Our Ongoing Grows

Well, my controller is shot,, and my store has to order it and won't be there for acouple days.. Least this happened when I was down to almost nothing left in flower. I have a Black DOG, a Candy, and a Skywalker along with a Blue Dream that is all but done. So They will have to survive till then. Kind of pisses me off,, I kind of had different ideas,,, and I hate doing anything with electricity anymore.. I'm just going to kill the main,, seeing I'm not sure which is what in this box But should be a piece of cake. I kind of hate cutting back on the power right about now, but is what it is...
Yea I've seen plants grow knuckles at places of topping before,, but not like them. They got huge. Like a gall or something. I seen boring worms do similar damage before. Sure isn't the same as I got in the last Jack Herer.. I mean she looks nice and frosty, but the first had twice the size buds and didn't have knuckle like a ape. I mean to the point of being a deformity. Yea tis a male A-Bird,, or you'd see a hair about know and besides it's a slightly different shape.. I'm going to throw it outback for a day or two to be sure, I know it woodn't be the first time I've called it wrong.. I started these abit to early. But I do have more started of those. Con kicked me a pretty good size pile for doing a selection or two. We want to see if they might finish up here on time.. I do plan on growing afew autos outside this year. Should be NP getting them in. It pisses me off,, year after year losing my top buds to bud rot. I get in a crop every 4 or 5 years,, one without rot that is. I've not really be impressed but most auto flowers I've grown or tried before.. I'd imagine they are getting better every year. I don't know if autos will ever equal 100% their parentage, I figure anyways you slice it,, like breeding in the gene pool,, auto flower is like cutter, with special qualities. Hemp being the cutter. I know autos are getting really close in potency to their parents and I plan on doing some so they will finish under the highest sun we have here... So they should be all the can be.. I have variuos auto seeds I've gotten as freebies,, some Flash seed and I, well Miss J got a 5 pack of some Early Miss from CKS, should be here soon.
These Flash Seeds get huge,, but anyone have any ideas of a auto to try that might fit for Portland.. The Biggest and the best auto anyone has grown? I'm going to be ordering at least once more before spring.. I know I'm going to need afew more C-99 seed,, unless that one is female.. The second one,, she hasn't grown an inch.. I just hate shit canning her. 1 chance outta 4.. That's the worse run I've had germinating seeds in along while.. Well, I'm babbling. In the next day or two I'll get a pic of this Blue Dream,, under the HPS so;

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and the outline of a Candy bud
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that's it for now,,, Hope everyones gardens are doing great out there,, and Keepem Green
 
OK I do have afew pictures of whats next on the chopping block... Not that I'm letting go of the strain,,, but she's up for harvest.. A Blue Dream she's around 60 days in and looking nice,, maybe just to me cuz I raised her but;;;;

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and one more;;
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Great plant,,, easy to grow, and makes a Large Yield od good buddage....


Keepem Green
 
Hey, thanks, toasted ditch'''' I'll get a up close and personal pic for the albumn when she comes down... I still have a pretty one,,, Candy.. She has abit longer,, and I have one of the black DOG's.. What hurts is I'm running 1, 1000 watt light,, till I get a new controler for the lights. I'm going for one with a built in timer and a 4 way spliter for 4, 220 lines to my lights... 180 bucks... The same Miss J and me put aside for a new grow... But thats in the future I hope.... Keepem Green
 
I think the controller/timer given to me from Willy is a 4way? I took it to the Gshop and they said nice but its old. I can hook 4 lights up to it. It works great.
Ok Wood the Blue Dream..... What a pretty plant. Looks like 4oz at least? I wonder where you got the B.dream? From seed or clone? B.dream is my friend Wills favorite. All he talks about is the bdream he used to grow. And how I should do the same. He says Bdream you can only get clones no one has true Bdream seeds. And I got to go to Oakland to get em, blah blah blah. All he talks about is Blue dream.
Great Day and Great Growing Wood!
 
I think the controller/timer given to me from Willy is a 4way? I took it to the Gshop and they said nice but its old. I can hook 4 lights up to it. It works great.
Ok Wood the Blue Dream..... What a pretty plant. Looks like 4oz at least? I wonder where you got the B.dream? From seed or clone? B.dream is my friend Wills favorite. All he talks about is the bdream he used to grow. And how I should do the same. He says Bdream you can only get clones no one has true Bdream seeds. And I got to go to Oakland to get em, blah blah blah. All he talks about is Blue dream.
Great Day and Great Growing Wood!
I wanna try this Blue Dream so bad. Willy says there's no true seeds around. Only clones. Bummer for me then. Nowhere to get a certified guaranteed clone around here but me. I'm the only one I trust. So that's out.
But I've heard so many good things
 
Hey Woody. Quick question before i head off for work. Back in the early 90's me and a buddy used to grow outdoors here in the foothills of Alabama. We would hike throught the thickest brush down mountainsides and clear out a lovely spot facing south to the sun. The plant we grew we named Grape Appalacian, cause these are the foothills of the appalacian and it tasted like grape and the plants were 10ft tall and 8ft wide. 3 pounds was a cakewalk with a good wet summer. Back to my question, i have a nice UltraDog outside looking quite lovely. Back then we dug holes and filled them with Promix and added Peters triple 20 and sprinkled pure ammonium nitrate on top. My question to you is do you think it would still be safe in todays day and age to use the pure ammonium nitrate on this UD? I know to use it sparingly because its 34-0-0, but not sure if todays strains could handle it. What do you think buddy?
 
Hey there Woody... your Blue Dream looks like heaven ... chop baby chop.. if it's humid out your way. Every time I let mine go longer I usually regret it. Spring here on the right coast so cloudy and humid and cool so night time RH is pretty high. I have to close shit up and turn on the heat like every other day or so to keep things fairly dry.

Congrats on your harvest of the JH.. that's some tasty looking nugs there! :thumb:

Sorry to hear about your controller.. What happens is when the power is turned on, the weak point is the switch. That's where the controller comes in. It can do a better job and switching on power without the inrush current that everytime power on, the contacts get a spike and an arc and well over time, toasted.

I've been thinking of adding in a slow start relay to my gear.

I've used CL- series inrush current limiters and use them in all of my tube amp builds (think 650V and inrush) - switches get burnt up fast. Even the 40amp ones. The inrush current when you have say 4000w draw on a 220v circuit is HUGE. Wear and tear... shit happens. Best thing is safety 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 220v is non-forgiving as is 110v.

I would ask whomever is going to hook up your new switch about adding in a inrush limiter. How they work is they give resistance to the AC coming in and won't let any AC voltage pass until the resistance heats up the inrush limiter to a specific designed temp the it opens and then current starts to flow thru nice and easy... not like a BAM -power on all at once, solves the problems of heavy duty expensive switches. A lot easier on all the electronics like ballasts which are just transformers with fancy pants on and the bulbs especially get hit hard too. Ramble done...

Looking good there buddy... going to be some of your last big bud shots for a bit .... don't forget to save enough to last until September... a big stash goes fast, easy to overlook, now. I'm getting a little nervous about it ... 1 more run for me and tear down for summer and vacation.

I stashed a big bunch last year and forgot where I hid it! :hmmmm:
 
I want to wish everyone a Great 420... I'll spark a dubie for all..

Thanks Arctic Bowl,, must be pretty cold up there at the North Pole... And Welcome... I've had pretty good luck lately with some really colorful genetics.
Ammonium nitrate,, that's one I've never used before.. Least not straight anyways.. I've always used blood meal for my nitrogen. I like a 50/50 mix blood/bone meal. I imagine someone on here has used it before.. It is pretty stout shit. I do understand what your saying Mister Brown,, I'm just to lazy in my old age to be putting them together.But sounds like what one could use to save your relay switches.. I'm just going to go with the cheap titan unit for now.. I only run 2 1500 watt lights most of the time.. Now maybe next year I'll look into a better controler.. One with all the bells and whistles, gut for now it will have to do.. I'm also shutting down for summer.. I want to thank all for stopping in and taking a peek Happy 420 which is now... Keepem Green
 
Way Cool Chimp... Enjoy, That's what I'm doing now, rolling a dubie... I did get acouple pic's before Miss J got it trimmed up and on the net.

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Happy 420 EVERYONE Keepem Green
 
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