Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

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This may not be the place to ask, but it does concern a soon to be HB kit grow...
My only current source for plants are clones. Initially, I thought I'd get a few and put the strongest ones outside for my summer grow. But all clones are growing under 18/6. I planned on matching the photoperiod for June 1st and move them outside on that day. The days here are about 15 hours long on that date, and still getting longer. Any advice on the best way to handle the change in lighting schedule? Do you think it will throw them into early flower? I've read many posts on this subject but there seems to be no real consensus that I've found so far. Slowly reduce their lights-on cycle? Going from 18 to 15 hours is no big deal - won't freak them out so just do it? Anyone with experience in doing this?
 
flowerfarmer said:
Doc, Your like our on-line professor with no tuition fee. I can tell, one that really cares.
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Well, I'm definitely in "rant mode" this morning!



Human progress, no matter what the field of endeavor, occurs when people are free. Free exchange of information is far more valuable than information you pay for! When everything we learn comes with a price and is only available to those who can pay, a society of rich/poor, have's/have-not's, powerful/powerless is born.

The idea of free public education was originally designed to empower the masses. In the past, only the wealthy could attend university or private high schools. Then we went through a period of time where nearly anyone could go to school.....and now we're headed back towards the time when only the wealthy can afford it......or take on massive amounts of unforgiveable debt.

But the free exchange of information isn't at the core of our "educational" system anymore. Modern education is basically a factory designed to produce the following:

1. A person who believes truth is a by-product of power and authority.
2. A person who believes that working for a large corporation as a drone in a cubicle is success.
3. " " that compliance is of greater worth than competence. (follow the rules, don't try to improve, deviate, and don't ask questions!)
4. " "" our lives must fit into a 40 hour work week and our recreation must fit into evenings and weekends. In other words, all of us do the same things at the same times......like when the bell rings at school, we all get up and move when told.

I could go on and on, but let me put it like this:

When I drove across the middle of the state last week, I saw that all along the freeway were the same stores: Home Depot/Lowe's. Chili's/Applebees. Denny's/Ihop. Wallmart/target. Fast food brands. Democrat/republican. etc. This isn't the first time I noticed this, but due it really stood out in Southern California.

What we see all around us is the product of our "education," whether via public schools, advertising or government propaganda. This is alarming! This should be of great cause for concern, as our culture and our souls are being forced to choose between Home Depot and Lowes, etc. This massive pressure to be unified in everything from how we dress, to what we, when we awake and go to sleep and what we eat is literally killing us.

In the meantime, our lives are increasingly disconnected from the natural rhythms of sunrise/sunset, seasons, weather, soil, water and silence. It's like we all have photoperiod stress and we live in crappy, salty soil!

It's of no benefit to us or our families to live amongst ill-fed, propagandized drones who feel that everything must be "allowed" by authority and that we should all be living the same way.

The only way to combat the massive amounts of money spent to indoctrinate us as drones for the state is to talk about all things that are good, kind, edifying, healthy and liberating....FREE OF CHARGE.

Ideas should be free and openly shared. Products that are inspired by ideas should be traded by free people in a mutually beneficial manner: IE I provide 2 of my widgets in exchange for 2 of yours and we're both happy as a result.

Anyways, I've been interrupted a few times while making this post so my train of thought isn't quite as sharp as it was when I started, but suffice it to say that each of us should do whatever we can, in whatever capacity we are able to improve our lives AND THOSE AROUND US.

This is the "raising the bar" that I always talk about. We all benefit when everything improves.....quite the opposite of the rich/poor world being created in the name of "fairness" and "equality."

The free flow of information and capital is essential if we are to thrive. The opposite of this is illiterate, superstitious masses ruled over by "wizards" and kings who alone possess the "secret knowledge" the masses will never understand.

Screw that.
 
Major PITA said:
This may not be the place to ask, but it does concern a soon to be HB kit grow...
My only current source for plants are clones. Initially, I thought I'd get a few and put the strongest ones outside for my summer grow. But all clones are growing under 18/6. I planned on matching the photoperiod for June 1st and move them outside on that day. The days here are about 15 hours long on that date, and still getting longer. Any advice on the best way to handle the change in lighting schedule? Do you think it will throw them into early flower? I've read many posts on this subject but there seems to be no real consensus that I've found so far. Slowly reduce their lights-on cycle? Going from 18 to 15 hours is no big deal - won't freak them out so just do it? Anyone with experience in doing this?
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It's more important that their photoperiods match. If the clones are having their daytime indoors while it is nightime outdoors, you'll have a problem. Try to get some clones under 24 hours of light, as they can be put anywhere.
 
Epic rant, Doc. Ain't it the truth......every stinkin' word....
 
Doc Bud said:
It's more important that their photoperiods match. If the clones are having their daytime indoors while it is nightime outdoors, you'll have a problem. Try to get some clones under 24 hours of light, as they can be put anywhere.
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Thanks Doc!
All the clones within 200 miles (that I know of) are grown 18/6 with lights out at 10pm. Sunset on June 1 is 8:42pm. So, the match isn't perfect, but it is close. If I veg them for a month or two, I can easily change the 18/6 to 15/9 and exactly match the outdoor cycle. I just didn't know if it is a good idea to do so (or leave them at 18/6). And if it is a good idea to match the outdoor light cycle, if they are better off doing it gradually, or just flip them to the matching cycle all at once. The last thing I want to do is shock/stunt/early flower/hermie them.
 
Great musings, Doc...I agree completely with you.

...case in point is how Governments, including ours' are trying their best to try and "control" and "regulate" the Internet with the express reason that it is for all of "our" (little people) own good. The free exchange of information is anathema to those who want to control exactly what that "free" information entails...
 
I've always been a non-conformist kind of gal. When I got my degree in Elem. Ed/Early Childhood I knew I wouldn't ever fit into the public school system. I also knew I didn't want my children in the school system. So we homeschooled. I wanted to raise free citizens who lived by the rhythm of the days, slept until they woke, learned while they played, lived as an active member of their community. It distressed me how our children are all ensconced in schools when they should be up, out, doing, learning. More than that, I wanted them to speak their minds and follow their passions and learn to be self-managed. That doesn't happen often in our schools. Our current educational system exists so that corporations can take advantage of the parents and their children will be well trained as drones to continue to follow the corporate line.

The utter destruction of our society caused by this mindset is appalling. Men of money and power have misused their resources to turn us against each other, and the educational system that demands absolute compliance and conformity feeds into that. Small businesses are the best employers, and yet our society rewards the corporate mindset that crushes small businesses.

I'd hope that someday in the future we could learn to restructure our communities to bring jobs closer to where people actually live and eliminate commutes. I dream of a day when we look for the passion in each child and then direct that child to a program geared to explore that passion and make it a livelihood. How much richer we'd be if people spent their days doing work they were passionate about with the freedom to spend more time with their loved ones instead of mindless, poorly paid jobs hours from home and family. I know, just too much hope.

I miss stars too. We never see the stars anymore. Safety from the night fears came at a high price. We've lost that nightly connection to the universe. There has to be a better way. Maybe it's part of the reason we grow. It brings us back into contact with that rhythm of life, that connection to the universe.

Sorry. Got a bit carried away there. Blame it on Doc. :laughtwo:
 
Sweetsue, you go girl.

I am a rebel girl as well....anti war, activist, anti government, educated, spiritual, and conscious thinker . But in the name of the feminist movement, I drank the Kool Aid, sold my soul to the corporate world, became a stepford drone and career whore. Without the husband and family, of course; that was frowned upon and would appear as if I wasn't serious about my career. 32 years, quite the sacrifice for absolutely nothing.

Now, the second half of my life is being lived for me, by me, and according to me. Conformity be damned!
 
Hey doc. I mixed up a kit around September, and it's been sitting since. I checked it this morning, not really moist, but not bone dry either. Temps have been between 58-75 where it is stored. I'm ready to use it again, is there anything extra I need to do or watch out for due to it sitting for so long?
 
Major PITA said:
Thanks Doc!
All the clones within 200 miles (that I know of) are grown 18/6 with lights out at 10pm. Sunset on June 1 is 8:42pm. So, the match isn't perfect, but it is close. If I veg them for a month or two, I can easily change the 18/6 to 15/9 and exactly match the outdoor cycle. I just didn't know if it is a good idea to do so (or leave them at 18/6). And if it is a good idea to match the outdoor light cycle, if they are better off doing it gradually, or just flip them to the matching cycle all at once. The last thing I want to do is shock/stunt/early flower/hermie them.
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Your plan will work! Somehow I missed the "gradual" thing......good job.
 
Sweetsue said:
I've always been a non-conformist kind of gal. When I got my degree in Elem. Ed/Early Childhood I knew I wouldn't ever fit into the public school system. I also knew I didn't want my children in the school system. So we homeschooled. I wanted to raise free citizens who lived by the rhythm of the days, slept until they woke, learned while they played, lived as an active member of their community. It distressed me how our children are all ensconced in schools when they should be up, out, doing, learning. More than that, I wanted them to speak their minds and follow their passions and learn to be self-managed. That doesn't happen often in our schools. Our current educational system exists so that corporations can take advantage of the parents and their children will be well trained as drones to continue to follow the corporate line.

The utter destruction of our society caused by this mindset is appalling. Men of money and power have misused their resources to turn us against each other, and the educational system that demands absolute compliance and conformity feeds into that. Small businesses are the best employers, and yet our society rewards the corporate mindset that crushes small businesses.

I'd hope that someday in the future we could learn to restructure our communities to bring jobs closer to where people actually live and eliminate commutes. I dream of a day when we look for the passion in each child and then direct that child to a program geared to explore that passion and make it a livelihood. How much richer we'd be if people spent their days doing work they were passionate about with the freedom to spend more time with their loved ones instead of mindless, poorly paid jobs hours from home and family. I know, just too much hope.

I miss stars too. We never see the stars anymore. Safety from the night fears came at a high price. We've lost that nightly connection to the universe. There has to be a better way. Maybe it's part of the reason we grow. It brings us back into contact with that rhythm of life, that connection to the universe.

Sorry. Got a bit carried away there. Blame it on Doc. :laughtwo:
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Sue! You and I are siblings....I'm sure of it. I agree on the deepest level with everything you just said, especially regarding children. My wife and I raised 5. The first 4 were out of the house and financially independent at age 18, while the 5th isn't done with HS yet.

Daughter number 4 turned 18 in December of 2014 and permanently moved to Brazil on Christmas eve. She's fluent in Portuguese and has 2 jobs teaching English.....saving money, traveling and literally living a life that others dream of....all without a HS diploma!

They all listened to me say stuff like this for years!

When you're out this way you MUST look me up. You and yours are 100% welcome in my house. I can just tell we'd hit it off splendidly!

BTW, most nights I get a couple furs and orient myself to the stars and let my mind wander a few thousand light years. We can see the Milky Way like it's a wisp of cloud most nights so it's a rather profound experience.


Shawnee said:
Sweetsue, you go girl.

I am a rebel girl as well....anti war, activist, anti government, educated, spiritual, and conscious thinker . But in the name of the feminist movement, I drank the Kool Aid, sold my soul to the corporate world, became a stepford drone and career whore. Without the husband and family, of course; that was frowned upon and would appear as if I wasn't serious about my career. 32 years, quite the sacrifice for absolutely nothing.

Now, the second half of my life is being lived for me, by me, and according to me. Conformity be damned!
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Good for YOU!
 
IM gonna let the buds do the talking on this one. high brix, g8-led 600 watt
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Look at Grasshopper killin' it once again.......dang, bro.....REPS!!
 
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