Re: Magnus8's - Coco Coir - Big Bud & Pineapple Express - First Grow Ever! - Grow Jou
Well, great news.
All four of my demented little girls are growing their third -- count them: one, two, three! -- set of serrated leaves!
(when counting leaves, do we count the first round leaves, saying this would be their fourth set of leaves? or do we just have done with it and say this is the third set of leaves? could someone please enlighten me?)
I don't know if you'll see it in the pics because I don't have a macro lens, but they are there. Trust me. I've been waiting for this a loooong time it seems. Hell, they've been alive for 14 days now, so I can hardly bitch.
I was thinking about something this morning. I buried them in the coco at the first sign of a white taproot showing through the seed encasing, and they popped out of the coco the next morning. Could this be why I think they're stunted somewhat? Because most people give them more time for that taproot to grow before planting? Just wondering.
I've got 8 pics here, 2 of each plant. I'll put them in order of first two pics being of my first Pineapple Express, second two being of my second Pineapple Express, third two being of my first Big Bud, etc. This way you know what you're looking at.
So, without further adieu, I give you... the pics!
Pineapple Express #1 (you are most likely to see the third set of leaves in these first two pics, since they are the largest on this plant.
Pineapple Express #2
Big Bud #1
Big Bud #2
So I'm really pleased. There's hope for these little girls yet. Open up the skies and let the light shine in! I don't know what has given them this spurt of growth since yesterday and overnight. Could be any number of things. I've decided to keep everything as it is and see what happens. Except the light. I may move the light up a bit after installing the mylar tonight. We'll see how bright it is after the mylar goes up.
I really need to get a macro lens. But that's just way too out of budget for me. I just know it isn't going to happen anytime soon. Maybe if I grow enough weed to be able to sell some to friends... But I'm not sure I want to get into that game. Of course, I'm only talking about friends. Well, not even really friends. I have one friend who would buy from me, and then my two nephews and my sister. That's not a huge dealership, that's for sure. Can't get rich doing that. Mind you, I'll probably need to consume it all myself for medicine. But if I can get a perpetual grow going on here, then I might have leftovers. Have any of you ever done that? Sold to friends/family, I mean. Or maybe it's forbidden to talk about that kind of thing here. I'm not trolling to buy drugs, nor am I searching for clients to sell it to. I'm just askiing questions about use is all, so I can't see as how it is forbidden... But I don't know all the rules about posting on here. I've read most of them, but not all. So maybe it is forbidden to talk about this kind of thing. But I doubt it, actually.
On another note, I begin editing my manuscript for publication today. I have this character, Gus, who was supposed to be a minor character in the novel but he turned out to play a much bigger role in the events, especially at the end of the story. And he's quite an interesting character, really. He's kind of like this minor hit man, not for the mob, though he acts as though he's part of it. He shakes people down for cash in return for "protection" of their business establishment. And then one of the main characters hires him to help protect herself and her two friends from the antagonist.
Well, since Gus turned out to me much more prevalent in the story than I had first imagined him to be, I have to write some backstory for him. That means giving him a history that helps to explain who he is and why he does the things he does. So I'm going to be working on Gus's backstory today, placing it after the first time we meet him, but before the second time we see him. I have to find the right spot in the narrative to do it, though. I have to make sure it doesn't slow down the pacing of the action at all. And I have to make sure that it isn't boring. Backstory can often be boring, because there's not usually a lot of action happening. It's just details and facts, mostly. The key is to find a way, as a writer, to keep it interesting. To find a way to find action in the details of the history of the character.
So that's what I'm working on today. And driving to town to WalMart (45 minutes each way) to pick up staples, some 1 gallon pots, and food for the month. We're late on picking up our food for the month, and the cupboards are too fucking bare, let me tell you! Tried making dinner last night and had a devil of a time doing it. A lot of my money that I'd had saved, no, all of the money I'd had saved, has gone into buying supplies for this grow (and subsequent ones, too). I've also got to pick up my tent, if it has arrived by today. It may not. It only left Vancouver at 3:55 a.m. this morning. It could get to Edmonton in time to get on the truck for Vegreville today, but it would have to be processed in Edmonton by about 9:00 a.m. at the latest, and I doubt it will be. But it'll be here by tomorrow for sure. I'm so excited! My own tent! And a fairly big one, too, by my standards (5x5x6.5). That'll give me enough room to walk around a 4x4 scrog.
Got a question, if anyone knows the answer. How much area does a 600w led cover? I've tried to look it up online, but I keep getting contradictory answers. What I need to know is whether it will cover a 4x4 area adequately. I need it to cover my entire scrog. Or, alternatively, I need to conceive my scrog to cover a smaller area. I'm thinking that 4 plants would be adequate for a good solid scrog setup, so I'm not worried about that. What I AM concerned about is whether they'll all receive adequate enough lighting.
Anyway, it's early, and I've got a lot to do this morning, so I'll sign off now. Hope everyone has a great day ahead of them. Yes, yes, I know it's Monday (you poor, working slobs. I feel for you. yes, I do.).
So have a great day. Looking forward to hearing from y'all!
