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[JohnEmad]

No OJH, no Hvac for me. but the work can still be a pain in the ass. lol.
I am a gravel hauler. Running a train usually. Fun and games but it can be long hours so now my grows won't get much time. 2 or 3 yrs and I may call it quits and retire from working for someone else.

 

[Retodd]

I’m a outdoor grower anyway. My plants outside aren’t doing too good atm. Going to give them a good dose of nutes today. Been to hot to do any mowing and I need to cut down some trees. The suns not hitting them too well right now. 2020 needs to be like a Nintendo game, pull it out, blow on it, and shove it back in, and reset.

 

[JohnEmad]

growing is a game indeed. Sometimes the plants do better then other times.
Here is this weeks update for my photo grow.
Set to germinate March 14th, only a seedling April 8th.
Now 4ft tall and all the hard pinching has done its thing. All tops are again facing upward and I have tied several main branches to the side.
The Gypsey Widow has almost completely filled the 4x4 tent.
What started out as a filler for my Fast Flowering photo plants grow has (because of a super late germination) turned into the biggest plant I have grown in over 40 years.
I am tickled with having another different grow to be part of in such a short period of time growing again. Lost count of my grows in less then 2 years. They all blur together a bit now.
Anyway here are a couple pics.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

JohnEmad i totally am into allowing a photo to veg and get as big as your gypsey widow. She is a great plant to challenge the space in the tent. I am watching how the lights in my tent are working and filling the sides of the tent when i have 4-5 plants in there i have to rotate them every couple days. And you got that right about the blur.....

 

[JohnEmad]

Ok Spidermite , Retodd, and all fellow contestants. Here is the GW @ about 2 weeks into 12/12. trying to keep the canopy like a sea of green using soft wire and bolts n such to weigh down the taller tops so everything stays even. Feeding at max strength using Mantis nutrients. Been doing some light trimming almost every day to keep things under control. If I can keep her healthy and fed well this may be a bumper crop.

 

[Retodd]

You’re only going against him brother. I haven’t been tending my girls much this yr. The one from my tent got put in the field last week and just letting her do her thing. She’s tied down out there and spread out tho. I’ll check on them all tonight or tomorrow. I have all my milk jugs filled on the porch with their nutes in them. I need to spread moth balls around too, the fuckin deer have been at them

 

[JohnEmad]

those damn deer think we humans plant things for their benefit...lol.

 

[Retodd]

Haha! I’ve caught them in the act yrs ago and was screaming at them and they were soooooo high they just stared at me

 

[JDU]

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[JohnEmad]

lmao ..

 

[JohnEmad]

into the 3rd week of flower at 12/12 light schedule. Did some fairly heavy leaf trimming and cut away many lower thin branches that won't add quality tops. Switched to Green Planet nutes as the Mantis nutes is running low and I won't be using that brand after this. Only complaint is price too high. Plant looks great and it is a veritable sea of green.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Man that is a heck of a photo plant i love to do this with just one for fun.

 

[JohnEmad]

lol, that is what this plant has become. Just a fun project from a seed that probably would never have made it to a plant after not germinating for almost 2 weeks.
If the tops get heavy I am not sure what I will do to support the branches yet.
They say 9 to 10 weeks to flower so 7 to 8 weeks left to go. This plant makes me smile every time I look at her. Talk about a late bloomer.

 

[Retodd]

This was a first. I could see one of my branches hanging, so thought I’d just tie it up. It was snapped. Something bore a hole into it and caused these nodules everywhere. I sliced it open and couldn’t find anything inside. It had a blowout where it snapped and another one closer to the top. Good thing it’s just a side branch. Anyone ever seen this shit before? I never have. I use diatomaceous earth to keep bugs from my roots, but I never spray them with anything. I’m a ‘au natural’ grower.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Man @Retoddy maybe one of those big old horned worms did it?

 

[JohnEmad]

It's certainly a holey terror.

 

[JohnEmad]

Latest update for the Gypsy Widow. Upped the nutrient strength to full as many of the lower fan leaves are turning yellow.
The colas probably won't be longer then 6 to 8 inches but there are lots of them. Added another 100 watts of light to insure there is more then enough to do the job and have better penetration. Running just over 600 watts of LEDs temps are up around 32C most of the time and watering takes a gallon a day. Every 3rd or 4th is water only.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Damn outstanding grower JohnEmad i got to do a monster for winter oh the seed decisions hmmm

 

[JohnEmad]

Thanks Budgal, I appreciate your compliments.
It's been a blast learning to grow with everyone here. So many good growers like you and well too many to mention.
Hope White Widow is all it's supposed to be.
Can't say I am looking forward to the trimming for that one. lol.

 

[oldjarhead100]

Holy shit John thats one plant, what training did you do, how long did you veg, what nutrients did you use I wanna know it all lol ,
WELL DONE