I'm glad the Bubblegum is taking her fall in her stride! That kink in the stem is now a unique feature. she will have stories to tell at harvest time.
FC4800 Summer Grow Journal '23: Amnesia, Durban Poison, G-13, NYC Diesel
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Tent is spectacular, and my solo cup plants often blow over in the wind and I come home to the same shape! They straighten up after a night on the desk facing away from the desk light. 
Name of my next band.
Highya Krissi,
I agree with ITS, your tent looks spectacular. Amnesia is setting the canopy height! Also looks like NYC Diesel needs another book. Very nice group of ladies in there! Bubblegum has a battle scar to remind you of what happened. If the wind blew the tent over, can you lash it down, somehow? When I went out to look at my ladies in the ground one day, one had blown over so that her top growth was touching the ground! I tied her up to stay upright, and she's fine again. They can take quite a beating, although I wouldn't recommend it! As we press on towards harvest, I would like to wish you Happy Smokin'
I agree with ITS, your tent looks spectacular. Amnesia is setting the canopy height! Also looks like NYC Diesel needs another book. Very nice group of ladies in there! Bubblegum has a battle scar to remind you of what happened. If the wind blew the tent over, can you lash it down, somehow? When I went out to look at my ladies in the ground one day, one had blown over so that her top growth was touching the ground! I tied her up to stay upright, and she's fine again. They can take quite a beating, although I wouldn't recommend it! As we press on towards harvest, I would like to wish you Happy Smokin'
I drove a truck for over 20 years and used to hold it longer than I should have n I ended up getting kidney stones. Just thought you might want to know. Happy growing. CLTakes effort to break yourself out of the cave you dug yourself into but the reward once you start chipping away at it, is just something ultra palpable.
There is little room now for me to note who is who in the pics but any pics from the front of the tent have this set up:
Durban FR
Amnesia BR
G-13 BL
NYC FL
Thanks for the love Bode, the girls are relishing in it! Love all these strains so much, I'm so excited-especially now that we are in Flower!!! Pre-flowers are out in the whole tent as of this morning!
Hey there Rugged! Thanks so much, the plants feed off those good energies brother!
omg I did...I was like those tornado cartoons that come in and cause havoc but opposite. I really wish people could have seen me grinding there non stop. Didnt even pee once either day or drink anything besides a coffee!
My Queen Bee! It's like Bubblegum's "bubble"? Lol what a terrible quasi-joke...thanks for the love and good vibes Gid, always so thankful for you visiting and bringing the good juju
Hey Carmen! Thanks girl! I have so many little bowls but only a couple I really like. The backyard is perfect for my son just wish we had more land! Appreciate the plant love as always!!!
So guys we had a little fopa yesterday morning. When I looked outside, something had knocked over Bubblegum and her tent! She was all sorts of shangat looking but we just picked her up and brushed out the soil in the tent and let her get back to normal...almost.
She still has a little bendy main but after giving her a great 3/4 gl transitional feed of 3/4 Veg feed, this morning, we can already tell she is perking up. I figured a little nutes won't hurt her after the fall and may actually help her re-situate. I was planning on feeding her today so it was just a day early. She is only getting 1 feed a week at this rate in this stage of development. But here she is from the onset of being picked up to this morning.
Moving onward and upward to the tall tented gals, feeds for them changed this week also as I began implementing Week 1 Flower yesterday and low and behold as I said to Bode just before, I woke up to one of our favorite sights-PREFLOWERS! Hurray, flowering has begun! I said most of my grows begin around Flip Day 10 and today is FLIP DAY 11 so right on track!
I grabbed one shot of Uma's since I omitted her from one of the other pictures-all about balance lol damn my OCD
I took one shot with Uma moved out of the tent but I was running short on awake time so I didn't get the individual shots I wanted to today but I'll get them tonight or tomorrow. Just want to be able to do a side by side from 1st day of Flower to 30 to 60 etc. I love seeing growth and how they develop so much. It's like watching your actual kids grow up and get strong!
In this pic you have Angelina in the back R, Geneva the back L and Marilyn the front L:
And the tent of the girls are looking fabulous and I love getting these full shots of them as every day this tent just gets fuller and fuller and it happens, what seems to be, overnight. Speaking of changes overnight, we are finally seeing that jump in stretch, Day 9 into Day 10, we went from 1 inch jumps to 2-3 inch jumps in height. With that said, I'll leave you with these final photos of the 4 in the 4x4!
Everyone have a fantastic weekend and Grow Saturday!
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Does that mean your urine provides not only nitrogen but calcium as well?I drove a truck for over 20 years and used to hold it longer than I should have n I ended up getting kidney stones. Just thought you might want to know. Happy growing. CL
I’m making all the micro’s and a few macros in my urine. And it’s highly charged with testosterone for added umpff. Lmao CLDoes that mean your urine provides not only nitrogen but calcium as well?
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Thanks so much Keith (Kevin lol) yea she will be fine, I said, my plants really do enjoy a tumble! Appreciate your kind words and I'm happy to have you joining me for preflower, too!Beautiful grow Krissi I love preflower also and your little one that took a tumble looks like she will be fine the little bend in her stem almost looks like you put it there on purpose. Your tent is nice and full.
Oh thanks Carmen, she sure will! I'm so glad you think that way, too! I was looking at her thinking, aww that's eclectic, huh!
Thank you Shed! Kinda did that, turned her pot so her bent side needed to bend back toward the sun...seems to be working!Tent is spectacular, and my solo cup plants often blow over in the wind and I come home to the same shape! They straighten up after a night on the desk facing away from the desk light.
I fucking love it...I'm your #1 groupieName of my next band.
Hi my friend!
Thank you!
well shes propped too on blocks or it would be DP!
she does. Thinking of what to use other than books for her right now. She needs something morr sturdy...maybe for Geneva, too.
I dont even know if shes going to have one! I hope a little!
I was also thinking what to use. I need something that won't tear through the mesh is the thing. If I can find something to replace wooden blocks in the tent, I can use those to batter down thr hatches. I'm going to find something...it will be ingenious lol
and I want to say thank you for helping cheerlead the girls along the way!!!
Never had one. Don't want one. Have a bad habit of both going when I need to but believe me after a baby, sometimes there's no choice...especially at times when you weren't planning on peeing...js...I drove a truck for over 20 years and used to hold it longer than I should have n I ended up getting kidney stones. Just thought you might want to know. Happy growing. CL
I just watched an episode of My Strange Addiction, these NJ kids, drink their own urine, all day long. Even bathe in it. Swears it gives them energy, cleanses/hydrates their skin, helps with GI issues, keeps them in a state of meditation and is the key to maintaining a holistic healthy lifestyle....guess it's got a lot more than N and Ca!Does that mean your urine provides not only nitrogen but calcium as well?
Can you shove some in a bottle and send it over? I'm sure the plants will love itI’m making all the micro’s and a few macros in my urine. And it’s highly charged with testosterone for added umpff. Lmao CL
Hi all so I'm going to come back later after the big photoperiods wake up with their entry but for now, I just wanted to come in and catch up on this commentary and post some pics of Aurora, our Bubblegum Auto. She is Day 27 above ground and it has been 2 days since her little fall. I moved her out a little further in the patio area and got some shots of her mid day and late afternoon sun and her placement under it.
We just got back from the Zoo, another fun trip! Lioness walked right up to us and laid down and stared right in my eyes like she wanted me to climb over and pet her. Did that for like 15 minutes. She looked up and saw me and beelined over and just laid there. I mean I can't put into words what that experience with her was just like and how it made me feel. There were tons of people there and I mean tons, but she chose me. My watch has a stress monitor on there and it has never been at the lowest green point, ever, until I got in the car and looked at it because I felt this serenity overcome me so I checked. That interaction was palpable down to my soul and I am forever grateful for it.
But anyway...you guys enjoy the remainder of your grow day and I'll be back later to catch you up on the heavy vertical the 4x4 is encountering as of late. For now, Aurora...
Ciao!
My days of pissing in a bottle are over thankfully so you’re SOL there. And that lionessThanks so much Keith (Kevin lol) yea she will be fine, I said, my plants really do enjoy a tumble! Appreciate your kind words and I'm happy to have you joining me for preflower, too!
Oh thanks Carmen, she sure will! I'm so glad you think that way, too! I was looking at her thinking, aww that's eclectic, huh!
Thank you Shed! Kinda did that, turned her pot so her bent side needed to bend back toward the sun...seems to be working!
I fucking love it...I'm your #1 groupie
Hi my friend!
Thank you!
well shes propped too on blocks or it would be DP!
she does. Thinking of what to use other than books for her right now. She needs something morr sturdy...maybe for Geneva, too.
I dont even know if shes going to have one! I hope a little!
I was also thinking what to use. I need something that won't tear through the mesh is the thing. If I can find something to replace wooden blocks in the tent, I can use those to batter down thr hatches. I'm going to find something...it will be ingenious lol
and I want to say thank you for helping cheerlead the girls along the way!!!
Never had one. Don't want one. Have a bad habit of both going when I need to but believe me after a baby, sometimes there's no choice...especially at times when you weren't planning on peeing...js...
I just watched an episode of My Strange Addiction, these NJ kids, drink their own urine, all day long. Even bathe in it. Swears it gives them energy, cleanses/hydrates their skin, helps with GI issues, keeps them in a state of meditation and is the key to maintaining a holistic healthy lifestyle....guess it's got a lot more than N and Ca!
Can you shove some in a bottle and send it over? I'm sure the plants will love it
Hi all so I'm going to come back later after the big photoperiods wake up with their entry but for now, I just wanted to come in and catch up on this commentary and post some pics of Aurora, our Bubblegum Auto. She is Day 27 above ground and it has been 2 days since her little fall. I moved her out a little further in the patio area and got some shots of her mid day and late afternoon sun and her placement under it.
We just got back from the Zoo, another fun trip! Lioness walked right up to us and laid down and stared right in my eyes like she wanted me to climb over and pet her. Did that for like 15 minutes. She looked up and saw me and beelined over and just laid there. I mean I can't put into words what that experience with her was just like and how it made me feel. There were tons of people there and I mean tons, but she chose me. My watch has a stress monitor on there and it has never been at the lowest green point, ever, until I got in the car and looked at it because I felt this serenity overcome me so I checked. That interaction was palpable down to my soul and I am forever grateful for it.
But anyway...you guys enjoy the remainder of your grow day and I'll be back later to catch you up on the heavy vertical the 4x4 is encountering as of late. For now, Aurora...
Ciao!
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that Italian would be great for dinner 
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I read stories of people who were lost @ sea drinking their piss but doing for anything other than survival is crazy. CL. - Thread starter
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At no point did I say I was jumping on the piss drinking bandwagon my robed Irish friend. Not something I was thinking over in the slightest...I'm with you, lost in a desert while visiting Egypt, maybe....if my life depended on it.My days of pissing in a bottle are over thankfully so you’re SOL there. And that lioness
So guys and gals hello once again! I said I would be back tonight with the photoperiods and I wanted to do just that!
So let's start off with me saying that I did my best to work the canopy some more to get it balanced. With that said, I had to rise the light and with that said, I had to pull out black ties because I was out of pully on my pullies.
-G-13 was given a 3 gl pot and a small hardcover book and one thin softcover book.
-Durban is standing alone on her tall own
-Amnesia had no change to her 2 sets of wooden blocks she was initially propped on.
-NYC Diesel was given, well just look at her picture when we get to it lol
I moved the turbo fan to the center of the tent but come full flower, it will move back to the side and I will turn on the standing box fan to take care of the center airflow.
Speaking of airflow, I did a very light center lower defol today on the girls. Once stretch is complete, I'll get to the bonsai pruning.
Angelina and Uma will be fed tomorrow and Geneva the following day. And Marilyn, our Plant of the Day, was fed today-3 days behind the others. I actually like that the 4 are fed on 3 separate days as it helps to manage overall humidity.
I was able to utilize some wooden blocks that were previously in the tent propping up Geneva, for Aurora, outside. Now I couldn't just throw those in the mesh tent because the splinters would absolutely tear the mesh as soon as it moved so I decided to use plastic bags (I know, I know, super un-tree-hugger of me) to wrap the blocks so that there were no sharp edges to rip my butterfly enclosure. I'll take a photo of how that looks in the tent tomorrow, for now, this is what the "weights" look like.
And onto our Plant of the Day, Marilyn! Here is a brief run down of her strain, she is a seed from Weed Seeds Express and a second run for me.
NYC DIESEL AKA SOMA SOUR DIESEL
GENETICS:
Sour Diesel X Afghani X Hawaiian
40% Indica 60% Sativa
THC: 21-23% (BEFORE DROUGHTING)
YIELD: 400-500g p meter squared
HEIGHT: 35-59 inches
FLOWER TIME: 63-70 days
MEDICINAL USES: Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Depression
EFFECTS: Energetic, Euphoric, Happy, Uplifting
SMELL AND TASTE: Grapefruit, Lime, Citrus, Diesel, Lemon, Pungent
NOTEABLES:
-A plant with a lack of flaws
-Great for anxiety
-All time Amsterdam coffee shop favorite
-Won 5 cannabis cup trophies in the early 90s
My first attempt with her, was my first run using an LED light for my seedlings a year and a half ago. When I first started growing, I had used 6-60W Griw bulbs for my seedling purposes. I was very unsure of what I was doing with that transition until I was told to use the Photone app to manage my PPFD. But before that happened, I damn near burned this poor 1st NYC Diesel seedling to death. She remained in this dormant, yellow, leaves all the way down as far as they could go from the fake sun, for 3 whole weeks. Many told me to trash her. I refused. She turned around one day and never looked back. Here are just a few memories of that sad, scary time and then once again in early flower and finally a few days before harvest
Moving onto today, we propped her up nice and secure as she is a fat and wide grower and certainly nowhere near the vertical we are seeing from some of our other gals in the tent
While she was out of the tent, I managed to get a few shots of her along with one more in the tent when she was placed back with her groupies
While she was out of the tent, I grabbed a couple pics of the tent without her in it
We even got a shot from below
And an individual tent shot of Uma
And of course all of the tent and their new and improved,more evened out canopy
That's all I have for tonight guys and gals! See you all tomorrow! Have a great night!
Highya Krissi,
Well done presentation! Your ladies look very happy. I was going to suggest to put some paver tiles in the butterfly tent to weigh it down, but you have that covered. And Bubblegum Auto has recovered very nicely (like anyone thought otherwise).
G13 and Amnesia are looking the best now. Looks like the Durban Poison is the shortest, now. Will she catch up real soon? Will NYC Diesel be the shortest at harvest? Love the full tent look! Happy Smokin'
Well done presentation! Your ladies look very happy. I was going to suggest to put some paver tiles in the butterfly tent to weigh it down, but you have that covered. And Bubblegum Auto has recovered very nicely (like anyone thought otherwise).
G13 and Amnesia are looking the best now. Looks like the Durban Poison is the shortest, now. Will she catch up real soon? Will NYC Diesel be the shortest at harvest? Love the full tent look! Happy Smokin'
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Hii Bode
They are big and smelly and seeing those preflowers makes me all fuzzy inside!
Done and done!
You think? I love G-13's shape and Amnesia is doing her spindly thing. Think Durban looks the most tantalizing though, overall
She is the tallest! By many inches! The other girls are propped on various things to even out the canopy!
NYC Diesel will always be the shortest photoperiod in my tent. I believe my last run was only 28 inches tall if I'm not mistaken so Marilyn is following suit of her predecessor, Limelight. Have a great grow day Bode!!
Just wanted to note real quick that it's rainy and stormy here all day with threats of heavy winds and hail through the night time hours. Aurora was outside and remember, just got fed Friday and is a mold prone strain that just happened to take a tumble and got a little stressed, so the thought of leaving her out in this weather just wasn't sitting right with me so I moved her inside, on top of my washing machine-like everyone else does of course.....(I did laundry yesterday so no need to get in there today
)Be back later on or tomorrow in this journal with some new tent pics, until then, our Bubblegum on the washer....
I’m not surprised that you have your washing machine personalized. Only a person who gets high would ever think of doing that. It’s pretty coolHii Bode
They are big and smelly and seeing those preflowers makes me all fuzzy inside!
Done and done!
You think? I love G-13's shape and Amnesia is doing her spindly thing. Think Durban looks the most tantalizing though, overall
She is the tallest! By many inches! The other girls are propped on various things to even out the canopy!
NYC Diesel will always be the shortest photoperiod in my tent. I believe my last run was only 28 inches tall if I'm not mistaken so Marilyn is following suit of her predecessor, Limelight. Have a great grow day Bode!!
Just wanted to note real quick that it's rainy and stormy here all day with threats of heavy winds and hail through the night time hours. Aurora was outside and remember, just got fed Friday and is a mold prone strain that just happened to take a tumble and got a little stressed, so the thought of leaving her out in this weather just wasn't sitting right with me so I moved her inside, on top of my washing machine-like everyone else does of course.....(I did laundry yesterday so no need to get in there today
Be back later on or tomorrow in this journal with some new tent pics, until then, our Bubblegum on the washer....
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Well as our friend @Carmen Ray would say #weednerds. Forever and Always, we are lost in smoke translationI’m not surprised that you have your washing machine personalized. Only a person who gets high would ever think of doing that. It’s pretty cool
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That lioness! I think animals know stuff and are keen on our state of mind and well being. She knew you needed a little attention, so awesome. Plants are beautiful. Gonna be hard for Bubblegum to lord over the backyard from the dryer but the laundry room peasants will have to do.
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It was a connection, no doubt about it. No matter how far I zoomed in on her eyes, it just didn’t capture what they looked like in mine. It was totally captivating, I'll never forget her. I wonder if she will remember me when we go back, this is the first I had seen a lioness, usually they just have two males as it's an animal sanctuary rather than a zoo per say. I hope she does....
Thank you so very kindly my brother
Bahahaha the Queen must have heard you thinking this and called up Mother Nature to say she needed to be able to keep her kingdom at bay and to send in the sun; last 45 min or so here, the sun has pushed away the clouds and the forecast now calls for thunderstorms after 8PM, a full day of shining sun still for Madame Aurora Bubblegum.
Have a great day Gid, your post made me grab some pics of her highness with her new weighted support while she reigns over her land. Have a great day Gid and all our friends here!
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We may really soon Bode, bad weather is upon us, Aurora is inside, tent is sideways where it can't blow away. In a Tornado Warning right now so battering down the hatches! Pray we don't lose power for the bigger girls!
Happy Smoking!
Hope it passes no issues!
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Hey Beano!Hope it passes no issues!
Thanks so much for coming by the journal to check on my 5 girls and for the good weather juju! Certainly need it right now, the house is rumbling and the lights are flickering! 
Flowering lights are on I assume if your worried. All my flowering tents do the 4:20/4:20 .So only veg is on now.