Great to see you brother, glad youre back
hope you and family are well.
hope you and family are well.
N420 Grows Barney's Farm Orange Sherbert & Special Guests
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Thanks farside! You read my mind I needed a refresher on using Mega Crop! My tap water is quite good, my ppm meter only goes as low as 100 ppm and when I test my water it doesn't even register on it. That's good advice on running plain water through every few weeks and definitely something I will be doing!
I did already pick up some Pro Mix Hp but will check out your recipe for future runs. Thanks again!
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Hey buddy good to see you! Ya growing with young kids can definitely be a challenge, the hydro stuff took up way to much time and I wasn't helping out with the kiddos in the evening enough so I want things as simple as possible. I'm going to be setting up a simple watering system when the plants get bigger to make the watering less of a chore.Welcome back N! Sounds like we have similar lives lol. You've not missed much. There was a rebellion of some sort, Sauga's achieved godhood and the site changed slightly. I can't tell though as I'm on 420 mobile.
Look forward to seeing some more GZ's.
Hope you had a good holiday season buddy.
I think I left around the rebellion, definitely some interesting going down as I left it was the right time for me to take a break. I did notice the Sauga is a god now I hope he will still come hang out with us more mortals lol. The site is different for sure I can't find any of the emojis lol
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Hey Vg! Glad to be back and to be growing again! The fam is doing well kids growing up fast my youngest turns 4 in a month! I thought it was a good way to start the new year plus Mrs.N has been reminding me that we are running dangerously low on smoke so better get on with it lol.Welcome back!
Hope you and the fam are doing well.
Congrats on the sprouts. It's a great way to start the new year.
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Good to see you too Sparkey! I’m doing well bro I’m sure I’ve missed a bunch on your journal gonna swing by soon and check it out!Great to see you brother, glad youre back
I considered buying a bag of Pro-Mix for this run I just up-canned based on the fact that rehydrating the peat is the toughest part and the hose water this time of year is cold. I ended up making my own again because 1) we caught a warm day, 2) I had all the ingredients already, and 3) I had a little help from the son. We just did a bucket brigade out to the big mixing container I bought that I keep in the garage, with hot water from the kitchen sink. Buying a surfactant would solve the rehydrating issue , but really its not that tough, and you only have to worry about it the first time. After you get the peat to over 30% humidity, it sucks up water just fine. PS - it takes 12 gallons of hot water to rehydrate 20 gallons of mix (15 gallons of peat and 5 gallons of Perlite).
I've got this thing for towels lately N4, but nothing else has changed. Good to see you back!
Hey N welcome back and nice to see you growing again. The only issues I have with the ProMix HP and MC is that MC can drive up the pH of the ProMix as the ProMix gets past its use-by date (1 year from manufacture date on the bag), so that's something to watch out for.
I still use both, but I do a slurry test to see if I need to make a couple of adjustments if the plant starts to look off.
I wistfully remember the days of putting the kids to bed. Now they tuck us in and head back to get high and watch TV in the living room.
I still use both, but I do a slurry test to see if I need to make a couple of adjustments if the plant starts to look off.
I wistfully remember the days of putting the kids to bed. Now they tuck us in and head back to get high and watch TV in the living room.
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Thanks a lot farside will definitely look into that once I’m through the bale I just bought. The grow shop I get it from only sell the big ones so I have enough for a few runs but I’m all for saving some money!
Hey Mr.S!! So glad you stopped by. Your right not much has changed your still one of the funniest guys on this site!!
I've got this thing for towels lately N4, but nothing else has changed. Good to see you back!
Thanks Shed happy to see you again! Thanks for the advice on the ProMix I will definitely check the date on the bag when I get home. I’m gonna see how it goes and if things start to go wonky I’ll be hitting you up to figure out how to do a slurry test.Hey N welcome back and nice to see you growing again. The only issues I have with the ProMix HP and MC is that MC can drive up the pH of the ProMix as the ProMix gets past its use-by date (1 year from manufacture date on the bag), so that's something to watch out for.
I still use both, but I do a slurry test to see if I need to make a couple of adjustments if the plant starts to look off.
I wistfully remember the days of putting the kids to bed. Now they tuck us in and head back to get high and watch TV in the living room.
Now they tuck us in and head back to get high and watch TV in the living room.
OMG!!! That sounds like heaven
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Hey @InTheShed I checked out my Promix and it looks like a pretty recently manufactured bale.
So I shouldn’t have any issues...with Promix and Mega Crop at least lol.
Perfect!
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Quick update on the little ones progress over the last few days.
The first one to break the soil is the strongest plant of them all and is well on her way to her second set of leaves.
The second one up looks a bit sad and has been stalled out but I chalk that up to me over loving her with a bit to much water, hopefully when she dries out a bit she will get going.
The 3rd one broke the surface and has been stuck in this position for the last 3 days, don’t have much hope for her.
Ive has some issues getting the last 2 to germ and get decent size tails in the paper towels. They would crack open and have a tiny little root and were stalled out for days. I kept the paper towel moist the entire time so not sure what’s going on I have always germinated all my seeds this way with good success but these seeds are not cooperating. I gave up on the paper towel and just planted the seeds in the Pro Mix on the weekend, haven’t seen either pop their heads out yet but hopefully soon.
The first one to break the soil is the strongest plant of them all and is well on her way to her second set of leaves.
The second one up looks a bit sad and has been stalled out but I chalk that up to me over loving her with a bit to much water, hopefully when she dries out a bit she will get going.
The 3rd one broke the surface and has been stuck in this position for the last 3 days, don’t have much hope for her.
Ive has some issues getting the last 2 to germ and get decent size tails in the paper towels. They would crack open and have a tiny little root and were stalled out for days. I kept the paper towel moist the entire time so not sure what’s going on I have always germinated all my seeds this way with good success but these seeds are not cooperating. I gave up on the paper towel and just planted the seeds in the Pro Mix on the weekend, haven’t seen either pop their heads out yet but hopefully soon.
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Thanks Shed! I hope your right and the newest ones make an appearance soon. After being away from growing I’m IMPATIENT!! lol. No matter how many times I go into the tent and yell at them they don’t grow any faster.
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Hey everyone time for a progress report on the little ladies.
The first Gorilla Zkittles to come up Is coming along nicely. She is well on her way to her 3rd set of leaves and I actually gave her a light feeding last night. I’ve been slowly getting the light closer to her and she has responded well and was actually praying this morning!!
Im starting to think the second Gorilla Zkittles is just a mutant. Her leaves are twisted and deformed and curled down. I’ve let her dry out completely because I thought she was just to wet but that wasn’t the problem. No pests to be found and none of the other plants are showing any similar signs.
The 3rd one has actually shown a bit of progress but it’s SLOOOOW! She does have her first serated leaves but it took nearly 2 weeks to get to this point. Seems healthy just small.
As I mentioned in my earlier update I’m having one hell of a time getting any other seeds to actually germinate properly. The 2 I planted in the Promix after no progress in the paper towel didn’t make it. I’ve also started 2 Peyote Critical seeds since my last update using the paper towel method, one popped with a tiny tap root that hadn’t progressed in days and the second one didn’t pop. The one that actually popped I’ve put into a Rapid Rooter and put it into a pot. I’m hoping the rooter will keep it moist enough and the warmth of the tent will get her moving in the right direction. This morning I’m soaking a Seedsman Cheese seed in a cup of water, hopefully it turns out. I really just want 4 healthy seedlings and to this point it’s been pretty frustrating.
The first Gorilla Zkittles to come up Is coming along nicely. She is well on her way to her 3rd set of leaves and I actually gave her a light feeding last night. I’ve been slowly getting the light closer to her and she has responded well and was actually praying this morning!!
Im starting to think the second Gorilla Zkittles is just a mutant. Her leaves are twisted and deformed and curled down. I’ve let her dry out completely because I thought she was just to wet but that wasn’t the problem. No pests to be found and none of the other plants are showing any similar signs.
The 3rd one has actually shown a bit of progress but it’s SLOOOOW! She does have her first serated leaves but it took nearly 2 weeks to get to this point. Seems healthy just small.
As I mentioned in my earlier update I’m having one hell of a time getting any other seeds to actually germinate properly. The 2 I planted in the Promix after no progress in the paper towel didn’t make it. I’ve also started 2 Peyote Critical seeds since my last update using the paper towel method, one popped with a tiny tap root that hadn’t progressed in days and the second one didn’t pop. The one that actually popped I’ve put into a Rapid Rooter and put it into a pot. I’m hoping the rooter will keep it moist enough and the warmth of the tent will get her moving in the right direction. This morning I’m soaking a Seedsman Cheese seed in a cup of water, hopefully it turns out. I really just want 4 healthy seedlings and to this point it’s been pretty frustrating.
I really do need to revisit some Cheese soon.
That mutant looks odd. In my experience they don't normally amount to much, but you never know.
The others are looking great though.
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I really do need to revisit some Cheese soon.
That mutant looks odd. In my experience they don't normally amount to much, but you never know.
The others are looking great though.
Thanks Prof, I haven’t tried a Cheese before Mrs. N isn’t the biggest fan of them but she doesn’t know I’m starting a Cheese seed shhhh lol. I had some I got as freebies so figured why not.
Ya I don’t have much hope for the mutant, I’m just keeping her around until I have something better but so far that’s been a challenge lol.
My curiosity won't allow me to toss any plant that's growing. But I agree with @ProfessorFlora, the few mutants I grew out were mostly a waste of time.
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Hey Gdb! I’m with you and Prof. I’ve had a few plants in the past that had weird mutations and they were mostly a waste of time, I just need any other plant to be strong enough to knock her out of her spot.
I'd give the mutant and the slowpoke some time, but if something new looks more promising, out they go! There's only so much room 
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