Tales From The Krip!

Man what a bittersweet time for you Mr. K....

I say bittersweet because, I agree with Sue. This is the end of a chapter, but you'll have a ton of new ideas when you come back. I know you just well enough to know that you WILL come back, and come back stronger. You'll do some thinking in the weeks to come, you'll get excited, and you'll make the needed adjustments to get back on the ball.

You won't like it at first because it's different, and outside your comfort zone. But you'll kick it in the ass because you love doing this.

I'll be excited to see what new things you come up with.

It's the little things like your plywood baffle/sound suppressor you thought up for your fan, that make this fun. I know because I have my fan inside two Rubbermaid totes packed with towels to silence my fan.

Here's sending positive energy through the universe to get your house back together quickly and for you to get growing inside again this fall.


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Aaron Quix said:
Man what a bittersweet time for you Mr. K....

I say bittersweet because, I agree with Sue. This is the end of a chapter, but you'll have a ton of new ideas when you come back. I know you just well enough to know that you WILL come back, and come back stronger. You'll do some thinking in the weeks to come, you'll get excited, and you'll make the needed adjustments to get back on the ball.

You won't like it at first because it's different, and outside your comfort zone. But you'll kick it in the ass because you love doing this.

I'll be excited to see what new things you come up with.

It's the little things like your plywood baffle/sound suppressor you thought up for your fan, that make this fun. I know because I have my fan inside two Rubbermaid totes packed with towels to silence my fan.

Here's sending positive energy through the universe to get your house back together quickly and for you to get growing inside again this fall.


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Thanks, Brother! I appreciate that especially coming from you! :thanks:

I'm already on it! :)

I know I said I wasn't going to build another DIY cabinet, but right now, I'm strongly considering turning this into a small veg cabinet:

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When I built that last 2' x 4' cabinet, the intention was to veg on one side and flower in the other. But, with the flower tent, and now that I'm not running the SOG and only flowering 1-2 plants at a time, I don't need anything that big or that tall.

I think the above cabinet, which is only 26" x 16" x 30" should be big enough for a few bonsai mothers and a some clones. The upper and lower "lips" on the door jam should help keep it light-proof, assuming I can run power to the cab without creating some light leaks.

The middle shelf is adjustable/removable, which should make it easier, and it has a lock for additional security.

And, for a veg cabinet, I really don't think I need the carbon scrubber, so perhaps just a few PC Fans mounted inside for some air circulation would work fine?

Anyways, that's where my mind has been lately, but I still have time to think and do more planning. :Namaste:
 
The Cherry Bomb seedling moved to the veg tote is doing great, as are the two Blue OG clones.

When I checked the White Widow seedling late this afternoon, it looked like it was in trouble. It had been blown around in the wind pretty good yesterday before giving it some additional support, and today she looked like she was starting to wilt.

I mixed up a spray bottle with a very light dose of nutes and added a couple ml's of SuperThrive which I almost never use on MMJ.

But, I just checked the WW and it seems to have done the trick! :yahoo:

She's definitely looking perky again and MAY be standing on her own, but I didn't want to remove the supports to confirm it, just yet. I'm hoping that, in the next 24-48 hours she's stable enough to transplant to soil and move to the veg tote.
 
There ya go, already planning for change. :high-five: So sorry you had to tear the cabinet down. I know how painful that was. It's a good thing. It forced you out of complacency, didn't it? Haha!

You have amazing days ahead. I'm thrilled to have a front-row seat to the show. :hugs:

2:40 AM and the system's already telling me I need to spread reputation around. :laughtwo:
 
I wanna be a part o this here. Subbed in bro. Gotta be
 
Thanks, all! :thanks:

So, we had a reversal of fortune yesterday. The WW clone had recovered nicely but do to some heavy rains, the CB (which was in the tote at the time!) had gotten knocked over again! (Ugggghh!).

I transplanted the WW into her 4" container, and transplanted her extra deep for some additional support, gave some more support to the CB, and stuck the veg tote in a more protected area with BOTH seedlings inside together for the first time.

As of today, both seedlings are doing great, and even with each being knocked over multiple times over the last few days due to wind, rain, and being top-heavy as seedlings, they're absolutely loving this tropical sun and all the summer humidity. The growth rate on all the plants so far, clones and seedlings, is much more than I would have expected under the mini-T5 in the old veg cabinet. Saves some good electricity, too! I would LOVE to be able to grow outside and really use some sun & space, but it's just not feasible now.

There really hasn't been much progress on the Blue OG. The buds seem to be fattening, but not really ripening. About two weeks ago, I estimated about three weeks by looking at it. I'm not so sure that, two weeks later, I wouldn't still estimate at about another three weeks! :thedoubletake:

My plans on the new "mini veg cab" are now coming together. I've figured out how I'm going to run the electric and the exhaust. I'm not sure I'm going to need much more than that for what I'm planning. A carbon scrubber, I don't think, will really be needed for the number of plants I would expect to be in there at one time, especially since they'll only be vegging.

I have practically a whole role of panda film, so making it reflective should be easy and, with a little bit of caulk on the seams, we should be able to make it light-proof, too.

I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to design the intake vent while keeping it light-proof, but not yet sure an intake vent will even be needed since, even if I make it light-proof, it may not be air-proof.

When I start the project, I'll document the build here with pics and I'll try to get some grow pics posted in the next day, or so.
 
Hey Krip!

Glad everything is going ok with all your plants. I look forward to seeing how the new veg cab takes shape....

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I ran across a couple of interesting articles today! :reading420magazine:

Here's the first one:

[h=1]What Impacts the Endocannabinoid System Besides Cannabis?[/h] By Jason Sander -
Aug 3, 2016


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As cannabis slowly but surely becomes more accepted as legitimate medicine, medical professionals have become more interested in researching the endocannabinoid system and how it relates to pharmacology, neurology, and pain management.



While most everyone knows that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is impacted by cannabis consumption, some might not know that other foods and substances can impact the ECS as well. In short, the ECS is a group of endogenous cannabinoid receptors located in the mammalian brain and throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. Including experiencing the effect of cannabis, the ECS is involved in several physiological processes such as appetite, pain sensation and mood. The ECS is essentially a vast signaling network found in all vertebrates that regulates physiological processes.


Researchers have found that endocannabinoid deficiency could be one of the causes of conditions like chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, phantom limb pain, glaucoma, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. Many medical professionals believe that cannabis can treat endocannabinoid deficiency, which could eventually deal a huge blow to the deeply entrenched pharmaceutical industry.

But what about patients suffering from endocannabinoid deficiency related diseases that don’t want to use cannabis?

As plant-based medicines and diets become more popular, people are rediscovering what humans have known for centuries – that some foods can help heal your body. The cannabinoid CBD1 is the one that most people will be interested in. The common carrot contains a substance in it called falcarinol, which seems to have an antagonistic effect on the CB1 receptor. While most CB1 antagonists would reduce hunger, carrots don’t seem to decrease anyone’s appetite, and obviously, no one is getting high from carrots. But the fact that a common carrot does impact CB1 receptors is interesting and should be explored along with other foods that affect the ECS.


A plant that may stimulate the CB1 receptor is kava, which is made from the roots of a plant that comes from the South Seas. Kava is usually made into teas and tinctures that don’t taste very good. Some people claim kava has a relaxing, anti-anxiety effect on their bodies.


Just like with carrots and other foods that stimulate the ECS, kava’s impact on CB1 is a recent discovery and needs to be examined more thoroughly. Let us continue to fight for the rescheduling of cannabis so ECS studies and other much needed studies can be done on this plant medicine.


We love discussing the science of medical cannabis, but we are not doctors giving any kind of medical advice. Please understand this article is intended for educational and discussion purposes only.
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Here's another for the veterans!:


If you want to get paid to smoke pot, you might want to talk to the VA

By Mike Fitzgerald


Are you a military veteran? Do you have post-traumatic stress disorder? Do you enjoy smoking cannabis?

If you can answer yes to all three questions, then you might want to talk to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to Military Times.

VA researchers in Maryland and Arizona are looking for veteran volunteers to smoke up to two joints’ worth of marijuana a day in a new study designed to find out if pot helps relieve symptoms of PTSD.

“We’re not arguing that cannabis is a cure, but our hypothesis is that it will at least reduce the symptoms,” says physician and study organizer Dr. Sue Sisley.

The $2.2 million study, paid for by a grant from the state of Colorado to the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, will be conducted at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and Sisley’s Scottsdale Research Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.

A total of 76 combat veterans will be tested over 12 weeks, but only about four subjects will begin each month across both sites, so the study itself is expected to take two years to complete.

Those interested in taking part in Arizona can email their contact information to arizona@marijuanasites.org. Those in the Baltimore area can call 410-550-0050 to register their interest in participating.
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And, finally, for NCW and my other friends in Oregon:


Oregon State Fair To Award Blue Ribbons To Cannabis Farmers
By Chris Roberts on August 3, 2016

Get ready for blue-ribbon OG Kush. Farmers take righteous pride in what they raise, with the ultimate prize for many who work the land being recognition at the annual State Fair. And in just the second year of legal recreational sales, Oregon’s cannabis farmers will get to compete for the same rewards that await the top hog farmers, apple growers and other agricultural prodigies.

This year’s Oregon State Fair will include a cannabis competition, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Oregon Cannabis Growers’ Fair will hand out blue, yellow and purple ribbons in three categories: indica, sativa and hybrid.

Growers’ rewards up until now have always been within the industry, with a trophy from the Emerald Cup or a win at the High Times Cannabis Cup the best evidence of a farmer being outstanding in his or her field.

The sudden “inclusion of marijuana in a state fair speaks to [cannabis’s] suddenly booming reputation as a cash crop and its growers as the future farmers of America,” as the Times reported.

However, the judging will be a little different than what attendees of the Emerald Cup are used to: there will be no consumption. Only “non-flowering” plants will be judged, meaning no buds. Just to be safe, the non-flowering plants will also be housed in their own hall at the fair, away from children. Still, for a state that already treats craft beer as a point of pride, having the state fair welcome weed is a step in the right direction.

Do you think your marijuana crop this year should win awards?
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PIC UPDATE

I decided to get some pics. :)

For the Veg tote, it looks like the White Widow seedling, which is the smaller of the two, has some slight burning at the tips. The Cherry Bomb is already trying for her third set of leaves:

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The flower tent is pretty packed with the Blue OG on day 64 of 12/12 and about 20% of the pistils are amber, but haven't checked the trichomes much closer than some of the pics below ;) :

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Happy Harvests!


K
 
I must say Mr.Krip, you guys are leaps and bounds above me, those are some beautiful plants. I have only 6 plants that are flowering rite now and to me they look great. These are my first season of growing and I have alot to learn..Bamaman
 
Lilred said:
They look so good.

I am new to all this...remember that when I give my limited advice
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Got ya, I have to say that last nite was the first time I sparked up one that I grew..It was a great feeling, and all my pain from being shot up, blown up and having more metal in me than terminator and have ALL that pain go away for just a few hours was GREAT.Doctors keep your dam pills !! Bamaman
 
Krip I sympathize man. That was a sweet cabinet for sure. But your current plant is doing great and you will be able to get back on it in a few weeks. When you get back why not just make a quick pandafilm enclosure inside the closet? Although that little cabinet would be pretty sweet. You could also follow lexort's example and convert a nice Rubbermaid tub. Very stealthy as everyone has a few of those for old clothes, tools etc.

Love the giant plant! I like sideways buds like that and some of the pics you showed have really nice resin rails on the sugar leaves.
 
Mr. Krip said:
I ran across a couple of interesting articles today! :reading420magazine:

Here's the first one:
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This article on the ECS was incredibly interesting. Thank you for this. The ECS is still such a new phenomenon in medicine that we know nothing really, do we? I feel like we're on the edge of a golden era in holistic medicine. I'm anticipating it tipping in favor of the patients so we can be more focused on healing and less focused on profit.

Aside from foods many lifestyle practices enhance and strengthen the ECS, including, but by no means limited to, mindful movement, meditation and enjoyable social interaction.

Wow! I just realized we hit on all cylinders here at 420 magazine. We're our own one-stop ECS therapy. :laughtwo:


Edit: There's never enough rep points available when I visit here. A hug will have to do. :hugs:
 
Always good info and great plants :)
 
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