Growitup Greenhouse 2011

[HotPhyre]

I have always been under the impression that my clones always grow better than the moms/seeds they came from... but maybe thats just me.

hmm i dont know im not a botanist in any way just little things i have read here and there, clones dont have a tap root just side branching, so my opinion is that seedlings are stronger, more vigor, but can have a huge delay in flowering due to showing sex, clones on the other hand are already sex'd and skip that process so when u flip them they are always the ones to show sex and maybe give the apperance of growing better and faster, but who knows lol

 

[billcollector99]

Makes sense, so in veg from seed will grow faster, and unless they are mature, they will not flower as fast as say a fully mature clone.

 

[HotPhyre]

Makes sense, so in veg from seed will grow faster, and unless they are mature, they will not flower as fast as say a fully mature clone.

thats what i got out of it, but to keep a strain around and have a good flower turn around clone's are the way to go.

but buying clones is a different story for me, i have had to many hermi, and strain that werent even close to what there advertised to be. so im done with that lol

 

[billcollector99]

thats what i got out of it, but to keep a strain around and have a good flower turn around clone's are the way to go.

but buying clones is a different story for me, i have had to many hermi, and strain that werent even close to what there advertised to be. so im done with that lol

I feel you there, I am lucky enough to get a majority of my clones from a friend that orders online, so they are usually pretty good. I have only once ever bought a clone from a dispensary, and she is in flower right now, so we shall see how she turns out, so far I am not too impressed.

 

[cruzer101]

Check this out guys, we don't get much seedling porn.

After 24 hours darkness I checked them and four had broken the soil.

I took a shot of this one than again after 12 hours of light
before

after

Trippy huh? So 5 days after opening the package of seeds here is what I got,

The fifth pot was over watered and slowed her down but she is coming...

So it looks like I'll have five Tangerine dream to start with. I think I'm going to pop three of the train and three bubba, that way I can save a couple of each for later grows.

Anyway, I fed the Silver jack, bloom and cal-mag @750ppm pH 6.4 we got lots of sunny days ahead to fatten those girls up. The G-13 has been hanging for about 5 days now. I added a box fan (its pointed towards the floor) sure moves air around. Temps high 70"s day mid 40"s night.

G-13

Silver Jack

I'm gonna get in there tomorrow and clean them up some.

 

[WOWgrow]

That silver jack looks awesome cruz, great job! Those tangerine dreams sure popped up fast as well.

 

[gumball]

Well it looks like barnies farm finally fixed there TD bean problem, it could be your grow skills too!

The rest of the garden looks great too, bet you can't wait to dive into that G13 : weed:

 

[cruzer101]

That silver jack looks awesome cruz, great job! Those tangerine dreams sure popped up fast as well.

Thanks man, she's a looker alright, I am watering her clones a bit more to see if I can increase size a bit.

Well it looks like barnies farm finally fixed there TD bean problem, it could be your grow skills too!

The rest of the garden looks great too, bet you can't wait to dive into that G13 : weed:

Yeah, I read a bit about people having problems with them, This batch is fine. Could be others had over watered them.
You see I left the leaf on the G-13 to help ripen the trichomes, not sure if thats a good idea with these drying conditions.
Seems to be taking a lot longer to dry. My guess is these will need to hang for two weeks. But yea, cant wait to try it.

 

[cruzer101]

Week 9 Silver Jack
Temps mid 80's overnight low 40's. Pretty big swing I know but there is not much I can do about it.
The girls are handling it ok, I'm seeing more swelling in these buds then the mom. Maybe cause of that nitrogen boost I gave them. I increased the water a bit too. Right now they are at 700ppm pH 6.7 bloom and cal-mag.

Here's a good shot of a single plant,

Cant forget the Master Kush,

I cut up four of the G-13 plants and spread out the buds to help dry them.
Looks like a lot more then there is. My guess, about 6 or 7 oz's

The kids are doing fine, the fifth one is up now. They kinda got away from me and stretched more then I thought so I moved them up a shelf where I have better lighting and more ventilation.

They should be alright, guess it wouldn't hurt to make some props for them.

 

[JealousGreen]

Seedlings look too stretchy for my taste.. I'd put a fan on them. I always germ my seeds in front of an occilating fan. The added stress keeps the seedlings strong. They're forced to develop good stem and root strength before they can start stretching. My seedlings usually have 2 nodes by the time they're that tall.

All the presoaking and humidity dome stuff is overkill... but that's my opinion. Your grow is killer. I'm for sure not talking any shit.

A friend brought me 2 Master Kush clones last night. I'm stoked to bring them into the mix.

 

[JealousGreen]

Is that computer fan blowing across the seedlings? Maybe I'm stoned and should look more carefully at the pics before imparting my sage wisdom....

 

[cruzer101]

Ha!
Yea, it is. Thats a twister case fan and rated at 120 cfm. the air comes from outside. Thats on a thermostat. The 4 in fan on the left is constant and pointed at the light, that keeps a nice flow over the top of them. I want a large tap root so I wanted them tall, just not this tall. I may re-pot them and bury some of that stem. Yeah, I use that tray to keep water in because I move so much air it is hard to keep humidity in there. I presoak the seeds to speed things up. If they don't sink I lightly scrape around the edge. If I don't do this it can take much longer to pop, or not pop at all. works for me.

Anyway congrats on the Master kush clones, awesome strain.

 

[gumball]

plants look good!! your grow('s) and its many stages has inspired a lot of mine

 

[cruzer101]

Thanks gumball, I don't know what it is I like about growing so much but once I started... well I just kept going. I guess I like the whole thing. The seed germinating and almost explosive growth into seedlings is exciting. The first flowers, like forth of July. Buds packing on weight and ripening trichomes is just awesome to watch. Not to mention the harvest.

I forgot to mention you guys, I don't share my grows with friends and neighbors cause I'm afraid of getting ripped off. Yet just like everybody else, I have questions and want answers, I like that pat on the back when things work out and well hell yea, I like to show off. I couldn't do that without you guys.

 

[WOWgrow]

There really does look to be a lot on those G13s, a lot more than 6-7oz but I'll take your word for it haha.

Got a real soft spot for that master kush!

 

[billcollector99]

Definitely look like some frosty goodness, your patients should be very happy Cruze.

 

[cruzer101]

There really does look to be a lot on those G13s, a lot more than 6-7oz but I'll take your word for it haha.

Got a real soft spot for that master kush!

Man, I hear ya. I'm gonna have to grow some more of that. I bet her main cola will be outstanding.
Wouldn't it be something if you started a bunch of those then removed all the lower stuff, pushed them together and had nothing but a forest of baseball bat size colas?

Definitely look like some frosty goodness, your patients should be very happy Cruze.

Well I don't actually meet everyone but I haven't had any complaints from the dispensary.

 

[billcollector99]

Man, I hear ya. I'm gonna have to grow some more of that. I bet her main cola will be outstanding.
Wouldn't it be something if you started a bunch of those then removed all the lower stuff, pushed them together and had nothing but a forest of baseball bat size colas?

Sounds like the results of a well planned Scrog.

 

[gumball]

cruzer always guesses an ounce or so less, give or take a pound (we all remember last summer ) must be the not wanting to get your hopes up syndrome, I do that when I price stuff so as not to get hurt when it costs more than I thought!!!

 

[cruzer101]

ok... maybe there is a little more then that.