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Frimpong
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Been eyeing that xanadu fir quite a bit now . By the looks of your journal I am excited to see em ?
coste
In Bloom
That's actually in the game plan now. I need some cross braces to mount more clip fans, as well as to attach a scrog net. Though, I may end up building a modular frame to handle the scrog. We'll see. This is definitely another test run, and will be an exciting learning round.
Likewise! I've never ran fem seeds before, but figured I'd make an exception due to the quality that katsu puts out.
coste
In Bloom
Thank you! It's weird the shit that came back to immediate memory during this run. It's like riding a bike. I scraped my knees during the first round, now it's time to get serious and hit that ramp homie built. Having the confidence of greater growers than I means the world. I appreciate you, Jewels.
coste
In Bloom
I realized something during today's heavy lift. My veg closet isn't ready yet. I gotta figure out ventilation and temp control. Shit gets out of control if it's closed and I can't keep the door open at night because we all know how bright grow lights are. Some new issues to address. So, the tent will be where things start life for a few weeks.
On that note, here's where we are for confirmed germination:
0/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
0/4 Tangie 99
0/4 Cali Hemp
0/4 Bottle Wine
0/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
Was getting concerned I fucked up the rockwool, but if four have made it, we're on point. Others are just slow. Hell, the BMS male I have outside, that I haven't watered in a month, is still kicking! Dude just won't give up the ghost. That's a testament to those genes if anything. It's just a weed, mkay.
On that note, here's where we are for confirmed germination:
0/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
0/4 Tangie 99
0/4 Cali Hemp
0/4 Bottle Wine
0/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
Was getting concerned I fucked up the rockwool, but if four have made it, we're on point. Others are just slow. Hell, the BMS male I have outside, that I haven't watered in a month, is still kicking! Dude just won't give up the ghost. That's a testament to those genes if anything. It's just a weed, mkay.
coste
In Bloom
Just a quick morning update:
3/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
2/4 Tangie 99
0/4 Cali Hemp
3/4 Box Wine
3/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
Not bad for the first run of rockwool. Hoping that Nothing pulls through and provides at least two seedlings. I'm also debating moving the sprouted cubes to a separate container for hardening off while the other late starters have the comfort of high humidity. Everything's lookin good so far otherwise.
3/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
2/4 Tangie 99
0/4 Cali Hemp
3/4 Box Wine
3/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
Not bad for the first run of rockwool. Hoping that Nothing pulls through and provides at least two seedlings. I'm also debating moving the sprouted cubes to a separate container for hardening off while the other late starters have the comfort of high humidity. Everything's lookin good so far otherwise.
coste
In Bloom
Another update, easier just to list the things out.
3/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
3/4 Tangie 99
2/4 Cali Hemp
2/4 Box Wine - mislabeled this in the previous update
4/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
This is a Cali Hemp. Looks like it ripped its head off while trying to emerge
Will try to be more consistent with the photo updates this round. No promises, though.
3/3 Bangtin Mas (Prayer Pupil F2 X Aculpulco Gold)
3/4 Tangie 99
2/4 Cali Hemp
2/4 Box Wine - mislabeled this in the previous update
4/4 Love Stash F2
4/4 Blackberry Moonshine BX1
0/5 Nothing F1
This is a Cali Hemp. Looks like it ripped its head off while trying to emerge
Will try to be more consistent with the photo updates this round. No promises, though.
coste
In Bloom
Been a while since I updated this. I know, I said I'd do better, but I'm also hella busy and make promises that don't pan out.
The long and short of it is, nothing was chopped some time ago. She started to get eaten up by bud rot, and after checking a few of the turtles, the pollen had taken and she produced some progeny. The strain lives on, and that particular cut now survives as a clone in the f&d.
Now, the f&d... That was a damn adventure to build. I split the first tub while trying to cut the holes for the fittings, and had to go get another one. Problem was, target didn't have the same container so I ended up with this tall bitch. It's working out for now, though I may end up trimming the sides at some point.
I've also filled up the bottom some with hydroton and put some gutter shit-catchers on top as hydroton floats and the rockwooi needed to be up out of the remaining solution between floods. Also had to make some 'hats' for the cubes because algae was taking hold.
Right now have the timer set to flood for 30 min ever six hours, with a 12 hour gap in overnight, so flooding 3 times a day. Feeding at ~800ppm, letting the pH float from 5.0 to 6.2 before adjusting. Also running ~15ml/gal of pool shock to help keep things sterile.
The babies are starting to take off well, and most have been topped twice now. Some are showing rust spots on the leaves; thinking probably due to some pH issue last week.
Hoping to be able to take clones in another week, and get the tent fired up again, which still needs a few more tweaks before the next run. Minor shit though, so not sweating it much.
The lineup right now is:
- Xanadu
- BMS
- Love Stash
- Cali Hemp
- Box Wine
- Tangie 99
- Nothing
I lost the bin mas in the process of getting the f&d built, which sucks. It's all good though, as Xanadu is another 13 weeker, so will still be able to pull some nice fire once she's big enough to take clones from. Xanadu are also fem stock, so worst case I can just take clones, through em in the tent and let er rip.
The closet is gonna fill up quick at this rate (cali hemp is a big, fast growing variety) so I'll need to sex and thin the herd sooner than later. Figure I'll do that with clones. Take clones, get em rooted, as soon as roots hit, throw em in the tent and sex em. Cull the males, keep the females, and run the sexed female clones, keeping the best moms for now.
Anyways, here's some pics:
The long and short of it is, nothing was chopped some time ago. She started to get eaten up by bud rot, and after checking a few of the turtles, the pollen had taken and she produced some progeny. The strain lives on, and that particular cut now survives as a clone in the f&d.
Now, the f&d... That was a damn adventure to build. I split the first tub while trying to cut the holes for the fittings, and had to go get another one. Problem was, target didn't have the same container so I ended up with this tall bitch. It's working out for now, though I may end up trimming the sides at some point.
I've also filled up the bottom some with hydroton and put some gutter shit-catchers on top as hydroton floats and the rockwooi needed to be up out of the remaining solution between floods. Also had to make some 'hats' for the cubes because algae was taking hold.
Right now have the timer set to flood for 30 min ever six hours, with a 12 hour gap in overnight, so flooding 3 times a day. Feeding at ~800ppm, letting the pH float from 5.0 to 6.2 before adjusting. Also running ~15ml/gal of pool shock to help keep things sterile.
The babies are starting to take off well, and most have been topped twice now. Some are showing rust spots on the leaves; thinking probably due to some pH issue last week.
Hoping to be able to take clones in another week, and get the tent fired up again, which still needs a few more tweaks before the next run. Minor shit though, so not sweating it much.
The lineup right now is:
- Xanadu
- BMS
- Love Stash
- Cali Hemp
- Box Wine
- Tangie 99
- Nothing
I lost the bin mas in the process of getting the f&d built, which sucks. It's all good though, as Xanadu is another 13 weeker, so will still be able to pull some nice fire once she's big enough to take clones from. Xanadu are also fem stock, so worst case I can just take clones, through em in the tent and let er rip.
The closet is gonna fill up quick at this rate (cali hemp is a big, fast growing variety) so I'll need to sex and thin the herd sooner than later. Figure I'll do that with clones. Take clones, get em rooted, as soon as roots hit, throw em in the tent and sex em. Cull the males, keep the females, and run the sexed female clones, keeping the best moms for now.
Anyways, here's some pics:
Have you run the Xanadu before? I just dropped one a couple days ago actually
coste
In Bloom
Nope, this is also my first run with it. I dropped two, only one germinated. Kinda sucks because of the price for the seeds, there should be 100% germ rates. But, it is what it is.
coste
In Bloom
Soooo.... things are getting a bit hectic in the closet. culled a male, so down one BMS. Wish I could keep males right now, but it's just out of the question. This a phenohunt gotdammit!
Moved the Xanadu out from the middle of that cluster of foliage so it had some room to breathe. Poor thing had its leaves perked straight up, like it was both reaching for the light and seeking out any fresh air it could in that jungle.
Also realized a fatal flaw in this design that has to be remedied immediately. Upon removing a plant, I have no way of taking all its roots with it. That means, i'll have dead roots sitting in the media. No bueno. So to the grow store tomorrow to pick up some enzymes in hopes that they work as good as the forums say, and hopefully I'll find some that play nice with pool shock since that's what I'm using to keep my res dead.
Oh, I took a clone of Love Stash (Pheno A) as she was the first to show sex. Waiting to see how she roots, then will pull a couple more in 2" cubes and get the tent running again. Still a bit of work to do on it.
Need to sterilize the system in full, upgrade the air stones, get the last light hung, get the ballasts mounted on a board, and hung on the wall, set up power for them with a timer, get a timer set up for the pump to run every other hour, get the netting stretched across the scrog frame and the frame hung in the tent. Not much more, but it'll be a busy weekend again.
Picture time.
Moved the Xanadu out from the middle of that cluster of foliage so it had some room to breathe. Poor thing had its leaves perked straight up, like it was both reaching for the light and seeking out any fresh air it could in that jungle.
Also realized a fatal flaw in this design that has to be remedied immediately. Upon removing a plant, I have no way of taking all its roots with it. That means, i'll have dead roots sitting in the media. No bueno. So to the grow store tomorrow to pick up some enzymes in hopes that they work as good as the forums say, and hopefully I'll find some that play nice with pool shock since that's what I'm using to keep my res dead.
Oh, I took a clone of Love Stash (Pheno A) as she was the first to show sex. Waiting to see how she roots, then will pull a couple more in 2" cubes and get the tent running again. Still a bit of work to do on it.
Need to sterilize the system in full, upgrade the air stones, get the last light hung, get the ballasts mounted on a board, and hung on the wall, set up power for them with a timer, get a timer set up for the pump to run every other hour, get the netting stretched across the scrog frame and the frame hung in the tent. Not much more, but it'll be a busy weekend again.
Picture time.
coste
In Bloom
First clone placed into site 1. Also showing the lighting configuration for this run. We'll see how it does. Running right over 500w if my math isn't failing me. Need to get clone #2 in the mix too, which requires cutting it and getting it rooted. Probably should get on that haha.
Idlewilder
Underground Chucker
For a second I thought you were growing in a sauna haha. The bench tripped me up lol.
coste
In Bloom
that bench was built out of necessity and what i had around lol it's not ideal as it's untreated cedar that had sat outside for who knows how long, but it's solid.
