Dutchman’s 1st Grow Ever: 2018

[Dutchman1990]

Sorry I'm late! I was reading posts from your first page about you bending the stems. Is this super cropping? All this does is expose light to the middle of the stem? I notice you have a lot of growth in between your nodes, its beautiful! Is that from super cropping?

I want to try something like this because my space is limited and I want big bushy plants! Glad I stopped by, learning stuff all the time! I'll be around!

Hey ground glad you could make it by! Sorry for the dog drool on the couch but I’m sure you can find a place to squeeze in!

As for Training- I did a lot of LST and supercropping when my plants were smaller. This opens up the middle to more light and exposes the plant. The idea behind supercropping and LST is to keep your canopy flat, level and even so the light hits all the tops equally. Supercropping is the process of lightly pinching or squeezing the stem between your forefinger and thumb to weaken the stalk. After being weakened the stalk will be easily manipulated to a “bend” or “kink” which will Help boost lower growth on the plant as that stalk becomes regenerated. LST is a great resource for using ties and garden wire to hold your plants branches out and open to allow the most light penetration possible. They are both great methods of keeping your plants short if you are worried about height!

If growing autos the veg time is different for each plant but you will get less stretch from indica strains. If your growing photos you can opt for a shorter veg time to allow for less stretch one flipped to flower although some plants will just stretch like crazy !

If you need some more info don’t hesitate to ask! More than happy to lend a helping hand wherever I can !

 

[Groundtop]

So I have been browsing for a second tent... hmmm... lol and I stumbled across this seeet deal on amazon!

-24”x24”x48” grow tent
-24hr timer
-Netting trellis
-Bonsai clippers or trimmers
-Ratchet hooks (1xpair)
-Theron hygrometer
All for an amazing price and package deal of $110.00. Plus free shipping.. well my finger slipped and it’s on its way !!

This is going to be my seedling, veg/cloning tent. I am also going to be able to start plants earlier than my expected finishing cycle now to keep a perpetual harvest going! Now we will see what the wife says when it’s set up next to the other one

I was going to get a tent with the same specs from amazon, lol but I was planning on using mine from start to finish! A lot of reviews from certain mfg complain of light leaks.

 

[SolarSon]

Sorry for the dog drool on the couch but I’m sure you can find a place to squeeze in!

How can you get mad at drool from these two:
@AngryBird

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[Groundtop]

How can you get mad at drool from these two:
@AngryBird

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You cant!!!! So cute!

 

[Dutchman1990]

Reviews are always mixed. I do a good viewing of similar products compare the material specs and go from there. This is a great package deal so I figured why not ! The wife gave me permission to start the Dutchman’s clone and seed progect so I needed a place to start ! I have been asking her to let me get s second tent since I harvested my widows!! She gave in !

Persistence is the key lol

 

[Groundtop]

Reviews are always mixed. I do a good viewing of similar products compare the material specs and go from there. This is a great package deal so I figured why not ! The wife gave me permission to start the Dutchman’s clone and seed progect so I needed a place to start ! I have been asking her to let me get s second tent since I harvested my widows!! She gave in !

Persistence is the key lol

Oh believe me I know about persistence. My wife only indulges once or twice a moth, so to her when she smells skunk it reminds her just of that: skunk. When I smell skunk I picture fat purple nugs covered in crystal.

She's a trooper for letting me have my hobby haha!.
I can judge how good my medicine is by how much of a 'yuck' face she makes when she smells it.

 

[SolarSon]

Thats funny right there... should have acted dumb and said... "opppsie, maybe WE need a bigger tent?" It was there bud... gotta take advantage, timing is everything.

HaHa I actually laughed out loud when I read this, wife asked why so I told her....
"Ya well they probably hvae more ROOM, and ....... blah blah blah blah (what was that) blah blah blah blah"

me - "oh honey I love you - go look at the girls, they are looking up and smiling at the sun and you... be happy "
My beans finally broke ground!!!! (not trying to hijack Dutch, just the backstory to the story haha)

Reviews are always mixed. I do a good viewing of similar products compare the material specs and go from there. This is a great package deal so I figured why not ! The wife gave me permission to start the Dutchman’s clone and seed progect so I needed a place to start ! I have been asking her to let me get s second tent since I harvested my widows!! She gave in !

Persistence is the key lol

I am glad to see the uphill battle Dutch... I am in phase one of operation new clone/mother/veg space.... trying to negotiate peacefully with the enemy and create new boarders... negotiations appear to be calm now but have been showing signs of breakdown. I may have to take military action. I want to take clones of my Jamaican Dream once my health Canada paperwork comes in!!!! Time is running out (yes they just popped, but the negotiations may take some time haha)

 

[InTheShed]

I always consider myself lucky because I grow for my wife! She always encourages hobbies anyway. Gets me out of the house .

Yeah good job shed. That was a nice plant, is that from your current grow??

That plant is the mother of the one I just harvested and the grandmother of the one I just trimmed and took cuttings from. I harvested it sometime in May as I recall.

 

[AngryBird]

... I fly and sit on higher ground so dogs can take over the sofa.
Great news solar will fly by and check them out.
And I already forgot which journal I am....
Aa dutchman 's hi Dutch

 

[Mr. Krip]

So I have been browsing for a second tent... hmmm... lol and I stumbled across this seeet deal on amazon!

-24”x24”x48” grow tent
-24hr timer
-Netting trellis
-Bonsai clippers or trimmers
-Ratchet hooks (1xpair)
-Theron hygrometer
All for an amazing price and package deal of $110.00. Plus free shipping.. well my finger slipped and it’s on its way !!

This is going to be my seedling, veg/cloning tent. I am also going to be able to start plants earlier than my expected finishing cycle now to keep a perpetual harvest going! Now we will see what the wife says when it’s set up next to the other one

FYI...I just picked up a second grow tent just for drying. I got a "Cool Grows" which, as near as I can tell, is the company that makes the Vivosun which is what I have for the current flower tent and am very happy with and had very high reviews.

The Cool Grows 24"x24"x48" grow tent sells for $48.99 USD on the jungle site. It also has some good reviews. The other stuff included with the tent above can be purchased pretty inexpensively, too!

 

[Preston9mm]

How can you get mad at drool from these two:
@AngryBird

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We used to have a Boston named Domino. Loved that dog! We lost him to epilepsy, but plan on getting another after all our big dogs pass on.

I'd love to have another little dog... especially a Boston who thinks he's as big as a pit bull. LoL My Domino used to think he was king fucking Kong. LoL

 

[AngryBird]

We used to have a Boston named Domino. Loved that dog! We lost him to epilepsy, but plan on getting another after all our big dogs pass on.

I'd love to have another little dog... especially a Boston who thinks he's as big as a pit bull. LoL My Domino used to think he was king fucking Kong. LoL

you just gave me the best mental picture today...

 

[Dutchman1990]

... I fly and sit on higher ground so dogs can take over the sofa.
Great news solar will fly by and check them out.
And I already forgot which journal I am....
Aa dutchman 's hi Dutch

Hi birdie there’s always room on the couch for you !

FYI...I just picked up a second grow tent just for drying. I got a "Cool Grows" which, as near as I can tell, is the company that makes the Vivosun which is what I have for the current flower tent and am very happy with and had very high reviews.

The Cool Grows 24"x24"x48" grow tent sells for $48.99 USD on the jungle site. It also has some good reviews. The other stuff included with the tent above can be purchased pretty inexpensively, too!

Thanks Krip! I’m a Canadian boy so your prices are different than mine but still a great deal none the less. I realize all the small stuff can be purchased serpeartly but with them all coming in a package it saves me time searching for it The tent itself had great reviews and it’s only going to be for my cloning or seedling adventures! All other tents in my area even on amazon don’t start cheaper than 96.00$ Canadian and that was for a 16x16x48 tent. So for 14$ more I went with the 24x24x48 so I can fit my heatmat inside and I can build a separation rack at 24” up and make it a 2 part tent !

We used to have a Boston named Domino. Loved that dog! We lost him to epilepsy, but plan on getting another after all our big dogs pass on.

I'd love to have another little dog... especially a Boston who thinks he's as big as a pit bull. LoL My Domino used to think he was king fucking Kong. LoL

Ahh the classic little dog syndrome lol! A 5 pound cutie who thinks they are 150lb killer! Lol

 

[SolarSon]

My quote options not working ATM lol perhaps it's the early morning DFO (dumb fcking operator)error LMAO

You hit Juilliet to a T, although she is 22lbs and when it comes to protecting her family she midaswell be a putty (but enough of that, I don't want to add to the already poor public image of pitties!)

She is the loveliest, most caring earthling I have come to know from the Boston sub species but get between her and her family in a threatening way, watch out

 

[Preston9mm]

Ahh the classic little dog syndrome lol! A 5 pound cutie who thinks they are 150lb killer! Lol

Here's my little Domino when I got him. We actually bought him (opposed to adopting) because we were living in Tokyo at the time and they aren't opposed to euthanizing animals... at all! This lil dude had "outgrown" his shelf life and would have likely been put down because he couldn't be sold as a "puppy" anymore.

He grew to be 35lbs and walked around bowlegged like a true Bully as he got older. LoL



What an awesome breed. If I had known then, what I know now...
I would have been treating his epilepsy with CBD the whole time.

Live and learn...

 

[SolarSon]

What an awesome breed. If I had known then, what I know now...
I would have been treating his epilepsy with CBD the whole time.

They are an amazing breed and just lovely earthlings
Although in my experience I find Boston's "racist" they prefer to play and interact with other Boston's or Frenchie's!!!! It's so odd!

Its interesting how you seperate adsorption and purchase of a puppy.

Not gonna hijack this more then it has already gone off topic but I am in the process and early planning stages of setting up a large bully breeds rescue that will be subsidized by a small breeding program of Boston Terriers. Mind you this is a long-term plan that is in the very early stages!

 

[Preston9mm]

They are an amazing breed and just lovely earthlings
Although in my experience I find Boston's "racist" they prefer to play and interact with other Boston's or Frenchie's!!!! It's so odd!

Its interesting how you seperate adsorption and purchase of a puppy.

Not gonna hijack this more then it has already gone off topic but I am in the process and early planning stages of setting up a large bully breeds rescue that will be subsidized by a small breeding program of Boston Terriers. Mind you this is a long-term plan that is in the very early stages!

Well... I say purchased because he still cost us $1500. LoL

He was marked down 75%, that's how we figured he was on his way to the mill. Culture there is crazy about loving housepets too, not sure why they drowned puppies so freely.

Whatever the case, he got to live a good life. Lived in Tokyo, Portland, Chicago, Omaha, and Honolulu. (He loved the beach)
Spoiled little shit!

 

[Dutchman1990]

Well... I say purchased because he still cost us $1500. LoL

He was marked down 75%, that's how we figured he was on his way to the mill. Culture there is crazy about loving housepets too, not sure why they drowned puppies so freely.

Whatever the case, he got to live a good life. Lived in Tokyo, Portland, Chicago, Omaha, and Honolulu. (He loved the beach)
Spoiled little shit!

It’s great you gave him the life he deserved !

 

[Dutchman1990]

Quick Update:

Before I get into the tent this morning and start working with the EM sisters I wanted to show you guys the Rockstar Kush seedling that I started for my buddy! It is just growing strong and I am pretty pleased with it! This morning it looks happy and healthy and strong ! Goo little one goo!

 

[SolarSon]

Well... I say purchased because he still cost us $1500. LoL

He was marked down 75%, that's how we figured he was on his way to the mill. Culture there is crazy about loving housepets too, not sure why they drowned puppies so freely.

Whatever the case, he got to live a good life. Lived in Tokyo, Portland, Chicago, Omaha, and Honolulu. (He loved the beach)
Spoiled little shit!

I should have mentioned that I was pleasantly surprised to see you differentiate between the two. I adopt earthlings into very thoroughly screened families. The adoption fee helps to midigate the expenses and will allow me to run the large breed bully rescue. Also I plan one puppy per litter to go to a compassionate program allowing families in hardship to provide thier children with pet companionship. So I will offer a subsidized puppy to a deserving home.

I wish more "breeders" would addopt a less money hungry approach and help children and families in need. Every child deserves to.grow up with a fur baby!

Sorry to preach, this is something I am passionate about.