Grandma's Growing Again

NoahEbin

Active Member
I have to ask such a noob question, but How do you sub? I have looked for a button that says "Subscribe", but just cannot, so here I am in noobville lol

Also, Woods, where would someone that lives way back in the sticks find something like your "Organic Feed Mill"? I really like the idea of adding all the things like blood mill, worm castings, kelp, fish goo and what not, just really not sure if even the "big" city I go to would have a place like this. Ill do a search for Hydro/grow shop in that town and ask them for a source of these things, that will probably get me on the right track.
 

I85BLAX

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I have to ask such a noob question, but How do you sub? I have looked for a button that says "Subscribe", but just cannot, so here I am in noobville lol

Also, Woods, where would someone that lives way back in the sticks find something like your "Organic Feed Mill"? I really like the idea of adding all the things like blood mill, worm castings, kelp, fish goo and what not, just really not sure if even the "big" city I go to would have a place like this. Ill do a search for Hydro/grow shop in that town and ask them for a source of these things, that will probably get me on the right track.
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woodsmaneh!

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I have to ask such a noob question, but How do you sub? I have looked for a button that says "Subscribe", but just cannot, so here I am in noobville lol

Also, Woods, where would someone that lives way back in the sticks find something like your "Organic Feed Mill"? I really like the idea of adding all the things like blood mill, worm castings, kelp, fish goo and what not, just really not sure if even the "big" city I go to would have a place like this. Ill do a search for Hydro/grow shop in that town and ask them for a source of these things, that will probably get me on the right track.

This is where I go to get my stuff. Will give you an idea of what to look for and the site has a ton of good information. Real nice people too. I found them by google about 6 years ago and it took some serious searching, they are not close to me but he will meet me 1/2 way when he comes into the city on business. I buy a bag of everything each year and use anything left over on the lawn in the spring.

http://www.homesteadorganics.ca/default.aspx
 

Kratose

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Sorry Kratose. I've had computer problems and have only been able to get online for like 10 mintues at a time once every couple of hours. Makes if VERY difficult to keep up... LOL I did see your previous entry, and I meant to welcome you, but my computer glitched and by the time I got booted back up... old age kicked in and I forgot...

Same goes to anybody else who has joined the thread. Everyone is welcome! I'm glad you're all here and if I didn't say so, I apologize! LOL
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Its ok blue. Hope you got your computer situation taken care of. Glad you like how your girl looks on the blog. I noticed it has gotten a lot of attention. Already made the top 10 most popular posts. And also I get a lot of visits from searches that say Red Cherry Berry. So it has brought me traffic.

For those of you who missed it you can see her girls here http://cannabis-country.blogspot.com/2012/01/buds-of-week.html

Also if you want to get your pictures featured on the blog all you have to do is go to the buds of the week page and you will find the e-mail address to send your pictures to. I am always accepting submissions so send them in anytime you want.
 

Kratose

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I have to ask such a noob question, but How do you sub? I have looked for a button that says "Subscribe", but just cannot, so here I am in noobville lol

Also, Woods, where would someone that lives way back in the sticks find something like your "Organic Feed Mill"? I really like the idea of adding all the things like blood mill, worm castings, kelp, fish goo and what not, just really not sure if even the "big" city I go to would have a place like this. Ill do a search for Hydro/grow shop in that town and ask them for a source of these things, that will probably get me on the right track.
Actually all you have to do is post in the thread to sub.
 

Bluejeans

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Evening everybody! I saw that several people have asked questions but it looks like somebody stepped up and answered all of them so I hope everybody's all caught up. I'll be posting some new pics, probably tomorrow evening. The girls are all doing wonderful and they had their first sip of blackstrap molasses tonight. I wasn't sure how much to add so I gave them 1/2t per gallon. The text on the back of the bottle was not very helpful. The complete text: Guaranteed Analysis: Nitrogen 1%; Potash 4% Contents: Derived from Molasses.

That's it. Not one more word. So I guessed...hope I did it right!

Both of the Vanilla Kush (VK) clones are starting to show hairs and the shorter of the Strawberry Kiss has some hairs. Lots of new growth on all of them.

I'm not sure I mentioned this before, but the two big girls in the room are NOT planted in the same soil mix. I learned about this recipe from Karma's a Bitch after I already had those girls started. They are in straight Fox Farms Ocean Forest mixed with perlite and are being fed DynaGro Bloom. They are starting week 7 tomorrow so their nutes will be reduced to half for the next couple of feedings and then they'll be ready for harvest prep.

So, that's whats going on with Grandma's Grow. How's everybody else doing?
 

Bluejeans

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Its ok blue. Hope you got your computer situation taken care of. Glad you like how your girl looks on the blog. I noticed it has gotten a lot of attention. Already made the top 10 most popular posts. And also I get a lot of visits from searches that say Red Cherry Berry. So it has brought me traffic.
Hey Kratose, thanks for the plug! I'm not surprised that you are getting hits from the strain hunters. I tried to find more info about her too. I bought and popped the seed on a whim and then couldn't find much info at all about her!

Glad my girl is profiting both of us :lol:
 

Bluejeans

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Bluejeans, thanks again for starting this thread. Since moving to the country, I have slowly been learning to grow my own vegetable garden, with many successes and failures. Tomatoes are just not my thing. Anyway, I have learned so much, especially about soil and stuff. I would love to get a copy of that recipe from Karma that you have, as I am looking around for different ingredients locally and will be heading to the big city for all those frog and ocean forest what nots that you guys seem to say are good. I think I might be able to find a worm breeder around here, not sure how to find one. I imagine that would get some funny looks at the local bait shop, "You guys know where I can find a worm breeder?" Anyway, I have learned so much, and it's definitely important to get off to a good start with what your plants are going to be living in for 3 or 4 months.

Oh, mad props on putting your uncle sam money to work for you on the lights. You will have quite the operation going soon, just keep us newbs informed on this grow, b/c I am learning a ton from it. Oh, what is your current CFL wattage?

Peace
Noah, I'm glad you are learning stuff! I tell you, when I came to RIU back in September, I was greener than my plants. I knew exactly zip about how to grow marijuana. In one sitting (nearly 24 straight hours) I read Ed Rosenthal's book on Growing Marijuana. It was great book and it really gave me a ton of information, but it also left me what a lot of questions that I knew no book would help with. So I headed online and here I am.

As for organic mixes, mine seems really great. Karma swears by it and I have a lot of faith in him. However, just like growing pot, there are as many variables as there are growers. If you can't find the exact same ingredients as someone else, you can always find something that works. Go to a local farmer or nursery/greenhouse and talk to them about organic soils. There is nothing magic about this mix that will only grow pot or that grows the ultimate pot...it's just a good, healthy soil, built on a solid understanding of what plants need. Any good organic grower can tell you what you need and if you are talking to someone in your area, they can tell you where to get it.

Also, my personal experience has always been good online for those things that I think I need and cannot find anywhere else.

And here's my recipe, as given to me by Karma's a Bitch. I have created my own measurements because Karma has a much bigger grow than I do so his recipe was quite large (can you say "feeds an army"? LOL) -- Karma, feel free to let me know if I've missed the mark on any of the measurements.

For every 16 cups of soil or coco (gallon), add:

1
tsp
bat guano
5
cups
earthworm casings
1
tsp
kelp meal
2
tsp
bone meal
1
Tbsp
marine cuisine OR
2
tsp
fruit & flower
1
tsp
Plant Success
2
Tbsp
blood meal
4
cup
perlite

Karma also adds Silica Stone or DynaRok 2. I couldn't find that and therefore made the decision to go without this time. I will continue to look for it and add it into the next mix. I'll mention again that this recipe was created for coco. After this grow, I will not be reusing this particular soil again. I will be switching to coco and using this same recipe.

Then just mix it up and use it. It's best to use r/o water with a mixture like this, but I don't have that ability right now. I pH my water to 6.5 and that's it.

Enjoy! I've been impressed so far.
 

Kratose

Well-Known Member
Hey Kratose, thanks for the plug! I'm not surprised that you are getting hits from the strain hunters. I tried to find more info about her too. I bought and popped the seed on a whim and then couldn't find much info at all about her!

Glad my girl is profiting both of us :lol:
Not a problem. And yeah I am not surprised either. I didn't find much info on it too. I am sure its helping many people who want info on it. Especially since they can see a pic of it in bloom. Glad it helped us both. Its one reason I do a buds of the week segment. Gets me visitors and gets others some bragging rights. A hey look at my beautiful buds that are featured on a blog kinda thing.

Again. If any of you guys want to submit your pictures just head over to my blog. Here I will even make it easy for you.
This link will bring you right to my buds of the week page that will have the picture submission info. http://cannabis-country.blogspot.com/p/pictures-of-week.html

There u go. Hope to see some submissions!
 

5000joints

New Member
Subbed.... Nice work. I created a strain called Sweet Blue Genes. aka- Blueberry Sponge Cake. At first I thought to myself...... How did they get the blue genes? LOL.
Strawberry Kiss sounds good. Did you save a clone of it? I hope so. Happy Smoking.
 

Bluejeans

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Subbed.... Nice work. I created a strain called Sweet Blue Genes. aka- Blueberry Sponge Cake. At first I thought to myself...... How did they get the blue genes? LOL.
Strawberry Kiss sounds good. Did you save a clone of it? I hope so. Happy Smoking.
Aww sweet! OMG Blueberry sponge cake sounds excellent! I did clone the original plant, then I cloned the clone, but after that, I'm moving on. I grow for my own personal use and I want to try lots of different strains. I have a goal of growing 100 strains. Now that doesn't mean that I won't clone along the way because I'm a bit of a clone junkie. I think I get off on Clonex or something :lol:

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Some info and what's in most molasses. 1/2 tsb is fine for feeding the microbe army.
Wow thanks! That molasses is "da shit" then ain't it? I know I could have looked it up myself, but alas, I'm way to ADD to remember to do that... I really appreciate all the info you've been depositing into my thread! Good stuff. I'd rep ya for this, but apparently, I've gotta spread the love before I get back to you again :lol:
 

NoahEbin

Active Member
I checked out a couple of Nursery places in the city. Not much really. One place has a "Soilless Potting Mix" that says it has Peat, Perlite, and Bark. He says it works great for tomatoes and such. Anyway, it is $13 for 2CF bag. He also sells Perlite for $20/CF. I am going to try it out, figure it can at least be used to start my tomatoes and other garden veggies. The only thing I am not liking is the bark, but I think that is the "cheap" filler they use in that mix I guess. I also called an actual hydroponic store, and when I asked about Bat Guano, Kelp Meal, Bone Meal, etc., they said either to check in another city, or get online. I have a couple of other bigger cities I can drive to, will call the nursery/soil shops there tomorrow and see what I can find. I am still looking for a worm breeder for castings lol. anyway, wish me luck on my medium search.
 

Bluejeans

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Evening folks! Here's a quick update. Today, the big girls start week 7 of 11/13 and the little girls start week 2. The big girls were pretty mature and already showing hairs before I flipped the lights so the clones are pretty mature too and are already showing their potential.

Check this out... on the left is the original Alice a 7 weeks. Notice the clawing? I didn't have a clue what to do. On the right is Alice 2 today. She looks MUCH healthier than her Mom.

Alice 1.jpgAlice 2.jpg

And here she is today:
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Next up, are the clones taken from the big girl above.

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And then there is Vanilla Kush. She still looks wonky and her clones are weird too. I think this is just one bad seed.
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The two little seedlings in solo cups are still sitting in the Aerogarden under 18/6. They are about 2 inches tall now and have nicely formed first leaves. I didn't bother with pics of them because like babies, unless they are yours, seedlings all look alike. :lol:
 

Bluejeans

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Thanks yet again Woodsman. The big problem with that first plant was:

a) I had no idea what kind of soil she was planted in
b) I had no idea what was in the clear bottle of green nutes I was given to go with her
c) I had no idea what I was doing
d) All of the above

Looking at the second plant, I'd say I've got a little better handle on her now. LOL I am SO looking forward to that smoke. It was truly memorable. I can't imagine how much better it's gonna be on the second round from a healthy plant!
 
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