McLoadie's Third Grow Journal

[mcloadie]

As I put my arm over your shoulder, "You are doing fine. You have left out all of the bad things you've done before, so you are doing what's good and they are in good shape. Just relax, every thing will be OK".

OMM knows!
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Thanks OMM!, good weed, and you and jo have a great day tomorrow!.....LOL

 

[mcloadie]

I try to be explicit, showing what really goes on in my closet.....I've got lightening of the lower leaves on the small girl, I have to wait a coupla days...then I'm going to apply a urine solution and see if that helps.....just to that one plant. Good weed everyone! The afghan kush that I pinned to the wall hates it....pics soon!

 

[jon705]

Looking great Mcloadie, really nice canopy quick question, I was under the impression that you cant flush organic soil, was I missinformed?

 

[mcloadie]

Looking great Mcloadie, really nice canopy quick question, I was under the impression that you cant flush organic soil, was I missinformed?

Well jon, first ....good weed! You can flush organic soil, but here's the scenario; in an organic grow, our soil is providing MORE nutrition to our plants than in a synthetic situation. So if we flush our soil we wash the nutrients out of it, and we're going to have to rely more on our nutrients. I don't flush organics, I hate to flush synthetics, but I have and will! The last soil I bought cost me 60 bucks for 3 cu. feet, I'm gonna be real hesitant to flush it! This soil is really predictable, I sometimes put clones in the soil after I grow with it.............it will last for almost exactly 3 weeks....then I start to have problems. It takes 1.5 cu. ft. to fill a ten gallon nursery pot...the exact amount to fill 15 2 gal pots.

 

[jon705]

where are my manners..Good weed to you and yours bro and thanks for the answer. Ok so because the soil has had a chance to break down it can be flushed out, that makes sense I think lol...the reason im asking is I havent decide whether im going to use 7 or 10 gallon pots with supersoil, im worried that 7 isnt enough for the size of plants I grow and maybe 10 is to much and I wont get that nice fade at the end, I would hate to have gone through all this trouble making and learning about organic soil to get the pot sizes wrong and end up with some rootbound plants or harsh nugs, what do you think?

 

[mcloadie]

where are my manners..Good weed to you and yours bro and thanks for the answer. Ok so because the soil has had a chance to break down it can be flushed out, that makes sense I think lol...the reason im asking is I havent decide whether im going to use 7 or 10 gallon pots with supersoil, im worried that 7 isnt enough for the size of plants I grow and maybe 10 is to much and I wont get that nice fade at the end, I would hate to have gone through all this trouble making and learning about organic soil to get the pot sizes wrong and end up with some rootbound plants or harsh nugs, what do you think?

IDK really jon, my plants are in tens, and if you have the time we can see what these do. The propensity of the plant MAY be to draw from it's reserves in the end rather than draw from the soil. I still withhold nutrients on my organics at the end...especially calmag. I'm sorry jon, I understand your previous post better now.........I DO withhold nutrients just like a regular flush at the end.....I've heard say it was unnecessary.....BUT, whether its organic or not, I don't want those elements in my finished product. You need to start thinking about the fact that this is going to be a different finished product than you've been producing....and the final will reflect this fact. I say this because it should also demand a higher premium.......as far as I KNOW....indoor organic is the pinnacle of weed grades!

 

[jon705]

Kk thanks bro, I think I ll go with 7's, Sub's growing 6 foot plants in them so they should be big enough for me too

 

[mcloadie]

Plenty roots, I don't want long stringy roots, they just break off when I plant em!

So, of course we get everything ready, and consider what we're actually doing, and how we can do it as properly as possible while adhering to the fundamentals of plant growth and development. These cuts have had a constant flow of water on em for close to two weeks.....the last thing I want is for them to dry out even a tiny bit! Everything is ready and as you will see it just moves right along and I feel good about how it happened. I have been watering these cups since I filled them with soil, just like I would if they had plants in them, so they are now very moist and ready to go to work.

Make a hole with something, I use the ass end of a fat sharpie. I'm doing these by row, so i have an accurate idea of even where they came from in the cloner.

Remove the cut from the cloner, I cover the hole with that purple cup....I leave the cloner running while I'm planting....remember...no chance of drying!

Put the cut in the hole you made with the sharpie, and gently, but firmly push the moist soil around the stem......put it in far enough to cover ALL the roots!

The picture didn't post, but this is a very important step. Take the turkey baster and put a full measure of water right against the stem, when the water absorbs into the soil you need to look at the point where the stem meets the soil. If it looks like a small sink hole, that means that at some point and to some degree your roots are exposed to air. Push a little soil into the void and water it in again. The soil should be smooth around the stem.........at least no voids!

OK, so there ya have it....18 premium plants, so let me see, I've cloned this plant at least 50 times, so that's 50 plants from a single seed for a combined savings of a thousand dollars!

Res temp at the time I took the clones out...they root faster at 85 degrees!

Took loadie for a ride yesterday, this is where we ended up....a 300 foot waterfall going over a natural bridge. The water coming over runs underground and only surfaces a few feet before it drops....a lovely outing!

 

[BeemerBill]

Happy munchieday to ya MC. Your babies are looking good. You said you had a savings of a thousand dollars doing 50 clones. out here that would be 500. We have a guy that sells for 10 and is so busy it crazy. He says he has 200 to 300 going at a time and sells them every week. Nice gig.

 

[Harley001]

Good morning and good weed Mc and a happy Munchday

 

[mcloadie]

Happy munchieday to ya MC. Your babies are looking good. You said you had a savings of a thousand dollars doing 50 clones. out here that would be 500. We have a guy that sells for 10 and is so busy it crazy. He says he has 200 to 300 going at a time and sells them every week. Nice gig.

Probly here too, but the savings I calculated was having to buy a 20$ seed for every plant! I live in a small town, and hardly anyone knows I grow....I wish I could move cuts like that...I would probly quit growing for weed!

 

[fish cake]

Happy Munchday Mc and young miss Loadie
Nice play by play on the clones

 

[mcloadie]

Happy Munchday Mc and young miss Loadie
Nice play by play on the clones

Thanks fishy, IDK, if it provokes thought then it was a good use of time, it was fun too!, it is every time!

 

[Harley001]

There's something I get from growing from seeds that I don't get from growing with clones. The anticipation of how there gonna turn out is cool

 

[DharmaBud]

Good Weed Mac!!

 

[CronicHempHog]

Happy Munchday Mc

 

[Spimp]

What up Mcloadie? Good weed sir.
How goes the bent over Lass?

 

[mcloadie]

There's something I get from growing from seeds that I don't get from growing with clones. The anticipation of how there gonna turn out is cool

I think seed plants are stronger.

 

[mcloadie]

Good weed to everyone!....and spimp, that plant is growing very slowly....it did not like what I did to it!

 

[fish cake]

Happy Tokesday Mc and Young Miss Loadie