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[LurkingInTheGrass]

+1 for @alltatup
I like that one better 😁

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

aliquid diebus apud hortus
{8o_~


The Garden

Left top : LoJ
Left bottom : NL
center solo cup : cNL
center top : cNL2
center middle : cNL1
center bottom : cLoJ2
right top : Thing 2
right middle : cLoJ1
right botttom : Thing 1

been a great few days, family, festivities, trip to the hardware store, trip to garden center/hydro store :big-smile:. way WAY to many people.

so, I bide my time and slink off to the garden and just r e l a x
and maybe burn 1 or 2


smoke em, if you got em - and (virtually) walk through my garden with me


The Spinsters

there is a height difference, not as big as this picture indicates, just an inch or so

LoJ
112 days from seed

picture: top left

she is mad at me, I don't blame her
I took her out of her 5 gallon pot, and put her in a 3.5 gallon pot, downsizing, its happening everywhere :big-smile:
cleaned out her middle - a very little bit - she needs a defoliation - still quite thick with leaf in the middle, no damp spots, just thick

NL
106 days from seed

picture: bottom left

also not happy with me - another downsizing
while fitting her upper collar - I noticed a big thin patch (bad training), will fix that once she starts lifting the upper ring

I downsized both of these girls, to manage the light for the space better
needs of the many, out weigh the needs of the few, etc etc


cNL
25 days from cut

just cruising along - I just removed the support I had on her, make sure she can carry her own weight :big-smile:
putting out new growth
she takes water (CALiMAGig and Armor Si) every 2-4 days (just let her dry out, and slowly water her in, just until run off, keeping what little goodness there is, in the solo)
not seeing any roots at the bottom. soon


cNL2
25 days from cut

teeniest of new growth
last to put her roots in the nutes


cNL1
25 days from cut

I left those leaves (with the junk) cause they were busy - she has put out a couple of nodes now - I will remove those ugly leaves - once she puts out new fans


cLoJ2
25 days from cut

she straightened most of the curve out of her spine on her own (just grew through the pain, I guess)
I have high expectations from this one - not sure why, I get good vibes from her


Thing 2
22 days from seed

being gentle with her - I think I crimped her right over at one point, during the tieing. giving her a day or two of 'no touching'


cLoJ1
25 days from cut

she was first with roots in the nutes, still doing the best (new growth)


Thing 1
28 days from seed

she is doing great, despite all the things I have done to her

I topped her, and missed - ended up with a fim? :big-smile:
waiting for her to sort that out enough to actually see whats going on and how many tips

started her at %25 GH schedule Nutes
a couple of tips showed a burn, so I pulled some nutes out and replace with plain water - been good ever since
RQS advised 'minimal nutrients' - so will go with %20 on next res change




expecting a package, any day now, from Amazon - Fan Upgrade (from 4" to 8")
really need it - daytime temps have started hitting 30-31 (depending on the thermometer I look at :big-smile:


15 picture limit/post?!?!
ok then - LOL. will post accordingly

 

[alltatup]

Lurking, wow, this is a real epic poem you got going on!! A few comments:

a. Does the Latin mean, All of that dies in the garden???? Lousy translation, only had one semester of Latin in high school, way back when.

b. "Too many people": Always a good idea to go lurk in the hortus and get high when too many humans are around.

c. When you write, The Spinsters, I believe you mean the goddesses? Oh, and by the way, I'm a spinster, but I prefer the term crone, or wise elder woman. If those two goddesses didn't need 5 gals and you downsized them to 3.5, they aren't mad at you: they're snug. Surely you realize how much our plants love us when we care for them with love.

d. "needs of the many, out weigh the needs of the few, etc etc": While I totally respect your communism, I gotta say, Survival of the fittest in the case of Cannabis. You don't want a bunch of mediocre plants who didn't get enough light or have enough room to reach their max. potential; you want the correct number of plants to thrive and grow you the phattest dankest buds you can get in your environment.

For example, I'm keeping my eye on my White Widow plant, and I've already decided that if she doesn't flourish more as she grows, I'll remove her so that Jack Herer and Cindy99 have more space; they will get bigger if I have to do that, cuz I'll know long before flower and I'll be able to train them. Sometimes we have to do it to achieve the best harvest.

As for the rest of it: A+++++++:big-smile:

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

LOL

a.
some time in the garden
took me a while, playing with google translate to get me there. Im sure Latin Scholars are rolling in their graves, laughing and pointing at my conjugation. For some weird reason, I could remember hortus=garden (must have been in a book, or something I read, somewhere along the line)
oooh, dating yourself Atu, Im oldish - but Latin wasn't taught

b.
humans are why we haven't REALLY seen any Aliens. They want nothing to do with us
I don't mean Clem out on the mountain "the giant silver ship drove up to me, 2 legged critters got out, asked me if their hankie smelled like chloroform, when I woke up, they were gone and my behind is really sore" type of aliens. Those are equivalent to human drunken rednecks, out for a joyride, flipping turtles* onto their back and tipping cows*
When the Aliens come, we are ALL going to know

*no actual animals were hurt in this post

c.
a spinster is a Wise Elder Woman, of course
the crass words society uses for women have no power here
I saw a T-Shirt once (wish I owned it) "I met God, She is black"

d.
LOL - no communal drive here. Pure LAZINESS. I could raise 4 pots (means finding 4 blocks, lugging them into the garden, moving out the pot, move in the block ...), or lower 4 pots (remove 2 blocks, downsize 2 pots). I chose the path with the least amount of real work.

 

[PRIMO]

You just gotta love em--eh?

 

[alltatup]

LurkingInTheGrass My fears are put to rest. I was momentarily afraid that you had turned into a plant-restricting, older-woman-dissing, fluent-Latin-speaking, Karl-Marx-spouting hooligan,but then I remembered:

That's not possible. He's Canadian. And everyone knows that Canadians are the nicest people on the planet. What was I thinking???!!!???

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

alltatup

ROFLMAO

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

Dear Amazon Clause

I love you

it (will) fit perfectly

Love
Lurking



now, off to figure out how to mount it ... to the googles

(actually, already did that, have my parts list - just need a trip to the hardware store)

 

[Mr.furley]

Amazon Claus is the best! lurking the eBay bunny is coming next?

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

Roflmao

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

I knew it would fit and I LOVE it


the badly used fan, I made him work his guts out - he did his best, to get the air out - he deserves a well earned rest.

For a week or two, then back into the 2x4 - waiting to be put to work :big-smile:

Introducing - 8" fan, on shelf

I haven't gotten a proper latch for the grow room door. so, I use a balloon and...

Fan at lowest power

fan at highest power

the 4" could pull the door open, when you unhooked the baloon
but it never moved the balloon

I have all the negative pressure I need - LOL

so happy, almost giddy

 

[PRIMO]

That's kinda like a "do not disturb sign" on the old frat. room door. Nobody wanted to grab it......... C'mon you were all thinking it.

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

LOL
am now.😁

 

[Doubledealing72]

That looks great! I love the diy stuff you have to do to get a setup going, or just make life easier for yourself. Great job lurking!

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

aliquid diebus apud hortus
{8o_~

HAHA
remembered to take pictures BEFORE I manhandled the plants, so they look their bestest


The Strains:
LoJ

Light of JAH - Amsterdam Marijuana Seeds
75% Sativa / 25% Indica
flowering: 10 - 12 weeks
THC: 20-30%
CBD: --​

NL

Northern Lights - Canuk Seeds
Mostly Indica (Afghani/Skunk No. 1/Haze)
flowering: 49 days
THC: 22%
CBD: --​

Things (1 and 2)

Royal Gorilla Automatic - Royal Queen Seeds
Mostly Indica (Royal Gorilla x Royal Cookies x Ruderalis)
56-70 days from germination
THC: 20%
CBD: --​

The Garden

back Left: NL
back Right: LoJ
middle Left: cLoJ2
middle Center: cNL1
middle Solo: cNL
middle right: cNL2
front Left: Thing 1
front Center: cLoJ1
front Right: Thing 2


NL
115 days from seed
LoJ
121 days from seed

NL: left
LoJ: right

these crazy gals are doing great, bushing right out for me
I think I was neglecting them a little (fussing over clones and Things)
so, after a few days of some hands on - they are showing lots of new white root growth and lots of upper growth

LoJ
I get to start picking branches for the outside and branches to send back inwards - she has a couple of good solid stems off the main stalk - just can't get a picture of it

NL
running her branches against the 'scrog' screen, so she could/should be a pretty little scrog


cLoJ2
34 days from cut (clone of LoJ)

I topped her the other day - screwed it up by going 1 node lower than I meant to. just giving her time and space, so she can make some new leaves



cNL1
34 days from cut (clone of NL

all old (pre clone) growth has been removed
have the hardware to attach her ring, later this week

cNL
34 days from cut (clone of NL)

she is doing great - will up-pot her in the coming days (lined milk crate, around 5.5 - 6 gallons)
she is going to be a test. going to grow her in a 50/50 Coco Perlite mix, with Gaia Green Amendments (2x4x5 tent, Meizhi r450)


cNL2
34 days from cut (clone of NL)

last clone to get her roots into the nutrients - but she is coming along fine

Thing 1
38 days from seed

Thing 2
32 days from seed

I have treated the Things, like photo's. still no sign of pistils.
both are growing steadily, I still seeing daily changes
doing my best to keep everything on a fairly even plane. trying not to touch them everyday - LOL

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

almost missed one

cLoJ1
34 days from cut (clone of LoJ)

she was the first to put roots in her nutes.

 

[Doubledealing72]

I lost one under my freezer once. It's a horrible feeling!

 

[Doubledealing72]

Dang Lurking, you have some patience! My gorilla glue auto was 131 days old, and I was going crazy not taking it down (finally did though, as you know!) I can't wait to see how those plants look at harvest time!

Funny that you are growing Light of Jah. When my buddy first decided to grow and become a millonaire (spoiler alert, did not happen), that was his very first plant. It was some good smoke too!

All your stuff is coming along great!

 

[alltatup]

Total jungle. Where's my machete?

 

[LurkingInTheGrass]

cNL
39 days from cut (clone of NL)

today, she went from Solo cup

to final pot

her final pot is a lined (landscape fabric) milk crate, containing 3 gallons of Coco and 3 Gallons of Perlite
OMG - I worked with bagged coco (Canna), my previous coco was bricks (same brand) that I had to rehydrate. WOW!! night and day difference between the two products. this was beautiful stuff to mix up and work with.
(must stop looking around for somewhere to put another pot, must stop looking....)

Ok, so, she is getting a blend of organic amendments
she will only get (love), regular watering (pHd water) and amended 1/month (top dressed and watered in)
(feeding the dirt, not the plant)
after a couple of grows like this, once I get the hang of it - I am thinking trying molasses

she is living in the 2x4x5 tent, under my blurple LED (Meizhi r450 - 197W draw)

4" Extraction vent, connected to external 200 cfm fan)

and 4" passive intake, pipe running along back wall to prevent light leak and allow intake to be diagonally opposite the extraction vent (extraction = top right of tent, intake = bottom left of tent)

This is my version of somebody else's growing style. I know it works and works well. so, I am going in

reading over and over and over, how to water a small plant in a large pot

and, one last picture - the 2x3.5 screen have DIY bug on my back (for this scrog thing anyway) - almost done, I have some alterations I wish to make. haven't done the legs yet, was waiting on drip tray, etc to get a proper final measurement

thanks for stopping by