1BMM's CAVE....

[1badmasonman]

Update The strip seem to be working. I can still see mites but they are not moving so hopefully that means they are dieing a painful death haha. Overall the pollen that got loose seems to be very minimal and i only seen a handful of beans so far so im quite happy to report that.

I think my timewarps are really starting to beef up aswell which im fucking estatic about. For the longest time they looked all wispy now in just the last few days im seeing them plump up. Speaking of plumping up the Dogs are finally filling out aswell. Whoooo Hoooo!!!! now hopefully them damn spider mites dont fuck up the plants and we shall be seeing a nice hefty harvest here in 3 weeks or so. Ill get some new pics up when i get some time. Peace 1BMM

 

[Dezracer]

Did you leave your circulation fans on in the cave? I turned the fan that blows across the scrog off hoping it will let the vapor from the pest strip settle on the plants enough to kill the bugs. Not sure if it helps or not is why I asked what you did.

 

[1badmasonman]

Ayy Dez i shut off my main fans awhile back when i noticed a stray nanner, but im waaaaay past that stage but i dont want to fire up any fans for fear of stray gizzzzzzz. Still after all the problems im having and shit, The plants are doing really goood!!!!

 

[bassman999]

yeah i hear ya las. I think there is a bit of fear there aswell on behalf of the powers that be and the "people/corporations" who stand to make tramendous profits, that people wont be pumping billions into state of federal coffers if they are not spending money on there medicine and instead home producing. They want to get ALL the profit and outlaw cannabis growing except to a handful of entities and make the loley home growe more like a bootlegger or moonshiner which is still highly illegal on state and federal levels. I think many people in california had this fear as prop 19 was on the brink of passing. Im not choosing sides but i see the argument. The people would like to see the herb in the hands of the people and not corporate greed. Just my 3rd eyes observation.

I just hate to think about all the corruption and greed of our govt!! And to think ppl used to think we lived in the land of the free.....lol, but that was just another lie.
Sorry to get all political, I love the cave and envy your grows. I hope to be able to have the green thumb and sheer qty you have someday.
Grow on Mason!!
+rep

from Mason:
I cant even tell you how sick i am of hearing these rediculous drug commercials. Ive actually gave up watchin TV as a result.


I sooo agree with you on this. I was at my doc's office and the drug rep came.
He said if a patient comes in saying.....Give him this sample and tell him it does xyz....
So disgusting that our trusted docs are just the legalized pushers now, and the Bayer and Pfizer etc...are the mob backing them.
It is a screwed up place we live in these days.

 

[Dezracer]

Ayy Dez i shut off my main fans awhile back when i noticed a stray nanner, but im waaaaay past that stage but i dont want to fire up any fans for fear of stray gizzzzzzz. Still after all the problems im having and shit, The plants are doing really goood!!!!

I was told to shut them off and have passed along the advice I was given but wasn't sure how much it helped. Nice to hear others feel it's a good idea to do it. I left a couple fans on inside the tents but they're on low. There's no fans blowing anything around the scrog at the moment though.

I noticed a steep decline in the bug population over there tonight when I went to pick up the little preggers Afghan plants. Pretty happy about that and sprayed them all once again beacuse I'm getting a little paranoid now with the damn bugs. I'd have to sat the DE made the biggest difference so far and I think the combo of that and the strips is a lethal one for the fekkers.

Glad to hear things are getting better in the cave too.

 

[DST]

I got my strip in as well, hoping that zaps the little critters. I placed mine above an intake exhaust fan, hoping that the cold air wil flush through the strip, rise and then settle. Sounds like things are turning a corner for you bru. That's nice to hear!!!!

I would get those fans back on pronto mate, especially with the dogs in the last few weeks. You want those suckers getting as much air flow as possible (you will see why) I really don't think you will have any jizz problems now..my 2 cents. lol.

Update The strip seem to be working. I can still see mites but they are not moving so hopefully that means they are dieing a painful death haha. Overall the pollen that got loose seems to be very minimal and i only seen a handful of beans so far so im quite happy to report that.

I think my timewarps are really starting to beef up aswell which im fucking estatic about. For the longest time they looked all wispy now in just the last few days im seeing them plump up. Speaking of plumping up the Dogs are finally filling out aswell. Whoooo Hoooo!!!! now hopefully them damn spider mites dont fuck up the plants and we shall be seeing a nice hefty harvest here in 3 weeks or so. Ill get some new pics up when i get some time. Peace 1BMM

Did you leave your circulation fans on in the cave? I turned the fan that blows across the scrog off hoping it will let the vapor from the pest strip settle on the plants enough to kill the bugs. Not sure if it helps or not is why I asked what you did.

Hey Dez, I was reading that you should keep pest strips at least 10 feet apart so I reckon they have a decent spread on the things. The packaging would make me NOT want to use them. Never seen so many warnings and instructions for a little bug repellant.

Ayy Dez i shut off my main fans awhile back when i noticed a stray nanner, but im waaaaay past that stage but i dont want to fire up any fans for fear of stray gizzzzzzz. Still after all the problems im having and shit, The plants are doing really goood!!!!

Yaaah! We like plants that do good! Like good samaratins they are, lol.

Peace, DST

 

[DST]

I reckon night time will be when the strip is doing it's damage. Having my fan off during the day wouldn't work as the light system draws air out of the cab, I turn that off I am screwed. Night time I have circulating fans and intake exhaust comiong on periodically. The room has an natural extractor that runs constantly as well.
Last night I did see less flying gnats....or none actually. Will see whats happening this morning. Need to chop as well, and feed and water, and...well you know.

I was told to shut them off and have passed along the advice I was given but wasn't sure how much it helped. Nice to hear others feel it's a good idea to do it. I left a couple fans on inside the tents but they're on low. There's no fans blowing anything around the scrog at the moment though.

I noticed a steep decline in the bug population over there tonight when I went to pick up the little preggers Afghan plants. Pretty happy about that and sprayed them all once again beacuse I'm getting a little paranoid now with the damn bugs. I'd have to sat the DE made the biggest difference so far and I think the combo of that and the strips is a lethal one for the fekkers.

Glad to hear things are getting better in the cave too.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

yeah if you can knock the fan off for the dark cycle for 2 to 3 consecutive days and you should be champion. the other tip is that the strip needs to hang at the canopy level.

 

[1badmasonman]

Thankyou Bassman for the kind words bro. Im glad you enjoy reading my rants lol.

DST so you think it'd be ok to cut on the fans again ayy? I was just thinking lastnight how badly the plants need the air curculation in there. The air gets really heavy and the humidity is climbing in the upper 50% range. Temps seem fairly stable though overall.

Donny thanks for that tip. I was wondering what the scoop was on where to hang them. I have 2 at canopy level and one underneath. I dont know if the on under is doing any good but its getting some air blown through it upward so hopefully itll get the lower lil bastard mites hehe.


Well fellas been keeping a close eye on things in the cave here. All is well. Ive noticed that burning a light verticaly aint worth a fuck without a reflector or unless its at plant hieight so ive taking to propping up the shorter plants so they are getting max exposure to the 1000 watt beast. I guess you could say its a make shift vert setup now where the plants are in a tubular patern around the light and they really seem to love the new arrangement.

On another note my electric bill has been really fucking low and i dont get why? Last year at this time i was only running 2 lights and the bills where nearly 250 - 300. Now im running 3 and alot more gadgets and getting bills at 170 range. Im not complaining lol just weird how that works sometimes lol. I may just add my other 600 for the last few weeks and really blast em with lumens lol. Peace 1BMM

 

[bassman999]

yeah if you can knock the fan off for the dark cycle for 2 to 3 consecutive days and you should be champion. the other tip is that the strip needs to hang at the canopy level.

Yeah a few days is good, then I think to repeat this in 2-3 days will be key to confirm the eggs hatched get killed and no more laid.

Thankyou Bassman for the kind words bro. Im glad you enjoy reading my rants lol.

DST so you think it'd be ok to cut on the fans again ayy? I was just thinking lastnight how badly the plants need the air curculation in there. The air gets really heavy and the humidity is climbing in the upper 50% range. Temps seem fairly stable though overall.

Donny thanks for that tip. I was wondering what the scoop was on where to hang them. I have 2 at canopy level and one underneath. I dont know if the on under is doing any good but its getting some air blown through it upward so hopefully itll get the lower lil bastard mites hehe.


Well fellas been keeping a close eye on things in the cave here. All is well. Ive noticed that burning a light verticaly aint worth a fuck without a reflector or unless its at plant hieight so ive taking to propping up the shorter plants so they are getting max exposure to the 1000 watt beast. I guess you could say its a make shift vert setup now where the plants are in a tubular patern around the light and they really seem to love the new arrangement.

On another note my electric bill has been really fucking low and i dont get why? Last year at this time i was only running 2 lights and the bills where nearly 250 - 300. Now im running 3 and alot more gadgets and getting bills at 170 range. Im not complaining lol just weird how that works sometimes lol. I may just add my other 600 for the last few weeks and really blast em with lumens lol. Peace 1BMM

Yeah I have a lot of thoughts on the state of the world, and will leave it at that.

I know my bill varies, and think they just estimate and figure it out later.... hope your bill just stays low as do I mine haha.

 

[Dezracer]

yeah if you can knock the fan off for the dark cycle for 2 to 3 consecutive days and you should be champion. the other tip is that the strip needs to hang at the canopy level.

I didn't think about hanging them at canopy level. Thanks for that tip, I'll be moving mine around tonight.

 

[helotr3vor]

Hey I was wondering how you made or how to to make a cloner box like yours?

 

[DST]

hey Badman, I have my fans on 15, off 30, on 15, off 30, throughout the whole night. Extraction is set at low. My strip hangs on a shelf (impossible to have it hanging at canopy level in a vertical) Nothing is moving in my cab at all now....execpt me and the plants to get in at things, lol.

 

[1badmasonman]

Yeah i can see how that would be a dilemma D lol. Ive been leaving my 6" run constantly for the last 3-4 months maybe ill try to taper the run times down a bit aswell. No reason to run it when its lights out i suppose.

helo3trevor I had a tutorial quite some time ago. Ill see if i can find it for ya.

 

[1badmasonman]

Working on a huge pic update be back in a bit

 

[whodatnation]

yay

 

[1badmasonman]

Alright here we go fellas. The latest from the cave at day 50 flower

Im cheating a little bit with a 1000 watter in the mix sos please forgive this diehard club 600 watter hahaha.

Ok on to the pics.

First up is the hydro Dogs




The Dogs are doing really well in the hydro system. They are really starting to bulk up and i had to get my ass all the way in to the back to tie up tons of branches that cant support their own weight anymore. Jezz lousie they are sticky as a mofo. Im literally covered from the neck down in thc from rubbing against the branches. These have 2-3 weeks to go yet.

Same shot diffrent light

Keeping the hydro plants upright in the buckets has become a daily chore. They tip over alot lately.


Hot Shot no pest strips hanging about all over in the room. Just below it is a soil Dog Kush starting to get its mojo on. The pest strips along with an organic mite killer seem to be keeping the spidermites in check.


Another view with some light.


3 Dogs in 1 soil pot. Im kinda suprised how well they get along together in the same pot.




These are my 2 Grape Apes.


Heres Headband 2 that seems to have the worst spidermite problems of all the plants. This one here has been getting alot of extra attention.


Headband 1 doing ok. Not a very large plant for as long as i vegged. But she smell delicious Thankyou rasta fairy

On to the Timewarps

She's kinda clustered in but this is my mini TW. The smallest of the 3 phenos and not at all a large yeilder from the looks of things.



Heres TW mertha the medium sized pheno. Bulking up a lil better than mini.



And this is the big gal TW Bertha.

While the TW is some good smoke i think there really is a reason some strains are labled outdoor only and this is one of em. They just dont seem to get dense and bulky under the lights. They are looking near finished but ive decided to let them go awhile longer yet and see what happens. They do smell very fruity not at all like the rotten armpits of the clone TW i was gifted from a guerilla grower pal of mine some time ago. Kinda sucks but I will be working on that. May get another cut and cross the male tw pollen i have with the cut and go from there.

Heres the cave with all the plants packed back in and ready to close up the door.




Thats all i got for now peeps. Got my mothers in veg for the outdoor season and thinking about adding a few new strains to the mix.

Have a great Sunday everybody Peace 1BMM.....

 

[1badmasonman]

Ohh and just so yall know i will be coming around to catch up on your threads. Been busy lately with life ughhh haha. Thanks for coming by.

 

[las fingerez]

sweeeeeet update bro

the timewarp male is dropping its pollen now, u want me to save u some? i'm just keeping a bit for my next round really, just spluffed my g-bomb with it

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

Alright here we go fellas. The latest from the cave at day 50 flower

Im cheating a little bit with a 1000 watter in the mix sos please forgive this diehard club 600 watter hahaha.

Ok on to the pics.

First up is the hydro Dogs




The Dogs are doing really well in the hydro system. They are really starting to bulk up and i had to get my ass all the way in to the back to tie up tons of branches that cant support their own weight anymore. Jezz lousie they are sticky as a mofo. Im literally covered from the neck down in thc from rubbing against the branches. These have 2-3 weeks to go yet.

Same shot diffrent light

Keeping the hydro plants upright in the buckets has become a daily chore. They tip over alot lately.


Hot Shot no pest strips hanging about all over in the room. Just below it is a soil Dog Kush starting to get its mojo on. The pest strips along with an organic mite killer seem to be keeping the spidermites in check.


Another view with some light.


3 Dogs in 1 soil pot. Im kinda suprised how well they get along together in the same pot.




These are my 2 Grape Apes.


Heres Headband 2 that seems to have the worst spidermite problems of all the plants. This one here has been getting alot of extra attention.


Headband 1 doing ok. Not a very large plant for as long as i vegged. But she smell delicious Thankyou rasta fairy

On to the Timewarps

She's kinda clustered in but this is my mini TW. The smallest of the 3 phenos and not at all a large yeilder from the looks of things.



Heres TW mertha the medium sized pheno. Bulking up a lil better than mini.



And this is the big gal TW Bertha.

While the TW is some good smoke i think there really is a reason some strains are labled outdoor only and this is one of em. They just dont seem to get dense and bulky under the lights. They are looking near finished but ive decided to let them go awhile longer yet and see what happens. They do smell very fruity not at all like the rotten armpits of the clone TW i was gifted from a guerilla grower pal of mine some time ago. Kinda sucks but I will be working on that. May get another cut and cross the male tw pollen i have with the cut and go from there.

Heres the cave with all the plants packed back in and ready to close up the door.




Thats all i got for now peeps. Got my mothers in veg for the outdoor season and thinking about adding a few new strains to the mix.

Have a great Sunday everybody Peace 1BMM.....

max page bumpage bro! hows the mite war ?? raging? girls starting to plump nicely, cool.