excited

[medical420mama]

I ordered a hydroponic system today and should get it by the middle of next week. I am super excited and cant wait. Has anyone used hydroponic before or are currently using it? How do u like it? Any feedback would be awsome. :jointsmile::D

[pepurr]

Big time grats! :thumbsup:

I have never used hydro method before, but am interested. Yesterday while in Albuquerque, I stopped by that hydro shop on San Mateo. They got so many goodies in there. I want to buy up everything. Oops! No money. :D

Hope you do a grow log. It will be cool to watch your future babies grow.:hippy:

[medical420mama]

Big time grats! :thumbsup:

Hope you do a grow log. It will be cool to watch your future babies grow.:hippy:

Thanks!! I will def do a grow log. I will start it after we are up and running and everything looks good. So stay tuned :D.

I havent been to that grow shop for that one reason i dont have the money and i would want everything also. HMMM one day when i win the lottery.....lol.
I hope you all have a great day.

[Sandia]

Awesome Mama!

I look forward to hearing about your grow!

BTW....were you ever able to get in touch with the NMMCPG?

Cheers!

:)

[medical420mama]

sandia, no i wasnt i filled everything out but it says waiting for approval but they wont approve till i email a pic of my card and i dont know the email.

[LetsMedicate78]

started my legal grow bout a month ago and i am two wks into veg on a multi bucket deep water culture system, 400 w digital balast using a full line of advanced nutrients. Plants are about a foot tall at this point, perfectly green, all feminised cannabis cup winners. It is an awesome experience, congrats med mama.....advice: check your ph and adjust accordingly every day! Advanced nutrients are amazing and they are coming out with a new line of nutrients at the end of july that make it where one doesn't have to adjust ph or ppms at all. Good luck med mama....I'll show pics of my girls at some point.
:rastasmoke:

[Bongojaz]

hey mama, i started out in soil, but switched to coco after that. i did pretty good in soil, but prefer hydro. to me, i feel more in control of things in coco. things happen more quickly in hydro, i like that. what type of system did you get?

[medical420mama]

I got a bubble bucket ( got to SH Hydroponics, Inc. (http://www.stealthhydroponics.com) ) i think it is awsome.

Bongo, i am getting a kit from fox farms of all the nuets and what not i will need it says there is a guide buti am sure i will need help with the proper amounts. So when i am all up and running i will start asking what to do. Do you know of a good hydro grow book?

[coolslayer]

I ordered a hydroponic system today and should get it by the middle of next week. I am super excited and cant wait. Has anyone used hydroponic before or are currently using it? How do u like it? Any feedback would be awsome. :jointsmile::D

Used it before,it's not nearly as forgiving as organic growing. Hope you got a Parts Per Million meter and a PH meter. Good luck!


:thumbsup:

[Bongojaz]

Bongo, i am getting a kit from fox farms of all the nuets and what not i will need it says there is a guide buti am sure i will need help with the proper amounts. So when i am all up and running i will start asking what to do. Do you know of a good hydro grow book?
i made a few of those, and donated them when i lived in oregon. they work well, but can be a little work. the main problem is usually, the tub is too smal for the amount of plants feeding out of it. if you have 6 plants feeding/drinking out of an 8 gallon (will be less) bubbler, you can expect wild ph swings. the tub will start filling up with roots, then there will be even less room for water. another thing that can be a problem is draining and cleaning the tub. there are 2 schools of thought, some drain and clean weekly, others wait 2 weeks. personally, i'd do it weekly. you can see how this can get labor intensive. ideally, you'd want 2 tubs so you could just swap one for the other. another thing that can become a real issue is keeping the rez/tub temps. down in the summer. this can cause problems quick. easily solved if you buy a chiller, but they are very expensive. some folks freeze plastic bottles of water and drop them in the tub. only problem there is, it'll raise the level of the tub if you need to use several, so in a smaller tub, it wold happen quick. if you keep the tub in a room with very low ambient temps. you'd prob. do o.k. what i'd do is use the one coming as a model and buy a 30 gallon tub from wally mart. it's a little work, but you could pretty much utilize most of the stuff coming. you prob. don't need a hydro book. i'd bet a shiny nickel that adequate instructions are included with what's coming. from there, you just need to learn how to control ph, and adjusting ppm's in feeding. it sounds more complicated than it is.

[coolslayer]

Bongo is right,I didn't mean to discourage you. Just monitor it a lot.

[Anonymouse]

I do Hydroponics and am sold on it completely. I have had very good results with my EQ; 400MH and a 2x4 Ebb/Flow Garden for vegging and a 400HPS and a 3x3 garden for flowering, which I got a Homebox tent for.

Cool is right, its not as forgiving but if you can monitor your garden daily, it rocks.

I had pump connection go out on me in my flowering box yesterday, the plants looked really bad. 10 minutes after feeding started, they looked great again.

[chance942]

started my legal grow bout a month ago and i am two wks into veg on a multi bucket deep water culture system, 400 w digital balast using a full line of advanced nutrients. Plants are about a foot tall at this point, perfectly green, all feminised cannabis cup winners. It is an awesome experience, congrats med mama.....advice: check your ph and adjust accordingly every day! Advanced nutrients are amazing and they are coming out with a new line of nutrients at the end of july that make it where one doesn't have to adjust ph or ppms at all. Good luck med mama....I'll show pics of my girls at some point.
:rastasmoke:

Please do share pics. Your selection was awesome.

[medical420mama]

Please do share pics. Your selection was awesome.

As soon as the nice fed ex guy drops it off i will get it going and i will take pics...nate: that there is a chance that my plants will look bad for a little while i am going to be transfering from soil to hydro so there is going to be alot of shock for them so they could lose leaves and discolor but! they will recover. I plan on babying them like crazy... everytday i will be checking things and we have a spare bin for the days i need to clean. We are also doing our veggies in them (not the same box and the mj ) come june so you may also see pics of the veggies also. I love gardening who knew putting a seed in the soil and a week later life apears. It is down right fasinating and this little country girl is ready to start a farm.
:D:thumbsup::jointsmile:

[LetsMedicate78]

As soon as the nice fed ex guy drops it off i will get it going and i will take pics...nate: that there is a chance that my plants will look bad for a little while i am going to be transfering from soil to hydro so there is going to be alot of shock for them so they could lose leaves and discolor but! they will recover. I plan on babying them like crazy... everytday i will be checking things and we have a spare bin for the days i need to clean. We are also doing our veggies in them (not the same box and the mj ) come june so you may also see pics of the veggies also. I love gardening who knew putting a seed in the soil and a week later life apears. It is down right fasinating and this little country girl is ready to start a farm.
:D:thumbsup::jointsmile:

Hi there--

I may be wrong on this but I wouldn't recommend going from soil to hydro. You might be better off starting with some rockwool cubes which are inexpensive and very forgiving with regards to overwatering.
;)

[medical420mama]

I am going to do that as well i just have a few in soil that i wanted to try to switch to hydro if they die it will be ok they are just swag seeds no biggie. just a experiment. I will be starting the good seeds in the rockwool cubes.

[Sandia]

Mama,

One thing you "might" want to consider is when transplanting from soil to the Hydro, you really should make sure that the roots are totally free from soil....otherwise you might just get some junk in your plumbing that could cause you some problems.

Just a thought...

Congrats again on the equipment and your grow!:)

[coolslayer]

Hi there--

I may be wrong on this but I wouldn't recommend going from soil to hydro. You might be better off starting with some rockwool cubes which are inexpensive and very forgiving with regards to overwatering.
;)


I think Oasis cubes are better than rockwool.

[coolslayer]

I am going to do that as well i just have a few in soil that i wanted to try to switch to hydro if they die it will be ok they are just swag seeds no biggie. just a experiment. I will be starting the good seeds in the rockwool cubes.

I recommend Oasis cubes instead of rockwool.

[medical420mama]

I got the package yesterday...was a little disapointed in the size i was expecting a little bit of a bigger box, but all in all it is a cool little box. I currently have it up and running moved my 6 plants in it and they all look great So far the stress looks minimal but i am sure we will find out in a few days how they will really do. i took some pictures last nite right after they were transplanted and i will take some more tonite afrter the 24 hour mark and then i will do that every 24 hours just to see how they are either progressing or not. Either tonite or tomorrow i will post pictures for everyone to see. But i am not sure how to do that? Can some one point me in the right direction....budbook pals i will post the pics on there as well. Thanks for all the advice and input even though it is not always good i will always take what you all say and learn from it and my own mistakes. I love this gardening stuff it is so awesome to watch things grow. Last nite after the kids were asleep and the plants had about an hour left on thier timer i sat there in my stoner chair (papasan) and just watched the plants and they are truely fasinating (the fact that i was stoned could of helped with the fasination but it was a very relaxing night. :jointsmile:

[Totah Sam]

:dance:

[MagicGrowNinja]

Welcome to wonderful world of hydro. I am new to the forum but have been growing the greens for years. You say you used swag seeds? From my experience it is about a 90/10 split on how good the end results will be. 90% is how you grow it and 10% is the genetics of the plant. Any marry Jane seed even some nasty swag can make one fine end product if you give it the right attention. When they grow the nasty seedy stuff the seeds are just tossed in a field and left to grow. No one sexes them and kills the males or gives them any love at all. Really the best stuff I ever grew came from some back yard boogy woogy and it come was the bomb when it was done. The 2 plants got about 8' tall and I got about 40 oz of finished product. I have gone from soil to hydro many times and some things that really helped my plants for stress are to use Dyna-Gro Pro-Tekt in the water and Higromite for the medium. Also as stated make sure to rinse the roots off and remove an soil also be very careful not to hurt the roots, the more ripped roots the more shock. Some hydrogen peroxide can also help keep the roots happy after moving from soil but be very careful as it can cause chemical burns if handled incorrectly. I have found starting seeds in Jiffy Peat Plugs or Oasis Rootcubes to work better than rockwool then transplanting to 4â?� rockwool cubes after the root start to pop out of the plugs and then into the hydro system. Good luck and enjoy!

[Sandia]

Way happy for you Mama! Will check it out on BB! ISNT watching the little ones grow very cool???:)

[medical420mama]

sorry yall for the not posting my pics yet i am under the wather and not feeling to great, i am going to try and get them posted at some point today but no promises.... i am so sick i cant even medicate so this has been a rough 2 days. I will be back to good hopefully soon. Hope you all are doing well and having a good sunday

[Anonymouse]

Hope you're having fun growing Mama, I know it's been great for me!

Here's one of my better girls, planted from seed 4/7/2010:

[pepurr]

sorry yall for the not posting my pics yet i am under the wather and not feeling to great, i am going to try and get them posted at some point today but no promises.... i am so sick i cant even medicate so this has been a rough 2 days. I will be back to good hopefully soon. Hope you all are doing well and having a good sunday

Don't worry about it one bit. You just get better and take care of yourself. That's way more important than any pictures.

Hope you feel better real soon. Like, right now. :hippy:

[medical420mama]

Don't worry about it one bit. You just get better and take care of yourself. That's way more important than any pictures.

Hope you feel better real soon. Like, right now. :hippy:

thanks pepurr!!! i am feeling better besides lack of sleep..my baby girl ended not getting better and had to go the the er and then was emited. So i am here at the hospital with my baby hopefully we get to go home soon. She is doing 100% better compaired to yesterday. Thanks for all the warm wishes i will send them all to my little one.

Mouse that is a beautiful lady i cant wait till mine are that big.

[Washedout]

Love you will say a special prayer for Madre and Majita.:)

[Sandia]

Mama,

Pepurr is a wise man.....he is 100% correct on the picture deal. We will all love to see them when you have time. The important thing is to take care of your daughter!!! You guys are in our thoughts here in this household!

Best Wishes!

Sandia:)

[medical420mama]

I got the pictures up finally...i swear this has been a week from hell.....but as promised i have posted my pictures.. budbook users they are there everyone else this is a link right to the album when i update the pics i will also update the link on here...If yall have any problems looking at them then let me know. I was able to log out and go to that link and look at them without being logged in. Check them out. http://budbook.org/user_album_update.php?album_id=1196
:thumbsup:


My little angel is good we are at home she is naping (she didnt sleep well) we have to keep an eye on her for a little while but she should do great. As for the rest of us we are still fighting with the ickyness in the chest and sinuses but i am feeling better today not 100% but better....i was finally able to smoke some herb without coughing up a lung so that for sure helped. Thank yall for the warm wises yall are awesome

[pepurr]

I tried your link, but it asked me to log in. I don't think I will join that. It may be connected to facebook, and I have tonnes of kin foke there. It would be better for my peace of mind if every member of the family wasn't aware of this activity.

Sure am glad your child is feeling better. Now it is your turn. Please take it easy, and don't over do it. Just get well. :hippy:

[Anonymouse]

yeah, my mom and my sister know (obviously wife/kid know!) but no one else knows about my garden. I have a private blog to show it off and that's the extent of it, many of my relatives are very religious and from the south, they worship hops of course.

[medical420mama]

i have face book and bud book niether one are conected to each other people from bud book cant see what i post on facebook and facebook people cant see what i post of bud book. How do i attach pictures on here?
I completely understand about the family thing not all of my family knows because they wont be to pleased so i am careful what i say on facebook as well.. that is why i like bud book because none of my family other then husband knows about the site..and i can say whatever i want about the type of medication i use and not feel bad about it.. pepurr i totaly understnad ur reasoning. I will post pics here as soon as i figure it out. I am feeling better still congested in the chest but i am better.

[pepurr]

Click the [manage attachments] button toword the bottom.

[medical420mama]

Pictures i chose the best 5 since that is all i can post so from now on i will take pics probably once a week and then i will post the updates here and in BB (Budbook). Thank you pepurr i never even scrolled down that far never knew anything was below the post box. Hope yall enjoy the pics....i know the lighting is not the greatest it will have to do till next month.

[coolslayer]

I got the pictures up finally...i swear this has been a week from hell.....but as promised i have posted my pictures.. budbook users they are there everyone else this is a link right to the album when i update the pics i will also update the link on here...If yall have any problems looking at them then let me know. I was able to log out and go to that link and look at them without being logged in. Check them out. http://budbook.org/user_album_update.php?album_id=1196
:thumbsup:


My little angel is good we are at home she is naping (she didnt sleep well) we have to keep an eye on her for a little while but she should do great. As for the rest of us we are still fighting with the ickyness in the chest and sinuses but i am feeling better today not 100% but better....i was finally able to smoke some herb without coughing up a lung so that for sure helped. Thank yall for the warm wises yall are awesome

I logged in and still didn't get to your pics from that link.

[Sandia]

Mama,

I saw the pics on BB and they work out well for me. Cool, not sure why you can't see them. I had to log into BB and then go to MM's album to view them.

They look really neat Mama.....glad you got it finally sorted out. Hope you are feeling well today!

Sandia:)

[medical420mama]

just got them some new lights i am not 100% pleased with them but i will see how it does before i toss them out. Checked the pots today and the all have new root growth and they all look so healthy...other then the few leaves that showed the shock. All in all they look great. more pics in a few days.

[coolslayer]

I ordered a hydroponic system today and should get it by the middle of next week. I am super excited and cant wait. Has anyone used hydroponic before or are currently using it? How do u like it? Any feedback would be awsome. :jointsmile::D


Just curious,how much was the total cost of the hydro system(without lights,which I already have)?

[medical420mama]

$125 that is what my end cost was with taxes and shipping

[medical420mama]

it honestly doesnt look like it is worth that much but since i didnt know anything about hydro or even how to set it up i paid the price for it.

[coolslayer]

Thanks.

[pepurr]

Looks like it wouldn't be to hard to build such a system. I bet all the materials could be bought at Walmart.

I'm not trying to be-little your system. I just like to build things. :jointsmile:

[coolslayer]

Okay,please build me one then.lol

[medical420mama]

I plan on building more so we can do some veggies in it also, but that probably wont be till next month. It really is not that comlicated to make. Afrer i make a box on my own i will take video or step by step pics so yall can see it but that wont be till after the 18 of next month. Today i plan on getting a bigger bin and switching everything from the samller bin to the bigger. I fear that the plants are to crowded and the bigger bin will give them all more room. They have responded to the new lights awesomely i am thinking about getting two more and having them shine from the bottom up to help the botom leaves get light. Does that sound like it could work?

[Anonymouse]

You're kickin ass Mama, very nice. How much water that thing hold, 10g?

What kind of light were you using?

[medical420mama]

The bin is maybe a 8 gallon or so i only put 6 gallons of water in it though. LOL the light our first light was a good year tire shop decorotive sign that had a flouresnt tube in it. It worked good to get them this far and then we just went out to wal mart last night and picked up some new lights the bulb says its a plant light i am not sure if it is really what they need but over night there was a huge change in the gods gift. i will take pics and post them at some point today.

[pepurr]

I think the words "Grow Light" on a package isn't the end all of lights. You can probably get lights with the properties you need, at much lesser of a price.

If you go to Home Depot or something, I bet you can find the lights you need, at a much lower price.

Just pay attention to things like warmth (6500K and such), lumens and junk like that there.


Just my :twocents:

[medical420mama]

Thanks pepurr i looked at lowes breifly but at the time we didnt have the money and we were at wal mart last night and saw those they were cheap the whole set up was under 20 bucks so it was really no biggie. We have a light already in mind just have to wait till next month.

[medical420mama]

I upgraded the box they just looked to crowded in that tiny box. We got them a little bit better of light not the best of lights but so far a big increase on the plants..note i raised the light inorder to take pics.

[Sandia]

Mama,

They look MUCH happier with the additional space you have afforded them! Glad that you were able to work this out!

What are you currently using for lighting now?

Pepurr is correct in looking for the temperature and brightness (Kelvin and Lumens) of the lights that you choose to use.

Congrats on getting the issues sorted out with the setup! Best wishes on this and I really hope that they all grow up to be big strong GIRLS!!!!!

:thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

Well this past weekend we made kind of a encloseur for my babies (see pics below) i know it is not that great but next month they will have their own room. I also started them on nutrients yesterday so it is going to be interesting to see what they look like next week.

[medical420mama]

Sorry the pics are kinda grainy i am using a video camera to take stills and the still quality is not that great but the video quality is great. I dont get it but thats how it is?

[pepurr]

That tent looks awsome! :thumbsup:

What is that material you used for it? It looks like some kind of aluminized cloth or something.

[medical420mama]

lol it is actually very funny....you know those emergency blankets you can get for when you are camping or what not...well that is them we had two in our first aid kit and i thought that was better then foil. They are like 2.88 at walmart in the camping section. We are going to buy more when we construct the other room and line the walls with that.

[pepurr]

Wow! $2.88 is cheeper than aluminum foil. You may have stumbled onto something real good. :thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

i owe the briliance to my husband. I must say he has been the master mind to the majority of the setup. I am so lucky to have an amazing husband.

[pepurr]

~Superman Theme Music~

Faster than a speeding electric bill.
More powerful than a metal halide lamp.
Able to leap tall pot plants in a single bound.

Look up in the grow room. It's a bud. It's a nugg. It's Amazing Husband.
Yes, it's Amazing Husband. Strange visitor from another neighborhood who came to Elm Street with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

Amazing Husband, who can change the course of mighty hydroponics.
Bend pot stems in his bare hands. And who, disguised as Clark Kent mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper fights a never ending battle for sticky buds, a nice aroma and the stoner way. :yeahright:

[medical420mama]

~Superman Theme Music~

Faster than a speeding electric bill.
More powerful than a metal halide lamp.
Able to leap tall pot plants in a single bound.

Look up in the grow room. It's a bud. It's a nugg. It's Amazing Husband.
Yes, it's Amazing Husband. Strange visitor from another neighborhood who came to Elm Street with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

Amazing Husband, who can change the course of mighty hydroponics.
Bend pot stems in his bare hands. And who, disguised as Clark Kent mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper fights a never ending battle for sticky buds, a nice aroma and the stoner way. :yeahright:

OMG i love it...can i borrow that? Thanks that was anawesome way to start my morning.

[pepurr]

Sure mama! You can borrow it. If you kept the words "Originally Posted by pepurr" on there, I would be happy as a grape in the sun. :yippee:

[medical420mama]

Sure mama! You can borrow it. If you kept the words "Originally Posted by pepurr" on there, I would be happy as a grape in the sun. :yippee:

Of course i will there is no other way i would do it. I showed it to him and he liked it as well. Thank you
:thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

just took some new pics this morning

[coolslayer]

Looking good,M420M!

[xsnoder]

They look awesome 420. . They look really nice and I am Impressed with your set up. also pepurr's set up. I have never fully grown inside, just starters, but have many years under my belt with outside grows. I have a pic folder of some I did a few years back in my profile and it's results. I follow yours and pepurr's post so I can get some ideas on what to do inside and you both have helped me get a really good idea of what to do when the time comes.. I sent for my personal production license, hope to hear something soon. :D
Those plants are standing tall and look great. Can't wait to see more progress.

[medical420mama]

We just updated 4 of my babies to 5 gallon buckets and cloned them so we now have 5 clones and they are all looking good. My plants are stretched i know it is because of the crappy lights i have and the heat issue caused buy the lights but this weekend it will all change we are able to build the room this weekend and order the new light. So they will start to look better and we are also going to flower them this weekend too.

[Totah Sam]

i owe the briliance to my husband. I must say he has been the master mind to the majority of the setup. I am so lucky to have an amazing husband.

I used those on my last grow. They don't tear or wrinkle up like foil. The only problem is they tend to trap heat. I had to throw in an extra fan to keep the temps down.

[xsnoder]

They look very healthy. Btw what is the bat for? lol :thumbsup:

[Anonymouse]

Looks like it's got some sativa, get yer twine ready!

Is that a mirror in your grow room?

[medical420mama]

They look very healthy. Btw what is the bat for? lol :thumbsup:

Thats my smoking spot right next to the door so we have a nice aluminum bat chillin in case any stupid fuck wanders up. We have had that bat at the door in the same spot for over 4 years.

Mouse yeah it is a mirror a friend helped my husband and is helping us build the new room and he had this bright idea to put a mirror in there why i dont know but he did, and i am unable to move it on my own so i just leave it. It is kinda helpful when i am looking over the plants because i can see the back ones without having to move anything. But this weekend the mirror and the reflective will all be replaced by a grow room.

[xsnoder]

I was luaghing becuase I keep a nice wooden bat next to my door. Kinda in the same position. Right in the wall between the 2x4's. Anyway your baby's look good and will it be interesting to see the completed grow room.:greenthumb:

[medical420mama]

Hi everyone sorry for the long delay. Been a crazy few weeks. Alot has happened. We completed the room got the new light and have started to flower. I held off on taking pictures for a a week becasue they got stressed by the moving we had to do to build the room. But they are looking better and loving the new light. I have not been able to 100% sex them yet. Really i havent seen any males pop out yet so maybe i am lucky and they are all females!?!

Within the room the temps are around the low 70's we have a 600w hps light in there on a 12/12 cycle. There is also a airconditioner in the room to help regulate the temps.

Well at the moment i dont have any questions but comments and suggestions always welcome.

[coolslayer]

Nice new light.....looks a lot like mine.

[Anonymouse]

What methods do you use to keep your garden in compliance? Since we cannot have more than 4 maturing plants, I use a lot of pruning/cloning.

[coolslayer]

We cannot have more than 4 MATURE plants,not "maturing".

"S. "Mature Plant" means a harvestable female marijuana plant that is flowering and is greater than twelve inches in height AND(emphasis added) twelve inches in diameter."

From New Mexico Administrative Code 7.34.4

[coolslayer]

Until they fit these size and condition requirements,the ladies are considered seedlings.

[medical420mama]

it has been a little while since i updated on here. There has been a big change since the last post. We found one male out of the 5 i had chopped him down and put him in a box to dry. I will use him for oil. Both my gods gift are females and looking so so pretty. One got a little top heavy and was kind of leaning so i went out to get some wooden dowels. The other two i have are just bag seed and one completely fell over luckily she didnt snap. Did a quick fix and stood her back up with some dowels. She looks good now.
My backyard ladies are looking good as well defiantly have plumped up alot since the last pic of them.

picture key
#1 inside room overview
#2 gods gift
#3 gods gift
#4 overview outside of room
#5 outside bag seed
#6 outside bag seed
Questions comments complaints all welcome.
Thank you for stopping by hope yall have a super fantastic day!!!!

[Totah Sam]

it has been a little while since i updated on here. There has been a big change since the last post. We found one male out of the 5 i had chopped him down and put him in a box to dry. I will use him for oil. Both my gods gift are females and looking so so pretty. One got a little top heavy and was kind of leaning so i went out to get some wooden dowels. The other two i have are just bag seed and one completely fell over luckily she didnt snap. Did a quick fix and stood her back up with some dowels. She looks good now.
My backyard ladies are looking good as well defiantly have plumped up alot since the last pic of them.

picture key
#1 inside room overview
#2 gods gift
#3 gods gift
#4 overview outside of room
#5 outside bag seed
#6 outside bag seed
Questions comments complaints all welcome.
Thank you for stopping by hope yall have a super fantastic day!!!!

Howdy mama, by chance do you have a fan on your indoor girls? The air from the fan helps to strengthen the stems so they won't bend or break like that. another option is to LST them. That's usually my method. It works out great and you get more than one cola plus all of the buds get plenty of light. :)

Your girls are gorgeous by the way. :p

[medical420mama]

I have a portable ac unit in there to keep temps stable at 70 ish and an osculating fan that is constantly on. What is the LST method? Thank you.

[Totah Sam]

I have a portable ac unit in there to keep temps stable at 70 ish and an osculating fan that is constantly on. What is the LST method? Thank you.

As the plant grows you tie it down horizontally so that plant is forced to grown up and the lower leaves are given as much light as the higher ones. As the plant grows you continue to tie it down around the rim of your pot. It creates multiple colas and bigger buds. L.S.T. = low stress training.

This method is a must if you want to grow sativas indoors. Unless you have 11 foot high ceilings. :p

[medical420mama]

Thanks Sam... but that really seems like alot of work i would just rather let the grow naturally. Sure the cola sizes would be awesome to have but i dont have the time nor energy to do that. But i do appreciate the suggestion.

[Totah Sam]

Thanks Sam... but that really seems like alot of work i would just rather let the grow naturally. Sure the cola sizes would be awesome to have but i dont have the time nor energy to do that. But i do appreciate the suggestion.

no problemo :p it also helps if you have little space. Like me. :p

[medical420mama]

Just an update.....found the last male and chopped him down i have a total of 5 gods gift now and 2 unknown or what i call BS (bag seed). The gods gift are tall due to the strecthing that was due to not the proper lighting. Lighting issue is fixed as stated in a previous post. The buds are so pretty and full of pretty white hairs. I am going to mess with my camera this weekend and adjust the resolution so you can see the hairs better.

I also have 2 BS in the backyard in soil mushroom compost got it at walmart $1.74 a bag (not sure size) and let me tell you it is some good stuff they love it and so do my veggies. Mixed some perlite and vermiclite (prob spelt that wrong) in with it. I tell you this because my soil grow has been kinda a side deal and wasnt to concerned with the out come but yesterday i noticed that one of them has 9 fingered leaves. I thought that was so awesome i have never seen a 9 fingered leaf. I am not going to change anything with them like adding nutes or anything these are being grown buy soil water and the great new mexico sun. I am wondering though if that is a sign of something? Any input would be great pics of her are below.

pic # 1 soil BS 9 fingers
#2&3 Gods gift
#4 gods gift

[deserthealer]

Lookin' good, mama ... :thumbsup: :dance: :thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

pictures
God gift 4 weeks into flowering

[Sandia]

WHOO HOO....FLOWERS!

Nice Job Mama! The grow is looking terrific!

[pepurr]

Nice flowers! :thumbsup:

Are you seeing trichomes yet? It will be cool to see pictures of them a month from now. :hippy:

[medical420mama]

Thanks sandia and pepurr.. Last nite there was a few leave getting a little tric thier light doesnt come on till 915 so when i go check the water level i will look again. Depending how i feel at that point i might do some better pics. I havent been feeling the best the past couple of weeks.
Gods gift flowers for roughly 8 weeks so i am half way there so i am expecting alot of change in the next few weeks.

[pepurr]

I hope you feel better real soon, like right now.

I love looking at them trichomes. Mine has been getting frostier every day. The temptation to snatch a bud gets hard to resist. But resist I must. For now I do get to smoke a fallen leaf or two. I'll be happy with that.

I wonder if there are quadrachomes, or even octochomes. <=== being silly

[medical420mama]

Thanks sandia and pepurr i hope i feel better like today too. I was finally able to get my good camera to work on the computer. Its a very touchy camera. So the pics should look a little better. The light is so bright though that it takes the picture quality down i did the best i know how on adjusting the picture.

A little issue that i have had for a few days is that the big fan leave are starting to droop. Water level is good temps are good I dont have any testers to test the water but i have never had a problem with it before? Any ideas or is everything looking good and i am just worrying to much.


Since i am only able to add 5 pictures per each post there is two other post following with more pictures.

First is my outdoor grow then the other two will be my indoor grow. ENJOY!!!!!:jointsmile::D:thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

indoor grow pics
see above post for info

[medical420mama]

last post of pics for today more to come later please any questions comments advice whatever is much appreciated. Thank you for spending the time to look.

[coolslayer]

Mama, are you feeding your flowering plants molasses?

[medical420mama]

no didnt know i need to be using that and i also dont have money for nutrients.

[coolslayer]

Can you afford grandma's unsulphered molasses? It's about $2-$3 a jar.

[pepurr]

Can you afford grandma's unsulphered molasses? It's about $2-$3 a jar.

Don't use it in a hydro system, if that is what you have. It will gum up the works and make a mess of it all.

[medical420mama]

I am using hydro. Some may not like the next thing i say but this time around i am not going to use nutrients. We have taken a $700 pay cut a month so we really cant even afford to think about buying anything. It sucks and thats life. This was my first grow so i really just wanted to see how the plant grew and acted before i start nutrients. I am doing the same with my veggie garden. I have never grown anything before so this is my way of teaching myself. Come sept. i will be getting all the nutrients that i will need and an additional light.

[medicalPatient]

Cool:thumbsup:

[coolslayer]

Don't use it in a hydro system, if that is what you have. It will gum up the works and make a mess of it all.

In a hydro grow,one would foliar feed the molasses.

[coolslayer]

Good article here:

http://boards.cannabis.com/organic-growing/81681-molasses-sweet-organic-goodness.html

[pepurr]

In a hydro grow,one would foliar feed the molasses.

That makes sense. :thumbsup:

[coolslayer]

pepurr,you are the man!

Time to medicate.

[medicalPatient]

Time to medicate.

cool:stoned:

[medical420mama]

Everything is looking awesome. Cant wait till they are done. In the pictures i am just showing the gods gift the others are still small buds and i think that was due to the light being so far away so i moved them closer to the light. They should be a little happier now.

The ones i have in the back are loving the outdoors. My 9 fingered beauty is still 9 fingers, big and bushy. She is gonna be nice come flowering time. If you look at the bottom of her picture there is a bic light for a size reference.

As always comments question and advice always welcome.
Enjoy!

[coolslayer]

I got to try God's Gift once......it is great medicine.

I would start flowering that big outdoor plant soon,unless it is sativa dominant.
You can use a tarp to give it only 12 hours of light every 24 hours.

[medical420mama]

I got to try God's Gift once......it is great medicine.

I would start flowering that big outdoor plant soon,unless it is sativa dominant.
You can use a tarp to give it only 12 hours of light every 24 hours.

I am hoping i can veg it out a little longer till i harvest so i can take some clones off of it.

I dont know what strain it is a friend gave me a bag full of "kind bud" seeds (as he calls them). So i am not sure what strain it is.

I tired a little bit of Gods gift once so i cant wait till it is finished.

[coolslayer]

Makes sense....I wasn't considering clones.

Sounds like your friend gave you good seeds.......that's a good friend.

I'm with you there....God's Gift is great quality medicine.

[medical420mama]

Hi everyone. Sorry about the lack of posting it has been almost like hell in my body for the past monthish and havent really felt like talking to anyone (even my hubby and kids). Im not feeling better but i am also up like an hour early today and have nothing to do, cant fall back asleep either.
I took some pictures yesterday morning of my ladies. They are all looking so good. I am truely impressed for my first attempt. Now that i know wtf i am doing i cant wait till next grow.
Off topic question: I am going to be buying some seeds here soon and i am looking for a strain that is a uplifting energetic high that also helps with pain. I cant have a strain that locks me to the couch. I am a full time mommy and a full time student so i cant veg out on the couch. The "Happier" i am the easier my day goes. So my question is to everyone (please more then one person answer) What is my ideal strain? I have gone through the seeds on attitude.com and wow there is so many and i dont even know the difference between indica or stativa or the others. So please help a sista out. Lol i have been wanting to use that phrase for a while...so not me.

Any ways back to my lovely ladies. I havent measured them so i dont know how tall they are i am going to guess around 3 ft. The buds are looking pretty dense and full of flowers. With pretty white crystals all over. The crystals dont look quite done to me but i could be wrong. Thats why i took pictures. I got as close as i could without my camera going out of focus.

My backyard grow started flowering this last weekend. My 9 fingered lady is big and bushy and is going to yeild nicely cant wait.

I really dont have any issues with my plants things are running pretty smoothly.

Thank you all for reading Hope you enjoy!

[coolslayer]

Hi everyone. Sorry about the lack of posting it has been almost like hell in my body for the past monthish and havent really felt like talking to anyone (even my hubby and kids). Im not feeling better but i am also up like an hour early today and have nothing to do, cant fall back asleep either.
I took some pictures yesterday morning of my ladies. They are all looking so good. I am truely impressed for my first attempt. Now that i know wtf i am doing i cant wait till next grow.
Off topic question: I am going to be buying some seeds here soon and i am looking for a strain that is a uplifting energetic high that also helps with pain. I cant have a strain that locks me to the couch. I am a full time mommy and a full time student so i cant veg out on the couch. The "Happier" i am the easier my day goes. So my question is to everyone (please more then one person answer) What is my ideal strain? I have gone through the seeds on attitude.com and wow there is so many and i dont even know the difference between indica or stativa or the others. So please help a sista out. Lol i have been wanting to use that phrase for a while...so not me.

Any ways back to my lovely ladies. I havent measured them so i dont know how tall they are i am going to guess around 3 ft. The buds are looking pretty dense and full of flowers. With pretty white crystals all over. The crystals dont look quite done to me but i could be wrong. Thats why i took pictures. I got as close as i could without my camera going out of focus.

My backyard grow started flowering this last weekend. My 9 fingered lady is big and bushy and is going to yeild nicely cant wait.

I really dont have any issues with my plants things are running pretty smoothly.

Thank you all for reading Hope you enjoy!

From your description,I would say a sativa dominant strain is what you need.

Strawberry Cough,or if you can find it......Amethyst Haze.

[medical420mama]

Thanks everyone!!! Just a quick update. I tried some of the lower buds this morning and i liked it. I think it could go a little longer but they should be getting ready soon. I have a crappy magnifying glass but i am ble to see that the trics are not wuiete ready. Cant wait till they are done. THings are going great temps are good stopped the nuitrients and they are getting just water now. The pics are of my gods gift.
Sorry for the short post but i am suddenly in a lot of pain and gotta lay down. Thank you for stoping by and have a well medicated day.

[mscaboo]

looking very nice momma...gonna be some great smoke for sure

[medical420mama]

looking very nice momma...gonna be some great smoke for sure

Thank you!!

[Sandia]

Beautifully done Mama!!!!

[coolslayer]

They look good,but it looks like some of the leaves are curling on the edges,maybe due to aspiration.How much water do you give them per week?

[medical420mama]

I add water when they get low on water so i dont know.

[StonerCasper]

well i know that LIFExSAVERxDIESEL (AKA L.S.D) is a great uplifter. and i got this from a number of sources who tried my LSD and said it was the best because it dont put you dwn it does the exact oppesit gets you "mota" vated. your babes have grown up havent thay???? well now maybe thay can have children of there own. clone all your plants. the more the marryer and if you dnt like them for whatever reason you can give them away or sale them to another patient who might like them or trade someone. just dnt let such beauty go to wast. Lol:hippy:

[StonerCasper]

They look good,but it looks like some of the leaves are curling on the edges,maybe due to aspiration.How much water do you give them per week?
what is asperation??? sory im a real big beggener..

[pepurr]

I have been watching your grow with interest 420mama. Your girls seem to be at about the same point in development as mine.

Your plants indeed look good. I think there will be a bumper crop of frosty nugs. :rastasmoke:

[coolslayer]

well i know that LIFExSAVERxDIESEL (AKA L.S.D) is a great uplifter. and i got this from a number of sources who tried my LSD and said it was the best because it dont put you dwn it does the exact oppesit gets you "mota" vated. your babes have grown up havent thay???? well now maybe thay can have children of there own. clone all your plants. the more the marryer and if you dnt like them for whatever reason you can give them away or sale them to another patient who might like them or trade someone. just dnt let such beauty go to wast. Lol:hippy:


Good idea,SC!

[coolslayer]

I add water when they get low on water so i dont know.

Oh,I forgot you are growing hydro. Does it get very hot in that indoor grow room during the day?

[coolslayer]

what is asperation??? sory im a real big beggener..


It means that the leaves are curled upwards on the edges due to heat stress or some other stress because they try to take in moisture and can't get it quickly enough to compensate for the heat.

[medical420mama]

It means that the leaves are curled upwards on the edges due to heat stress or some other stress because they try to take in moisture and can't get it quickly enough to compensate for the heat.

during the day (right now) the temp is about 78ish the highest i have seen it get was 85 and that was before we got the ac. so maybe the heat is a little issue but not a huge one but then again i dont know it feels cooler in there then my house does sometimes .

[mscaboo]

what are you running your ppm's at?leaves look very waxy almost,thinking you might want to drop your nute level a bit.

[coolslayer]

during the day (right now) the temp is about 78ish the highest i have seen it get was 85 and that was before we got the ac. so maybe the heat is a little issue but not a huge one but then again i dont know it feels cooler in there then my house does sometimes .

I recommend that you get a temperature gauge to put in your grow room.

[medical420mama]

I have a thermometer in the room hanging at the plant level. Lack of nutrients could of been an issue i ran out of nutrients half way through flowering and due to the lack of money we have not been able to replace the nutrients.

I sampled some of the gods gift yesterday and the high i got from it was perfect so with much debate (with myself) i have harvested my beautiful ladies. I am really picky about the type of high it gives me so i felt it was better to harvest now rather then let them go all the way and have the couch lock affect. I dont have a scale so i dont know how much it all totaled to but i did take pictures. (will load them up a little later)

I had some plants outside that started to flower due to some shade that i wasnt expecting so i transfered them into the grow room and i am letting them finish flowering. In a few weeks when Swop has the clones ready i will be moving things around so i can veg those and still be able to flower the others.

Well i will be adding pictures in a little bit so stay tuned.

[medical420mama]

here are the pictures. Enjoy

I just realized that i didnt take any pics of the bag seed plant But the two gods gift are pictured below.

[DemingNonProfit]

Nice! :thumbsup:
bet you cant wait to:jointsmile:
= )

[coolslayer]

I have a thermometer in the room hanging at the plant level. Lack of nutrients could of been an issue i ran out of nutrients half way through flowering and due to the lack of money we have not been able to replace the nutrients.

I sampled some of the gods gift yesterday and the high i got from it was perfect so with much debate (with myself) i have harvested my beautiful ladies. I am really picky about the type of high it gives me so i felt it was better to harvest now rather then let them go all the way and have the couch lock affect. I dont have a scale so i dont know how much it all totaled to but i did take pictures. (will load them up a little later)

I had some plants outside that started to flower due to some shade that i wasnt expecting so i transfered them into the grow room and i am letting them finish flowering. In a few weeks when Swop has the clones ready i will be moving things around so i can veg those and still be able to flower the others.

Well i will be adding pictures in a little bit so stay tuned.

At least you have a solid plan.

[coolslayer]

here are the pictures. Enjoy

I just realized that i didnt take any pics of the bag seed plant But the two gods gift are pictured below.

Looks kinda early to harvest,but I understand your reasoning.

[Anonymouse]

Yeah, it's not at all uncommon. Once the plants are starting to roll in, it's easier to be disciplined and have patience and let the plants mature. Eek, you know what they say about immature buds: A waste is a terrible thing to mind.

Glad the harvest worked out for you guys, I know you've worked a long time at it!


Looks kinda early to harvest,but I understand your reasoning.

[pepurr]

Could they have gone a few more weeks and still not be couch lock?

I am far from being an expert, but I think they are a little early too. I was hoping to see them go longer because they looked about the same amount of development as my grow.

The main thing is, if you are happy, that is all that matters. :thumbsup:

[medical420mama]

Last nite after looking at the buds a little closer i realized that some of the bag seed had seed in it and pollen sacks had burst. So far i havent seen any seeds in the Gods Gift so that is good. I knew i had this gut feeling to harvest them now for a reason.

But now that i have a hermi issue i need to check the light cracks again maybe i missed one of a few?
Bag seed: Helps with my tummy pain and nausea but does nothing for my pain

The Gods Gift is good taste great smooth smoke and burn. The downfall for me is that it is a creeper and makes me sleepy. It helps with my Pain for about an hour and then i need to smoke more but normally i dont because i am to tierd and dont want to be even more tierd. Maybe this will be a good eve smoke and i will have to find a different strain for the day

As soon as the trimings dry i am going to make some oil and butter. Yay!! So excited to finally be able to cook with mj.
Well all i need to get up and move or i am gonna pass out on the keyboard. Thank you for stopping by

[coolslayer]

Could they have gone a few more weeks and still not be couch lock?

I am far from being an expert, but I think they are a little early too. I was hoping to see them go longer because they looked about the same amount of development as my grow.

The main thing is, if you are happy, that is all that matters. :thumbsup:


Good point.

[aniolator]

Ive done soil for about 20 years or so. Always wanted to try hydro or soiless medium.....just never had. I have always been under the impression that you cant grow as big of plants, it takes more time and watching over, and you get a chemically taste? I don't know, never done it. My friends that do seem to grow smaller plants, and say its quicker, but to me its just quick cause they start flowering them sooner than I do. I let them get bigger because i have the room. So I start mine flowering later, so that means they will finsh later. They end up much bigger than the drip plants and hydro plants, and the amount of bud is much more. Any other imput is appreciated. For some reason, I just like playing in the dirt. One of my first mentors was BOG...bogglegum, lifesaver, and so on. He grew and grows in dirt, so I figured that was the way to go.

[alfonso2002]

Sounds like you have the experience at growing myself this will be my first growing any mmj. I have started a grow room setup and going 2 try my luck at it.It will be soil.Any advice will be appreciated.

[coolslayer]

Sounds like you have the experience at growing myself this will be my first growing any mmj. I have started a grow room setup and going 2 try my luck at it.It will be soil.Any advice will be appreciated.

Not a pro by any means,but you're welcome to hit me up if any questions are necessary.

[alfonso2002]

thanks

[DemingNonProfit]

Everything is looking awesome. Cant wait till they are done. In the pictures i am just showing the gods gift the others are still small buds and i think that was due to the light being so far away so i moved them closer to the light. They should be a little happier now.

The ones i have in the back are loving the outdoors. My 9 fingered beauty is still 9 fingers, big and bushy. She is gonna be nice come flowering time. If you look at the bottom of her picture there is a bic light for a size reference.

As always comments question and advice always welcome.
Enjoy!

Hey mama, how did your plant outside do compared to your first hydroponic grow indoors? is she still going.. or did you harvest her yet?

Looking at your last hydroponic system, it looked different than the one in this thread.. were u using the bubble buckets from SH the second time around.

[medical420mama]

Hey mama, how did your plant outside do compared to your first hydroponic grow indoors? is she still going.. or did you harvest her yet?

Looking at your last hydroponic system, it looked different than the one in this thread.. were u using the bubble buckets from SH the second time around.

Well that one beautiful plant that was outdoors never was able to finish. My little man decided it was time to harvest my whole entire garden flowers and all and ripped everything out of the ground (this was a few months ago) and i tried to save everything and for a while that big beauty was doing ok but i dont think she could completely recover because she ended up dying.

The SH bucket was crap so we use it as a storage bin now.

My 2nd attempt went horrible everything died. I am making a trip to AHL today to get some stuff to get some seeds going. I will post pics and everything after i know they have taken to the setup and i know they are not going to up and die on me. I have come to the conclusion that for some reason i cant get clones to stay alive i do everything the same but all my clones died. Very aggravating i also gave up and tore everything down after i lost my last clone, but i am going to do everything the way i did it the first time and hopefully i will be successful. It has been an extremely stressful couple of months we are planning a move in march so i am hoping i can get something going soon so i can harvest right before we leave.

[MadSativa]

yeah those big buckets with the hydro tron, I just saw that if you have some hydro then might as well use it, hydro can be easy if you have already done it, what kind of EC and Ph meter do you have or do you just change you res every week? thats what usually scares people away the fact that their gonna need both and their expensive, and require solutions and cleaners etc.
I just saw that nice hood you need a fan and some 25 dollar insulated duct from Lowe's for it they now sell big clamps so no more duct tape. those can fans are too expensive, they now have a ac computer type fan that is amazing and wastes very little energy Ill post a link (if you order form china you can get one of these for 19 dollars but it is not wired so some more is needed), I totally recommend mounting this on their, not on the hood but on the intake duct somewhere. also it looks like you have a nice 6" on the hood just go 6"all the way not smaller.

6" Axial Fan w/cord - 235 cfm | Exhaust Fans & Circulators (http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=AEFA06&eq=&Tp=)

for seeds to germ in the past I have used the paper towel method, or just putting a little moist soil in a bag will work too, mist the bag a little too. I also herd rapid rooters are great for seed germ I have never used them for germ (I can see how they would be good though cause you just throw the seed in there and time and gravity do the rest). In the past I cloned have cloned in rapid rooters, they are nice and easy, but most cloning I have done successfully were in rock wool, they even make a round plug made for cloning . It has a slit down the middle of the entire plug so you can get the clone in their and it seals well, but some string or garden wire is need to keep them closed. but all in all Mama I recommend watching this guys cloning videos he is the best cloner of cannabis on the plant as far as I have seen. but keep in mind you will not be able to keep mother plants like does so your process will be allot different, but allot will also be the same. take a look at the rapid rooters and the rock wool round clone plugs, for cloning, but importantly follow the way this guy takes cuttings, the way you put it in the rock wool cube will be different, especially if you uses a round plug type with the slit down the middle, which is what I recommend and remember to treat your rock wool for 24 hours at 5.5.

YouTube - Growers Guide to Production Cloning - Basics plus Philosophy - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEdmQlUyQfA)

YouTube - Growers Guide to Production Cloning - Mothers and Layout - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4cak6Vb0iw)
YouTube - Growers Guide to Production Cloning - Cutting and Preparation - Part 3.5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLP6G38VOLg)

YouTube - Growers Guide to Production Cloning - Cutting and Preparation - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7JGHk9HBbY&feature=related)

[MadSativa]

YouTube - sublbc's Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/sublbc#p/u/41/wUUPKawP15I)

pic or vid of the little round rock wool plugs, the ones in the middle with the string tied around them, those are the ones made for cloning