The Great and Secret Garden of Ganja Ged - Indoor-Ebb&Flow-LED-2 Tent Perpetual

[oldjarhead100]

wow Ged what a great write up very detailed looking forward to the show

[Tazard]

Wow thread complete with entertainment!!!!

[GanjaGed]

[GanjaGed]

Thank you for the kind words.

Busy day in Tent B...



This is is the before shot.






Wonder Woman #1 - One thing is certain this gal isn't into pole dancing. You can see that white patch in the center where I had to bandage a split main stem. This is the same one that split the stem before with no growth tip. I also broke a branch. I should have waited to start after my morning meds, tremors and training do not mix! She's all facing up again so we'll see. As you can see the roots are just going crazy.






Northern Light - Not happy on the node spacing but otherwise pretty good.





Candida - So much Indica! Now that she's got some air and light I'm hoping she goes nuts. More rootage. Gotta love Smart Pots.






White Widow #1 and #2 - Both have weak stems right at the Rooter, I'm a bit concerned. It's interesting that it's only the Widows, makes me wonder if it's a strain issue, maybe they don't appreciate the moisture of the rooter. I'll watch and see. Both have roots out but #2 is only directly underneath so no pic.





Wonder Woman #2 - Yes!

Busy busy day lol.



The After shot! Much cleaner looking


HEY what was that!

[Tazard]

Awesome introduction and detail of setup.

[Californiakid]

@gangaged thanks for the invite. I'm subbed for the long haul buddy ! I love music also. My 3 month old loves the blues...booker t and the mgs, John Lee Booker, etc...funny how she can be pissed crying...then I take her and put on some music and she goes right to sleep. Love your posts.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Wow Ganj , everything sure looks great. I hope you sleep well at night cause you got lots of fun work going on. This is going to be a good one. Happy Growing.

[GanjaGed]

I’m starting out in Tent B since Tent A was still flowering. I’m going to do some moving of wires and such in Tent A now that it’s empty, mostly…


Fall 2017 Tent B


Changes from normal set-up


+600we LED (from Tent A)

+4” Exhaust Fan (from Tent A)

-300we LED (to Tent A)


Nutrients and Additives


RO Water

GH Flora Trio

CalMag (Botanicare)

3% Hydrogen Peroxide

GH PH Up/Down


Strains


Wonder Woman - Nirvana (Seedsman)

White Widow - Nirvana (Direct)

Northern Light - Nirvana (Direct)

Candida (CD-1) - Medical Marijuana Genetics (Seedsman)


To get this up to date:


Pre-Veg


I don’t wanna talk about it! Let’s just say there were spills, thrills and chills. I fell and killed a plant, my cat ate plants, etc. It was quite a time.

In general I:


Soak the seeds overnight in tap water and H2O2 and rinsed the LECA for the grow and soak in a water/alcohol solution for a few hours then spread it out with a fan over it to dry.


Next day put seeds into paper towels with same solution on heat mat. Rinse LECA and soak in H2O2 and tap, rinse and soak in a solution of Tap/Micro/Bloom/H2O2. I like to just put it in the system and let it run normally.

I like to let my seeds fully pop in the towel, it’s just easier for me to handle them that way. When ready I split a Rapid Rooter and place the root into it (I use the square, flat top as the bottom), with either the seed head or cotyledons above the surface. I then place it in a propagation tray on heat mat. I place some LECA or something to keep the rooter off the bottom and out of the water I have in the tray. I take a paper towel and fold it so it’s long and narrow setting the rooter on one end and dipping the other into the water. The wicking action keeps the rooter perfectly wet for me.

Once I have roots I place an empty rooter into a smart pot surrounded by LECA with the flat side up. I place it so it’s top is at minimum above the flood line. I place the planted rooter on top of the empty one, flat sides together, and adjust height to where I want it, making sure that the bottom rooter stays partially below the flood line. Surround and back-fill with LECA and the wicking keeps everything from drying out. I’ll pour a cup of solution on the surrounding LECA for a few days until the seedling is growing strong then I just let it go and back-fill as needed until the smart pot is full. That’s when I start my “Veg Time”



Up to Date


Plants range from 3-4 weeks in age, starting from soak. Nothing has been done as far as training until today, which is late but ok. If growing teaches one anything it’s that nothing ever goes as planned.

2x Wonder Woman

2x White Widow

1x Northern Light

1x Candida


This was planned as a 4 strain 4 plant grow, but Mr. Murphy insisted otherwise, bastard.



Wonder Woman #1 - She stalled at the 2nd true leaf set and had no growth tip, the stem split down to first node, I pinched it off, and she took off like a mad woman, branching from the first node like a normal 3rd node topping would do.

Wonder Woman #2 - All normal

White Widow #1 - All Normal

White Widow #2 - The twin. This popped out of the seed for #1. It was a fully formed seedling, white root, green cotyledons but only like ¼-⅜ inch big. I was certain she would die, but nope, she’s a bit smaller but growing strong.


Northern Light - All Normal


Candida - All Normal. Got the Indica Pheno, score!


UPDATE POSTS

First Training Session

Weekly Wrap-up 9-2 / 9.9

Getting Up to Date After Forum Downtime

Update 10-4

[GanjaGed]

I'll get the Current Grow info up through-out the day. Finally got time to start getting the babies ready for show time

[GanjaGed]

The magical machinery that makes it all happen.

• Tent A - 3’x3’x6’
• LED 600we (~250 Draw)
• Ebb and Flow (two 2’x1.5’x6” Trays, 19 Gal Reservoir (15 gal fill))
• 4” Inline Exhaust Fan (190 cfm) w/speed controller
• 4” Carbon Filter
• Passive Intake
• Thermometer, Hygrometer, Circulation Fans
• Tent B - 3’x3’x6’
• LED 300we (~135 draw)
• Ebb and Flow (two 2’x1.5’x6” Trays, 19 Gal Reservoir (15 gal fill))
• Passive Intake
• Thermometer, Hygrometer, Circulation Fans

• Digital TDS Meter
• Digital PH Meter
• PH Test Drops
• Battery Powered Fluid Transfer Pump
• Various Industrial Syringes
• Aero/Bubble Cloner
• Propagation Trays and Domes
• 1-2-5 Gallon Smart Pots
• Various Buckets, Containers, Measuring Things, etc.
• Two Micro Shears
• Heavy Duty Pruning Shear

Tent B is new and in the process of being upgraded to match Tent A. For now I’m swapping the lights back and forth so that the 600we is in the current flowering tent and the 300 in the current vegging tent.


The plan is to use a single exhaust for both tents. That’s a DIY project for when I get the time or the need arises, whichever happens first.

The E&F trays can be swapped out for 3’x1.5’x6” trays in about 5 minutes. There are probably other sizes but these two sizes fit my needs and are made and ready.

[GanjaGed]

Ok it’s not really “great” except in my mind and it’s not really “secret” since I’m telling you about it. However, it is a Garden and I am Ganja Ged,~Get, not Gem~



Why The Great and Secret Garden? It’s a play on the title of Clive Barker’s novel The Great and Secret Show which was one of the first books that Jeanette and I discovered together, many years ago.


I’m a music lover, almost anything, lol. If I was going to categorize myself I’d say I’m a rock and roller. That might be quite a bit more broad than many would say. From ABBA to Zeppelin, Johnny Cash to Dave Mustaine, Howlin’ Wolf to the Sex Pistols. You’ll find I’ll post a lot of music videos. I like live music best.


Down in my signature you’ll see the link to my first thread here at GWE, it was my first serious attempt to grow. There’s also posts in there about my Lewy Bodies Disease and Jeanette my wife who passed away and other little tidbits about me like I recently became a Grandfather, as I was first getting involved in the community here.


If you ever want to know something about me, just ask, I’m very open about my life, and if you or someone you know has LBD etc. and you’d like to talk, I’m here.


This will be my “home thread” I plan to be here until I can no longer maintain the garden or post due to my situation. Not just a grow journal, not really a blog, I don’t know what I’d call it, lol. This is where I’ve chosen to spend my time, with some very awesome people in a community oriented on something that has become a focal point for my life. From researching to purchasing equipment, buying seeds and caring for them through harvest, to a daily medicine that has allowed me to quit all of my pain and sleep meds, provides a relaxing evening wind down like a glass of wine or beer ~except I don’t drink, lol~ and the occasional “I feel like just getting wasted” session ~almost nonexistent at 52 compared to 22, lol~

The garden is a perpetual setup, it is meant to grow and produce as a therapy for the Spirit, Mind and Body for as long as I am able.

Welcome to my garden and my thread and thank you for joining me here.