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

[Melville Hobbes]

Bit sore from moving furniture yesterday (which is also why I didn't post an update).
Everyone is moving right along. Lucille seems to be making up for lost time, and has a nice start on flower, but I still suspect I'll be harvesting her in late October. She has enough indica in her to survive a couple of light frosts. Hoping for a warm Autumn.
I've got the MC girls at 5.5g per gallon, and the @Remo Nutrients girl is on the week 1-4 bloom mix, minus the Nature's Candy. I still have a problem with something digging in my garden, and there are a couple of squirrels who seem to think they've buried things in my pots. I really don't want to give them any encouragement.

Lucille Skywalker - day 138

Jacinda the Ripper - day 136

Commander Donatra - day 125

Ebony - day 115

Nice looking top bud Mel, I’m also waiting to see it at harvest. Looks like a big one.

Lovely picture of the predator doing it’s thing,

Thanks D!
I really do like having the predators lurking on my plants. Just a lot less stress that way!

Wow, you have such a healthy garden Mel, that Ambush Bug is wonderful. The plants look more splendid each day.

Thanks Carmen!
It's the first one I've ever seen! Maybe it's partly because of the warm dry summer we've had so far

Amazing they look super happy amazing work my friend

Thanks G!
They're doing all the work, I'm mostly just staying out of the way

THE DANK IS WITH YOU, YOUNG SKYWALKER, BUT YOU ARE NOT A JEDI YET.

No news is good news.
Healthy is happy.
Keep up the great work Amigo.
Hope you are well.




Stay safe
Bill284

Thanks Bill!
I'm great, just a little sore. Taking it easy today.
How're you? Heard you're going tubing today?

Still looking wonderful it’s funny you have a predator bug and I caught a ladybug on my deck. But unfortunately I put her on one of my ladies and she flew right off. Figures.

Thanks Cap!
I usually have a ladybug or two and some hoverflies around, but I haven't seen any this year. Not much food around for them this year (at least so far). Good news for me though!

Beautiful garden!

Thanks Stinker!
Glad to have you here!

 

[CaptainLucky]

Bit sore from moving furniture yesterday (which is also why I didn't post an update).
Everyone is moving right along. Lucille seems to be making up for lost time, and has a nice start on flower, but I still suspect I'll be harvesting her in late October. She has enough indica in her to survive a couple of light frosts. Hoping for a warm Autumn.
I've got the MC girls at 5.5g per gallon, and the @Remo Nutrients girl is on the week 1-4 bloom mix, minus the Nature's Candy. I still have a problem with something digging in my garden, and there are a couple of squirrels who seem to think they've buried things in my pots. I really don't want to give them any encouragement.

Lucille Skywalker - day 138

Jacinda the Ripper - day 136

Commander Donatra - day 125

Ebony - day 115

Thanks D!
I really do like having the predators lurking on my plants. Just a lot less stress that way!

Thanks Carmen!
It's the first one I've ever seen! Maybe it's partly because of the warm dry summer we've had so far

Thanks G!
They're doing all the work, I'm mostly just staying out of the way



Thanks Bill!
I'm great, just a little sore. Taking it easy today.
How're you? Heard you're going tubing today?

Thanks Cap!
I usually have a ladybug or two and some hoverflies around, but I haven't seen any this year. Not much food around for them this year (at least so far). Good news for me though!

Thanks Stinker!
Glad to have you here!

Awesome grow Far as your squirrel problem you can get a live trap or high powered BB gun. Lmao

 

[Bill284]

Bit sore from moving furniture yesterday (which is also why I didn't post an update).
Everyone is moving right along. Lucille seems to be making up for lost time, and has a nice start on flower, but I still suspect I'll be harvesting her in late October. She has enough indica in her to survive a couple of light frosts. Hoping for a warm Autumn.
I've got the MC girls at 5.5g per gallon, and the @Remo Nutrients girl is on the week 1-4 bloom mix, minus the Nature's Candy. I still have a problem with something digging in my garden, and there are a couple of squirrels who seem to think they've buried things in my pots. I really don't want to give them any encouragement.

Lucille Skywalker - day 138

Jacinda the Ripper - day 136

Commander Donatra - day 125

Ebony - day 115

Thanks D!
I really do like having the predators lurking on my plants. Just a lot less stress that way!

Thanks Carmen!
It's the first one I've ever seen! Maybe it's partly because of the warm dry summer we've had so far

Thanks G!
They're doing all the work, I'm mostly just staying out of the way



Thanks Bill!
I'm great, just a little sore. Taking it easy today.
How're you? Heard you're going tubing today?

Thanks Cap!
I usually have a ladybug or two and some hoverflies around, but I haven't seen any this year. Not much food around for them this year (at least so far). Good news for me though!

Thanks Stinker!
Glad to have you here!

Thanks yeah it's warming up.
Girls are fantastic Melville truly.
Heating pad and someone younger to move furniture next time.
But we don't listen do we.
Try and relax my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Bright and dry today, nothing to complain about.

Lucille Skywalker - day 139

Jacinda the Ripper - day 137

Commander Donatra - day 126

Ebony - day 116

Awesome grow Far as your squirrel problem you can get a live trap or high powered BB gun. Lmao

Thanks Cap!
Maybe a slingshot?
Actually I've read that they don't like the scent of neem oil, so I'm testing that out by spraying around the spots where they dig most often to see if that deters them.

Thanks yeah it's warming up.
Girls are fantastic Melville truly.
Heating pad and someone younger to move furniture next time.
But we don't listen do we.
Try and relax my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

Thanks Bill!
Nope, we never do listen, lol!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Bright and dry today, nothing to complain about.

Lucille Skywalker - day 139

Jacinda the Ripper - day 137

Commander Donatra - day 126

Ebony - day 116

Thanks Cap!
Maybe a slingshot?
Actually I've read that they don't like the scent of neem oil, so I'm testing that out by spraying around the spots where they dig most often to see if that deters them.

Thanks Bill!
Nope, we never do listen, lol!

Have a great day everyone!

They look awesome they have gotten so much bigger! Wow man! Did you need help moving furniture? Let me know

 

[Gandalfthewhite]

Looking fabulous those colas are going to be huge and I'm glad the weather has been holding out for you, we've had rain in the UK and the temps have dropped considerably

 

[Melville Hobbes]

They look awesome they have gotten so much bigger! Wow man! Did you need help moving furniture? Let me know

Thanks TC!
No, it's all done now, thanks for offering though!

Looking fabulous those colas are going to be huge and I'm glad the weather has been holding out for you, we've had rain in the UK and the temps have dropped considerably

Thanks G!
We've had great growing weather this year so far. The cold and rain aren't that far away now. Just need the dry weather to hold out for another 4 to 6 weeks, lol!

 

[TwelveCoffee]

Thanks TC!
No, it's all done now, thanks for offering though!

Thanks G!
We've had great growing weather this year so far. The cold and rain aren't that far away now. Just need the dry weather to hold out for another 4 to 6 weeks, lol!

No problems my friend in the future if you need help send me a text and I’ll see what I can do for you

 

[Trala]

Omg they are GIGANTIC!

You are going to have to build another level to your house to store it all in!

 

[CaptainLucky]

Thanks TC!
No, it's all done now, thanks for offering though!

Thanks G!
We've had great growing weather this year so far. The cold and rain aren't that far away now. Just need the dry weather to hold out for another 4 to 6 weeks, lol!

Looking good and I’m wishing the same about the weather.

 

[Danishoes21]

Incredible growth, I'm impressed they been holding strong. You're running a tight crew of ladies Mel, like shits on point, Kudos.

Gotta a couple questions for ya; do you plan to do a defol mid thru flower or late flower? just curious on your preventive plan for PM, mold... mostly related to lots of foliage. I have lots of foliage and I'm thinking of doing a big defol, just nor sure when actually since my plants been thru much stress lately.

and also wondering if you are spraying any microbial foliar at the moment?

Happy sunday!

 

[HashGirl]

All your ladies are looking great, Mel! There's some nice stacking going on.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

No problems my friend in the future if you need help send me a text and I’ll see what I can do for you

Thanks for the offer!

Omg they are GIGANTIC!

You are going to have to build another level to your house to store it all in!

Thanks Tra!
I'm just hoping to get most of it to harvest, last year was brutal!

Looking good and I’m wishing the same about the weather.

Thanks Cap!
I'm keeping an eye on the long range forecast. So far they're saying we're in for a "normal" Autumn, which is good!

Incredible growth, I'm impressed they been holding strong. You're running a tight crew of ladies Mel, like shits on point, Kudos.

Gotta a couple questions for ya; do you plan to do a defol mid thru flower or late flower? just curious on your preventive plan for PM, mold... mostly related to lots of foliage. I have lots of foliage and I'm thinking of doing a big defol, just nor sure when actually since my plants been thru much stress lately.

and also wondering if you are spraying any microbial foliar at the moment?

Happy sunday!

Thanks D!
I don't usually do any defoliation at all, this year is the first time I've even done a partial lollipop.
Donatra has been dropping most of her interior foliage by herself, all except the top third. Her outer layer of foliage is so dense no light was getting through to the interior leaves.
Ebony has a fairly open structure, so there's really no need to do anything with her.
Jacinda however could use a little bit of a thinning. She has a lot of little branches that will never make it out to the light, and I'm not sure how she's keeping all those green leaves in the dark in there.
Lucille is open like Ebony, and has dropped any leaves that weren't getting enough light.
I'll be spraying with the JMS foliar that @Azimuth has in his thread as soon as the monarch leaves as I'm not sure how it might affect the chrysalis. Otherwise I would have already started.
PM is what I'm mainly worried about. In a normal Autumn I usually don't lose more than a small bud or two to budrot. Of course I would love to get through a harvest without losing any!

All your ladies are looking great, Mel! There's some nice stacking going on.

Thanks HG!
I'm really happy with how they're doing so far!

 

[Azimuth]

I'll try that, but the issue is more about the water retention of the soil. They're in 26 litre pots, but the soil won't hold more than 1.5 litres of water (7 gallon pots, 1.5 quarts of water). Any more than that and it just runs out the bottom. I think they screwed up at the factory or something, because last time I used this soil it could easily hold more than 2 litres per watering.
I've reached out to Premier tech about it, we'll see what they have to say.

Think the soil goes hydrophobic? If so, some aloe or yucca added to the fettigation water might help.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Think the soil goes hydrophobic? If so, some aloe or yucca added to the fettigation water might help.

As I pour the water I can see it spreading out into the soil, and it doesn't pool on top.
One thing I've noticed with hydrophobic soil is when you pour the water onto it sometimes it lifts up the top layer and flows down depositing the soil that was floating back on top looking perfectly dry. That's not happening here.
It just won't hold much water given the volume of the pot.
I feel like I'm borrowing trouble though. The plants are doing well, so I'm probably mostly seeing problems that aren't there.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

I feel like I'm borrowing trouble though. The plants are doing well, so I'm probably mostly seeing problems that aren't there.

I agree Mel.

If you are seeing problems at all, you're "seeing problems that aren't there."

 

[Carmen Ray]

nothing to complain about.

Nothing at all That stacking is majestic.

I'll be spraying with the JMS foliar that @Azimuth has in his thread as soon as the monarch leaves as I'm not sure how it might affect the chrysalis. Otherwise I would have already started.

Good on you Mel, thank you for caring

 

[CaptainLucky]

Thanks for the offer!

Thanks Tra!
I'm just hoping to get most of it to harvest, last year was brutal!

Thanks Cap!
I'm keeping an eye on the long range forecast. So far they're saying we're in for a "normal" Autumn, which is good!

Thanks D!
I don't usually do any defoliation at all, this year is the first time I've even done a partial lollipop.
Donatra has been dropping most of her interior foliage by herself, all except the top third. Her outer layer of foliage is so dense no light was getting through to the interior leaves.
Ebony has a fairly open structure, so there's really no need to do anything with her.
Jacinda however could use a little bit of a thinning. She has a lot of little branches that will never make it out to the light, and I'm not sure how she's keeping all those green leaves in the dark in there.
Lucille is open like Ebony, and has dropped any leaves that weren't getting enough light.
I'll be spraying with the JMS foliar that @Azimuth has in his thread as soon as the monarch leaves as I'm not sure how it might affect the chrysalis. Otherwise I would have already started.
PM is what I'm mainly worried about. In a normal Autumn I usually don't lose more than a small bud or two to budrot. Of course I would love to get through a harvest without losing any!

Thanks HG!
I'm really happy with how they're doing so far!

I like the sound of that and need to say your grow is spectacular.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I didn't take any pics, but the chrysalis is changing colour, so tomorrow morning it should be orange and black, and just about ready to go. I'll see if I can get a pic before it emerges. They usually pop out in the morning, so there's about a 50/50 chance I'll be able to get one.
Hot and windy today, and not much going on.

Lucille Skywalker - day 140

Jacinda the Ripper - day 138

Commander Donatra - day 127

Ebony - day 117

I agree Mel.

If you are seeing problems at all, you're "seeing problems that aren't there."

Thanks GDB!

Nothing at all That stacking is majestic.

Good on you Mel, thank you for caring

Thanks Carmen!
My sister wants to tag the butterfly. Turns out she gets special stickers from an organization that uses them to try to track which areas have butterflies that make it down to Mexico. I think it helps them figure out which migration corridors are open, and which need to be worked on.

I like the sound of that and need to say your grow is spectacular.

Thanks Cap!
So do I!

Have a great evening everyone!

 

[Melville Hobbes]

It's ready, but hasn't emerged yet. It's also raining, so it might stay on the plant for a while afterwards.

Sorry it's so blurry, it's not exactly an easy spot to take pics lol