Grow 4: I don't know Jack....

[Obi-Wan]

ocgreen can I ask what board your LM301B is? Was it a diy project or something you purchased as plug & play?

[ocgreen]

Gave MJ a few days to recover before doing some more defoliation. Will most likely take some more over coming days and then tuck until harvest. What do you think?

[ocgreen]

Just a quick photo to show how "MJ" (monster jack) is progressing:



That's after raising the lights a few inches, a very conservative/minor defoliation and a little time stretching colas apart from each other to create more airflow.

The other 2 are getting stinky and fattening up



Even less defoliation in this tent. Basically I removed no more than three dozen large fan leaves (which were blocking bud sites) over a span of a few days.

The second tent was looking pretty dark green so I lowered the Mega Crop over past few weeks. Went from 5g to 3.5g in 0.5g increments and they still seem to be loving life.

[SoOrbudgal]

ocgreen yes it is the stinky mix but I don't use it but every other watering during veg. and put them in the bathtub to water them right now. Sure is good strong stuff my plants are fat lighter size or bigger at the trunk in 2months. Just puts out a lot of leaf growth I notice. It's my 3rd round with mega/guano/fish poop tea, i go less in the mix. i'm conservative with indoor nutes.

[BillyKidd]

Thanks!

[ocgreen]

I think so -- Jack Hair is likely just a misspelling of the last name of the activist they named the strain after. Here's a bit of background:

The Jack Herer strain was named in honour of the late cannabis activist, polemicist and author of the all-time classic "The Emperor Wears No Clothes". It has become established as something of a classic marijuana strain itself combining as it does the out-there euphoric, cerebral effect of a pure sativa strain with the resin-producing qualities of a pure indica. It was originally created by Sensi Seeds by crossing a Haze with a Northern Lights #5 x Shiva Skunk cross.

However, as others note, there is significant variation across phenotypes.

[ocgreen]

Well then for the love of god please teach me how to clone. I tried taking clones from these guys twice already and they never sprout roots. I am actually 0/7 cloning and it's supposed to be so easy 🙄

[ocgreen]

Yeah I'm worried to transition from CMH to T5 for seedling because my germination rate under CMH has been excellent. The only reason I want to change is because of hydro cost, but the difference between 315W and 50W wasn't enough for me to risk messing up the Mokum's Tulip.

Mega Crop already smells so awful I couldn't imagine mixing more poop into it LOL. I remember DingusKhan played a joke on me once and said something about how it smells so sweet (before i received it). Smelled that nasty smell as soon as I opened bag and had a chuckle.

Here's hoping you're right about the one monster jack. Can't wait to see the stretch.

[BillyKidd]

Jack Herer and Jack Hair...same strain?
Asking because I've read many times in different places that Jack Hair is great for ScrOG setups, and that one you have up there looks like a prime canadate for ScrOG as well.

[Spidermite]

Looking good. You caught me with the you dont know Jack part. Lol When I realized you were talking about the strain I remembered why I've never grown it. To many phenotypes but yours look awesome.

[SoOrbudgal]

Really lovely ocgreen boy you never know what your gonna get with Jack. I still have 2 seeds of Herer but didn't grow her this summer. She was the hugest outdoor plant I grew. Then some are not so much, interesting phenos. Anyhoo, you know more than me about lights, you do just great with seedlings so keep doing with what you got it's working. Me i'm still just doing the T5/CFL but I think next run of photos I will try and put them under LED sooner on veg. just to see if they develop quicker. I veg mine for 2 months just flipped mine Oct.3rd. No preflowers yet. I do use the mega crop also mix it with liquid bat/fish poop tea. Man that one Jack is a bushed out wild child, she going be huge LOL look forward to seeing her stretch.

[ocgreen]

... but I'm excited to meet him!

Started growing 3 feminized Jack Herer a little while ago and thought i would take some time to share my experience.

All 3 started from seed around beginning of September:



2 are growing in a 3.5x3.5 under 315W CMH from seed to harvest. Flipped around end of October so they're a couple weeks into flower:





The last one is a couple weeks behind but filling a 4x4 under LM301B LED 3500k all by herself! Definitely my biggest/nicest plant so far:





Feeding all plants Mega Crop only. 5g/gal twice per day.

Let me know if you have any questions.