MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.
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MrHowardMarks
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Thank's for the kudos dudes...
It's been a long journey down the breeding road, but I've got some good genetics, and some even better ones on the way.
It'll be awhile before I start from seed again, I'll always keep clones and mothers...
I have a platoon of super skunk that's almost ready to fill up the bloom room...
I'm going to be busy looking at property over the next few weeks, and I'll be going on a vacation for the first week of flowering, skiing in Vermont.
So, not to worry, everything is fine on my side of the computer screen...
But I may not be on as often as before.
I set this up as an example of how I grow, and it turned into a complete encyclopedia of growing in soil...
I'll start up a proper journal, where everything begins on the first day of flowering with all clones that are the same size, and same strain.
It'll be easy, I'll just update weekly, maybe I won't be around so much, maybe I will...
I just quit my job, so who knows, I've been busy.
I smoked a shit ton of hash, I'm pretty much fucked... I'm thirsty but I don't wanna get up...
I'll close out this journal with a complete harvest report, and cost analysis... So there's still a bit more to come.
And pics after the harvest... Dried bud.
Well, peace all. All you silent folks too!
It's been a long journey down the breeding road, but I've got some good genetics, and some even better ones on the way.
It'll be awhile before I start from seed again, I'll always keep clones and mothers...
I have a platoon of super skunk that's almost ready to fill up the bloom room...
I'm going to be busy looking at property over the next few weeks, and I'll be going on a vacation for the first week of flowering, skiing in Vermont.
So, not to worry, everything is fine on my side of the computer screen...
But I may not be on as often as before.
I set this up as an example of how I grow, and it turned into a complete encyclopedia of growing in soil...
I'll start up a proper journal, where everything begins on the first day of flowering with all clones that are the same size, and same strain.
It'll be easy, I'll just update weekly, maybe I won't be around so much, maybe I will...
I just quit my job, so who knows, I've been busy.
I smoked a shit ton of hash, I'm pretty much fucked... I'm thirsty but I don't wanna get up...
I'll close out this journal with a complete harvest report, and cost analysis... So there's still a bit more to come.
And pics after the harvest... Dried bud.
Well, peace all. All you silent folks too!
... sounds good man ... i didnt think anything would go too wrong with your grow .. you seem too knowledgeable and it's planned out too well... lol well man have a fun time skiing and dont get hurt
MrHowardMarks
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Yeah, I haven't really decided on the name of the new thread... I'm also going to post a thread of most of the pictures from this grow, start to finish in pictures, with day markers. "MHM's abbreviated journal"
I know to some I sounded cocky getting into it, and put out a lot of confidence that some of you laughed at... Well, those few most likely aren't around anymore, so an "in your face" isn't warrented.
Hope I helped a lot of people realize that this isn't that difficult, and gave some good tips to make life easier.
I know to some I sounded cocky getting into it, and put out a lot of confidence that some of you laughed at... Well, those few most likely aren't around anymore, so an "in your face" isn't warrented.
Hope I helped a lot of people realize that this isn't that difficult, and gave some good tips to make life easier.
Survolte
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You have helped assure myself that I can do it and do it good. Next week I am going to take a trip to grab all the shit I need. I hope you will check out my super lemon haze grow when I get pics up if you get a chance. I would feel honored.Yeah, I haven't really decided on the name of the new thread... I'm also going to post a thread of most of the pictures from this grow, start to finish in pictures, with day markers. "MHM's abbreviated journal"
I know to some I sounded cocky getting into it, and put out a lot of confidence that some of you laughed at... Well, those few most likely aren't around anymore, so an "in your face" isn't warrented.
Hope I helped a lot of people realize that this isn't that difficult, and gave some good tips to make life easier.
PS. too bad those people arent still around. They def deserve an in your face.
how you doing buddy.i havnt seen you in a awile ive been busy.just had to say the garden looks great.
im running co2 .the generator has a flame sensor and a pilot sensor.if it does not light it sits there and lets the gas disapate.
it is completely safe due to the pilot and flame sensors.i have a area around 13 ft by 20 ft.pumped up to 1800 ppm.im in the last two weeks of the grow i am in.i with all my plants were producing as much as yours but im in the process of growing from seed and picking mothers.
i am growing white russian.ak47.kush berry( i dont think it is a kush plant at all)damn DNA seeds .the plant is real tall and sative looking with small buds and almost no weight at 6 weeks.i have another dna strain..it is called recon.it looks good .small a ft and a half tall.one large dank looking nug forming.looks like it is going to have a nice nug on it..single cola.i strip ALL of the lower branch;s off of it.
i put them in veg at around 8 inch tall..i might give the recon some more time in veg to get a larger nug on the top.
im growing chronic also.i have about 4 weeks out on that one.it is staying short .it looks like it i going to finnish with some nice weight so does the AK.the russian looks a little thin but the nugs are rock solid .so it should produce good weight,
ive had a little of the WR.and it is excellent smoke.very stony with a great taste.
my production should be OK.once i get the strains i want to use picked out.my production should be pretty good and uniform growing height and good light penatration.
i feed iguana juice.with most of the AN line up .i have had ZERO problems with the plants.dirt with about 40 to 50% perlite,moo doo compost at 10%,2 gallon bags SOG.three HPS sodium on light movers air cooled.i dont have time to examine every plant to make sure it is all the way dry.because of the high perlite ratio the water runs through the grow bag pretty fast.i take one plant and test to see if it is pretty dry and put a light watering on the plants.as i think that is all it needs.the perlite is so strong it runs through the bag fast.
any advice on how to improve my grow ?
i am kind of noid about posting picture on any web site.i dont even take pictures of a plant.thanks.
MrHowardMarks
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Yeah, I was always paranoid about posting pics on here, but nothing happened to me, so I imagine it's safe... But at the same time, I don't have internet or phone at my grow space... If you find me you haven't found my grow...
But nobodies looking for me...
And I like to think the DEA has more important things they should be doing aside from browsing pot growing forums.
The only thing I can recommend is checking the weight of the dirtbags before you water... They don't all drink at the same rate, a slight lift on the bag will let you know it they're thirsty... It's simple, one gallon of water weighs 8 pounds... Dry soil is featherlight... Just give a slight pick up, and you should be able to judge how wet the soil is by how heavy it is.
Also, DON'T do any topping or high stess training on the Chronic, it is best to let it grow one single cola, the AK is similar, but still produces well from topping.
And hold out, 6 weeks is only a bit over halfway for those sativas, they'll start chunking up over the next week, don't worry.
Yeah, you must have the GEN2 or something, the tipover switches and auto-pilot light are definately safe... I'd just burn through too much gas... 20x20x7 space with 1000CFM or air removal... That's a shitload of gas being used, it'd be difficult to reach the desired co2 ppm level.
Good luck... Nice to hear from you.
But nobodies looking for me...
And I like to think the DEA has more important things they should be doing aside from browsing pot growing forums.
The only thing I can recommend is checking the weight of the dirtbags before you water... They don't all drink at the same rate, a slight lift on the bag will let you know it they're thirsty... It's simple, one gallon of water weighs 8 pounds... Dry soil is featherlight... Just give a slight pick up, and you should be able to judge how wet the soil is by how heavy it is.
Also, DON'T do any topping or high stess training on the Chronic, it is best to let it grow one single cola, the AK is similar, but still produces well from topping.
And hold out, 6 weeks is only a bit over halfway for those sativas, they'll start chunking up over the next week, don't worry.
Yeah, you must have the GEN2 or something, the tipover switches and auto-pilot light are definately safe... I'd just burn through too much gas... 20x20x7 space with 1000CFM or air removal... That's a shitload of gas being used, it'd be difficult to reach the desired co2 ppm level.
Good luck... Nice to hear from you.
MrHowardMarks
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I wanted to reiterate, this isn't that hard to do...
But it is a lot of hard work.
On average I spend only 15 minutes or so daily checking on everything if nothing has to be done...
If I have to water, that's about a 2 hour job.
And it there's planting/cloneing... Trimming and harvest... Those are all a full time job, at least 8 hours are spent in a day doing the switchover work.
So...
About 3 days in a row I don't have to do shit but look at them, maybe trim off some undesired growth... Then a 2 hour job every 4-6 days...
The hard work comes in the switchover, this is where lazy people lose all their time...
Good luck everyone...
But it is a lot of hard work.
On average I spend only 15 minutes or so daily checking on everything if nothing has to be done...
If I have to water, that's about a 2 hour job.
And it there's planting/cloneing... Trimming and harvest... Those are all a full time job, at least 8 hours are spent in a day doing the switchover work.
So...
About 3 days in a row I don't have to do shit but look at them, maybe trim off some undesired growth... Then a 2 hour job every 4-6 days...
The hard work comes in the switchover, this is where lazy people lose all their time...
Good luck everyone...
SlikWiLL13
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i personally enjoy the work almost as much as the end result. but maybe thats just me.
i get stoned and listen to music when i garden. just about the most realxing part of any day.
i get stoned and listen to music when i garden. just about the most realxing part of any day.
that is exactly the model i have it the gen 2 with a green air controller.i have a green air CO 2 generator.it malfunctioned and the gas valve was stuck open and ran all the time with the gas valve open.that went to the scrap pile pretty fast..very unsafe.
i have way to many 2 gallon bags to pick everyone of them up.like 400 of them
i was raided in indiana for ordering seeds from doc chronic.
they didnt find shit other than a couple of joints worth of weed.of course they charged me with a 3 year old bottle of perscription drugs.that wasnt on the warrent so it will be thrown out..the first place they went to is the computor and pulled up all my picture files .email and ebay account.they know something up.
but if they have no evidence they have no case.FUCK THE COPS.scummy mother fuckers...
but it noided me out about pictures thats for sure.
the sativa i was telling you about is supposed to be a kush berry from DNA.with a two months maturity time.
at 46 days it has little pop corn nugs.and tall and skinny..it smells very very potent .with a small alot like one of my white russian females..very strong medicinal smell to it.im sure its going to be fire.i dont know if i will want to wait 2and a half to three months for a very small amount of weed.the russian is straight FIRE.if the kush berry isnt way better then the white russian it i going to go extinct around me.the recon like i said is a afghani plant.and is forming a large single cola.it looks very good .i am still two weeks out from trying it out .it has chrystals all over the leafs and plants..it has kind of a nice floral smell to it .and you can smell the strenght of it from under neath the sweet smell.have you ever smoke any recon or LA confidential from D & A?.the LA confidential is supposed to be very simular to the recon.thanks
i have way to many 2 gallon bags to pick everyone of them up.like 400 of them
i was raided in indiana for ordering seeds from doc chronic.
they didnt find shit other than a couple of joints worth of weed.of course they charged me with a 3 year old bottle of perscription drugs.that wasnt on the warrent so it will be thrown out..the first place they went to is the computor and pulled up all my picture files .email and ebay account.they know something up.
but if they have no evidence they have no case.FUCK THE COPS.scummy mother fuckers...
but it noided me out about pictures thats for sure.
the sativa i was telling you about is supposed to be a kush berry from DNA.with a two months maturity time.
at 46 days it has little pop corn nugs.and tall and skinny..it smells very very potent .with a small alot like one of my white russian females..very strong medicinal smell to it.im sure its going to be fire.i dont know if i will want to wait 2and a half to three months for a very small amount of weed.the russian is straight FIRE.if the kush berry isnt way better then the white russian it i going to go extinct around me.the recon like i said is a afghani plant.and is forming a large single cola.it looks very good .i am still two weeks out from trying it out .it has chrystals all over the leafs and plants..it has kind of a nice floral smell to it .and you can smell the strenght of it from under neath the sweet smell.have you ever smoke any recon or LA confidential from D & A?.the LA confidential is supposed to be very simular to the recon.thanks
MrHowardMarks
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Nope, the strains that I smoke have been around for more than 10 years... I don't really get into the extreme crosses... Or buy genetics.
I just bought Super Skunk, so I could breed and get my own variations.
I like skunk, and it's hybrids...
I just bought Super Skunk, so I could breed and get my own variations.
I like skunk, and it's hybrids...
well .IMHO use a drop ship address or go to canada and get your seeds.i would recomend serious seeds.they have been around since dirt.very good genetics.and what you see of pictures of their bud is what you get.normally better.cause you cant smell the picture.the white russian is pure power.the AK kicks ass too..what a great old school company with no gimmicks.just good straight up quality genetics.old school.
SlikWiLL13
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careful, you can get in trouble here talking openly of this. PM type of convo.
SlikWiLL13
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trading information is not illegal, trading pot or seeds is. and regardless of law, you agreed to the rules of this site when you joined...and a rule of the site is no buying or trading of pot, seeds, or clones.
i dont care, but ive seen people get banned and peoples threads closed for it.
i dont care, but ive seen people get banned and peoples threads closed for it.