Nice going, MrS. Those goos are all that!
Can't wait to hear about the smoke.
Can't wait to hear about the smoke.
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I love the colors on PGoo, but the LOGK has some fine looking buds too. 
DutchinAB
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Nice buds, bud!
Another successful WSE harvest...nicely done MrS! Those Pink Men are really living up to their name.
Did the LST make you think you might try it again? And where does one get an International Monetary Fund table cloth, and why?
Did the LST make you think you might try it again? And where does one get an International Monetary Fund table cloth, and why?
I seem to average 5 years before I move to a new area, keeps your knowledge current and your skills sharp. I have never ever heard of a millwright in my life! I googled it and it sounds like a brilliant job.I avg around 6 years at a job. I'm a millwright that installs and fixes packaging machines. I was hitting a dead end. Nothing new, same BS. So I took the summer off and got lucky on my first interview. So far it's a step up and they have high expectations so it's a good challenge for me. In 6 years I may be able to retire.
Fuck luck, your application was obviously on fleek and you interviewed like a boss. That’s not luck, that’s seeking out new opportunities and being well prepared.
I’m sure you’ll smash it - not literally
That super neat trimming tho.Hey everybody!
I harvested the @WeedSeedsExpress girls this weekend. I picked up some PM the last couple of weeks and just tried to keep ahead of it by wiping leaves and plucking the bad ones off.
All in all I'm really happy with the way they turned out. You can't see the pink in the Goos, but it's there. After the bud wash it almost went a red grapefruit color.
All the plants produced hard buds and lots of trichomes, but the PGoo 2, which was the smallest, was coated more than all the others.
I'll have more pics in a few days, after they've been in the fridge getting their slo 'n dry on.
Mate if your trim was a Dancing with the Stars routine I’d give it a 10!
The Celt
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I believe it became “Freedom 6 feet under”
Congrats on the harvest MrS! Those Goo Goo Dolls just got nicer and nicer.
International travel, nice!
Curious about your thoughts on the LST as well. I’m going to go with that tablecloth being a newspaper insert....otherwise, why?
PK
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Weed Seeds Express
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Amazing! This was a great grow Mr. Sauga! I really enjoyed it and what an amazing result! Love it!
Thank you so much for sharing and please let me know when you are up for a new run!
Cheers from overseas!
David
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Buds look great as far as I can see! Can’t wait to see closeups of them. Well done sir! 
Konks Dirt Empire
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Hey everybody!
Guess what day it is? That's right all you high schoolers itz edumacation day!
Today's topic was inspired by fellow member InTheShed, who made a point about Silica that he heard from another member. It caught my attention right away and although I was familiar with parts of the following topic there was lots I didn't know. So I've tried to summarize what I now know and what many of you may like to know too!
As a disclaimer, I don't endorse any of the items mentioned below. I don't see any sponsors here that sell the product so I did post product names, but no links.
SILICON
What is silicon?
Silicon is a naturally occurring chemical element. Silicon is everywhere but is generally unavailable to plants. It readily bonds with oxygen and is rarely found in nature in its purest form. Silicon is typically seen as silicon dioxide or silica, better known as quartz, which is the most common component of sand. The silica component is what we’ll be discussing below.
What are the benefits of using silica?
Although silica is not essential for plant growth and development, it can provide many benefits. It has been found to improve drought tolerance and delay wilting in certain crops lacking irrigation. It guards against environmental stress, improves the uptake of water and minerals, and adds an extra level of protection against fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. Researchers found that powdery mildew was delayed in silicon treated zinnia, rose, sunflower, and cucumber, and phytophthora was delayed in gerbera. However, after 1-3 weeks both silicon treated and untreated plants had the same amount of disease.
Silicon appears to benefit certain plants when they are under stress, and it has also been found to help increase stem strength by strengthening cell walls. One study found when rice and wheat are silicon deficient their stems weaken and easily collapse in wind or rain, a condition called lodging. Another study on poinsettias treated with silicon had also shown reduced stem breakage.
How do plants uptake silicon?
In nature, microbes convert unavailable forms of silicon into silicic acid, also known as monosilicic acid(MSA). MSA is the only bioavailable form of silicon for plants, and the microbial process of converting it is slow and depends on many factors. In its most common forms silicon is not readily absorbed into biological tissues. Take potassium silicates as an example. Its molecules are too large to penetrate the plants cell walls. Microbes will have to convert it into silicic acid before the roots can take up the silicon. This process is called silicification, and it can take weeks or months before it occurs in any meaningful amount.
Silicic acid is therefore the most effective silicon additive since it is 100% bioavailable. But not all silicic acid is the same. In nature, silica exists in polymer form because it is stable. These are long chains of molecules, and in order for plants to use silicic acid it must be in monomer form, a single molecule which is monosilicic acid.
Soluble silica is also absorbed by plants. The ability of the plants to absorb silicon from soil, along with the amount of silicon that can be taken up by plants, depends on the concentration of silicic acid in the soil solution rather than the total silicon concentration of the soil.
What brand of silica should I be using?
Potassium silicate is a good soluble form of silica, but it is not compatible with many other fertilisers and must often be applied as a standalone. One way out of this limitation is to use a pre-formulated potassium silicate-based fertiliser which includes other synergists. I believe Pro-tekt would be a good example of this.
Although it’s listed as using potassium silicate, it appears to be soluble silicon. Below is a snippet from their PDF product data-sheet. I mention this product simply because more seem to use it over other brands.
DYNA-GRO'S unique Pro-TeKt® formula is an easy to use liquid concentrate that provides supplemental potassium (3.7%) and silicon (7.8%). Silicon is rapidly bound in leaf tissue and deposited in a non-translocatable form within 24 hours of uptake. Therefore a continuous source of soluble silicon is very important to combat pathogens. This can be from constant feeding in hydroponics or from retention in the growing medium. The surfactant characteristics of Pro-TeKt® result in better uptake of water and the minerals dissolved in it for better nutrition and growth.
Cost of 1L Pro-Tekt: $25.99 CAD
The brand I use is called Cyco Silica. It is a source of monosilicic acid, which as I mentioned is a 100% soluble source of silica. Did I know that before I bought it? No! I’m learning all this too and I just happened to get lucky. There were three brands on the shelf, and this was the prettiest one so it had to be the best.
Cost of 1L Cyco: $27.99 CAD
Conclusion
There are many benefits in adding silica to your plants diet. It’s the primary component in the formation of cell walls in plants, and it adds an extra level of protection against fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. It can also reduce heat stress by preventing plant transpiration, it builds strong stems, stalks, and thick leaves, it aids in the development of new vegetation and flowering, and it improves the uptake of water and minerals such as calcium.
In my opinion, unless a company doesn’t want to provide you the information, there is no need to spend high amounts of money for a product listed as having monosilicic acid over potassium silicate. It would appear that they know this already and they have ways around it, but if you look at the brands mentioned above I’d be buying the Cyco Silica. They claim they use monosilicic acid, and for $2.00 more there is no reason not to continue to use it.
Class dismissed, and please take your roaches with you.
Um Mr. Sauga, I missed this class and fell 5 pages behind...may I get an extension until I get my haul jarred up please?
Congratulations Mr.S on a successful harvest
Konks Dirt Empire
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Alright, I suppose congratulations, kudos and a "ridiculous" are due...I've got to go put these bookmarks in order 
Nice work, Columbo!
Nice work, Columbo!
NOICE!
Oh! What’s next for the winter grow? 
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I can already tell you what the smoke report will be like. First, it tastes a lot like weed, Secondly, it smells a lot like weed, and finally, I know it's going to get me high. So there you go. I may throw in SAF this time as they really are.Nice going, MrS. Those goos are all that!
Can't wait to hear about the smoke.
They could have gone another week so I missed out on a lot of bulking, but yes they both produced some heavy colas and I'm extremely happy with the weedseedsexpress beans.I love the colors on PGoo, but the LOGK has some fine looking buds too.
Thanks Dab! They've been MIA lately so it's good to see some nice ones.
I have to. I can't give it a fair comparison since it was my first time. I understood things that I would do differently next time. I like the shape of a quad over the LST plants. Inside a tent you are working with corners, and I find the quads are better suited for that. I think there is less training with a quad, but my experience with LST doesn't give me a right to say that yet. So those were the two things I observed the most. I'll be able to make a better comparison next time. Probably next run.
You don't spend long periods of time on the Johnny correct? That's a newspaper.
Lots of variety! Hard to get bored unless your chained up at one location.
OK, let's go with your take on it. Sounds so much more positive than my Eeyore approach.
We do that too! We just say we misread the instructions.I’m sure you’ll smash it - not literally
Had to. Normally I leave the sugars, but the PM casued me to trim them tight this go-around.
Of course it did. Probably when I was 54.I believe it became “Freedom 6 feet under”
Haha, almost half right. The actual newspaper, not an insert.Curious about your thoughts on the LST as well. I’m going to go with that tablecloth being a newspaper insert....otherwise, why?
See above for LST answer.Apparentl neighbors can too. They are selling their house; divorce reasons. She doesn't want to leave. The new potential owners do not like cannabis and the neighbors asked me to smoke some when the prospects show up. I was at work, but my wife tried so I don't know how successful she was.Congrats on the recent harvest Sauga. they look fat and i can taste the OG from here;
Thanks so much David. These were really a lot of fun to run, and their doing a proper dry and cure for best results. The Goo 1(bigger) put out lots of pink colors which made for a pretty finish. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to showcase your beans. I'll definitely be in touch to do it all over again.
Thanks Roosti. Most likely Wednesday or Thursday. I'm trying to find the time.Buds look great as far as I can see! Can’t wait to see closeups of them. Well done sir!
Did I miss the note? Remember to bring one in next time. Carry on.
Um Mr. Sauga, I missed this class and fell 5 pages behind...may I get an extension until I get my haul jarred up please?
Thanks smokey!Congratulations Mr.S on a successful harvest
lol, thanks Konk!Alright, I suppose congratulations, kudos and a "ridiculous" are due...I've got to go put these bookmarks in order
Nice work, Columbo!
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OK, I forgot you smoke. I am running the Kalashnikovs and the Candylands. The CL's I expected everyone to forget about as it was only mentioned a couple of times, but the Kalash's should ring a bell.Oh! What’s next for the winter grow?
I might have a new light in there, which will help in finding the zipper.
Ridiculous. Kudos to MissiSauga!
Ridiculous. Carry on Konk, you are ridiculous too.
OK, I forgot you smoke. I am running the Kalashnikovs and the Candylands. The CL's I expected everyone to forget about as it was only mentioned a couple of times, but the Kalash's should ring a bell.
Ok.
Curiousnoob
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Congratulations mate! Great run with these girls as usual. That goo looks amazing shame there was no goo from the goo, but they all look beautiful mate. 