SilusBotwin's Medical Tent

[Someguy15]

I just can't express to you how excited I get every time I see you left me a new comment. It gets lonely in here by myself lol

Thanks for the tips. I think I have a set date of the 24th so long as every thing looks right under 30x magnification

Any ideas as to how I can keep this awesome pheno going after harvest? The leaves are about 75-80 percent yellow due to the fact that I've been flushing for about 10 days or so now. I'm thinking thats going to pose a problem if I to try to reveg her into a mother or at least a nice clone donating monstrosity

Headed over to check your progress in a few.

haha I know the feeling man. Tons of people on here just lurk and don't post. So while you may feel no one is looking I'm sure people are. I think that's why they put the like system in, then at least if you have nothing to say u can just 'like' a post and let someone know u saw it.

As for saving a pheno that late, it's hard to say. If the shoots are already unhealthy I think cloning will prob not work. I think your best bet would be to harvest carefully only removing the buds and leaving as many fan leaves as possible, and attempt to reveg her. She might not pull through but at this point there's not much else you can do to save the pheno. If u do reveg keep in mind it will probably take nearly 2 months before you have something you can clone again. Also she won't need much water or tons of light. Just some flouros and enough to keep her damp and she should turn around for ya eventually.

 

[silusbotwin]

So there have been a few new things going on. Went to the hydro store today and picked up some more smart pots, some round dishes for pot trays, and a seedling heat mat.

My friend gave me 2 clones. One bigger clone called Diesel. Said he'd have to look online to see which seedbank he ordered the seed from. And the second is the small one, a S.A.G.E. from THSeeds.

I'll let the photos do the talking. I have alot more work to do tomorrow so this plant arrangement is only temporary for the night. The clones are about a foot away from the bulbs and all the vegging girls are about 1 inch from the light. Did another round of LST on 3 of them.

I topped the one plant before transplanting it. I wish I could tell you what it is but I have to sort the label mix up after they flower.

My photos keep uploading in reverse order compared to when I take them so the last picture is the first and the first picture is actually the last.

 

[silusbotwin]

Just a photo update. Nothing major.

 

[chronic masterbaker]

your grow is pretty good man! i was reading and i think for sure you triggered flowering early if you put the younger girls in a 12-12 cycle at all, even only for a couple days. i think thats why the growth slowed, you essentially triggered flowering and then revegged. but everything recovered nicely. im sub'd, and i'd like to see a deep water culture try on your next grow!

 

[silusbotwin]

your grow is pretty good man! i was reading and i think for sure you triggered flowering early if you put the younger girls in a 12-12 cycle at all, even only for a couple days. i think thats why the growth slowed, you essentially triggered flowering and then revegged. but everything recovered nicely. im sub'd, and i'd like to see a deep water culture try on your next grow!

Yeah I really did slack off getting the girls their own spot lol. Won't happen again especially since I'm going to make a DIY veg tent Funny you should mention DWC because I'm actually going to build 2-3 DWC buckets to practice with while I run these out. Thanks for stopping by! It means alot man! I'll check out your profile and journal when i get home if you have one.

 

[silusbotwin]

New camera = better photos

Chopped down the GFK a few nights ago. 3.5 ounces dry. That doesn't include the bud I snipped off early for testing.

PHOTOS:

 

[silusbotwin]

We have pre-flowers 3 plants showing pre flowers.

 

[silusbotwin]

Just a couple photos from today. I love this new camera.

The smaller clone has 2 new nodes since potting it, and the larger clone is yellowing pretty bad, it's showing new vegetation. My pal who gave them to me owes me 5 more of my choice I trust him quite a bit (probably a mistake) so I showed him my garden. He is a MMMA registered caregiver/patient. He couldn't believe how short and bushy the girls were, because he is used to super stretch. Just goes to show you how well fluoros work if you keep then an inch away from the tops! I've raised the light from 1-2 inches from the tops, up to 6-8 inches away. I'm happy they are short and bushy but I want them to stretch at least a little bit.

Rootzone temps very stable at 75-77 degrees and canopy temps very stable at 70-72 degrees.

Gonna go snap a photo of the 2 new chutes growing from the topped plant.

 

[laserbrn]

Man...I'm glad that these plants look so healthy!! Great setup, nice journal. I'm subbed in and along for the ride now.

 

[silusbotwin]

Man...I'm glad that these plants look so healthy!! Great setup, nice journal. I'm subbed in and along for the ride now.

Thanks a million! It's awesome when I see my thread title in bold, signifying that someone else has commented and thus showed interest! It's wonderful getting positive OR negative feedback even if it is only one or two people giving it! Thanks a ton!

 

[silusbotwin]

You can see the two new chutes that are replacing the top that I cut off a week ago. I plan to do 4 plants with a simple "around the pot-rim" LST and the single topped plant will be LST'ed to the edge of the pot where the left chute will go counter clockwise and the right chute will go clockwise until they meet up at the bottom of the pot. Just an experiment really. Waiting until they get big enough to try my hand at cloning. Just did another round of LST on 4 out of 5. Also, photos of the new veg growth from the clones.

 

[silusbotwin]

You can see the two new chutes that are replacing the top that I cut off a week ago. I plan to do 4 plants with a simple "around the pot-rim" LST and the single topped plant will be LST'ed to the edge of the pot where the left chute will go counter clockwise and the right chute will go clockwise until they meet up at the bottom of the pot. Just an experiment really. Waiting until they get big enough to try my hand at cloning. Just did another round of LST on 4 out of 5. Also, photos of the new veg growth from the clones.

Since the plant in the bottom left of the fifth photo is showing extreme sativa characteristics, I did some googling for images for all of the strains I germed and the Original Amnesia is the only one that fit's it's characteristics. I'm assuming that it is in fact an Original Amnesia from Dinafem. Damn it sucks that I mixed up the labels during planting I wish I knew for fact, which strain is which. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait until flower to identify the other four plants since they are all showing similar indica dominant traits. At least I know for a fact the seeds I had and the strains they were. Now just have to use the process of elimination to figure out the others.

 

[silusbotwin]

So I've been really busy lately. I'm seeing a few different girls right now and one of them has been going through some stuff with her grandmother passing away. Now shes left with her grandmas house. I've spent the last 4 days with her, helping her setup for a spaghetti dinner benefit, the funeral, and getting her grandmother/grandfathers personal belongings sorted out. She gave me a couple things for helping. I'll let the photos do the talking Now I need to buy a regulator for the co2 bottles. No rush though

I plan on taking a few clones later this evening. I'll update again with photos.

 

[laserbrn]

How did she know you needed Co2 bottles. Loose lips sink ships my friend.

 

[silusbotwin]

How did she know you needed Co2 bottles. Loose lips sink ships my friend.

I've known her for about 10 years and I do trust her HOWEVER, I do not trust anyone with this. I'm legal with my state so I'm not too worried. She didn't just offer them to me. I asked her if she had any Co2 when I saw all of her grandfathers acetylene and oxygen tanks in the garage. She doesn't know what I'm going to be using them for. She probably thinks I'll be using them for welding even though co2 isn't used for welding lol.

Thanks for the advice Laser. It's hard keeping it a secret when I'm so proud lol. I just wanna show everybody but luckily, I keep control pretty well

 

[laserbrn]

I know the feeling. It's not just the lawman....people love to steal too. Relationships that are at one point good, can often turn bad.

Share with us....we all care more than your friends anyway.

 

[Someguy15]

Yep that's what this site is for imo. Sharing opinions & experience with other growers in a semi-anonymous fashion. Veggies are lookin good man.

 

[silusbotwin]

Just some photos. Anybody have an opinion in regards to how much bigger they will get after flipping the light schedule to 12/12? I want to keep them three feet or less but I'm hoping to flip them just right to allow them to wrap around the pot before they stop stretching.

The Diesel clone has turned into a multi-self-topped mutant monster but it's looking healthy.

 

[machnak]

Typically they will double or triple once you flip the switch.

Those ladies look dope!

 

[silusbotwin]

Thanks machnak! They have definitely bounced back from being rootbound and nute burned