My Low Budget Medical Grow

[closetorganic]

I'm eager to see how the flowers form

pictures taken today 29 days flower
I really need to get a better cam
front left is blue mystic and on right is grape ape,tall back left is berry bomb and jack herer on right

I just gave them the nutrients after some plain last few waterings 5ml bloom 5ml CaMg 2.5mlbiobud 5ml bioroot. to one gallon tap water sitting out some at lights on flower day 26. They feel light for another water and have the look to me that another feed would be too much for my favs even the blue mystic too.The berry bomb is behind the others and needs more love. Things have been hectic and I have been putting things off all around.
I still have some nice buds growing starting to resin up decent ,not on berry bomb yet, and so far the blue mystic is staying calm.I had to re bend those 4 toppers that stood up eventually on her when I watered nutrients last
a jack herer top

grape ape

berry bomb

I have the gauge for temp at canopy of the herer and ape and high temp recorded is 85 but that coiuncedently? happens last few hours of light and cools down to low of 71 degrees F during our daytime at best ,house A/C running to 75. Total darkness is closet door shut or open when bathroom kept dark. So average after a couple hours light on the temp is 78-80 and if I stand there long enough 81
SInce last rh record erase 31 % low and 54% high
I think they are forming decent b.real under this TopLED 96x3w reflector in this shabby set up so far which I hope to improve for the nest round of clones I need to cut and try to root .

 

[closetorganic]

today at flower day 39
right side is jack herer in back and grape ape in front with blue mystic taking up most of the left side with the berry bomb standing tall there too

I pulled out my favorites with the jack herer on left and grape ape on right standing highest at 31 inches from floor

jack topps

grape tops

I last watered in a gal with 5ml bloom 5ml bioroot 7.5 ml camg and 2.5 biobud afew days ago and they feel like tomorrow to be watered again. I will more than likely do the same but I stilll worry of overfeeding them.Any way the smell on the grape ape is so great ,A few pistils turned orange but new ones are being started,she has more resin than I remember off my hps on the last seed grow of it and over the rest growing now.heres some more pics of her

gotta leave fast now
My herer clone looks to be having a growth spurt on those toppers and buds everywhere.

 

[closetorganic]

I didnt get to finish my post last night saying on the blue mystic plant only I started this technique shown here
LA's Quick Guide To Simple Backbuilding Technique For Buds! to help this plant out with denser buds hopefully.

 

[closetorganic]

Here are some pictures today at flower day 42
Since I dont harvest on trichome maturity yet but more on a time line I have 28 days / 4 weeks to go until harvest for a ten week flower.At this point my herer and grape ape clones look most mature with the bluemystic clone in second place and the berry bomb seed plant last. I may have to let those last two go longer which I am not so happy with.But the bluemystic is showing improvement over the MOM plant as far as not bud stretching and has been showing mediocre level resin production and finally the berry bomb is finally catching up with some resin starting and pistils stocking up.This one for sure will need a couple weeks more
I did angle the Top LED 96x 3w to the canopy for a more even distance between the light and canopy of about 12 inches
It is lighting an area 2 foot by 3 foot and I feel is maxxed out. I really would like 2 of them for the space I was able to use of 2 and a half by 4 foot for these same four plants and their sizes.I could do 6 smaller plants under those 2 lights in my dreams probably, but I will hold off on more equipment for a long time

tall berry bomb and blue mystic on left with herer and grape ape clones on right

This is the main topper on the berry bomb I attempted to super crop awhile back.half of the stem clearly broke but it did recover fast and the top stood up within 24 hours.I think I was gonna post that back then but my cp crashed whille filling up my post.Anyway since then the flowers have grown quite a bit and resin started and it doesnt seem to have affected much

here is that bomb and a better view of the bluemystic I did the backbuilding on.

I have not cloned off these plants yet or this far into flower before.I really dont have much drive to clone the berry bomb or bluemystic except I owe a clone of the bomb to my friends that provided the seed to start. SO I need to cut 2 off the berry bomb and 3 each of grape ape and jack herer to stay in plant count of 12. I will go cut them after this post finally.
Grape ape center and back right some, the one in the back is gonna be a pretty bud with it starting to look like a hash tip at my scale or gow expewrience level starting.I will get a better pic of that one later

grape ape up front and the herer in back blue mystic on left

My firends also sponsored another seed order and I have them picked out and will order soon. They will be mostly fem seeds except one strain I wanted .
from white label seeds 4 fem white skunk.4 reg master kush,4 fem purple bud
4 fem blue cheese form big buddha
2 fem white widow from royal queen seeds
averaging about 6 dollars and some change a seed
From the same sponsor that I have gone through before and dont give free seeds I checked prices to herbys and they are cheaper so I will stick to past doings

Thanks for checking in on my grow once again

 

[closetorganic]

Here is that top from the grape ape clone That looks different than the other 2 of 3 main toppers

and the other 2

and I finally did it on some clones cut with buds on 42 day of flower and the farthest I have ever attempted so far. left is 2xberry bomb firsts middle 3xgrape ape seconds and right 3x jack herer 5th gneration clones I would like to root for me. They are in a dome with root plugs of unkown company soaked in fesh warm tap water and a little bit of bioroot and also camg with old previously used containor roottech root hormone gel I put on the stems that I also lightly scraped with razor. I did spray them with SNS 217 after trimming leaf tips because I know there are mites or eggs probably hanging around

I still need to set up space for them to get their cfl lights and they're up on the shelf over grow for some warmth
on those grape apes man they smell and look great but small kinda seeming but with 4 weeks to go
edit those buds look similar from the pictures but that one to me looks different in person

 

[closetorganic]

I was notified I had a link to a non sponsor removed on post #785 , that puzzles me since I thought they were and there still is that link on the home page of under the friends and partners section of links called marijuana seeds on the left side.
I am thinking they didnt renew or something.
I need to figure out how to make sure next time on the status of whether or not they still are our 420 friends and partners :surrender:

 

[Lester Freeman]

Looking great it here bro!

 

[closetorganic]

Thanks Relaxed Lester I have been likeing the looks too lately and having good thoughts on the outcome.
It will be split up in probably 3-4 different chops with the grape ape and jack herer most mature and looking to be done around my ten week flower. Speaking of those strains I look forward to seeing you grow those srtains I believe you have lined up somewhere in your 365 day a year outdoor growing

 

[closetorganic]

Well back on the that link removal rant I ended up still going to them only because I had good experience in past but their cc setup was being worked on and you could only order through bitcoin wire transfr or cash so I said F it and went to our so popular Herbies for the first time and ended up doing better for less. Well once I see them that is
better as in number of beans for less money through the free ones and a 5% discount
was going to pick 5 different kinds originally but could only pick 3 now withe the 3 free kinds giving us 6 to split up

Today is flower day 45 and yesterday I did feed them again because I feel they are taking it and I am needing a decent supply . Because my plants are at different stages of flower although I flipped them the same I will probably have to water/feed different soon.

 

[closetorganic]

today is day 4 from cutting of my clones off their moms at day 42 flower. dont see goners yet just some fading green color.

berry bombs cut from reg seed plant

grape apes cut from first clone of Barneys farm fem grape ape seed plant

jack herers cut from 5th gen clone of a Black Skull fem Jack Herer

I was wondering if I should spray them with a light solution of this Botonicare CaMg + I have since it has N in it too or something else or just let them be.

 

[closetorganic]

And flower day 46 for my flowering plants I did get to spread out a little hoping to get better light penetration. I have done LST on past grows opening them up more but I am not wanting to take up any more space or be out of a good light footprint.
still the same tall berry bomb and blue mystic rotated 90 degrees on left and herer in back and grape ape in front on the right

I finally tied down that berry bomb since my 2 hangers were no match anymore to this gal and I did another small backbuilding trim on some buds on the blue mystic I must have missed before.

There is a real good chance I wont be feeding again next
Thanks for checking in on my grow and the likes given

 

[KingJohnC]

You want lower nitrogen for rooting cuttings. If your cuttings are rooted and are now clones you can foliar feed the calcium and magnesium supplement.

 

[closetorganic]

You want lower nitrogen for rooting cuttings. If your cuttings are rooted and are now clones you can foliar feed the calcium and magnesium supplement.

Thank you KingJohnC for that and I doubt they are rooted ,well no roots are coming through the plugs yet. I didnt do anything except mist the inside of the dome with plain water when looking dry.

I also will refer to them as cuttings until rooted to then be called clones

 

[closetorganic]

OOH last night early lights on I did water them and did only add 1 tsp of BIOBUd to one gallon for a "heavy feeding" as said on bottle to them because I feel I forgot that ingredient last feeding. NOw its a better chance I will just water plain next, unless I purchase a molasses I have liked useing before to try on these a little.
This morning before lights out they appeared fine from that food given. My problem is having to make different doses for plants in same flowering group like I believe I should from now on with the berry bomb and bluemystic how offset they are to my favorites. I am planning to use up some older seeds I have in a solo cup grow happening soon and plan on sprouting enough so I wont have to be trying to make a nutrient mixture for just one solo cup through flower
Solo Grow Challenge 2014 - Preparation Thread

 

[Lester Freeman]

Very nice

 

[closetorganic]

Last night I finally set up the grow space in my closet
I just need to finish a few things like ducting the warm filtered air out. The main reason is my filter is not cleaning the air enough now that they are smelling stronger. It needed a more air tight space to clean out better instead of the exhaust stirring and blowing unfiltered air everywhere it will be pulling fresh air in and a soon to be hooked dryer ducting venting only that filtered air out.
They did get another watering with 1 tsp of BioBud last night too after the last one was just plain water.
I didnt take pictures which I plan on tonight,
You will see my herer and 3 of her 4 main toppers are bent more than 90 degrees and are too heavy to stand back up.2 of those bent ones I did awhile back trying to open up the canopy and the 3rd one caught on something pulling it out last night and folded over. It will help out my lower buds I feel and I may cut those 3 toppers early for the much needed flowers.

My cuttings cut 10 days ago from plants flowering 42 days still have no roots but do look alive and I hope are still working on rooting.As soon as I see them they will get transplanted to solos and have lights closer than now and hopefully in their revegging spot yet to be set up.

Speaking of solos I am running some seeds start to finish in a few starting October first in the
Solo Grow Challenge 2014 - Preparation Thread
My thoughts now are just my homemade sifted compost and perlite with the nutrients coming from the GO line in a sort of hempy style cup to hold some water in the bottom because I wont be able to water them so much, lights on lights off times only and daily or 2x daily would be more challenging for me, why I love bigger soil pots.

 

[closetorganic]

Here is some of todays pictures of my new set up and the plants at 52 days flower
I just skipped the tubing and have the loose plastic wall taped to the fan , this setup seems the most sealed up and I have extra space now with my filter and fan hanging

the berry bomb and blue mystic in their new home,that door is on hinges and just big enough for me to squeeze my big size into to set it up

all four how I have them now under the still angled TopLed96x3w reflector light

Here are a bunch of photos of each one out of the flower space
starting with my grape ape clone I didnt take close ups on but later was using my gifted 60x scope and seen a couple amber trichomes on the sugar leaves and buds.There is no new pistil growth really and most are shriveled up, This plant is smaller than her mom which at harvest didnt even do 2oz. I would like one from this clone and basically each plant

and here is the jack herer clone that I saw no amber trichomes and for pistils it looks to possibly sprout another growth and all those bent tops are showing no slowing up even hanging like that

how their hanging not sideways pics

and some shots off the blue mystic I will try and let finish lnoger than the 70 days and hope it fills out more.Surely looking better than the mom now .

and the last berry bomb seed plant showing promise with heftier buds than the bluemystic which seems more further into flower.I would like to be able to run a clone of this one again if my cuttings root

10 day old cuttings of these plants taken at 42 days flower
Looking rough but I think a few will root in time
berry bomb

grape ape

jack herer with that lower one looking to be calling it quits

On those cuttings I trimmed some dead leaves after the pics and the girls in flower have mites I have been trying to hold off and forget about when I harvest and cure.I dont want to spray anything this late ,I have been thinking about a bug bomb or repellent killer thing I seen others mention but was too scared ha ha
Thank you for checking out my update

 

[Lester Freeman]

I'd have to say that was one amazing update man. Really really looking good. Loved all the camera angles and your plants are looking magnificent. You really have stepped it up!!

Wicked plants bro

 

[closetorganic]

I'd have to say that was one amazing update man. Really really looking good. Loved all the camera angles and your plants are looking magnificent. You really have stepped it up!!

Wicked plants bro

Thanks Relaxed Lester for the kind words.
I am feeling great today after having our home finally fixed and my oldest daughters preschool teachers coming over for the first home visit . I had a lot of stress and noia going that whole time and now its over. And adding icing to my cake I have visible roots on one berry bomb and one grape ape "clones" now on the other cuttings that one herer is gone and a second is looking close to giving up too. The looks today I could feel 5 out 8 look to be super close that I have slowed down on misting and vented the dome finally.
I also visited my friends and seen that sister clone of my blue mystic and the older clone from my previous berry bomb attempt, which I felt are done now at about 2-3 weeks further into flower than mine Looking great with some dense buds full of sticky resin also grown under cfls if I remember right 3 100w draw cfl bulbs 6500k to give 400w output each.I may be using one for a little bit myself in addition to my led. I did get some pictures ,just have to find my camera to show em. I think I left it there
And last but not least thanks to another sponsor I just tried and found today in the box
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[closetorganic]

I made a soil less mix from my outdoor homemade sifted compost and fresh earthworm castings from my worm bin along with store bought ewc and perlite. At 1 part compost 1 part perlite 1/2 part worm bin castings 1/2 part store castings. I transplanted my rooted clones in this mix in solo cups with mycohizzae dusted all over root plug touching roots and having extra fall into the cup.
Still not looking too good , here is my only herer

and only one berry bomb

then all 3 grape ape with the one in back have first and most visible roots

Its been 15 days from cutting these clones now from plants into flower 42 days
the clones were transplanted at 13 days from cut