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

yea I guess so, Ill pray to Jah for you


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I have had splits and breaks before, along with my other attempts to murder my plants. I always sealed them up with cloning gel. It always works. Made a huge callus that helped in every way. If anyone can fix it, it's you bro. I am sending good vibes your way my friend. Its always something in this game. Take care.

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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.

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medical/skin tape!

I have all kinds of tape, and other stuff. I just want to see how she reacts to me not messing with her. I've had plants outside that have split to the soil line and still finished just fine, so I'm gonna leave her how she is, with the tie, and just see what happens. The way the split is the two nodes that are up top will still get everything they need. Sorry my day got really busy yesterday and I never posted a pic of the split, I'll get one up today to show you guys what I mean. Little kids get hurt, plants get hurt, we're all made to heal and move on. I do have to say if this plant was as fragile as people think it is, my Iced Grapefruit would be headed to the big compost pile in the sky, but she's just fine. Peace out.
The pic is from 3 days ago.

Very happy with the way the girls are coming along. The Skunk#1 is swelling nicely with trich production to be proud of. Menage a Trois changing hues ever so lightly to a nice purplish pink that's pretty but still light and dainty, with trich production that's average, but terpenes that are very strong. The Iced Grapefruit is a trich demon that has large un-uniform and just layered like sticky bowling pins with larger heads. The smell from the I.G. is still just completely Fruity Pebbles, and really more than I expected. I couldn't be happier with her, and the split has done absolutely nothing to diminish her in any way. Skunk#1 is a real stunner too with a more even refined sort of trich's that are progressing all along the leaf with the familiar density to the edges that will eventually curl them some. Whe you get down and look at the Iced Grapefruit trich's like I said before they're much more un-constructed, and seem like a last minute plan. in some places it seems more like petroleum jelly smeared on the leafs instead of actual single trich's. I'll try my best to get a usb still, but it's very difficult on something that's not been cut and sitting still.
This is the Skunk#1. You can see what I mean when I say uniform.
This is the Iced Grapefruit, as you can see it's much more less planned looking and of varied size.
Here's the Menage a Trois, as you can see the trich's are more modest than the other two, but the slight colors you can't see in the pics make up for it and the density is also just as impressive as the Skunk#1's if not more so. With the smell being more sweet and appealing. I can kick myself in the butt now for not taking a clone when I broke a branch in veg, but that just how it goes.
Here's the fix on the Iced Grapefruit, I like how she's taken it all and just never showed a sign of stress. She's just fine now, and the tie will hold her with enough strength through flower. I first wrapped it around her, and then pulled cinching her up some, and then wrapped it low, then high to support her. Tomorrow I'll water them again and this time I'll give some food and other goodies.
One last pic that's a group shot and off to do some daily garden chores. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone, and smoke em if you got emPeace out.

Nice work bro. You fixed that split like a surgeon.

looks great! skunk and kush always grow uniform and strong for me!

nice job with the butterfly on the wound

oh so frosty already.

Thanks everyone. I thought the gear tie as it's called would just hold the extra weight of the upcoming flowers better than anything else as it's what I've done outside with some rather large plants before. Other than that everything is going great and couldn't be happier with the girls. I have some girls in veg that are also doing great and getting ready for the flower tent. I have the Blue O.G. all worked out with a nice home consisting of a black 5 gal hydro bucket with a modified tomato cage affixed to it. i also have the Sour Blueberry the same home, but I think I'm gonna use some bamboo stakes and a little caution fence for a scrog net. The B.O.G. is definitely going in the cage thing, but the S.B.B. is a work in progress, but will be worked out by the end of the day. You'll see both those girls some time this week appear in the tent. I'll get some nice tight pics later on, until then I have some herb to send to the heavens. Peace out.

following this journal dude looking good man

I thought I'd get some pics up to start the day. I'm really impressed with the way the Skunk#1 is coming along and the other girls are amazing in their own right, but I thought I would showcase the Skunk#1 this morning. The smell is quite incredible being very piney that's turning more chemically than natural now. It's getting a pine sol cleaner smell more than a pine tree is what I'm trying to say. Very sticky to the touch with quite a bit of trich's being layered on the leafs and flowers. Like I said earlier they are pretty uniform and even in presentation. The flowers are really starting to swell now and thicken with a very nice density to them. I'll be giving her some food today along with some other goodies as well. I would like to see some more size come from her, but she'll provide what she does. The smell coming from the tent now is incredible when the in-line kicks on. Here are a couple of pictures of the Skunk#1 this morning.
Thanks for stopping in everyone and have a great week. When I get my new hood and my other goodies in I'll take some pics and post em. I can't wait for all the cool new upgrades, should be a fun and exciting time. Again thanks for all the kind words everyone, and please enjoy your stay at my humble grow. Peace and Love.

love em dude !

Ok so it's day 30 of flower and everybody is lookin good. I would like to see heavier trich production on the Menage a Trois, and I would also like to see more bulk out of the Iced Grapefruit. I'd also like to be healthy and a billionaire, but we'll see what happens. The Skunk#1 is just about perfect though with nice trich accumulation and density and bulk that's right on par for the strain. The Menage a Trois is also bulking up nicely and the light purple color is really pleasant. Oh and the smell coming out of the in-line when it kicks on in the morning after a dormant night is just incredible with everyone mixing and sharing their scents. I Xplanted my Blue O.G. into a 5gal hydro bucket with holes drilled in the bottom and sides. I also affixed a modified tomato cage onto the container for support of the plant, cause I was unable to work with her enough like the Skunk#1 and Menage a Trois to strengthen her like I would have liked. When I say work with her I mean almost daily pinching of her, and twisting and bending her around to leave her bent over away from the light to pick herself up towards the light. I do this alot to them to get em all strong enough to hold a massive amount of flowers, and to also strengthen the highways of life in the plant. I know this can greatly slow her in veg, but it helps build up the roots and provide me with a plant that is almost trouble free in flower. Since I am currently using T5's to veg I also like to keep the vegetation on top of the plant on the canopy to keep the energy going to places that are able to process it the most efficiently. I just keep it trimmed to achieve that, but am careful never to remove too much as this will only hurt the plant. Main-lining is just fine, but I've found by leaving more foliage than a traditional ML really helps the plant to move along faster and has no drawbacks in the future when going to flower. I've also found that leaving branches on some nodes up until the 12/12 flip can get them to get even with the canopy and can sometimes provide decent meds, really depends on a strains growth pattern. I only took a couple of nodes out of the Blue O.G. and topped it quite heavily on top and at some nodes lower on the plant to see how they would react, and also to see if they could keep up with the top if the top was kept low and constantly pulled down to help the lower branches keep up. It's all kind of thin, and I should have maybe left some of it alone, but it's all an experiment. It took Edison hundreds if not a thousand times to get the light bulb right, and he simply said, " I didn't fail that many times, I simply learned how not to make a light bulb that many times" Gotta like the positive outlook. I always said that Prosperian's Blue O.G. looked more sativa dom than mine, and I still think that some, but now that I have it with other sativa dom plants in the tent I have to say there is more sativa in there than I originally thought. I was in the wrong when I was saying it's more indica dom, cause the leafs are quite thin, and the growth pattern has been sativa dom the whole time but I was somewhere else in thought totally. We'll see what she does in flower, and put all that crap to rest once and for all. I've read alot of conflicting reports on growth and smoke, and I'll let everyone know how it really is un-biased, good or bad. I have other seeds of her as well, I think 5 more so I'll be running her again soon maybe, and I can tell you how much variation there is in her, cause I keep pretty detailed accounts of all my plants from veg till flower, and then I write myself smoke reports in the back of the single subject notebooks I keep on all my plants. I know that seems really anal retentive, but it's the only way to be able to completely replicate a successful grow. I could keep it all on my laptop, but i like the ease of opening up a notebook and just perusing through. Alright so here's some pics I could go on babbling all day.
This is the Skunk#1 in all her glory.
Here is the menage a Trois with her pretty purple pistils.(which you can't see)
The Iced Grapefruit standing proud after her boo boo.
And a couple of pics of the blue O.G. and how I have her adjusted in her new home. I'll have access to the nicer camera over the holiday so I'll post a bunch of good pics as soon as i can snap em. I have a really nice myco web on my soil I just mixed, and I have some nice plants in veg I would like to share as well, so come back often and there will be new stuff. I have my new hood arriving today as well so I'll post some pics of my delivery later when it arrives.
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love the skunk 1 just have to have her

and sure who wouldn't like to be a billionaire, think I might buy a farm on Jamaica

I don't want the billionaire headaches. Millionaire headaches I can handle. Nice update of the girls myco.

Why is it the U.S. government can tell me they're spying on me for my safety, but I can't tell them that I grow MJ for medical necessity. I have to believe their B.S. no questions asked, but they won't listen to my truth and ask questions. It's against the law to go into court and say you're growing for medical reasons, and if you're a legal patient in a legal state that's all the right you have are when you get to court, it doesn't stop them from initially arresting you. This country is so F'ed up It will make you snap. We're so worried about what other countries and people are doing and our country is turning into a shameful pit of desperation, and hunger for the masses. Now the military has to reduce it's man power, and all those vets are gonna be without jobs and any hope for the future. That's what America needs trained killers with no hope, and P.T.S.D. I am in no way making fun of P.T.S.D. I've been diagnosed with it, and it's a hell you live with every moment. I'm also not a trained combat veteran though. With healthcare the way it is, there's pretty much no hope of these gentleman getting much help there, so what are they to do? This is a troubling time in America people, and our up-comin votes are more critical than ever, so please get out there and vote people in that are problem solvers, and not trouble makers. I know In Ohio we have a vote coming up on Medical Marijuana that can change many lives of people close to me as well as mine. I can only hope and do my part to get this passed. Sorry for the rant, but all the news is so gloomy anymore. I'm gonna stick with my tunes for a couple of days and wash all this crap out of my head. On a brighter note I checked on my soil bins today and found this.I would have to say that's some happy dirt there. I also wanted to share a little tip about ducting, The less bends the less B.S. so I came up with this. Nothing ground breaking, just some document clips that will help keep the sag out and keep my in-line a little happier, and running more efficiently. I'm gonna burst before my order gets here today. I really wanna get the new hood hung and my Sour Blueberry in the dang tent already. I'm running out of meds so fast it's crazy, I think trolls are getting into at night. Oh well 3-4 weeks I'll be harvesting some ladies and restocking so It should be alright. Enjoy your day people, and don't forget to vote please. Peace out.

what I end up doing, was add the filter directly on the ventilation, so no ducting, at all, in any ends, I use the ducting on the intake, to light proof and direct the air where I want it, if my ventilation run optimal the air will be pulled in to replace the old one no mater how many bends, of course if you have enough intake hole/s, I keep just a bit negative/under pressure to make sure all odor go through my filter

what soil mix do you start with? i know it has nothing to do with the microbes on top, but it looks nice.

well let me not say "nothing", cause some expensive soils come myco enriched. doesnt matter though, i have my own soil starter.

Love the Cudi bro. Mello. Your report is sick. I love it. Nice work. I appreciate the effort. That soil looks sick. What is the white coloration on top of the soil? Do you turn it over through the cook? Take care.

This time around I started with humboldt mix cause I wanted just about neutral as possible. I know it has some stuff in it, but I mainly just wanted a nice mute beginning without having to mix a bunch of coco and all that crap. I'm not sure of the exact ratios on perlite as I just add it till I think it's good, but all the amendments are measured out exact. I'll pass on the recipe after I know it's fine, and not burning my plants or lacking in some way. It's basicly Super Soil modified with crab meal and some other stuff. I really don't like roots organics soils that much so I start with Humboldt and a couple of others I prefer. The reason I don't have ducting for intake is I have a tent and all the in takes have flaps or sleeves, so I don't have to worry about light leaks there really. I have a 4 in in-line duct booster for air intake down low in a sleeve that I was talking about. I just slipped the fan in the sleeve and put a duct clamp around it and it's been there ever since do a fine job. I really like tents, but I would love to have a real space in a room or something. Take it easy everyone. peace out peeps.

What do feel about the larger vs the smaller sized perlite?