Marathon grow shorter version

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

hey folks,
i started this grow elsewhere and posted on a couple sites. now it seems i'm locked out of icmag/banned but no clue. that bs basically screwed me out of dealing with a dude willing to give me a cut of some dank. smdh

so, i had issues with the germination right off the bat. used rooters and it wasn't a good experience. I'll likely never germ in rooters again and use them solely for clones if at all. all of all that headache ended up with 3 plants. strains are warriors tonic and cap'n shiva's crunch berries both from purpose genetics. good dude who helps a ton of veterans and they also do quality cbd w/vet discount on already good prices.

so the cups had issues and leaves and all were dying and was diagnosed as nute deficiency, plants with from the brink of death and palm trees to happy healthy little pigs. made clones that did fine. big moms ended up suffering from over watering and those are now being flowered after i did a poor job of super cropping and hacking off ghe tops of them all because they were just to big to stay under a shop light and 3 measly 9w leds.
the shop light only got added after all the basics and clones were done. it helped mos def but the low light was because of space and mainly because i wasn't sure about an inspection coming up. smdh it's like torture tryijng to grow like this lol. i didn't want to risk normal growth by using the 250 mh to veg them.

and now fast forward to the present. 2 moms/pigs are under the 250 mh along with 3 of their daughters. once mom didn't make it and a reveg was kaput. only other thing is a small over watered clone was put with them as well. that was featured in the thread. show ur fuck ups. not the name but i can't recall it, i have recall issues that are clinical.

i'll just toss up some pictures and after that will only concentrate on the flower part with small updated of the plants still in veg. = 3 crunch berries and 2 warriors tonic. NOTE: CB AND WT for ease of writing for the rest of this until i forget lol

i'm not seeing my pictures when hard drive ope to download them. i need to free up hard drive space bad but not sure if that's why i do't see them. so trying to store porn in email for free space.
i'll figure it out i guess and be back. wow always something

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

So, doing this by phone. Smdh so please forgive me cause not likely to be in chronological order.

 

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In continuation ...

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

damn can I find the others lol
Apparently not but I’m gonna figure it out. In the mean time I made a simple “mother maker cloner” just combine some basic ideas we all know.

The bottom cup that holds the pot (aloe drink container) has water in it almost to the top indentation. Pot doesn’t touch the water and that’s on purpose.

The water has two jobs it does. First it will help with humidity and make it so you don’t have to water the pot. At least that’s the idea . Other function is to force the roots to look for that water making them grow down ...
Dome as seen with clear cup so I can see the veg easily but not have to remove it.

All free and no tools.i used Olivia gel and biobizz light watered in. It had a slight mute charge they should handle just fine.

When roots can be seen I will remove the dome/cup and once it needs water I will lightly water in a little root powder top dressed. = experiment

Based on how I roots fill up the pot I will decide if I will add greenlight root starter... it’s 5-20-10 and they don’t make it anymore that I can find. I saw a substitute I have bookmarked.

This shot is 10 yrs old and still works. Yup I had to shit down a decade ago all of a sudden. This is the 2nd attempt at a out of retirement grow. First attempt thwarted by broad mites who stomped a mud hole in me and my plants. I’m a bulldog in real life but I have no shame to admit I never want to fight broad mites again. Ijs LoL

 

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Let’s see if an upload idea works. I copied the pics and now will try to past them here. Ok so, it works but not with multiple pictures. Grr

Now, it says too large = video file. so unless i convert them to a youtube video won't see them here. no biggy as i usually do pictures. only tried the video cause i got a bright idea lol.

so those are in the basement. temps approx 70 deg approx. might add a space heater if the weather gets colder but if not i won't. budget is tighter than a fleas pussy who's mad mad at her husband.

so the bottom 3 pics. two with the orange card are the same. it's the last water clone that i potted up and proceeded to over water by accident trying to do a side by side...
it's close to the ballast for a little xtra heat to help those roots. i didn't need that really so i put it with the other pigs in the basement. the last picture is the one i took the cut from. it was a bit to tall and wasn't going to hold up a bud like that so off with her head. instead of doing the perfect cut i kept the added other shoot and buried that too just to see what happens.

you can see damage on the two old moms

 

[pHup]

You had me a "3 measly 9w leds" I thought I was king of the low wattage veg.
You've put a shift in over the past 24o getting this lot posted
Them girls look happy
Love the tec please keep sharing!
Happy growing SCB

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

You had me a "3 measly 9w leds" I thought I was king of the low wattage veg.
You've put a shift in over the past 24o getting this lot posted
Them girls look happy
Love the tec please keep sharing!
Happy growing SCB

thx. dude. funny i was just thinking today that i need to raise the shop light. so they got more light than the rest that came before them and look like it too. 40 watt shop light and 27 watt total led. but seriously the con is much slower growth. yet if you are vegging only a few and u want them ready to explode this set up will do that in 30-45 days of veg, easily with 6 plants comfortably but i was pushing that with 10 plants. smaller ones on another shelf that were just rooting not needing much light then boom they were trying to get bigger. i figure the small quantum board for veg. will be the next step. leaving the 250 and 600 to flower with. or use the 250 for auto maybe/part time bean maker.

i bought a micrometer online for under $17 including shipping today instead of buying the bean cracker at $55. one less thing i have to think about for the future.
the old bean treasure hunt been waiting 11 yrs. i forgot it's 2020 now. lol smdh

 

[pHup]

11 years
But seriously when the veg/flower/harvest overlap and my 2 years have gone like 6 months

Im on about 40 days veg and have left mine in small pots and mid range nutes but boy that aloe vera foliar spay makes em all
Happy growing SBC I'm on board for it!

 

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Ok simple update. Clone just about dead. Too
Much moisture in the soil. Will teach me to go back to no xtra water on the bottom chamber until roots appear. I also usual don’t tent/cover my clones and they root. So, learned a tidbit but i’m Not giving up totally.

Good news is as of today all 5 plants and the squirt are showing pistils !
Very close to the same time frame they did when sexed on 12./12.

So, now I have to rig the 600 digi vertical or set up the tent which I rather not do on this initial run. Mid forced to because of smell then i’ll Do it to use the filter. Most all my gear is brand new never used. Fan, filter, tent, etc with a couple exceptions = lights but AC hood is new too.
First 5 are a shot of each with pistols evident. Then each plant and the squirt in the middle.

 

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Squirt by herself. She was the one I overwatered badly. She’s not pretty but she’s game and still alive and fleeting with her big sisters surpunding her.
Bud was put in freezer to cure more. Burped slightly last week and today for like 40 minutes. Back in the freezer

Flipped to 12-12

On February 19,2020

March 5, 2020 all

Have started obvious flower response showing pistils.

Last pics are the 5 moms left to veg. 2 Warriors Tonic ; 3 Cap’n shivas crunch berries.
Just raised the shop light and they should stretch a bit. Plan to take tops of the WT’s for two comrades one being the medicine lady. Who made the only cannabis pain killer I have ever had.

 

[H.A.F.]

Nice dense looking buds dude! If that came from the low light you may have a "Green" new deal LOL

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

Nice dense looking buds dude! If that came from the low light you may have a "Green" new deal LOL

to be honest i didn't grow that. just doing the freezer thing to see if i can get it ot be a bit better taste wise.

i've never grown out the above. this is my second attempt to grow after coming out of retirement for a decade. so, this is as far as i've gotten because return grow fell to broad mites. even though i lost the war it seems what i did to deal with the room ahead of time before this run has worked. had an expected inspection not been an issue i would have been down two mths ago easy.

oh well, i have to play it by ear. Yet, karmic energy is going to help me get this run done. mos def

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

warrior kush = thc 1/2 of warriors tonic. 7 east is making repros already it seems so i might as well use their pics. he gives credit to purpose genetics though.

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[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

end of the line . light leak made a hermie factory and stunted growth severely. it was my fault totally. another run is currently underway. no 250mh now except for a few days to get them used to stronger light.

they are soaking up a 600 hps right now in a vertical set up. 5 plants and another smaller girl who was just added a couple days ago she was approx 14"and is enjoying her extra light from the looks of her.

the former pull was all micro popcorn and i do mean micro. no need to show all the pics. but know they were done via zoom or magnify app to take the photos. look nice in person but that didn't translate without enhancement. ijs

 

[Stoned Cold Bulldog]

so, that was the earliest stage when they first got more than 67 total watts of light. 27 led and 40 shop light. both veg very well and i used only 3 x 9 watt leds prior to adding the shop light and they did a great job i must admit.

pictures of leaf anomalies and bugs are ruled out already. rough wash under water and use of fingers and nothing moved or washed off. looked like eggs underside but seemed they corresponded to the top side of the leaves.
the closet i got to a leaf that looked like mine the sick plant thread put forth a calcium issue. could have been right based on the location of the leaves and the other details mentioned. nothing has progressed and the pants are looking well and i expect will look even better soon.

i started the 600 at the lower 1/3 of the plants height wise on the bulb for awhile. then raised to 1/2 way = middle of the plant. recently did my next to final adjustment. fan blowing on the bulb is on high. hand check for temps was and is very good = not too close. started to add a larger fan pointed at a wall for more circulation. only recent;y switched to allowing it to blow on the plants for 10/11 second intervals. turned it off and will restart that regime so as to not stress them. besides heavy winds aren't a good thing inside...

 

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So, all is going well now. Harvest approx end of July. 2 pics were too big to add. Looks much better in person and i’m Satisfied thus far.

 

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So, i dropped 5 beans of " secret sauce" = not revealing true id. 1 cup fell over and i couldn't find the bean even though i sieved etc. turns out it was in the bottom part of the cup which made zero sense based on how it fell. i saw it and replanted but no go. all the other 4 haven't done shit. i tossed 4 beans into a cup to make up for the lost one. ? genetics = might be a comrades strain but i didn't mark them so not sure.

3 of them poped up no problem and 4 never showed. all 3 were seperated and put into tall cups so i could bury the stem and get some nice root expansion before transplant. i held one female back to pollinate but not sure if it's warriors tonic or cap'n shiva's crunchberries. was hoping for a male from the secret sauce. they have been put on a seed mat, covered with dome and re moistened as well but still nothing. i dropped in good water for 48 hrs and planted. won't be doing that anymore because i usually wait until i see a taproot in water or paper towels. so will go back to that way. yeah many do it like i tried with success but i didn't so far. thankfully i have more of those seeds cause they are special and i have plans for them = mainly puffing the hell out of it and might pollen chuck it with a suitable partner.

 

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So, I wait until seeing roots from the cup before separation that way all should be easily replanted with no roots needing to be de-tangled.

I don’t wet the medium at all like usual. After they are stuck they get watered in and this time no root nutes because the epsoma has a slight nute charge. I will not use it to do seedlings anymore unless it’s all I have.
The sprouts are doing much better now though.
I wasn’t about to kill the mutant I know better not too. I give everything a chance unless forced to 86 them usually.

 

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Some pics are weird not but better than nothing