FlowaMasta'a NEW Jack H x Skunk - 1 Plant 600HPS + UVB Monster Scrog!!!

Day 22 Vegging Please Read this could refer to anyone!!!!

I got my scissors from trimming the 3 small clones i had in the backyard...nice amount of good hash it bubbled and turned red as i was heating, whew! i feel super baked and what a rush!!! wow got my heart racing!

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Anyway i checked my plant today, while checking my res, i got my ph pen (which i rinse and clean regularly) and decide to do a ph buff with my buffer liquid to do a check....i could not calibrate it far enough for how out it was, and i check this fairly often.... i will check again, but if i cant read it i'm back to how i was growin first grow, which was never a bad thing anyway. BUT long story short... do people here check their PH setup, and do there buffer, and calibrate?? i was shocked to find mine soo far out i couldn't change it. more that 1.00 + can't calibrate it that far.
I replaced my res nutes and fresh water as i had adjusted it beforehand and couldn't tell how far out i was...standard levels should be pretty close. the plant is showing good results anyway!!!

pics...first pic is scissor hash....yummy !! and fresh, 2 days dry

Flow, very nice work man. Plant is looking healthy. I usually take my pH pen to the local Hydro Shop by my house and they calibrate it for free. I take it in every 2-3 months to have it checked. I made a cross of Early Skunk x Jack Herer. Excellent for SCRoG grow. Keep up the great work Flow.

Sub'd up to watch you finish her off

Peace

FMILY

Tools drifting: it's expected. Better the tool, technically, better chance it stays on target. But none of this stuff is made to last and there are limits on how they can make some parts to withstand constant use. Those who dont calibrate are doomed eventually.


Though you can find some tools that get stuck but can still be used. I call it the yardstick tale. Before standard measures people made their own of course. And even today, you dont want to necessarily use multiple measuring tapes on a project as the they can vary by up to a 1/16th due to wear, printing errors etc. That being said, even if my tape is long by a 16th, you just make sure all your grabs are done with it. Or go old fashioned and just use the first cut as the rule for the following ones.


So in theory, even with a broken tool (not clocks, I know someone is thinking twice a day) you can still use it as a measure.

Of course I wouldn't recommend doing it, but it has been done. My favorite Pyrex measuring cup finally lost its ink (30 years of too much bleach etc), but I measure stuff with it all the same. Just like a bartender. I learned that two fingers was more or less about 1/3 of a cup in it and that works just fine for me.


/random sideways pontification while my neighbor's burn pile is going strong. Hoping for shift in direction. Way too thick.

Damn, that looks like it's gonna be even more monster.

F.M.I.L.Y said:

Flow, very nice work man. Plant is looking healthy. I usually take my pH pen to the local Hydro Shop by my house and they calibrate it for free. I take it in every 2-3 months to have it checked. I made a cross of Early Skunk x Jack Herer. Excellent for SCRoG grow. Keep up the great work Flow.

Sub'd up to watch you finish her off

Peace

FMILY

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great to hear F.M! i see you gettin round

lordjin said:

Damn, that looks like it's gonna be even more monster.

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I hope so she's a bit bushier than my mentors, i don't know why, i used XL, dont think he did.....it's scrog time people, i better buy some netting

I was just going to ask you when the net was going up. Here are some tip shots (no not tit shots ):


Clone:




Mother:




The mother is starting to get sticky and she smells like cloves!

I am liking the Manual setting on this Samsung camera

Cheers,
Mo

What is XL?

Mohican said:

What is XL?

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looking much better Mo hard to tell if she's pre-flowering yet? the sativa leaves are soo skinny and long they look like hairs

beautiful work. The cyco XL is a super-phosphoric acid which turns all the available food into usable super phosphates (more pure form of food) Only to be used for 1 week and only during week 3 Vegging. It is designed to burn the fine root hairs also, and promote a new thicker and healthier root system, and allows the plant to transpire more water ( thus faster more vigorous growth ) I used it on my last grow, and noticed an exponential difference in branch growth, and the amount of vegetation. The plant will grow very fast over this next week, as long as i stay on top of things, i'm working without a ph pen. but i have done my XL, and thats the only time i really need it. my first grow i never used one, just went by the feeding schedule, and got 1.5 lb so i think the standard food will be safe without testing ph.

cyco XL is around $80 for 100ml. i use 20 ml per grow.

You can always get those pH Drop Tests at a pet store if you cant get your pen calibrated or get a new pH pen.
EDIT: did you make the Jack x Skunk strain your growing now???
FM

F.M.I.L.Y said:

You can always get those pH Drop Tests at a pet store if you cant get your pen calibrated or get a new pH pen.
EDIT: did you make the Jack x Skunk strain your growing now???
FM

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Nope, he got the cross from his mentor.

Flow, about your meter issues. I bought myself a Nutra-Dip Tri-Meter a long time ago, and have never been so happy! I used to calibrate it once a month, then once every couple, and so on. I now calibrate it once at the start of a new grow! I found that calibrating it more often only used up more calibrating solution! The thing is usually within .1 PH readings and 20 PPM readings after a full round of bud cycle! Money well spent imo, especially after all of the horror stories I have read about people having meter issues! Buy a Canadian product! You won't be disappointed!

F.M.I.L.Y said:

You can always get those pH Drop Tests at a pet store if you cant get your pen calibrated or get a new pH pen.
EDIT: did you make the Jack x Skunk strain your growing now???
FM

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cheers for the ph info, i'll be ok for the rest of the grow, ph stays stable around 6.2....fine for 100% perlite.
No, i didnt make this strain, it was grown from a seed, this is a second generation clone. I don't now a whole lot on this strain, but i've tried some samples from 1 grow, and i'm awaiting some more shortly, before mine is in full flower. i gotta say though, mine is showing some different charecteristiucs, like the fat large fans, my mentors are longer, and skinnier, but his are flowering hard now, maybe mine is just at early stages...not complaining, that's gotta be a decent photosynthesis area!! more coverage!

i hope mine carries over the strong skunk aroma, although i know nothing about Jack herer......

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Nope, he got the cross from his mentor.

Flow, about your meter issues. I bought myself a Nutra-Dip Tri-Meter a long time ago, and have never been so happy! I used to calibrate it once a month, then once every couple, and so on. I now calibrate it once at the start of a new grow! I found that calibrating it more often only used up more calibrating solution! The thing is usually within .1 PH readings and 20 PPM readings after a full round of bud cycle! Money well spent imo, especially after all of the horror stories I have read about people having meter issues! Buy a Canadian product! You won't be disappointed!

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cheers Slanty I am looking into them on ebay....hmmmm why haven't i done this already?? sometimes, things just dont get thought about enough. thanks again i will look into this

I grew out Jack Herer, very impressive strain to grow. Very easy to grow and has beautiful colors. Mine had a very spicy peppery taste and it hits my dome immediately and then tailors down to a full body high. Excellent wake and bake smoke! I loved it so much I crossed it with my Early Skunk and thats what I am growing right now. You wont be disappointed with Jack!!! If you want drop by my thread bud.

Peace

FM

flowamasta said:

cheers Slanty I am looking into them on ebay....hmmmm why haven't i done this already?? sometimes, things just dont get thought about enough. thanks again i will look into this

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No idea. I can do some research myself and let you know what I can come up with for price. I actually managed to get mine through my local grow shop for less than 1/2 of retail because it was a refurbed unit! It has worked flawlessly for 3+ years now without a hitch! I have seen them on sale from time to time, so I will let you know. I will even call my local shop and ask them for "my price" now that I do a fair amount of business with them! Give me a few days, as my work schedule gets a bit hairy at times during the week to say the least!

ps. If I can get it cheap enough, we can work something out.

Flowa, hit me up with a postal addy, ill get a ezi PH pen up to you buddy.

F.M.I.L.Y said:

I grew out Jack Herer, very impressive strain to grow. Very easy to grow and has beautiful colors. Mine had a very spicy peppery taste and it hits my dome immediately and then tailors down to a full body high. Excellent wake and bake smoke! I loved it so much I crossed it with my Early Skunk and thats what I am growing right now. You wont be disappointed with Jack!!! If you want drop by my thread bud.

Peace

FM

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I will be checking your thread out very soon

^Slanty said:

No idea. I can do some research myself and let you know what I can come up with for price. I actually managed to get mine through my local grow shop for less than 1/2 of retail because it was a refurbed unit! It has worked flawlessly for 3+ years now without a hitch! I have seen them on sale from time to time, so I will let you know. I will even call my local shop and ask them for "my price" now that I do a fair amount of business with them! Give me a few days, as my work schedule gets a bit hairy at times during the week to say the least!

ps. If I can get it cheap enough, we can work something out.

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lol, thanx slanty, u the man hehe i got many options I'm sure i won't get into too many problems...

[420]Haze;7400781 said:

Flowa, hit me up with a postal addy, ill get a ezi PH pen up to you buddy.

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wooah!! you guys are fuckin legends lol all too generous!! all good i will be pricing them all up tonight....my Ph pen should of been ace. $90 brand new got it on sale for $70 dick smiths..I'm going to buy some new buffer liquid and try that first tomorrow before i buy any ph checker...maybe my ph buffer is contaminated...

ohh and some pics for good measure.....This girl has some megga large fan leaves !!

lowered my lighthood, and put my first net in, won't clone tonight, check tomorrow....

From one aussie to another.. Fucken awesome mate!

Ach man, yer still a spring chicken, lol.....And as I always say, you are as young as the women you feel......

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lol, good to see you here DST, i'm S.A outer city area...And yeah the smoke is actually quite heavy for how early i harvested, it smokes up nice and thick, and has a nice strong flavour, not what i expected when i planted it, i knew they would be a bit airy with the shit weather and all, but it's quite thick to chop, and smooth as silk, i'm still nicely baked after 2 hrs from 1 bong....

lol, young flow..i feel young again, i just watched 'dreamworks' Puss in boots hehe good movie gotta see it, and i'm nearly 30 lol

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Mohican said:

Hi FlowaMasta - My soil is a melange of organic soil that has had a few strawberry grows in containers (so there were some nice old roots), compost, and pumice. When I went to water the clone today I noticed the compost was giving off some heat. I gave the container a good drenching with cold water and it feels good now. I need to give it a good NEEM and SERINADE treatment so the bug issues are kept at a minimum.

Hey DST - How old are you? Usually it is people my age that appreciate a good 18 year old single malt.


FM - You inspired me to try an extra light in my cabinet:

Cheers,
Mo

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Well Mo, if I was born on the 29th of Feb I would be 10 this year, lol. And I agree, took me a few years to start to appreciate the many subtleties of a fine malt. I was more of a Sour Mash drinker in my younger days, but grew up to appreciate the real amber nectar. Been slurping The Balvenie of late and really really liking it (it's only a 12 yr, but top notch). My fave is the Glenlivet 18yr though....the lack of a bottle of that in my collection at this moment is worrying me! Not be long before I am in Duty Free again though.

Gorbzzz said:

From one aussie to another.. Fucken awesome mate!

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thanx maaaate