more photos, but don't have the time now to go through them. The Green Poison downstairs is screaming for a bigger home, and have to get on it, with Cindy99 on her heels and wanting to spread her roots out. I'm going to keep this round of girls a little smaller, so the stretch won't take me so far apart between my ladies again as far as the canopy difference. Doing a little tiering under them took care of the problem rather easily, but it's nothing I want to deal with regularly. Not worth the hassle anymore when I can take care of it in other ways before hand. This was an alright harvest with results that have even surprised me some, but I think what's to come will make this look like child's play. All the strains I'll be running through this tent are gonna be spinning your heads. The potential just the Blue O.G. and Sour blueberry have is, well, promising. When the Gage Green gear arrive, it'll definitely be on then people. Well I guess it's back to farming for a little bit. Have a blessed day everyone. Peace.