Me Oh My's 5x5 perpetual

MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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Hello folks, I'm an old school grower, and used to be active on this site in 2012-2016. I lost my account credentials and decided to just start a new account. I moved from the Rocky Mountains to North-east Ohio, recently, so my old user name of RockyMtnMan, didnt seem to fit anyhow.

I'm growing in a peat/coco/perlite blend, I mix myself. I use JR Peter's, Bushdoctor cal/mag, and a bit of Epsom salt. I monitor my Ph, EC, PPM, etc. I adjust and change feeds by growth stage.

I'm just going to throw up a couple broad pics, and add more as I go along. I'm mostly growing older, strains and a few landraces. I'm 62 years old and still nostalgic about strains from the 70s-90s and classics from Holland, N Cali, etc...

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MeOhMyOhio

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my little 5x5 tent is 80" tall. I have an inline fan and carbon scrubber in there. It vents out the basement window. Daily temps average 77 all day at 56-60% rh.
I'm running a Mars TS 3000, 440 watt, full spectrum, with the deep red also. I use T5 light strips with far red, to use the side of the tent for staging plants in stretch. Once they get taller, they move down. Hopefully, I keep up the timing in the perpetual. I have plants in veg just holding, mainline, 4-topping, etc..


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That tall one in the back left is a Columbian x Skunk landrace cross from Ace seeds
The one in the back right with the purple fans is Boss Hogg. It's a Chem 91 bx
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MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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shnkrmn said:
Watched. Welcome back to RIU.
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Thanks, I've got quite a seed collection! I left Colorado in 2016 and moved to Wyoming. It was very unfriendly there.
I just moved to Ohio and dropped seeds two weeks after I arrived. Some were 10 years old.
I'm still on the clean genetics kick. I want small genetic branches that aren't muddled with dozens of crosses.
I like finding phenotypes in old classics. That's where all these strains nowadays came from. I've been chasing chemdawg for years and all chem based strains from the 90s.
 
shnkrmn

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I spent early last year growing Northern Lights 2 and 5 and Super Silver Haze. I may revisit the #2 but I'm pretty into newish strains now. Like you, I took a few years off, not in Wyoming lol, and I came back to all this new gear. It's fun to explore.
 
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I like the new gear too! I'm still into Bodhi seeds and they are kind of a boutique breeder, but get some crazy phenos of crosses. I'm growing a few seedlings of Sundance, from them now.
I've got a Sensi seeds, Shiva Skunk 6 weeks in veg now. That's an old classic India. It's a beautiful, stable, bushy plant. Its next in line for the flower tent next week. It's my first run in the new tent, and I'm really-crowded it, but the perpetual is starting to time out good.
 
MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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shnkrmn said:
I spent early last year growing Northern Lights 2 and 5 and Super Silver Haze. I may revisit the #2 but I'm pretty into newish strains now. Like you, I took a few years off, not in Wyoming lol, and I came back to all this new gear. It's fun to explore.
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Ive got NL5 seeds, I thought about running. Like you were saying, there is so much out there now, I keep sticking with breeders I had experience with, or strain lineages I recognize. I stored a lot of seeds in airtight, dark jars in the fridge, my inventory is based off a lot of old classics. Lol
So far, so good, I'm about 5-10 days out on 3 plants.
 
Ganja.Queen

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MeOhMyOhio said:
I'm still on the clean genetics kick. I want small genetic branches that aren't muddled with dozens of crosses.
I like finding phenotypes in old classics. That's where all these strains nowadays came from.
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I feel the same way :clap:

Welcome back to RIU. Just came back, as well.

Your setup is very clean and organized...aesthetic.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you grow! Your plants look well cared for.
 
MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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Ganja.Queen said:
I feel the same way :clap:

Welcome back to RIU. Just came back, as well.

Your setup is very clean and organized...aesthetic.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you grow! Your plants look well cared for.
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Hello there, I remember you from a few years back. Good to see some familiar faces!
I just retired, so I have more time and resources to grow how I want this time.
 
Ganja.Queen

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MeOhMyOhio said:
Hello there, I remember you from a few years back. Good to see some familiar faces!
I just retired, so I have more time and resources to grow how I want this time.
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I thought RockyMtnMan was familiar! You may be the only person I've come across from those days, so far. It is indeed good to see a familiar face :hug:

Congratulations on retirement! I hope it is peaceful and full of herb :weed:

I'll be along for the ride
 
MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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Ganja.Queen said:
I thought RockyMtnMan was familiar! You may be the only person I've come across from those days, so far. It is indeed good to see a familiar face :hug:

Congratulations on retirement! I hope it is peaceful and full of herb :weed:

I'll be along for the ride
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Thanks for the kind words. I'm scrolling around looking at other grows. Much has changed and a lot hasn't. It's pretty fun. I will look for, and follow your grow. :weed:
 
MeOhMyOhio

MeOhMyOhio

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This is what I mix to make my grow medium. I soak the coco bale in hot water, then break it up, and rinse it in in #4 grow bags, until the water comes out clear. I mix that wet, rinsed, coco with the dry peat, 50/50. After I have a big tub of coco/peat, I mix in about 10% perlite, and an ounce or so of micorizhae.
Roots grow crazy fast in this, but it drains quickly. I find it best to water a little, let it soak, then add the rest, or it flows out quickly.
The Ph works good for me around 6.0-6.2. I had some nute deffeciencies early on, until I dropped the ph a bit. Other than that, it's been working great!

I used Sunshine Promix for years, but that and other peat blends got expensive these past few years. Coco is cheap, and a good inert filler.
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MeOhMyOhio

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This is the current configuration. The two in the front are a few days apart, but I have two, multiple topped plants to go into flower next. The two in back are both sativa landraces and are two weeks apart. The one in the back right is a Columbian x Skunk from Ace seeds. The one in the back left is an African Malawi. It went into flower when it was only 3 weeks old. Its been in the tent for 5 weeks now. It has stretched 4 times its initial height.
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