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[Goldengoose7]

Weekend Update II • Turbo Klone Success on Day 15!
Roots Are Popping Out All Over!

As the calendar turned to Day #15 of our first Turbo Klone session, I decided to check the cuttings for any visible signs of significant root development. As I mentioned in my last report, although we had been seeing tons of root buds developing over the last week, we had yet to see anything that could pass for TRUE ROOTS!

Well... That all changed over the last 24 hours!

Boom!

Root buds on this Blueberry Kush cutting have been replaced with very stout and numerous root spikes literally over night! She is now officially A CLONE!

A Purple Urkle cutting we took on that same day (July 2nd, 2011)

The Urkles seem to have a little more agressive rooting style than the Blueberry based on comparing the root structure of both strains side by side. This could explain what gives the Blueberry strain a reputation as a "Hard to Clone" strain. It appears to me that all of these similar Purple/Blue Indicas are very slow to root, even in a name brand cloner like the T48!

Not sure if it was just their time, or if the combination of the Roots Excelurator and Clonex Cloning Solution made the ultimate difference? I'm going to add the Clonex solution to the T48 on Day 1 next time and see if we see roots sooner than 15 days. Either way I'm not complaining! Those roots look great and are just the type you want to see just days before transplanting into soil.

Here are a few photos of the canopy in the T48.
You will notice the yellowing of the bottom leaves as the now "official" clones begin to use that stored sugar to make more roots!

This is the "Green End" of that Blueberry clone we inspected earlier in this thread

I'm going to give this brood another couple of days in the Turbo Klone before I transplant them into their permanent 2.5 gallon pots. Yep! I am going to attempt a rapid fire flowering of smaller plants under 14/13 as my next flowering project!

Stay tuned!

 

[THsea]

HEY YOU! Saw your new post in the review for BC... Cool that you put in a vape review too! I think I will start doing that also! I don't think I have before

I think the flavor is always better with smoking.. But I have heard people say that vaping can do the flavor justice.. I have only experienced that with whip types though. Not the bag ones. And not for more than a few hits.

I have a new bong! Just not in the right state to use it!.. I mean, literally! It's in another state!

Voted for you in PoTM. It was a toss-up between yours and Razzamatazz (by NWGreen i think) for me. I think your Plant was prettier overall so you got my vote... But those Razz nugs are just amazing looking!

Catching up on your thread after a weekend away from the internets! You're always so busy!

Good to hear about your new timer! Let us know how it works! So exciting!

 

[Goldengoose7]

Thanks THSea!

Both for the vote on the PoTM as well as staying in touch here on my grow journal!

New Bong eh? You should snap a photo and post it in your Gallery so the rest of us can see it! Its always fun to share the tools of the proverbial trade so to speak!



Sorry...got a bit carried away there for a moment!

The timer! Ahhh yes! The new 22nd Century timer! It just left Quebec Canada Saturday according to the tracking info, so hopefully I will have it here before the end of this week. It is just about time to start playing with the 14/12 or 14/13 light cycles and see how the plants in the Bloom Room respond!

How about those root spikes on my clones in the T48? Pretty, Pretty, Good!

 

[THsea]

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New Bong eh? You should snap a photo and post it in your Gallery so the rest of us can see it! Its always fun to share the tools of the proverbial trade so to speak!



Sorry...got a bit carried away there for a moment!

...

How about those root spikes on my clones in the T48? Pretty, Pretty, Good!

As soon as I get back to Hawaii, gonna load that bong up and take some pic's to do a review on it here on 420 for SmokeTower! Cannot wait!!
Can you believe I haven't smoked in two months?! Madness I say!
Madness and bad crohn's symptoms, bleh!

The root spikes are lovely, AuG! It's fascinating. Like I've said, I know so little about cloning... Your grow journal shows so much! This "rapid flowering" of clones is really gonna be cool can't wait! Are you expecting them to end up with like, one cola? I am guessing you mean you will get them rooted, and throw them into flower fairly quick? That's kind of a interesting idea... That's a whole lot like the idea on the Sea of Green video OMM gave me...

How could I forget to send love for your cloning set up? It's completely rockin'!

 

[Goldengoose7]

As soon as I get back to Hawaii, gonna load that bong up and take some pic's to do a review on it here on 420 for SmokeTower! Cannot wait!!
Can you believe I haven't smoked in two months?! Madness I say!
Madness and bad crohn's symptoms, bleh!

Thanks THSea! I sure hope that you can get back to the islands soon! Its obvious how much you miss them!

 

[Goldengoose7]

Turbo Klone Cloning Session Update II
Transplanting Day!

After discovering that most of the root spikes had more than doubled in length overnight, I decided that I better transplant these gals into pots immediately, before the roots became too long for a shockless transplant into soil!

As all you cloning pros know... If you let the roots get much longer than an inch from the stem, you risk damaging or breaking off roots and root tips during the transplant process. Much better to take advantage of the little "Pin Cushion" appearance of the shorter root spikes to make the transition painless!

I actually thought to take some photos of the process in case anyone was curious as to how I did this.

So... Without further ado...

Three clones float gently in their foam collars awaiting their turn to hit the dirt!

I chose one of the Blueberry Kush clones to demonstrate the process. Perfect Root Spike Length!

After removing the foam collar, the root ball is held over a bowl of Cocoblend potting soil and the loose dry soil is sprinkled over the roots as the stem is turned. Basically, you want to coat the roots with a protective layer of soil. This makes it easier to put into the actual medium.

Here is a slightly out of focus shot of the AFTER appearance of the root ball.

A small hole is dug in the receiving pot, and the clone is measured for the proper depth.

While holding the clone steady and in the proper position, soil is added around the hole until the plant is properly buried and the soil level is at the correct height to the stem.

Rinse and repeat 18 times and you're done!!

All the newly potted clones are watered with a mixure of B1 and 5-1-1 Alaska Fish Emulsion. They are all STARVING for Nitrogen after their "forced" root generating adventure, (Yellowing leaves are a Dead Giveaway!) so it is important to give them the nutrients they are starving for ASAP! But!!! You don't want to use anything too strong. Fish emulsion is very gentle on new roots and won't burn them. Thats why I always use it for young plants and transplants.

One heavy watering with this mixure will hold them in good sted for the next 3-5 days, followed by a fresh water treatment. After that, it is on to the same feeding schedule as all the other girls out back.

The SIX Best clones of the session (3 Urkles and 3 Blueberry Kush) were placed in these 2.5 Gallon Fiber Pots. These six plants will be the subject of my next flowering light cycle experiment.

The rest will live in these 1 gallon pots for now until I decide what to do with them.

I've still got a few more clones in the T48 that I need to transplant, but they have another day or two before they reach critical mass in terms of their optimum root spike length.

Hope you enjoyed my little DEMO!

See ya on the next update!

Cheers.

 

[too old]

Bad Ass watch dog!

Nicely done, GG7.

 

[Goldengoose7]

Bad Ass watch dog!

Nicely done, GG7.

LOL!

I forgot that Ol Snoopy was in that shot!

Thanks Man! Glad you enjoyed the update!

 

[Twelve12]

Great work GG7! That cloning machine is serious business. Will have to get one soon...how many plants you got going total?

 

[Goldengoose7]

Great work GG7! That cloning machine is serious business. Will have to get one soon...how many plants you got going total?

Thanks Twelve!

The Turbo Klone is indeed a GREAT product and you should definitely add one to your tool kit!! What a time saver!

It was so nice to just put the cuttings in there and hit the power switch, set the cycle timer and walk away! Even though I checked the PH value several times during the 10 days, it remained steady at 5.7, so I won't need to be fussing with that in the next session. I only needed to adjust it when I had to add water once due to evaporation, and finally when I added the H&G Roots Excelurator on Day 10, and the Clonex Cloning Solution on Day 11. The H&G Roots Ex is a wonder by itself, but combine it with Clonex and WOW!

All my root development took place over the course of 36 hours after adding those to the water supply.

Next session, I am going to add the Clonex solution to the reservour on Day 1 and see if that makes any difference in root bud development time. The Roots Ex is supposed to only be added after root buds appear.

As for my current plant count, I am now holding at 32

My California MMJ Card allows me to grow up to 40 plants on my property, so I am still under my limit. IT is also looking like the majority of those Dutch seeds I planted have produced ALL males! Not completely sure yet, but they have a very Male look to their appearance.

If I end up yanking those out, I will be sitting at 26

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[papatater]

WOW!!!!!! amazing job Goldengoose7 great lookin plants and pics i finally got some pics of my out door girls in my gallery if you want to check them out your going to have some great smoke when all is sad and done cant wait to see that bbk buds trid to rep but have to pass some around

 

[Goldengoose7]

WOW!!!!!! amazing job Goldengoose7 great lookin plants and pics i finally got some pics of my out door girls in my gallery if you want to check them out your going to have some great smoke when all is sad and done cant wait to see that bbk buds trid to rep but have to pass some around

Thanks Man!

I just got back from viewing your Gallery! VERY NICE Crop You Have Going On Threre!!!

Your yard has the same appealing look as ours does! Basically... Natural forest!

Anyway.... Can't wait to see what those babies look like when they are covered with flower buds!

I'm letting the two original Purple Urkle clones just go for it! I kept them in 5 gallon pots, but I put them up on the back hill where they can grow as high as they want! Gonna let them flower naturally outdoors.

 

[Goldengoose7]

Turbo Klone Session #1 • Final Update
Life After Transplant

I kind of wanted to close out this cloning session report with some closing comments and another round of recent photos of the newly transplanted clones.

These shots were taken 24 hours after the plants were originally transferred from the cloner into soil/pots. One immediate difference between the clones produced by the T48 and my previous attempts with Rockwool was that the T48 produced clone were far more robust and healthy looking!

As kind of an experiment yesteday, I moved the majority of the new clones out from under the patio area and into direct sun from about 11AM to 5PM. They handled these hours of direct summer sunlight and 80+ degree heat without complaint! Not a single drooping leaf or hint of wilt! Newly minted clones are traditionally still somewhat delicate, even with roots, so this robust behavior outdoors as if they had always done so was notable! A VERY pleasing side effect of the cloner I guess? The fact that they were cut from plants that were living outdoors? Not sure, but I'll take it!

I could have NEVER expected that from one of my Rockwool clones, even a solid week after transplanting!

And now on to the photos...

"BBK" stands for Blueberry Kush and "URKLE" for Purple Urkle

The pots used range from 5 gallon all the way down to 1 gallon. The smaller pots will keep those clones from growing too fast and give me some time to catch up with this frenzied growing season!

And lets not forget the old Blueberry Growing Tip that was dipped and Rockwooled nearly 7 weeks ago! It is just now starting to grow! This HUGE Amount of waiting for roots is what lead me to the Turbo Klone in the first place!

Even though this cutting took forever to finally root and start growing, at least it is the actual growing tip of the original BBK #2 that is in the Bloom Room, so it should make for a nice Blueberry Mother plant in a few months, don't ya think?

Blueberry Kush Growing Tip Cutting/Clone after 7 weeks since cutting

One last question I had for everyone following this...

Do you think folks would find this whole cloning session report a helpful guide? I was thinking of maybe making a new thread that just contained the clone session entries from this broader scoped journal.

What do you think? Also.... Where would I put a guide like this on here? Is there a place for HOW TO GUIDES done by users? I guess I will go looking.

Thanks in advance!

 

[papatater]

Man that's gonna be some fine smoke never tried either but they sound good plants are lookin great Goldengoose7 hopeing the best for you and yours

 

[Goldengoose7]

Man that's gonna be some fine smoke never tried either but they sound good plants are lookin great Goldengoose7 hopeing the best for you and yours

Thanks Papa! I appreciate the kind words!

Getting ready to post one of what may be several weekend updates to the journal! Stay tuned!

 

[Goldengoose7]

Weekend Update #1 - Blueberry Flowering Week 4

Saturday July 23rd will mark the four week mark of 12/12 for our two original Blueberry Kush clones. They are both right on schedule and both are starting to pour on the bud production efforts! That new multi-timer from PlugNGrow can't arrive soon enough to suit me at this point! The device is still in transit as of this update.

Now on to the latest photos!

The Bloom Room is now equipped with additional side-fills in the form of 40 watt CFLs housed in clamp on fixtures. These can be easily repositioned onto specific buds or moved to another plant!

BBK #1

Main Cola Week Four

BBK #2

One of Several Main Colas Week Four

So there ya have it! The latest progress shots on the Blueberry clones! I will also be posting additional updates covering our other grows this weekend.

Stay tuned and thanks for checking out my grows!

 

[papatater]

Man them buds are lookin great. How much stretch did you on them gals.Have a Great Day

 

[CannaVince]

Golden ive been reading alot of your stuff and everything is amazing! Your pics and reviews are fantastic! Your set up is awesome in the bathroom! What if i had to go real quick? Ha flush twice? Anyways im a now follower of all your journels! Amzing work amigo!

 

[Goldengoose7]

Man them buds are lookin great. How much stretch did you on them gals.Have a Great Day

Thanks again PapaTater!

I didn't really have any stretch to speak of. I did use that Bushmaster stuff on them over the first two weeks, so perhaps that made the difference.

They are showing no signs of much vertical growth now. I think they maybe gained three inches total over the last 4 weeks.

 

[Goldengoose7]

Golden ive been reading alot of your stuff and everything is amazing! Your pics and reviews are fantastic! Your set up is awesome in the bathroom! What if i had to go real quick? Ha flush twice? Anyways im a now follower of all your journels! Amzing work amigo!

Hi again CannaVince!

WOW! That makes me feel good!

I'm glad that you have found all my ramblings with photo accompaniment useful!

I've been gardening for most of my life, so when the opportunity to GROW my own medicine presented itself, I jumped at the chance! For the most part, I am applying the exact same techniques and feeding schedules I have used on conventional crops and flowers for years.

The key is to stay out of the plant's way as much as possible, and let it tell you what it wants and when.

Thanks again for coming aboard!