McToker Grows Again ~ CFL/HPS Hempy Bucket ~ Bag Seed

Glad you're enjoying the show fdsaasdf. We're getting pretty excited ourselves.;)

Yesterday's adjustments have brought the humidity back down to 45%. Started more tying down on another BA today. We only have about another inch, or so, that we can raise the lamp.

The first pic is a group shot from this morning. The second is just me playing with the macro setting on the camera. We've been toying with the idea of picking up a USB microscope but the budget is kind of tight. Isn't everyone's these days?:( We do have a 30x handheld scope for checking trichs but the USB one could be fun to play with and we'd be able to share photos with y'all.

We culled out another BA male today. Only BA #5 has yet to show.

The rest of the crop is doing well. Tied down another AK this morning. All seem to be responding well to their little dose of B&D.:D The one that broke when we tried tying it and had to be splinted, healed up just fine but turned out to be a male.

We relaced the factory light hanger attatchments with a couple links of decorative lamp chain. This gave us another couple inches of lamp height.

The BA male we moved outdoors a few days ago is doing well with afternoon temps in the high 90's.

Good news and Bad news.

The bad news is......... it's gonna be really crowded in the tent.

The good news is........ the last remaining hold out is a GIRL!!!

So, here's the final tally:

Bagseed = GIRL
BA #2,#3 and #5 = GIRLS
All of the AK's #1, #2, #3 and #4 = ALL GIRLS

for a total of 8 females out of ten sprouts.:jointsmile::D:hippy::jointsmile::D:

We're considering moving one of the AK's outdoors with the male BA. Just waiting to see how the outdoor plant holds up to the heat first.

The early bloomers are really starting to form some nice bud sites. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow. The girls have already gone to sleep for today.:)

Had to tie down a couple more......... purely for height resons.

They are starting to bud up real nice.

looking very nice mc! i've really got to get me some of those hempy buckets going!


-shake

I admit those buds are starting to look really delicious. With those male plants, are you going to make a mass of brownies or something along those lines?

Nope. One male was cut up and tossed. The other, the one outdoors, will only be kept around for pollen. That reminds me............ We had to hide him behind some plywood yesterday. Too much stuff going on outdoors. Now we just need to un-hide him.;)

Oh....... and ....... shake ~ We won't be going back to soil grows. Even though we haven't gotten all the way to harvest yet, this hempy bucket thing just flat ROCKS!. I'm really glad we finally listened to killa and SG.

that's what i keep hearing mc! i'm trying to find some good one gallon containers like killa suggests.

maybe i'll have to buy lots of pickles or something.

i can't wait to see the difference.


-shake

Hey shake ~ Try the paint departments of your local hardare stores. I went with 2 1/2 quart paint buckets because they were about the same size as all the coffee cans (plastic) I had already saved. The 2 1/2 qt. ones were about $1.29 each. Both of the big box stores had 1 gallon plastic ones for less than $2. The little store closer to home had 3 1/2 quart paint pails for less than $2, as well. Seems to me that most of the hempy grows have pretty much been in whatever sized bottle or bucket was readily available.:D

The last male we pulled out was in one of the 2 1/2 gal. paint buckets. I expected to see some serious root binding when we pulled the plant out of the bucket. I was actually surprised at how well behaved the roots were.:jointsmile: They had a long way to go before being rootbound. I don't think they would have been by harvest.

the only reason that i made reference to the 1 gallon buckets is because that's what killa recommends as "optimum".

i'll keep looking around. i have various other jugs lying around but i was looking for the recommended.

i think i read somewhere that you have to water once a day? is this correct?


-shake