New Grower Mara's continuous grow
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Happy Friday. The girls are 5 weeks old. They have plenty of room to stretch now. Topped 2 weeks ago, first LST 2 days ago:
The darker part of the concrete floor is the space I gained by removing a bowed 18" thick stone foundation wall. I dug out an extra 2 feet into the crawlspace and put in a new concrete retaining wall (at left). The original 4'x4'space was an abandoned basement stairwell. I dug it out to 6' x 7'. The whole project was definitely another stoned inspiration. It would have been a lot easier to grow in a friend's extra bedroom, but as is nobody need know my secret passion for growing weed. I give away 1/2 oz. at a time to a couple of people who require frequent medication, but I tell 'em "My friend grows this shit."
Here are some closeups of the girls. They each got a 9" diameter wire hoop dropped between the colas a couple of days ago to spread the tops. They're getting thirstier. It takes a liter or more twice a day to get runoff:
Gnome Moth Man is 37 The 2nd pic is 2 days ago when I did the LST hoop:
Mephisto Double Grape #2 is 35 today. She was topped on day 20, hooped on day 33:
Mephisto Double Grape #3 is 30. You can't see the wire hoop any more. The 2nd pic is 2 days ago when I dropped in the hoop:
I have it on my calendar to drop 3 more seeds on the fourth of July, to comply with the new NYS law (max 3 mature, 3 seedlings).
That's all for now. Stash is getting pretty low, I hope they finish quick. Much love to all my fellow stoners.
The darker part of the concrete floor is the space I gained by removing a bowed 18" thick stone foundation wall. I dug out an extra 2 feet into the crawlspace and put in a new concrete retaining wall (at left). The original 4'x4'space was an abandoned basement stairwell. I dug it out to 6' x 7'. The whole project was definitely another stoned inspiration. It would have been a lot easier to grow in a friend's extra bedroom, but as is nobody need know my secret passion for growing weed. I give away 1/2 oz. at a time to a couple of people who require frequent medication, but I tell 'em "My friend grows this shit."
Here are some closeups of the girls. They each got a 9" diameter wire hoop dropped between the colas a couple of days ago to spread the tops. They're getting thirstier. It takes a liter or more twice a day to get runoff:
Gnome Moth Man is 37 The 2nd pic is 2 days ago when I did the LST hoop:
Mephisto Double Grape #2 is 35 today. She was topped on day 20, hooped on day 33:
Mephisto Double Grape #3 is 30. You can't see the wire hoop any more. The 2nd pic is 2 days ago when I dropped in the hoop:
I have it on my calendar to drop 3 more seeds on the fourth of July, to comply with the new NYS law (max 3 mature, 3 seedlings).
That's all for now. Stash is getting pretty low, I hope they finish quick. Much love to all my fellow stoners.
The number of plant limits gives me a bit of a chuckle. I mean a decent grower can get more from one good plant than some could from 3 plants.
Your plants look good too. Going for the grow bunker approach?
Your plants look good too. Going for the grow bunker approach?
The NY law favors growing a few larger plants, so no SOG. My last 3 gave over 6 oz each, so that should do me. The new law hasn't fully kicked in yet, so I'm being cautious.
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TGIF, I get to post another update! The girls are 6 weeks old. I've been lowering the shelves every couple of days and spreading branches to keep the tops 12" from the 100w lights.
I switched from rainwater to tap water a couple of days ago. I'm mixing water/nutes in a 20-gallon trash can now, and I got a pump to stir it up. Each watering takes 1.5 gallons to get 10% runoff. Watering twice a day, that makes 21 gallons a week. Here's the girls:
Gnome Moth Man is 44 days old today, pre-flower I think (upskirt view and canopy):
Mephisto Double Grape #2 is 42. I hope she's about to flower (upskirt, canopy view):
Mephisto Double Grape #3 is 37 days old, but further into flower than the older girls. I thought I topped above node 6, but she has 14 main branches. Here's an upskirt view, and canopy view):
I've been taking off some lower leaves that don't get much light and get in the way of watering. I adjusted the spreader hoops from 9" to 12" diameter. I think I'll stop spreading and just do a little super-cropping on the taller colas as needed. My tap water has 140ppm of solids. They're still on the strongest feed mix (week 4-5 on the feed schedule), which makes 1040 ppm (including what comes in the tap water). I thought about waiting for signs of too much Nitrogen before switching to the bloom formula, but I'm gonna go ahead and use bloom formula on the next 15-gallon batch of nutes (week 6-8 on the feed schedule). I'd appreciate any advice on when to switch to the lower nitrogen bloom feed.
I'm soaking the next 3 seeds today: Mephisto Mango Smile, ILGM Gold Leaf, and Gnome Moth Man (all autos). I still have more work to do on the grow room, but the girls seem satisfied for now. My jars are officially empty, except for 1/8 oz of Jelly Rancher from last Summer. All I have is some oil infusions. Counting on Double Grape to flower as fast as Mephisto claims!
Thanks for all the help. Much love to all you real Live Stoners!
I switched from rainwater to tap water a couple of days ago. I'm mixing water/nutes in a 20-gallon trash can now, and I got a pump to stir it up. Each watering takes 1.5 gallons to get 10% runoff. Watering twice a day, that makes 21 gallons a week. Here's the girls:
Gnome Moth Man is 44 days old today, pre-flower I think (upskirt view and canopy):
Mephisto Double Grape #2 is 42. I hope she's about to flower (upskirt, canopy view):
Mephisto Double Grape #3 is 37 days old, but further into flower than the older girls. I thought I topped above node 6, but she has 14 main branches. Here's an upskirt view, and canopy view):
I've been taking off some lower leaves that don't get much light and get in the way of watering. I adjusted the spreader hoops from 9" to 12" diameter. I think I'll stop spreading and just do a little super-cropping on the taller colas as needed. My tap water has 140ppm of solids. They're still on the strongest feed mix (week 4-5 on the feed schedule), which makes 1040 ppm (including what comes in the tap water). I thought about waiting for signs of too much Nitrogen before switching to the bloom formula, but I'm gonna go ahead and use bloom formula on the next 15-gallon batch of nutes (week 6-8 on the feed schedule). I'd appreciate any advice on when to switch to the lower nitrogen bloom feed.
I'm soaking the next 3 seeds today: Mephisto Mango Smile, ILGM Gold Leaf, and Gnome Moth Man (all autos). I still have more work to do on the grow room, but the girls seem satisfied for now. My jars are officially empty, except for 1/8 oz of Jelly Rancher from last Summer. All I have is some oil infusions. Counting on Double Grape to flower as fast as Mephisto claims!
Thanks for all the help. Much love to all you real Live Stoners!
