MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.

i didnt pour milk in my soil.. thats just fuckin retarted.. i guess today i take pictures to "prove my compitance"

1 part skim milk
9 parts water foliar feed stops Powder Mildew??? Can anyone back me up on this..it in a marijuana growing book i got and its all over the web.. sorry to post in your world.I still know your tha shit.. im not bashin

Sorry, I haven't heard of that...

A foliar is even worse in my opinion...



I think of what happens to milk, if you sit it out, in a warm place, and all I can imagine is nasty spoiled milk and mold...


That's why I think it's a horrible idea.


What, if any, reasons are there that it might work to control mold...? Cause I think it'd cause mold, and a horrid smell...


Either way...

So, a slight update on my grow... I'm at day 40, it's looking like some of the blueberries will be finished in a little over a week... They're definately the shortest flowering time.


The Super Skunks are chugging along, filling out really nice and are probably going to finish soon after the BBs...


-The silver mango is starting to chunk up really nice, and the aroma smell kinda like the Silver Pearl, mixed with the mango... Looks like I might have a good cross on my hands

It's growing tall and skinny like the mango, but the buds are much more compact and tight... Also the shape of the buds and leaves are kinda like the pearl... Exciting, I can't wait to smoke it.



The 9Mile is also taking its time, and will be in the 60+ day mark... I have a lot of long flowering strains in my garden it seems...


The next round won't be nearly this much trouble... They're all going in at the same time, and they'll all be super skunk... Or a mix of super skunk and silver pearl... Back to what I normally do now that everything's up and running.

Hey MHM, things are looking good.

I started using cha-ching on Saturday, the package gives the option of using it exclusively at 1/2-1 tsp per gallon, or at half that in combination with whatever your bloom formula is. Any opinion one way or t'other? I love the color it turns my solution; phosphorescent lime!

Also, can you tell me how to embed my pix in the body of my post rather than thumbnails, so I can be like all the cool kids?

I use it at a rate a little more than 1/2 teaspoon per gallon... Didn't notice any burn, that's with all my other shit in the mix...


To imbed a picture in the text, it has to be on a server already, you can't upload directly from your computer... Then it's simple...

If you go into an album it'll say underneath the picture, "image address" then under that will be "vB code"


You can copy paste the code here, or type out the code itself... For an image it's [] with img in the middle followed by /img

Looks like this;

<Img> (image address) </img>

You have to use the http://www also... And it'll usually end in ".jpg"

Just look at a pic in an album and you'll se the code...


It also works with links;

<Url> (link address) </url>


But remember it's [] not <>

Thanks for the info man. I'll be updating later, and it'll be nice to see those images full size. Looking good over here!

For that light bloom solution before taking cuttings what ppm would you put it at? I was thinking 400 or so but I'm new to having a TDS meter so I thought I'd ask the pro...

You were thinking right... I'd go with anywhere from 300-500... Depending on their size...

The bloom feeding isn't necessary... Only if they've been on a high nitrogen diet...


Built up nitrogen will keep them from rooting, they will live off the stored reserves...

So, if you're keeping mothers;

I only feed for say the first two weeks of the month, then flush with a light feeding of bloom nutes for the last two weeks of the month, followed by cuttings, then repeat...

If you're using store bought root plugs there is already a light mix of nutrients and hormones within the plug, so you only need plain water from there on out.

Yeah, they've been in the vegetative stage so all the feedings up until now have been high in nitrogen so I thought I would flush some of that out so it doesn't take forever to root.

Good to know, thanks

Slight update... I started the flushing process on the BBs with a 300ppm total feeding of carbohydrates and sensizym, I also added a little bit of Cha Ching and Big Bloom...

They aren't quite finished yet. They're on the last swell it looks like, I'll upload some pictures tomorrow.

I give them 14 days max... It's a strange pheno, not the biggest producer, but absolutely covered in gigantic trichromes... Easily visible to the naked eye like hair... I'm happy I bred her, good genes are coming in the future... I've got some awesome genetics having sex, and I'm their pimp...

The Super Skunks, Silver Mango and 9Mile are chugging along... Getting bigger everyday.

I guess it's been almost a week since a picture update, I should get on that tomorrow...

Well... A few days have passed... so let's see some pics...



I finally replaced the 125W CFL bulb in the ballasted fixture...

Some close up shots...

Blueberries at night.

Super Skunk


Overview at night

9Miles up front...

Super Skunk

You can see the difference between the purlpe and the green...

More random shots...

January 31...


Today...

goddammit! i just got dressed and now i have to go change my shorts.

looking very nice, mr.nice.

ive decided to add to my room. im gonna upgrade from a 5x7' space to a 7x16' space. im gonna have no trouble framing it up or doing the plumbing, but im gonna install a subpanel as well. i think i have most of it down from DIY sites, but can i bug you if i need any additional help? i know you have installed a few of these.

im gonna get 2 new 600w hps's and a convo bulb for my 400 to use in veg. and i want to make two 9-pot ebb n grow systems for the 600's.

Like an erupting volcano....

Sure, I'd be happy to give some input...