New Grower Second "first time" grow attempt. Continuous until Succesful harvest.

[gtron]

Trifid, the one that is doing so well came from seed whose mother was grown in that soil and is a photo.
None of the Auto's that I tried did well in that soil at all, with or without amending it. They were all severely stunted.
And I sort of cheated with the LSTing, as I basically just laid it on it's side at an angle when I transplanted it to a bigger container. And then tied it down and put a weight on the end to hold it down, tucked a few leaves out of the way to give the side branching access to light.
Basically nature did the rest.
If those 6 branch heads would produce decent buds I would be in good shape.

Thanks Muddy,
The Mrs. does not like intoxicants of any kind herself. She does not like how liquor makes her feel, she has never tried cannabis and her profession tests for drugs with some regularity, so she wouldn't even if she were interested, which she isn't.
But like with so many things in life, it is not so simple. It isn't that it is simply against the law. That just sort of tips things over. She isn't sure how she feels about meds that alter your mood, even if it makes you feel good. So given a swirl of feelings about intoxication she has, being against the law just kind of puts things over the edge.
I felt like if I didn't rub her nose in it, she could overlook it. She hasn't resolved that issue yet, so I need to give her space. Meantime, I have to figure out a way to cope with sickness, pain & stress. Cannabis really does the trick as well or better than anything prescribed and isn't toxic to my liver or other organs.
She notices smoke, so if I am able to keep enough grown & stored to make tinctures or butter with I should be OK. I prefer to smoke as it brings the relief immediately and the effect is better to me.
I wish things were different, I care about her, we have been married 30 years, have a LOT of children together, hopefully she can get past it and I can keep my sanity.
I think if were legal or at least not criminal, she would just raise her eyebrows at it.
Ah well, some people have no homes or jobs, or food, some live in war zones or famine, etc.
My lifes little problems will get worked out.

Just to add, I think some folks would be startled at just how small of amount I need at any one time. The hits I take in a very little pipe are barely even as much as a person would normally pack in a one hit bong. I can get by pretty well on two hits like that 2-3 times a day.

 

[Muddy]

Too bad she feels that way but I guess it's understandable given her circumstances. Hopefully over time she will see the relief that you get without all the side effects of the prescription drugs. Attitudes can be hard to change, especially when they have been ingrained over the years. Have you thought about getting a vaporizer? I just got one this past week and already see several benefits. No smoke, so no smell. I'm also seeing that regulating the temperature does change the vape point and the high. Higher temperatures seem to release more CBD, lower ones more THC. Perhaps if using one she might be more accepting if she knew that you were getting more of the medicine you need with less of the mind altering effects of the THC.

I hope she comes around and realizes that smoking a little weed is more effective for you and in the long run, better for your health than having to deal with the side effects of the prescription drugs. Best of luck to you.

 

[gtron]

Pic Update.
The grow box, as I mentioned earlier, is on 12/12 in order to accomodate the photo.
I am sure the Lowberry & 60 Day Wonder will lose out on a bit of growth, but it isn't like they are packing on the weight anyway. They are growing slowly, but it is growth.
For those that were curious, the little stunted Micro White Jem produced one gram dry. I haven't tried it out, but will sometime by weeks end, and let y'all know how a stunted one smokes.

Porn below, it is chilly outside so you might want to warm up the lotion.

 

[Muddy]

I can see a difference from your last pics. They really do look nice. Very frosty.

 

[gtron]

Another Pic UpDate.
I have been feeding all of them at FoxFarm Liquid Trio Week 7 fullstrength for about 10 days now.
Here is a link to the schedule http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/FoxFarm-Soil-Schedule.pdf
Should I keep them on all on this schedule or should I stop the Grow Big on the Lowberry & 60Day Wonder? Or all three?
I am a little concerned that the photo will get too big. I am being pretty ruthlees in tying down or weighting down any branch that tries to get too high. So far I can't see any stress response.
It is fairly smelly.
For those who have been watching this thread. I smoked some of the White Jem bud I harvested. I won't put this in the official smoke report forum as I doubt with all the problems, my little bud is indicative of this plants potential. But for those that are interested. It burned a bit hot, so it was a little harsh, maybe still too green. Two nice hits, effect was not a fast head rush, but more of a steady move towards the plateau. Plateau headstone is very nice, pleasant high that is not overly mellow. No anxiety or paranoia. Plateau body high was a modest relaxation, a bit more body relaxation would not have hurt, but I only want couchlock when I am going to bed. Last about 2.5 to 3 hours. All things considered, it was pretty good.

 

[Muddy]

The two autos look like they are getting close to flushing. Don't remember, how old are they now?

 

[UHF]

They may be small but i think they look so cool:thumbs: frosted up like they are

 

[gtron]

The two autos look like they are getting close to flushing. Don't remember, how old are they now?

Hi Muddy,
I really appreciate you keeping up with this grow and weighing in.
Thank you.
Both Autos are 66 days out of the ground today.
I was just going to wait until I was desperate for medication or you said flush em. I am not desperate today.

Here are a couple of pics.
One, of the photo from this morning & one peeking in the grow box this morning, Third one is a very closeup I liked.
We have had a few chilly nights here, so I used a gallon jar & an aquarium heater to keep the temp up at night when the lights go off. The second pic also puts the autos in context as it a a non closeup pic of them.
Edit:: Sorry about the weird way the pics attached, Got timed out and it posted like this for some reason.
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[Muddy]

I think you can go ahead and start to flush them. I'm used to judging by the fan leaves and since you don't really have any, age will work. At almost 9 1/2 weeks, they should be finished in another 10-12 days, so probably a good time to start flushing.

 

[gtron]

Another pic update.
The pics of the autos are nice, they look like they are dusted with bakers sugar.
The pics of the photo could be better, I have to figure out how to take a decent picture of it.
I have an SLR and am kind of lazy with it. I am going to have to set it to manual to get a good pic of it.
I think the damn thing is going to be huge. I can already tell you it is STINKY.
It has some little female pistils starting to become more apparent.
I am tying it down like a bad bondage porn. I am trying to keep it low, keep all the branches as evenly spread as I can, to make the most use of my grow box.
I can actually forsee a time when I won't be able to take it out of the box until I harvest it as the door to the box is about 2/3rds the width of the box and it is already almost touching each side.
I don't think I can even bother with any more autos until it is done because it is going to take up the whole box.
I took a "front" & "back" pic of it to give some perspective.

Here is the auto porn.


Here is photo bondage porn.
Be sure to wash the stink off your hands when done.