PC Case grow - Stealth + Perpetual + LST

gumball

gumball

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v12xjs said:
Hey gumball. Sorry to take so long replying mate.
I tried the 65 day cola from Trinity and it's still another daytime thing, it's also a totally different pheno to Dusty as there is no hint of kush flavour, just tastes like fresh charas.
I haven't had any time to chop so I've revised my plan a little. I've killed off the baby and left the 2 big girls along with the next oldest. It looks like the 2 big plants are at the same stage and they'll prolly come down together in a couple of weeks which will give me some space so hopefully I can get something worthwhile from the other plant. I've ordered some new seeds so I'm kind of relying on these plants to get me through 11 or 12 weeks until the new seeds pay out. I'm not hopefull :(

Here's the latest family pic. Trinity hasn't been fed for a month so forgive her tawdry appearance but check out that main cola front right of the pic. It's gonna put my red bull can to shame :)

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no problem on the wait. sorry to hear your hitting so many bumps in the road with your bug issues, and strains not giving you a good high or finishing on time, then you having to kill one for the better of the group, sounded like a hard decision to make.

they are looking real good, nice family pic! what next on your list of strains? you gonna try any more kush seeds right away, or try and wait to recover your grow cycle a little?
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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Hey serious, the combination of small pots, LST and 12/12 seems to keep them compact.

Greets gumball.
I'm a bit of a drama queen I suppose. Things are not to my satisfaction right now but when I look at the plants I shouldn't really complain. The bud is ok after a bottle of red :)
I really need to drop back into a simple effective routine like you say, so the postman brought me 2xNL and 1xPurple Haze this morning. I'll put a NL outside straight away for some summer cuttings and the other 2 will go into the case as soon as there's room. Hopefully the haze will be a keeper and I can put her out for reveg and a few cuttings when she's done.
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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It's nearly all indica fs. They just added a bit of the haze genetics into the NL I also bought to give some sativa buzz and the classic taste.
I'm stupid but I'm not crazy :)
 
Phase420

Phase420

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v12xjs said:
Thanks fs. Link me to those Qwerkle pics when you get them.
All is not rosy in the garden today though. Check this:

It looks like I've got some new residents in my grow. I watered last night and as usual I collected the runoff for disposal but I noticed something on the top of the water that I wanted to check out properly this morning. Now I've had a good look it seems I'm just about to be overrun by the dreaded thrips :(
Here's a pic of what I saw on the surface of the water and a closeup of the little bastards enjoying a swim:



I'm very careful when it comes to the grow environment. I don't even wear any clothes when I check on my girls, so the only outside element that could have brought them in is the coco or the root riot and I've already ruled out the root riot. There's a possibility that they were already in the coco when I bought it and they have been dormant over the winter, or maybe they jumped aboard the big bag while I had it open to take some out while I repotted 1 of the plants. Either way I'm convinced that's where they came from.
I just put the jug in the microwave for a minute and that's killed these little buggers off but I've got at least 1 pot in the grow that must be full of them.
Plan of attack then is to decant 2 litres of coco from the big bag each time I need it and to pop that in the micro for 5 minutes before use. I will also get hold of some Genius neem oil tonight or tomorrow and water with that until I'm clear. Fingers crossed I can sort this shit out before it takes a real toll.
Wish me luck.
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So i just found out, I have the same problem that you have with these little maggot looking things!!! i dont know what they are but im worried now. I want to take her another week or so longer... you think that i would be cool? did you chop?
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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Hey Phase, sorry to hear your news.
Not sure what stage they are at in your grow but these bugs can devastate small plants in just a few weeks so be very careful. Neem oil kills them on contact, is available from hydro stores or online and should only be $20 or so. I highly recommend it.
Best advice I could give you is to look at all the leaves. You are looking for white dots where all the chlorophyll has been sucked out as they feed. If there's plenty of spots then you have a lot of bugs and you'll need to take action. If not then maybe you have a week. From memory these things lay eggs every 14 days so they multiply like wildfire.
Good luck.
 
maturesmoker

maturesmoker

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Wow, those buds are looking really good V12. Sorry to read you had to make a sacrifice to the Ganja Gods but hopefully they will reward you with a heavy harvest :-) its certainly looking that way.

New strains sound good too, who are they by? I'm also looking for something new to add in.
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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These are white label seeds ms. The NL is a known quantity but I'm taking a flyer on the haze and just hoping it does what it says.
That single cola plant is looking very promising. The main bud is already bigger than my red bull can and she looks as if she's going to be ready on time in 55-60 days. There's still 2 weeks growing to come so she might be a keeper pheno after all.

Hey serious, they do tend to do that where leaves are packed in tight and touching each other. It seems the leaves give out moisture when the air around them is a bit too dry. It's nothing to worry about and the leaves should naturally find their own space as the plant grows. Might be worth putting a cup of water in there though just to raise the humidity a bit.
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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Hey serious.
A new NL has just gone in and I cut down the last cola of Trinity tonight so things are starting to get back on track.
Those bugs are beating a retreat as well. I have them pinned down in Monica's pot. It isn't good news for Monica but I should have them eradicated in a few days and I can give her a decent feed.
I'll be repotting the unamed VK into a full sized pot in the morning so I'll grab some pics.
 
CHIEF PUFF PUFF

CHIEF PUFF PUFF

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Hey what's up V12xjs? I had to call on the Growing in a PC King. My Baby (sex is undetermined) is 26 days into vegging and the lights (3-6500k & 1-2700k)in the pc case fell on her. Here's some pics of Baby:

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pic 1--Baby before the burn
pic 2--Front of Baby was damaged
pic 3--top of Baby has a little burn
pic 4 & 5--Closer looks at the damage area
pic 6--Back of Baby looks good

Will I be able to keep growing Baby? After Baby recovers from the shock, would you top her? I know you are into lst, is it too late to start that with Baby? Here is a pic of the pc case it's 26.5'h x 18.6D x 8.1w. Baby is 6.5' tall.

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v12xjs

v12xjs

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Thanks CHIEF.
The damage to Baby doesn't look too bad, I've burned my plants much worse in the past. If I was going to top her I'd be tempted to do it now. She looks like she'll be fine either way though.
The reason I prefer LST to topping is simply that topping will stop growth for up to a week each time you do it, but the plants continue to grow normally with LST. Generally that means my plants finish a week or 2 faster than topped plants would.
That's a sweet looking case you have there. Might be worth putting something reflective above the lights though as up to half the light is going upwards and away from the plants.
Got my fingers crossed for her.
 
crazytrain14

crazytrain14

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looks dude good. sorry V don't mean to jack your thread here, but i had to ask what the air pump was for in your case chief? i like the case, very tall. good luck man.
 
CHIEF PUFF PUFF

CHIEF PUFF PUFF

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Hey CT, I can grow using soil or hydroponics? I've tried growing using DWC and f***ed it up every time.

Thanks V12jxs for the words of encouragement. I will try topping her soon. I wanted to try LST but I'm nervous I will mess Baby up.


 
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