Space Grow 2022: Skywalker OG, Romulan, Jack The Ripper & DV

[Melville Hobbes]

Looking mint Mel crazy winds today though

Thanks TC!
Yeah. I always wonder if it affects photosynthesis much. It just seems like it would be harder with everything flipping around like that. But since it's using light which is literally moving at light speed...stoned thoughts.

 

[Sparkey224]

Nice plants as usual my friend. Those girls going to be large

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Thanks TC!
Yeah. I always wonder if it affects photosynthesis much. It just seems like it would be harder with everything flipping around like that. But since it's using light which is literally moving at light speed...stoned thoughts.

That’s a interesting theory and you would think it work that way but I think genetics over time as overcome that in some sort of way

 

[Danishoes21]

Running a tight crew Mel, looking great

 

[Gandalfthewhite]

Looking amazing my friend one day I will be unleashed into the wild instead of being stuck in the spare room

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I've added in some horizontal supports to the bamboo stakes. This will strengthen them in case we get storms like last year, and it may make it possible to cover the plants later when they're in flower to keep the rain off of them. That really depends on how tall they get. If they break 180cm ( about six feet) that will make things a bit more difficult. So far I'd say it's 50/50 whether or not they get that tall. I'm betting Ebony will, but Jacinda and Donatra have a chance at staying lower.
I'm also starting to add shots of one of the shoots of each plant. It's a bit early, especially for Lucille, but I'd like to document how they progress through the transition this year. If I notice a bud form down low like I did last year I'll add it in too.

Lucille Skywalker - day 94

Jacinda the Ripper - day 92

Commander Donatra - day 87

Ebony - day 77

Nice plants as usual my friend. Those girls going to be large

Thanks!
I'm still hoping to keep them under the sightlines, lol!

That’s a interesting theory and you would think it work that way but I think genetics over time as overcome that in some sort of way

Probably, but it's one of those thoughts that just jump in when I'm high!

Running a tight crew Mel, looking great

Thanks D!
Hope you like the shots of the shoots, Jacinda and Ebony do have some pistils if you zoom in!

Looking amazing my friend one day I will be unleashed into the wild instead of being stuck in the spare room

Thanks!
Looking forward to the time we'll all be free to grow outdoors!

Have a great day!

 

[Bill284]

I've added in some horizontal supports to the bamboo stakes. This will strengthen them in case we get storms like last year, and it may make it possible to cover the plants later when they're in flower to keep the rain off of them. That really depends on how tall they get. If they break 180cm ( about six feet) that will make things a bit more difficult. So far I'd say it's 50/50 whether or not they get that tall. I'm betting Ebony will, but Jacinda and Donatra have a chance at staying lower.
I'm also starting to add shots of one of the shoots of each plant. It's a bit early, especially for Lucille, but I'd like to document how they progress through the transition this year. If I notice a bud form down low like I did last year I'll add it in too.

Lucille Skywalker - day 94

Jacinda the Ripper - day 92

Commander Donatra - day 87

Ebony - day 77

Thanks!
I'm still hoping to keep them under the sightlines, lol!

Probably, but it's one of those thoughts that just jump in when I'm high!

Thanks D!
Hope you like the shots of the shoots, Jacinda and Ebony do have some pistils if you zoom in!

Thanks!
Looking forward to the time we'll all be free to grow outdoors!

Have a great day!

Hey Melville
Hope your well my friend.
Your training is comming along nicely.
You can keep them flat and under 6 feet if you have the space horizontally.
6" mesh steaked out over top.
Otherwise your going to have a problem, because they are growing like crazy.
Hope you keep getting lots of sunshine.



Stay safe
Bill284

 

[InTheShed]

They're looking terrific Melville! What size pots are those?

Not much going on here. That's really a good thing.

Beautifully boring!

 

[Danishoes21]

Thanks D!
Hope you like the shots of the shoots, Jacinda and Ebony do have some pistils if you zoom in!

Great work Mel, they all look awesome. I be waiting to see those buds start stacking up.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I forgot to take a pic of Lucille's shoot today, which isn't really a problem because there's nothing there yet. And the pic of her is blurry. I'm going to have to find a better angle to take pics from.
Jacinda seems to have just started to stretch. All her growth tips seem to have put on a few cm overnight. I might just be seeing what I want to see, I'll confirm it by looking at the pics of the last few days side by side, but I think I'll take a page from other's books and start recording how tall they are with a tape measure, from the surface of the soil to the tallest shoot.
That's for tomorrow though.

Lucille Skywalker - day 95

Jacinda the Ripper - day 93

Commander Donatra - day 88

Ebony - day 78

Hey Melville
Hope your well my friend.
Your training is comming along nicely.
You can keep them flat and under 6 feet if you have the space horizontally.
6" mesh steaked out over top.
Otherwise your going to have a problem, because they are growing like crazy.
Hope you keep getting lots of sunshine.



Stay safe
Bill284

Thanks Bill!
Yeah, lol. I'm used to missing my goals outdoors. Won't be much longer till the stretch though, so let's see how much they grow over the next couple of weeks!

They're looking terrific Melville! What size pots are those?

Beautifully boring!

Thanks Shed!
Those are 7 gallon Vivosun pots. When I searched for them a couple of years ago I used litres, and these came up with the size in metric. I opened the package and the little tags on the side were in gallons, lol.

Great work Mel, they all look awesome. I be waiting to see those buds start stacking up.

Thanks D!
We're getting close! Usually I see the first buds in just over 2 weeks, but Jacinda is looking like she might want to go a bit early!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great evening!

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Bit busy today, so I've got to drop these and run.
Just going to point out that the pic from Lucille is showing the dowel bending, lol. I'm not sure why it hasn't broken yet.

Yeah, the light's bad. I couldn't take pics in the morning.

Lucille Skywalker - day 97

Jacinda the Ripper - day 95

Commander Donatra - day 90

Ebony - day 80

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Danishoes21]

That looks awesome! Its probably gonna doble in size.

 

[Carmen Ray]

Beautiful as ever Mel. Looking at that close up of the trunk and branches leads me to wonder how you prepare the plants for training. Do you remove the lower branches and top the main?

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Beautiful as ever Mel. Looking at that close up of the trunk and branches leads me to wonder how you prepare the plants for training. Do you remove the lower branches and top the main?

Thanks Carmen!
I do top the main stem, and I make a judgement call on where to top by looking at the lower branches to see which look like they are vigorous enough to make it to the canopy.
I like to have four nodes of branches to start with, rather than the four of a traditional quadline. I get to bend the bottom ones out to fill some spaces earlier.
I call it octolining

That looks awesome! Its probably gonna doble in size.

Thanks D!
I have string, gardening wire, and tent pegs ready to gently pull her branches a bit farther apart during flower!

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Got mixed up and added cinnamon to my oatmeal, and salty garlic chili powder to my coffee this morning.

 

[StoneOtter]

Got mixed up and added cinnamon to my oatmeal, and salty garlic chili powder to my coffee this morning.

I can see cinnamon on the oatmeal Mel, but I'll take a pass on the coffee today thanks.
The girls are in perfect form today!

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Got mixed up and added cinnamon to my oatmeal, and salty garlic chili powder to my coffee this morning.

Duuuude that must have been a spicy awakening

 

[Carmen Ray]

I call it octolining

oh cool... do you have a bit I can read about the method, Mel?

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I can see cinnamon on the oatmeal Mel, but I'll take a pass on the coffee today thanks.
The girls are in perfect form today!

Thanks!
Yeah, I like to add an occasional sprinkle of cinnamon to my coffee. It helped me kick the sugar habit and now I can taste the coffee again. The salty garlic chili powder is for the oatmeal, lol. Really strange how it can go either sweet or savory so well.
Next step is experimenting with decarbed kief added to the cinnamon!

Duuuude that must have been a spicy awakening

Lol, no kidding!
Those are flavours that do not go well!

oh cool... do you have a bit I can read about the method, Mel?

Yes I do! It's earlier in this journal, and the post is here!
I'll get my thoughts together and actually do a write up on exactly why I do things the way I do if anyone is interested. Maybe do it as a different thread and put a link in my sig.

 

[Carmen Ray]

Thanks!
Yeah, I like to add an occasional sprinkle of cinnamon to my coffee. It helped me kick the sugar habit and now I can taste the coffee again. The salty garlic chili powder is for the oatmeal, lol. Really strange how it can go either sweet or savory so well.
Next step is experimenting with decarbed kief added to the cinnamon!

Lol, no kidding!
Those are flavours that do not go well!

Yes I do! It's earlier in this journal, and the post is here!
I'll get my thoughts together and actually do a write up on exactly why I do things the way I do if anyone is interested. Maybe do it as a different thread and put a link in my sig.

Thank you Mel! Yes please do it as a different thread, that would be great cuz tutorials can get lost in busy journals