JigFresh's Grow #2 : Vertical Scrog - closet diy dwc - 650w - Headband + Casey Jones

Damn Jig, looking badass so far. I don't think your gonna have any probs filling that screen.

Speaking of skunks, I was watching some nature show and it showed a hungry lion attacking a skunk. Lets just say, the skunk won

jigfresh said:

Baby skunks.

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Shit Jig that's a mean joke those skunks are going to get pissed when they find out its your plants make the smell and not the female skunk they are looking for ........but having them around is a nice cover smell. Some times i think skunk smells good guess depending on the skunk

Gotta love the wild life you see up there..... any coyotes, deer, mountain lions have you seen ? has the bear been back ?

Jig this is loooking good i love watching this grow and that casey jones is growing so fast i bet one your done its gonna be some good smoke as well as smell amazing and the sour grapes is starting to really take off it interesting to watch them grow up the screen it reminds me kind of like the vines or plant things that grow on walls lol ne ways as for the soil they r looking goodits good to monitor the ph the way u are ( take the before water the soil itself and the run off) n the fox farm soil is great u dont need to really give nutes for almost 3 weeks plus the key is water to make sure its not to damp but dont let it dry all they way out like a happy meduim between its all looking great im extactic to see the final outcome

renegadereefer said:

THINK BLUE.......

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Bro... this could be the year.

I wasn't even much of a baseball fan in 1988.

bigbrew said:

Man that is some fresh ass skunk you got there. That shit looks bomb! And Fresh!

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For real... smells fresh as hell too, haha. Wakes you from a dead sleep.

smoote1987 said:

Training looks perfect! Sure you didn't study under Mr. Miyagi himself?

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Don't you remember all the deck work earlier in the thread? Yes... I was sanding the deck. No kidding, I also stained the neighbors fence. I was supposed to paint the house, but we've run out of summer aparently.

It's been raining and cold.

I also started learning japanese one time.

I like doing origami too.

robotninja said:

Speaking of skunks, I was watching some nature show and it showed a hungry lion attacking a skunk. Lets just say, the skunk won

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This made me think of a show I love.... Man vs. Wild on Discovery I think. It's BAD. I have a man crush on the host guy Bear Grylls. It's funny too, his voice sounds just like my good friends.

I also love Deadliest Catch when it's airing.

Just tonight I set a few shows to record.

Disaster House (diy channel) - they tear this house up to show you how to fix things.

Ghost Lab (discovery) - Two brothers who have a whole tech set up to investigate ghost type stuff.

I'm Alive (animal planet) - I'm not really sure about this. I think it's like a story each time of someone who very nearly died, and the person who saved their lives. I know this one is going to make me cry.

How's that for a TV update. I swear I don't even watch TV... i just tivo shows.

Hulk Nugs said:

Shit Jig that's a mean joke those skunks are going to get pissed when they find out its your plants make the smell and not the female skunk they are looking for ........but having them around is a nice cover smell. Some times i think skunk smells good guess depending on the skunk

Gotta love the wild life you see up there..... any coyotes, deer, mountain lions have you seen ? has the bear been back ?

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That's funny bro.... I'm teasing the little skunks, haha.

Well coyotes used to be around... squirells too. I guess the squirells got a disease and are not in the entire area... the coyotes mainly eat the squirells, so the coyotes are dead too... so that's why the bear comes around, becuase it is usually scared off by the coyotes.

I saw deer the other day, but that was in the Angeles Crest forrest, not my San Bernardino mountains. I haven;t seen deer up here.

Mountain lion was roaming our town this summer... mauled/ ate a few cats. Not mine... mine stay inside.

I saw the bear again... I actually sprayed it with the hose. As soon as I did it,I thught i might have made the mistake of a lifetime... but it seemed to like it a bit. It eventually went on its way. Maybe it will hybernate soon.

kali love said:

Jig this is loooking good i love watching this grow and that casey jones is growing so fast i bet one your done its gonna be some good smoke as well as smell amazing and the sour grapes is starting to really take off it interesting to watch them grow up the screen it reminds me kind of like the vines or plant things that grow on walls lol

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Thanks for the excitement and help. Welcome.

I'm hoping to updat more regular everyone. I've been having issues motivating myself to do just about anything these days.

LOL.... you gave a bear a before beadtime shower!!! hehehe

theloadeddragon said:

LOL.... you gave a bear a before beadtime shower!!! hehehe

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We got a bear truck stop over here... showers and grub.

So I realized I didn't update you guys on the plants. They have gone through a little adventure lately. The rain has started and I never patched the roof... so there were drips coming through. And when I noticed it was 8pm and raining, so I did a half assed attempt at fixing the problem... this didn't help, so I decided to cut the power to the closet. The outlet that supplies everything is a GFCI, so I just tripped it.

While I was laying in bed a little later I heard lots of drips... almost a gushing. Got up and looked and couldn't beleive it. It was just coming down in my closet. I busted out the GOOP... and the GOOP WORKED. Sealed it all up... no drips at all. And that was after a day of serious rain (well serious for so cal at least).

The soil plants have not been watered since last time. I think the Purple Kush is about ready, but not the Sour Grape.

QUESTION: Do you soil guys water the individuals when they need it... or just water them all at once?

I lowered the light tower thing about 2 or 3 inches. I'm also going to raise up the dwc buckets... to get the plant right into the good light. I figure I'm going to have a lot of good budsites right near the tank, and I don't want to have them be weak buds... I also don't want to have to trim off the bottom of the plant... that's the whole reason for going vertical.

The pH still sucks. I am pretty sure my meter is about .65 too high... so I just go off that. Still it has been raising a lot the past few days... get annoying.

The plants themselves look great. All 4. At least the rain means a bit more humidity. We're up near 40% now. No more 15%... my nose feels so much better now.

another QUESTION: When should I switch the soil plants to flower? If i did it now, would I get any weight off them. I would like an oz per plant.

I'll take pics later.

I only water my soil plants when they need it even if it is on different days
Glad to hear that the patch worked well and no damage was done
You should pick up some calibration solution so you can calibrate your meter every once in a while to keep it in check
Looking forward to the pics, will get back to you on the flipping the soil plants once I see the pics

tom__420 said:

will get back to you on the flipping the soil plants once I see the pics

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Thanks for the info so far tom.

Here's pics.

First is Sour Grape... second is Purple Kush.

You think the Sour Grape needs some nutrients? Just living off ocean forrest soil now.

When should I start my Purple Maxx?

They look like they are a little hungry for magnesium maybe
Check these links cause you will be able to tell better than i can since you are seeing them in person
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/38772-guide-diagnosing-plant-problems.html
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/157345-have-plant-problem-check-here.html

This is taken from the first link: Magnesium: Lower leaves turn yellow along the tips and margin and between the veins; the lower leaves wilt...

i water my soil when it needs it on a plant by plant basis. I mix up a gallon of nutes, get it ph'd, then use as needed. If you are using microbeasties or organic nutes you want to keep it aerated. You can easily tell when the mix has gone bad by the smell. to keep it aerated you can either bubble it or just pour the mix back and forth betwen a couple appropriately sized containers a couple three times a day. But since you are only running two plants it would be jsut as easy to mix up what you need, when you need it.

Just looked at the pics, my opinion is you need to start nuting those soil plants with some cal mag and veg nutes. It looks liked you cut that FFOF with a ton of perlite, so it's probably ready for a steady regimen of nutes.

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Just looked at the pics, my opinion is you need to start nuting those soil plants with some cal mag and veg nutes. It looks liked you cut that FFOF with a ton of perlite, so it's probably ready for a steady regimen of nutes.

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Look two posts above you

Right on fellas... I appreciate the help.

So when should I flower to hope for an ounce per plant.... not yet?

I would give her maybe another week in veg just to be sure she will hit that 1 ounce goal
Do you think the soil plants will stretch out enough to reach the top light?

lol, I musta been typing when you hit enter. I myself am having what i consider a bit of premature yellowing of my fan leaves growing in uncut FFOF. Im on day 33 of flower and the plant really seems to be cannabilizing itself rapidly. Does that sound normal for a NL strain?

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I would give her maybe another week in veg just to be sure she will hit that 1 ounce goal
Do you think the soil plants will stretch out enough to reach the top light?

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I'm not sure if they will get tall enough, but I am going to move them up to make sure they get the brightest light blasting directly onto the side of them.

donkeyote said:

Does that sound normal for a NL strain?

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I hope you are asking tom... becuase I have absolutely no idea. haha, sorry.

jigfresh said:

I'm not sure if they will get tall enough, but I am going to move them up to make sure they get the brightest light blasting directly onto the side of them.



I hope you are asking tom... becuase I have absolutely no idea. haha, sorry.

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Oh I see man, they will be loving that dude.
Basking in that bright vertical light

Yeah and I have no experience with NL strains sorry donkeyote

hey Jig,

Don't know if this will effect your dispensary, but this was put out by NORML today:

California: L.A. District Attorney Intends To Prosecute "100 Percent" Of County's Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County District Attorney Steven Cooley has announced that he will prosecute the proprietors of any southern California medical marijuana dispensary that engages in over-the-counter sales of cannabis.
It has been estimated that as many as 800 such facilities are presently operating in L.A. County.
"The vast, vast, vast majority – about 100 percent – of dispensaries in Los Angeles County and the city are operating illegally," Cooley told the Los Angeles Times. "The time is right to deal with this problem."
Cooley publicly announced his intent hours after attending a conference sponsored by the California Narcotics Officers Association (CNOA) entitled "Eradication of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County."
In a September 2009 white paper published by the CNOA, it alleged that cannabis "has never (been) proven to be medically beneficial and, in fact, is much more likely to harm one's health."
The paper further alleged, "[O]nly about two percent of those using crude marijuana for medicine are critically ill. ... (Medicinal) marijuana is being abused by people who have no serious medical condition and simply like to be intoxicated."
District Attorney Cooley also threatened to target physicians who he believes to be inappropriately issuing recommendations to patients.
Cooley said that medicinal cannabis "collectives," which he defined as operations where the members "must raise their own marijuana and can only recoup their costs," would not be targeted.
NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre criticized D.A. Cooley and the CNOA's actions. "Neither D.A Cooley nor the CNOA possess any expertise in either tax matters or making medical diagnoses," he said. "Rather than driving these operations underground, law enforcement would be better served working with the patient community to enact guidelines that promote public safety and regulated patient access."
For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director, at (202) 483-5500 or Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: [email protected].

Thanks for keeping us posted bro. Sucks to hear.

Thanks also for the help tom and don.

The Purple Kush got watered this morning with 1/3 gallon water with 1 mL of Cal Mag.

The hydro girls have been adjusted. I told you I moved the light down... now I moved the dwc's up. So the pots and plants are about 6 inches higher. I took about 6 inches off the top of the screen. I think I will grow the girls to 3' tall. They are 2' tall now.

I ordered a new bulb last night. Now this is going to be confusing, so pay attention. I have 250w MH ballast and 400w HPS ballast. I have MH conversion for the HPS (what I'm using now). I also have a 400w HPS bulb for flowering. I do not have any bulbs at all for the 250w MH ballast. I had been considering ordering a 250w MH bulb for vegging, but seems a bit of a waste to get another bulb for another few weeks. I had been thinking of using a 250 MH for flower as well.... get the dual spectrum going on. However, I am just going to go with a 250w HPS conversion bulb. I don't know when it will be delivered, so I don't know i it will be here in time for veg (it's on backorder). But when it does arrive I will have 650w of HPS for flower.

Now.... should the 400w be on bottom for the mass of the plant with the 250 on top for the tips?

Or the other way... 400w concentrating on the tops?

I think the first becuase there is more budsites on the bottom of the plant, but am not sure.

Here are some pics.... camera is charging so nothing too updated.

I think your first idea would work best with the 400 on bottom and 250 on top
Plants look excellent as always
I'm sure you have mentioned it before but what size air pump are you using?
Keep up the awesome work man

Edit: how about them dodgers dude,
I hate the phillies as I am a brooklyn dodgers fan now NY mets fan