MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.

[MrHowardMarks]

It's your avatar right raider?

Looks like a great production strain.

 

[raiderman]

i never got this mch weed off any other its the BB cross with kush .its for the conisie. smoker ony . most pp. i know coudnt smoke it . said it made em trip. i never cood get pass 2 hits .i been smookin 32 yrs.DP strains are consistent, short and very stoky

 

[MrHowardMarks]

I've never smoked kush, it's not around the midwest. But I have a frosty DJ short Blueberry, I don't know how it compares to the Dutch Passion, but I think I know what my next strain will be along with Sour Diesel, I definately am interested in the OG Kush.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

I could never smoke too much weed, I smoke about an oz a week. When I'm fully stocked, I haven't harvested since March, so I'm just about dry. :s

 

[raiderman]

prob. near the same i wood think , sour deise, huh , makes my mouthwater the sound of it.ha, o i do ike to test my
imits. ha. tiffany amp anded on my key board ,earier broke my eys on comp. new comp. tomorrow.ha.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

Wow, I wouldn't picture you having a Tiffany's lamp. You could just get a new keyboard.

One with the uiopjklnm keys intact.

I was wondering why your typing was so fucked up.

 

[raiderman]

some of the keys are broken , sorry,.the Iamp was rite above my Iap top, on another sheIf ,it got moved and nose dived it .,broke the Iamp and 6 keys on my Iap top .o weII, shit happens.
Are you gonna add to any of your strains ?

 

[MrHowardMarks]

Not this round, I'm going to stick with my current genetics, I have a couple I've not yet grown, so it's likely I'm going to replace them after harvest. I'm thinking Kush, the Sour D is pretty hard to get.

 

[raiderman]

sour d sound Iike the shit, aIways been partiaI to kush pIants. strong ass weed. I'm not much at takin pics , but heres a some orange skunk bud 4 weeks into fIowering.30 more days to go.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

I had Cali-Orange at one time, like 5 years ago. Wasn't impressed, not very potent, high leaf to calyx ratio.

 

[raiderman]

yea i kind of got stuk with these wen they were out of my reg. and i saw it , thought wat the heII.shouId had waited.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

-----ON TOPIC-----

Well, the DJ short blueberries are starting their 4th set of leaves.

All the others are a bit behind, all 6 mangos are on their first set, the 2 9miles as well. I'll post some pics in a couple days of them.

I was pissed that only 1 skunk has sprouted, so I'm germinating the other 5 seeds.

I got them from the High Times store in Montreal, I'm gonna give them a phone call if I'm not satisfied with the next 5, and threaten bad reviews if I'm not compensated of course.

I put up some 5mil black sheathing on the ceiling of the growroom, followed by the IRDA blocking mylar, I'll take some pics and load them later, probably tomorrow. I still have to put up some panda mylar to cover the walls, then hang all the lights, organize the ballasts, and put up ventillation.

Taking longer than I first expected, damn what I would do for 54 clones right now.

Got a disc golf tourney tonight, so I'll probably catch up tomorrow.

 

[ogrelung]

I really like mango, great taste and good stone. Been thinking of ordering some seeds. She fairly easy to grow? I've been holding back on more sensitive strains like blueberry and hazes until I get my technique a little more honed but I'd like something fruity in my garden.

 

[MrHowardMarks]

She's pretty easy, but a long flowering period.

There's a ridiculous amount of stretch, I've tried almost everything to keep them short, including LST, supercropping, foliar spray with B vitamins, but nothing keeps her from stretching.

End result is a long stalk with buds at each node.

Extremely stoney, the most resinous strain in my collection, the smell is incredible, not quite hazy, kinda like an afghani hybrid, which comes from the skunk background, but a flavor all it's own.

I'd say it requires a little skill, because of it's long flowering period, but it isn't tempermental like haze strains.

I definately recommend it.

My mango is a feminized cross with Silver Pearl, a fast short indica dominant strain. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[weezer]

any pics of this grow????
i would love to see them little girls
and those 6 600 watt hps with vented hoods

 

[w99illie]

I have space like that... all I need now is an electrician to come set up the electrical to handle what I want to have going in the space... your not an electrician are you???

hope this helps you...check the link
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/112251-wiring-info.html

 

[w99illie]

About electricity;

I used to work with a group of growers, I was the construction/drywall guy, we had an electrician, two distributors and three gardeners. Seven gardens in total.

I learned electricity from automotive applications, which is DC, so it didn't help me at all with standard AC, like in all US homes.

Working closely with the electrician, (we also rehabbed homes), I learned all the basics of setting up a subpanel, and running new lines.

If you aren't going to pull tons of juice, ie more than 4 x 600W, I'd recommend splicing into an already existing line, installing a junction box and running a new line to an outlet.

If you have a line that goes to a bedroom, where there isn't a lot of energy being used, turn it off at the panel, find the lead wire, and cut it in half, and splice another line into it making a 3 way connection. Use wire nuts and keep the connection inside a junction box. Run the newly installed line to wherever you want the outlet, and voila.

It's really not that hard to splice in a new line, if you only are running a couple lights, this is your easiest solution.

Tips;
- when messing with lines that may be live, only use one hand. Keep your other hand free, away from any ground. Reason being, if you get shocked, it will look for the easiest way of traveling out to a ground, if your other hand is grounded, the electricity might pass directly over your chest (heart) and out the other hand, possibly stopping your heart. If you keep your hand free, you'll just get a little jolt to just your hand, and forearm.

- :s give yourself a little extra wire, you'll need to trim off for connections, and more is better than less so you don't run out of length.

- get youself a voltage meter/tester, and a nice wire stripper, Kline tools are the best imo.

- get a do-it-yourself guide to electricity, it explains almost everything.

hello brother
like you i am also a drywall guy...done it off and on all my life...sorry it took so long to look at your thread after you have answered so many of my questions...i am on for the ride now...good luck

 

[w99illie]

-----ON TOPIC-----

Well, the DJ short blueberries are starting their 4th set of leaves.

All the others are a bit behind, all 6 mangos are on their first set, the 2 9miles as well. I'll post some pics in a couple days of them.

I was pissed that only 1 skunk has sprouted, so I'm germinating the other 5 seeds.

I got them from the High Times store in Montreal, I'm gonna give them a phone call if I'm not satisfied with the next 5, and threaten bad reviews if I'm not compensated of course.

I put up some 5mil black sheathing on the ceiling of the growroom, followed by the IRDA blocking mylar, I'll take some pics and load them later, probably tomorrow. I still have to put up some panda mylar to cover the walls, then hang all the lights, organize the ballasts, and put up ventillation.

Taking longer than I first expected, damn what I would do for 54 clones right now.

Got a disc golf tourney tonight, so I'll probably catch up tomorrow.

earlier you said you were going to use several layers of plastic...and use the ir-block on ceiling...are the other layers going to be plain black heavy mil plastic instead of mylar?

 

[MrHowardMarks]

Yeah, I put up a layer of 8 mil black plastic on the ceiling, followed by the IR block, I'm going with the panda mylar for the walls, and a reflective tarp for the floor.

I'll upload some pics of how everything is going tonight, more pics of juvenile plants, and seedlings

And I'll snap a pic of the IR blocked ceiling, haven't put up the white/black yet.

And I guess I'll snap a pic of my equipment, since weezer wants to see my hoods/ballasts.

Update coming tonight.

 

[raiderman]

yea i want to see that setup, i bet that sweet. just fini. my garage renov.
buiIt a poIy tent in my garage.heres a pic of it. put a Iayer of poIy wrap wite side up in the grow box, digi. cotro. keeps 75F steady.