SOGgy Daze Ahead For Mr. Krip!

[Mark Green]

I have a cheap $50ish vape and whip, it works just fine for me. Had it about a year now, still works, hits like a mofo need to be careful.

Oh ya it has digi temp and a green light... No kick @$$ remote though...

 

[sqwheels]

Hi Mr K,

All good info...

Thanks for letting us sidetrack your journal with this... I feel like personal experience is always better than the sales pitch.

 

[FrankFoster]

It's great to vape when the bud is fresh cut, not dry, and you can't wait.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Hi Mr K,

All good info...

Thanks for letting us sidetrack your journal with this... I feel like personal experience is always better than the sales pitch.

No problem, Sqwheels! It's not a "side-track" at all! It's on-topic and happens to be a topic I love!

 

[Mrgivemethat]

Whens the next update Krip im sick of looking in my closet my vegging plants wont slow down already working 12 inches and ready for flower but still got 6 days until im half way in on the first set so I might have to add by size not date but then ill have tons at different dates,feeding rates and harvest dates. But im waiting.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Whens the next update Krip im sick of looking in my closet my vegging plants wont slow down already working 12 inches and ready for flower but still got 6 days until im half way in on the first set so I might have to add by size not date but then ill have tons at different dates,feeding rates and harvest dates. But im waiting.

Yeah, sorry, but slammed with projects and haven't had much time for fun here on

I should have an update posted before the end of the weekend.

 

[Mr. Krip]

QUICK UPDATE - LOTS OF PICS!

OK...Since you requested an update and I had to defoliate a couple of girls today, I figured I snap a few (well, more than a few!) pics and briefly tell you all what's going on, other than I've been real busy the last couple of weeks and probably will be for the next couple, too.

First, a quick peak to see the Bonsai moms and vegging clones:

I'll get some better pics of the Bonsais soon, but you can see they're starting to grow out nicely, so the next batch of clones will be much taller than any of the previous batches. You can get an idea of how tall the bonsais are getting from this pic:

In addition to the four bonsai moms, there's a total of 11 vegging clones. That's because I now have 17 plants in flower and will max at 24. So, 7 of the 11 clones will be to fill up the tent and the other four clones will replace the first four plants due to be harvested in about 10 days.

Here's the 17 plants currently in flower:

And, here are one plant from each strain due to be harvested in 10 days....

First, the Pineapple Express, which, per usual, is a little shorter than I was hoping for, but has nice, fat buds that are just covered in delicious smelling trich's. I really LOVE those PE's! :

Next, the Power Skunk, which also smells like a carbon filter maker's nightmare! She has very tight, dense buds and has lots of visible trich coverage. Strong, pungent, citrus/skunky smell:

And last, but certainly not least, Lucy. Her buds look and smell just like her sisters before her. Pine/lemon with buds that look like a cactus. Trichs are heavy, but not as tall and noticeable as the other two strains:

Happy Harvests!

K

 

[OG13]

Buds are looking real nice Mr K. Now that you have your cloning figured out, have you got a plan for frequency of your "periods"? Are your going to run plants in/out every week, 2 weeks, month or what.

I calculate what I call the magic number. If your flower space can hold 24 plants and they take 8 weeks to finish (the "cycle"), that means you can harvest 3 a week. Your magic number is 3. Or 6 every 2 weeks. If you have 4 mothers, you will need to produce 3 clones a week (not even one per plant). I like running a 2 week period, kind of a natural value based on the speed of the clones taking root, gives me an easy way to lay out my schedule on a calendar or spreadsheet.

You can also do some similar calculations if you have a plant limit and you are vegging your clones. Say 24 plant limit, 2weeks for clone, 2 for veg, 8 for flower gives 12 week cycle. Magic number is 2 plants per week or 4 every 2 weeks.

 

[sqwheels]

Hi Mr.K,

I really like to see the girls side by side, at different stages of growth. It's so cool the way they progress, and to see it like that just shows how spectacular MJ is!!!

I might be getting a Power skunk...I like the way she sounds/looks...now if I can grow mine as nice as yours!!!

Great Grow, Wonderful Journal...

 

[Xlr8]

Looking mighty fine indeed! I thought of Lucy the same way as far as looking like cactus buds. Funny how prickly the pistils look somtimes. Sigh, I miss my Lucy. Need to grow her again soon, too...

Hope you are well buddy! Nice pics and buds - fun to see them in more natural light, too.

+rep for the great looking plants and pics

 

[Mr. Krip]

Buds are looking real nice Mr K. Now that you have your cloning figured out, have you got a plan for frequency of your "periods"? Are your going to run plants in/out every week, 2 weeks, month or what.

I calculate what I call the magic number. If your flower space can hold 24 plants and they take 8 weeks to finish (the "cycle"), that means you can harvest 3 a week. Your magic number is 3. Or 6 every 2 weeks. If you have 4 mothers, you will need to produce 3 clones a week (not even one per plant). I like running a 2 week period, kind of a natural value based on the speed of the clones taking root, gives me an easy way to lay out my schedule on a calendar or spreadsheet.

You can also do some similar calculations if you have a plant limit and you are vegging your clones. Say 24 plant limit, 2weeks for clone, 2 for veg, 8 for flower gives 12 week cycle. Magic number is 2 plants per week or 4 every 2 weeks.

Thanks, OG!

I have done quite a bit of planning. Most of it early on and it all changed with the inital cloning problems, so the objective basically became to get the tent filled up as quickly as possible given the limited space for clones.

Unfortunately, I have the plants in the flower tent for a total of 10 weeks, so the math doesn't work out perfectly, but I'm gonna first try to get on a set schedule of 6 plants every 2-3 weeks.

I think I may be able to get to 8 plants every 3-4 weeks, or so, which would be preferable since it means only have to mix three different nute schedules each feeding instead of four, plus less frequent cloning.

In an ideal world, I'd be doing 12 plants each month, or so, and only have to mix two batches of nutes, but to do that, I'll need to start vegging on the clone side (due to space limitations on the veg side), which only has CFL's right now. Although the CFL's are doable, I really want some better lights in there to veg the clones (and not just root them), so I think it will be a while before I can get on that agressive of a schedule.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Hi Mr.K,

I really like to see the girls side by side, at different stages of growth. It's so cool the way they progress, and to see it like that just shows how spectacular MJ is!!!

I might be getting a Power skunk...I like the way she sounds/looks...now if I can grow mine as nice as yours!!!

Great Grow, Wonderful Journal...

Thank you, Sqwheels!

Funny that you mention it...I was just thinking about possibly replacing the Power Skunk with some other strain, if I can find one I like better.

Don't get me wrong, the PS is a FANTASIC smoke and stinks more than any of the other strains. The ONLY reason I'm considering it is because, if you look closely at the pics, you can see the buds on the Lucy and Pineapple Express are huge and really fat while the buds on the Power Skunk are much smaller and more compact.

The good news is that the PS buds are not only compact, but also rock hard. I'm just not sure the grams per square foot are gonna be comparable to the other strains.

So, my line of thinking right now is, if I like the PE and the Lucy as much (or more) as the Power Skunk, and I can get more yield with either of the other two strains, why continue to grow the Power Skunk, other than for more variety???

I do have a BUNCH of Power Skunk being harvesting in April, so when I do, I'm gonna check the average plant weights pretty carefully and see if the tight buds on the Power Skunk make up for the smaller size.

If the average weights on the Power Skunk are significantly lower than the other two strains, I'll most likely start looking for a replacement.

My first "test" on a possible replacement will, almost certainly, be Big Band, which is another Kannabia strain, and another freebie seed I received with the Power Skunk.

Again, the Power Skunk is a great smoke in all aspects, so I wouldn't hesitate to try it. And, I only had a single freebie seed, so not all the pheno's may have the same sized buds. But, good things come in small packages, and size can be misleading, especially when the buds are that dense, so stay tuned and I'll get some reports on weights in another month, or so.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Looking mighty fine indeed! I thought of Lucy the same way as far as looking like cactus buds. Funny how prickly the pistils look somtimes. Sigh, I miss my Lucy. Need to grow her again soon, too...

Hope you are well buddy! Nice pics and buds - fun to see them in more natural light, too.

+rep for the great looking plants and pics

Thank you, my friend!

Actually, I am doing pretty well and hope you are, too!

I've just been real busy with work projects, which have also put me behind on home projects, which is putting me behind on .

It's a vicious domino effect!

Now that you're becoming a cloning and breeding guru, you can keep some Lucy on hand next time you grow her!

Thanks for the +REPS!

 

[OG13]

Thanks, OG!

I have done quite a bit of planning. Most of it early on and it all changed with the inital cloning problems, so the objective basically became to get the tent filled up as quickly as possible given the limited space for clones.

Unfortunately, I have the plants in the flower tent for a total of 10 weeks, so the math doesn't work out perfectly, but I'm gonna first try to get on a set schedule of 6 plants every 2-3 weeks.

I think I may be able to get to 8 plants every 3-4 weeks, or so, which would be preferable since it means only have to mix three different nute schedules each feeding instead of four, plus less frequent cloning.

In an ideal world, I'd be doing 12 plants each month, or so, and only have to mix two batches of nutes, but to do that, I'll need to start vegging on the clone side (due to space limitations on the veg side), which only has CFL's right now. Although the CFL's are doable, I really want some better lights in there to veg the clones (and not just root them), so I think it will be a while before I can get on that agressive of a schedule.

I hear you on mixing different nutes for different stages of flower. I like doing more frequent cloning, then you don't "need" to maintain any moms. Gives you a more even harvest schedule for people that can't wait a month.

 

[FrankFoster]

A buddy of mine says that some of the best strains for a+++ bud, are smaller yields.

What he did was take 6 established breeds, like og, green c, white widow, etc., all breeds got pollin from a female blue dot dwarf. And all the crosses ended up being smaller except for the kush breeds. He was positive the mix would give him stronger lines. What he wasn't expecting is the green c, a known yielder, to get even smaller then their transsexual father.

 

[Mr. Krip]

A buddy of mine says that some of the best strains for a+++ bud, are smaller yields.

What he did was take 6 established breeds, like og, green c, white widow, etc., all breeds got pollin from a female blue dot dwarf. And all the crosses ended up being smaller except for the kush breeds. He was positive the mix would give him stronger lines. What he wasn't expecting is the green c, a known yielder, to get even smaller then their transsexual father.

Great point, Frank! Just because the buds are smaller, doesn't mean it's not more potent than anything else!

Also, interesting results on your buddy's experiment!

I have already established the potency on the Power Skunk from a previous harvest. And, I had said in my smoke report I had a real tough time telling which one I liked better - the Pineapple Express or the Power Skunk, so it's definately some good smoke. I just figure, if it's about the same quality, but I get larger yields on the Pineapple Express, why not just grow more PE instead of any more PS?

 

[Mr. Krip]

SOMEONE MUST HAVE BEEN LISTENING!!!

Just a quick update on my discussing another strain in the growroom...

A buddy of mine has, every once in a while, been getting some AWESOME meds he calls "Mango". I don't know if that's the actual strain (although, I am aware of a strain called "Mango") or just what his source calls it.

Anyways, this Mango is some of the best stuff I've ever had, so I told him to always let me know when it's around and told him if he ever came across seeds in the bottom of a bag, to save them for me.

After a year of seeing Mango on and off every few months, neither of us have ever seen a seed.

But, a couple of weeks ago he told me he had just gotten some of the Mango and asked if he should hold some for me. I told him to do it, especially since my stash from my last harvest is running a little low, and it's hard to pass up that Mango!

So, coincidently, about 15 minutes ago, after posting this morning I was considering a new strain, I was packing a vape of Mango and guess what I found in the bottom of the herb grinder? You guessed it! A Mango seed!

I will NOT be surprised if the seed does NOT germinate. It was really small, and went through the herb grinder, but it didn't appear crushed at all. The seed itself was not very healthy looking, though. It was closer to a brownish/dead color than a green color, but it appeared solid and not just an empty casing, so I put it in a shotglass of water and stuck it in the top section of the cab where it's warm & dark. It was staying afloat, so I'll check it in 12-24 hours and see if it sinks.

Again, I really don't expect this to be successful. I'd give it about a 10% chance of germinating a healthy plant, but nature never ceases to amaze me, and I would be EXTREMELY happy if I could get a nice Mango (or whatever it really is!) plant going!

I'll update as news breaks!

Happy Harvests!

K

 

[Mr. Krip]

QUICK UPDATE - MANGO

I checked on the Mango seed in the shot glass of H2O and it's still floating on top. I tried to poke it down several time, but she just floated back to the top, so giving it more time.

But, since finding that seed, I'm checking those Mango buds much more carefully and I found another seed this morning:

So, I dropped that into the shotglass, too, and just doubled my chances of getting a sprout.

About 10 minutes AFTER I dropped the second seed in, it occurred to me that it was pretty stupid to try to germinate these now, since they're probably still pretty fresh. If I was smart, I probably would have put them in the freezer first for a couple of months, or dried them out much more, to help boost my chances. So, if I find any more, that's what I'm gonna do!

Happy Harvests!

K

P.S. Later this afternoon, I'm gonna flush the four oldest SOG plants for harvest next weekend!

 

[Mrgivemethat]

Well the Mango he might be referring to may be nirvanas papaya which is also called mango by its breeders and ive got it yay

 

[Mr. Krip]

Well the Mango he might be referring to may be nirvanas papaya which is also called mango by its breeders and ive got it yay

Actually, IF it's Mango, it should be this:

MANGO

• Type: 100% Indica
• Yield: Heavy to Very Heavy
• Flowering Time Required: between 9 and 11 weeks;
• Cross: Mango x KC33
• Bred by: KC Brains

The Mango marijuana strain has been around since the very early sixties in its original, true form - and then, in 1991, was crossed with KC33 in order to come up with today's Mango strain of medicinal cannabis. Many who grow Mango weed for the first time are temporarily disheartened because it's a slow starter. Don't let that worry you though; these buds will explode given time! You can grow Mango in your indoor grow rooms, just be aware that she will stun you with how much she changes on a day to day basis. Do not underestimate her power for growth! In fact, professional growers recommend allowing seedlings to only vegetate for between one and two weeks after they prove themselves to be vigorous growers, and then straight to flowering they go!

Mango Marijuana Strain Buzz Rating: Sweet, Luscious Fruity Tastes And Scents That Mellow The Body On A Deep Level...

Strong branches provide rigidity to support the massive, heavy bud sites that develop on Mango marijuana plants. Mango medical cannabis buds grow as large around as a softball and can be up to a foot-and-a-half long! As she matures, don't be surprised to see her foliage change to a deep red/purple color. If you're looking for one seriously rewarding cannabis strain to grow, or simply benefit medicinally from, then get to know more about the Mango marijuana strain; it's just about the best Indica strain in the world. Enjoy!