Mephisto Genetics Mephisto Grower of the Year 2017 Grow Battle [Starts Sept 1st 2017]

[9bear]

Another after thought . Do you think @mephisto genetics are that good ?? Just kidding Mitch we know they are .

 

[Gauge Steel]

Good morning/Afternoon everyone!
[HASHTAG]#whatsinyourcup[/HASHTAG] ?

 

[9bear]

I would be more than happy to share what I did this time around I think I can safely say that this is the best result I've had . I made some changes , plus the addition of the COBs . I know I will not be able to tell which ones are the most significant but " Sharing is Caring " :smoking:

 

[9bear]

Good Morning Gardeners!!
Day 30 is finally here, on month in the dirt. I dunno is it Mephisto, the lights, me...
this tent is officially out of control. I have no idea how I’ll make it to December.

The praying of the leaves.

And then there’s Bertha. I moved the tape measure even with her top around 4 or so yesterday afternoon. She was over 40 inches then.

I bet you'd be broken hearted if you had to harvest before the contest was over .

 

[Pops]

On my way there @Pops enjoying the journey too. The goal is to get to living, re-usable soil. Feed it so tea and water and that’s it. Inside gardens and outside. My worm farm will get here in a week or two so soon there will be plentiful castings for teas. Just started on the outside compost too. Soon, like 12months I hope I’ll be a lot closer. Have you seen those monsters in my tent!?

eye on fire and @pop22 got me on worm farm 2 yr ago.
Bud Porn
the end product ( med ) can be monsters.
here one 60 days getting to the end taking from leaves now
33 " tall 22 " wide
one pic would not go the right way???

@Pops

 

[wwwillie]

Thanks @Pops. They are just stunning! And a real reason to pursue this avenue. Bet the fertilizer companies aren’t happy about it. It is my hope that a lot of agriculture goes this way.

 

[Royalroacho]

What nutes do you run?

Im using canna coco a and b, a couple different calmags ive ran through, humboldt silica, the photosynthesis + i mentioned, humboldt honey (feeds microbes)...for P/K stuff, ive tried alot of bloom boosters, i think the Soul Synthetics "big swell" and "PeaK" have shown the best results. Theres a huge thread, i think its on icmag, called "the myth if high P" claiming you dont need extra P or bloom formulas. I tried that and was disappointed, but i have found giving spikes of P seems to help bud development, like ill give a big dose a couple times to initiate flowering, then i use a little so its available all the time, but give bigger PK feedings a couple times a week. In the last 10 days or so, i use the PeaK every feeding. Seems to work better than giving high PK all the time. I dont flush anymore. I did an comparison, and found no difference between the flushed and non flushed plant, i believe its imoproper drying and curing that cause a harsh smoke. I also use hydrogaurd, and i had mycos in there for about 12 hrs, but they clogged the airstones. If youre gonna do dwc, the most important thing ive found is airflow, get at least a 900 gph pump and a big 8" circular airstone pad that fills the bottom of the bucket. I dont really know if the noots make a huge difference, ive used lots of different kinds, i think light, environment, and the growers level of knowledge and dedication are probably more important, ive had equally great results with a bunch of different kinds. My buddy used an all in one tomato fertilizer years ago and had a huge yeild of cannabis cup winning quality buds people still talk about. Anyway, in short, if what you are using has what the plant needs, id stick with it, instead put some money into some cobs, and maybe experiment with using microbes. Oh yeah, one thing i absolutely can see makes a difference is the optic foliar Overgrow spray, i just got it and saw huge results the first day, i could do a 24 hour timelapse, that stuff works, they gaurantee money back too. If you order it from monster gardens, they give you samples of all their other stuff, enough to fill 10 spray bottles. With shipping it was like 25 bucks, "monster6" gets u 6% off any order. Thats really the only time i can say ive thought "holy shit, that really did something quick".

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[Royalroacho]

On my way there @Pops enjoying the journey too. The goal is to get to living, re-usable soil. Feed it so tea and water and that’s it. Inside gardens and outside. My worm farm will get here in a week or two so soon there will be plentiful castings for teas. Just started on the outside compost too. Soon, like 12months I hope I’ll be a lot closer. Have you seen those monsters in my tent!?

Watch out for fruit flies in your worm farm...i had one for fish food, once they get in there its nearly impossible to get rid of them, i ended up chucking it out the window

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[NoRobo]

Update: @wwwillie

All this talk about mixing this and force feeding that. You guys is crazy.

Anyone grow for straight up quailty!? I saw @Pops has got the right idea.


I personally prefer the living soil method, water only. Never need to mix any bottled anything. It has the most amazing flavors come through, on every single crop.

You want to feed the soil not the plant. The soil is mended with all the goodies the plant will ever need. Just like nature. When the plant is done, recycle that shit. It still has lots of good bacterial/fungal growth and it costs SO MUCH LESS.

Let's it out.


Double grape (runty) day 28. Definitely can't tell she was a runt mutant! She stands just a touch over 11" tall and 17" wide. The Double grape has been a smaller plant so far, except this lady. She is growing up to be bigger than her DG sisters! p.s. she now has 260w of knockoff LEDs once her. Watch out!

Enjoy.

 

[NLxHaze]

Im using canna coco a and b, a couple different calmags ive ran through, humboldt silica, the photosynthesis + i mentioned, humboldt honey (feeds microbes)...for P/K stuff, ive tried alot of bloom boosters, i think the Soul Synthetics "big swell" and "PeaK" have shown the best results. Theres a huge thread, i think its on icmag, called "the myth if high P" claiming you dont need extra P or bloom formulas. I tried that and was disappointed, but i have found giving spikes of P seems to help bud development, like ill give a big dose a couple times to initiate flowering, then i use a little so its available all the time, but give bigger PK feedings a couple times a week. In the last 10 days or so, i use the PeaK every feeding. Seems to work better than giving high PK all the time. I dont flush anymore. I did an comparison, and found no difference between the flushed and non flushed plant, i believe its imoproper drying and curing that cause a harsh smoke. I also use hydrogaurd, and i had mycos in there for about 12 hrs, but they clogged the airstones. If youre gonna do dwc, the most important thing ive found is airflow, get at least a 900 gph pump and a big 8" circular airstone pad that fills the bottom of the bucket. I dont really know if the noots make a huge difference, ive used lots of different kinds, i think light, environment, and the growers level of knowledge and dedication are probably more important, ive had equally great results with a bunch of different kinds. My buddy used an all in one tomato fertilizer years ago and had a huge yeild of cannabis cup winning quality buds people still talk about. Anyway, in short, if what you are using has what the plant needs, id stick with it, instead put some money into some cobs, and maybe experiment with using microbes. Oh yeah, one thing i absolutely can see makes a difference is the optic foliar Overgrow spray, i just got it and saw huge results the first day, i could do a 24 hour timelapse, that stuff works, they gaurantee money back too. If you order it from monster gardens, they give you samples of all their other stuff, enough to fill 10 spray bottles. With shipping it was like 25 bucks, "monster6" gets u 6% off any order. Thats really the only time i can say ive thought "holy shit, that really did something quick".

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Way cool. I use Great White but still need something to feed the mycos. Also been looking for a bloom booster to try. I use a 4 inch air stone in the bottom if my water farm, so it oxygenates the water the roots sit in, as well as the water being drip fed. Got a 100 watt citizen COB and a vertical 400 watt hps. Looking to get a little more COB though! :smoking: