QT's Second Grow - 1st Journal

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"Educate me here, Propa"
Take the plastic off the brick, and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. Pour a gallon of water on it, and wait. Catch a buzz. Hour later, you may need to add a little more water but put your hand in there, and bust up the clumps :)
 
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Propa Gator said:
"Educate me here, Propa"
Take the plastic off the brick, and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. Pour a gallon of water on it, and wait. Catch a buzz. Hour later, you may need to add a little more water but put your hand in there, and bust up the clumps :)
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LOL, reminds me of an ACME product from off of Bugs Bunny where all you had to do was add water to get finished product. Please excuse my ignorance because I know nothing about coco coir..How long do you wait? How do you know when it is ready to put plant in it? You really have me wanting to try this. I think this is why I like growing, there are just so many possibilities...

Brown-- :welcome: Thanks!!!! This is only my second grow and when I came here I was feeling the same way as you. All I can say is if you are serious about giving it a try then just read what ya can...start here.....

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I really can't stop staring at my plants. I am really in awe at how well this grow is going. After, the disasters from the first grow I really was skeptical. And in the short time since I have started, I have upgraded some things here and there. I have learned way more things Even my patience has gotten better which makes things way better for the plants. I am more tender and loving to them. I know longer drown them with water and love or burn them to a crisp. I now ask questions...Are you hungry? Would you like to change positions? In other words, I take notice!!!!!

Ok, I am really high about now and rambling my ass off....:yahoo:
 
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@ Popagator you are full of all sorts of common sense and technical knowledge and I enjoy listening to everything you have to say

@ QTL you are starting to really get what this is all about....paying close attention to your plants and letting them tell you what they need. THey WILL talk....their language is just a little tougher to understand but you are definitely getting the hang of it :)
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Blue Planet Nutrients said:
@ Popagator you are full of all sorts of common sense and technical knowledge and I enjoy listening to everything you have to say

@ QTL you are starting to really get what this is all about....paying close attention to your plants and letting them tell you what they need. THey WILL talk....their language is just a little tougher to understand but you are definitely getting the hang of it :)
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Awww, thanks Corey, that means a lot coming from you. You have been there since the beginning with me. And I can never thank you enough for putting your faith in me like you did. With that alone, you will always have my full support!...:circle-of-love::high-five:

Yes, I truly do pay attention to them now as well as listen to the advice given to me. At the moment, they really want more room, that is why I am anxious to get the 400w light or at least 250 minimum. My space is getting really cramped......
 
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"I know nothing about coco coir."

Coir is machine shredded coconut husks. It's quite inert, and doesn't break down quickly while used as potting soil. Maybe a little, and maybe offers up a little nutrient value, but not much. It fills a pot with a matrix that is very easy for the roots to grow into and supports the whole plant firmly. It is extremely absorbant, as you will see with the expansion the one brick will do in your Homer bucket. This moisture will be very available to the plant, along with the nutrients that you've put into the water that you fertigate with. Since it is nearly inert, all nutrients come from this addition, which every watering is, and is the beautiful control that makes this medium dynamic. Letting it dry between waterings(fertigations) is pointless and potentially harmful; you can't over-water or drown roots in it. If ever a toxic over-ferted condition develops: it's simple, quick & easy to flush, unlike every bagged soil.
It's ready to use when it's wet & fluffy - but should be rinsed in the pot. Flush, plant, fertigate. My pots are in 1020 trays, easy to vacuum out the run-off. I shoot for 15% run-off, for constant flushing & feeding.
 
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QueenTokelove said:
my patience has gotten better which makes things way better for the plants. I am more tender and loving to them. I know longer drown them with water and love or burn them to a crisp. I now ask questions...Are you hungry? Would you like to change positions? In other words, I take notice!!!!!

Ok, I am really high about now and rambling my ass off....:yahoo:
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You sound like a damn fine woman. I would be honored to smoke from your trees.:peace:
 
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Propa Gator said:
"I know nothing about coco coir."

Coir is machine shredded coconut husks. It's quite inert, and doesn't break down quickly while used as potting soil. Maybe a little, and maybe offers up a little nutrient value, but not much. It fills a pot with a matrix that is very easy for the roots to grow into and supports the whole plant firmly. It is extremely absorbant, as you will see with the expansion the one brick will do in your Homer bucket. This moisture will be very available to the plant, along with the nutrients that you've put into the water that you fertigate with. Since it is nearly inert, all nutrients come from this addition, which every watering is, and is the beautiful control that makes this medium dynamic. Letting it dry between waterings(fertigations) is pointless and potentially harmful; you can't over-water or drown roots in it. If ever a toxic over-ferted condition develops: it's simple, quick & easy to flush, unlike every bagged soil.
It's ready to use when it's wet & fluffy - but should be rinsed in the pot. Flush, plant, fertigate. My pots are in 1020 trays, easy to vacuum out the run-off. I shoot for 15% run-off, for constant flushing & feeding.
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I'm sold..:peace:
 
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Propa Gator said:
"I know nothing about coco coir."
Coir is machine shredded coconut husks. It's quite inert, and doesn't break down quickly while used as potting soil. Maybe a little, and maybe offers up a little nutrient value, but not much. It fills a pot with a matrix that is very easy for the roots to grow into and supports the whole plant firmly. It is extremely absorbant, as you will see with the expansion the one brick will do in your Homer bucket. This moisture will be very available to the plant, along with the nutrients that you've put into the water that you fertigate with. Since it is nearly inert, all nutrients come from this addition, which every watering is, and is the beautiful control that makes this medium dynamic. Letting it dry between waterings(fertigations) is pointless and potentially harmful; you can't over-water or drown roots in it. If ever a toxic over-ferted condition develops: it's simple, quick & easy to flush, unlike every bagged soil.It's ready to use when it's wet & fluffy - but should be rinsed in the pot. Flush, plant, fertigate. My pots are in 1020 trays, easy to vacuum out the run-off. I shoot for 15% run-off, for constant flushing & feeding.
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:Love::Love::Love::Love:I am sold...Will be considering this more seriously. Am thinking after I get what I estimate to be about another grow after this one out the way, I will try some coco with my remaining beans which blackjack and big bud. Sounds like a plan indeed...
 
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i posted some pics for you on my 1st journal,,,go coco, propa knows his poop!!:adore::thumb:
 
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Checked in on the girls before lights out...They all seem to be doing well...Plant 1 is really demanding room, the tip of her leaves are starting to bend slightly from being pressed on the wall. Plant 2 is right behind her. I would really like to start flowering them but not til I get that light. Once I saw BigIrishDoode's new light, it has really lit a fire under my ass to get one. I have also been getting really giddy about the lemon skunk and big bang. LS folded leaf has finally started straightening out and BB is now stand straight. The other sprouts are doing just as well. I am sold on the coco coir so I am gonna try to get a couple of bricks of that so I can transfer some of the sprouts to the 1 gallon pots. I am really loving the fact that the coco coir can be used over more than once. Plus I am also excited to see how the LS and BB perform in that. Before the lights went out, temp was at 80 and humidity was at 30.

Quick question...Remember I said I had started bending the stems on plant 1? When I looked at her today, all the stems I bent had straightened back out. Is that suppose to happen? Should I try to bend them more?

Well, I am running on 3 hrs sleep, just blazed one not long ago. I am feeling sleep creeping up on me as well as being ultra high about now. Going mimiz,ttyl guys.
 
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QueenTokelove said:
Checked in on the girls before lights out...They all seem to be doing well...Plant 1 is really demanding room, the tip of her leaves are starting to bend slightly from being pressed on the wall. Plant 2 is right behind her. I would really like to start flowering them but not til I get that light. Once I saw BigIrishDoode's new light, it has really lit a fire under my ass to get one. I have also been getting really giddy about the lemon skunk and big bang. LS folded leaf has finally started straightening out and BB is now stand straight. The other sprouts are doing just as well. I am sold on the coco coir so I am gonna try to get a couple of bricks of that so I can transfer some of the sprouts to the 1 gallon pots. I am really loving the fact that the coco coir can be used over more than once. Plus I am also excited to see how the LS and BB perform in that. Before the lights went out, temp was at 80 and humidity was at 30.

Quick question...Remember I said I had started bending the stems on plant 1? When I looked at her today, all the stems I bent had straightened back out. Is that suppose to happen? Should I try to bend them more?

Well, I am running on 3 hrs sleep, just blazed one not long ago. I am feeling sleep creeping up on me as well as being ultra high about now. Going mimiz,ttyl guys.
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Qt, the plant will straighten out after being bent, if you want it to stay tie it down.
 
brownsuga66 said:
I am enjoying listen to you guys and am learning a lot from your conversations! How can I get some good seeds to start growing I have the perfect space and want to start!
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I think QT would agree, check the :420:sponsors you will be amazed, and happy:peace:
 
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Hey QT just a though or twelve on LST and Super Cropping. I know alott of you know this but here goes just in case some thing was missed, Super cropping is cerfuly pinching the branch, or trunk to make it stronger. LST involves a much more aggressive technique, involving pinching the area you wish to manipulate, about a 1 " wide area 360 degrees, then bending careful and slowly in 4 directions, ie n, s, e, w, and rotating, yes rotate that bitch! carefully rotate the now limp branch 360 degrees at an angle of about 15 to 20 degrees then increase 30 degrees a rotate, then to a point where its almost at a 70 degree angle from the branch you are manipulating, before putting it in its place, tie that mother in place and she will stay there . Be careful! The reason for the 1 " wide area is to give the branch more bending surface. this is what happens whe you don't do it right.
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This requires practice to master, its not easy. However marijuana is a forgiving plant and wants to grow regardless of all the hurdles it face. This small plant gave me 2 oz of unique smoke. The mold sped up my harvest. I had to chop allot of her to save 2 oz.:peace:
 
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Smoke2Js said:
Hey QT just a though or twelve on LST and Super Cropping. I know alott of you know this but here goes just in case some thing was missed, Super cropping is cerfuly pinching the branch, or trunk to make it stronger. LST involves a much more aggressive technique, involving pinching the area you wish to manipulate, about a 1 " wide area 360 degrees, then bending careful and slowly in 4 directions, ie n, s, e, w, and rotating, yes rotate that bitch! carefully rotate the now limp branch 360 degrees at an angle of about 15 to 20 degrees then increase 30 degrees a rotate, then to a point where its almost at a 70 degree angle from the branch you are manipulating, before putting it in its place, tie that mother in place and she will stay there . Be careful! The reason for the 1 " wide area is to give the branch more bending surface. this is what happens whe you don't do it right.
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This requires practice to master, its not easy. However marijuana is a forgiving plant and wants to grow regardless of all the hurdles it face. This small plant gave me 2 oz of unique smoke. The mold sped up my harvest. I had to chop allot of her to save 2 oz.:peace:
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You did all that to your plant, and call it Low Stress Training??
Dayum! No wonder why it turned black and died :smokin2:

LST is an easy, non-kinking bend :slide: using string to hold in place.
Super-cropping does kink the stem, but without the Spanish Inquisition routine.
 
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Propa Gator said:
You did all that to your plant, and call it Low Stress Training??
Dayum! No wonder why it turned black and died :smokin2:

LST is an easy, non-kinking bend :slide: using string to hold in place.
Super-cropping does kink the stem, but without the Spanish Inquisition routine.
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it got black and became moldy because I did it wrong. It lived through its whole cycle. If you look at the picture you will see a fold and not a bend. I bent it without doing all the stuff I mentioned, on my other plants I did it right. 2lbs right.:peace:
 
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I don't think I wanna try supercropping, last time I did I broke a stem on plant 3. When I had plants 1 and 2 in the gallon pots I had started to tie them down. It was easier. With the 3 gallon pots I have I don't see anywhere on the side of the pot where I could make holes to tie them down. So that was why I was trying the gentle bending I was doing.

Did I say welcome, Brown? If not, I apologize, I usually do, might have been smoking and forgot...lol..I am glad you are enjoying the conversation, feel free to jump in. And Smoke is right, I would suggest looking at the sponsors here for what kind of beans you wanna work with.

Smoke--Wow you did that and still walked away with 2oz? I didn't weigh my last grow cause I didn't have a scale. Still don't but would like to have one before the end of this grow. Just curious as to how much one plant can produce. I know it depends on lights, nutes, etc but still wondering....

Tonights update-- room temp is at 78 and humidity was at 50 when I first opened the door but has now gone down to 40. Their pots still feel heavy so I am gonna prolly wait til Sunday to water them. Bent them down some more, don't know why I keep doing it. Maybe they will catch the hint and stay that way..lol...I measured them also...plant 1 is 15 inches, plant 2 is 13 inches and plant 3 is 17 inches, makes me wonder if that one might be the male??? I would really be heartbroken if it was plant 1. I have such plans for her. Since she is doing the best out of the bagseed, I wanted to experiment with her, well kinda. I would like to make another attempt at cloning, try to get it right before my "good shit" gets to flowering. And I also want to reveg her after harvest. Thats what I have on the back burner for now. I don't want to overwhelm myself.

And since I have so many sprouts/seedlings going, I was wondering if I should start a journal on them. It would be featuring the Lemon Skunk and Big Bang but would include the others I have too. Plus, when I transplant them, I would like to put them in coco coir...Propa and Irish have sold me. I don't see any negatives with it and it seems even easier than soil.
 
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