Carestaker's - Hybrid LED / HPS Powered 4x4 - Various Strains

[Dennise]

I would try and help restrain ya but I have enough beans to last the rest of my life but there are just so many good looking ones out there.... and if you order from my Bean Store on Black Friday they give you double freebies... so I might have enough for 2 life times now cause you just have to order when it's double free beans... So many strains yet so little time.......

 

[AllSmiles]

There's no helping us, we took the Red pill.
Inner dialog is something like .... "If I just spend 50 pounds more, I get more free seeds".... hahaha!

I know right. It never ends. Spend 75 pounds and you get the super deluxe freebies added.

I would try and help restrain ya but I have enough beans to last the rest of my life but there are just so many good looking ones out there.... and if you order from my Bean Store on Black Friday they give you double freebies... so I might have enough for 2 life times now cause you just have to order when it's double free beans... So many strains yet so little time.......

So true. Glad I'm not the only one struggling here. This is probably the reason i'm growing 6 strains even though I know I don't have the space. It's just too much fun.

 

[CareStaker]

Update

Girls are doing well. I've done a very light defol on BD and the CLs, as they are branchy in a way that covers new leaders every so often. If I can't tuck the leaf behind a neighbor, I'll just pinch it off, and will do so on the corresponding sides, so that I get symmetrical growth. If I were just growing under LED alone, I would do a full strip of all upper fans for the top 2-3 nodes, to facilitate penetration to lower sites. LED will penetrate deep, and will improve lower bud sites' quality, but not without a higher level of defol in my experience.

All of them were fed last watering very lightly. They all got 2ml/gal B52, 6ml/gal CaMg+, and 1/4 strength Growology Step 2. The SourD needed another irrigation yesterday, and this feed I switched to 4ml/gal SNS 604a instead of the Growology.

All of them loved the nutes except for the smudgy CL2. She is fine, but I can tell she is just one shade darker than she wants to be, and hasn't drank as water as her sister. I'll adjust and feed her at half the rate as CL1, until I see her need more. All of the other plants will be fed the same, as they are all medium to medium-high nute feeders. I will however be feeding as lightly as I can, to bring in the yield that I'm looking for. I did foliar them all today with SNS 604a Plant extracts, and will start feeding them Hoping for 500 or better from the group. Still waiting on sex of CL1. The flip should be next week sometime.



Ken's Candyland, CL1, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/28, final pot 1/8

Ken's Candyland, CL2, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/28, final pot 1/8

BD, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/29, final pot 1/8

Master Kush, Born 12/11, final pot 1/8

HolyGrail69, Born 12/11, final pot 1/8

HSO Amherst Sour Diesel, Born, 12/10, final pot 1/8

Peace and Love

EDIT: A favorite..

I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight,
Because my conscience leaves me no other choice.
A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war:
This way of settling difference is not just.
This business of burning human beings with napalm,
Filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows,
Of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of people normally humane.
Of sending men home from the dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged,
Cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.

-Dr. MLK Jr.

 

[B A R]

Top notch post all across the board Carestaker

 

[Graytail]

That is a truly enviable group of youngsters, CS!! Wow! Nary a flaw on 'em!

That Master Kush is positively glowing!

+reps!

 

[AllSmiles]

Green and healthy as usual up in this neck of the woods. Very nice CS!

 

[CareStaker]

Top notch post all across the board Carestaker

Thanks Reg! I'm lovin' em. Funny story, I was scrolling through a thread, and saw a plant that I liked the structure of - it caught my eye - so I scrolled back, it was your Dolla Cotton Candy, 2nd reveg I think.

That is a truly enviable group of youngsters, CS!! Wow! Nary a flaw on 'em!

That Master Kush is positively glowing! :bravo

+reps!

Thanks Gray! She's my first Kush, and she's so adorable! The Sour and Grail are also looking 'slippery' . Really got a nice set off, and I'm super stoked to flower next week. The HSO stuff I got is pretty amazing so far. Very stable and predictable in how they build themselves. Blue Dream is putting out wide-ish leafs, but is growing like a spiky leafed plant. Looks like a indica dom hybrid growing Sativa style.

Green and healthy as usual up in this neck of the woods. Very nice CS!

Thanks my friend. I'm so grateful they all took off pretty well. I just got the one weirdo, and she might just be my kinda weird. You know - she smells like someone sprayed antimicrobial spray on dog poop, it's so nasty, but I like it.

Thanks to you all. Waking up to these posts & reps+ (thank you!) really put a really BIG smile on my face this morning. I hope you guys have a glorious day! Peace and Love!

 

[B A R]

Thanks Reg! I'm lovin' em. Funny story, I was scrolling through a thread, and saw a plant that I liked the structure of - it caught my eye - so I scrolled back, it was your Dolla Cotton Candy, 2nd reveg I think.

Wow! I consider it an honor that a member used one of my pics in another journal.

 

[CareStaker]

Time for the filp, in two days.
There's a huge storm coming, so I'll wait till it passes, and hope the power stays on.
Some plants are bigger than I anticipated, and some are a little road weary and have some bruises.
The universe suggested I crate them and send them to a friend for a week, and now they are back.
They were in a 15% RH enviro, and have some bumps and bruises, but still look good.



ASD, BD, & Kush plants were fed a combination of 1/6 strength Growology Step 2 (grow), 4ml/gal Sensi Bloom (1/4 strength), 2ml/gal B52, 3ml VooDoo (bacteria benes), 2ml/gal Sensizyme, 6ml/gal CaMg+. I was going to feed with SNS 604b at low rates, but decided to foliar with it after photos today. I'll feed the remaining 3, spray them, and take some photos.
Peace and love! If you are in the North East of USA/Canada, please be safe.

 

[CareStaker]

Flower Power Update

47 days Veg, Flipping to twelves tonight.
Time to get this party started.


Ken's Candyland, CL1, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/28, final pot 1/8
I was expecting these to be bigger. Maybe they didn't like the light bondage, and are stunted - I'm not sure. I did have a tenuous connection with these two before their vacation, but I've lost it. I guess we will see what happens. I took a few leafs to open the center up to light. CL1 is the better looking of the two pheno, but they are growing at the same rate. CL2 smells much stronger.

Ken's Candyland, CL2, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/28, final pot 1/8
She's got a small micro deficiency, which may be temp related, and still has the leaf smudging. She lost one of four main tops (2nd pic) in her travels, but she's about the same size as her sister. She's a real stinker though. Smell is hard to pin, but it's microbial and smokey skunk. She had thick muscular roots, so I'm hoping she's saving it for the stretch. Time to sink or swim.

BD, Born, 12/10 Topped 12/29, final pot 1/8
Can't say enough how much I love this plant. She grows her limbs sorta vine like, but with medium wide leafs. She's smart in how she arranges herself, and is easy to train. Very tolerant plant in all respects, but will really thrive if you dial her in. I'm saving cuttings, and will run her again. She smells like skunky puppy poo. A pleasure to grow.

Master Kush, Born 12/11, final pot 1/8
Another nice treat. Easy breezy. She is small, and compact, but deceiving in a way. She's got some thickness to her, and I suspect some nice chunky buds in the future. Very tolerant and stable. Not a big stinker yet. Will be fun to watch her.

HolyGrail69, Born 12/11, final pot 1/8
She had to be bent in half to fit the container she was so rudely stuffed into, and she's got some of that jilted/tilted lady look to her. It's cool, she can grow up, while the others grow outward. She's got some of the best color I've ever seen on a plant in Veg. She has that super saturated green color that looks like paint pigment, it's so pure looking. My cellphone pics won't capture it, but it's very cool to see.

HSO Amherst Sour Diesel, Born, 12/10, final pot 1/8
I'm just blown away by how she's growing. She's 23'' tall by 24'' wide. Her top leafs are 12'' from petiole to tip, and are a foot wide. Very thick stems, that smell like lemon oil polish and dirty diapers. She's got something special, so I'm taking cuttings of her too. I may have some additional space to play in in the near future, so she might end up as a mom.

I really wish there wasn't the interruption, and the slight dent in their health, but it's fine. Sometimes I need to back up and realize - it's just plants. Looks like I'm going to run out of space in the tent pretty quick, but that's how this one's gonna roll. Peace and love!

 

[brightlight]

As always CareStaker....superb pictures of perfect plants.

 

[B A R]

Nice Update CareStaker & how did you get in my apt.? I know my floors when I see them.

 

[CareStaker]

Nice Update CareStaker & how did you get in my apt.? I know my floors when I see them.

Thanks Reg! I though it was like camouflage...the ubiquitous North East 100 year old flooring.

As always CareStaker....superb pictures of perfect plants.

Thank you BL I'm very hopeful my friend, there's some very promising looking genetics and specimens.
Let's see how they bud

 

[Graytail]

What a gorgeous group of youngsters, CS! Wow! Color, posture, vigor - everything looks fabulous!

+reps!

 

[AllSmiles]

Nice CS. Looks like they are recovering from the move just fine. Bring on the hairs!

 

[CareStaker]

What a gorgeous group of youngsters, CS! Wow! Color, posture, vigor - everything looks fabulous!
+reps!

Thanks a bunch GT! This has to be the best group I've had all together at once, and they're all from seed, go figure. Can I just say - I really love seeds - an exciting surprise in every shell. With that said, I'm going to take some cuttings of the BD and ASD Hope they smoke as good as they grow.

Nice CS. Looks like they are recovering from the move just fine. Bring on the hairs!

I'm setting the mood music and turning down the lights....it's go time!

 

[AllSmiles]

Aaaawww Yeah! Mr. Nug of the Year 2014.

Nice job brother. So much beauty in that nug.

 

[Graytail]

of the YEAR!

Congratulations!

 

[CareStaker]

Aaaawww Yeah! Mr. Nug of the Year 2014.

Nice job brother. So much beauty in that nug.

of the YEAR!

Congratulations!

You guys are awesome. Thank you so much for your positivity and support throughout these grows. I was hoping that I might have a shot at winning, but I really can't believe it!

I am super excited with the new girls too, as it's looking very promising. Pics and update tonight hopefully.

 

[brightlight]

Congratulations on big win...like winning the Super Bowl. Well deserved imo. Great work. Glad I was along to enjoy the ride.