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now, on with the show, choo-choo! 
)
NLRR Engine No.420 Has Left The Station!!
Harli, Day 1
O-o-o-okay kidz, yup, the train has left the station, and just in time for the Highday Solstice
as me was sooooo hopin would work out 
See, me got a couple theoriez in me back pocket, and all this started with the full moon phaze earlier this week, and.....well, first thingz first...
First, before I start typin out war & peace here (lol, ya, it'z gonna be a loooong one, so grab yer bongz & munchiez
), I jus wanna express heartfelt appreciation & gratitude for both AFN & all the great peepz I've met in here so far 
I jus joined a week ago today, and have already picked up a wealth of info, and...well, I'm jus really glad this place is here (downtimez aside, ahem), blahblahblah. Oh, and 
to one & all for all the likez & to @Free Flow @Frankthetank @MissUniverse @RivetGrrl for the repz
Soooo, where to start, lol. Well, truth be told, this will only be my second grow...the first was also a NL auto about 5 yrz ago...just a single plant that didn't get big at all & low yield, but only cuz of all the rookie mistakez I made, lol, and hopefully, this time will do better. So technically, I'm not a new grower, but am def still on the low rungz of the growing ladder...but, I also luv nature, seeing new life emerge, learning new thingz, etc, so growin to me is jus plain fun, and I look forward to havin u guyz ride along with me on this
Secondly, I'm jus growin for health, not wealth...jus wanna be able to support me own personal medicine & all is good. I was on opiatez (morphine, oxycodone) for 10 yrz, along with a couple other medz, and long story short, got off all that shit 5 yrz ago, was lucky enuff to have met a great, steady "source" along the same time, and thus, started self medicating with weed every damn day & have never felt better...living proof that all u need -> is weed For thoze that don't already know, I'm in Missouri, USA, and they finally passed medical here last Nov, and we can grow up to 18 plantz, so even tho I meself am not quite "legal" yet, lol, it was the only excuse i needed to get into growin again, and I'm def lookin forward to it. I plan to do staggered growz in a rotation, so hopefully, I'll be cuttin one down every 5-6 wkz, and if I even get an oz per, that'll suit me jus fine & me will be a happee camper, ty :smoking:
Thirdly, in re to growin, I've alwayz been a let-it-grow-naturally type, alwayz thinkin "what would it be doin out there, in the wild-?" U guyz will probly hate me, lol, but I just ain't a fan of all the nutez, additivez, etc...me jus wanna KISS...plenty of light, good soil, and water em a couple timez a week, haha
I do however wanna try toppin & some LST, as I've never done either...hell, even thinkin bout a microgrow in a 1/2 gal pot, jus fer sumthin to do, haha. But seriously, one thing I fully believe in & abide by is that Nature knowz best, and I jus wanna keep it all as natural as possible is all 
Fourthly (is that even a word
), I live in a reallllly small place, with an even smaller grow area, so 2-3 plantz topz is all I can do (and i guarantee that one will alwayz be a NL ). The space I'm growin in is basically an old free-standing metal wardrobe clozet with sliding doorz that I cleared out for growing purposez (who needz clothez anyway-? :smoking
...and yeah, as well as for a bit of stealth. The full size is 22x42", but currently, I'm only able to have 22x30" of it, but it'z good enuff to start out in with two plantz. There'z an upper shelf inside that I got the light hangin from & is 57" from the floor, but with the light, that dropz it to 48"...so, not a lotta room, lol. Will try & get a pic or two of it put up later on.
And lastly, the namez of me girlz are Harli & Teresa. Harli is in memory of an online buddy'z cat that he lost to the big C this past Monday, RIP, and Teresa is in memory of a longtime stoner neighbor-friend who passed back in April, also from the big C, RIP. Teresa won't be up for a few dayz yet probly, cuz she went straight into the dirt, as oppozed to germing.
Annnnd, the particularz...(need to get this wrapped up before the site crashez...again
)
Seedz: NL autoz from Crop King Seeds (Canada)
Light: 1000w full white (w/red added) LED from ONEO (200w from the wall)...got it for $90 on Amazon (can provide link)
Soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest, nothing added, but did make a cereal bowl size depression in potz with a more neutral soil for beanz to start out in (jus peat moss, wood shavingz, recycled green waste & perlite)
Potz: jus reg 2-1/2 gal plastic w/xtra drainage holez added
Light cycle: 18/6, with dark time from noon to 6pm (cuz of summer)
Water: Distilled w/molassez, and/or rainwater (both left out to sit at least 24 hrz)
Think that'z about it for now. Hope u guyz enjoy the ride as much as I will & any/all input is welcome alwayz Let'z get to growin shall we-? Choo-Choo!!
PPP & Up The Ironz!
now, on with the show, choo-choo! )NLRR Engine No.420 Has Left The Station!!
Harli, Day 1
O-o-o-okay kidz, yup, the train has left the station, and just in time for the Highday Solstice
as me was sooooo hopin would work out See, me got a couple theoriez in me back pocket, and all this started with the full moon phaze earlier this week, and.....well, first thingz first...First, before I start typin out war & peace here (lol, ya, it'z gonna be a loooong one, so grab yer bongz & munchiez
), I jus wanna express heartfelt appreciation & gratitude for both AFN & all the great peepz I've met in here so far I jus joined a week ago today, and have already picked up a wealth of info, and...well, I'm jus really glad this place is here (downtimez aside, ahem), blahblahblah. Oh, and to one & all for all the likez & to @Free Flow @Frankthetank @MissUniverse @RivetGrrl for the repz Soooo, where to start, lol. Well, truth be told, this will only be my second grow...the first was also a NL auto about 5 yrz ago...just a single plant that didn't get big at all & low yield, but only cuz of all the rookie mistakez I made, lol, and hopefully, this time will do better. So technically, I'm not a new grower, but am def still on the low rungz of the growing ladder...but, I also luv nature, seeing new life emerge, learning new thingz, etc, so growin to me is jus plain fun, and I look forward to havin u guyz ride along with me on this
Secondly, I'm jus growin for health, not wealth...jus wanna be able to support me own personal medicine & all is good. I was on opiatez (morphine, oxycodone) for 10 yrz, along with a couple other medz, and long story short, got off all that shit 5 yrz ago, was lucky enuff to have met a great, steady "source" along the same time, and thus, started self medicating with weed every damn day & have never felt better...living proof that all u need -> is weed
For thoze that don't already know, I'm in Missouri, USA, and they finally passed medical here last Nov, and we can grow up to 18 plantz, so even tho I meself am not quite "legal" yet, lol, it was the only excuse i needed to get into growin again, and I'm def lookin forward to it. I plan to do staggered growz in a rotation, so hopefully, I'll be cuttin one down every 5-6 wkz, and if I even get an oz per, that'll suit me jus fine & me will be a happee camper, ty :smoking:Thirdly, in re to growin, I've alwayz been a let-it-grow-naturally type, alwayz thinkin "what would it be doin out there, in the wild-?" U guyz will probly hate me, lol, but I just ain't a fan of all the nutez, additivez, etc...me jus wanna KISS...plenty of light, good soil, and water em a couple timez a week, haha
I do however wanna try toppin & some LST, as I've never done either...hell, even thinkin bout a microgrow in a 1/2 gal pot, jus fer sumthin to do, haha. But seriously, one thing I fully believe in & abide by is that Nature knowz best, and I jus wanna keep it all as natural as possible is all Fourthly (is that even a word
), I live in a reallllly small place, with an even smaller grow area, so 2-3 plantz topz is all I can do (and i guarantee that one will alwayz be a NL ). The space I'm growin in is basically an old free-standing metal wardrobe clozet with sliding doorz that I cleared out for growing purposez (who needz clothez anyway-? :smoking...and yeah, as well as for a bit of stealth. The full size is 22x42", but currently, I'm only able to have 22x30" of it, but it'z good enuff to start out in with two plantz. There'z an upper shelf inside that I got the light hangin from & is 57" from the floor, but with the light, that dropz it to 48"...so, not a lotta room, lol. Will try & get a pic or two of it put up later on.And lastly, the namez of me girlz are Harli & Teresa. Harli is in memory of an online buddy'z cat that he lost to the big C this past Monday, RIP, and Teresa is in memory of a longtime stoner neighbor-friend who passed back in April, also from the big C, RIP. Teresa won't be up for a few dayz yet probly, cuz she went straight into the dirt, as oppozed to germing.
Annnnd, the particularz...(need to get this wrapped up before the site crashez...again
)Seedz: NL autoz from Crop King Seeds (Canada)
Light: 1000w full white (w/red added) LED from ONEO (200w from the wall)...got it for $90 on Amazon (can provide link)
Soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest, nothing added, but did make a cereal bowl size depression in potz with a more neutral soil for beanz to start out in (jus peat moss, wood shavingz, recycled green waste & perlite)
Potz: jus reg 2-1/2 gal plastic w/xtra drainage holez added
Light cycle: 18/6, with dark time from noon to 6pm (cuz of summer)
Water: Distilled w/molassez, and/or rainwater (both left out to sit at least 24 hrz)
Think that'z about it for now. Hope u guyz enjoy the ride as much as I will & any/all input is welcome alwayz
Let'z get to growin shall we-? Choo-Choo!! PPP & Up The Ironz!
ppp
) so, first up will be Harli Day 9 & Teresa Day 7, respectively...
i'll be needin to get sum pipe cleanerz soon & do a lil bending, for all her new growth to get light...and ya, will need to be deciding soon whether to g'head & top her, cuz of height restrictionz in me space...film at 11 on that, lol 
ppp
ya, it'z been a min & sorry for the delay, but me been doin a revamp on me grow clozet, and me must say, it all turned out greatly to me satisfaction! 
u may remember me sayin in me entry post that me grow space is an old metal wardrobe clozet that me converted to serve a much greater purpose...i mean, who needz stinkin clothez anyway-? 
:smoking: to refresh ur stoned memoriez, it'z a 22x42x57" space, but with the led light hung, the usable height dropz to 48"...so anyway, me been wantin to add some supplemental lighting to me led, and i still had both cfl'z & t5'z left over from me first grow (cuz me never throw away jack shit, lol)...but to make it all work was gonna involve a total diy pvc pipe rack thing...well, me luv diy & dutifully got on the case! :smoking: oh, and it also required a single 18x36" hd black plastic shelf for a base, which me also happen to have on hand, hehe, and me got all the rest from the good ol' hometown hardware store fer $31 
but Harli is now 6-3/4" tall & Teresa is 5-1/4"...soooo.....
