Pigeons420 Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

[nivek]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

You better reign that unbounded optimism in there nivek! LOL! We miss your journals.

heya sue,, cheers,, i hear ya,, i hear it a lot,, i call it 'critical thinking',, my kids call it, 'depressing',, ha,, it is what it is, and i am what i am,, and that's all i am,, insert popeye laugh here,,

edit,,, maybe depressing is not the right word,, my kids call it ,, more like,, negativity,, i call it critical thinking,, or something like that,, might need to edit again,,

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

***Tuesday Update***

Hi everyone! I hope everyone's weekends were beautiful and full of joy! Mine sure was, my little man started riding his bike without training wheels. :0 what an accomplishment. I know I wasn't quite ready for the big step but he sure was. I thought he should have full hockey gear on but, he didn't skip a beat once he was on it. Took him about 10 minutes to figure out the balance and away he went. Took a bit to hold back a few tears. He's such a great kid, I'm so fortunate. And now he's back at daycare.

I spent a lot of times yesterday doing some work in the garden. Of course I found a new spot for the girls to reside. They quickly grew out of the little corner I had them in.
I decided it was time for some topping and F.I.Ming. 2 of the girls were ready. They had approached there 4th node and I didn't want to hold back because I need to get this show on the road. So, let's start this update with a short little how-to on topping and F.I.Ming.

TOPPING

I perform this technique often and I do so to encourage growth to occur in more than one area. If a plant isn't topped, it will grow a single cola (top bud) and multiple lowers buds. Once you cut the top of the plant off the next two lowest branches will grow upward in place of the single top. Every time you top your plant it produces two new "tops". This technique allows a grower to maximize yield by maximizing the area for buds to grow. I top my plant on average 3 to 5 times. But you could top more.

The process of topping is simple. But, if done incorrectly or unsanitary, could lead to your plant suffering from health problems further down the line. So, step one is to clean your tools. I use isopropyl to clean and rinse.

Now, I like to top my healthier looking plants. This helps to ensure they have the best possibility to recover from the stress of being chopped in half. I wait until I have 4 nodes (or seperations between branches) and then chop off the top of the plant.

So, you're trying to cut as low as possible but leaving the two side sprouts alone.

Once you're done making the snip, whip away your tears and know that big things are in store!

Now that was topping but there's another technique known as F.I.Ming which is similar to topping but you don't quite take off the whole top.

FUCK I MISSED (AKA F.I.M)

It took me a long time to understand what the acrynym for F.I.M meant. But now I get it. And I hope that my little update here can help at least one person understand it to!
Now I'm not as familiar with F.I.M as I am with Topping. In fact, I have never performed this technique before. But, here we go.

Unlike topping you don't take the entire top off the plant. You're taking some of it off. Say cut halfway down

Now, that's it! If you want to double, triple or even quadruple your yield, this is the way to go. On my very first topped plant, I topped her once and got almost 7 ounces. Notice when the provider of your seeds says "yield 500-800 grams" well that's under perfectly trained conditions. Topping and F.I.M is a great place to start.

Now for the rest of the girls.

VEG ROOM

The other girls are looking great. I haven't decided if I'm going to send one to flower with no training or just purchase a couple auto seeds to hold me over and train them all. So many choices. Welcome to the big leagues eh?
I tried to show all the names of the girls so I don't have to label them in my journal. It makes for a seamless job if I don't have to create headings for each plant. In due time I will have no choice as the plants get bigger the tags will be hidden.

Still a bit on the rebound Top Dawg didn't respond very well to the initial dose of nutrients. But she will recover with a few straight waterings

Starting her first round of training she has been topped and is getting the bend. I will try and force her over to one side so I can start manipulating each branch

This girl has also had a tough start to the nutrients. She was a bit smaller then the rest when I started but got the same dose and immediately started to show signs of excessive Nutes. But she has recovered nicely.

Here is Orka. She is one of my finer girls. Very short and stout. Lush and vibrant. I like her stubby little leaves.

I missed taking a photo of 8ball Kush aside from her getting F.I.M. So I will repeat that photo and update the journal later on.

The REVEG isn't showing any signs yet. But her companions there are Jackelope in the front and 1 Jabb's Stash in the back.

Well that's all of them! Wow what a bundle, eh? Things are really starting to take off now and it's getting exciting. I can't thank you guys enough for joining me and keep me company.

I love each of you!

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Wow! I have no more words

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Wow! I have no more words

Thanks Mr. Am4zin! I was just taking a peak at your journal! You've got it going on over there!

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Thanks Mr. Am4zin! I was just taking a peak at your journal! You've got it going on over there!

Getting there, need to go seed shopping for some photo girls. Hoping to kick it off proper then.

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Photos are great but they certainly do take some time. Autos are quick and easy. Although they don't yield as much in a short time frame. They do produce quality weed in a short time. And I love that! Who doesn't?

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Time is something I do have. Loads of it, hopfully. I topped one of these autos and it stopped growing for nearly 2 weeks. Photos bounce back much quicker, in my experience anyway.

 

[OttawaGreen]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Did jackalope go to bigger pot? Not sure which one is which? Does the growth seem quick? It should have some F1 hybrid vigour but not sure due to parents not being pure but - both being hybrids too.
If not in big pots that's understandable. Personally, I would grow them 8" tall or so with a few fims and then bloom it. No sense in wasteing bloom space on big plants who may end up being male. Plus the remaining females can then get picked for best pheno(this cross has not been inbred yet so I expect multiple phenos).
Once you have the best female pheno picked then give her clone the best treatment

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

No the jack is still in small pot. Jack is the ones on the REVEG in the front and sides. There's only one Jabb's Stash and it's behind the stock of the REVEG.

The growth on them is extremely slow. Not sure why. But I'm sure it has something to do with me.

I will grow them to 8" then flower them.

Thanks for poppin in OG!

 

[chenzi]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Wow !! It looks like you have a lot going on Pidge.
Props to you man... A friend told me that he thought I had too much going on.... ?
I got nothin !!

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Wow thanks man!

But please, you know we don't come here to compare who's got it and who doesn't. We're all doing OUR thing.

Thanks for the love my man. You, do got it!!

 

[SweetSue]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Excellent work on the tutorials Pigeons. I just FIMed my first plant the other day and it appears I succeeded and will have four tips. One can hope. The garden is looking fabulous.

Parenthood. You blink and they're riding off without your support.

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

I've blinked Sue! And it's crazy how much slips past.

Your girls looks fabulous Susan!

 

[RootSpaGuru]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Thats perfect your lights stretch the entire distance of your grow room, so in veg use 6500k bulbs and in flower stick in 3 3000k bulbs with two 6500k bulbs and that will work.

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Roots!! Good to see you it's been awhile!

I will double check the kalvin in the morning to make sure they're 6500k and for flower they hit the flower room with 1650W HID

Nice to see you around the playground!

 

[RootSpaGuru]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Wow fantastic, i understand your the pro it was just a thought thats all, okay heres what i got going i scrapped my log and will maybe make one once its complete, my sativa is 19 days and just topped her my indicia is 4 days and reaching her 4th node heres a look at the 19 day girl. Shit i just uploaded my pictures and there not in the gallery, hang on i will upload them now.

 

[RootSpaGuru]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Okay i figured it out, heres the 19day most magistic girl in my room.

 

[RootSpaGuru]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Let me tell you my story for those that just got here then return topic to the topic thread , i understand my badge says guru but im a noobie well after making my intro page and journal page getting yelled at a whole bunch about off topic this, off topic that i scrapped my journal anyhow... I planted 1 somango, 1 pure kush and 1 blueberry i gave to much nutes to the pure kush, 1 plant down, my somango popped from a seed but never grew, resowed another seed, 2 down on the 3rd day i hand watered my blueberry and got water on top of her and temps rose that day to 95f and she didnt make it so i resowed another seed, and thats where i am my somango is on 900ppm and loving it and her sister is on 600ppm and loving it, but these three weeks have been a roller coaster but im past the sensitive stage.

 

[Pigeons420]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Thats how you do it!

Those girls are looking great! Funny how they respond so differently to nutrients, eh?

You did a nice clean job topping her. Looks very nice. And the other girl is just about ready.

You stop by here anytime, you hear?

 

[RootSpaGuru]

re: Rex Pigeons Flies the Coop & Goes Perpetual in 2015

Pigeons420 your a wealth of knowledge my hats off, a perpetual garden is long hard work, if my plans go as planned i will take some clones of my somango and blueberry from those clones i will flower them but adding silver spray to the blueberry but also pollinating my somango with blueberry female pollen to make my own strain called Somango Blue now once i grow a seed from Somango Blue and getting some clones from her for my perpetual garden is like a year from now, congratulations once again for your hard work.