The Perpetual Healing Garden - SweetSue's Joyful Return

[witchyhour]

Oh, you touched my heart girl. My mother's greatest gift to us was the art of unconditional loving. My father abandoned the family for a "better one", and that screwed me up for most of my life, but those lessons were planted deep and took root tenaciously. I was the last person I learned to love unconditionally, and it was with the help of my soulmate, a man who loved me with unconditional passion for 35 years. I tried to pass that gift on to my own children, and I believe Dale and I were successful in doing that, although being tossed aside by my own son shook me a bit.

I've been getting better at loving myself since Dale died, initially out of a survival instinct but now because I know without a doubt that I'm completely lovable and I like my own company. I deserve the best, including unconditional love and acceptance by myself of who I am. I work in front of a bank of mirrors. I have lots of opportunity to look myself in the eye and tell myself how wonderful I am.

That's right! I have learned that I'm number one in my life! And that I deserve it!

I tell everyone that I never felt as pretty as I feel now. Mom says I'm crazy because I was a very good looking woman when I was younger, to what I tell her "I probably looked better, but I didn't feel as beautiful as I feel now." . . . .

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[Noob4x4grow]

Off With Their Heads!!!

Time for the first beheading. They'll be growing in a vertically-challenged room, so let's keep them low.

Carnival #1

Carnival #2

#2

#1

Did you eat em? I used to until I started growing HB. Knowing I spray all kinds of loveliness on my plants makes me not want to ingest the leaves so much after they are the size of your beautiful girls.

Have a wonderful day Susan.

 

[SweetSue]

Did you eat em? I used to until I started growing HB. Knowing I spray all kinds of loveliness on my plants makes me not want to ingest the leaves so much after they are the size of your beautiful girls.

Have a wonderful day Susan.

The day just got more wonderful Noob.

Yes, I did eat them. They had the most interesting spicy but slightly peppery taste to them. There's no need to fear the foliars. I wouldn't recommend you drink it but there's nothing in there that can hurt you.

 

[AKgramma]

So what could I possibly be doing wrong K? I'm feeding it regularly. I'll be increasing the nutrient mix today, possibly switching to the next stage, but I'm really unsure as to when one switches. This is an auto, another very stalled one, in a tent I have much higher aspirations for.

Sue: something to consider:

If she is going to stay short, she probably has Ruderalis genes expressing themselves. Each seed is unique genetically, as you already know.

If it were mine, since she is an auto, I would not worry about the light schedule, but let her do her thing. Maybe she will stretch when she's ready to flower in earnest.

You are inspiring me to pop one of the auto fems I recently acquired, but I have to get this crop to harvest first.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Sue, IMHO I would probably replace that Industrial Plant. I don't want it to give you a bad impression of hempy and that seedling is definitely a very slow starter and likely to be a slow grower and runt its whole life.

You've got enough there to pop another seed or root a clone and I can pretty much guarantee a better experience with the hempy. In no time, it will surpass that Industrial Plant!

If you want, you can transplant the Industrial Plant to soil to see if she does any better there but I probably wouldn't waste the space on a plant that is problematic since grow space is always limited, as is the time to take a plant through flowering.

 

[witchyhour]

Off With Their Heads!!!

Time for the first beheading. They'll be growing in a vertically-challenged room, so let's keep them low.

Carnival #1

Carnival #2

#2

#1

Had missed this! I pinched my first plant just recently, like within a week. I think she took it well, even though they say you shouldn't do that to autos.

I have a question, though. Why do you keep them in plastic cups? Doesn't that slow them down?

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[Duggan]

Had missed this! I pinched my first plant just recently, like within a week. I think she took it well, even though they say you shouldn't do that to autos.

I have a question, though. Why do you keep them in plastic cups? Doesn't that slow them down?

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Sue, may i.....it's best to keep them in smaller containers until the roots are well developed, then they go big! It's good practice to up-can at least once during veg. It helps build a strong hungry root system. Cheers gang........i wish you guys would bring me back the keys ....DeLorean just sittin here lookin pretty w/ no friggen keys. I'm bettin Canna took it out...prolly still in the future!

 

[witchyhour]

Sue, may i.....it's best to keep them in smaller containers until the roots are well developed, then they go big! It's good practice to up-can at least once during veg. It helps build a strong hungry root system. Cheers gang........i wish you guys would bring me back the keys ....DeLorean just sittin here lookin pretty w/ no friggen keys. I'm bettin Canna took it out...prolly still in the future!

Cool! Hydro is different, the less you move it, the better.

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[Duggan]

Cool! Hydro is different, the less you move it, the better.

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OH Witchy, you plannin on droppin the Hydro....good choice , here try some DBHBB Kosher Kush!. Taste it!!! That's what ya call flavor...you be stickin around these parts, learnin dirt!
Cheers everyone, hope ya's are all cruisin along nicely tonight.

 

[witchyhour]

OH Witchy, you plannin on droppin the Hydro....good choice , here try some DBHBB Kosher Kush!. Taste it!!! That's what ya call flavor...you be stickin around these parts, learnin dirt!
Cheers everyone, hope ya's are all cruisin along nicely tonight.

Sorry, I actually love hydro.

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[Duggan]

Witchy,...you will be assimilated....muhahaha ....Susan.....help!

 

[SweetSue]

Had missed this! I pinched my first plant just recently, like within a week. I think she took it well, even though they say you shouldn't do that to autos.

I have a question, though. Why do you keep them in plastic cups? Doesn't that slow them down?

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These two are photo plants, and they'll be vegging for months. They actually benefit from transplanting, as Duggan pointed out. They're also growing in Doc Bud's HighBrix Blend kit soil, a system that encourages at least one transplanting per cycle.

If you haven't met arteekay and Jay, you need to make their acquaintances. arteekay has a flair for training autos, and he religiously beheads them around day 12-14. They're pulling in 4-6 ounces with great regularity, so he may know a thing or two. We blew the myths about autos out of this site when we were priveledged to have Atrain among us. arteekay kinda filled the void for me that was there when Atrain left.

The basic rules with autos are simple:

- plant them into the pot they're going to be finishing in. I get away with not following this one because I transplant earlier than most, but then, look at my DDA and ask yourself if I might have screwed her up with transplanting? Maybe I'm not getting away with it.

- 20/4 lighting from seed to harvest - no exceptions

- if using nutes, don't switch to flowering until they've been flowering ones for a couple weeks past when they start blooming

Aside from those basic rules, all bets are off. LST to your heart's content and give her as much light as you can get, then sit back and enjoy the show.

Sue, may i.....it's best to keep them in smaller containers until the roots are well developed, then they go big! It's good practice to up-can at least once during veg. It helps build a strong hungry root system. Cheers gang........i wish you guys would bring me back the keys ....DeLorean just sittin here lookin pretty w/ no friggen keys. I'm bettin Canna took it out...prolly still in the future!

Yes you may Duggan, and thank you for being so attentive when I'm away.

OH Witchy, you plannin on droppin the Hydro....good choice , here try some DBHBB Kosher Kush!. Taste it!!! That's what ya call flavor...you be stickin around these parts, learnin dirt!
Cheers everyone, hope ya's are all cruisin along nicely tonight.

I don't think so Duggan. She seems pretty happy with hydro.

Sorry, I actually love hydro.

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See? And it shows witchy.

 

[SweetSue]

Daily Update: Friday, August 12, 2016

All settled in for an evening dedicated to surfing the threads. I'm so far behind so many threads it's sad, so let me see how many I can get to.

Before I start my wandering, let's take a peek in on the rest of the girls, starting in my challenged auto tent.

Dark Devil Auto (Day 53) The only change is thicker. I'm beginning to wonder how big she can get before harvest. At the very least we have two weeks.

This strain is so interesting. This one is the colorful, but not too colorful. Just a hint of color. I'm beginning to wonder if it wasn't the Timber Vero240 that gave me the startling blacks and purples. Maybe I want to get that new seed out of the tent and into the closet. Hmmmm....... Let me think on that.

Industrial Plant (Day 25) Still lagging. This one's beginning to frustrate me. 25 days. Yeah, this is dangerously close to unacceptable.

The Med GOM 1.0 (Day 55) is almost done. The breeder says 60-65 days.

Her pistils are accelerating the change, so 10 days looks like a reasonable deadline.

Thats all the girls have to say tonight. I'm so glad you stopped by. Set a spell and visit. There's quite a friendly crew that hangs around my yard, so even if I'm out and about there's always someone here.

In my wandering today through the halls of various government offices getting my financial future squared away I got so many opportunities to brighten the day of the civil servants who take so much crap from people, it was a delight. People respond so well to a kind smile and a lack of drama.

I hope your day offered you chances to be joyful in your dealings with others. Let's carry that right into our evening, chasing each other around the threads and sharing some laughs as we get toasted together. I have a brownie defrosting beside me. It's Friday night people. Let's get it going on! Make some noise!!!!

I'll be seeing you around the yards.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

About to dab some huckleberry Kush rosin. I will do some in your honor. That green building you posted in off topic today was beautiful. Growing up in Jersey there were many beautiful buildings like that. I really liked how the upper floor had those big banks of tiny Windows. If I worked in that building that's where I would want to be. Heck if that was south facing I would have some giant sativas in there.

 

[SweetSue]

About to dab some huckleberry Kush rosin. I will do some in your honor. That green building you posted in off topic today was beautiful. Growing up in Jersey there were many beautiful buildings like that. I really liked how the upper floor had those big banks of tiny Windows. If I worked in that building that's where I would want to be. Heck if that was south facing I would have some giant sativas in there.

Thank you Shiggity, I'm honored. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. That building takes my breath away. I checked the map and the building faces more northwest. However, from the top floors you'd have a beautiful view of the Allegheny River and PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The building sits on the very edge of the Cultural Districk, one block from Heinz Hall, the Benedum Center and the O'Reilly Theater, to name a few. One of the more enviable neighborhoods in the city. I was thinking I need to do a pictorial like that every time I go downtown. We have such gorgeous architecture in this city.

I'll join you. I'll be finishing off the wax I was gifted back at the beginning of July. I can't believe it lasted me this long, 'cause I've been vaping the hell out of it for the past week.

 

[SweetSue]

Whew! Wax and a BioBomb brownie. It must be Friday night.

 

[CatnipTC]

Have to make sure to stop by more often. This is more then a grow thread.

 

[SweetSue]

Have to make sure to stop by more often. This is more then a grow thread.

Why thank you Catnip. Yes indeed, we do get off topic, or more precisely, onto related topics. I want you to know I was just thinking about visiting your journal because I've paused at your notification about a dozen times in the past two days as I dashed off to answer something more critical. And here you are in my yard.

I'm headed over to your yard now to catch up.

 

[arteekay]

These two are photo plants, and they'll be vegging for months. They actually benefit from transplanting, as Duggan pointed out. They're also growing in Doc Bud's HighBrix Blend kit soil, a system that encourages at least one transplanting per cycle.

If you haven't met arteekay and Jay, you need to make their acquaintances. arteekay has a flair for training autos, and he religiously beheads them around day 12-14. They're pulling in 4-6 ounces with great regularity, so he may know a thing or two. We blew the myths about autos out of this site when we were priveledged to have Atrain among us. arteekay kinda filled the void for me that was there when Atrain left.

The basic rules with autos are simple:

- plant them into the pot they're going to be finishing in. I get away with not following this one because I transplant earlier than most, but then, look at my DDA and ask yourself if I might have screwed her up with transplanting? Maybe I'm not getting away with it.

- 20/4 lighting from seed to harvest - no exceptions

- if using nutes, don't switch to flowering until they've been flowering ones for a couple weeks past when they start blooming

Aside from those basic rules, all bets are off. LST to your heart's content and give her as much light as you can get, then sit back and enjoy the show.

Again I say, you are far too kind to me.

Atrain wasn't into topping though, and his training was/is on a completely different level than the rest of us mortals. I am but a speck in the void.

I still haven't tried his ponytailing technique and really should.

The "basic rules" are my bible, but it should be said they are directed at maximizing yield. You can break all of them if the goal is just to get something out an empty slot of lighted space, regardless of light schedule.

 

[SweetSue]

Again I say, you are far too kind to me.

Atrain wasn't into topping though, and his training was/is on a completely different level than the rest of us mortals. I am but a speck in the void.

I still haven't tried his ponytailing technique and really should.

The "basic rules" are my bible, but it should be said they are directed at maximizing yield. You can break all of them if the goal is just to get something out an empty slot of lighted space, regardless of light schedule.

Thank you for the insights. You're the second member in a row that I was heading off to visit, to find you here in my yard. That was a little spooky. I'll meet you over at your yard. I'm a day back again, a dangerous place to be at your place.


.............I forgot, yes, you should ponytail. It never occurred to me that you didn't until you posted that. Nice to know I pay attention, huh?