Bluter's Happy Home For Hilarious Hempsters

[bluter]

some sunday hempys

everyone swallowed the nute bump without noticing. the largest ones are pushing for another floor drop. will probably do that at next feeding.

the taller ones are nearly at the first hoop.

i'm guessing / hoping most finish about the same height as the top hoop. they'll get harder to manage if they go much taller.

my rh has climbed to a much more comfortable 42% in the veg room. about 15% higher than the ambient rh. my day temps have settled in to 22c-24c, dipping to 18c-19c over lights out. my space heater is not triggering all that often.


the lower branching on a couple have become dominant. normally the top pair would take over. the canopy is pretty even across all them though. the bottom hoops are meant to slow the bottom two nodes a bit, or provide support if they grow out past the cage. i could start a little training to help, but am probably gonna let them hit the hoops first.

structure is mostly where i was guessing it would work out.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Quite the hoopy hempy harem!

 

[bluter]

Quite the hoopy hempy harem!

i'd be a wk from flipping in a 2L. wondering when these are gonna trigger.

 

[bluter]

journal made it to a hundred pages. time for a celebratory hoot

getting a little work done on the gals today. they shot right up in the last couple days. the floor needed a drastic drop to maintain the 2 ft head room.

i didn't measure but it was well under 18 inches to the top of the taller ones. the shorter ones were hitting about 18.

decided to get to a few house cleaning measures while i was at it.

time to clear out the interior. pretty much anything not reaching the first hoop got stripped out for better air flow, and to reduce the larf at trim time. took out the lowest fans just to make feeding easier too.


the plants structure is fairly open. even though they are hybrids i'm seeing the definite sativa influence. there's a fair distance between nodes. i'd have to check back but i think they were heavier on the sativa side.

i'm pretty sure i'm going to be liking the @Weed Seeds Express genetics. if anyone's keeping score we've up potted, topped, and done a bit of lazy tomato cage training. all things that are a supposed red zone for most autos. these things are blowing right through it and asking for more.


this is one of the reasons i don't worry about rh.

the ambient rh sits at 22%. my veg room hits over double with the plants transpiring. in flower i'll probably get another 10%. if the rh sits low i just let the plants deal with it. if it starts to peak i just move more air to the outside to bring it down.


this is all part of winter growing season here, and the main reason why the majority of local growers use the 8 months of non-summer as the main indoor grow season.


anyone notice the bonus wild swing in the temp and rh logs ?
we've had the heat go out and a couple things this run. i should zero it and take a 24hr log. ehhh whatever ..


i took a couple individual pics so you could see the structure. this is my smallest plant. haven't been naming these so i call it a plant...

the lazy tomato cage training is a simple top under node 5. you lose node 1, and keep 2/3/4. 2 and three come up the outside, and four comes up the middle. four might get woven to the outside depending how tall the tomato cage is.

i used to do this training method in 8gal soil buckets but i had huge cannabis special type cages. just heavier big ass 4 prong, 4 hoop, tomato cages. i would often wire the second hoop like a scrog and build from there. there's no way i'd have the space for that now.


this is the underside of one all cleaned up

i've been bumping feed by a half gram every feed. i'm getting on to flower levels. everyone is giving me a look but not busting out. i'm gonna reduce the light sched back to 18/6, and might run a 12/12 flower.

they'd probably bust right away, if i moved them to the jungle room, and put them under lightzilla at 12/12. but i was hoping to run the @NextLight monster for flower. ordered a dimmer two wks ago but it got puckered.

i lost the notice in my sea of email so i gotta re-order. think i'm just gonna go through digi-key or mouser this time. not sure i want these to wait though. bit pissed over it frankly.

i didn't really pull a bunch out of them on the defol.

don't worry about the duct tape. nothing to see here ...














i taped the cages to sides of the buckets to anchor them down.

this is the most ambitious plant. even though i didn't name them i call it doug.

even though it's a female. it's the one that was headed upside down in the hempy cup. it had opened and was headed south. i dug it out and re-oriented it with some toothpicks. hiya doug.

doug shows the exact shape you want in a tomato cage grow. it' s lot like ubt, but with two extra nodes. the plant really grows natural aside from the topping, the cage just encourages the shape and will be a support structure in flower. been wanting to try a tomato cage hempy for a while.

this was doug about 20hrs ago. she's hit the top hoop now.

i'm debating if i should weave her under. might grab a newer pic.

this is what the structure looks like from above.

these plants get super pissy whenever you try and work on them. this is right after the defol.

that's not late day droop. they're just super pissed off at me.

i dropped the floor so low i had to rearrange crap and move them in and out a few times too.. they stank up so hard in protest i was laughing. had to open a window even though it's about 7c here. wasn't too bad. but i moved my space heater to the back and might have to pull everyone out to adjust. all good for the present.


here we are today. all perked up a bit.

doug's in the middle. right now i'm not seeing an ask or nute tip or anything. these things are pretty stout. it's not all me for sure.

canopy could be a touch more even. i've got doug and a second one really going for it. the other three are all about the same. it's alright though. we can always work with it.


from the top.

you can see doug touching the hoop and where i had to move the heater. note the black electrical on the heater light. cheap way to block a light. the heater normally lives underneath the plants but i had to drop the floor too low.

 

[bluter]

hmmm ....


i might be trading lightzilla for a drum kit. lightzilla is my flower room light.

negotiations ongoing. i have the monster @NextLight that i wanna run no matter what, but it's a tough one. was gonna upgrade lightzilla with some red 5050's too for a run or two.


edit : lightzilla is close to me cause i built it custom for the space

 

[InTheShed]

Got a pic of the kit? I'm sure it's better looking!

 

[steelcurtain22]

Hey bluter, I’m late to the show but wow, very nice! My girls are the same, they get cranky after I work on them, but always bounce back!

 

[bluter]

Got a pic of the kit? I'm sure it's better looking!

than me... ? certainly.

kit doesn't exist yet. it's a close brother in the music production biz. he needs a proven light. i want a decent e-kit. he knows where that can be had and i know i have the other. we've been way deeper than this petty crap lol

it's kinda how it happens here.

besides. i'm doing the pee-pee dance over wanting to run the @NextLight

Hey bluter, I’m late to the show but wow, very nice! My girls are the same, they get cranky after I work on them, but always bounce back!

they can be that way. i always find it amusing. girls. boy i'm gonna get my ass kicked lol

 

[FelipeBlu]

Congrats on the 100!

Girls are springing up - looking terrific!

 

[bluter]

a couple are poking above the hoops this morning.

they are definitely busting out now. all the larger ones are in preflower and the smaller ones are not far behind.

i'm gonna have to move them to the jungle room tomorrow i think. i fed them late last night and knew they've been giving me a look. they really broke out further the last 12 hrs though.

i've bumped their feed up last night another 1/2 g and am running a steady 1ml / L calmag supplemental. next feed is another 1/2 to 1g bump. i have to start planning room for a 1/2 g or so BE boost.

i'm not feeding exactly according to wk or a set schedule at all. i'm letting the plants push and trying to keep ahead.
i'm pushing a little n right now, as i will drop it back some in flower. everyone is looking happy at the moment. bet that could change fast lol.

veg room looks a bit tighter than the canopy shot would make you believe. they're gonna love the extra jungle room space though. i want to get them moved. they'll have to start under lightzilla.

will be a bit before i get a dimmer for the @NextLight
i can't wait to run a killer rig from decent and ethical company.

 

[bluter]

think i'm just gonna hit them with 12 / 12 in flower.

 

[Jack420]

They looking great

 

[bluter]

They looking great

thanks brother. they're moving nice, i dropped them 1 month and about a wk ago ..

whathca think if i run them under 12/12 now they've turned ? i'm debating.
i'd be shifting them from the 200w to the 600w.

i'm thinking, maybe i could dog in another second auto run at 12/12 from go quick, and finish fast behind. you kinda kicked my gears on that idea.

i need seed yesterday to jump on it.

 

[Jack420]

Do it brother I’m positive they will do amazing 12/12 !!! There nice size for that age there goin to be mosters

 

[bluter]

screw it. i'm running them 12 /12 under lightzilla until i get the mega @NextLight sorted. gonna move them tomorrow.
@West Hippie got me sorted on the dimmer specs proper..

 

[bluter]

Do it brother I’m positive they will do amazing 12/12 !!! There nice size for that age there goin to be mosters

they wanna be bigger than i'm letting them. they're in frigging bathroom wastebaskets
sigh. poor buggers.

 

[Jack420]

screw it. i'm running them 12 /12 under lightzilla until i get the mega @NextLight sorted. gonna move them tomorrow.
@West Hippie got me sorted on the dimmer specs proper..

Killer brother I’ll definitely will keep a sharp eye on them if ya don’t mind !!!

 

[Jack420]

they wanna be bigger than i'm letting them. they're in frigging bathroom wastebaskets
sigh. poor buggers.

Hahaha Ben there done that hahahha!!!!!

 

[bluter]

Hahaha Ben there done that hahahha!!!!!

they're gonna be fun under the bigger rig.

i'm here all the time. try the veal on thursdays.

edit : i'm buying my folks greek lamb dinner tonight and getting the jungle room in order

 

[Jack420]

they're gonna be fun under the bigger rig.

i'm here all the time. try the veal on thursdays.

edit : i'm buying my folks greek lamb dinner tonight and getting the jungle room in order

Nice fam I’m sure they will triple under the bigger light n man there luck enjoy !!!!