Quick MOB update (and more):
She's been curing and decided to try some. I took her early but she's pretty decent and burns the way she should. Fruity, delicious and pretty smooth. Thickens room with smoke by end of (glass) blunt. In hindsight I admit she should have gone longer however my patience is really what got me and I wanted to recycle the soil and work on new batch. Other then allowing a longer grow I really didnt and don't have any regrets about how I did MOB.
What I have learned from my experience however is that I can improve my existing setup. I did research on plant growth as a whole and not just MJ.
I added Top soil to my grow that is supposed to hold moisture for longer and provides added enrichment of nutrients. By holding (but not trapping!) additional moisture it creates a longer feeding period. With an aerated pot like large a smart pot or a plastic pot with lots of holes (see: irrigation pot). A fan providing ample air circulation should in theory work identical to hydroponics. I believe it was TheGreenYeti who said the pots looked much bigger almost overnight about a week or so behind this post) this was actually just a few days (3-4) after the top soil was added. I do not believe this was in anyway a coincidence with a stretch period, etc. as while I do not know what each strain is I do know that none of them are the strain (collected from vastly different people).
You will notice in the above picture they are continuing to grow and pretty rapidly. You will also notice that in my previous grow I was told I had an impressive yield for CFL. It's no accident. Remember, early on I provided links to study's and organizations supporting that music is scientifically proven to grow bigger plants? The secret isn't just music and my smart pots aren't just for aeration. Think about it. Take an empty smart pot and put over a loud speaker with your hand, you will fee the VIBRATION. Whether you like certain music is irrelevant play it because it's the vibrations from the sounds you need for the plant so, hit pandora and let it go. I play an eclectic array of music so that it gets the most root stimulation possible. Plastic pots either heavily reduce or eliminate any possibility of root stimulation. That's why MOB grew the way it did. In the pic above I have a leading lady with speakers in front of her and the vibration transmits all through that constricted space. I now firmly believe that root stimulation is as important as light, soil, Nutes and water. I believe my work thus far supports that argument. Would love to hear community opinions.
PS - I'm hoping none of them are dudes but the odds are against me. However, if they all turn out female I will have mastered the ultimate low stress environment (minus recent heat stress which has caused me to defer my flip until we can create a time gap from the incident and are permanently de-stressed
PPS - white powder on floor is intentional, it's Diatomaceous earth . I somehow found a large black and yellow garden spider (wtf?!) in the grow room and suspect either soil lice or something more sinister either way they should be toast with this crap.
Diatomaceous earth - Wikipedia
