Sept 9th
After reading so many accounts of not wasting any plant and being like minded I decided instead of destroying my clones due to a lack of space in my small 2x4 tent ( reserved for my 1st Auto grow in late Sept) and the fact that I was leaving on a 10 day trip, that I would flower them under my old mars Hydro reflector light in a makeshift room in my unheated garage.
How could I get the plants to survive while I was away was the big question?
The grow room I came up with is made from a few old hollow core interior doors, some 3/4 inch plywood and a couple tarps. Just to make it clear we are having night time temp of -12C or 10 F. So the plants had to be able to survive cold and no watering for 10 days...hmmm!
I placed a small space heater in the room so no freezing was covered. Then set up an oscillating fan. The plants were gently transplanted into 10 gallon pots using a good soil and watered until they were drenched thoroughly. So fingers crossed and away we went.
When I arrived home I half expected some dried out shriveled plants that probably deserved a decent burial.
Much to my surprise they looked ok and were flowering away... but in need of water.
They are clones from a bagseed plant and part of my learning curve on all aspects of growing. However the smoke isnt half bad from the original plant so why waste?
Here are some pictures of the plants and some macro shots of the flowers. The macro lens is my part of my ongoing attempts to take better looks at the trichomes. Just may have solved that.
Still a ways to go but hey, barring a major disaster it appears we will have another unexpected harvest soon.
PS, Since I returned home I switched lights to the 238 QB led.
After reading so many accounts of not wasting any plant and being like minded I decided instead of destroying my clones due to a lack of space in my small 2x4 tent ( reserved for my 1st Auto grow in late Sept) and the fact that I was leaving on a 10 day trip, that I would flower them under my old mars Hydro reflector light in a makeshift room in my unheated garage.
How could I get the plants to survive while I was away was the big question?
The grow room I came up with is made from a few old hollow core interior doors, some 3/4 inch plywood and a couple tarps. Just to make it clear we are having night time temp of -12C or 10 F. So the plants had to be able to survive cold and no watering for 10 days...hmmm!
I placed a small space heater in the room so no freezing was covered. Then set up an oscillating fan. The plants were gently transplanted into 10 gallon pots using a good soil and watered until they were drenched thoroughly. So fingers crossed and away we went.
When I arrived home I half expected some dried out shriveled plants that probably deserved a decent burial.
Much to my surprise they looked ok and were flowering away... but in need of water.
They are clones from a bagseed plant and part of my learning curve on all aspects of growing. However the smoke isnt half bad from the original plant so why waste?
Here are some pictures of the plants and some macro shots of the flowers. The macro lens is my part of my ongoing attempts to take better looks at the trichomes. Just may have solved that.
Still a ways to go but hey, barring a major disaster it appears we will have another unexpected harvest soon.
PS, Since I returned home I switched lights to the 238 QB led.
Attached Files
looks like you get the treat!
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