Indoor Teetee's 2021 Monster Hunt

[hope2grow]

Thanks @DDubs I would have changed to vapes ages ago, but I have always been worried I won't get stoned enough on one.
I'm a pure green, king size slim kind of Guy, pretty high tolerance, so I'm guessing changing from joints to vapes is gonna involve some getting used to.
@hope2grow, I know what you mean, I first bought a vape back in the 90's - the 'Vapureyes', basically a car light bulb in a jam jar screwed onto a wooden base! It was shit, and I felt like an arse for getting ripped off like that.
Then I got a 'Herbalaire' but it again did nothing for me, so I'm hoping that technology is vastly better these days.

The one I got was an Aura Flowermate and to be fair it was a decent enough wee gadget.. my problem is the same as yours buddy.. id need to have it stuck to my face for half an hour to get the effect I get from a joint or bong.. and I'm not even sure it ever would in my head lol I just didn't feel stoned like I like too.. edibles are the same for me.. i dont think the bong/joint hit is replacable much as I'd like to give my health a helping hand. The volcano like desktop job with the big balloon that me and the missiz always rip into in Amsterdam.. now they're pretty good.. but not what you would call practical

 

[DDubs]

I have a Puri5 and have been using it for years. Its a different high and wont fully replace burning one down but its so descret and still gets me baked.

 

[St. Tom]

Thanks @DCLXVI for the rep, and to @THE BEAR @hope2grow @WildBill and @Autofire for your comments, yes it's GOOD TO BE BACK!!!

A completely new set up in a new location is a pain in the arse - we are creatures of habit, so any change upsets the system.

My first 15 grows I had complete privacy, living out in the sticks with pure EC 0 rainwater on tap and a huge room upstairs to grow in, smoke in and all the rest (ahem).
The we moved closer to the City, we had a place with some space, a good sized couple of spare rooms to do our thing, but it was all on the ground floor with the risk of neighbours catching a whiff.
Now we're in a little seaside village, and instead of growing in the house, I'm doing it in one of the garages. We can smoke during the day in the other garage, but at night we have to barricade ourselves in the ensuite bathroom, and put a towel down and keep the fan on. Not the comfiest place to veg out and watch a bit of TV while having a long session.

Thinking about making the jump and getting a Vape, and I've narrowed it down to:

• The Rogue - by Healthy Rips
• Utillian 722
• Ghost MV1
• The Mighty

... in that order.

I understand the Mighty is the best, but it's an ugly machine - very plasticky. I've seen a stainless steel replacement cooling unit for it that has a titanium mouthpiece that would make it an attractive proposition, but that's a lot of cash all in all.
The Utillian and Ghost both have great reviews but the Rogue will probably be the one for me, I've always been interested in Healthy Rips gear, and its seems that they've finally made a unit big enough and powerful enough to satisfy my needs.

Anyway, back to the grow, and they are making good early progress.
Clockwise from the top left, Chronic, Night Queen, Blackberry Kush and Jack Herer......
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Day 4

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Day 7

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Day 10

I have only fed them the once (on day 7), using the left over nute mix I made up for when I sowed the seeds.
EC 0.8, but the pH had risen to 8.3, so I had to put a fair bit of pH down to get it down to pH 5.8 (but made the EC rise to 0.9), then I gave them a good drenching to replace any old nute in the cups. No sign of any tip burn so all is good.

They are pretty much ready to transplant into the 25L airpots, so I'll have to pull my finger out and get down the local hydro shop and get some more Coco in these next few days.... in the past I've either been to quick to repot or I've left it too late, the 14 day mark is about the right time.

Hope you are all good! The prem starts next weekend, I'm soooooo looking forward to watching late night games in the bog!

off to a great start my brother i will tag along for the show also talking about vapes ive got about 5 my main one is a grasshopper that sits in my cheech and chong water bong

 

[WildBill]

Thanks @DDubs I would have changed to vapes ages ago, but I have always been worried I won't get stoned enough on one.
I'm a pure green, king size slim kind of Guy, pretty high tolerance, so I'm guessing changing from joints to vapes is gonna involve some getting used to.
@hope2grow, I know what you mean, I first bought a vape back in the 90's - the 'Vapureyes', basically a car light bulb in a jam jar screwed onto a wooden base! It was shit, and I felt like an arse for getting ripped off like that.
Then I got a 'Herbalaire' but it again did nothing for me, so I'm hoping that technology is vastly better these days.

Herbalaire didn't work for you? How long ago was this? I love mine, but I've only had it a year. I sure as hell get high with it.
Maybe you need to explore edibles.

 

[DCLXVI]

The person I grow for uses a Pax 3. I quite like it as there is no smell while she uses it. Well, barely but it's hardly the "teenagers smoking weed" sort of giveaway. I can't speak to it's effectiveness but she says she quite likes the temperature settings and that once finished, she eats the "puck" for an extended effect. I thought that was really neat that you could effectively vaporize your plant and then use the remains as an edible. Full use!

I don't know how large of a unit you'll be looking for or needing but some of the higher end ones have attachment adapters so you can connect them to traditional glass ware. I'm sure you guys already know. haha, I'm the newbie getting all impressed by this stuff.

 

[WildBill]

Well I decarbed and infused some oil with the material I made dry ice hash the other day. Filled the Ardent FX twice and reused the oil from the first run.
Well see if it was worthwhile and there was more goodness to get. Gonna test it in a few min. If it's sorta there, I think I'll add some pucks from a few squishes to bring it up. Smells good!

 

[hope2grow]

Aw man you are keeping the fans in suspense here lol I like it.. sorta.. maybe haha hope alls well with the new grow

 

[Teetee]

Sorry about that @hope2grow it's been a couple of weeks and I just haven't had the time to put it all together and post updates.

Thanks for all the vape advice everyone. @WildBill - I had the original Herbalaire about 8-9 years ago. I bought some huge food grade turkey bags and did my best to get stoned on it, but it just wouldn't hit the spot for me... at all. I gave it to a friend and he liked it, so it probably was me that was the problem!
I'm most likely gonna get a Mighty, and see if I can get the metal cooling unit.
I just need some cash, so might be a month or two before I do the switch from my beloved doobs.

Have no fear, all is progressing well in our new set up.

The neighbours have been nosy but so far, manageable. Plenty of ocean breeze to disperse the smell of us smoking in the garage, but they're close enough for them to hear me coughing while I'm having a late night spliff in the lav.

Here we go then with a lightning run through the last couple of weeks.

Clockwise from top left: Chronic Ryder, Night Queen, Blackberry Kush and Jack Herer....

Day 12


Reasonably healthy looking seedlings. I waited until day 14 to transfer them into 25L airpots.

Day 15


The leaf 'blemishes' are due to me being careless with a bottle of pH down.... I shook it but the lid popped off while mixing up the nutes on day 13 (unlucky for some) and of course.... i splashed it fucking everywhere. Luckily mainly cardboard boxes and the concrete garage floor, which now looks lovely and clean (in one patch) having been stripped down by concentrated acid.

They seemed to recover well, and 3 days later on day 18......


They're all moving up the nodes at roughly the same pace. The JH (bottom left) is growing very thick leaves and remaining fairly compact.

5 days later on day 23 you can see the difference in heights....


The NQ (top right) and BBK (bottom right) both growing tall, while the CR (top left) and JH (bottom left) are a bit shorter. The NQ and BBK are both Dutch Passion, while the JH and CR are freebies from Sept 2014 - 7 years old and probably early, low yielding Autos from back in the day. CR is basically "Chronic" Auto, and I remember it being pretty good when I first grew it, so we'll see.

2 days later on day 25 the two on the left are in good proportion, while the CJ is a bit shorter, and the JH remains really compact and asymetrical. I had to cut off the huge top fan leaf to reveal the underlying side shoots...


4 days later on day 29 and the Dutch Passion duo on the left are shooting up....


I've been doing a bit of leaf tucking on the shorter two, and snipped a few leaves from all of them, mainly large fan leaves blocking the light from the developing side branches underneath. Look at those leaves on the Night Queen (top left)... huge!

I don't wanna cut many leaves off the JH (bottom left) as I've a feeling she'll remain a shortie and I don't want to deprive her in any way, but she's got some big leaves that are making it hard to let the new shoots grow through. In spite of the asymmetry, she's nice and healthy looking.

I'm feeding them every 2 days, and giving them EC 1.0 when I'd normally be giving EC 0.8. My tap water is EC 0.4 whereas in my old place it was EC 0.2. Temps are pretty warm, but my gauges aren't working, so I'm not sure. Ambient temps are 25°C but inside a metal garage is warmer, plus the 4 LED's, I wouldn't be surprised if its 28°C plus in the tent.

Now they are on day 30, week 5, so there's gonna be some flowering action soon, and if the DP girls have room to stretch, we might have another couple of monsters!

 

[hope2grow]

Knew you wouldn't disappoint us m8 lol Steamin along just about perfectly :smoking: almost time for some flowers.. great job as usual :smoking: I'd never considered older seeds being a bit behind so to speak in terms of how autos have progressed.. be interesting to see how they pan out for ya.

 

[Teetee]

So, I'm still struggling with these cluster(fuck) headaches, the Doc's put me on this injection called Emgality.... supposed to be a major game changer for migranes.
It has reduced the severity but not the frequency, and the major side effect I'm getting is depression. Now, I'm normally a very happy go lucky kind of guy but this has knocked me for six. I cried at the end of the last episode of 'The Big Bang Theory' for fuck sake!

It was Father's day here in Oz a couple of weeks back and I fell into this hole where I had convinced myself that I was a shit Dad, so I went into the grow shed and switched it all off.

For 3 days.

Then I came to my senses (plus the jars are getting empty), and switched it all back on again.

The plants looked terrible, but I have been plodding along trying to get them back on track.
Here they are on day 45, 7 days after switching it all off.....

clockwise from top left: Chronic Ryder, Night Queen, Blackberry Kush and Jack Herer.

Not looking too bad, a few yellow leaves and a bit of Cal Mag deficiency in the CR, NQ and BBK. The JH looks lovely and green, but is very short, and has no flowers... so this is a photo period plant.... DAMN!!!

Here's a close up of the Jack Herer....

She's very bushy, under those fans are loads of side shoots not getting any light, so I gave her a good trim down below....

Now, from above you can see the difference....

I'm still deciding what to do with her....

• chuck her out (and save on nutes)
• put up my old tent and give her 12/12 lighting
• shove her in the greenhouse and let the sunshine do its job

The last two options are a problem.... we rent, so there will be a house inspection in 6-8 weeks time... not enough to get her to finish in time. Plus the neighbours will smell the buds if I grow her in the greenhouse.

So there's one last option.... keep her vegging in the same tent as the Autos, and pack her away for the inspection, then get her on 12/12 to finish once the inspection's done and dusted.... I might even germinate some other photos I have in stock so they can all grow together. Summer's coming and it would be great to have plants on 12/12 to keep the grow temps down during the day (with lights off). I could even try taking some cuttings off the JH and do 4 of the same.

What do you think???

Anyway back to the Autos.
Here's the BBK on day 45....

As you can see, lots of leaf issues, so I trimmed the rotten ones off, and now she looks like this...

Her main cola is shaping up nicely....

Nice bit of purple going on there!

I did the same with the CR and NQ, trimmed off the dodgy leaves and a bit of a tidy up.
The NQ has stretched nicely...

She's very tall and all her side branches are also quite long, so I will be staking her out in the next day or two.

CR is also doing reasonably well....

....and again I will be staking her out a bit.

It would be nice to get rid of the JH just so I can make the other 3 spread out into the extra space, but I just can't mentally get round throwing out a perfectly healthy ganja plant!

Today it's day 48, so I will be getting them on the PK 13-14 over the weekend..... hopefully the NQ is gonna be a big yielder!

That's it for this update, more soon!