Yeah this time of year in my part of Canada we get 30-40 degree Celsius swings, was down to -18c and blowing the one night and +16 the next day.
Weasel Forges Ahead
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The snow returned.....I brought some of my LOS into the cabin to cook faster.
Life continues to keep me hopping but i continue to pick away at painting the flowering room.
Almost done. I want to try and improve the primitive drain setup in there as well, however primitively. Also I need to redo the electrical spaghetti. I’m going to take my labeller to it all. After that I’ll tackle painting veg, and then generally reassess the state of my plants.
I’m taking my time with it. About 90% decided now I’m going to just throw out the other half of flowering as well. Hermiepocalypse has left them all too seeded to really bother growing out, with only about two more plants there worth making hash out of. But since I’m using the HPS bulbs for heat to dry the paint anyway, I’m just leaving the remaining plants in there for now.
I’ve even entertained the thought of shutting the grow down completely because that would leave my summer free of having to worry about the plants at all. But that’s not actually what I want to do, so I shall continue to forge a head.
PC lightly seeded.
Life continues to keep me hopping but i continue to pick away at painting the flowering room.
Almost done. I want to try and improve the primitive drain setup in there as well, however primitively. Also I need to redo the electrical spaghetti. I’m going to take my labeller to it all. After that I’ll tackle painting veg, and then generally reassess the state of my plants.
I’m taking my time with it. About 90% decided now I’m going to just throw out the other half of flowering as well. Hermiepocalypse has left them all too seeded to really bother growing out, with only about two more plants there worth making hash out of. But since I’m using the HPS bulbs for heat to dry the paint anyway, I’m just leaving the remaining plants in there for now.
I’ve even entertained the thought of shutting the grow down completely because that would leave my summer free of having to worry about the plants at all. But that’s not actually what I want to do, so I shall continue to forge a head.
looking good.
what do you really need the drain to do ?
floor looks like it's a poured surface, so not sure what you're gonna do without a pile of work.
there's loads of ways to keep cables organized. a few more hooks around the perimeter of the space might help if you have to keep them above.
what do you really need the drain to do ?
floor looks like it's a poured surface, so not sure what you're gonna do without a pile of work.
there's loads of ways to keep cables organized. a few more hooks around the perimeter of the space might help if you have to keep them above.
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The floor is plywood, painted.
I think I have it figured out now. When I built it originally I sculpted the floor joists under it so that the entire floor is dished down, with the drain obviously being the lowest point. It works fine but I’d rather get the water and dirt off the floor more, so am plotting some Neanderthal methods to better get from point A (bottom of pots) to point B (drain). more directly, without running across the floor.
I was thinking about putting one drain in for each side of flowering but that’s too much work at this point. i’m just going reroute things so that everything goes directly down the drain better.
As for the wiring. At various points it has been somewhat organized and labelled but over time everything got reassigned and twisted into spaghetti. It is not like that now in the picture, which is just a temporary painting-setup, but it was before. It just happens.
The thing is it’s not actually the cables that twist. They just sit there. It’s my life that twists
Anyway I’m grabbing the labeller to take in there and I will label all the cords and whatnot again now that I have room to move.
I think I have it figured out now. When I built it originally I sculpted the floor joists under it so that the entire floor is dished down, with the drain obviously being the lowest point. It works fine but I’d rather get the water and dirt off the floor more, so am plotting some Neanderthal methods to better get from point A (bottom of pots) to point B (drain). more directly, without running across the floor.
I was thinking about putting one drain in for each side of flowering but that’s too much work at this point. i’m just going reroute things so that everything goes directly down the drain better.
As for the wiring. At various points it has been somewhat organized and labelled but over time everything got reassigned and twisted into spaghetti. It is not like that now in the picture, which is just a temporary painting-setup, but it was before. It just happens.
The thing is it’s not actually the cables that twist. They just sit there. It’s my life that twists
Anyway I’m grabbing the labeller to take in there and I will label all the cords and whatnot again now that I have room to move.
i'd consider a waterproof floor covering. piece of scrap lino or similar would work great.
i don't label cables either. i don't really have a pile and know where everything goes.
it helps to have a central ac panel for stuff. the panel helps create the organization. doesn't have to be fancy. even a couple power bars mounted on a piece of plywood works wonders.
i don't label cables either. i don't really have a pile and know where everything goes.
it helps to have a central ac panel for stuff. the panel helps create the organization. doesn't have to be fancy. even a couple power bars mounted on a piece of plywood works wonders.
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I've been keeping my floor much cleaner this time round by rinsing it with clean water after I'm done feeding.
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The drain thing is not really much of an issue- I just mentioned it in passing. If I had to rebuild the grow all over again I would put one drain on each side of flowering and plumb each one directly to the large trays that I set the plants on.
Without getting into all the details, an earthquake settled the foundation a couple years ago and runoff started pooling in one corner. I’ve corrected that now I think, but yeah, if I did it all over again I would change it a little.
Mostly because of the amounts of dirt and water always flying around in there. I don’t really have time or the interest to clean everything to perfection every day.
I prefer to just pour water in the potted pot plants ‘improperly’ and run off again.
Without getting into all the details, an earthquake settled the foundation a couple years ago and runoff started pooling in one corner. I’ve corrected that now I think, but yeah, if I did it all over again I would change it a little.
Mostly because of the amounts of dirt and water always flying around in there. I don’t really have time or the interest to clean everything to perfection every day.
I prefer to just pour water in the potted pot plants ‘improperly’ and run off again.
Dankman_420
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WTF you get earthquakes in da woods.
Weasels got all sorts of pitfalls to deal with
Weasels got all sorts of pitfalls to deal with
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Lots of earthquakes here. The grow is basically floating on a peat bog and in the last decent sized quake it jiggled itself down a bunch lower and tilted sideways a bit which messed up my carefully engineered drainage system....
I can’t wait to see what comes out the other side. In the meantime... Solo Cup challenge? Single bulb CFL challenge? Autoflower in a DIY space bucket challenge? Lego soilless challenge? By no means am I calling you out. Just a little something different to pass some time while you regroup. Peace brother
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Thanks Spitz I appreciate your optimism! I was actually thinking more along the lines of -getting stoned, painting, working on drains, licking my wounds. Perhaps writing more beautiful poetry about the one-legged cat and the turd on the frozen lake, under the light of the moon...
But your point is well taken. The main hangup right now is nutrients. I’m not feeling real confident about my hydro salt mixes in the peat moss. That damn peat moss... Maybe use up my coco?
I’m tossing around various ideas- there are quite a few options on the list. Time is on my side with the LOS and a few other things in life cooking. Veg plants are growing. Fortune cookie say now is good time for cat to proclastinate. Perhaps wait for spring to melt lake. Make raft from turds...
But your point is well taken. The main hangup right now is nutrients. I’m not feeling real confident about my hydro salt mixes in the peat moss. That damn peat moss... Maybe use up my coco?
I’m tossing around various ideas- there are quite a few options on the list. Time is on my side with the LOS and a few other things in life cooking. Veg plants are growing. Fortune cookie say now is good time for cat to proclastinate. Perhaps wait for spring to melt lake. Make raft from turds...
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For better or worse I stuck a couple plants into the LOS mix. After only a month cooking in cold weather I don’t expect it to be ready yet, but wtf...let’s see what happens.
Festooned the left side with LED panels. I’ve only got the Atreum ones going for now. Lots left to do in there still.
Festooned the left side with LED panels. I’ve only got the Atreum ones going for now. Lots left to do in there still.
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Long day in the grow. I mucked out veg, did a little more painting, and chopped all the remaining plants in flower. I’ll get a little bit of hash but most is compost. Fuck... incredible how much pollen came off those hermies. Everything looked like this. If only I could get this many seeds when I actually want to.
Live and learn I guess. Always look a gift strain in the mouth, or whatever the expression is.
With no flowering plants left now after the hermie apocalypse, I decided to turn the flowering room into a veg room for a while and switched the lighting there to 18/6. I will shut down my regular veg room so I can paint it.
Veg is next up. I don't think I will change the floor in flowering but I may put lino in veg since that’s the main gateway to the filthy outside world I live in.
Hope everyone is well.
Live and learn I guess. Always look a gift strain in the mouth, or whatever the expression is.
With no flowering plants left now after the hermie apocalypse, I decided to turn the flowering room into a veg room for a while and switched the lighting there to 18/6. I will shut down my regular veg room so I can paint it.
Veg is next up. I don't think I will change the floor in flowering but I may put lino in veg since that’s the main gateway to the filthy outside world I live in.
Hope everyone is well.
your space is looking super good weasel.
i've always done clean grows in any media and that's there fer sure
edit : look around for cheap solutions. the floor in my jungle room is recycled rink board. it's made of high grade plastic. we just got a bunch of pieces and cut it to fit. there's composite board and plastic sheeting under it.
i've always done clean grows in any media and that's there fer sure
edit : look around for cheap solutions. the floor in my jungle room is recycled rink board. it's made of high grade plastic. we just got a bunch of pieces and cut it to fit. there's composite board and plastic sheeting under it.
Dankman_420
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I've had bad luck with herms lately too. But not many seeds thank God.
I just pulled 2 lemon dosi's couple days ago. Was doing leaf strip at end of stretch. Found nuts everywhere
I just pulled 2 lemon dosi's couple days ago. Was doing leaf strip at end of stretch. Found nuts everywhere
Looking good weasel, getting lots of work done around here I see.
Sorry to hear about the hermies, it does look like they got those buds pretty good.
They can be a little pricey, but for flooring I like the foam puzzle piece mats. Or even a roll out mat. They are nice to walk on, kneel on and act as a little insulation between the plant and floor. I want to get more and finish my whole room with them.
Sorry to hear about the hermies, it does look like they got those buds pretty good.
They can be a little pricey, but for flooring I like the foam puzzle piece mats. Or even a roll out mat. They are nice to walk on, kneel on and act as a little insulation between the plant and floor. I want to get more and finish my whole room with them.
Hi there, been watching this and very interesting..... I can offer you some advice, i hope, about grafting, you have entered the new part wrong, you want to cut it to make a flat arrow head wedge and skin both outer parts, like a you would a pencil with a knife.... then on the rooted part just cut an internal V into it.... then when you join the two, you should have all the new plants "arrow tip" inside the stock plant, then bind it like you did.~GRAFTS~
This is something that I've been playing around with a bit while I was in between journals. I first tried it near the end of my Green Hole journal and it worked but I later destroyed the graft by ripping it apart accidentally. This is some sort of Neanderthal grafting technique which I first read of posted by Cannafan. I don't think it's a common way to do it and I also don't think it makes very much sense scientifically (botanically?) as it seems like it would go against some basic plant physiology. But the plants may not be aware of this issue because they seem happy still.
Both plants are living, the v-splice is bound up and left for over a week.
The way the plant juices have to flow to get through.
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The way you have done it, even though it seems to be working/growing ok, it has left half the new plant outside of the stock plants V... you will get a better transfer of water/feed if done correctly.
Hope that helps, happy growing dude!!
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smokeydokie2 maybe I have misunderstood you and I definitely wouldn’t be surprised if I did it wrong but- My intention was never to cut the scion free to begin with. The process is done by notching two living plants together and leaving the graft to heal together before cutting the stem to separate them. it makes for an easy way to graft without having to do the humidity dome/daily misting routine I’ve seen used in the ‘normal‘ method.
Room looks great !
My Blueberry D is looking like The Little Shop of Horrors
Hope it doesn't try to bite me
My Blueberry D is looking like The Little Shop of Horrors
Hope it doesn't try to bite me
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My Blueberry D...
Creeeeepy....
Thanks for the ideas. I am still thinking on this. Painted white wood is really not a good flooring surface to try to keep clean amidst a bunch of soil and water.
But the main source of filth like I mentioned is the outside world here, which is basically a giant pile of soaking wet Promix lapping at the walls. So if I can get better separation between my grow and the outside world, like some sort of clean walkway or deck, that will help a lot.
Veg space on right minus the large shelf pots sit on. Shelving with nutes etc on the left. The only door to flowering is through veg. There are pros and cons to this design but overall it’s been ok.
About 80% done renos now, depending how carried away I want to get. Plants are still vegging so I have time on my hands. Besides the lino question, I‘ll probably redo the shelving and a few other things.