DrDoob's Continuous Carousel Of Cannabis: Hempy, MarsHydro, GROWant, Rx Green

[DrDoob]

I'm a bit of a hoarder myself. When I move I slim down my collections, but now I think I've moved for the last time .. I have the same 27" Mars tent you do and with two of the growants most plants are growing very fast. I got two more lights when they went on sale too so I have lots of lighting options to occupy my brain with.

I wish I had a dollar store close, but I'm stuck with Amazon. Those sifting pans weren't exactly as cheap as a dollar store strainer.

I didn't get to transplanting yet again. I got distracted with work then football. I did take two clones each of the 1024, OG Kush, Unknown OG, and Nukehead.

With five (one is for drying) filled tents I finally feel like I have a factory.

I didn't get to the flower tent before lights out but here is the new clones:

Unknown OG male it does seem to be growing back a bit.

Here is the Veg Tent:
Unknown OG

And Nukehead it's just a very slow grower I guess. Which is fine as I won't have a lot of room.

Thanks for reading!

 

[SweetSue]

I have to ask the obvious question: if you've collected enough pollen, why continue to subject the girls to the frenzy of a male among them?

Nice clone cuttings, by the way. You noticed I started simply dropping mine in a cup and ignoring them over there in the shadows. Lo and behold, it works! It's almost like a classic cosmic game, toss them all in and plant whoever roots first.

My big problem with multiple cuts is that I end up planting all of them. I'll learn to be more controlled.

 

[DrDoob]

I have to ask the obvious question: if you've collected enough pollen, why continue to subject the girls to the frenzy of a male among them?

Nice clone cuttings, by the way. You noticed I started simply dropping mine in a cup and ignoring them over there in the shadows. Lo and behold, it works! It's almost like a classic cosmic game, toss them all in and plant whoever roots first.

My big problem with multiple cuts is that I end up planting all of them. I'll learn to be more controlled.

Lol like I said I'm kind of a horder the question isn't obvious to me . You can see in the pictures it really messed that one up, its still flowering and most of the flowers are pollenated. I did move it to the new clone tent. But honestly I kind of take it as a challenge to keep it going as long as possible. I do have plenty of pollen for the next several months but ideally I'd like to keep back crossing several generations with the same male. If it does grow some more I'm going to clone it perpetually, which was my plan months ago but I lag.

I have seen your cloning. It sure would take up less space then this thing I have. I have tons of seeds I made and bought I don't even know why I keep cloning these but it feels a lot easier.

 

[SweetSue]

Lol like I said I’m kind of a horder the question isn’t obvious to me . You can see in the pictures it really messed that one up, its still flowering and most of the flowers are pollenated. I did move it to the new clone tent. But honestly I kind of take it as a challenge to keep it going as long as possible. I do have plenty of pollen for the next several months but ideally I’d like to keep back crossing several generations with the same male. If it does grow some more I’m going to clone it perpetually, which was my plan months ago but I lag.

I have seen your cloning. It sure would take up less space then this thing I have. I have tons of seeds I made and bought I don’t even know why I keep cloning these but it feels a lot easier.

I think we get used to the routine and we love the process, so why not? It's a wonderfully indulgent hobby.

 

[DrDoob]

Okay I got everything transplanted and everything seems good so far. I love transplanting hempy, it's just like buying a growing kid a newer size of shoe, soon as they put them on they are off running and outgrowing them in the blink of an eye. .

The flower tent - these got 5ml Armour Si, 5ML GH CalIMag, 5ML RX Green Energy, and 20ML each of RX Green Bloom A&B.

OG Kush

1024

Then after I took those photos I fecided to put the Unknown OG clone that was flowering at 18/6 in here just to see what happens.

The clone/stud tent I guess I forgot to get a group shot. The clones gets no nutes just tap water and a tiny bit of L7, I try to change the water every 10 days but so far everything has rooted by then so I've never changed it. I labeled the clones I don't know why thy are in this order.
1 red, 4 red - 1024
2 blue, 3 blue - OG Kush
5 blue, 6 blue - Unknown OG
7 red, 8 red - Nukehead

Unknown OG male:

The Veg Tent - these got 5ml Armour Si, 5ML GH CalIMag, 5ML RX Green Energy, and 20ML each of RX Green Grow A&B.

Unknown OG:

Nukehead this thing just grows slowly compared to everything else but it looks interesting.

And I moved the OB1 into here to bulk her up for flowering.

I forgot to take photos of the pre-veg tent but here is the security camera shot, it's got the 1024xUnknown OG on top, 1024 no longer in a solo cup to the left and OG Kush to the right.

 

[DrDoob]

I totally forgot my awesome Sister got me a T5 light kit type thing for Christmas. I don't know if it was a joke or not, the kids at the party did seem to think I was cooler after everyone watched me open it.

I think it will work well in the new clone tent.

Also since I was out there I got a couple blurple shots of the preveg tent.

OG Kush

1024

1024xUnknown OG

The last two are looking kind of sad, I guess the three months in a solo cup will take a bit to recover from.

 

[dynamo1]

now they have some room they should flourish

 

[DrDoob]

now they have some room they should flourish

Thanks, yeah I agree. I think it'll take a day or two more for the roots to hit the reservoir at the bottom then boom!

 

[DrDoob]

I was looking for something and came across this old photo It has to be feom around '95, I sucked at taking photos even then but it's kind of cool. I think that's the purple, then probably Columbian to the back right and at the very bottom but I think it is probably Skunk #1

Just seeing this fraction of that apartment brings back tons of memories. I wish I had more pictures of important stuff.

 

[DrDoob]

Man it was a hot one today. The clone tent got to 90°, but I don't think that's a real problem. The other tents have better ventilation fans.

Clone tent (clones are at day 5)

Clones -

Unknown OG male - it's got new growth! I think I can take another clone of it before too long.

Preveg Tent

1024xUnknown OG - I bent it over in hopes of getting some more branches. It's starting to recover from being rootbound for so long, although slowly which is fine since I don't have room.

1024 - this one has even worse problems from being root bound. It might recover but once again I don't mind if it goes slow.

OG Kush - thankfully there isn't much that hurts these.

Veg Tent

Unknown OG - I gave this one a little extra GH calimag the mother plant also needed extra. I think I'm going to move this to the flower tent in a week or so and replace it with the OG Kush in the preveg tent.

Nukehead - she's growing just slowly. Still no noticeable preflowers.

OB1 - I am going to take some clones then get her all tied down for more training.

Flower tent

Here is how I have it hooked to the light rail. I only have it moving about 18" right now.

OG Kush this one is almost as big as the original outdoor mother plant. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

1024

The weird flowering Unknown OG

 

[DrDoob]

Clone tent:

Cloner:
Had a little incident with the cloner. I was testing out some net pots filled with perlite to see how wet it would stay. Perlite got into the pump and clogged some of the emitters. I cleared a few of them to get it back up and running, but one of the nukehead clones looks to be about dead. The others seem fine.

Unknown OG male:
Showing some good new growth.

Pre-Veg Tent:

1024xUnknown OG looks to be recovering from it's rootboundness nicely.

1024 this one is also recovering although a bit slower.

OG Kush this one is looking strong.

Veg Tent these two growant lights are a big improvement, these are growing a lot faster then the last round.

Unknown OG

Nukehead finally starting to grow faster.

OB1

Flower tent

OG Kush

1024

And the weird early flowering Unknown OG clone, it's got some huge seeds already.

 

[DrDoob]

Totally off topic but yesterday, I toured a facility that has a $50,000 cigarette/joint rolling machine. They sell 5 packs for $25. Their weed was actually not bad, but seemed a bit old. They gave me a few nugs, I forgot what strain they said it was but it had a classic northern lights smell and flavor. I only tried one of their prerolls, it was good enough but it had a cotton filter with a star shaped hole punched in the center which was weird. When I got to the very end it tasted like burnt cotton. The paper was also very thick like a cigarette. I gave the rest to the guys at work and they seemed to like them, but it's a client so they can't criticize the same way I can.

These guys are crazy. They told me when they first fired up the roller they couldn't figure out why they kept getting so much "dust" everywhere, now they have the factory floor covered in plastic trashcan lids to collect it and a rosen press. They also sell all their stems to a guy who buys them from tons of growers and processors and presses them into rosen (they think), which I think is awesome.

 

[DrDoob]

Clone Tent:
A couple clones have roots. I also took a couple more clones of the plants that I hadn't yet cloned. I took some much larger clones, I wonder how it will change things. The Unknown OG male is growing new leaves, so basically everything is back on track. The dying Nukehead clone might still make it, but probably not.

Can see some roots in the back right.

Mostly dead Nukehead clone

Small 1024xUnknown OG clone

Large 1024xUnknown OG and OB1 clones

Overall

Unknown OG male:

Veg Tent:

Unknown OG

OB1

Nukehead this one looks a bit of a mess cause I just tied it down to train a bit. It's starting to grow faster now.

Flower Tent

OG Kush

1024

Bonsi Unknown OG

 

[DrDoob]

I decided to move stuff around a bit. I had two Growant 240s just sitting there, I'm sure they are better then the Mars 300s. So I retired the two Mars 300s and put in a single Growant in the preveg tent. I think it's less overall light so they will grow a bit slower. It's also a bit cooler so I can put it closer. I also added the second Growant to the flower tent and turned off the light rail. I'm a bit concerned that changing the light spectrum so much will cause hermies but I'll keep an close eye on them.


Clone tent:
One of the clones had big roots on it so I transplanted it and moved it to the preveg tent. There are small roots on several more. I got a filter bag for the pump and thoroughly cleaned all the emitters. After a couple hours I cleaned them again. I think I will have to do it a couple more times to get all the perlite out. The Unknown OG male is totally revegging now. I took an accidental clone of it that seems to be doing well.

Unknown OG male I cleaned it up a lot which is where the accidental clone came from.

Unknown OG male clone

Cloner

Bottom view

Fixed emitters

1024 clone with roots

Preveg tent - I moved the OG Kush to the Veg Tent and added the 1024 clone. It's got the new Growant light.

Veg tent - I added the OG Kush and moved the Unknown OG to the flower tent.

OG Kush

OB1

Nukehead

Flower tent - I added the Growant light, turned off the light rail and added the Unknown OG. I also started to give the 1024 and OG Kush full bloom switching the 4ML of RX Green Energy for 8ML of RX Green Bulk. And started the Unknown OG on the Bloom A&B but still using the Energy through the stretch.
This picture has a Mars 300 on the far right but I've sense switched it for a Growant. I can't really tell what the pictures are so I'll take better ones tomorrow. The 1024 and Unknown OG are starting to flower very nicely! The weird Unknown OG is frosting up, and the seeds are looking HUGE.

Random from the flower tent

Seeded Unknown OG bonsi

 

[DrDoob]

I have to ask the obvious question: if you've collected enough pollen, why continue to subject the girls to the frenzy of a male among them?

Now I have a more realistic answer. Because I'm an idiot. I didn't properly let the pollen dry and it got moldy. I didn't really think about it much, but I had put it in anti-static bags (which was awesome cause the pollen doesn't stick to the sides of the bag) but I reckon I didn't let them air out enough. I do have some other pollen from the clone's father, but it's a few months old by now so I am glad I still have the male clone growing.

 

[DrDoob]

Everything is growing along nicely. The whiteflies have made a slight come back. It's getting a lot colder at night, like 57° or so which think kills them. It won't be dropping to the 50s for much longer so if they persist I think I will spray with neem oil.

The clones seem fine just rooting a bit slower then the last two times I used this cloner. Which is fine cause I don't really have room. I didn't take pictures cause they look identical to yesterday.

Preveg Tent - the two root bound plants seem totally recovered and looking healthy. I tied down the 1024 a bit more.

1024

1024xUnknown OG

The new 1024 clone seems to have survived transplanting and is hopefully growing a root system

Veg Tent - these girls are growing real fast now. I think I might have to start to flower them in this tent in a couple weeks. I will eventually get the timing right for the perpetual system.

OG Kush

Nukehead

OB1 - looks like I forgot to take any pictures of it.

Flower tent

1024 day 16 of flowering

OG Kush day 16 of flowering

Unknown OG day 3 of flowering

Unknown OG seeded bonsi day 15 in the flowering tent but was flowering before that for a couple weeks

 

[DrDoob]

One of the dispensary clients at work had some "foul mouth" that was very nice, so I had to get me some. The photo of the starbux sold me and the cross of the titans was a freebie I guess. Not sure when they will fit in to the rotation but I couldn't resist.

 

[DrDoob]

Buying new seeds and the rooting action of the cloner has caused me to update my schedule a bit. I switched the veg tent to 12/12. I think they are 2-3 weeks behind the other tent.

Tent #1 24/24 lights - a lot of new tiny roots here and some bigger too.

Unknown OG male - pretty much fully revegging now. Not many new flowers. I've been trying to be very careful to not spread pollen. But I'm not usually ever as careful as I should be.

Tent #2 18/16 lights - guess I forgot the group shot
1024xUnknown OG seems to be fully recovered.

1024

1024 clone - seems to be growing roots and will soon take off I'm sure.

Tent #3 - 12/12 lights (as of today)

OB1

Nukehead

OG Kush

Tent #3 12/12 lights no group shot either
1024

OG Kush

Unknown OG

Unknown OG bonsi

And I think that's it's. Thanks for reading ..

 

[DrDoob]

Everything is growing along nicely. I probably should have watered then yesterday, but they were fine. I gave them all a full drenching.

Tent #1 24/0 lights

Unknown OG male

Cloner - just about everything has roots now even the nukehead that seemed dead.

Tent #2 18/6 lights I guess I forgot to take pictures. Here is the security camera shot. You can see a slight bit of wilting.

Tent #3 12/12 lights

OB1

Nukehead - seems to be stretching nicely.

OG Kush

Tent #4 12/12 lights

1024

OG Kush

Unknown OG

Unknown OG bonsi

 

[DrDoob]

Things are rolling right along. The flowering tent #4 is starting to stink but surprisingly not as much as the #3 tent which is three weeks behind. I transplanted three clones whose roots were getting large enough. I generally wait until there are good side shoots growing. One of them I waited a bit too long but I think that will only help. It's been super dry and I think the clone leaves have suffered slightly, one got a bit crispy but still had good roots so I have hope. I sprayed down the rest a couple times with just water.

Tent #1 24 hour lighting

Unknown OG male

Cloner roots everything but two has roots growing

Tent #2 18/6 lighting with the three new clones

Tent #3 12/12 lights

OB1

Nukehead

OG Kush

Tent #4 12/12 lights

1024

OG Kush

Unknown OG

Unknown OG bonsi

I did this post when on a conference call so hopefully I got the pictures right. .