I still have them, they're dark and shiny, and I'll journal the grow whenever I get around to trying to sprout them.
DocBud's Next Medical Grow
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update:
The garden is doing well. I've got one querkle that has some kind of lockout....it's lagging a bit. Today I watered with hydrated lime to raise the pH a bit and see what happens. The others are doing really well, with a delicious aroma, some large buds and massive resin formation. Same with the 3D's.
The PPP don't smell as much, but they do have a piney fresh scent, with lots of resin.
The fungus gnats are on their way out....things are going very well.
Put some sand to stop the gnats:
random garden shots:
This 3D is going to be a really nice plant when it grows up. Very resinous, very dangerous smell.
PPP....lettin' em fade just a bit. They have 4 more weeks.
Querkle bud.....hard to see, but the resin formation is pretty stupid.
The garden is doing well. I've got one querkle that has some kind of lockout....it's lagging a bit. Today I watered with hydrated lime to raise the pH a bit and see what happens. The others are doing really well, with a delicious aroma, some large buds and massive resin formation. Same with the 3D's.
The PPP don't smell as much, but they do have a piney fresh scent, with lots of resin.
The fungus gnats are on their way out....things are going very well.
Put some sand to stop the gnats:
random garden shots:
This 3D is going to be a really nice plant when it grows up. Very resinous, very dangerous smell.
PPP....lettin' em fade just a bit. They have 4 more weeks.
Querkle bud.....hard to see, but the resin formation is pretty stupid.
WHOA! Doc your garden is looking very nice. Congratulations on that. Just wanted to run a question by ya. Regarding nutrient uptake...Do you find it better or worse on the plants to vary the PH from the low end to the high end of the scale throughout the grow? I'm just trying to figure out the best way to make all nutrients that are needed available at the widest range of time. Thanks Doc you're doing good work.
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That's exactly what I do....I try to raise the pH a bit as flowering gets under way....week 4 or so. Even in soil I do that.
I can't say for sure it's the best thing to do, but it makes sense on a couple levels. In nature, the soil would become more basic in the dry fall than in the wet spring/summer. In the tropics that doesn't always hold true, but it does for the Indicas.
Also, the stuff the plant uses during flower is more available at a slightly higher pH....so yeah, I do the same as you do on that.
Thanks for the quick response Doc, glad to hear it. Sent you a PM with a killer video! Not quite 12/12 from seed but pretty close. 24/7 light till clones root, then 18/6 for only 5 days, then 8 weeks of 12/12 flowering, amazing results. I'm pretty sure the strain was "sage".
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Pretty amazing looking garden there Doc! nice and frosty looks like christmas
you gettin any purple on the querkle yet?
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Pretty amazing looking garden there Doc! nice and frosty looks like christmas
No purpling yet....but I haven't lowered temps either. Probably in a few days we'll make it a bit colder at night. But the smell and the resin formation are pretty good.
Doc
Can you please take a look at my plants and see if they look OK for one month 12/12 from (female) seeds? I already see preflower hairs.
And when should I switch from MH to the HPS?
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
Can you please take a look at my plants and see if they look OK for one month 12/12 from (female) seeds? I already see preflower hairs.
And when should I switch from MH to the HPS?
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
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Hash Hound:
They look really good! People think plants won't "veg" if you start them on 12/12.
Nonsense! All plants veg themselves for a while, even auto flowering plants. Normally, you can determine sex between day 20 and day 30 when doing a 12/12 grow. You'll be surprised how these things grow....not a lot of difference between 12/12 and 3 weeks veg time.....you'll like it.
Just remember that your flowering time isn't 8 weeks from seed....more like 100-120 days. 12/12 plants will veg, just like any other.
As far as switching the light, I'm not sure how much difference it makes, but you could wait until the plants are done stretching. They say MH gives the plants shorter nodes....
The important thing is that your plants look healthy! What is your medium and nutes?
They look really good! People think plants won't "veg" if you start them on 12/12.
Nonsense! All plants veg themselves for a while, even auto flowering plants. Normally, you can determine sex between day 20 and day 30 when doing a 12/12 grow. You'll be surprised how these things grow....not a lot of difference between 12/12 and 3 weeks veg time.....you'll like it.
Just remember that your flowering time isn't 8 weeks from seed....more like 100-120 days. 12/12 plants will veg, just like any other.
As far as switching the light, I'm not sure how much difference it makes, but you could wait until the plants are done stretching. They say MH gives the plants shorter nodes....
The important thing is that your plants look healthy! What is your medium and nutes?
Doc,
If you look at post # 2 and #3 of my journal you can see the 3 different bags of soil i mixed and the nutes.... CRF's of course.
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
Had i planted all one strain i would have used each individual bag of soil to see the difference in growth. But, since different strains, I mixed them together to.
If you look at post # 2 and #3 of my journal you can see the 3 different bags of soil i mixed and the nutes.... CRF's of course.
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
Had i planted all one strain i would have used each individual bag of soil to see the difference in growth. But, since different strains, I mixed them together to.
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Hash:
I love it. It looks like a great mix, and your plants are obviously happy.....you're going to have some superb product from this. Well done!
You're givin' 'em some molasses and compost tea, right?
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Next time, don't put any perlite or gravel on the bottom....it doesnt' help with drainage, just reduces the overall volume of soil in the pot. Instead, put a wick in there that goes about 1/2 way up the middle of the pot and then dangles out the bottom about 3-4 inches. This wick will reduce your perched water table, effectively making the pots "bigger" and giving your roots much better growth.
But that's a small thing.....it looks like you've got the really important stuff more than under control. You've got a great grow going here!
I love it. It looks like a great mix, and your plants are obviously happy.....you're going to have some superb product from this. Well done!
You're givin' 'em some molasses and compost tea, right?
On Edit:
Next time, don't put any perlite or gravel on the bottom....it doesnt' help with drainage, just reduces the overall volume of soil in the pot. Instead, put a wick in there that goes about 1/2 way up the middle of the pot and then dangles out the bottom about 3-4 inches. This wick will reduce your perched water table, effectively making the pots "bigger" and giving your roots much better growth.
But that's a small thing.....it looks like you've got the really important stuff more than under control. You've got a great grow going here!
Golly gee Doc, ty for the kind words
Molasses; yes
Compost tea; aaaaaaa no, not yet that is. Need to do some research on that one. You make your own?
And hoping to get to the local hydro store soon to get some Snowstorm.
{Reminder to self; wicks instead of perlite.}
Molasses; yes
Compost tea; aaaaaaa no, not yet that is. Need to do some research on that one. You make your own?
And hoping to get to the local hydro store soon to get some Snowstorm.
{Reminder to self; wicks instead of perlite.}
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It's easy to make, there are many different recipes on the web.
I use Bu's Blend biodynamic compost, from Malibu Compost. There are plenty of other options as well.
Hey Doc how's it goin? Just cruised by your grow and was salivating over the last pics you posted. Hope all is well. Peace.
Oh yeah, I knew I came by for a reason. What are your thoughts on your past grows goin' 12/12 from seed, versus vegging for awhile? Also I know you like the taste of soil v hempy but what are you thinking in that regard as well? Thanks for all you are doing for 420.
Oh yeah, I knew I came by for a reason. What are your thoughts on your past grows goin' 12/12 from seed, versus vegging for awhile? Also I know you like the taste of soil v hempy but what are you thinking in that regard as well? Thanks for all you are doing for 420.
update:
PPP....lettin' em fade just a bit. They have 4 more weeks.
I'm lovin' this pic!
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I gotta get some more pics! Maybe today or tomorrow.
Things are moving along nicely.
Things are moving along nicely.
I always look forward to your picture updates doc.
Doc, I don't wanna hog up your journal with my pics, so can you please take a look at my journal and see if these are about normal height for 38 days 12/12 from seed?
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
They are about 12 inches tall, and showing some hairs. I sure hope they are gonna get bigger. Lots of branching. And the other seedlings I almost wrote off for dead are surviving quite well.
Strangely, my link in this post says Hash Hound Nirvana.....
but in my signature it wont show that way, it shows the address.
Hash Hounds Nirvana Super Skunk & Papaya in Soil
They are about 12 inches tall, and showing some hairs. I sure hope they are gonna get bigger. Lots of branching. And the other seedlings I almost wrote off for dead are surviving quite well.
Strangely, my link in this post says Hash Hound Nirvana.....
but in my signature it wont show that way, it shows the address.