Nirvana ICE grow #2...

[bigbillyrocka]

Thanks J.J. you know, I was thinking the exact same thing earlier today
I'm glad someone's noticing it like me! These are definitely showing more indica than sativa without a doubt. Glad you've subbed, keep checkin back for there's plenty going on. My other 5 are doing great as well and they'll soon be in the spotlight.

 

[JadeJealousy]

I cant wait to see more.

Are you going to possibly trim some of those lower branches once it starts flowering? I'd be a little concerned that those lower branches wont get enough light once those buds start growing.

 

[bigbillyrocka]

Oh yeah for sure. Ill be taking several clones from each as soon as they show sex. Ill have a jungle otherwise

 

[maineyankee]

Oh yeah for sure. Ill be taking several clones from each as soon as they show sex. Ill have a jungle otherwise

Question for ya Bro ... When you take clippings / clones ... How many do you take off one plant? I have a Northern Light X Blueberry (Chaka Khan) that is doing very well, but I think just taking one cutting from her would be enough. I have (3) other NLB's that I can get some clones off. Just wondering what you do, or what would you do if you were me. Thanks !
MaineYankee

 

[bigbillyrocka]

You can take several off of her. My first grow I took 8 off my one lady at one time. It was all the small under-growth branches. They all had little popcorn buds on em abd worked well. On these I plan on taking from 3-4 off each. Ill have more "waste" to get rid of but that's ok. The bottom 3rd of the plant pretty much gets taken out anyhow. Hope this helps

 

[maineyankee]

Yes it does Bro ... Thanks so very much for the info !! Looking to get at least (3) Clones off one of my little beauties

 

[bigbillyrocka]

Whew buddy, lookin good! Too bad you don't live within my vicinity, we could "trade" bowl for bowl.

 

[bigbillyrocka]

QUICK UPDATE:

One of my "mexican purples" have cracked! im very excite! high 5....

 

[JadeJealousy]

Woo! Congrats Big Billy! More plants!

Btw, that name; Mexican Purple, is offensive to the other colors of the rainbow...

 

[bigbillyrocka]

haha i know, i know but its a mexican strain that happens to be speckled with purple.
my buddy grew it out a couple years ago and has since forgot the name.

 

[Dank Hands]

How are your girls doing?

 

[bigbillyrocka]

Girls are doing good. pictures are coming right as we type.

 

[bigbillyrocka]

PICTURE TIME




Damn things are getting quite bushier now and STILL no signs of sex.
cant wait cuz i've really got to thin them out and take some clones etc. etc. the other 5 are doing good as well.
In my stocking from santa i got a few magazines and one is a High Times. In it they have whats called "the lucas formula" and has GH nutes as their base. Well on the 3 part GH nute set (grow, micro and bloom) they say you dont need the "grow" for the micro has all the N and such a plant would need. so im following those guidelines (5ml micro 10ml bloom per gallon for veg) and since switching my little 5 have grown taller, faster. For flowering its 8ml and off the top of my head 16ml. ill double check as im about to switch the big 3's water res. as always, if youve got questions, lets hear em. happy growing...

 

[maineyankee]

They look awesome bro !! Have several questions for you though, and please try to bear with me, as I am so new to all of this. From the pics above ^^ it appears that there are how many in that one res? I want to do "Bubbleponics" and have a DIY 19 gallon res with (6) holes /net pots at the ready. From doing my first grow in soil, each one had their own space, and they are doing very well. But if I had to do (6) of them in one res, they would surely be all over the place. Do you take the same res. that you have in veg and then just "slide" it under the flowering stage (being 12/12)? If I did that, I know that I would have to scrog them, which is no biggie, except that I would have to tweak my existing flowering space. I currently have (4) Northern Light X Blueberries in my flowering cab, and using a tomato cage with chicken wire attached to the top of them to help with scrogging. I just recently (this morning) have (2) RCB's in a (3) gallon "Bubbler", (1) RCB in a "Folger's Coffee Can (Competition) and (1) NYC Sour Diesel (Coffee Can Competition) in soil. These are just under a 2' Fluoro until I see some growth, and then I will switch them to my 150 MH Bulb Unit. I have attached some recent pics. Thanks for any and all advice. I am just "Amazed" at what you are doing !!
The MaineYankee View attachment 1960288

 

[bigbillyrocka]

Thanks main, i appreciate that of what you say!
your right about my 3 being in the same res. I first have them (as seedlings) in a plastic "shoe" box then when theyre about 4-5 inches tall i put them in the larger res', under the same 24 hour lighting schedule until theyre about a month old then they get the 12/12 treatment.
so yes theres 3 in that res. i think if i were to have more than 3 the roots would lock out nutes and stunt the growth of the plants in a bad way. i think you should take your 6 and do as i have. this will allow you to keep your existing flowering space and have an exponential growth rate.
i find that plants will "finish" sooner in a hydro setup, almost by 2 weeks in some strains. ill continue my hydro. No soil until my state goes legal. i dont see soil for indoor growing. idk, call me weird.
i like the tomato cage idea. So much so i can see (in a larger room) clusters of these around vertical grow lights... ideas are storming.

 

[maineyankee]

Thanks for the input. I will heed your advice and when I am there, go with perhaps (2) or (3) in one res. I do have room to place (2) res's side by side, as well as (3) if push comes to shove. In the "Veg State" I sense that I can control their actions a lot better than in the "Flowering Stage", but then again, I will be scrogging soon as they are now nearing the "Chicken Wire" tops.

Need to ask one question tho ... No soil due to being "Stealth"?

 

[bigbillyrocka]

no, i see dirt to be outside. kids track enough indoors as it is.

if i were to put the reservoirs side by side, i can get 3 under one light. which is something ill be doing soon. 9 plants under a single light source, not bad. times that by lets say 11 oz dry, thats 99 oz dry. id be more than happy with that. almost 6 1/4 pounds. and it just keeps getting better. lol

 

[Toolage 87]

Wow your plants are looking very good Billy. Keep it up big time. I can't wait to see what my Ice strain can do.

 

[bigbillyrocka]

Well I noticed last night as I was putting seeds into new rockwool cubes that I'm in need of some more equipment. However i am a broke stroke and was struck by the lucky bug this morning. One of my sisters is a store manager and needed help with her inventory and while I was there scored some potting soil. Its an all organic type so it should be good. My sis says people swear by the stuff so we shall see.

i am aware this goes against what i believe in.

 

[bigbillyrocka]

UPDATE

The 3 amigas are doing great, growing right along but havent shown sex. I take that back, they have start poppin some hair but its so small i cant definitively say female yet. the other 5 little ones are showing some heat stress and some mag deficiency. 2, possibly 3 are going into the bigger bucket while the other few remaining will be going into some soil. Then i have the 2 "good dirt" seeds in some rockwool and they sprouted yesterday bringing my current plant total to 10. with clones, im gonna need a bigger setup. or someone to come take some clones. heres some pics...