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

hey mycomaster about the drainage .... what worked for me in buckets and 72 liter bins is every other week sometimes a few times a week in the beginning i use a bamboo stick and poke holes through the soil all around it and that seemed to help ........ i know it may not be the right thing to do etc roots might get ripped but if you ease it slowly im sure shell enjoy it she is a female good luck .( p.s ) As soon as i get moved and growing il start my own journal im so excited as its my 1st proper grow indoors i only do outdoors but its UK weather so airy buds lol anyway enough of me intruding these sexy ladies peace !

Well I have the Sour Blueberry in the tent now with the other big girls. I had my osc fan on a bucket in there and had to hang it from the ceiling of the tent to get myself a little room to keep everyone even under the light without having to raise it any. I think the fan works better where it is now anyways. I also have another stick light under the canopy's, I'll probably leave those in there for now, but the twist bulb in the picture is just there for the time being. I like how my rotation is working out, pretty smooth so far. The next ladies that will be going in are Green Poison from Sweet Seeds(freebie), and then Yumbolt 47 from W.O.S.(paid single) and then probably my Cindy99 from G-13 Labs(paid 5 pack) if she's ready in time. I also have a BubbleGummer from Female Seeds(freebie) that's coming along quickly and looking good. That reminds me I need to Xplant that girl. Now for the pics. I'll start with the bucket's I think I'm gonna start using with the cages worked on them.





Here's a couple of pics of all the girls happily sharing space. if you look close in one of the pictures you can see my angels halo's!


I think I could get another girl in there to make an even 6. They say about 4 plants for a 600W, but there talking about bigger plants in general. The way I grow and only keep the bigger tops on my plants a 6th girl would fit in there with no problem. I'm diggin this hood people, I love the light spread on her and the intensity is really even according to my cheap @$$ light meter. It doesn't matter anyways the way I rotate my plants and all, I like to not only do a 1/4-1/3 turn everyday I move them from front to back. I haven't moved the Skunk#1 yet, but she had a side of the bulb all to herself up till a couple of days ago, so doing the daily twist was enough up until now. I'm in such a good mood today and would like to pass on the vibe. Play this video and smoke a cone. The beat boxing reminds me of old school Biz Markie, and it's just a cool jam anyways. Peace and Love!
[video=youtube;iqIn9N_fJJY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIn9N_fJJY[/video]
Punk @$$ POLICE!

mycomaster said:

Well I have the Sour Blueberry in the tent now with the other big girls. I had my osc fan on a bucket in there and had to hang it from the ceiling of the tent to get myself a little room to keep everyone even under the light without having to raise it any. I think the fan works better where it is now anyways. I also have another stick light under the canopy's, I'll probably leave those in there for now, but the twist bulb in the picture is just there for the time being. I like how my rotation is working out, pretty smooth so far. The next ladies that will be going in are Green Poison from Sweet Seeds(freebie), and then Yumbolt 47 from W.O.S.(paid single) and then probably my Cindy99 from G-13 Labs(paid 5 pack) if she's ready in time. I also have a BubbleGummer from Female Seeds(freebie) that's coming along quickly and looking good. That reminds me I need to Xplant that girl. Now for the pics. I'll start with the bucket's I think I'm gonna start using with the cages worked on them.
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Here's a couple of pics of all the girls happily sharing space. if you look close in one of the pictures you can see my angels halo's!
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I think I could get another girl in there to make an even 6. They say about 4 plants for a 600W, but there talking about bigger plants in general. The way I grow and only keep the bigger tops on my plants a 6th girl would fit in there with no problem. I'm diggin this hood people, I love the light spread on her and the intensity is really even according to my cheap @$$ light meter. It doesn't matter anyways the way I rotate my plants and all, I like to not only do a 1/4-1/3 turn everyday I move them from front to back. I haven't moved the Skunk#1 yet, but she had a side of the bulb all to herself up till a couple of days ago, so doing the daily twist was enough up until now. I'm in such a good mood today and would like to pass on the vibe. Play this video and smoke a cone. The beat boxing reminds me of old school Biz Markie, and it's just a cool jam anyways. Peace and Love!
[video=youtube;iqIn9N_fJJY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIn9N_fJJY[/video]
Punk @$$ POLICE!

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what is your soil ratio etc perlite ...

HAPPY 4th OF JULY EVERYBODY!! All the girls are so happy in the tent this morning. I'm sorry about the pics being washed out with hid, but I hate to take them out even for a minute to just post pics on a forum, so I guess you'll just have to wait for the harvest pics if you want natural light or whatever. I'm gonna start putting up pics of my vegging plants in this thread so there will be better lighting on those but the tent will stay yellow for now, sorry. If I can work out a little space later I'll try and put up some pics with better light with the girls that have flowers on them, but I'm not promising anything. Ok now, here's some washed out pictures.

The first closeup is of the Iced grapefruit and her frostiness. The other ones are the Skunk#1. She is swelling up really nice for me now, and with about 25 days or so to go!




These are a mix of everybody with flowers. The Menage a trois is looking really nice and plump, with about the same amount of time to go as the Skunk#1 I'm guessing. I never could find definite flower times or yields for her anywhere. I hope everybody has a great 4th, and nobody gets burnt or loses a finger. Like i said if i can find some space and some time I'll try and do a small photo shoot of some flowers, but I'll just have to see how the next few days go. I really like having my fan hanging the way it is, gets the whole canopy in the sweep. i highly recommend doing that if you have a fan taking up room, just remember to secure it at 3 points so it don't just twist the supports if they're rope or chain when it oscilates. Take it easy everybody, Peace and Love.

EDIT: I'm not sure of the perlite ratio, I just kind of mix it in until I feel it has good drainage. Sorry I don't have exact #'s.

Must be nice to all the space for trimming and manipulating the growth on your girls. I have to be careful not to do too much topping and LST-ing because I'm only 3' wide 2' deep.

I'm going to post a question on my thread later on today that addresses this issue. Be looking for your feedback as always! Good job myco, another well deserved pat on the back!

nice.. whatever the soil mix there sexy lol

Natural light, and I'm still no Ansel Adams. I hope these are alright for now. I'm figuring out all the settings on the camera, and hopefully will have a couple of the Menage a Trois today. These are of the Iced Grapefruit, and Skunk#1. The Iced grapefruit is a frost demon people, this thing is pretty crazy. The Skunk#1 weighs a friggin ton even when dry in that 7 gal container. I don't like having to move these ladies at all, much rather be mixing dirt and trimming and all that stuff. I'm definitely a farmer not a photographer, but learning new skills is always worthwhile. I'll have some more pics later I hope. Hope everyone is safe after the 4th. A song to follow the girls.
[video=youtube;yRkgsyKvidE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRkgsyKvidE[/video]
PEACE and LOVE!

mycomaster said:

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[video=youtube;yRkgsyKvidE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRkgsyKvidE[/video]
PEACE and LOVE!

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i love the 8 of 8 pic my favourite

Thanks man, that's the Skunk#1. She's my baby out of all of them really. I love her structure, and well just about everything about her to be honest. She has some nice trich coverage and everyday she just gets frostier. The smell went from a natural pine to a chemically smelling pine cleaner, with a small hint of sweetness to it. The Iced Grapefruit is still very much sweet, sugary, and fruity breakfast cereal kind of smell. None of them really have an overpowering scent just sitting there, but when I rotate them in the morning or pull my hand through the canopy they smell quite strongly. They're all coming along so well, and staying healthy as expected. I've been moving them around alot lately cause the pics and adding the blue O.G. and Sour Blue berry, nut I think they like the rotation. I usually rotate the girls on either side of the bulb around in a rotation and also the daily turn in space, but I think I'll start a more comprehensive rotation system with them. I also like the way the Sour Blueberry and Blue O.G. are easy to move and take care of in the modded tomato cages. I can pull branches on the outside of the cage to open them up or move branches on the inside to fill the canopy on the inside. Gives me alot of places to tie to and also all the support they'll ever need. I haven't had time lately to work with the girls as much as I had so the latest round of girls are needing the extra support, I hope to be able to work with the next round a little more and maybe skip this step. Either way they'll be fine and the cages seem to take less space in between the plants. We'll see. Thanks for the interest, and enjoy your day. Peace out.

yea skunk 1 rules I just have to have her

mycomaster said:

Thanks man, that's the Skunk#1. She's my baby out of all of them really. I love her structure, and well just about everything about her to be honest. She has some nice trich coverage and everyday she just gets frostier. The smell went from a natural pine to a chemically smelling pine cleaner, with a small hint of sweetness to it. The Iced Grapefruit is still very much sweet, sugary, and fruity breakfast cereal kind of smell. None of them really have an overpowering scent just sitting there, but when I rotate them in the morning or pull my hand through the canopy they smell quite strongly. They're all coming along so well, and staying healthy as expected. I've been moving them around alot lately cause the pics and adding the blue O.G. and Sour Blue berry, nut I think they like the rotation. I usually rotate the girls on either side of the bulb around in a rotation and also the daily turn in space, but I think I'll start a more comprehensive rotation system with them. I also like the way the Sour Blueberry and Blue O.G. are easy to move and take care of in the modded tomato cages. I can pull branches on the outside of the cage to open them up or move branches on the inside to fill the canopy on the inside. Gives me alot of places to tie to and also all the support they'll ever need. I haven't had time lately to work with the girls as much as I had so the latest round of girls are needing the extra support, I hope to be able to work with the next round a little more and maybe skip this step. Either way they'll be fine and the cages seem to take less space in between the plants. We'll see. Thanks for the interest, and enjoy your day. Peace out.

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omg thats skunk#1 ! shes sexy alought mostly sativa she looks indica lol mad .........

Yeah she can be deceitful. She looks like an indica acts like a sativa and smokes like both. I love that plant. I should be getting some G-13 X Skunk#1, Afghani X Skunk#1, and some White Widow X Skunk#1. I can't wait to start running them when they arrive. I have quite the selection going at the moment, so it won't be right away, but I have some interesting girls until then. I have 2 Bay 11 regs going now, and they seem kind of slow to me, but I've seen some incredible results with the strain. From what I hear it's a real medicinal strain. The Iced Grapefruit is quite the insane strain, with trich coverage that seems to start to overlap. The Menage a Trois seems to be bulking up the most, and the Skunk#1 is just an overall pleaser. Something else I have to mention is that the MaT didn't start to put on trichs as fast as the other two but is now producing happily and trying to catch up. Every plant is different and has to be treated so, you cannot force a plant to bend to your will, just won't happen and you'll be disappointed. They'll do what they do, when they do it. Pretty simple really, just give them everything they need and they will provide. I think I have this camera figured out a little more and should have some pics up later. Peace and Love.

Wow, beautiful pics. Now I see what you been looking at all this time and it makes me want to hang out at your garden!

Good info on the cages. I might need to do that because I have to keep the growth pretty much contained within the 5-gal walls or my plants won't fit. After LST-ing the other day I noticed the branches take no time making the bend to the light at 90 degrees. That's great because I was concerned they would keep spreading out. Maybe I will put some cages in at my 5-gal xplant if I can source them here locally.

I'm interested in the Iced Grapefruit, Skunk#1, and the LSD Slip runs for my next seed purchase.

Some morning pics, then it's off to be a farmer for the day. I'm lovin my ladies people, some real givers, and pleasers. Boy and do they know how to please, let me show you what I'm talkin about. Take in account that this is day 33 for these girls with the flowers.
These are the Iced Grapefruit and all her sweet, fruity goodness. I couldn't be happier with the density and trich coverage. She 's not the bulkiest, but she is dense as all get out. I can't brush her without getting the munchies for some Fruity Pebbles.
Here's my Skunk#1. I can't say much more than she's making me so happy.
Last but never least is the Menage a Trois, as Frenchy would say "OOH LA LA". Now this girl is a definite giver for sure. Putting on trichs now with a fury, and plumping up in the process. Here are a couple of pics on the way out of the group and of the Blue O.G. and sour Blueberry. I think they like their new home.
Peace and Love!

Awesome stuff so far. Just want to point out though, you don't need a new bulb every 10 weeks. You can use the same bulbs for two grows, and the yield suffer virtually nothing at all. So you got more than a years worth of bulbs there.

I've been doing a little re-thinking on that, and I'm gonna pop in a new bulb every 12 weeks. I think the lumen output will still be enough for my needs then, and maybe save a little coin on bulbs, although I'm gonna go by my meter. As soon as it hits a certain point, the bulb is getting changed. I have a pretty crude light meter, but it's good enough to pick up the change I'm looking for I guess, we'll see. My main thought in all of this is to just keep the girls as happy as possible really, and to keep the density I'm looking for. I do have the new hood, so that should also help I would think, especially if I keep it as clean as possible. The Blue O.G. is already kicking out pistils everywhere, happy to see that. I have a pretty good rotation worked out with 5-6 girls at a time in the flower tent, and 8 plants downstairs in veg, with 6 being female seeds, the other 2 are my Bay 11 regs. I have a BubbleGummer, Yumbolt47, Cindy99, Skunk#11, Green Poison, and another Iced Grapefruit. All of them with the exception of the Skunk#11 are really happy and vegging right along with at least 2 mains tops so far on them. I say with the exception of the Skunk#11 cause the dang thing looks kind of crappy and always has some sort of problem. My Skunk#1 from G-13 Labs is the least needy plant ever, and this Skunk from Dutch Passion is much more sativa dom, and has to be the most finicky plant ever. I've never had problems with any strain like this one in my life, and I'm completely serious about that. It was a freebie, and I just wanted to run it , but this thing is breaking my b@ll$. IDK we'll see. The Cindy99 I have going has some of the thickest, widest, darkest leafs, quite interesting for something that's suppose to be sativa dom. I've ran Cindy99 from G-13 Labs before, and it was not this indica dom. I know G-13 Labs are a bunch of strain rippers, but I'm not sure what's going on here for sure, like I said I grew this before, and it was not like this. The phenos were always more sativa dom, and not variable to a large degree. They were all pretty uniform in leaf structure, more of a height difference than anything else. I think in another 4 weeks the Green Poison will be ready to take the place of the Skunk#1 or other that's done. I like her leafs, really kind of a 50/50 with quite the nice veg speed. They say only 50 days or something for flower, so her and the Cindy99 should finish quickly for me I hope. Like I said earlier i have a pretty good rotation going, and some meds should be coming soon. I put alot of thought into the girls I'm running and also when, so that I should have both indicas and sativas to suit all my needs. Thanks for stopping in everyone. Peace and Love.

sounding/looking good bruv

These are all my Menage a Trois from last night. The light purple barely comes trough in the pictures, but you can see it. I would like to get some temp drops and bring it out a little more. She just wasn't putting the trichs on at first, but is doing her thang now. I received some really good advice about the hid light and pics, the really smart person said simply, cover it with newspaper. Good idea. I have to say the density and aroma of this girl is really nice. She has stayed the absolute picture of health all the way through the grow, without being needy or fussy. I wish so much I would have taken a clone of her, but that's the way it goes. From all the info I've been able to find on her, it's gonna be another 3 weeks or so till she's done. I have the worst nausea this morning. Sorry about the graphic smilie, it's just how I feel this morning. Some days are definitely better than others. Nausea being one of the main reasons I grow, besides abdominal pain that no doc can quite figure out. Oh well back to the girls.

These are all my Skunk#1 from the other day, I don't want to post duplicates, but I'm not sure of the ones you've seen before so I'll post some of the better ones. I can't believe how big she got and all the strength to hold up those flowers is impressive to say the least. The only supports this girl has is holding her down! Pretty cool. That's what stalk pinching and bending can do for you. Along with a healthy diet of silica and K.
And here's my Iced Grapefruit. What a group of gals. I hope everybody enjoys the pics. I also hope I have some good news to pass on later about my grow in the future. I'll explain in a little while. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and smoke a phatty people. Peace and Love.

I hate to post after myself, but I have a couple of pics of the girls this morning. These will be the last pics with the hid, so don't get mad at the color, I'll have better ones later with the cover I'm making on the hood. I was really sick this morning, and then I remembered I had some hash still. Smoked a little hash and I feel alot better! Anyways, here are a couple of pictures to start the day with.

All the pictures are labeled when you click on them so I'm not gonna write a bunch of individual descriptions for them. I think these will be some some good meds, but am looking into some Gage Green Genetics to fill my med needs in the future. The strains they have are extremely resinous and have cannabanoid profiles that will blow your mind. I've become a member of their forum and will be filling everyone in on their genetics and strains that interest me.
This being one of them. I think as far as medicinal quality they have some very rare gems that could be a lifesaver for me. I also think they are one of the few breeding groups out there that actually have the patient in mind when making their crosses.
Here is their Cindy Le Pew. A cross of Cindy99 and the infamous G-13 Skunk. I'm not sure a plant can be more resinous than this lady. How do you trim a plant like this is my question. As you can see my excitement for GGG is very well deserved. Enjoy your Sunday everyone, and remember God rested today as well, smoke a cone! Peace and love.

Holy crap Myco. Things look really sweet. Your buds are going to reward your efforts. As always I am impressed as hell. I hope you feel better bro. I love the look of all of them. I tried to pick a favorite but I couldn't. Take care.