H.A.F. growing stink-flowers in dirt with QB's
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H.A.F.
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Started the shift today. When the SOG is done I'll fit the rest in there. I need to prop these two up higher, but you get the idea.
The 4 bigger ones have more room now but I'll still be pruning away some shoots, I'm not letting them bush out.
Looks like about 16 cola in this room. Any lower shoot that grows enough to have its own first node before they show pistils will be gone.
Once pistils pop I check one more time for any that need to be pruned, then let it go. When I prune the shoots, I try to leave the fan-leaves. I only prune them if they are shading a bud later on. It's easier to do that than fight with them to keep the tops level.
The 4 bigger ones have more room now but I'll still be pruning away some shoots, I'm not letting them bush out.Looks like about 16 cola in this room. Any lower shoot that grows enough to have its own first node before they show pistils will be gone.
Once pistils pop I check one more time for any that need to be pruned, then let it go. When I prune the shoots, I try to leave the fan-leaves. I only prune them if they are shading a bud later on. It's easier to do that than fight with them to keep the tops level.
H.A.F.
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I am done over on the monster-crop page, except for tossing in an update pic every few weeks. They are just plants now.
And the flower room smells wonderful! new strains - new smells! Everything is droopy because I took the pic before watering, but it's a real dank earthy smell, with pine and something else I can't pinpoint.
And the flower room smells wonderful! new strains - new smells! Everything is droopy because I took the pic before watering, but it's a real dank earthy smell, with pine and something else I can't pinpoint.
H.A.F.
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Northern Lights morning again - stand by... LOL
Something else I have been doing every watering is taking a little back-scratcher that's shaped kind of like a rake and roughing up the top 1/2" or so of soil. I started this because the top feed recommends it, but I noticed from the first pot I ever dissected after a grow that you'll get a stiff carpet of small roots across the top.
So in addition to making watering go a little quicker, I think it might be better for the plant long term. All those little roots are just going to hit air and die, but they will continuously put out new growth if "damaged".
Something else I have been doing every watering is taking a little back-scratcher that's shaped kind of like a rake and roughing up the top 1/2" or so of soil. I started this because the top feed recommends it, but I noticed from the first pot I ever dissected after a grow that you'll get a stiff carpet of small roots across the top.
So in addition to making watering go a little quicker, I think it might be better for the plant long term. All those little roots are just going to hit air and die, but they will continuously put out new growth if "damaged".
H.A.F.
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Random thought. The 'hippie-harvest' rule of thumb from back in the day was 21-days from first sprinkling of brown pistils to the plants being ready to harvest. Tomorrow is day 21 for both plants.
Both are advertised as short flowering (56 days) Banner is foxtailing, so that probably throws off that schedule (fine with me)
If I chopped the SOG tomorrow I would have good smoke. I'm letting her go because I want to see if that purple develops more, but since I have a crowding issue I may snip the one center smaller top that's more done than the rest. With one cola gone, I might be able to prune a few more fan leaves in there without doing damage.
Both are advertised as short flowering (56 days) Banner is foxtailing, so that probably throws off that schedule (fine with me)
If I chopped the SOG tomorrow I would have good smoke. I'm letting her go because I want to see if that purple develops more, but since I have a crowding issue I may snip the one center smaller top that's more done than the rest. With one cola gone, I might be able to prune a few more fan leaves in there without doing damage.
H.A.F.
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Anyway *cough cough* knowing when you can plan to harvest early on rocks. as far as planning your feedings and stuff. Tomorrow, as well as being day 21 from the first brown pistils is also day 56 of 12/122 
So for the ILGM strains from seed, I can pretty much bank on their "days" guestimates. On their page for a seed it has a description that usually says "7-9 weeks" or something, but it has a little bar-graph showing how long flowering will take (and thc, cbd, etc) and if you hover over the bar it gives you exact days.
So for the ILGM strains from seed, I can pretty much bank on their "days" guestimates. On their page for a seed it has a description that usually says "7-9 weeks" or something, but it has a little bar-graph showing how long flowering will take (and thc, cbd, etc) and if you hover over the bar it gives you exact days.
H.A.F.
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And I'm back in my 'comfort' zone. The random stuff I have had to do to fight gnats is finally showing up in the leaves. I have some Capt. Jacks dead-bug stuff arriving tomorrow as a last resort. If I have to chop the SOG any time soon it'll be fine, but if I have to chop the Hulk I'll cry!
And but being in a hurry I have probably infected the 2 clones as well. Happy Monday?
But the middle (smaller) tops on the SOG are mostly milky, and few or no new pistils
And the main ones have a little going on, but not much
And but being in a hurry I have probably infected the 2 clones as well. Happy Monday?But the middle (smaller) tops on the SOG are mostly milky, and few or no new pistils
And the main ones have a little going on, but not much
H.A.F.
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So in the grand scheme of things, I think the SOG might be done tonight. Close enough for rock-n-roll. I'll let her have her 12 hours of dark then yank her for a real close look with a loupe.
I may still have gnats in here as well, but I just got a small bottle of the pesticide so I want to treat everything but the seedlings. One less pot means there's more to go around.
I may still have gnats in here as well, but I just got a small bottle of the pesticide so I want to treat everything but the seedlings. One less pot means there's more to go around.
J.James
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They are looking good, All very similar in structure. Here is a link to the male used in the cross.
http://www.rollitup.org/t/12-12-fro...ystery-meat-grow.982425/page-54#post-14786758
He is the wild card because I have no info on what strain he was but it was a plant that came out of the Mystery Meat Solo Comp I hosted here on RIU. So on a rainy day, you could research it for comparison.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/12-12-from-seed-party-cup-comp-mystery-meat-grow.982425/
