The Art of The Auto

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

The Ususal slutspects...

oh and in case you missed it...

[video=youtube;cqDNPO2X7Dg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqDNPO2X7Dg[/video]

mossys · Dec 18, 2010

The Cold weather hammers me too dude... worked for a surveyor/engineer for 5 years before this and every winter was a struggle just to survive, let alone be efficient at work.

Yup..you get me.
pain and brain fog..my favourite combo.... :roll:

never thought to use it to help rehydrate tho!

You know when you over dry your compo and can't get it to holdwater...
Brilliant..
couple of waterings and it is back to normal.

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

JM: I forgot to reply about yer truck So then a tacoma? Seemed small for a tundra. Anyhoo, the resale on those is crazy eh?!. I was looking at toyota when i needed a truck. I couldn't belive almost 10 year old tacomas going for $10K to high 8's.. Crazy resale.
I ended up with a chev express. Suited my needs better. But i sure like the looks of the toyotas. They were my 1st choice until dodge came out with the new version of the ram. Honestly if toyota brought the tundra out in a diesle i would have serious issues choosing one or the other.

Well that was actually my friends truck... I have a Ranger... lol Love my rangers... 3rd or 4th I've owned... bulletprrof and still decent on gas and good 4X4... a great little farm truck and works great over the road too...they also hold their value very well...I sold my old one (9

with a blown motor for $500 us! Really a great truck, like you say, only wish they made a dieslel so I could make my own bio-diesel.... oh well

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

mossys said:
Yup..you get me.
pain and brain fog..my favourite combo....

You know when you over dry your compo and can't get it to holdwater...
Brilliant..
couple of waterings and it is back to normal.

I know exactly what you mean... usually takes about a day of saking and then it ends up a lil waterlogged if you dont catch it in time... like your methods and madness!

nealcook420 · Dec 18, 2010

FullDuplex said:
Thank you sir

She should be fine neal, i would be really shocked if it does any real damage.
I would deff get over there and water but these things have hearts like lions
i bet she springs back in a day. those Alfies are tough

Karma sent for you my friend.

I got over there and watered her good...
I didn't leave untill I could see her springing back.

She's doing good now but I had to trim a lot of leaves because they were to wilted.

mossys · Dec 18, 2010

Ha ha..JM..just seen the new vid...
Brilliant...that is just Perfect to see how far they have come..I Love it
But..
it won't let me give you any rep before I spread some more around

Much appreciated.

What height do you have on the girls now....are they pushing the roof up on your gow room yet..
they are really blossoming...

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

Thanks man... yeah they're rockin... they are almost exceeding limits... its gonna be close... glad I engineered a little extra room... looks like the usual.. a little extra turns into a little shy on space! lol

Dunno if you saw the last measurements I took a couple days ago... but we're running between 16 and 26 inches in height with the blueberries being the tallest and most vertically dominant.

Dont feel bad on the ep.. I can never give enough rep in this thread... always being forced to spread around... whcih I already do! lol

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas...
After the wrapping paper is cleaned up it will be time to clean up a couple of girls. They will be 9 weeks old Christmas day.

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

Teflon you lucky bastard... I was trying to get a round ready to harvest for christmas day... but unfortunetly, the funding didn't line up with the start time required... lol I'm dreaming of a crystally green christmas myself! lol

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

I can't remember if I planned it that way or not.

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

I don't always remember the details, but I believe in my own madness and the methods behind it. both of these ladies will come on down to join the party

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John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

Yeah, I just checked out your other thread... looking killer man! nice work!

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

thanks. My set up is a little ghetto but it gets the job done. I was between jobs when the urge to grow came up so I started with what I could and worked from there.

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

teflondummy said:
thanks. My set up is a little ghetto but it gets the job done. I was between jobs when the urge to grow came up so I started with what I could and worked from there.

I see the CFL's there... a shit-ton of em! But it looks like its workin real well for you... We had pretty good success with the cfls we used back on the old setup... seems you are having excellent success! I know how ya feel on the funding thing... I finally (15 years of research and start-and-stops including my brother dying in the middle of a grow) have the funding to do it completely right! Thank god!

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

I have heat issues since it is in the attic and the cfls allow me to use the space a little longer into the summer. I have gorilla,guerrilla aspirations now that I see how small the autos are. research research research

John Mondello · Dec 18, 2010

teflondummy said:
I have heat issues since it is in the attic and the cfls allow me to use the space a little longer into the summer. I have gorilla,guerrilla aspirations now that I see how small the autos are. research research research

Rgith there with ya... we had MEGA heat issues in the attic everytime! I now tell poeple, dont do an attic grow your first time... wait till you have multiple clues! lol

on a side note... just cleanin up from the last batch of choco... and used what was left in the pan to make canna-coco in milk! You guys have got to try this when you get a chance... yummy!

oh yeah and Damnit!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to teflondummy again.

nealcook420 · Dec 18, 2010

mossys said:
nc...add 1 drop of washing up liquid to a gallon of water..
shake it so it is well distributed..and bubbly..
then water her with it.
It re-hydrates the compo when you have over dried it.

karma trebled.....

Thank you Mossy...
I added some dish soap to the water, I can already see a major differance.

Bighill · Dec 18, 2010

ENCOUNTERZERO said:
I found a vid on youtube you all might like to see http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDudegrows#p/u/13/xQ8BWfb_DQg i priced some of the products the guy showed in other vids about that and for around $30 for a 4oz jar it looks like it would really give the plants a booster shot if no ones using it now

JM also chimed in about this too. Benificial microbes are at the center of a good organic grow. Me personally i don't like to pay for microbes. Here's why. When you do a soil mix you are supposed to use ither compost or worm castings ideally both. Ither one of these will bring in all the needed micro life. Once they are in the soil it is your job as a grower to multiply them through teas and proper soil manangent.

Really no differant a concept than the repackaged molasis products that the grow shops sell.

Don't want to knock any of these products. But if your on a tight budget, as long as you have some compo or castings your allready there.

Edit
AHAHA again!!!! Another top of the page.. lol. I should hit the casino today or some thing.

Bh.

ENCOUNTERZERO · Dec 18, 2010

Its hard for newbies to get everything down it takes time. i have some what of a greenhouse background but that was years ago and forgot most of it. it never hurts to have a back up plan thou.

teflondummy · Dec 18, 2010

ENCOUNTERZERO said:
Its hard for newbies to get everything down it takes time. i have some what of a greenhouse background but that was years ago and forgot most of it. it never hurts to have a back up plan thou.

I find that I pick it up as I go along by hanging out in a couple of threads this one being the #1

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