Feral's Journal Of Insanity & Some Growing

[AussieBlueTHC]

Yeah enjoy it. Lego games are my level.

 

[Spookies]

Lego games aren't bad actually lol and there's lots of them.

 

[FeralA9X]

Yeah the older ones were ok but this one is like an open world, create your own world and build anything you can think of, he loves it, calls it his GTA

 

[FeralA9X]

Just been working outside again and thought to check on my Sour D x Lost Coast OG, there are around 30 popped up today, only 2-3 yesterday

 

[FeralA9X]

I swear to god I'm having withdrawls from uploading pics, this really sux man, Got so much to update with I will probably forget by the time my new phone arrives. Also found a White Jack bud I have been curing for almost 11 months I wanted to take some pics of, shit is off its head

 

[Grnwzrd]

Never mind you having withdrawls, we want to see pictures. I want to
see this little rogue plant you found.

Whats the number for samsung? , ill call them.

If you dont go down the samsung route can i recommend a microsoft phone.
I hate smart phones and could never operate them and a mate gave me
one of these. Basically like a little pc format with a sick camera.

Easy to use for a dumbo like me. 12mp camera too. Real simple to work.

 

[bignugz420]

Feral check this out I have no light leaks no reason to hermie but definitely got one maybe 2

definitely hermie

this next one not to sure about

please tell me your thoughts on second one

 

[FeralA9X]

Never mind you having withdrawls, we want to see pictures. I want to
see this little rogue plant you found.

Whats the number for samsung? , ill call them.

If you dont go down the samsung route can i recommend a microsoft phone.
I hate smart phones and could never operate them and a mate gave me
one of these. Basically like a little pc format with a sick camera.

Easy to use for a dumbo like me. 12mp camera too. Real simple to work.

thanks mate, I'm actually stuffing around with my old Microsoft phone right now but the camera is crap, was one of the really cheap ones and doesn't even have a flash, if I can manage to get these pics off it I will try uploading them, quality wont be as good as usual but will be something at least

Feral check this out I have no light leaks no reason to hermie but definitely got one maybe 2

definitely hermie

this next one not to sure about

please tell me your thoughts on second one

Damn man, both look like they have male flowers to me, were you going from seed or clone? What makes you think they are hermy, are they flowering elsewhere on the plant? going from a known fem clone it would defo be a hermy situation, same goes with fem seeds, always that chance of hermies, could also be a rogue reg seed in some cases. Reg seeds not so much but still that possibility due to genetics, another thing I always think about with reg seeds is if the mother pollinated plant has issues in flower and throws a few nanners then it can also self pollinate which would mean a mix of some feminized seed in amongst the regs, those fems would be a lot more hermy prone than the others

 

[GrizzWald]

been reading on some strains I plan on growing, suggested 600w/m to avoid herm issues..

 

[FeralA9X]

Yeah there are plenty like that for me too, so many unstable strains Way I see it though is there is a big difference between forcing a plant to hermy due to conditions and growing hermy from seed, under excessive enough conditions any plant will herm

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Only takes a day with something wrong to set some off. Even perfectly "female" ones. Still sux.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Hey feral... is you pollen tent in a totally different area to your flower tent? Was just thinking how you avoid contamination...

 

[johmby]

Cloning

Just thought i would throw this up for anyone that has never cloned before, cloning is one of the most simple processes in a garden and can save a lot of time compared to waiting for seeds to germinate etc. Cloning is a 1:1 copy of the phenotype you are currently growing, as long as you keep it going you could be smoking the same primo buds for the rest of your life without spending a cent on another seed.

First up we take a cutting from our donor plant, main thing is to take a branch that has a couple of healthy nodes. When taking the cut i always try cutting on as much of an angle as possible, dont think it really makes a difference really but i see it as more surface area for the roots to start forming (even though in my cloner they sprout everywhere except the cut first lol)

Where on the plant do i take this damn cutting? well thats simple, anywhere you like, i have heard stories about having to take lower branches etc but in my opinion any node on any plant has the ability to perform as well as any other in the right lighting and conditions. So depending on what you are taking clones from is where you will take them on the plant, a mother plant you can take them from anywhere as that is all she is there for, to produce clones, on the other hand if you are taking clones from a plant you are about to put into flower, you dont exactly want to be taking the main branches and in effect a main cola.

So after you have taken your cutting, you will need a rooting hormone, i have tried a few "hydroponic" brands and in all honesty there is no difference, they all work the same, gels are good I now use the cheap stuff from bunnings, yates brand, about $11au, comes in 3 different colors but the purple is what we want

Pour blah blah... who am i kidding, open your cloning solution and throw the clone in People worry about contamination etc but i know my plants dont have diseases, im not bringing other plants in from anywhere and using it so should be fine, at the price if it lasts a few months its all good.

Now leaving the clone in the solution, if i was going to plant straight into soil or coco i would leave it in for about 30sec and then straight into the PH'd medium, doesnt matter if its in there for longer, will just wilt a bit. I use a cloner, cost me about $100au, i dont add anything but tap water to it, saying that it runs off a res, pump and sprinkler system which constantly sprays water on the stem we just put our cloning solution on lol, for this i leave the clone in the solution for about 2 mins, allows it to soak up that extra little bit so it doesnt just wash straight off

So for me i put my neoprene collar on and slip it straight into the cloner

So where do we go from here if we use a cloner? Simple, couple of days and we should be starting to see roots, few more days and they are ready like this one.

This clone is now ready to go straight into any medium you desire, soil, coco, perlite, clay etc. Mine goes straight into clay balls in a 3" netpot in the early veg buckets.

Now here is a little trick if you are going down the same road i am in hydro using netpots, I pretty much follow the same principle as soil and up-pot, i let them grow into the 3" netpot for stability, one they have a decent root system forming i put them into their 6" netpot lids and fill in around them. This gives an absolute solid base to work from, will have branches snapping before having any movement in the root area

Damn! That root development is amazing in such a short time. I have been away from growing for 4 years now. Just started germinating; Thank you for the post.

Hoping to help spread the GOOD WORD OF CANNABIS. Take care.

Johmby

 

[FeralA9X]

Its in the same room as my veg and flower tents, air draws into the tent and I use a carbon filter for the exhaust so pretty much nothing can leave the tent unless I open it, I usually leave the pollen tent till last and then do a water mist around where I have been working to kill off any active pollen

 

[FeralA9X]

Thanks Johmby and welcome

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Cool and obviously no issues. I was thinking of putting another 40x40 tent in my room is all to keep some clones. Think it would be too risky in the confined space of my cupboard. Thanks.

 

[FeralA9X]

It could be done In such a small area but you would have to be pretty careful, I have my flower and pollen tents in opposite corners of the room and veg almost in between so as long as I stay away from the flower tent after working with pollen I'm pretty right

 

[FeralA9X]

Just got my new phone so will be updates tonight

 

[FeralA9X]

The little plant I found in the long grass

Here are the Lost Coast OG x Sour Diesel seedlings

 

[Grnwzrd]

That little plant looks like it has just come from a battlefield.

Glad you got your new phone. Looks like you got plenty of seedlings to play with