Dive's photo grow log

[divestoned]

:) my last log was my first hydro attempt(titled pro hydro) the results were so good i felt the need to quit postin' pic's(still i was unsatisfied w/the end result).So this time im doin an organic type soil mix (like i usually do),and i'm gonna be more brave about postin pic's.
The pics this time are of my current and future mom's,my cloner/clone's,and under all of that is my grow room w/you'll see better later.I will be happy to explain any part of my method including my prefered soil and nute mix.(not including my current nute and soil info.which I will explain at the end of the log.)
Becouse this is a photo grow log i plan to provide lotsa pic's for you plant porn fiend's.I hope that you all enjoy my log ...and that some of you learn a thing or two :)
P.S. yes its bright...i darkened the pic's on purpose :)

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

here's a lil more detail. pic 1 is B-52 from nirvana seeds(skunkxbig bud), 2 is K-2 from nirvana seeds (NLxbigbud), 3 is white shark,4 is big blue,5 is cloner close up.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

6 is my shelves/res./tool's,7 is my exhaust fan/carbon filter/note board,8 is my room from afar to show my actual room is under there somewhere :).

LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SEE'IN? show your appreciation by sendin me a couple rep. points,it's the grey liberty scale(top right side of this chat screen),Noobs look at rep score's as honor badges ..and so do I,let other folk's know What YOU think of my information.

Dive:stoned:

[Bree1978]

I never saw the pro hydro log, and I'll look for it in a minute..but I have some q's. I see you have two lights....they look like MH because the color is so good...but you said you darkened them. Are they switchable ballast er....? Also did you buy that filter? I'm assuming so because it is one tight lady. Also what kind and size fan is that? Is that your only fan for extraction? Passive or fan for intake?

Sorry for so many q's. Love the pics, they are great.

Happy Growin' and Tokin' :jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

yea I have 2-4 foot hoods on 1000w switchable ballast's(the lil lite is for clones only).the fan and filter are from ecoplus-4 inchers,2-4 inch passive intake's.ty for stoppin' in and for your q's :)

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

check out how fat the leave's are on this lil bag seed,it leans heavily to the indica side of the spectrum, pretty cool.:)

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

these 36 "big blue" clone's are for a different room....we have a 5 room co-op :thumbsup:

[divestoned]

ok the first pic is of the underside of cloner...(no roots yet) others are just updated mother pic's.

[divestoned]

What a difference a day make's...I see roots forming :) woohoo.....And look at the seedlings! they're doin great things too (3 are K2-3 are B52-1 white shark an 2 quality bag seed). And the old mother's which will be in a flower room soon are doin great too.(big blue's).

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

more plant porn

[divestoned]

ok these root's are ready to go but my boy hasn't got his room ready yet so im on hold a min. i need these out so i can run my own clone's....my mothers are gettin too big ,i need to get this thing rockin'.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

One thing I have observed... is that the clone's who recieve accidental M.H.light...root way slower....notice the right side of cloner is slower to root than left...difference is m.h. on right.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

first pic is "the mom's". second is one of 24 drain bucket's(the lil thing in the middle is a spacer so the bucket's dont stick together). ,third is one of 24 planter buckets(to be filled soon w/soil).the hydroton is to ensure good drainage.some of the seedlings responded badly to the nitrogen i gave them so I flushed and should be back to ok soon. and still.. my boy is not ready to take these clone's.....maybe tomorrow........

Dive:stoned:

[TheGreenFog]

Hey, man. I like your setup. Lovin' the cloner. :) Tell banjofrog I said hi. ;)

The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Dive, I have to stop visiting your thread. It unleashes a fury of masturbation in me.

[divestoned]

Dive, I have to stop visiting your thread. It unleashes a fury of masturbation in me.

Hehe thank's for "cummin' " by.

[divestoned]

ok my buddy FINALLY picked up his clone's so we can start mine...i have also decided to place my larger-older mother's out in the yard :) I will of course keep updated pic's of that for you.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

YAY finally we can start our clone's..(by "our" I mean you and I) pic 1 is of the new clone's "our clone's".there are seven different strain's in there.the second pic is of the seedling's (soon to be relocated to a veg. room)they are lookin' fine but need me to transplant them."banjo frog" recieved so much fan mail that he insisted on being in this photo op,I was forced to oblige him.I planted the old mom's in the yard....will have pic's soon.the lil clone in the peat pot is my attempt to prove to a pal that I can root a clone ANYWHERE...even in miracle grow (we'll see....LOL). anyway im gonna burn one while i wait for these pic's to load (dial-up) then browse the board's GL too all.

Dive:stoned:

[SDK SLAYER]

holy cow dude....excellent grow room & set-up....choice genetics....good stuff :greenthumb:

good luck & grow hard :thumbsup:

:hippy:

Slayer

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Dive, this is my dude. Froggy went a courtin' and he did ride, umhmmm

[orangeman]

Yo Dive where did you get those light hangers from (the things holding the lights up). Right now I have some chains but from the looks of those things they would be waaaaay easier to use right about now lol.

[divestoned]

I like your frog greeny :) .........orangeman they are called "sun lift" and are a very cool retractable light hanger.make's moving light up and down a breeze.pick'em up online or at your grow store.

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

My frog likes you too.

[orangeman]

I like your frog greeny :) .........orangeman they are called "sun lift" and are a very cool retractable light hanger.make's moving light up and down a breeze.pick'em up online or at your grow store.

Lol yeah it looks like it makes it a breeze. I'm gonna have to get some of them for my next grow. I'm so glad I came in here to see those things :).

[orangeman]

divestoned I have a question. I read on the description of those sun lift things that they support lights up to 20 lbs. Well my light weighs 40 lbs because of the enclosed ballast. Do you think that will be a problem when I try to hang them on my lights?

[whisky]

i bow before thee:D great room hope to see them thrive

[divestoned]

divestoned I have a question. I read on the description of those sun lift things that they support lights up to 20 lbs. Well my light weighs 40 lbs because of the enclosed ballast. Do you think that will be a problem when I try to hang them on my lights?

use 3 of them?

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

I transplanted the seedling's which are lookin more like plants than seedling's now.the clone's in the cloner havent sprouted roots yet ...any day tho. the cutting that i rooted in miracle grow survived. so that bout covers it :)

oh yea...and i broke my finger and had to have a surgery so I been in the hospital cpl days :(


Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

ok so here are the pic's of 4 of the old mom's.I picked them a nice spot right along the creek :) the last pick is a view from afar.Also we have root's in the cloner now..so were almost ready to start the fun part yay.

Dive:stoned:

[orangeman]

use 3 of them?

Dive:stoned:

Lol nah. I started to think they might not be able to handle my lights. Thanks for the suggestion but I think the chains are more suitable since they have been holding them all this time. I just got tired of constantly holding them when I had to lift the chains. So much energy drainage lol!

[divestoned]

well hopefully you'll upgrade your lights an room soon then you can use them :)

Dive:stoned

[Shovelhandle]

try a couple of sets of chain falls and some blocks. lmao

Shovelhandle

[divestoned]

I went out today and picked up the soil ,I went w/"Fox Farm ocean forest" it looks pretty good.I also picked up a DUAL 600w hps ballast and bulbs...I'll do that instead of the 2-1000w to cut down on heat an energy use.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

this is that clone I rooted in miracle grow,sitting happily in it's new home...a bucket of "ocean forest".she's waitin on her friends in the cloner to join her.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

so it is beginning....I have transplanted some of our faster clone's.I also hung the new DUAL 600w hps and a single 600w hps (which is temporary). with summer comin' it's gettin too hot in there,this should fix it :) I also got rid of most of the seedling's ..they showed sex...lotta males/ cpl girl's.I have one more to find a home for.soon I will build the automatic watering system,until then I have a cool wand hooked to a pump in my rez. for hand waterin'.

[divestoned]

Raise your hand if you like this thread.....it feel's like im talkin to myself....:(

Dive:stoned:

[orangeman]

I think everyone is waiting for those things to flower lol. I can say though I've never seen a ballast hanging from hooks like that in the air haha.

[TheGreenFog]

*raises hand*

Hey, man. Lots of people have replied to you. Everyone says you have a great setup...even me! :) Don't get down because your thread is not as popular as you might think. Here's a tip. The only way to get a thread to keep going and getting posts is to keep updating, providing cool pics, and then...talk like a chick!

LOL No, but seriously, most of the grow threads get big because they talk about specific things...ask specific questions, talk about techniques, nutrients, lighting, etc.......and then there are the girlie threads. ;) Those are self explanatory...I mean, they are female growers. for one, and then they talk about some crazy ass stuff, which will always get a response...even from me! Ha.

Hell, man, my threads are only big because I post BIG updates with BIG pictures!! :cool: They are informative, but not very scandalous... like Mrs. G's for example. HA She cracks me up. Always has something interesting to say, other than "look at my plants...oh how do they look?" Now, you know the secret...go grasshopper...post your heart out. LOL Make sure you equalize on the way down and do your safety stop on the way up. ;)

Speaking of which...I should go update mine, eh? :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[divestoned]

LOL thanks boy's was awful quiet in here for a min. :)

[Bree1978]

That's neat how you hung the ballast near the ceiling...you're right summer is coming...That is a good point. As usually good log and pics, divestoned!

:jointsmile: Bree

[Scarlet Sky]

good goddam job dive!

i'm envious ....

[divestoned]

thank's bree,scarlet,an anyone else watchin'... having a few fan's make's it worth the risk and trouble of posting.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

I ended up w/both male and female of the "k2's" from nirvana seed's.I am going to seed one of the girl's so I will be well stocked on "k2". yay plant sex, too much fun.:)

Dive:stoned:

[Bree1978]

Plant Sex! :)

Bree

[JuniorBud]

haha when u wrote raise your hand.. (You know your a stoner when...) i actually did..:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

hands up...

I've been visiting all the grow logs.

Shov

[divestoned]

I got most of the new watering system installed.1/4 horse power pump and a drip system basically.

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

hahaha ahahaha I love this shit! check it out we have an automated watering system on a timer.:thumbsup:

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

I got raided today they confiscated all my cool stuff :(

Dive:stoned:

[orangeman]

wtf?

[TheGreenFog]

:wtf:



That seems to be happening often around these boards recently...:confused:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[divestoned]

Im going to get a license to grow and take that w/me to court, to see if I can get the charge's dropped. FELONY charge's.seems pretty crappy that I become a felon over a lil smoke!

Dive:stoned:

[divestoned]

the one thing that stands out most in my mind is how much inside info they had....Im pretty sure I was ratted out by a guy a built a room for.He an I had an issue a cpl weeks ago and I quit helpin him...I showed up an he hadnt watered in days so I told him I quit.

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

Wow, that's a kick in the balls.

Sorry, Divestoned. I hope it all works out ok.

Shov

[divestoned]

thanks shov. i'll keep you all posted an hopefully start repostin pic's when this is all over......

Dive:stoned:

[stinkyattic]

Yikes Dive, I was NOT expecting that... I hope things go as well as they can for you. Best of luck.

[Divestoned]

after posting in a cpl germination threads this morning i decided to post pics of what im germinating ATM. i used the soak method,on day 2 they were ready to plant in soil. this is day 3 an they are starting to break the surface.

Dive:stoned:

[Divestoned]

OK its day 5 of germination and this is what your sprouts should be lookin like.

Dive:stoned:

[Divestoned]

heres a cpl pics of those seedlings i sprouted.

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

Looking healthy, Dinestoned (oops, that's me. Sorry divestoned. <G>)

What kind of seeds?

Sho

[Divestoned]

hiya shove good to see you man. these are an accidentle cross breed ..its. NLxhaze crossed with blueberry. theyre in my big room now...so ill get some pics up soon

[fenderstrat]

got a medcard now then? :) groovy

[Divestoned]

yep yep ..got my card..and the cops had to give back all my equipment ^^

[hatch]

That's Great New's!!!!Glad they didn't bust everything up!!!

Look's like Your Restart is doing Fabulous!!!:thumbsup::jointsmile:

[Divestoned]

heres a cpl pics of the 4 females from the last group of sprouts.

Dive:stoned:

[stinkyattic]

Looking good, Dive. Great to see you back in business like ya never even left.

[Divestoned]

ty stinky,its nice to be back...one difference thats painfully obvious...is im limited to 6 mature plants.getting a perpetual harvest will take a lil time,but im on it. BTW i was lookin thru your log,you have expanded your system and it looks great.

Dive:stoned:

[stinkyattic]

Not sure which log- the hydro ones or the dirt one?
The hydro one is actually getting converted to small commercial/boutique scale hot pepper production. I'm not even joking about this.
I just bought a pair of 2x4" Botanicare tables though that are going to go into my flower room, which will then be half soil and half modular vertical NFT. If it appears that the tables are outproducing the rest of the room significantly (which I expect), I'll pick up a couple more and finish the complete conversion to the Darkside- a sort of baptism with Canna Aqua hahaha.
You're going to be fine- is that auto-watered soilless? Running 8 week strains in that 6-pack setup and harvesting every ~10 days should keep you happily in bud!

[Divestoned]

I am using my hydro equipment...but w/soil for now.this bucket set-up i use can easily convert both ways. the 10 day thing has occured to me of course an im workin towards that goal.. i figure when done correctly i should average 1/4 lb per plant-every 10 days...yea not bad.

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

Wow, that's gotta be some nice pot! <G>

[Cede2Weed]

I am a nooob, but I am glad to see everything has worked out for you.

What they did amounted to cutting an artist's hands off. Glad they have been reattached!

[Divestoned]

well they got too big. so i had to tie them, down. i will get you some pics in a day or so.
Dive:stoned:

[justanotherbozo]

glad things went well for you in court. i hope Henry Anslinger is rotting in hell for all the pain he has caused.
anyway, as a newbie, i'm glad your back for selfish reasons too as i know i will learn a lot from following your threads, as i have following others threads (you know who you are, LOL).
i'm not legal yet myself but i live in a state with a mmj law so i just need to find a receptive doc and i'll be golden.
btw, awesome setup man!

bozo,
peace, love, dope

[Divestoned]

sorry it took so long...here's some pics.I have now "untied" the girls becouse the weight of the flowers holds the trained branches down,and may need to tie them "up" soon.new pics soon.

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

:thumbsup:

[bombdiggity]

VERY impressive.

[jessejames12345]

inspiring thread to read, too see you go through what you did less then a year ago, and now back and going strong :) . Nicley done and good luck on this and all future grows :thumbsup:
peace
JJ

[DoDoFoShoDoe]

wonderful plants, Your setup that was raided sounds absolutely amazing, looked almost effortless to maintain.

How much ~did that whole set up cost you?

Keep it up i will be following along!

[Divestoned]

hard to say how much it "cost" me...but the hydro bucket set-up is like 500.00 nother 5-600 in lights...200 in chems an schit... constant read meter is like 350.00 75.00 for 1/4 horse pump.....i have easy .....2500 in prep an equipment...but it cost less from here out ...starting is the hard part.

Dive:stoned;

[hatch]

Your Garden is looking Great!!!!~X~X~X~!!!!!........Hope all that other Shit is been forgotten & well in your past.

Won't be long for the sweetbud!!!:pimp::pimp::pimp::pimp:

[Divestoned]

here's a cpl pics of the finished product ^^ maybe a lil fuzzy..im a grower not a fkn photographer :)

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

Nice looking buds there, man.

[Divestoned]

I got a new house and a new grow room so I will start a new log ^^things are set-up enough that ill get a cpl pics goin to show you where im at.

Dive:stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

What strains will you be working with?

Shov

[tristan1986]

Dive, I have to stop visiting your thread. It unleashes a fury of masturbation in me.

lol :thumbsup: