Mephisto Genetics Duckster does Mephisto

[Duckster]

Oh forgot to add a little humor.

If I had a dollar for every girl that found me unattractive, they'd eventually find me attractive.

I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom, until they're flashing behind you.

Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool, so I gave him a glass of water.

I changed my password to "incorrect" so whenever I forget it the computer will say, "Your password is incorrect."

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

I'm great at multi-tasking--I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

Never tell your problems to anyone, because 20 percent don't care and the other 80 percent are glad you have them.

Doesn't expecting the unexpected mean that the unexpected is actually expected?

Take my advice — I'm not using it.

I hate it when people use big words just to make themselves sound perspicacious.

Hospitality is the art of making guests feel like they're at home when you wish they were.

Television may insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.

I bought a vacuum cleaner six months ago and so far all it's been doing is gathering dust.

Every time someone comes up with a foolproof solution, along comes a more-talented fool.

I'll bet you 4,567 you can't guess how much I owe my bookie.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

When I married Ms. Right, I had no idea her first name was Always.

My wife got 8 out 10 on her driver's test--the other two guys managed to jump out of her way !

There may be no excuse for laziness, but I'm still looking.

Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

Is it wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly?

Women sometimes make fools of men, but most guys are the do-it-yourself type.

I was going to give him a nasty look, but he already had one.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

The grass may be greener on the other side but at least you don't have to mow it.

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me.

I was going to wear my camouflage shirt today, but I couldn't find it.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let her sleep.

If tomatoes are technically a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie?

Money is the root of all wealth.

No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery...

 

[Duckster]

Many thanks for all of the kind words, rep, and well wishes for my girls. The league championship was last night. Being undefeated in the playoffs, my girls may have been a bit over confident as they were handed a 9-0 defeat in the first game. Since the playoffs are double elimination, they had to play another "winner take all" game. They took a 10 minute "potty break", shook it off, sucked it up, re-grouped, and went to work. They took an early lead and hung on. The final score was 7-4. Not as spectacular as some of the recent wins (12-3, 23-7, 16-6), but this was their toughest opponent. One of their best games of the season - I'm proud of them!

 

[Duckster]

An update on thing 1 on day 68. I'm thinking this girl is about done. Most of the large lower fan leaves have yellowed and been removed. Some of the upper fan leaves are now yellowing. Buds have gotten dense and frosting up. Had to tie up a couple of the braches that were having trouble supporting the bud weight. Most of the pistols are amber. Trics are mostly cloudy with a mix of amber. Some of the older growth now has a lot of amber. She's on a water diet now and she will probably get the chop sometime next weekend.

 

[Duckster]

An update on thing 2 on day 68. I'm thinking this girl has a bit left in her. Most of the large lower fan leaves have yellowed and been removed. Some of the upper fan leaves are now yellowing. Buds have gotten denser, but not as much as her sister and not nearly the frosting. Had to tie up a bunch of the braches that were having trouble supporting the bud weight. Not that her buds were bigger, maybe a little longer but not as fat and dense. She just has skinnier branches. Still lots of white pistols are amber. Trics are mostly cloudy but a good bit are still clear and not much amber, even on the older growth. She's still getting fed daily and will re-evaluate mid-week.

Thanks for taking a peek

 

[redrobbo]

All looking good Ducks,i would agree with your diagnosis going by those great triche pics.

 

[Nuggz]

Duckster...Am I correct in thinking that you waiting until you see amber before you start your flush?

 

[Duckster]

Duckster...Am I correct in thinking that you waiting until you see amber before you start your flush?

Figuring out the best time to harvest is the always the most difficult for me. Lots of good info out there on the topic but some of it is conflicting so I use blend of several things that I look at. I flush with tap for 5-10 days prior to the chop. Before I start to flush, I look for;
1. Most of the large fan leaves are yellow or gone.
2. 50-75% of the pistols are amber.
3. Buds are dense with lots of frost.
4. Trics on the new bud growth to be mostly cloudy. At this point, some of the older bud growth will have quite a bit of amber. I assume the 10-20% number that is recommended is based on the plant as a whole.

 

[Nuggz]

Figuring out the best time to harvest is the always the most difficult for me. Lots of good info out there on the topic but some of it is conflicting so I use blend of several things that I look at. I flush with tap for 5-10 days prior to the chop. Before I start to flush, I look for;
1. Most of the large fan leaves are yellow or gone.
2. 50-75% of the pistols are amber.
3. Buds are dense with lots of frost.
4. Trics on the new bud growth to be mostly cloudy. At this point, some of the older bud growth will have quite a bit of amber. I assume the 10-20% number that is recommended is based on the plant as a whole.

So, are you saying that you wait until you see some amber before you start your flush? I'm asking 'cuz in my last grow (which was my first auto grow) I waited and waited and waited and the amber never really showed up.

I've read since that some auto varieties don't ever amber up and there are also some auto varieties where the fan leaves never yellow. I was sort of hoping that there was some magic way to tell if you were growing one of the varieties that never shows amber.

Also, though I know Mephisto is pretty good about accurately stating how long it takes until harvest, I've read that a great many seed makers count their harvest date as the " first possible date to harvest" (i.e. when some of the trichomes just start to turn cloudy) and that's going to be way to early for most folks.

 

[Duckster]

Yeah I had the same problem on my first auto grow. And I've read the same things, so that's why I look at several factors to determine when it's time to chop. I also try to find other peoples grows of the same strain to get a rough idea on how long they will go. The AFN family has always been real helpful in making the call to chop. Have you got a grow going now @Nuggz? If so, ya need to put a link to your grow in your signature so we can find it. Makes it much easier for other members to pop in and take a look. If ya don't know how, just ask.

 

[woody]

Looking really nice in here mate.
+rep for the plants the jokes and the softball results