P.P.P. x Blueberry x Sativa.(Full gro with pics)

[natmoon]

whoa!!! that's all i have to say. i am running 250 hps, and a 900 panel blue LED light set-up. the fimm process i will do and the airpotsas well as some organic supplements. i will let you know. they all look gr8 and you have done a great job. i will also do a journal on your grow method but add the LED concept. there is a thread some guy did on his LED gow, there weren't many issues except he didn'y use and hid lighting. since i have cupboard space as well the 250hps will suffice. i eagerly await the final results.

good job to you too crazy-mental

Sounds good dude.
Thanks for taking a look through the journal.
PM me when you start your journal and let me know

 

[natmoon]

I have a tripod and its hard to position or get a good some for close pics. I got this thing that velcros on my hand and holds the camera in place for me works great. What type of camera do you have? I know how to adjust and mess with shutter speeds, and color/gamma settings.

I have used a telescope tripod with the tilt mech and adjusted a load more settings and got some better close ups now.
I am using the timer setting so theres no hand wobbling.

The supermacro mode still refuses to be anything other than green though so i need to do some research on that i think.
I just got a fuji s5700.
I have changed just about every setting so far.

I just think that it will require proper sunlight in the garden etc. for a decent full colour pic as the camera disables the flash in super macro mode and i cant use forced flash either.

 

[natmoon]

Ok heres a few more close ups.
I will do some more whole cupboard shots tomorrow.
Been to busy messing with the close ups stuff

 

[kayasgarden]

your pics make me want to smell your plants and they look so nice. Trich formation is great nat always nice to watch your grows!

 

[natmoon]

your pics make me want to smell your plants and they look so nice. Trich formation is great nat always nice to watch your grows!

Thanks for having a look kaya and taking the time to comment,it is appreciated

Those plants are very nice smelling and very strong.
I wish you could smell them not because i like to show off but because of marijuana appreciation and my love for the strain.
I am hoping that some of that strength and smell has gone into the plant in the airbasket.

The above pics are almost identical of the parents basically so i am hoping that the plant in the airbasket is a good mix of the sativa,ppp and blueberry.
If it isn't i will just do it again and again until it is.

I will put some pics up of the airbasket plant later and some normal whole plant shots.

 

[robbie82]

I see amber pistils forming, very nice bro. The bud development is amazing. Your bud is def fatter than min was at your stage. Good job man!

 

[natmoon]

robbie82 I see amber pistils forming, very nice bro. The bud development is amazing. Your bud is def fatter than min was at your stage. Good job man!

Yeah thanks for stopping in robbie,i am only 19 days into flowering so far,trics form and die/unform all the way through the flowering cycle and in theory there are many windows for harvesting a plant,in all reality its a trade of between yield and quality.

I could probably cut these plants down in a couple of weeks time and still have a good smoke from them but i prefer to wait the whole 56+ days and go for the yield.

 

[natmoon]

Heres a few normal shots and a couple of close ups.
The airbasketed plant is starting to fatten up now.

 

[bwinn27]

looking good natmoon. i wish mine where at that stage lol.

 

[natmoon]

looking good natmoon. i wish mine where at that stage lol.

Yeah man it always seems like forever waiting for them to grow and then before you know it you've smoked the lot lol
Thanks for taking a look though,it is appreciated

 

[robbie82]

That strait vertical growth is lovely. Good decision on harvest time I am doing the same.

 

[SnowWhite]

That air basket plant is bloody amazing man! I love it! Can't wait to see it fatten up.

I am having similar problems with my macro shots too. My flash does work in super macro mode, but it might as well not for all it's worth. With the lens so close to the subject (1cm), the flash causes a big shadow on the pic.

I read an article by subcool on taking macro shots and his pics are the SHIT!! He uses a lens flash on an SLR camera. Nice if you have it!

 

[SnowWhite]

here's that article I was on about....

Close up Photography 101 - BreedBay

 

[natmoon]

That air basket plant is bloody amazing man! I love it! Can't wait to see it fatten up.

I am having similar problems with my macro shots too. My flash does work in super macro mode, but it might as well not for all it's worth. With the lens so close to the subject (1cm), the flash causes a big shadow on the pic.

I read an article by subcool on taking macro shots and his pics are the SHIT!! He uses a lens flash on an SLR camera. Nice if you have it!

Yeah man subs pics are great.
Had a look at the link that you left and i reckon that the lens ring light is probably what i need.

I am going to try,for the minute as i am skint,using some jml stick up battery powered led lamps.
They are only 7.99 for 3 and i figure that i can position the led lamps somehow to properly illuminate the shots.
I will have to keep trying for the minute as i am to skint to buy a proper light ring right now.

Why don't you try doing just one plant in an airbasket snowwhite and see how they do.
You can get them from the ponds section in b&q for 1.79 for the largest one.
You can get smaller baskets as well.
Thanks for taking a look and the link it is appreciated mate

 

[SnowWhite]

yeah, I'm tempted to try out an air basket on a clone for the next batch. I also want to try growing in coco as well. Maybe a coco air basket would be wkd actually, with all the added air and also using a more airy medium. hmmm....could be interesting. I have a 3 air pumps already, so I would just need to get the pot.

 

[natmoon]

yeah, I'm tempted to try out an air basket on a clone for the next batch. I also want to try growing in coco as well. Maybe a coco air basket would be wkd actually, with all the added air and also using a more airy medium. hmmm....could be interesting. I have a 3 air pumps already, so I would just need to get the pot.

When you see how fat these buds get from the extra air you will run to b&q lol

Seriously though in all of my reading and research it would seem that air is as important as water to the root systems.
Most of the plants that i see fail or stunt,in soil especially,is due to them drowning or finding it hard to breathe at the least.

Using coco should be even better.
I have never used coco so i cant say for sure or offer any advice about it but i don't see any good reason for it not to be cool.

Until i saw the speed at which emails young plants grew in an aero setup i had been happy with just perlite for aeration but i can guarantee that you will love these baskets 100%.

I am pretty sure you have a better grow room and equipment than me and more powerful lights as well if i remember rightly so it should be even better in your room.
Dont forget to add one sachet of water crystals to each baskets soil/coco

 

[tahoe58]

whoa.....Nat.....those pics...all of them....they are beautiful....your skill in growi is showing big time.....those full plant pics fully demonstrate the high level of knowledge you have gained.....excellent work....thanks for sharing!

 

[natmoon]

whoa.....Nat.....those pics...all of them....they are beautiful....your skill in growi is showing big time.....those full plant pics fully demonstrate the high level of knowledge you have gained.....excellent work....thanks for sharing!

Thanks for taking a look tahoe and commenting it is appreciated.
Many weeks are still left before these are finished so i am expecting a lot more fatness yet still to come.
Its also worth noting that the airbaskets come in many sizes for people that have smaller spaces.
Hopefully people can take some of my ideas and try them for themselves.
Moonbaskets lmfao

 

[1puff2puff3puff]

Those are looking sooooooo good!!!! And as always i love the hq pics!!!

Just freaking Beautiful!! Smoke!!

 

[Rope Smoker]

Thanks for checking them out tahoe
As to air quality,how many of you guys live in highly polluted areas?
Do you have to filter the air pumped into your grow areas?

My mate went to L.A. and he said it stank really bad compared to our country side area anyway and that he and his missis bought face masks when they were out and about.
Ive never been so i don't know if he was exaggerating or not but he said it damn stunk there of fumes.

Anyway for those that don't know weed doesn't like polluted air if you live in stinky polluted areas make sure you filter the air as you would your water as bad air will also make your yield lower.

Where i live its just smells like cowshit

It smells like pig shit where I live Nat! Great Pics I am going to try this FIMMING when I get to that point! Love this thread Nat keep up the good work man!! Page 18 and still reading!!
peace man