Current Projects

Nearly finished...


First, my Bubba F2 x Deadhead OG F2. I crossed these to try and increase the flower-to-leaf ratio of the Bubba and to try to get some of the Deadhead's soaring headiness to mix with the relaxing CBD rich Bubba's effects. The plants look almost identical to their Bubba mom - there's a bit more stretch but it still grows fist to golf ball size nuggets - so my first goal was not achieved but the buds smell of both parents - skunk/berry/fuel - so i may still be able to hit the target on the second.



And here's one of two visually distinct phenos of a Querkle x Snodawg BX (there is a third pheno that is identifiable by smell only) that i am testing for a friend on Cannetics. First the Snodawg dominant pheno - there are actually two different phenos that are visually indistinguishable; one gets the standard Diesel lemon fuel funk odor while the other smells of grape jam. I tried a sample of the fuel smelling pheno yesterday after bending a lower branch over and, with all white pistils, got really really stoned. The breeder tells me that the grape jam pheno is even stronger. Looking forward to this one finishing, but it's 3 weeks out at least.



Last, but not least, we have the Querkle pheno. This smells of lemon gum drops and produces piles of huge calyxes with a touch of purple. Looks interesting but not as interesting as the Snodawg phenos. Faster finisher, looks like it will be done around the New Year.

Anyone who wants to put up pics of their current projects is more than welcome to participate!

I have a super silver fem thats getting close to ready for bloom hours. sorry ment to post in diff thread lol.

MB,

Are pictures 1-4 all the same specimen? I love the cross... deadhead is an amazing strain all aspects and bubba is just bubba - come on! The first and last pictures look really similar (gorgeous). The second picture looks the least similar to all 3. Can't wait to see that one finish, I can see the edges of the leaves starting to turn like it's sisters!

All 3 look amazing, can't wait to hear/see more! Last picture reminds me of a freeze dried pineapple!

Free- Don't be sorry - this is the perfect place for it! Healthy looking plants, looking forward to the gooey bud porn pics!

Buddy- The first 4 are the pics of two different plants from the same parents. It's the first time i've produced the seed and then grown it, so i'm pretty excited.

Maine Brookies said:

Don't be sorry - this is the perfect place for it! Healthy looking plants, looking forward to the gooey bud porn pics!

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Those are looking pretty darn healthy aren't they.

Great plants Freelife - can't wait to see the progress!

Cool thanks, I made a few clones Of it!! One is looking real good, it was my first try at cloning.

nice thread man, saving this place for later and i'll get some pix up of my c99 bx1 x mob

Is that the Mosca C99 Bx? IIRC, that C99 is 100% Bros Grimm genetics and is sposed to be the shit as far as Cindy goes.

yep mosca's c99 bx1, from there old drop about a year ago. I dig mosca gear and have been looking at there new OTM gear heavy.. now I'm looking at this alien genetics dude.. lol

here is the one i popped of my c99 x mob project. I'm going to pull a good male from my seeds (short and fast) and pollinate the OG mob clone again, w/ the thoughts i can pull out a lot of the mob charectoristics. Maybe do a mobxc99 X mob/c99xmob with the intent to find a good mob(ish) male. I'm hoping to start my little breeding project phase with a good male.
those pix look great man! well done
mobxc99 growing and then after the cut, smokes great.

cerberus said:

yep mosca's c99 bx1, from there old drop about a year ago. I dig mosca gear and have been looking at there new OTM gear heavy.. now I'm looking at this alien genetics dude.. lol

here is the one i popped of my c99 x mob project. I'm going to pull a good male from my seeds (short and fast) and pollinate the OG mob clone again, w/ the thoughts i can pull out a lot of the mob charectoristics. Maybe do a mobxc99 X mob/c99xmob with the intent to find a good mob(ish) male. I'm hoping to start my little breeding project phase with a good male.
those pix look great man! well done
mobxc99 growing and then after the cut, smokes great.

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That sounds like an awesome plan!! Document it and keep notes!!!!!!!! The calyx structure of the cindy/mob looks like a winner in it's own, hell.



I wouldn't call my on-going's a project (not by intent). Although due to my background and the way things fell in place, I'm geared to have fun. I started growing with 4 Big Buddah G-Bomb seed's that came out of a 1/4 ounce of flower. I was in touch with the grower so it wasn't truely "bagseed" as people would say. Anyways, out of my first set of plants (two), one hermied. Not sure if it's due to the strain being feminzed, or because they came from hermies or what. My grow room is only 5x3x8 and with a fan blowing all the time that hermie pollenated the crap out of both plants. This week I started seed's of the now 3rd generation hermies. It's obviously happened incidently, but how many intelligent people are seriously inclined to document it?

It's worth noting that all of my first set of seeds ended up being the "sativa pheno" of the G-Bomb strain, which would be the case... unless two non-identical females in the same room made pollen and then that's just a mess. Another thing, as I said only one of the first two "hermied". I just ran another one singularly - that one is seed free! (Harvested)

So here we are - this bud is from the plant I just harvested. It only went 6 weeks from being switched to bloom. I needed the extra med's and I wanted to see if I could reduce the the "couchniess" of it so I said whatever. If I let this go for another 3 weeks or maybe 4, I have a feeling this stuff may have you looking at the family dog funny. The second picture are the new 3rd generation seeds. I'm hoping they are all perfect clones (but from seed), but if not... no biggy! I'm still in my learning curve with this stuff and that's where my friends hop in. LOL

Ummm WOW! Awesome looking nugs boys! That's what makes me want to go indoor. I'll have to get my card before attempting that tho...Keep up the good work!

Question: I have (4) NLB's in the Flowering Stage (Day 13) and I have been using a "Tomato Cage w/ Chicken Wire" type scrog to try to keep them "tamed". They are now starting to come up through the chicken wire which is a very good sign if I would have to guess. At what point due I start "Scrogging" them down? I do not want to harm the tops in any way, so I can imagine that they need to grow just a bit so as not to "Snap" them. That being said, I also have limited space as to height to allow them to grow an additional 4 to 6 inches above the tops. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated

i basically thread a node top, (end of the branch) threw its own square (from the screen) so then a flip when all the maine branches on the plant are pointing up and through the screen. I do all my scrog tie down, or the vast amount anyways, before a flip and use that two week stretch to "train" them.. being 13days in, those little ladies SHOULD stop stretching now. stretch phase is the first 2 weeks of flower.

good luck

Happy New Year's Everyone. God Bless.

Concerning the (4) NLB's .... They are doing oh so well. They are now into Day 13 of Flower, and starting to show signs of some great looking bud sites. I could not ask anything better from these four girls, as they are nearing the anticipated date of graduation around mid - February. Just in time for my Birthday !!

On a somber note, the four girls (1) NYC Sour Diesel and (3) Red Cherry Berries are on "Life Support" as of tonight. I was at wit's end as to what went wrong with them, searching all of my notes, jottings, Journal entries etc. I think I may have "stumbled" upon the cause of the problem, and if so, it cost me a "I have it on hand" mistake. I firmly believe the mistake that I made was using clear tubing, instead of black tubing. I believe that algae was the culprit for their demise.

Since I am on oxygen at night, I had plenty of "extra tubing" for both the air and water filters. I should have "Invested" in some black, but instead, thought tubing was tubing (same effects), but not so when it comes down to plants and algae build up. A $5.00 spot that I should have doled out, I believe is the culprit. It will not happen again ... I promise !!

Moving forward ... I need to take a breathe and step back at this time. I think that I was trying in vain to get a mixture of strains, so that I could have some "variety" as to the type of smoke that I wanted, both for myself, as well as my potential patients. I have never done this before, and now realize that I am still in the crawling stage, and not ready to join the Olympics and "Run with the pro's". Not just yet ...

... I will get there, but not just yet. Back to the drawing board and what that entails. I am now leaning in taking (4) clones/ clippings off the NLB's, and starting over in the DIY Cloner. I know that I will be going with a Hydro set-up, although soil was pretty forgiving for me in the grow of the NLB's. The main reasoning for me to going Hydro would be two-fold; (1) being faster growth, (2) limitations as to growing area. I am sure that I will be fine, now that I now have somewhat of a green thumb.

I also know that I am not out of the woods with the (4) NLB's, as they still have appx. 6 to 7 weeks left in their Flowering Stage. And then there is the task of harvest and curing, all of which I also know that I will have some difficulties with what that entails. But that being said, I have some friends, fellow Mainers per se, that I can trust and feel that they will be helping me out with all that is thrown at me, should and when the need arises.

In closing this Chapter and moving forward ... We learn from our mistakes, thank God that no one was injured along the way, and count our blessings for our friends when the time comes for their help and support.

Peace, Love and Happiness in 2012
Bob ~ The MaineYankee

Tough to hear Yank.

Putting your effort into the plants and having any sorts of mishaps is the worst. Perhaps there is something we can do to try and aid them a little bit? Were you using the clear tubing water to feed the plants? Ie. you think or can see the algae (is) on/in the soil? I've looked at your journal before but I'm not sure of the setup exactly.

happy new year ! here are a few things Id like to share with ya....www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKtGw9CDjzA

Thanks Buddy. I feel as if it is a little too late for any "rescue operations", but I want to see if they pull through ... since "weed" is primarily that ... a "weed". I have not discarded them as of yet.

The reasoning for my assertion is that the coating on the tubing when I dismantled my DIY Cloner (Clear Tubing), it was slimy and smelled a little rank, such as when mold or algae are present. Even though I had changed out the water as suggested every 7 days, each time I changed the res, the smell was there somewhat. It was kind of hard to notice, because of the flowering NLB's in the close proximity, but once the hoses were taken in the kitchen area for clean-up, it was more pronounced. As the girls were placed into their recent units (Hydro) for the veg stage, I again used the clear tubing for the air pumps that are attached to several air stones.

When I placed several pics up, a Maine member noticed that i was using a Folger's Coffee Can container, and suggested that I "cover up the red aspect" since it allowed light into the container. This was also brought to my attention when I later posted a picture after making my DIY Cloner, using a 5 gallon "orange" Home Depot bucket. The bells and sirens should have gone off at that time, but since I had over 200 feet of clear tubing "laying around", I used that material instead of the "suggested" black tubing.

I further did some research on the internet and "Googled" Hydro Algae, and that is when the "kick in the pants" transpired. It was almost identical as to what I was seeing right in front of me. Lesson learned.

Thanks for the input Buddy, and let's hope that Round 2 will have more of a favorable response.
Bob ~ The MaineYankee

Happy New Year to you as well BG !! Those pics of your bud look great !! A tip of my Yankee hat goes out to ya for growing some great looking bud.

Hope that you have a very good 2012, and looking forward in some more great posts and pics of your work in 2012 !!

Bob ~ The MaineYankee