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[Graytail]

Gray... what kind of H2O ya using for cloning...RO, distilled...? Tap? Thanks..

It's just RO water straight from my buckets. I've been mixing in about 1/4 filtered tap water for the extra minerals, but I don't use anything special for the cups.

 

[Heirloom]

Gray... what kind of H2O ya using for cloning...RO, distilled...? Tap? Thanks..

I can tell you well water works, mine does at least. PH neutral and about 70ppm. Earlier this year I kept a couple male cuttings for a month in a cup. Both rooted much the same as you see in GT's pics.

 

[Duggan]

It's just RO water straight from my buckets. I've been mixing in about 1/4 filtered tap water for the extra minerals, but I don't use anything special for the cups.

Much thanks pal...i may take a few cuttings of these Zamal H's. when the time comes. Been pondering having two or three in veg. ...in the corner of my shop (where i start them). Have to do a little better job of isolating it , etc. It would give me a huge head start on future crops. A few challenges with it though. Anyhow, your method of just a cup of water, pinch of "roots", and NO stress, appeals to me. Have an awesome Sunday Gray and Gang!

 

[ClosedCircuit]

Much thanks pal...i may take a few cuttings of these Zamal H's. when the time comes. Been pondering having two or three in veg. ...in the corner of my shop (where i start them). Have to do a little better job of isolating it , etc. It would give me a huge head start on future crops. A few challenges with it though. Anyhow, your method of just a cup of water, pinch of "roots", and NO stress, appeals to me. Have an awesome Sunday Gray and Gang!

Essential Mineral Electrolytes for Water | Watermins EMDROPS

Are you familiar with mineral additive products for RO water like this one?

I don't know how true it is, but apparently drinking RO water is not ideal because it will actually suck the salt out of your body because it has no salt or minerals of its own.

 

[Major PITA]

I topped the plants in my next run. Just for the heck of it, I threw a couple of tops in a bottle of water. I'll be damned if they didn't start growing roots after just a few days! This worked as well (or better) for me than the usual bubble cloner. Thanks Gray!

 

[Graytail]

Essential Mineral Electrolytes for Water | Watermins EMDROPS

Are you familiar with mineral additive products for RO water like this one?

I don't know how true it is, but apparently drinking RO water is not ideal because it will actually suck the salt out of your body because it has no salt or minerals of its own.

I've been a bit of a supplements nut for most of my life, mostly mega vitamins and chelated minerals, so yes, I have no fondness for RO drinking water. I'm not familiar with the stuff you linked, though. Mineral supplementation is tricky - it usually doesn't get absorbed well, so it has to be bound to a carrier molecule.

I can tell you well water works, mine does at least. PH neutral and about 70ppm. Earlier this year I kept a couple male cuttings for a month in a cup. Both rooted much the same as you see in GT's pics.

Much thanks pal...i may take a few cuttings of these Zamal H's. when the time comes. Been pondering having two or three in veg. ...in the corner of my shop (where i start them). Have to do a little better job of isolating it , etc. It would give me a huge head start on future crops. A few challenges with it though. Anyhow, your method of just a cup of water, pinch of "roots", and NO stress, appeals to me. Have an awesome Sunday Gray and Gang!

I topped the plants in my next run. Just for the heck of it, I threw a couple of tops in a bottle of water. I'll be damned if they didn't start growing roots after just a few days! This worked as well (or better) for me than the usual bubble cloner. Thanks Gray!

It's working pretty damned well for me right now, too!


DrGrinspoon cuts - 11 days in the cup

The Y Griega cuts took Really well - 11 days in the cup

The Carnivals are running a bit behind - same 11 days

These are kinda cool. Three days ago they ran completely dry. Dry. Limp. Shriveled. So I poured another couple inches in there and the next day they looked better, and now they're not bad at all. Go figure, eh?

Buddha Haze x Utopia Haze cuts - 21 days in the cup

And that top from Carnival I took 31 days ago finally is making some root nubs.

I'll have another update posted in a couple hours.

 

[SweetSue]

Wow Graytail! Not only are they rooting for you but the leaves look fabulously healthy in those earlier shots. I have to ask, doesn't this feel great, to have things clicking? Sitting over here reading as fast as I can while keeping an eye out.

 

[Graytail]

Update time!~

I almost chopped Tikal today. I found some spots of mold growing at the base of the fans, where they sink into the colas, but when I took her out of the room today for a good examination, there was hardly any more of it, so I'm gonna give her a day at a time for awhile. She's been growing lots of nice new calyxes, she smells great and she's positively greasy.

Tikal - 181 days old - 76 days 12/12 - 66 since pistils

BH x Destroyer is gettin' all knobby 'n' stuff. I think I'll try to get this one to go another couple weeks. I really like the new explosive calyx/trich growth - reminds me of her mother.

Buddha Haze x Destroyer - 166 days old - 69 days 12/12 - 58 since pistils

I love the look of UH x Carnival! Yum!

Utopia Haze x Carnival - 101 days old - 41 days 12/12 - 30 since pistils

OHS1 is getting all orangey. I'm hoping it's better than the original.

Orange Hill Special Cut1 - 104 days old - 41 days 12/12 - 30 since pistils

Tikal1 didn't exactly stop growing - she put on another 6 inches in the last 5 days, now at 36 inches tall. Buds are developing nicely, so there can't be much more ... can there?

Tikal1 - 98 days old - 28 days 12/12 - 8 since pistils.

And BH x UH has passed Tikal. She's 38 inches tall today. Wasn't I gonna grow smaller plants?

Buddha Haze x Utopia Haze - 90 days old - 20 days 12/12 - 8 since pistils

Carnival is looking mighty fine, showin' off her nice new pistils ...

Carnival - 85 days 12/12 - 1 since pistils

I'm really pleased with DrGrinspoon's structure and color, and basically everything - nice plant.

DrGrinspoon - 79 days old - 7 days 12/12

Y Griega is almost ready - next week she goes into bloom. This is another one I like.

Y Griega - 73 days old

Channel+ is also due for bloom next week.

Channel+ - 75 days old

Tikal2 has recovered from her claustrophobic snit and appears to be happy with herself again ...

Tikal Cut2 - 98 days old

Here's Purple Haze at 23 days old, and CarnivalB at 36 days old

Two Carnival x Utopia Haze cuts at 40 days, and a Tikal cut from the water cup at 20 days old, just put into soil three days ago - looking nice and healthy!

Taskenti is doing just fine, and I cracked a Freddy's Best and planted it yesterday.

It's gonna be fun here pretty soon. I have two harvests coming in the next two weeks and two more in late October. Then in late November all hell breaks loose.

Peace, All.

 

[B A R]

The Perfect Update Gray.

 

[Graytail]

Wow Graytail! Not only are they rooting for you but the leaves look fabulously healthy in those earlier shots. I have to ask, doesn't this feel great, to have things clicking? Sitting over here reading as fast as I can while keeping an eye out.

Aha! That reminds me - I have a group shot of the cuttings, too ... the pale ones are the BH x UH that went totally dry.

It Does feel good, thanks!

 

[Graytail]

The Perfect Update Gray.

Thanks, BAR! I forgot how much I need regular harvests to keep it fun, right?

 

[Radogast]

Thanks, BAR! I forgot how much I need regular harvests to keep it fun, right?

I love the frequent harvests of a perpetual grow. I only expect 1 harvest each for October and November, but it looks like December will have 2-5

 

[SweetSue]

Soooo neat Graytail. The OHS cut1 - more orangey than the mother or about the same, by your memory? Any idea what run soil she's in?

Your Tikals get my blood boiling mister. Damn! Everything's so gorgeous it's almost sickening! LOL! Just kidding Graytail. Don't know if I told you yet how sweet it was of you to have a Carnival running right ahead of mine. It gets me real excited to see where I can expect mine to go She says wistfully.

I'll be back later to stroll through again. Now I can finally start Callanetics. As always, I'm in awe. You keep getting better. That's a good thing, but we're having a hell of a time keeping up, you know?

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

Outstanding my friend.

 

[Major PITA]

You da man, Mr. Tail!
Your updates are spectacular. Carnival looks quite different from Sue's. Both are beautiful. Maybe it is the training or where they are in their veg/bloom cycles (?).
Looks like it will be a busy holiday season on 420.

 

[Graytail]

Heheh, I'm feeling a little picture-happy and plant-proud, so here are some more ... !

I checked the bloom room this morning and had one of those moments of great satisfaction, y'know? When things look especially good? I put on my two pair of reading glasses and squinted carefully at Tikal to see if she grew any new mold, and got sticky strawberry fingers from it. Very nice. No particular problems so far. She's in a building phase so I don't want to interrupt that right now. The pic doesn't show the trichs well, but you can see the new growth.

On the other side is BH x Destroyer, also building ...

And then I realized that I hadn't posted a pic of my light setup in awhile ...

I'm very pleased! And the results I'm getting justify it. It's pretty much ideal for the room.

@SweetSue - The OHS still doesn't smell much like orange, but the hairs are going all orange, which is part of why it's named that way.


[Edit]@Duggan - yeah I know, I know, I need to clean my pre-filter bag.

 

[Major PITA]

That's quite the setup, Gray! Looks perfect.

 

[JuanCarlos]

GT you have every right to be plant proud, that's for sure. Love coming in here and seeing the pics. You can get picture happy whenever you like!

 

[MagicJim]

Heheh, I'm feeling a little picture-happy and plant-proud, so here are some more ... !

I'd be proud too. Your plants are gorgeous!

[Edit]@Duggan - yeah I know, I know, I need to clean my pre-filter bag.

Do you just remove it and clean with warm water and dish detergent, let it dry and return? That's the way I do my lawn mower air cleaner. Jim

 

[SmokeyMcFly]

Heheh, I'm feeling a little picture-happy and plant-proud, so here are some more ... !

I checked the bloom room this morning and had one of those moments of great satisfaction, y'know? When things look especially good? I put on my two pair of reading glasses and squinted carefully at Tikal to see if she grew any new mold, and got sticky strawberry fingers from it. Very nice. No particular problems so far. She's in a building phase so I don't want to interrupt that right now. The pic doesn't show the trichs well, but you can see the new growth.

On the other side is BH x Destroyer, also building ...

And then I realized that I hadn't posted a pic of my light setup in awhile ...

I'm very pleased! And the results I'm getting justify it. It's pretty much ideal for the room.

@SweetSue - The OHS still doesn't smell much like orange, but the hairs are going all orange, which is part of why it's named that way.


[Edit]@Duggan - yeah I know, I know, I need to clean my pre-filter bag.

Wow GT You read my mind. I was just wonder this morning what your room with all the plants in it looks like after seeing your latest set of pics yesterday What are the dimensions of that room?

Just beautiful!