MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.

[MrHowardMarks]

No, it's not from Fear and Loathing, it's a recent drawing by the same artist.

Frank Steadman

He has tons of artwork... One of my favorite artists, he was a good friend of Hunter Thompson, did all of his illustrations...

It was either a Steadman pic or the logo for Thompson for Sheriff, the two thumbed fist holding a peyote button. I picked the artwork.

 

[Short Term Memory Loss]

hello again, mr howard,
pardon my butting in. i have been lurking and i will start tomorrow re-reading your thread. I obtained a great christmas/birthday gift today in the mail.

would love your opinion and thoughts on the strains/how hard to grow. to me the most important is keeping the blueberry alive. luv them blueberry's!

well of course
5 fem dutch passion Blueberry seeds
then
5 fem super greenhouse Super Silver Haze
for free i was given
G13 labs
1 fem purple lady
1 fem gigabud
1 fem diesel
5 power skunk

Have a nice end of the year.

peace,

 

[HOHO]

may i ask you how much u average per plant in five gallon buckets as apposed to the three gallon u used to use?

 

[MrHowardMarks]

The Blueberry and Skunk will be your easiest to grow and highest yield, because they're hard to fuck up.

The Super Silver Haze is sorta tricky. It takes a long time to finish 60+, and has a rather slow growth rate. You don't want to overfeed them, they don't eat much. I had the best results peaking at 1000 ppm, with a once a week flush.

Also, I had trouble cloning the SS haze. It took a lot longer than all the other strains to root, over 2 weeks, and I didn't have nearly a 100% success... Needless to say it's difficult to grow, and it's not a high yielding plant at all...

But.

SS Haze is probably the most unique tasting weed I've ever had, it's absolutely like nothing else in the world. It's like flowers and candy and a nice spring breeze. It doesn't even smell like weed when it's burned, more like an exotic incense... If you've never smoked or smelled it, you're in for a definate treat... It smells just like it smokes, and even in veg, you can get a sense for the haze smell... Incredible.

I'd like to grow some outdoors once I get the space available, I absolutely love it, but as far as growing it over and over, it's too hard for my size, and won't yield nearly as much as the skunk strains.

Also, SS Haze has a different high than any other weed I've smoked, it's like a happy floating narcosis, I enjoy smoking it in joints, on hikes, it's kinda an energetic stone. Happy.

Don't know about the gigabud, purple... And there are a bunch of Diesel strains, but originally it was skunk...

 

[MrHowardMarks]

When I upgraded to 5 gallon buckets I started getting a pound per 600W... Before that I was getting around 12-14 ounces per 600W...

I don't know the per plant statistics, but the overall growth rate increased, they looked healthier and packed on weight faster.

Doing a SOG, I don't really depend on per plant weights, but if I had to guess, I'd say a quater to half ounce per plant...? You can only fit so many buds in a given area, I try to create an even canopy, so, the bigger the buds the better... And i noticed they got bigger on the original upgrade, and I'm sure I'm doing much better now than I did then.

I only grew in the 3 gal pots and 3 gal grow bags for a year, year and a half, then I grew in beds made from 2x4s and pond liner, along with some 4 gallon wastebaskets (the white one's I'm using for mothers) then 5 gal buckets...
I also messed around with hydro through the years, and other containers, 15 gallon rubbermaid totes, 30 gallon keg ice buckets... Different mediums... Etc. I've always tried new things at a small scale to see if I like it. For example, I'm doing some bubble buckets now...

I'm having my best results with the 5 gals, that's what I recommend using.

 

[Short Term Memory Loss]

CooL,

I am not sure if i have smoked silver haze. from 2001-2006 i was in birmingham, al. i had very good connection for ca. smoke. different strains twice a month, but high retail cost, that is where i stumbled onto blueberry. i have never paid attention to the names of weed until now. When i smoke the silver i will be able to tell if i have ever smoked it.
I am looking forward to tasting it. Sure is hard to shop for seeds when you have limited funds.

Now when you say "1000ppm" I do not have any meters yet. I am using ff grow big. after first ten days....1/2 tsp a week to start?

with the bagseed i did on my first grow which i believe the two plants i had were a haze (hash plant) strain and a white widow strain. I tested to see how much fert i could use. I was able during flowering stage to use 2 teaspoons per gl of tiger bloom a week. They did not burn until i tried to go 3 tsp. in the fifth week of flowering. then it was just the tips, i flushed and they were fine. the hash plant took to 3 tsp better than the white widow.i gotta update my grow journal but out of battery's.

medical reg. here in mi. starts april 4th as soon as i can afford more equipment i plan to also grow plants with just organics. i guess it would be smart to offer the patient a choice. fertz or organics.

I plan on specializing in terminally ill and wheelchair bound patients. I know blueberry..silverhaze are good, any other reccomondations you could offer
would be cool.

Just to reaffirm what i think is correct.

All cannabis plants when harvested have this charactureristic? (sic)
harvest early head buzz.
harvest mid head and body buzz.
harvest late couch lock body buzz.

is this correct?

one more question.
We have two bb seeds same genetics.
We basicly are close to the same system.
right amount of fetrz.
relative constant 1300ppm co2 in room
but i have 400 watt and you have 600 watt.

would the thc content be the same in both plants only yield being different?



thanks for the mind massage...spending way to much time home alone watching the grass grow. Damn...finally, I have my dream job. I LOVE AMERICA!

peace,

 

[Short Term Memory Loss]

oh, i forgot, thought i would jump in on the HST comments.

this was my ps comment at the end of my 1am blog on nov 4th regarding the upcoming election.

"ps, Hunter, you shanked your two-iron into the woods. You went to get your ball and never came back. You missed it buddy! Wish you were here."



I sure would have loved to have read his writing on this last election. if anyone deserved to see the political establishment up ended by a mixed race candidate. Hunter would have had us laughing in the cheap seats, but goddammit it was never meant to be......fffffffuck!

 

[MrHowardMarks]

I'm kinda busy right now, I'll get back on that first post in a bit...


But yeah, I was watching Gonzo last night, and I got a little teary eyed that he didn't get to see the end of the Bush regime. I think that the Bush administration was the main reason Hunter shot himself, his America was ending and the current police state we're in now was too much for the guy.

If only he stuck around to see the finale.

I miss him.


I'm actually suprised he didn't shoot himself in 2004 after the election results.

He was a true american hero.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

To answer you question, THC content doesn't only depend on the conditions of the environment, the strain itself has some play in the percentages.

Also, yield is dependant on the available lumens, nutrients, conditions... THC% and yield go hand and hand, essentially... The healthiest plant will yield the most, and have the highest THC content.

The strain does have a lot to do with trichrome production, which in turn is THC%. For example Big Bud is a very high yielding plant, but, the resin production is low, and the smell/taste is pretty bland... Low THC% high yield.


As far as all cannabis being the same dependant on harvest time... No way.

The strain has the characteristics within it, some are uppy and really good for depression, some are narcotic, good for pain.

I'd say the Afghani strains are more suitable for pain, while the haze and sativa strains are the uppy anti-depressants. Skunk is just all around good... My favorite varieties are all skunk related.

I'll always give the thumbs up to Sensi Seedbank's Silver Pearl... It's the easiest plant to grow, finishes fast as hell, and has a high THC level, and almost a sour diesel flavor...

For your wheelchair bound patients, I'd give em a mix of haze sativa... For their pain, a afghani hybrid.

Afghani strains grow tall and dense...

Indicas short and squat...

Sativas long and leggy.

The exotic fruity flavors come from sativas... And their hybrid offspring.


I think I covered it all...

 

[bdrsouthsidesunnyshit]

wow i learn so much on this thread you guys are really educational thanks alot!

 

[MrHowardMarks]

 

[SlikWiLL13]

He was a true american hero.

agreed.....

 

[MrHowardMarks]

If you haven't seen the documentary, "Gonzo" it just came out on DVD this week... Good movie lots of footage.

Also, if you haven't seen "Where the Buffalo Roam" it's a comedy about Hunter... Bill Murray portrays Hunter. It's around the campain trail... McGovern 72. Well, not really... Just the same era.

Good movie.

Most people don't even know the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a story about Hunter, they just think it's a crazy drug movie with Johnny Depp...

 

[HOHO]

When I upgraded to 5 gallon buckets I started getting a pound per 600W... Before that I was getting around 12-14 ounces per 600W...

I don't know the per plant statistics, but the overall growth rate increased, they looked healthier and packed on weight faster.

Doing a SOG, I don't really depend on per plant weights, but if I had to guess, I'd say a quater to half ounce per plant...? You can only fit so many buds in a given area, I try to create an even canopy, so, the bigger the buds the better... And i noticed they got bigger on the original upgrade, and I'm sure I'm doing much better now than I did then.

I only grew in the 3 gal pots and 3 gal grow bags for a year, year and a half, then I grew in beds made from 2x4s and pond liner, along with some 4 gallon wastebaskets (the white one's I'm using for mothers) then 5 gal buckets...
I also messed around with hydro through the years, and other containers, 15 gallon rubbermaid totes, 30 gallon keg ice buckets... Different mediums... Etc. I've always tried new things at a small scale to see if I like it. For example, I'm doing some bubble buckets now...

I'm having my best results with the 5 gals, that's what I recommend using.

i think your being humble if you have the nine that you wanted then you would be more like an ounce and three quarters

 

[Short Term Memory Loss]

wow i learn so much on this thread you guys are really educational thanks alot!

learning is budemental.



thanks Mr. Howard. Will digest info. going to put seeds to paper towel tomorrow.

don't know how old you are. But, Would i be correct in thinking that the columbian redbud of 1977-78 or 1978-79 harvest would have been a mostly sativa strain. to this day that has been the best cannabis i have smoked. i found a company that carries columbian red but thay always say out of stock. doh!

going to Michigan statehouse jan. 5th to have my say about rules. I have been waiting 33 years for this public hearing. I AM LEGAL! Those who have shamed me, drug tested me, and wanted to incarcerate me. Boy are they going to get an earful. The one aspect in my life where i am a true hippy, Cannabis can change and heal the world for the better...<--- yeah I know i am a dreamer..but, i am not the only one!

As a hero once said "Buy the ticket...Take the ride!"

somebody roll a joint* i am off to the Lansing statehouse..going to be a fun ride.

I am off to ask Mr. State offical this...Are you kind?


future prediction.. Michigan will lead the way in medical marrijuana production and distribution. That is only if the state makes correct regulation. In Michigan as people all we know how to do is exploit an idea. Look how we exploited the car. If the officals will get out of our way. I think Michigan will lead. That will be the gist of my speech. Not so many deaf ears this time around. Mr. State offical, really i mean it.....Are you kind?


peace, and thanks, i am back to reading about yer blueberry production


(*no actual joints were smoked on the way to Lansing.....or were they?)

 

[Token]

very nice set up!!!

peace and good luck with your grow.

 

[Nacho420]

I really want to read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 but haven't had the time yet.

Hunter S. Thompson was / is badass, and a superb author

 

[Thundercat]

Gonzo was a great movie, as was where the buffalo roam. I enjoy watching fear and loathing on shrooms, its always a crazy trip.

 

[raiderman]

thats wat i want per light is a pound.lol.right on bro.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

A pound per 600W is pretty average if you know what you're doing. I want to get more, but the strains I'm growing aren't production strains.

I heard .7 grams per watt is average for a knowledgable grower, and 1 gram per watt is very good, any more than 1 gram per watt is impressive...



I just re-read a post of mine... The quarter to half ounce a plant seemed kinda worded wrong, that was the increase from growing in 3gal pots -vs- 5gal pots, not the total plant yield. Thought I should clarify...


Short Term Memory Loss, if you haven't ran into Victor Vicious, he's up in Michigan also, and very into the medicinal campaign, I imagine you've talked, but if not look for him... And no, I'm not as old as you must think, I wasn't alive when the 78 redbud was around, but my father told me all about it...



I'm 26 years old... Been growing since 16. My fater died when I was 19...

I have been told, by many people, that I'm genius... Kinda a downer when you're young and "gifted." A lot was expected from me, my test scores were very high, I was invited to join mensa, and had to go through bullshit honors and college classes in high school...

Let's just say I understand more about how things work than most people, I'm a handyman, jack of all trades... Why shouldn't everyone be.


My father also said the thai sticks were awesome, and the "jamaican" was the best weed of the time... Acapulco Gold and Maui Wowie... They just called the Wowie "Hawaiian" around here. He described it like a haze, after he passed, I grew some haze, let my mom have a smell (she doesn't smoke anymore) and she said "that smells just like the hawaiian we used to get back in the day."

She also told me how leafy and larfy the buds were, and how the buds I grow look nothing like marijuana, they're beautiful.

You've gotta realize, growing technique, and bud quality is through the roof compared to shit from the 60s, yeah, all the same genetics are still around, but fertilizers, and techniques have dramatically improved in the last 15 years...