Pete Detroit
Well-Known Member
Ok, here we go (Pix to some Real Soon Now)
The Background - 30+ years ago, living near Dallas, TX, roomie and I got burned on a deal for a hundie or two, thought 'Eff That, how hard is it to grow?' Pre-internet, we fumbled a bit, weak seeds we had hanging around, Sprouting technique (paper towels), rooting medium (Perelite) Grow Box (plywood platform, shelving at the corners, hanging shop lights, CFL drop light, wrapped in space blanket for reflection, vented w/ a computer fan through dryer vent, when lights were on) all self designed, in one shot, and it worked WELL. Started w/ 10 - 12 seeds, kept the best, cloned it out for a year or two. Sold some to co-workers (Yeah, it's leaf, but it's GOOD leaf, it WILL give you a buzz, and it's CHEAP) for beer money, but mostly kept all the bud. And there was some NICE bud. So.. fast forward and it's now legal in MI for recreational use, and I'm about ready to get into the game again, because wholly CARP, 3.5g for $100+? I think it's worth a few $10 seeds..
The Basics -
Picked up a Auto Mix Pack from an overseas Seed Bank. Not sure if they're an advertiser, so won't say who, yet...
Anyway, rec'd 5 ea
- Gelato Auto (60 / 40 Sat / Ind, 400 - 600 g/m2, thc 26% - the last two ideal, of course)
- Godzilla Cookies Auto (40 / 60 Sat / Ind, 450 - 600 g/m2, 27%)
- Purple Juice Auto (30 / 70 Cat / Ind, 400 - 550 g/m2, 23%)
They all grow up to 120cm (or less) and mature in 60 - 75 days
The idea was to focus on fast growing, high yield plants, could establish a baseline, and turn over grows quickly, working on 'tweaks' to improve results. Getting 5 pops each should make for good compare, as well as comparing strains for flavor and effect. Realize that things have changed, and there's a WHOLE lot of knowledge our there (>koff< like HERE>koff<) and looking to a) re-acquire old skills, and learn new ones...
Also, the Mix Pack qualified me for 4 "freebies" so I picked
- Gorilla Glue Auto (45 / 55 Sat / Ind, 600 g/m2, 25%)
- Amnesia Lemon (60 / 40 Sat / Ind, 550 g/m2, 21%)
- CBD Lemon Auto (40 /60 Sat / Ind, 500 - 600 g/m2, 17% thc, 17% cbd) - Yeah, that just looked interesting..
- Zkittlez Auto (40 / 60 Sat / Ind, 400-500 g/m2, 23%) (REALLY pretty buds in the promo pix...)
Dirt mix has yet to be fully determined, but for first run, looking to 50 % potting soil, fortified w/ aged manure and worm casts (25% ea) and a bit of perlite / vermiculite blood / bone meal. Will get some dynomoco or other 'bugs' as that seems to be the way to go. hoping that good soil can prevent need for chemical ferts, but can see advantage of high P bloom feed, will consider when it's relevant. May do a side by side, if I get multi plants up.
Grow Space - Have a (small) spare bedroom that I currently use for storage, plan is to use closet for 'out of season' grows, but being on 2nd floor w/ southern exposure, hope to use good ol' sunlight, at first. Ambient temp (70s - 90s this time of year) and RH (same - Ugh. Semi-temperate swamp, it's been called, not wrongly) Supplemental lighting TBD, leaning toward LED (full Spec) probably a Big Box supplier, but will review advertisers / reviews on site... I.E. research in progress - I'm assuming, possibly incorrectly, I have a few months)
How it's growing..
Phase1 - Pffft... started floating 1 ea seed in it's own shot glass ('guest' was the Amnesia, as it was photoperiod - the only one in the group and I wanted to max the natural light) and after a day or so, 2 has tiny tails, the other two swollen / split. I soaked some peat plugs in tap water (other than occasionally taste-able chlorine, Detroit has EXCELLENT water, ask any local micro / home brewer) and plugged the seeds in.. dusted the top of the plugs w/ a SMALL amount of Schultz's Orchid Food 20-10-10, + micro nutes, and waited. And waited A week later, pulled apart the plugs, the seeds all looked ok, one even had a tail... pushed them (gently) back into the plugs, and waited...
On Tues, started the next 4 seeds (Guest this time being the Zkittlez) Yesterday, 2x had 1/4" tails, they got plugged. Today, The other two were in a similar condition and THEY got plugged.
Not sure if the first ones Dried out, or got Fert burn, or what, but these are gonna stay wet until they come up, and NO ferts...
Will update w/ pix of the seeds w/ tails (ohhh, exciting!!!) prolly Sat am
The Background - 30+ years ago, living near Dallas, TX, roomie and I got burned on a deal for a hundie or two, thought 'Eff That, how hard is it to grow?' Pre-internet, we fumbled a bit, weak seeds we had hanging around, Sprouting technique (paper towels), rooting medium (Perelite) Grow Box (plywood platform, shelving at the corners, hanging shop lights, CFL drop light, wrapped in space blanket for reflection, vented w/ a computer fan through dryer vent, when lights were on) all self designed, in one shot, and it worked WELL. Started w/ 10 - 12 seeds, kept the best, cloned it out for a year or two. Sold some to co-workers (Yeah, it's leaf, but it's GOOD leaf, it WILL give you a buzz, and it's CHEAP) for beer money, but mostly kept all the bud. And there was some NICE bud. So.. fast forward and it's now legal in MI for recreational use, and I'm about ready to get into the game again, because wholly CARP, 3.5g for $100+? I think it's worth a few $10 seeds..
The Basics -
Picked up a Auto Mix Pack from an overseas Seed Bank. Not sure if they're an advertiser, so won't say who, yet...
Anyway, rec'd 5 ea
- Gelato Auto (60 / 40 Sat / Ind, 400 - 600 g/m2, thc 26% - the last two ideal, of course)
- Godzilla Cookies Auto (40 / 60 Sat / Ind, 450 - 600 g/m2, 27%)
- Purple Juice Auto (30 / 70 Cat / Ind, 400 - 550 g/m2, 23%)
They all grow up to 120cm (or less) and mature in 60 - 75 days
The idea was to focus on fast growing, high yield plants, could establish a baseline, and turn over grows quickly, working on 'tweaks' to improve results. Getting 5 pops each should make for good compare, as well as comparing strains for flavor and effect. Realize that things have changed, and there's a WHOLE lot of knowledge our there (>koff< like HERE>koff<) and looking to a) re-acquire old skills, and learn new ones...
Also, the Mix Pack qualified me for 4 "freebies" so I picked
- Gorilla Glue Auto (45 / 55 Sat / Ind, 600 g/m2, 25%)
- Amnesia Lemon (60 / 40 Sat / Ind, 550 g/m2, 21%)
- CBD Lemon Auto (40 /60 Sat / Ind, 500 - 600 g/m2, 17% thc, 17% cbd) - Yeah, that just looked interesting..
- Zkittlez Auto (40 / 60 Sat / Ind, 400-500 g/m2, 23%) (REALLY pretty buds in the promo pix...)
Dirt mix has yet to be fully determined, but for first run, looking to 50 % potting soil, fortified w/ aged manure and worm casts (25% ea) and a bit of perlite / vermiculite blood / bone meal. Will get some dynomoco or other 'bugs' as that seems to be the way to go. hoping that good soil can prevent need for chemical ferts, but can see advantage of high P bloom feed, will consider when it's relevant. May do a side by side, if I get multi plants up.
Grow Space - Have a (small) spare bedroom that I currently use for storage, plan is to use closet for 'out of season' grows, but being on 2nd floor w/ southern exposure, hope to use good ol' sunlight, at first. Ambient temp (70s - 90s this time of year) and RH (same - Ugh. Semi-temperate swamp, it's been called, not wrongly) Supplemental lighting TBD, leaning toward LED (full Spec) probably a Big Box supplier, but will review advertisers / reviews on site... I.E. research in progress - I'm assuming, possibly incorrectly, I have a few months)
How it's growing..
Phase1 - Pffft... started floating 1 ea seed in it's own shot glass ('guest' was the Amnesia, as it was photoperiod - the only one in the group and I wanted to max the natural light) and after a day or so, 2 has tiny tails, the other two swollen / split. I soaked some peat plugs in tap water (other than occasionally taste-able chlorine, Detroit has EXCELLENT water, ask any local micro / home brewer) and plugged the seeds in.. dusted the top of the plugs w/ a SMALL amount of Schultz's Orchid Food 20-10-10, + micro nutes, and waited. And waited A week later, pulled apart the plugs, the seeds all looked ok, one even had a tail... pushed them (gently) back into the plugs, and waited...
On Tues, started the next 4 seeds (Guest this time being the Zkittlez) Yesterday, 2x had 1/4" tails, they got plugged. Today, The other two were in a similar condition and THEY got plugged.
Not sure if the first ones Dried out, or got Fert burn, or what, but these are gonna stay wet until they come up, and NO ferts...
Will update w/ pix of the seeds w/ tails (ohhh, exciting!!!) prolly Sat am