Mineralz' Grow Cranny -- Ever-evolving DWC
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Mineralz
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I think I spent around $20 for everything to do 3 buckets including the Reflectix insulation wrap. I wasn't out much...but look at what I gained
Mineralz
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So I got the PW and the Cheese transplanted into their own netpots complete with hydroton and a new container. The PW has roots out of the bottom of her rooter already like 4" long and the Cheese shouldn't be far behind. Disassembled the veg box I had because I realized the most it could be used for was clones. There's really no room for much growth at all so I'll have to figure something else out. The bigger DK clone rooted out finally, but I wasted the other one. It was showing no signs of anything and tbh it was taking up space so I ditched it. I broke out the old bubbleponics tote and cleaned it back out. Filled it up with new veg water and threw each plant in their own hole. I added a total of 170w of cfl lighting above them all and they seem to be doing decent. I only have to wait another 4 weeks or so for the DK to finish flowering then I can think of a better way to do it all. If nothing else I wanna keep the Cheese, the PW, and the BL going and grow those out for awhile. Should be a nice variety of highs and they should all grow pretty decent. I plan on doing some night pics tonight or tomorrow....until then
Mineralz
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So I'm hella bored and figured I'd take a few quick shots. Like I said I was frustrated with the veg box not being big enough and I cant quite figure out how I wanna go about it. I only need a place to veg for the next 4 weeks so i'm really thinking of just doing some ghetto makeshift box around my tote to help with the light reflection and leaving it at that. Either way tho here they are. The top seedling is Cheese and the bottom one with the metal thing in it is the Purple Wreck. The Purple Wreck straight took the phuck off on me. She had a 4" long root on the bottom of her root while she was still in the plastic bowl I germed her in :/ I was like "Oh shit! I gotta plant this bitch quick!" I had no hydroton whatsoever for some reason, but thank goodness for people who also have indoor gardens
Snagged enough for like 8 netpots or plenty for me to do whatever I like. I like staying lowkeyish so I'm in the process of learning which strains I like best and which ones I could go without. Oh yea!...My DK clone rooted!! I was so excited to see that today. It was pretty well hidden from her pot, but I got them all transplanted into cups and they won't have to be moved again so hopefully she'll take back off on me. The basic idea I have is to eventually have a timeframe down to where I could take clones, and by the time I'm done flowering they'll be just the right size for me to throw them back into the tent and train them to the screen before they get too huge...I have some issues to work out, but I'll get there sooner or later. Ny input would be awesome!
Wasnt planning on taking night pics, but hey...I am glad I did! I can really tell how that HPS fucks with what I'm seeing! Lights are on it looks like a jumbled mess and you cant see much....lights off and I can start seeing how I did in comparison to bud size/number of bud sights. Opinions anyone?
Mineralz
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This girl I didnt veg as long as I wanted to. She vegged for maybe 4 weeks. My time constraints were frustrating me at that time and shortly after I discovered the vert setup that I wanted to do :/ I should have vegged this girl for 6 weeks, but either way she got a solid 3 weeks maybe 4. I dont really keep track of veg time that well with scrogs...I never know how long it'll take to fill up a screen to my liking so for safety's sake I'll say anywhere from 4-6 weeks does me pretty awesome
Mineralz
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Thanx Dala
I'm just shooting for 4oz with her. If I had ended up going with the BL clone I had before it died I would say I'd be shooting for 10oz, but I guess she'll just have to wait her turn eh? lulz
Metal n Weed
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Stuff looks good, definitely liking the lights out shot. U can see the frost and how many actual tops are there. I would say she looks like you will end up with more than 4 ounces, but hard to tell from pictures.
Mineralz
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I'm not really sure if LST would give you the # of tops that both scrog and lst could give. Basically the way I see it...in order to spread everything out horizontal you need a permanent source of resistance(the screen). This was my first time LST'ng before I installed the screen though. My last couple round I didn't LST at all hardly I just trained them to the screen, which later I realized that by not LST'ng them first my screen raised up about 3" from the girls stretching upwards so you may wanna take that into consideration
Either way....LST or scrog will give you more tops! I cant be too sure about the number on mine, but I count somewhere between 25-35 decent sized ones on the DK.
Mineralz
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Haiz Metal!
Thanx for swingin through! Yea I know what you mean about the night shot. I often forget how bright that HPS is and how much is really DOESNT allow you to see. I got a good look at her this morning 10 mins before lights on and she was bigger still. Her bud sites are finally almost done with the "stacking" to touch process and are now working on swelling in size. SOOOO much frosting man! I think 4oz is a safe guesstimate. She doesn't have the rock hard, dense nugs that my BL has....more of a fluffier type top-shelf smoke, but she still manages to throw out some decent sized nugs. If I get more than 4oz I'll be thrilled to death! I just set my standards at a universal low for my setup. 3-5oz is decent for any 1 plant I would say and that would last me and the wife for months at least. The DK does wonders for both of us medically. Excellent pain relief and a decent mind change as well. Very potent stuff....can't wait to show you guys what I pull either! Updates later tonight. Happy growing man!
amax420
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I'm not really sure if LST would give you the # of tops that both scrog and lst could give. Basically the way I see it...in order to spread everything out horizontal you need a permanent source of resistance(the screen). This was my first time LST'ng before I installed the screen though. My last couple round I didn't LST at all hardly I just trained them to the screen, which later I realized that by not LST'ng them first my screen raised up about 3" from the girls stretching upwards so you may wanna take that into consideration
Sweet man. Those tops are gnarly. Cant imagine having 25-35 producers. I'm pumped.
My Blue Mystic is looking good. When did you start LST'ng? Looks like she's working on the 4th node right now and is sitting about 5" tall.
Mineralz
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I started LST'ng as soon as I was able to do so. I let her limbs stretch a bit and then I tied her back a little at a time to fluff her out. I'd say your BM would be the ideal age to start. The earlier you get them used to it....the faster you'll get through the recovery stage when they actually start bending.
Mineralz
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Got really bored today so I decided to throw together a bigger veg box. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get a 216w T5 system for vegging. Maybe tax monies and stuff and then it'll be decent, but for now it'll last me for what I need. New box measures 3' wide x 3' high x 2' deep. I have 4 42w cfls in there at 2800 lumens a piece. I know it at least has to be better than sitting out in the open and that's pretty much all I can give em right now. Once the DK is done flowering it'll open up a whole new way of doing things me thinks. The PW and the Cheese are cruising right along. I see new growth on them everyday. The DK clone is kinda stalled still, but I think she'll soon be coming out of it once her roots hit the rez. The BL clone isn't looking so hot tbh. Not really sure. It was perked up decent-like and then it kinda started drooping back down. None of them are losing any color that I can tell at least horribly bad so thats a good thing I guess. The big BL is recovering now and her lower branches are starting to stretch up. All I'm trying to do is get 1 plant of each strain big enough to take multiple clones from it and then flower the damn thing to know what the sex is. Once I know I have all females I can start widdling down which strains I want to have be more dominate in my growing pattern.
Here's the DK at Day 32 of Bloom. She's been drinking alot. Up to 1.5 gallons a day I would say so she gets 3-4 days of heavy eating then 2-3 days of basic water until I rez change her out every Sunday. It's been working well and she seems to be enjoying it. I took some day/night pics both. I like being able to see what my efforts are gonna produce for me. My thread convo has been dead lately so with that being said, I may start updating less often. Happy growing all!
Mineralz
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Thanx MJ
Your Cheese is blowing the F up! Looks so good! I'm pretty much tapped for funds right now. I know those 4 cfls would be plenty if I was just using my humidity dome for clones only. I'm ready for the next 3 weeks to be over with quick so I can replenish my supply of good meds!! Shit's killin me mane...always the last 1/2 of flower that the anticipation builds up...and the thing I liked most about that box is I can tear it down in less than 60 seconds. Kinda ghetto, but then again I dont use space shuttles to get to the moon lulz