New ViparSpectra Lights Powering Self Watered SIP Run

No worries.
Well, if you use regular pollen on an auto mom, the resulting seeds will be around 50% auto and 50% photo.
To make a lot of seed, I start dusting the plant (branch) from week 2 of flower.
Once a week for next 2 to 5 weeks
I can let the plants go longer as my window is different, I'm after seeds not buds so trichome ripeness is of no influence.
The way I understand it using photoperiod pollen on an auto will result in all photoperiod plants, just with a shorter flowering cycle (and even that doesn't always pan out).
Crossing those results in 25% photoperiod, 50% fast flowering photoperiod, and 25% atoflowering.

Edit: using pollen from one of the fast flowering plants on an auto would result in 50% autos, is that what you're doing?
 
I've never done this so it could be. Just the pollen is only half the equation so there would to my understanding be a full spectrum from auto to photo to faster flowering photo and later flowering autos.
I don't mess with autos. I might be missing something
A +B = C and C could be anything between A and B.
Sorry to hijack your thread Mr O
 
But you've gone nose blind? 👃
Maybe some but I smell it too. She's a stinker!
Don't let me put you off. Try it Mr O. Just keep the pollen around incase, you can always do another plant at a later stage if you need.
Cheers
Will do lerugged.
As long as you guys are talking pollen, I have a question: my Oregon Yoda sent me some Sweet Tooth #3 pollen. It is my understanding, mostly from watching SO do it, that I could apply pollen to a select branch or bud, and only that branch would generate seeds. Is this correct? And does it apply to autos too? And then the seeds I generate - are the female? Thanks fellahs!
Abosadoodlydo Jon, just be oh so careful not to spread the joy too much by segregating the rest of the plant while you do it with water spray and with as little wind as possible. If they have around 5+ weeks to mature, chuck some pollen.
Cool, I can live vicariously through you. Lol! Cuz me neither, and it scares me to be honest. I don’t want to seed my grow by mistake.
Use the tiniest art paintbrush you ever saw when you do. It only holds so much.
Best thing to do is isolate the target plant and then put a plastic bag over the target branch and spray the rest of the plant down well with water which kills pollen.

Then carefully uncover and dust the target branch, recover it and spray the rest of the plant with water again.

Maybe a bit overkill, but if you don't want to seed your entire plant, an extra step or two might be worth it.
^^^^ Yes this is the ticket! @Jon
Brown paper bag. Mist the shiz out of the plant except for the branch you want to seed. Add some pollen to the bag. Seal it up and leave from 3 hours until a day. Before you take it off, mist the entire plant again and gently slip the bag off while misting into the bag.
Spray down entire plant including the branch you pollinated.
Jump into the shower clothes and all and get your soak on. Dry up and good to go.
^^^ This Too!
 
Maybe some but I smell it too. She's a stinker!

Will do lerugged.

Abosadoodlydo Jon, just be oh so careful not to spread the joy too much by segregating the rest of the plant while you do it with water spray and with as little wind as possible. If they have around 5+ weeks to mature, chuck some pollen.

Use the tiniest art paintbrush you ever saw when you do. It only holds so much.

^^^^ Yes this is the ticket! @Jon

^^^ This Too!
Thanks SO, sorry for the hijack!
 
Highya SO,

I just went out and checked on the ladies. Cherries Dubilee is the most smelly. Not a hundred feet worth, but she smells so good! That's the one I'm having trouble with sex. I see signs (w/loupe) that's pre female projections, but no pistil. One place looks like it could be male parts. I'll need to wait a little more before calling it a she! Anyways, the whole garden is looking great! Very surprising! Happy Smokin'
 
I came out of hibernation just in time...great set up!! Really curious to see this self water SIP and see if it frees us from our plant duties :)

Good to hear your last SIP was a success too. Pulling up a chair for this show!
 
Highya SO,

I just went out and checked on the ladies. Cherries Dubilee is the most smelly. Not a hundred feet worth, but she smells so good! That's the one I'm having trouble with sex. I see signs (w/loupe) that's pre female projections, but no pistil. One place looks like it could be male parts. I'll need to wait a little more before calling it a she! Anyways, the whole garden is looking great! Very surprising! Happy Smokin'
Any minute now Bode and miss stinky will give you a tell! Hoping for the best! I got 2 out of 3 female.
I came out of hibernation just in time...great set up!! Really curious to see this self water SIP and see if it frees us from our plant duties :)

Good to hear your last SIP was a success too. Pulling up a chair for this show!
High Tim! Great to have you on this one! This system is one I hope will make the future easier. I'm already comfortable with the auto water aspect. It's been turned on and keeping water in the pots since I set them up flawlessly! I can't wait to get them growing and go on vacation!
What's on your agenda for a next grow?
Sometimes you realize you're in over your head, but you just keep reading. Just ask Alice...
Every time I pick up a botany book for me. After about a hundred times reading and someone explaining things I usually get it. From 6 months to 2 years I'm thinking. A member, @Pennywise, said something like, if you hang around 420mag long enough it's like hanging at the barber shop. You're bound to get a haircut at some point, and bound to pick up knowledge. I thought he was right.
 
High Tim! Great to have you on this one! This system is one I hope will make the future easier. I'm already comfortable with the auto water aspect. It's been turned on and keeping water in the pots since I set them up flawlessly! I can't wait to get them growing and go on vacation!
What's on your agenda for a next grow?

growing and vacations seem to be the toughest part of this while thing, glad you found a solution! Do you have a pump and timer on the water system? I tried that last time and it worked fairly well.

Next grow will be a quick auto grow of some mostly sativa strains. I'm tired of smoking the same two strains from last grow, need some variety :)
 
growing and vacations seem to be the toughest part of this while thing, glad you found a solution! Do you have a pump and timer on the water system? I tried that last time and it worked fairly well.

Next grow will be a quick auto grow of some mostly sativa strains. I'm tired of smoking the same two strains from last grow, need some variety :)
My RO system feeds directly into it. That makes it a never ending supply! As long as there's no power interruptions for any length I'm all set.
 
GROW ON AND RECONFIG UPDATE!

Hi folks, today was IKLWA's day to go to the beauty shop for a new hairdo and move into her EarthPot SIP home!
Oh yeah!
I started by emptying the tent and relocating the rest.
To the 4 x 4 just sitting over their pots on a temp basis. I moved the @ViparSpectra XS1500 Pro with them. they see around 600 ppm of PAR there now.
Building the pot I put a layer of LOS soil in both feet and pushed down over them.
I did that again two more times.
Then made a smooth top ready for the mistress of ceremony!
All this soil got ph raised a little just for this occasion. I hope it's 6.5 now or so.
I slipped the cover over it and cross slit it with a sharp knife and plugger her in.
Applied 1.6 ltr's of ro water on top with Real Growers Recharge in it. Also 1.6 ltr's plain ro water in the rez.
Topped her at 3 nodes, hung the 420h light and set the timer for 18/6 not necessarily in that order.
She's on her way! I'm going to make up a bunch of Carhooks for lst ing these 6 arms. I'd be happy to get them to make their way to the 4 corners of the pot and maybe beyond before I flip delight.
Have a nice Sunday!
 
Highya SO,

Very nice job! I'm hoping the recharge will take her past the dormant period and she'll break out growing right away! Btw, what strain was the mistress of ceremony? Whichever, she'll be stunning with your setup!
Some rain here today. We're on the edge of the system. Looks like you're in the middle of it. I hope you're not prone to flooding. Gardens still look lush! Happy Smokin'
 
Highya SO,

Very nice job! I'm hoping the recharge will take her past the dormant period and she'll break out growing right away! Btw, what strain was the mistress of ceremony? Whichever, she'll be stunning with your setup!
Some rain here today. We're on the edge of the system. Looks like you're in the middle of it. I hope you're not prone to flooding. Gardens still look lush! Happy Smokin'
It's the IKLWA. She's on the move! I think she made a node overnight!
We're in it all right! Tornado warning for a lot of this day so far! Another few hours for that. It's really dropping rain now! No power interruption so far 🤞
 
GROW ON AND RECONFIG UPDATE!

Hi folks, today was IKLWA's day to go to the beauty shop for a new hairdo and move into her EarthPot SIP home!
Oh yeah!
I started by emptying the tent and relocating the rest.
To the 4 x 4 just sitting over their pots on a temp basis. I moved the @ViparSpectra XS1500 Pro with them. they see around 600 ppm of PAR there now.
Building the pot I put a layer of LOS soil in both feet and pushed down over them.
I did that again two more times.
Then made a smooth top ready for the mistress of ceremony!
All this soil got ph raised a little just for this occasion. I hope it's 6.5 now or so.
I slipped the cover over it and cross slit it with a sharp knife and plugger her in.
Applied 1.6 ltr's of ro water on top with Real Growers Recharge in it. Also 1.6 ltr's plain ro water in the rez.
Topped her at 3 nodes, hung the 420h light and set the timer for 18/6 not necessarily in that order.
She's on her way! I'm going to make up a bunch of Carhooks for lst ing these 6 arms. I'd be happy to get them to make their way to the 4 corners of the pot and maybe beyond before I flip delight.
Have a nice Sunday!
hung the 420h light

Do you mean the XS1500 Pro?

Such a cool tent setup. Are the diagonal lines that appear to be bungee cords to keep the tent walls off the plants?
 
hung the 420h light

Do you mean the XS1500 Pro?

Such a cool tent setup. Are the diagonal lines that appear to be bungee cords to keep the tent walls off the plants?
Yes and no. The XS1500 Pro is in the 4 x 4 over the starts getting sexed. But the 420h is in the 3 x 3 which is 40 inches square. Perfect fit for the light!
Isn't that LC-18? That's what your cup said. And the one you said you wanted to plant so might wanna relable her. Doesn't look like Iklwa to me.
Or not.
Haha.
Happy Sunday evening
Thank you! That was a brain fart! Happens with me sorry. LC-18 is the pretty lady we're working with here. She's was starting to grow fast before I transplanted her!
 
SEXING ALREADY! UPDATE

Hi all! Yesterday before leaving for a little vaca with my sweetie I gave them a water to last for a couple of days. I thought I give them a quick look, not thinking to find anything really as it's been only a few days since flipping the light, well surprise ! There's at least 3 females and one male showing as of yesterday! That's great! I'll be back in a couple of days and expect to start them in the SIP's then! :woohoo:
My pics disappeared from the magnifier part of the phone. Whoops! Next time I'll figure out how to save them!

Until then we'll enjoy Booth Bay Maine. It's beautiful here!
 
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