FR33MASON'S Perpetual Grow (Est. 2012) *re-deux*

FR33MASON

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March 18[SUP]th[/SUP], 2012
The following is a re-post of my journal right up to today as it was completely lost a few days ago.





GROW
February 25th, 2012 22:00
I decided to post today as I dedicate this grow to my late , Great-aunt Nezzie who passed away Yesterday at the age 112 in Jamaica. May the blessings be to you dear girl...I'll miss you.

The following Journal was started on:

February 16th, 2012. 07:30


The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.
Robert Collier


I Finally have planted my first two seeds, Nirvana's Papaya and Berry Bomb by Bomb Seeds.

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I have decided to germinate hopefully two seeds every two weeks. If one or both seeds do not germinate then I will immediately follow up with another to replace. This is a bit risky as far as time goes as I am gambling on the seed to first germinate and then be female. Seeing how it has been 7 years since my last grow, I want to start slow and steady as this is strictly for personal so I want absolutely the finest I know I can produce. When I find a cultivar I like I want to be able to make a mother and then create both clones and seed. I say all this while smoking on some pretty bad hay buds so my resolve is being bolstered, one bowl at a time right now.

One thing I have always wondered about the newer strains these days is that many of these hybrids have been developed with multi-generations being raised primarily or even strictly in a hydroponic, areoponic etc... While there is nothing wrong with those types of growing techniques, the plants are bred to optimally grow in that particular environment so that is something I am going to take into account for my growing technique on my next purchase of seeds.
I am leaning towards TGA subcool seeds...ahh, who am I kidding, I have already ordered Jillybean, Vortex and Jack The Ripper. It will be a while before I can germinate any of those but it will be nice to have what I would consider more appropriate, quality genetics for my needs. I like that the breeder sells only regular seeds.
Although I am currently growing feminised and I have also produced feminised seeds in the past, I equate feminised seeds to, for lack of a better example, purebred dogs to which the purest of bloodlines can have a host of problems associated with the breed. In contrast a mixed breed will exhibit 'hybrid vigor' where the animal seems impervious to any known ailments that many cannine breeds experience. This also can be said for any highly inbred plant cultivars or animal breeds. This is something I would like to do with a current cultivar and an old landrace species. I am sure that this is and has been done but Why not do it for yourself.


February 17th, 2012. 18:30

I have decided after much thought to plant two more seeds. It is my first grow with this setup so I can house another two plants but given the seeds, I won't be surprised if I have a male or two.
Also I have done some research on not only the strain characteristics but also the breeder's quality of genetics...something I apperantly should have done before my purchase.
I read about the issues surrounding barney's farm seeds. So I cross my fingers that I fluke out and get some thing good. You know the last time I had purchased seeds was in 2003 and it was from Marc Emery, it was a mix bag of champion strains at the time although at the time, there was no information about the breeders of these seeds, the pot that come from them was phenominal so hopefully lightning will strike twice with these Barney's seeds.

So I am planting Pineapple Chunk and Lemon Kush.

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February 18th, 2012. 19:11

I started my living soil. I use Pro-mix BX as my base and then I add a bit more perlite, compost, worm castings, and a pre blend of orgainc compounds which I won't get into right now. I figure when you see my results you'll might want to know then and I'll be happy to do it then. But here is one little tidbit of my blend...
...One of my key additives is glacial rock dust and has done wonders for all my plants inside, outside, edible, ornamental and smokeable alike.
For lack of a better analogy it is like steroids for your micro-organisims as it re-mineralizes the growing medium with an extremely digestable and complete form of mineral and trace element complex so I thank Quaternary glaciation for it's gift.
One of the biggest effects is the cation (pronounced cat-eye-on which are positively charged ionic compounds) exchange rate within the rhizosphere can be boosted with this product. This summarizes into accelerated plant development.
Anecdotally speaking, I have seen amazing results with this product as a singular additive to soil. It is not the be-all end-all miracle product but I feel that any serious organic gardener should not ignore this and at least try it once.
This is nothing new as it has been intensely studied for over a hundred years now. There are hundreds of pages on the internet including these: http://www.growercentral.com/UPLOADS/PDFS/gaia green glacial rock dust mineral analysis.pdf
http://www.paramountgrowth.com/images/rockdust_sdiver01.pdf

One thing I found is I have to top dress my pots and planters more often with growing medium as the bio matter is used up more quickly.

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February 20th, 2012 10:14

Well the wait is on for germination which in the next 24 to 48 hours I expect to see my first seedling emerge. In the mean time, I have been further researching growing techniques and further tuning my setup. I am using a 400w Metal Halide which is an industrial work lamp but runs silent and surprisingly cool.
I am planning on getting a horizontal MH setup for when I develop my vegetative area.

As I had just mentioned, I have been researching different growing techniques that will work best for what I want out of this grow. I plan on going perpetual so the plants must be moveable at any given time so a dedicated ScrOG is out and so I plan on just using an attached trellis or just good 'ol tomato cages.

February 21st, 2012 17:37

Nice!...

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Welcome Berry Bomb. This little one had a bit of a struggle as it emerged with its pericarp on and after 5 hours I had to wind up removing it oh so carefully.


February 23, 2012 18:52



Keep it going!...

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This is a feminized Pineapple Chunk from Barney's farm so I will have to watch close for hermaphroditic tendencies with this one. Judging by the thickness of it's stalk compared to the Berry bomb's stem thickness, while way too early to really say but maybe a real work-horse in the making.

The berry bomb has shot up like a rocket! Here it is now at 48 Hrs now.

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I would have to say it has grown almost 2" in 48 hours. Once the other two decide to join the party in the next day or so, I'll give them all a few days to 'wake up ' and then it is under the 400W MH lamp at a distance of course. I'll probably set the changeover for a weekend so I can better dial in a happy medium for all of the plants...they'll let me know.
You know, next to budding and fruiting,it is the emergent part of a plant's life cycle that truly captivates me, as there are such great changes that are so evident in the first week.

February 24th, 2012 18:07

One more to go...

This is Lemon Kush feminised so another one I'll have to watch closely.

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All that is left now is the papaya so I kind of have a fruit salad grow going on here...no pun intended, but a good one none the less.


February 25th, 2012 18:17

This is Lemon Kush about 30 hours later.

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Not too bad at all. Still no sign of Papaya yet.

I have now put the hopeful quartet into what I have allocated as the veg tent which gives me time to finish the vegetative/ cloning/ germinating area
I can't help but admire the emerald green the leaves are showing. It is so deep that the leaves look like velvet.

I noticed that the pineapple chunk has a dark stem which is interesting. It also seems to be exhibiting a more stout, compact growth which would make sense if it is a heavy producer but I say this tenatively as it still is way too early for any credible speculation.

So I will give updates every day or two with some sort of pics over the next week and then switch to weekly updates.

February 27[SUP]th[/SUP], 2012 19:13

Some observations:

For Berry Bomb:

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So the berry bomb continues to develop at a furious pace. I am glad that it has decided to stop stretching and now is beginning to develop it foliage. This will be a plant to start low when it goes into flower. It looks like it could be a nutrient hog so I will be more careful on this one’s feeding schedule.

Next is Pineapple chunk which so far is my favorite seedling due to the purple stem.

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This plant is exhibiting a dominant Indica phenotype. With a shorter, more compact type growth being displayed even this early. For about the last 18 hours this plant had barely developed any foliage and what leaves are developed are an amazing dark green. I suspect that the suspended leaf development is due to root production which is indicative of heavy yielding cultivars so once again, I will keep that into consideration when tuning in this one’s feeding schedule.

Lastly there is Lemon Kush

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This one I consider a real wild card….They were cheap and I just decided that I would try them. As far as I am concerned, any Marijuana is better none. I do like citrus hits in my smoke so that is another reason I chose it. Plus I have 10 seeds for under $30.00 so who knows what I’ll get.

I am beginning to suspect that the Papaya is not going to germinate so I have decided to germinate the other papaya and a violator kush. A worst case scenario (if you can call it that) is I wind up with six females which is the absolute max I want to flower out at any given time. I am also going to make clones to produce either a mother or if it is not my flavor, flower it out and move on to the next cultivar.

If I get a male from a superior cultivar, then I will keep it for cross breeding at my choosing.

I’ll make my next post in about two weeks…Later people.






 

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March 1, 2012 18:27

I have made a change and fed my soil.

The change comes in the form of the planting of the Violator Kush and the other papaya. I have decided to not plant those two seeds and I have ordered some TGA Subcool seeds. On order is:
- Jack the Ripper 5pk
- Jillybean 5pk
- Vortex 10pk


I ordered from Attitude seed bank and they freebied me:

- (1) Samsara Seeds Crazy Miss Hyde Feminized
- (1) World of Seeds Sugar Mango Ryder
- (1) Delicious Seeds Black Russian Feminized
- (1) Samsara Seeds Green Love Potion Feminized

So Now I have lots to play with.
Aside from all the seeds I have shown you so far, I also have about 200 Romulan seeds, 26 Shishkaberry, 15 Willies Wonder, 3 Juicy Fruit, 4 blueberry, a bunch of bag seed, and a crap
-load of hermaphrodite seeds that I have no Idea why I keep…sentimental, I guess.
Some of these seeds are going on 20 years old but most are in the 8 to 10 year range so I am eager to renew the stock. I have kept them well so I don’t see why I should not have a decent germination rate.

I also gave my living soil a super light watering of molasses tea (15 ml per liter) so that should carry it through nicely.


March 7, 2012 19:56

I am going to transplant the Berry Bomb and the Lemon Kush tomorrow so I will take a small video and see if I can upload it later.

But these are my observations as of today.
Fed my Living soil 48hour ago and gave the soil a good mix. This is it after 48 hours:

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Not too shabby at all. So now we will be using this tomorrow in the transplant and it will be illustrated on how I do this.

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It is turning out to be a real monster in the making and I am becoming hopeful this is a female because of the minimal stretch it is exhibiting…time will tell. This is definitely showing sativa dominance.
Next is Lemon Kush:


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This one has proven to be trouble free and moving along nicely. She is definitely indica dominant.
Lastly is the problem child, Pineapple Chunk.

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Well I am a little disappointed in the development of this plant so far as it is lagging but winners can sometimes be slow out of the gate and I do have to share some of the blame as it has been a busy two weeks for me with my real job and I should have transplanted the other two plants around two or three days ago and then she wouldn’t be leaning like she is.

She somehow emerged with a small amount of damage to her leaves and it is mirrored on opposing leaves. I suspect that this damage has something to do with the retarded growth.

Oh well, a little training and freedom will do wonders for her.

Tomorrow I will post pics at the very least on my transplants.

Now time to have a blast!

March 8, 2012 20:12

Holy I just realize the time and the year coinciding…*cue water-phone music*

Any ways, as Murphy would have it, I had to work late today and I have no time to transplant tonight so I took another couple pics of the living soil:



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This living soil is super charged with activity so if anyone wants to know what I do here it is:
First, I use Promix BX which is all purpose. I used a heaping 5Gal. bucket for this batch.

I add a blend of blood meal, bone meal, alfalfa meal, glacial rock dust, rock phosphate,
Green-sand, gypsum, kelp meal, Bat guano, fish bone meal, humic acid, tannic acid, fulvic acid, worm castings, dried and ground poplar leaf litter.
Not all necessarily in that order.

I also added about 4 to 5 cups of perlite and I blended it all really well and for this batch, I used 2 cups of this fertilizer blend to the Promix.

The whole Idea is to first load the growing medium with minerals, and elements for the fungi and bacilli to feed off of this is called re-mineralization. The fungi and bacilli convert minerals and elements by conversion such as nitrogen fixation from the diazotropic bacilli. Then create a favorable environment for them to thrive and voila...super accelerated nutrient conversion from the soil it’s self. The great thing about fertilizer blends like what I create is that if kept, cool and dry, it will keep for years so you can buy larger quantities, mix it into your growing medium as needed and store it for a fairly long time.

Then I blend it up really well and water it lightly and let it sit for about a week. I then take a light molasses tea (30 ml per liter on average) and feed the culture as per necessary. It gives the micorrhizal fungi and bacteria some simple carbs to feed and reproduce rapidly and the molasses is not just an empty simple carbohydrate and actually adds calcium and potassium to the soil. The leaf litter is high in nitrogen and provides carbohydrates for the fungi to consume.

I now have a living culture. To this I will add as I subtract. I will switch bins monthly to keep things healthy as this will be perpetual.








Also, I took some pics of the girls in their native habitat…so clinical and white right now but that’ll change soon enough!


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Also for tomorrow I am finally going to plant some TGA seeds.

March 10[SUP]th[/SUP], 2012 16:57

Finally!
I Trans-planted today and now things are better.

I went to the nursery and asked for some recycled pots.
In horticulture, they teach to never re-use pots so when a plant dies for whatever reason, they compost the root ball and keep the pots for recycle but they keep a pile for whoever wants some. So now I have plenty of all sorts of sizes both round and square and free.
I prefer the round ones as they are easier to sterilize.

So I start with a nice clean pot and fill the bottom with my living soil.



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I layer a bit with some potting mix and fill the rest with potting soil.

Then transplant the girls.


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I also planted two of each:

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All tucked in and the clock is now ticking…Sweet!

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Well as you can see, I have some clean up to do and add to my living soil so it will be ready for my TGA gear.

I’ll post when I get emerging seedlings till then have a snoochie noochie weekend!


March 13, 2012 20:15

So I now have both Jilly Bean seeds emerge within hours of each other. Here is numero uno:

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As you can see, I have marked out where the second one is emerging. And the first one still hasn’t fully developed chloroplasts yet. As I type this, the first emergent seedling has already turned nice and green and the second is following suit…nice.

I hope at least one of the two is female and hopefully I called it right.

I took a picture of Berry Bomb, Lemon Kush, and Pineapple Chunk in an overhead group shot as I don’t want to disturb them with just being transplanted and all.
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The Pineapple Chunk (bottom right) has only three segments to the leaves…interesting. At least it is beginning to take off.

Berry bomb (top) is trucking right along.

Lemon Kush is showing classic indica compactness.

March 14, 2012 22:47


Well All I am waiting on one Vortex to emerge so 5 out of 6 so far.
I have nine more so no biggie if it doesn’t.

Here are some pics of the new arrivals…

Jack The Ripper has arrived…all three, but wait, I only planted two seeds so what happened is I have a twin which is somewhat cool.



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Jilly Beans are lovin’ it…

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These are shooting up quick.

March 18, 2012 09:34 (vegetative day 26)


It has been a week since I transplanted the Berry Bomb, Lemon Kush, and the Pineapple Chunk so here are some before and one week after pics to see the growth.

First Berry Bomb:
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Next is Lemon Kush:
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And lastly there is Pineapple Kush:
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As you can see there has been pretty fair growth. I will admit it is not as fast as can be because my humidity in the tent is only 15% at best right now. But I will be giving these plants their first watering since transplanting any day now. This will bring up the humidity and a new growth explosion. Soon, the watering will become more frequent.

You may notice in the pics that my surface is dry. That is because I top dress my pots with regular Promix after their first watering. This will prevent algae, fungus gnats and fruit flies from forming. As the plants will be large enough to shade the surface of their soil, I will not do it again unless needed I do however till the soil after watering to aid in gas exchanges.

I also haven’t watered the plants for a week and will not until they tell me otherwise.
Why I fully water a pot after transplant is because it eliminates dry spots which become dead spots and two, it will allow the roots to spread all the way out to the edge of the pot as the main (tap) root chases the water down to the bottom of the pot.
I feel it is necessary to train your roots before you train the top of the plant.

More pics and an update next week.

 
March 24, 2012 15:26


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Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.[/TD]
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It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas. As the cargo was stored below decks in bundles, you can see what could (and did) happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening. After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the instruction �Stow high in transit� on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the vessel would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.


Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ', (Stow High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word.

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Joking aside I do have an update for this week.


The Berry Bomb (day 32) is coming along nicely. I topped it last week and it is now starting to bush out.
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The growth rate has exponentially increased so that is good and the training will continue.
I was trying to source some tomato cages but it is still a week or two before the mad rush for them will begin so not all garden centers are stocking them yet. I however need two right away so after my report; I will be going for some.

The lemon Kush (day 31) is turning out to be a nice plant.
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I also topped this plant about 5 days ago and the internodal branches have responded accordingly.
This plant being so indica dominant means that I won’t have a bushy plant like the sativa dominant Berry Bomb. I will develop no more than (6) main colas with this one. This is a feminized plant and from cheap stock so I really worry about hermaphroditing. The internodal stretch on this plant is something I am considering as a precursor towards hermaphroditic potential. So close scrutiny on this one.

I lost two plants and it has now raised a concern for me.
The two plants were the pineapple chunk and the twinned Jack The Ripper seedlings.
The concern for me is that both plants exhibited similar symptoms which are where the leaves just kind of blistered and from there the initial infection points started to spread systemically through the leaves where you could see the veins turn copper brown and die and spread out from there. So the best guess as to what it is would be either a viral or bacterial infection. So I am going to sterilize the tent and pot surfaces again. All other plants and seedlings are absolutely unaffected.

Here are the seedlings at day 10:
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The one vortex that germinated is coming along fine. It is short which to me is a good thing so go V!

Jilly beans have proven that they are definitely a gregarious cultivar.
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The one on the left is about 5mm shorter than the one on the right but both are developing quite similarly.

Jack The Ripper…
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I wish I could say rippers but such is life and I now will germinate (4) more beans tomorrow.

Well it will never always be butterflies and rainbows for any grow so I hope these hiccups are far and few between.

I’ll post tomorrow the beans I decide on with planting photos. Until then, peace.



 
April 2, 2012, 18:56

As this grow progresses, I am adapting my strategy to best suit my needs…it’s ever evolving like the plants themselves.

I decided to not plant any more seeds right now as I do not want to overwhelm my grow areas or myself for that fact.
What is growing is doing very well. I took a bunch of pics last night and just before posting. Here they are and some observations to go with:


I’ll start with Berry Bomb.
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This plant has been very receptive to my training so far and has bushed out nicely. I am going to be taking clones in the next day or so and then in a week from now, I’ll be flipping over to 12/12.
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This is what hopefully will be pre-flowers. Here is to hoping for pistils… *BonG!*
Anyone, if they can make it out, feel free to chime in as to what sex you might think it is.
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Crappy shot aside, this is BB as of today which marks day 31 of vegetative growth. It’s sulking because I put the cages on a little late…like today. I know…bad Fr33 but in my defense, I could only find them as of today so there.

Next is Lemon Kush.
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This plant Is doing great. It has shot up the two main colas in traditional indica fashion so I am going to take two clones when I top them tonight. This will also help bush out this indica. There is a very noticeable lemon scent with this one.
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Well now…That is an obvious sign but no surprise as this is feminized. The stretch of this plant still makes me wary of hermaphroditic tendencies of feminized seeds.
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This craptastick shot does the trick to further illustrate the need for topping the two main stems.
This was a ‘whoops’ by me as I should have done this one node lower…Oh well, that will make the plant that much more substantial when it goes into flower in the next week to ten days.

I haven’t forgotten about the seedlings and here are some pics.

Here are the Jillybeans.
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Well here are the two Jillybeans at day 19. The one on the right is letting me know that it needs some nitrogen and I will be happy to oblige with a transplant into its parent pot…nitrogen ‘o plenty to say the least.
All the cotyledons on all the seedlings are saying the same thing so tomorrow I am going to be busy.
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Jack The Ripper at day 19 looks lonely but healthy none the less. This plant germinated a the side of its cell because of me slipping when I watered it and it resulted in splooshing the seed to the side of the cell so I lucked out on that goof.
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Vortex at day 19 of Vegetative growth is nice and healthy and ready for transplant.

I’ll post when I get all this stuff done…with pics of course.


























 
April 7, 2012 16:15
I transplanted all my TGA seedlings today and took some clones of the Lemon Kush and Berry Bomb.

Here are the newly transplanted Jack The Ripper (front right), Jillybeans (back), and Vortex (front left). Close-ups are in the same order
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This is the lemon Kush as of today:
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I took two cuttings for clones from the two main colas. This will encourage the lower branches to become more dominant.

This is Berry Bomb as of today:

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I took three clones today off this plant even thought I don’t have a confirmed sex as of yet but I am confident of my intuition.

Here are the clones all tucked away:


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Berry Bomb in the front and Lemon Kush in the back.
I also made up a new batch of living soil and will have it at the ready for whenever I need it in the next few weeks.
I am also finishing my Vegetative area so that the lemon Kush and Berry Bomb can be put into flowering a.s.a.p.

Another update next week. Happy Easter everyone.


 
April 9, 2012 18:01

I developed my vegetative space enough to put my seedlings into. The walls and ceiling are covered and sealed with black and white poly. I will cover the floor with 2” of HD Styrofoam with shiplap edges and ¾” white laminate shelving boards courtesy of throwaways from a building project I’m on.
One man’s garbage is another man’s gold and so I kept something out of the land fill and now I have a resilient surface for my mechanic’s stool to use in there for yet again, free.

So, that means I can now flip to 12 /12 as of tonight. So, I will count today as day 1 of flowering.
I can’t wait for the next three weeks to go by.
This Berry Bomb is showing more of a sativa dominance so I am planning on a good 8 weeks of flowering with this one…should it be a female that is; I will be harvesting right around the first of June.
The same amount of time for the Lemon Kush is also expected.
I should have my own smoke by Canada day which will be oh so sweet.

Here is Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush as of today.
I also switched the lights in the flowering tent to the 430W HPS with a parabolic reflector that I custom tuned the shape to optimize light dispersion.

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The clones are doing exceedingly well; They don’t need to be disturbed right now so I had to skip a picture for tonight. But they look very healthy right now and I swear that they are actually showing signs of growth from the time of cutting.

Update next week as usual.


 
April 14, 2012 10:25

I trimmed the Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush.
The Berry Bomb is a confirmed female which is a bit of relief.
My cam just cannot pick up the fine pistils that have formed but by next week that should change.

Here is Berry Bomb at day 6 of flowering.
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The Berry Bomb has a wonderful fruity scent forming and was really nice to trim up with that smell.


And here is Lemon Kush also at day 6 of flowering.
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This lemon Kush already has a strong lemony, skunky smell.

I received my carbon filter (Phresh brand) yesterday and installed it into the flowering tent just in the nick of time. I’ll be ordering from a Canadian supplier as I wound up not saving enough to justify a three and a half week delivery time.

I am going to top my TGA gear today which again is two Jillybeans, one Jack The Ripper, and one Vortex. I am going to take pics of course and will post later today or early tomorrow.

 
April 21, 2012 15:38

Today marks the second week of flowering.

This is Berry Bomb:
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And this is Lemon Kush:


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Here is a side by side:
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As you can see both plants have grown about 10” to 12” in one week. There are pistil formations at all growth points now on both plants. Sorry but with my combination of crappy camera and the lighting right now, I can’t get a good picture of the pistils right now but there are an average of 6 to 8 pistils at each growth point.
The Berry Bomb has a distinct confectionary berry like smell to it…yum.

Lemon Kush is definitely lemony with a distinct skunky undertone and was just what I had anticipated.
The lemon Kush is stretching quite a bit, but with over 6’ of headroom I don’t anticipate a problem with height.

The Berry Bomb is branching more which is nice as this means some serious potential production. I might have just really lucked out with this plant…thank goodness for clones.

The TGA group is coming along nicely and I have decided to only take some clones from lower branches and not super crop all 4 as space is a concern. The 4 should produce a decent yield overall and I will at least weed out any males and unwanted phenotypes more quickly.

Here is Jillybean #1:

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J
illy #2: (I suspect that this one is male)
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Jack The Ripper:
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Vortex:

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I’m pretty sure 3 out of 4 are female...sweet.

Another update next week as usual.

Peace.





 
April 22, 2012 09:15

I was able to get some okay pictures of the pistil formation on both Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush
Never have I ever seen such early and profuse development of flowers in any grows of mine as it is with these two plants. This is only day 15 of flowering for both plants.

Berry Bomb at day 15 of flowering:
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These shots were taken from the lower branches as it is too bright for photos of the top stems.If you go and buy a pack of ‘Blue Blowout’ Bubbliscious, you will know exactly what it smells like (I had to go through 17 packs of gum to find that out).

N
ow for Lemon Kush at day 15 of flowering:
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No surprise but this indica dominant strain has developed a lead on flowering progression over the sativa dominant Berry Bomb. The lemony, musky, skunk smell coming off this Kush is intoxicating to me and I swear I catch a slight and short buzz from the scent.

Well that’s all for this week for sure now.

Until next week, play hard and smoke well.







 
April 28, 2012 06:49

Today marks day 21 of flowering for Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush. Today also marks day (1) of flowering for one Jillybean and one Vortex.

First is Berry Bomb:
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Next is Lemon Kush:
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I top dressed both the Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush with a bloom compost I made and I am brewing a bat guano tea for the next watering so the buds should speed up in development.

I also have the Vortex and the female Jillybean in the flowering tent.
Jillybean is in the back and vortex is in the front.
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Well I have a so very busy weekend ahead of me…no rest for the wicked they say…

Until next week, have fun and keep your eye on the prize.


































 
May 5, 2012 17:59

Well another week has passed Marking Day 28 today for Berry Bomb and Lemon Kush and day 7 for jilly bean and a couple of issues arose.
First was confirming my vortex that had a male pre-flower with a pistil at the base turned out to be predominantly male. The characteristics of this male are a shame to waste but there is no room for hermaphrodites in this grow.

So I am down to three plants which is good because the Jillybean is a confirmed female and growing super fast. I have top dressed it with my bloom soil and will water tomorrow with some molasses and bat guano tea as it enters its second week of flowering.

My Berry Bomb started to show a bit of Magnesium deficiency as well as my Lemon Kush is very stunted in bud development from Mg deficiency so I am addressing this with my living soil. I am surprised as I use tap water as my source and it is high in alkaline compounds. I have some Epsom salts at 1 tsp per gallon to add to the tea as well. I will also add some Epsom to my living soil as well. This has retarded growth by anywhere from 3 days to a week…Cest la vie.

Here are some pics of Berry Bomb
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This is the only shot of Jilly that turned out before lights out…I’m letting her go au naturel. She has grown from 18” to almost 36” in one week so I am going to L.S.T. her by bending the top over and tying it down.
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The Lemon Kush is too stressed for my liking to move her for any kind of shot so pics when she feels better.

The clones and the JTR and the one male Jilly are doing excellent. The JTR female will go in when the Berry Bomb is harvested in the next three weeks.

I’ll be transplanting the Lemon Kush and Berry Bomb Clones into 1 Gal pots tomorrow. Berry Bomb is going to be my First Mother for now as she is definitely right up my alley thus far.

Till next week.
 
May 26, 2012 19:55

Well it has been a few weeks and I apologize about not posting as promised.
But I had to post as today was harvest day for Berry Bomb!

I had a couple of issues over the last few weeks but first, Berry Bomb, just before harvest.
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And here is Berry Bomb just after harvest.
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Well Not too shabby for a 430W HPS grow and there is Lemon Kush that I am harvesting Tomorrow so you will see that a 430W is not too bad to work with.

I put in The Jack The Ripper into the chamber this evening and it will face its first day in flower tomorrow. Here it is just before being placed into the flowering chamber.

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I took (3) clones and all, hopefully will be good…one bushy bugger though as I never topped this plant.

The issue I was having was both the Lemon Kush and Berry Bomb suffered from Mg deficiency and the yield definitely suffered. Knowing that now, I have added Epsom salts to my living soils.

This is Jillybean’s main cola at 28 days today:
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Super sugary and that's just the fan leaves!
Tomorrow I will post harvest pics of Lemon Kush and a more detailed update of all that is happening with my grow.
Cool Runnings peoples.

 

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After a night's observation, I have decided not to cut the Lemon Kush until next weekend at the earliest as there seems to be another growth spurt with the buds so I'll let it ride for now.

I took (4) clones off of the JTR and thinned it out a bit because it was just that bushy.

I did take advantage of cleaning my flowering chamber and took as some shots of Jillybean at day 28 of flowering:
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Dude I'm not sure but I think ur chopping them down too soon.

Good eye Joe.
Yeah it was a bit too soon for the Berry Bomb.
I have left the lemon Kush for at least another week and I'll get it right on the next go around as I have a Berry Bomb mother.

Thanks for the input.
 
Nice work, it always takes a couple of runs with a new set up and strain to really dial it in perfectly. By the look of that Jilly I think you are on to it! Keep it up mate.
Did you say 200+ Romulan seeds?
 
Fuck that blew me away lol i never knew where the word shit came from haha Makes sense! Damn detailed thread dude really nice work you should have made us chime in earlier man we're pretty friendly in the oz thread!
 
Nice work, it always takes a couple of runs with a new set up and strain to really dial it in perfectly. By the look of that Jilly I think you are on to it! Keep it up mate.
Did you say 200+ Romulan seeds?
yes, yes I did. I got those seeds from Kelowna B.C. Where I knew a grower. It was an outdoor grow to which he had missed a male and fertilized over 200 females. Needless to say, I come away with a crapload of beans.
16 years later they have survived and I'll post some pics of the new seedlings.
 
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