DoeEyed's Perpetual Grow Log

[laceygirl]

This is a great tip. Some people may argue that if its just starting to root you will ruin it by pulling it up....but in all honesty, thats never happened to me, lol

They either rooted, and gave some resistance to my pulling, or the pulled right not, and there were no roots

That's how it happens for me too... I also do a gentle pull of sick seedlings in rockwool to find out the same thing... Nature is never still and seedlings that fall naturally to the earth and try to propagate have a pretty tough time in getting started, yet they manage... Good for you Doe, they are looking unreal... And yes I like the fact a lot of women come to this thread... We are out there guys... Oh yes, we are out there...

 

[Fditty00]

Nature is never still and seedlings that fall naturally to the earth and try to propagate have a pretty tough time in getting started, yet they manage..

^^^ well said! That should b a quote! I might make that my sig.. Brightest thing I have hears today! + rep

 

[DoeEyed]

Thanks for the tips guys! Should I tug on just the one that looks poorly, or all of them? I'll post pics of the LS later - they need watering today, and are a tad droopy. The rest of 'em - got chopped last night. The Sour Cream hermied on me for some reason, pollinated herself - there were tiny, grainlike immature seeds all over her. I don't know if she pollinated any of the others - but it pissed me off, the trichs are all 95% cloudy with a few clear and a few amber - so I said fuck it. Pollinated ladies are just gonna waste remaining energy on seeds instead of what I wanted.

I found a couple tiny, hidden banannas on two of the White Widows - the two I burnt early on, so no real suprise there. But the SC never got stressed, so who knows? Maybe it was a born hermie.

I am disappointed in the Rhino - the buds are the same size as the Widows, but without the weight - they're pretty light. I think one of you may have told me that was the case while in veg still, was that you cruzer? Anyway - those probably won't go in my garden again. Pretty buds though, lots of crystals.

Now my new flowering room, that was roughly halfway finished, looks like a disaster area again. Lots of work for me this week, to get ready - I want the LS to go under the 600's!

Took seven hours last night, to harvest 11 ladies - Kinda tired today. How long does it take you guys to do it? Usually I get about one plant per hour, trimmed and hung.

 

[cruzer101]

Hey Doe,
Naw it wasn't me who told you about rhino. I am growing it for the first time.
I got a question for ya though. Were the buds on the top cola similar to the rest of the plant or did they have more weight. The reason I am asking is I have seen huge yields off that strain when screened and maybe the lower buds just didnt get enough light.

Another thing, You mentioned you are getting new lights. 4 600w and 4 400w.
I agree thats the best way to go but did you consider the amps and your breakers?
Each 600 draws 5.5 amps and each 400 draws 3.5 amps. Thats like 32 amps.

I'm pretty sure you could cut that in half if you wired it up 220V instead of 110V and run it all off a single 20amp breaker.
I think you use about 20% less wattage too.

 

[DoeEyed]

Hey Doe,
Naw it wasn't me who told you about rhino. I am growing it for the first time.
I got a question for ya though. Were the buds on the top cola similar to the rest of the plant or did they have more weight. The reason I am asking is I have seen huge yields off that strain when screened and maybe the lower buds just didnt get enough light.

Another thing, You mentioned you are getting new lights. 4 600w and 4 400w.
I agree thats the best way to go but did you consider the amps and your breakers?
Each 600 draws 5.5 amps and each 400 draws 3.5 amps. Thats like 32 amps.

I'm pretty sure you could cut that in half if you wired it up 220V instead of 110V and run it all off a single 20amp breaker.
I think you use about 20% less wattage too.

Nope, buds on the WR were all the same, top or bottom - lighter than they look, top colas included - definately lighter than WW buds of the same size.

Partly right on the lights there, I'm getting the 4 600's, but not any more 400's - just using the two I already have. They will all be on two, 20amp dedicated lines. I don't know how to switch over to 240 - this is an old house, too.

 

[DoeEyed]

Hey I gave the clones the tug test. Two of them lifted a little, then felt resistance, like the small thread roots maybe. The rest didn't budge at all! Yay! So at what point is it safe to plant them? Any time now, or do I wait to see roots coming out the pellets?

 

[DenseBuds]

Hey I gave the clones the tug test. Two of them lifted a little, then felt resistance, like the small thread roots maybe. The rest didn't budge at all! Yay! So at what point is it safe to plant them? Any time now, or do I wait to see roots coming out the pellets?

I've never used pellets, just rapid rooter plugs. But when I used those, I always waited until I saw roots poking out of the plugs to be sure.

 

[cruzer101]

Heres one I just took out of my new tub to show you.

Thats about where I would say its ready.


Dam it takes forever to upload to this site.
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[ReelFiles]

Doe, if you're not comfortable messing with 220v I would contact an electrician and tell him you need another breaker for a 220v ac or clothes dryer. If you are feeling adventurous check out this link to learn how to DIY, it's really straight forward.

Cruzer; + Rep for the perfect example.

 

[#1Raiderfan420]

Thanks for the tips guys! Should I tug on just the one that looks poorly, or all of them? I'll post pics of the LS later - they need watering today, and are a tad droopy. The rest of 'em - got chopped last night. The Sour Cream hermied on me for some reason, pollinated herself - there were tiny, grainlike immature seeds all over her. I don't know if she pollinated any of the others - but it pissed me off, the trichs are all 95% cloudy with a few clear and a few amber - so I said fuck it. Pollinated ladies are just gonna waste remaining energy on seeds instead of what I wanted.

I found a couple tiny, hidden banannas on two of the White Widows - the two I burnt early on, so no real suprise there. But the SC never got stressed, so who knows? Maybe it was a born hermie.

I am disappointed in the Rhino - the buds are the same size as the Widows, but without the weight - they're pretty light. I think one of you may have told me that was the case while in veg still, was that you cruzer? Anyway - those probably won't go in my garden again. Pretty buds though, lots of crystals.

Now my new flowering room, that was roughly halfway finished, looks like a disaster area again. Lots of work for me this week, to get ready - I want the LS to go under the 600's!

Took seven hours last night, to harvest 11 ladies - Kinda tired today. How long does it take you guys to do it? Usually I get about one plant per hour, trimmed and hung.

Sorry to hear about the hermies. Where did you find the bananas, I am just wondering where to look for them on a hermie?

As for the trimming, It took me and my wife about 18 hours to trim 12 plants last time. It was a little over 2 lbs. It was our first time trimming so we got much faster after the first 8 hours. We are slow and meticulous though.

 

[DoeEyed]

Thats about where I would say its ready.


Dam it takes forever to upload to this site.
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Yeah it does. lol Beautiful clone...Maybe I should invest in an aeroponic cloner eh? But I heard people complaining about the clone failing after it was put in dirt, doing it that way. Fuck it feels like it's taking forever... Maybe I did something wrong, because although they aren't moving when I tug on 'em, I don't visually see any roots at all. Hell, maybe I should stick to seeds - I know seeds.

Doe, if you're not comfortable messing with 220v I would contact an electrician and tell him you need another breaker for a 220v ac or clothes dryer. If you are feeling adventurous check out this link to learn how to DIY, it's really straight forward.

Cruzer; + Rep for the perfect example.

Thanks for the link, maybe I'll try that in the future - probably save me a ton in electricity.

Sorry to hear about the hermies. Where did you find the bananas, I am just wondering where to look for them on a hermie?

As for the trimming, It took me and my wife about 18 hours to trim 12 plants last time. It was a little over 2 lbs. It was our first time trimming so we got much faster after the first 8 hours. We are slow and meticulous though.

Hidden well on the buds, my friend. Only found while trimming. I should have taken a pic or two - but they are so small sometimes, and so well tucked into the bud, it's not even funny.

 

[DenseBuds]

I go aerocloner to dirt. No issue as long as you let the roots grow about as long as the ones cruzer shows a pic of. Even a little less is fine. Aero is far superior to dirt for cloning IMO.

 

[DoeEyed]

Been a busy week for me! Made my first batch of both Gumby hash, and cannabutter. Hash is still drying, but the butter - my goodness, made some brownies with it yesterday - wow! All I can say.

Finished weighing up my recent grow, come out to 265g - not as good as last grow. But I'm sure chopping early didn't help that.

Got all my goodies from HTG - so I've been working on my rooms too. Got my veg room all switched over. Even if the Lemon Skunk only get a few days under the MH light, what the hell - they could get a little bigger. The humidity is lower in this room - around 25%. Probably have to get a humidifier for this room.

Clones are still alive, mostly. One got tossed - wilted completely, no roots. Thinking I might lose two more - you can see they don't look so good. I'll see how they look tomorrow.

Flower room is almost done - have to finish running the ducting, and get all the tools out of there - sweep the floor one more time. I'll have to return the digital timers I got from Lowes, they're crap - and get three more like the one I got from Menards. I even had space in there for a couple extra things, like my water rack, and a work station! Now I just need the plants to fill it up!

 

[robert 14617]

with your clones just keep an eye out for the new growth , all the rest of the leaves can curl up and die as long as the top comes through for you ....rob

 

[DoeEyed]

with your clones just keep an eye out for the new growth , all the rest of the leaves can curl up and die as long as the top comes through for you ....rob

Thanks for the tip! I just now wound up planting them, wow I can't believe how fast that happened - one day nothing there that I can see, couple days later bam - roots galore! Six of the ten made it this far, yay! Not too horrible for my first attempt. Glad I checked this morning - the roots were spreading into the "cloner", so to speak. So how long would you guys and gals wait to put under the MH, a week?

 

[robert 14617]

your rooted and poted that is a plant ready for light

 

[DoeEyed]

Awesome, soon as I replace those other timers then, they go under a 400w!

 

[SL2]

Nice set up Doe. How long did it take for your clones to root?

 

[#1Raiderfan420]

Been a busy week for me! Made my first batch of both Gumby hash, and cannabutter. Hash is still drying, but the butter - my goodness, made some brownies with it yesterday - wow! All I can say.

Finished weighing up my recent grow, come out to 265g - not as good as last grow. But I'm sure chopping early didn't help that.

Got all my goodies from HTG - so I've been working on my rooms too. Got my veg room all switched over. Even if the Lemon Skunk only get a few days under the MH light, what the hell - they could get a little bigger. The humidity is lower in this room - around 25%. Probably have to get a humidifier for this room.

Clones are still alive, mostly. One got tossed - wilted completely, no roots. Thinking I might lose two more - you can see they don't look so good. I'll see how they look tomorrow.

Flower room is almost done - have to finish running the ducting, and get all the tools out of there - sweep the floor one more time. I'll have to return the digital timers I got from Lowes, they're crap - and get three more like the one I got from Menards. I even had space in there for a couple extra things, like my water rack, and a work station! Now I just need the plants to fill it up!

Damn Doe, you are one handy chic. That is so cool. I love the space you have in the new room. I am jealous. Right now I am crammed in a 7x10 with 2 4x4 trays. i will be moving to a bigger room in the summer. So how big is that new flower room? 20x20 ? It looks huge. Do you know if the power bill is less for 2 600s than one 1000? I have heard they are much more energy efficient. Everthing is looking great and congrats on you first successful cloning!!

 

[DoeEyed]

Thanks! It took two weeks for the clones to root - least where I could see it anyway, lol. I'm sure I could do better, once I get some practice in. My new flower room is 15Lx15Wx8H - not quite the size you were thinking, but still decent enough. I don't know about the power bill - haven't had a 1000w at all, or hell even a 600w, before now. But for the pair of 400's, plus 648w (actual) of CFL's and six fans, a couple air purifiers, and two space heaters set on low, the light bill went up about $120 a month.