Tales From The Krip!

[Mr. Krip]

There's no reason for him to even look in there. What if they have to see behind it? Can it be moved easily with the plants in there?

I like the cabinet. Where, may I ask, did you get it?

I agree! The cabinet can NOT be moved easily even if I remove the plants, carbon scrubber, filter, lights, all the rest of the equipment, AND all the doors on the cabinet!

It's made of 3/4" melamine and I custom built it myself.

Is there carpet on the floor? If so, I'd slip some sliders under it to make moving it out easier.

There is carpet and I have nowhere to move it, even if I could get it out with sliders. Even with sliders and a place to move it, it would still be at least a 3-person job.

If they need to get back there for the remediation, I will have to do that, or disassemble it.

For the test, I think I can just let him know there's no way back there at this time, and to just remove the "problem" wall in the kitchen and check behind it. If it looks like it spread behind the wall (I don't think it would have, and am hoping it did NOT!), I'll have to clear that closet so he can come back and deal with it during the actual remediation.

So, I may be able to BS my way safely through the test, but it's partly the fear of not knowing where he's going to ask to go, and partly that I know, with my luck, he's going to find some "problem" that's going to turn what should have been a one week kitchen renovation into me needing to move out of my house for a month and terminate the grow.

 

[SweetSue]

Well, we're going to channel that angst into some incredibly positive mental images of him coming in and discovering that it's contained within a small space and you won't have to be so disrupted.

90% of what we worry about comes to nothing in the end.

 

[Mr. Krip]

OK....ready for this???

The mold remediation guy calls me and wants to come by today. I tell him that's fine, but there's only two places we can't get to: The Master Bedroom and, I tell him we can't get into the closet behind the kitchen wall because I have a huge cabinet in there that can't be moved.

He says that's fine and he just wants to take some air samples. So, I tell him to come by.

He gets here, sees the effected area and says, "Let me just look at that cabinet so I know what we're dealing with."

So, I bring him into the room and, without flinching, open up the left closet door to show half of the cabinet. He took a quick look and said, "yeah, I see what you mean" and I closed the closet door. He didn't even notice the "grow stuff" sitting on TOP of the cabinet!

Then, he said he'd like to take some air samples in that room, so I helped him setup, he took his air samples, I gave him a piece of some home-made mango pie with ice cream, and he left!

I originally built that "stealth grow cabinet" to help "hide in plain site" and it certainly paid off today!

Now, when they come to remove the mold, that's a whole other story and I WILL need to have a plan for that, but, considering I had a guy in the house today who's profession is "sampling the air" and he didn't detect anything, I'm VERY happy!

 

[Heirloom]

 

[millertm]

Mon Cheri sprouted her taproot and now both seedlings are in Rapid Rooters waiting to show their faces.

However, I have a REAL problem and MAY need to terminate the current grow.

I had a flood in my kitchen a few months back and it's currently being remodeled, which is why I've had workmen here all week. Earlier this week, the contractor found black mold behind one of the cabinets and it's on a wall that butts up against the closet my veg cabinet is in.

They're sending out a mold remediation specialist, and I'm a little concerned he's going to want to see the "other side" of that kitchen wall.

Then, he's going to want to test some various rooms to see if they can detect spores in the air.

I certainly don't want any contractors (or anyone else, for that matter!) knowing I have a grow here since it would only make me a target.

I can probably move everything into the master bedroom, throw some pepper plants in the veg cabinet, and just tell him he can go anywhere EXCEPT the master bedroom, but it's certainly an intricate setup to grow peppers!

Not to mention, it's a VERY heavy cabinet that might need to be moved out of the closet for him to even inspect what's going on back there!

The worst part is, my whole kitchen is demolished with a contractor halfway through the job, so it's not like I can just put it off a month until I'm able to harvest.

Depending on what the mold remediation guy finds and what they want to do, I may need to move out of my house for a while and/or find somewhere I can finish the girls in flower or, and I hope it doesn't come to this, chop them early and toss them in the compost bin.

I'm open to all the wishes and suggestions I can get!

Very sorry to hear about the mold that was found. I just had a similar conversation at the local grow store. It seems that homes in the "Hot zone" (legal rec growing county's) homes property value dropped for mold issues. Grows in basement, garage, whole room, etc have a propensity to grow mold due to all the water used.

Good luck

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[weenmeoff]

Damn that sucks Krip! I hope it works out for you! Sending positive non black mold vibes your way....

 

[jayne]

That's a bummer man. Hope you get it sorted without having to abort.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Very sorry to hear about the mold that was found. I just had a similar conversation at the local grow store. It seems that homes in the "Hot zone" (legal rec growing county's) homes property value dropped for mold issues. Grows in basement, garage, whole room, etc have a propensity to grow mold due to all the water used.

Good luck

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Damn that sucks Krip! I hope it works out for you! Sending positive non black mold vibes your way....

That's a bummer man. Hope you get it sorted without having to abort.

Thanks, Guys! I made it through the assessment fine and should have the results Monday or Tuesday. With any luck, I'll be OK!

 

[Mr. Krip]

Just after Midnight on 7/20 I started soaking the White Widow and Cherry Bomb seeds and was hoping to see some sprouts on Monday or Tuesday.

It's only been approximately 79 hours since starting the soak, and it appears they decided to show up early!

Mon Cheri was the last one to show the taproot, but she's now pushing ahead in the race:

But, Jolly Jane wasn't about to let her come into the world alone:

I think this is the fastest I've ever had any seeds sprout and, I don't know if has anything to do with the source, but so far, I'm liking Herbies better than the old "Big A".

Here are a couple of clones of the Blue OG that are about a week old:

I have two more Blue OG Clones and two bag seed in veg now.

The plan is for the vegging clones to be turned into Bonsai mothers, although, now that I have the new strains, I'll likely only keep one of them.

Assuming the Blue OG turns out as good as it appears she will, the new Blue OG clones will go into flower in 3-4 weeks (after harvesting the current Blue OG) while I also work on turning Mon Cheri and Jolly Jane into Bonsai Moms.

In about 3 weeks, or so, I should be able to top Mon Cheri and Jolly Jane for the first time and will also clone those tops.

If, for any reason, I need to shut down the grow temporarily while the home issues are being taken care of, I'll probably NOT flower the new Blue OG clones and flower the White Widow and Cheri Bomb clones, instead.

The bag seed plants in veg were only for "backup" and started before I placed that Herbies order (I was out of good genetics!), so, I'm hoping at this point, they won't be needed and will be culled.

 

[millertm]

I've seen leafs on clones cut like that before but can't remember why. Can you shed some light on why? Thanks

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[Mr. Krip]

I've seen leafs on clones cut like that before but can't remember why. Can you shed some light on why? Thanks

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Sure!

Plants lose moisture through their leaves in a process called "transpiration". When you first cut a clone, it has no way to replace the water it loses through transpiration because it doesn't yet have a root system. Cutting the leaves simply minimizes the water lost due to transpiration until the clone has time to develop roots. It's not required for healthy cloning, but will maximize the success rate.

 

[millertm]

Sure!

Plants lose moisture through their leaves in a process called "transpiration". When you first cut a clone, it has no way to replace the water it loses through transpiration because it doesn't yet have a root system. Cutting the leaves simply minimizes the water lost due to transpiration until the clone has time to develop roots. It's not required for healthy cloning, but will maximize the success rate.

Thanks, I fought a clone for so long it grew roots off its main stem into the air above the soil. I added soil to cover them up, 2 weeks later it's doing great, but it was a rocky start. I should have cut the leafs.

Cheers

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[Mr. Krip]

Thanks, I fought a clone for so long it grew roots off its main stem into the air above the soil. I added soil to cover them up, 2 weeks later it's doing great, but it was a rocky start. I should have cut the leafs.

Cheers

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Nice save on that clone!
As you've noticed, cloning is basically a race of, "can this clone sprout roots before it withers up and dies?" Trimming the leaves just gives a little more time for those roots.

 

[Mr. Krip]

SATURDAY PIC UPDATE

I'm not doing res changes until tomorrow, but took some pics today to get in that weekend mood.

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I added a 100w equivalent (I think it's only a 12w draw) flood light to help try to ripen the lower buds a little quicker. It's tough to get a clear pic of the plants from this distance, but you can see what I did with the light here:

To preserve what little headroom is left, I've been bending all the branches, most of the buds are laying sideways instead of pointing up. This is a view from the top-down:

So, when you see the sideways buds in the following pics, it's as-is and not the pic being flipped on it's side.

The pistils are just starting to turn red and the buds are just starting to swell, so it should still be a few weeks.

Enjoy the rest of the bud shots!

Happy Harvests!

K

 

[Mr. Krip]

I just checked on the seedlings and was pretty blown away:

First, they both are up and shed their shells with ease:

But, here's what blew me away....

Mon Cheri was the second one to show her taproot when soaking the seeds, but look at her now!

I have a hunch she's gonna be a quick grower! I've never seen roots this quick from seed!

 

[Arctic Bowl]

Such AWESOME looking ladies Krip!! Thanks for all your help also.

Blessed buds to you

 

[millertm]

Looking great, I'll be super cropping soon as well. Love the colors your plant showing.

Cheers

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[Canna Montana]

Sending positive vibes your way! Hoping for a "0" mold report!

 

[santb]

Hey Mr K! Hope you sort out that mould; otherwise it all looks great.. Love the colours of your plants..

 

[Heirloom]

I love the under lighting, like a tree at night lit with accent lighting. Buds are looking beautiful....bud.


On the clones and seedlings, try dipping/dripping with a solution of AN's 'root tribe'. We dripped 1ml of solution right on the stem so it ran down on each clone this last time. In 3-4 days roots were popping all over, even above the root plug. One had a 1/2" root sticking out 1/2" above the plug.

I'm sold.