Iced Grapefruit, Skunk#1, Menage a Trois, Flower from day 1

[mycomaster]

I already received two E-mails from Herbies one thanking me for just E-mailing them in the first place about my package being delayed a day, and the other was about the tracking #'s for my package that was sent today as promised! I couldn't be more pleased with the quick action to please a customer because of a single day delay in shipping. Which they say can take up to 3 days anyways and I responded after 2 days and they apologized that it was taking so long and by the way here's some more free seeds on top of the 16 we already gave you. Plus just like they said, the next day they had the seeds they were waiting on, and they had my package in the mail the same day with an E-mail to me with the details of delivery. You just don't get service like that from too many places these days, now if and when my package gets here is another story. I'll post up-dates on the mailing situation and let everyone know how it progresses through, but I will not give details of anything that I think will hinder future packages getting through for anybody else, that crap P!$$E$ me off so much, I really wish people would knock it off. Peace and Love!

 

[prosperian]

It's always good to see a company follow through with great customer service. I've owned several business over the years and we have always focused on the customer experience. Even though you may want to kick them in the head sometimes, they can never know or sense it. All smiles and dials. A lot growers forget how important the reflector is in getting the light where it needs to be. Light fixtures are like shoes. A thousand and one different choices, but only a few will meet your specific room conditions and growing requirements. I think they would all work fine, but you should go with your gut on this purchase. No one knows your feet like you do!

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

Myco....my herbies order has cleared customs and should be here Saturday. I am impressed with them. Great communication, shipping time, etc. Take care guys.

 

[mycomaster]

I have to say, that's just damn good advice bro. You're totally right, I just have to pick what I think will work best. I'm sure they'd all be fine, but I think the Square Blockbuster is probably built a little better and the square coverage should work nicely in a square meter area. I have enjoyed my experience so far with Herbies customer service, and the freebie seeds are nice too. I've worked in electronic sales and a couple of other sales jobs, and yes some times you want to throw the customer in a dumpster or something. You just have to smile and remember that their commission is gonna buy you a nice grow item or something. The customers aren't always right, but neither are you if you get upset and out of control. Thank you everybody for stopping in and enjoy your day. Peace out.

EDIT: I just checked on my package, and it's already been turned over to U.S. postal service. Damn U.K. post is fast!

 

[mycomaster]

Post #420 Here it goes, we'll start with a couple of pics.


Some pics of the girls on day 24. I'm really happy with the way the girls are coming along. They're putting on trich's quite impressively, and the Iced Grapefruit is putting some on that are pretty large. I was looking in the scopes and the ones on the I.G. are definitely the biggest and most intense smelling of them all with the Skunk#1 with the second largest with a smell that is perfect pine or cedar wood. The I.G. will be going the longest at my best bet, with the thinking it's the most sativa dom and still has a ways to go in the girth dept. The Skunk#1 and Menage a Trois are swelling up nice, and the MaT is still turning more purple evryday little by little. I know you can't really see color in the pics, but I promise it is. When I figure out the software I can post some better closer pictures of some trichs, because when I was blowing them up on my screen they were pretty nuts. Some of the trich's on the I.G. are just huge and club like instead of slender and uniform, really quite different. I decided on going with the Sunlight Blockbuster reflector to replace the one I have. I really think the square footprint it has and the construction of it are nice. I also think that $109 is a pretty good price considering the one I have was $120 back in the day and it's basicly a hunk of junk I.M.O. I think the girls will love to have a better hood above them to finish up, and start sharing the space with some Blue O.G. and my Sour Blueberry. I'm also going to get a 4in duct booster and put it in a higher vent to get some of the more stale air when it's closed at night and to add more pressure to draw in cooler air from the room. I think with the one I have and the oscilating fan at night that will make them happy. I also picked up a duct booster and a filter for the veg room as it's getting danker everyday and I just don't want that. I started to cut back on the silica and started to add E.J. Meta K, and G.O. Bio Bud and R.O. HPK. I really like the way these products have worked for me and others and would recommend them. The Bio Bud and Meta K I've used before with success, and the R.O. HPK I've personally seen great results from it with close friends. I last watered with a heavy tea before I added the bottle nutes, I just want the plants to have a buffet of food and everything else they want without burning them. I know what's in everything for the most part and try to provide my ladies with enough and then some, but without making them sick. I hope everybody enjoys the pics, and I should have more soon as I have access to a good camera for a couple of days. Peace and Love everyone.

 

[prosperian]

Post 420. Just goes to show you are spending way too much time on here!

Plants coming along nicely. I guess you haven't killed any in a very long time?

 

[b.real]

awesome dude. really loving the left plant, its bigger and it has thinner leaves. both will produce, as we both know haha. they look way too perfect. the trichs are gonna be super cloudy at the peak becuase theres literally no damage or stress to these girls. thats another thing im scared about for outdoor grow, but i know they manage just fine in their home lands.

 

[mycomaster]

Thanks Prosperian. I haven't had to kill a plant in quite a while. I'd rather just leave her in veg for a little longer and flower her when the room opens. I have a spot where I can do that now so it is now an option for me. I messed around with a couple of pics and came up with this.
Take it easy everyone. I love MJ! Time to go enjoy some! Peace out.
EDIT: The Iced Grapefruit smells strongly of Fruity Pebbles or a fruity sugary cereal. Very happy with that. I let my wife smell it and she said it smells like my breakfast cereal which is Fruity Pebbles.

 

[mycomaster]

A little closeup of some nice trich's. I have to say the ones on the Iced Grapefruit are kind of ugly and big and the ones on the Skunk#1 are slender uniform and pretty impressive. Today is day 25 of flower. Peace out.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

Yummy. Nice pictures Myco. I love it. Thanks for posting all of them. Take care bro.

 

[b.real]

myco, what do you think about running these plants at 90f? one breeder told me it will increase chances of mold and may delay harvest, while other said the same thing. then i asked about resin quality and production, and they said that shouldnt change it?

i ask becuase my veg/flower room is 90f. it it worth it to switch to cfl to get the temps lower? thanks!

 

[mycomaster]

For veg I think fluoro's are just fine, as i'm running a 4ft 8 bulb T5 rig and enjoy the intense light up close without the heat issues really being difficult to work with. In flower I wouldn't want to run fluoro's personally, I'd rather stick with hid's or a nice led rig. Oh how I wish I could afford to set-up all in leds. I would rather work with in-line fans and exhaust the room or just get a portable a/c unit if i had to. Prosperian had some temp issues this spring and sorted them out quite well. Explain your set-up if you want and we'll see what we can do about getting your temps down. I've found in flower even with high temps as long as it's dry, and you keep an eye out you should be alright with the whole mold thing. They sell smaller dehumidifiers for lots of different reasons, you might want to look into that as well. Oscilating fans can be pretty cheap as well, I just picked a 12 in osc desk fan at home depot for $10. They can really help when the lights are off to keep humidity from sitting on your ladies and causing problems. When the lights are off you can also run your inline that exhausts your light at a lower speed than during the day with a fan speed controller to keep temps down at night along with humidity. Sativas grow in tropical areas that are humid as all get out and hot as a demon hole during the day, so picking the right strain that works in your setup is also pretty critical. Alot of hybrids in general do ok with hotter situations, sometimes depending on genetics though. I went ahead and ordered the Sunlight Blockbuster hood, and some other goodies as well that I've been meaning to pick up. I have all my soil and amendments mixed and cookin, and this afternoon I'm going to get some construction fencing to scrog my girls in veg so I can flip them when the hood gets here mon. I have to say "today was a good day" so far! I'm sure I'll update later so for now Peace out, and smoke one!
Comin along with the trich's but they're uneven and kind of ugly. The Skunk#1 is much more uniform like little soldiers ready to fight the war on sobriety, and nausea!

 

[bigworm6969]

Hey whats up fellows like your plants there big, i read that plant growth indoor above 85 to 90 can slow/stop growth and can cause other problem such as mold, peast, i usc co2 and i still freak out when my temps get up to 85

 

[mycomaster]

Tracked my package from Herbies, and it's cleared customs so it'll be here by mon I would think. I picked up a bunch more stuff today for the garden, so i'll have some pics of new stuff goin on since I have a decent camera. Your temps are an essential part of your in-door environment, so spending cash on getting them down is sometimes the way you just have to go. Beat the heat. Peace out.

 

[b.real]

congrats on the seeds. comin to ya live from wherever they come! haha

also yeah, i dont notice slow growth or pain in any of my plants (unless they are locked out and/or hungry) then they catch heat leaf curl on top of burn or huger. im just wondering if the resin is less quality? i tried looking for temps effects on trichs and found a few but not cannabis specific, though im sure i can apply it. i did find a lot of temp:germ rate articles though.

in nature it gets cooler in bloom

as for my setup, its in my bedroom closet under a 150 watt hid. had cfls as side lighting but too hot. so hid..fan..air purifer and me as co2 generator even removed the little house plant i had in my room for max co2 LMAO.

gonna shut her down and try a windowsill grow LOL. hopefully during winter season itll be cool enough to run.

3 reg kushs i bred from two blackout kush plants by jamaica seeds

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

Nice color b.real.

Myco....I laughed my ass off with the "war on sobriety". Awesome. I like the close up shots. Keep em coming. Take care man.

 

[prosperian]

myco- nice set of pics of the buds. But man, you got me craving fruity pebbles after reading up above. I'm out.

 

[mycomaster]

I Love the love people. Unfortunately I have some bad news, my main stem split in two on my Iced Grapefruit from the weight of the new flowers. They're not even that large on the I.G. I guess I should have worked with her more and gotten her stronger, my fault I'm sure. I didn't want to use a bunch of tape and other crap so I just wrapped a heavy tie around the stem to support her, and give her some strength at the split. She didn't have a massive trauma or anything just kind of split. She'll be ok I'm sure, she had a little boo boo, and she'll be fine. I'll put up a pic of her later. Thanks for stopping in everybody, and I'll try and keep things interesting. Peace out.

 

[Slipon]

damn it, sucks to hear hope she survives

 

[mycomaster]

Thanks bro, I'm sure she'll be fine. I did what I could do, now It's up to the plant to do her thing. I've given her silica and Meta-K for her whole life I would think she would be stronger, but I guess she's not. The flowers couldn't weigh that much already. Oh well it's in Jah's and Shiva's hands now, we'll see. Peace out.