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.
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.
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.
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.
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!...
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!...
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.
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.
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.
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:
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 ones feeding schedule.
Next is Pineapple chunk which so far is my favorite seedling due to the purple stem.
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 ones feeding schedule.
Lastly there is Lemon Kush
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 Ill 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.
Ill make my next post in about two weeks Later people.
The following is a re-post of my journal right up to today as it was completely lost a few days ago.
GROW
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.
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.
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.
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!...
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!...
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.
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.
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.
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:
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 ones feeding schedule.
Next is Pineapple chunk which so far is my favorite seedling due to the purple stem.
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 ones feeding schedule.
Lastly there is Lemon Kush
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 Ill 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.
Ill make my next post in about two weeks Later people.
