VIVOHUT Bill284's New Grow Facility: Featuring VIVOSUN & Herbies Seeds

[CaptainLucky]

I'm OK all things considered.
Still recovering.
But Howie is still kicking so that's all that matters.
Take care.




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Bill284

That had to have been scary him eating that prescription bottle n then having to drive through a blizzard to see a vet. I’ll bet you’re relived. It’s something how our pets become part of our family. Sounds like you had a hectic day my brother. CL

 

[NickHardy]

Glad he’s ok!

I get paranoid about Nicksie, our Lab and chocolate. 3 year girls like chocolate and are messy. It gets left on the couch or dropped carelessly. But unusually she (Nicksie) isn’t interested. Maybe because she is a Chocolate Lab!

Nice save yourself too! See four wheels good, two wheels bad!

Nick

 

[Bill284]

Glad he’s ok!

I get paranoid about Nicksie, our Lab and chocolate. 3 year girls like chocolate and are messy. It gets left on the couch or dropped carelessly. But unusually she (Nicksie) isn’t interested. Maybe because she is a Chocolate Lab!

Nice save yourself too! See four wheels good, two wheels bad!

Nick

When he fell over and couldn't get up I thought it was over.
I've never felt so helpless and gutted.
Poor guy, never knew what happened.
The look on his face broke my heart.
It was a horrendous day to say the least.
There is so much that happened.
Let's just say we had a veterinary issue.
I'm speechless at how abysmal they treated us.
The quote was $200 as we were driving in, ( i called to let them know we were on the way)
then she called back and said $300 then $700 then $2000.
Honestly it was a pretty horrendous treatment.
But he is good today, thankfully.




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Bill284

 

[ChocolatChunk]

Poor Howie! Good thing he's alright! That's a scare for sure, we got iced over in Buffalo too, I do instacart and door dash to make money when other people dont need me to help them and I got stuck yesterday.. slid into a grate, someone luckily helped push out but never happened to me before.. I shoulda been more cautious turning around on a road that wasn't salted and plowed. The lady was waiting for her groceries watching me gas it for 5 minutes rocking back and fourth
Was just thinking how cool it would be and helpful for times like that to have a teleporter to teleport to the vet or teleport to Bill's for a session and a planting party!
And oh boy it is happy, gonna be planting a bunch of clones, uppotting a few plants myself and staging them in the tent.. gonna do a good cleaning of first and finally put up this plasma light after sitting around for 3 yrs now
But I have this Papillon LED and wanna really run her to be honest it puts out more than the 1000w hps I tested myself with a hand held meter.
Only thing I need to run a special Amp to boost 110v to 220v to even run it because I dont have 220 hookup in my room and that draws twice the wattage as running it by itself so yea its 600 w but then turns into 1000 lol so back at square 1 on electric consumption for the love of our girls
It is good to be here with you all though and it's very inspiring, what you have done and are doing. Gonna try making some of the subcool organic super soil soon I have most of the ingridients. So gonna do some mixing soon, want to make a "Humboldt hot mix" too and compare what works better.. the Hhm takes 4 to 6 wk. to cool off, subcools only 30 days.. so would be nice to have them both prepped to run side by sides on the same cuts but for where they are and where I am financially, it might have to be a next run sort of thing which is fine plenty of nice organics to grow some nice medicinal for now.
Glad your guy Howie is alright!! Poor little buddy.
So Bill, of these strains which one are you looking forward to the most?

 

[ChocolatChunk]

Wow Bill that is terrible too, sorry on my lengthy response.. I will try not to get too detailed on things lol..
Cigars though ay? I never got into them much myself, was smoking the black n milds but kicked those thankfully that was getting bad and my breathing it was like there was glue in my lungs, I know you shouldn't inhale cigar smoke but... yea so at least you are smoking good cigars I would want a drink and a cigarette though after what you just went through but probably would go for the dab rig smoke a fat globber and then load the bong and rip that sh!t then maybe see what kind of edibles im working with lol do I need to bake some more edibles, yes ok it's gonna be a good day! Howie is ok!!

 

[Bill284]

Good Day my friend.

Poor Howie! Good thing he's alright!

Thankfully he is good as new today.
Freeken vet tried to give us a good fart knocking.
Nothing like praying on someone.

That's a scare for sure, we got iced over in Buffalo too, I do instacart and door dash to make money when other people dont need me to help them and I got stuck yesterday.. slid into a grate, someone luckily helped push out but never happened to me before.. I shoulda been more cautious turning around on a road that wasn't salted and plowed. The lady was waiting for her groceries watching me gas it for 5 minutes rocking back and fourth

You need 4 wheel drive and good snows.
To do that job in Buffalo.

Was just thinking how cool it would be and helpful for times like that to have a teleporter to teleport to the vet or teleport to Bill's for a session and a planting party!

Wait until the summer.
We can go tubing and have a BBQ.
Im handy with a Cowboy Steak.

And oh boy it is happy, gonna be planting a bunch of clones, uppotting a few plants myself and staging them in the tent..

im so far behind uppotting im thinking i should thow a couple into final pots.
I'll see what i have available.

gonna do a good cleaning of first and finally put up this plasma light after sitting around for 3 yrs now
But I have this Papillon LED and wanna really run her to be honest it puts out more than the 1000w hps I tested myself with a hand held meter.
Only thing I need to run a special Amp to boost 110v to 220v to even run it because I dont have 220 hookup

Run a dedicated line to the panel for it.
It's the only safe way to run it.

in my room and that draws twice the wattage as running it by itself so yea its 600 w but then turns into 1000 lol so back at square 1 on electric consumption for the love of our girls

Is electricity expense there.
Im waiting on the first bill with the floor and lights hooked up and running.

It is good to be here with you all though and it's very inspiring, what you have done and are doing.

Gonna try making some of the subcool organic super soil soon I have most of the ingridients. So gonna do some mixing soon, want to make a "Humboldt hot mix" too and compare what works better.. the Hhm takes 4 to 6 wk.

I have about 600 litres of one and 2 year old supersoil. Its all yours.
It'll be a while before I have any use for soil again.
Coco in the greenhouse this summer.

to cool off, subcools only 30 days.. so would be nice to have them both prepped to run side by sides on the same cuts but for where they are and where I am financially, it might have to be a next run sort of thing which is fine plenty of nice organics to grow some nice medicinal for now.
Glad your guy Howie is alright!! Poor little buddy.

He is sleeping on my lap.
I'll post a pic.

So Bill, of these strains which one are you looking forward to the most?

Easy question @Herbies Seeds Apple Betty is hands down my favorite strain.
It took me years to get my genetics, literally 100's of plants.
My Blueberry Mom gave us so much joy.
Her girls were the only strain to give me the giggles.
And Apple Betty is better than my Blueberry.
I take RSO daily so getting a euphoric feeling again is rare.
Apple Betty will be the first mom in the VIVOHUT.
I have a few to choose from.
Then she will have a ton of babies.
I've a quick and easy cloning method.
I used to do 16 & 20 inch branches.
Made a really tall dome.
It's lots of fun.




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Bill284

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Bill284

 

[NickHardy]

Is electricity expense there.
Im waiting on the first bill with the floor and lights hooked up and running.

Mine I think is due Sunday. I actually left a veg light on that doesn’t need to be now to get an idea of what a full month with a whole cycle on is gonna look like for planning purposes.

I have about 600 litres of one and 2 year old supersoil. Its all yours.
It'll be a while before I have any use for soil again.
Coco in the greenhouse this summer.

Haven’t you been trying to lay that off for a while

Easy question @Herbies Seeds Apple Betty is hands down my favorite strain.

There’s a “Blackberry” I’ve only seen in one place (buds at the place we first sold too) It knocked me sideways. Very giggly. I can’t remember if I looked for Apple Betty with @Herbies Seeds last week or not. Will do now. Its got a bit harder for me to pay there. Had to get a mate to crypto it and pay him but I think they’re fixing that. Oh yeah - the order was under like $120 or something so under my banks minimum for TT. So I just need to buy a lot of Apple Betty

Thinking about whether to roll with the same strains or not the next grow. Depends on lots of stuff. Maybe there’s a new indoor facility or maybe we go new greenhouse grow. If there’s anything new then we have space to up from 3 strains in flower. Maybe one of the new ones doesn’t work out, pain to grow or something.

But Apple Betty comes with quite a reference! And Herbies are a pleasure to deal with. Helped me out with something recently.

EDIT - Yeah if I order 20 I can pay by bank transfer. I think probably will Monday. Looks fun. Sure they’ll arrive quicker than 30 much more expensive ones from SC that I actually paid for first week of January and are still in a post office in the UK now. Tbf to SC There was a postal strike and then the Royal Mail got hacked (allegedly by Russia) but we’re at about 50 days on a 30 day guarantee and they’ve travelled 50 miles out of the required 6180 miles in that time. Herbies are much quicker!

Nick

 

[GreenFingaz]

Good Day my friend.

Thankfully he is good as new today.
Freeken vet tried to give us a good fart knocking.
Nothing like praying on someone.


You need 4 wheel drive and good snows.
To do that job in Buffalo.

Wait until the summer.
We can go tubing and have a BBQ.
Im handy with a Cowboy Steak.

im so far behind uppotting im thinking i should thow a couple into final pots.
I'll see what i have available.

Run a dedicated line to the panel for it.
It's the only safe way to run it.

Is electricity expense there.
Im waiting on the first bill with the floor and lights hooked up and running.



I have about 600 litres of one and 2 year old supersoil. Its all yours.
It'll be a while before I have any use for soil again.
Coco in the greenhouse this summer.

He is sleeping on my lap.
I'll post a pic.

Easy question @Herbies Seeds Apple Betty is hands down my favorite strain.
It took me years to get my genetics, literally 100's of plants.
My Blueberry Mom gave us so much joy.
Her girls were the only strain to give me the giggles.
And Apple Betty is better than my Blueberry.
I take RSO daily so getting a euphoric feeling again is rare.
Apple Betty will be the first mom in the VIVOHUT.
I have a few to choose from.
Then she will have a ton of babies.
I've a quick and easy cloning method.
I used to do 16 & 20 inch branches.
Made a really tall dome.
It's lots of fun.




#Vivosun #LoveWhatYouGrow
Bill284

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Bill284

Theres the lad hope hes back up and running nicely bill. Man your living the dream lol ide love to be able to keep a mother

 

[ChocolatChunk]

Top of the evening!
Yea sounds like the vet tried to get ya's, like some mechanic places..thats not reasonable at all they run you through different quotes like that.. well I could imagine you both were not happy about that and they didn't stick the 7k to you's
Was gonna try to get 4 studded tires but haven't had the dough to splurge. But the car surprisingly has a 4 wheel traction system which is nice and annoying at the same time. All season tires are alright but not like snows especially with the studs. Looking to do a lift on it because it's a little low for my liking but maybe next yr, the tires first lol told myself to get them too at least fool me once shame on me fool me twice cant get fooled again .
Hey tubing sounds like a blast!
And some big steaks sound pretty nice too!
Of course with a lot of festivities I would imagine getting fairly stoney hanging with you sounds like you know how to have a good time.
That is what makes me nervous is not going directly to the panel, and the electric is decent price wise it has gone up a bit over the yrs not awfully much like the gas prices but yea to run in the off hours anywhere helps save money and I been doing alright keeping veg plants under low watt LED and thinking the plasma will be sufficient to flower with my LED I have going now so be around 500w overhead then another 200 in the corners up the sides crunching an extra 20k lumens in there I feel it makes a big difference having the supplemental lighting.
I am trying to switch to all hydro but I would be honored to take your soil
All of it lol seriously
That would be an honorary, and legendary grow
Subcool blend, made with Bill's mix.
Bill I need to come up with 900 gallons in a few months. I have a trailer hitch I still need to install to the car but don't mind a good old fashioned road trip. Especially to get some dirt from none other.
Really would be nice to try that Apple Betty too I love apples being from NY and all too lol the only apple things I have made is apple pie, salad with cut apples lol fancy right.. and apple flap jacks with chopped almonds or walnuts depending what I have. Thats probably my favorite..the flapper.
But sadly, had a plant last year from some seeds I been hanging onto for years and it started to have a nice green apple smell to her and I did something and lost a bunch of plants so am still upset because it was sentimental from friend who is gone now who knew there was an apple pheno from that white widow in his strain. Would have been so proud to present that to them and the rest of the world.
How about that fella though!, no place like home! Loving life!! Oh man that's a happy boy! So good to see he is safe and sound!

 

[Bill284]

Mine I think is due Sunday. I actually left a veg light on that doesn’t need to be now to get an idea of what a full month with a whole cycle on is gonna look like for planning purposes.

Haven’t you been trying to lay that off for a while

There’s a “Blackberry” I’ve only seen in one place (buds at the place we first sold too) It knocked me sideways. Very giggly. I can’t remember if I looked for Apple Betty with @Herbies Seeds last week or not. Will do now. Its got a bit harder for me to pay there. Had to get a mate to crypto it and pay him but I think they’re fixing that. Oh yeah - the order was under like $120 or something so under my banks minimum for TT. So I just need to buy a lot of Apple Betty

Thinking about whether to roll with the same strains or not the next grow. Depends on lots of stuff. Maybe there’s a new indoor facility or maybe we go new greenhouse grow. If there’s anything new then we have space to up from 3 strains in flower. Maybe one of the new ones doesn’t work out, pain to grow or something.

But Apple Betty comes with quite a reference! And Herbies are a pleasure to deal with. Helped me out with something recently.

EDIT - Yeah if I order 20 I can pay by bank transfer. I think probably will Monday. Looks fun. Sure they’ll arrive quicker than 30 much more expensive ones from SC that I actually paid for first week of January and are still in a post office in the UK now. Tbf to SC There was a postal strike and then the Royal Mail got hacked (allegedly by Russia) but we’re at about 50 days on a 30 day guarantee and they’ve travelled 50 miles out of the required 6180 miles in that time. Herbies are much quicker!

Nick

Good morning Nick
That's just bad luck, the mail strike.
Not the seed Co's fault.
I've never tried Blackberry I keep my eye open for that.
I'm not looking forward to our first electricity bill.
The floor and lights have been on for a month.
Hope I'm no stuck on the couch when the bill comes.
Still cheaper than $500.00 a month for pot.
How is everything going today Amigo?




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Bill284

 

[Bill284]

Theres the lad hope hes back up and running nicely bill. Man your living the dream lol ide love to be able to keep a mother

Good morning GF.
The veg room is almost 11 feet tall.
I should be able to have 2 levels.
Veg on the bottom.
Mom's up top if I need the space.
I haven't figured all the details yet.
But that's the plan.
Ordered a wifi booster and a wyze cam yesterday thanks @Rexer
Hope everything is going well today my friend.




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Bill284

 

[NickHardy]

Good morning Nick
That's just bad luck, the mail strike.
Not the seed Co's fault.
I've never tried Blackberry I keep my eye open for that.
I'm not looking forward to our first electricity bill.
The floor and lights have been on for a month.
Hope I'm no stuck on the couch when the bill comes.
Still cheaper than $500.00 a month for pot.
How is everything going today Amigo?




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Bill284

Yeah all good. Lots of plants they are a growing. This is probably the last quiet spell. Think we’re going to have a very busy time starting middle of the week.

The Seed Co - yes strike and major hack so leeway for sure. But it is guaranteed/insured service so at some point they need to make me whole.

Like getting extra jobs to pay for the electric bill

Nick

 

[GreenFingaz]

Good morning GF.
The veg room is almost 11 feet tall.
I should be able to have 2 levels.
Veg on the bottom.
Mom's up top if I need the space.
I haven't figured all the details yet.
But that's the plan.
Ordered a wifi booster and a wyze cam yesterday thanks @Rexer
Hope everything is going well today my friend.




#Vivosun #Love What You Grow
Bill284

Niiicceee man your guna be set up for a while everything dialled in

 

[Bill284]

Top of the evening!

Good morning C.C

Yea sounds like the vet tried to get ya's, like some mechanic places..thats not reasonable at all they run you through different quotes like that.. well I could imagine you both were not happy about that and they didn't stick the 7k to you's

I called the vet to say I was on the way.
I didn't ask a price.
When i called she said an emergency visit was $200.00, fine im on the way.
Then she says no $300.00.
Then calls back an says $410.00 plus $300 for blood work.
No problem I'm on the way. With my boy.
Then she calls back and says the vet will need to keep him overnight, that's an additional $1500.
She says pull up out front drop him off and leave.
It was a nightmare, all they cared about was how much money they could bleed us for.

Was gonna try to get 4 studded tires but haven't had the dough to splurge.

Good snow tires is all you need.
Especially if you have all wheel drive.

But the car surprisingly has a 4 wheel traction system which is nice and annoying at the same time. All season tires are alright but not like snows especially with the studs. Looking to do a lift on it because it's a little low for my liking but maybe next yr, the tires first lol told myself to get them too at least fool me once shame on me fool me twice cant get fooled again .
Hey tubing sounds like a blast!

We are on the river.
Its renowned for tubing here.
its a windy lazy river that goes for hours.
We just walk out the back door and hop in.
If it's a group we park a car down river at the beach.
If it's just the 3 of us i have an anchor.
I filled a 5 gal pale with concrete and a ring hook.
I buried it in the middle of the river.
So i can clip the double tube in place.
Stacey an I float and listen to music have a smoke.
Never leave the back yard, Howie likes to sit on the tube with us.
There is pics in Heavens Shores, I'll find them.

And some big steaks sound pretty nice too!

Cowboy steaks are my favorite.
I'm handy with a BBQ.

Of course with a lot of festivities I would imagine getting fairly stoney hanging with you sounds like you know how to have a good time.
That is what makes me nervous is not going directly to the panel

It's the safest way to hook it up.
One dedicated wire to a dedicated breaker, 12/2 wire is all you need.

, and the electric is decent price wise it has gone up a bit over the yrs not awfully much like the gas prices

Its ridiculous the price of gas here.
7 or 8 bucks a gallon, crazy.

but yea to run in the off hours anywhere helps save money and I been doing alright keeping veg plants under low watt LED and thinking the plasma will be sufficient to flower with my LED I have going now so be around 500w overhead then another 200 in the corners up the sides crunching an extra 20k lumens in there I feel it makes a big difference having the supplemental lighting.

Dam I hope that's enough light.
Im in trouble if it isn't.

I am trying to switch to all hydro but I would be honored to take your soil
All of it lol seriously

I've got huge totes full of it.
No interest in soil anymore.
Too bad because its chalk full of life and nutrients.

That would be an honorary, and legendary grow
Subcool blend, made with Bill's mix.
Bill I need to come up with 900 gallons

900 gallons. of soil.
You on a farm?
Call a nursery and have them deliver a 1 ton truck full.
Dump it on a tarp and mix in your ingredients.
Cheaper than a hitch and trailer.

in a few months. I have a trailer hitch I still need to install to the car but don't mind a good old fashioned road trip. Especially to get some dirt from none other.
Really would be nice to try that Apple Betty too I love apples being from NY and all too lol the only apple things I have made is apple pie, salad with cut apples lol fancy right.. and apple flap jacks with chopped almonds or walnuts depending what I have. Thats probably my favorite..the flapper.
But sadly, had a plant last year from some seeds I been hanging onto for years and it started to have a nice green apple smell to her and I did something and lost a bunch of plants so am still upset because it was sentimental from friend who is gone now who knew there was an apple pheno from that white widow in his strain. Would have been so proud to present that to them and the rest of the world.
How about that fella though!, no place like home! Loving life!! Oh man that's a happy boy! So good to see he is safe and sound!

I've also got Mango Mousse and Banana Pudding.
Herbies Dessert Mix.
Looking forward to trying the other 2.
Are you close to Niagara Falls?
Talk soon my friend?




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Bill284

 

[Bill284]

Yeah all good. Lots of plants they are a growing. This is probably the last quiet spell. Think we’re going to have a very busy time starting middle of the week.

The Seed Co - yes strike and major hack so leeway for sure. But it is guaranteed/insured service so at some point they need to make me whole.

Like getting extra jobs to pay for the electric bill

Nick

The electricity bill comes out of the pot budget.
There is a surplus at the end of the month.
As long as I don't run out before my harvest I'm fine.
If I have to buy it and electricity I'll be in trouble.
Explain that one to the boss.




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Bill284

 

[Bill284]

Niiicceee man your guna be set up for a while everything dialled in

I'm by no means dialed in yet.
There is still a lot of work to go before it's got the environmental controls are in place.
But temps and rh are exceptable at the moment.
And I have to finish the flower room.
Right now I'd be happy just to finish uppotting.
I'm so far behind.




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Bill284

 

[GreenFingaz]

I'm by no means dialed in yet.
There is still a lot of work to go before it's got the environmental controls are in place.
But temps and rh are exceptable at the moment.
And I have to finish the flower room.
Right now I'd be happy just to finish uppotting.
I'm so far behind.




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Bill284

You'll get there no doubt mate sometimes as you know life throws them curveballs to see what your made of lol

 

[ChocolatChunk]

Hey y'all, oh man what a sour time they ran you through Bill geesh in the name of love you can't put a price on that.. well they did but hypothetically speaking.
I been wanting to go fish the Niagara bar for a while for some big lake trout or a nice salmon.
That sounds like a dream, living right on the water.
That mango and banana would be interesting combined together.
Sounds exciting what you have in mind that is quite some room to grow in I like the 2 teir idea. I see why you needed to add a heat grid underneath you are in the same region as me and it's ffn cold out today mate your all ice over there too it sounds.
Now that you mention it that would be funny to explain all the dirt on a trsiler.trailer.. that will be a long inspection no doubt wish I had a farm though!

 

[2Water]

Man Bill, just got caught up, love thevset up and all the knowledge you are bringing. Looking forward to watching more!

 

[Bill284]

Hey y'all, oh man what a sour time they ran you through Bill geesh in the name of love you can't put a price on that.. well they did but hypothetically speaking.
I been wanting to go fish the Niagara bar for a while for some big lake trout or a nice salmon.
That sounds like a dream, living right on the water.
That mango and banana would be interesting combined together.
Sounds exciting what you have in mind that is quite some room to grow in I like the 2 teir idea. I see why you needed to add a heat grid underneath you are in the same region as me and it's ffn cold out today mate your all ice over there too it sounds.
Now that you mention it that would be funny to explain all the dirt on a trsiler.trailer.. that will be a long inspection no doubt wish I had a farm though!

I never once asked a price.
They did that themselves.
He is like a shinny penny today.
If we are going smuggle might aswell make it worth wile.
Fished the Niagara for Rainbow Trout.
That's my thing, I've an eleven foot noodle rod and a float reel.
Fished every river in Southern Ontario, literally.
Love Rainbow Fishing.
Salmon too, but mostly Rainbow.
I put radiant floor heat in with a 100 pounds of concrete and tile for heat retention.
Once it's warm it stays warm.
Same as my house, it's the most economical way I could think of for heating it.
I'm still learning the parameters.
The stat is in the floor.
I may need another in the room but I'll see how it goes.
Here it is now

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