Vortex, day 1, 60+ to go

They look very pretty mate (Y)
Looking good.

Nothing really new to post as far as growth, but as far as mortality....I may have lost one. The first picture is the first plant to go into the ICU, and the browning/dying of the base caused me to take one last measure. I cleaned it up a bit, since it still seemed like it was breathing. I cut it off right past the brown part, and dipped it in some rooting gel, and rootone f powder, and gave it a new grodan. I really hope it makes it through this, but I've definetely got my doubts. Wish I would have started with some rapid rooters, but, another lesson learned.

Slow progress, but at least 5 are progressing. I hate rockwool, and thrips, and myself, for not having a little patience. If I would have waiting until I got the room remodeled, I might have 9 healthy plants. Oh well, I do still have spacequeen seeds! Last night was a HORRIBLE night, as I dealt with my new water storage tank leak. I have a 36 gallon tank for RO water, with a ball valve at the base of it. There is a 1/2 inch black tubing coming from that ball valve, and there is a ball valve on the end of that. I closed, only the hose ball valve, and as the pressure increased, the tube popped off the base of the tank. Somewhere around 35 gallons of water, from the upper level.... I about had a heart attack, but got it taken care of promptly. Threw away all the carpet after vacuuming most of it. I was getting rid of the nasty carpet sometimes anyways. For a grow, I'm more a fan of lenolium, or tile maybe. So several fans, and humidifier fills later, the room's back to normal, phew. I'm so sorry the beginning of this grow is almost seeming like a joke, I've never has plants grow so awkwardly, and slowly.

They dont look too bad mate!! keep your chin up hey!!
Personally the ones that are still going look great!
Impatiance is what i battle with aswell it can become extremly tedious! lol

But anyways mate just stick in there and im sure theyll pull through :)

Ryno :rastasmoke:

Thanks, I think you helped my morale a bit. Been depressed and headachey. Stressed out that my plants are stressed. Looks like 6 of the girls are going to make it, so the thrips and rockwool killed 3 of em. I'm very excited for the weeks to come. What kind of feeding regimen would you recommend subcool? I have advanced nutrient 3 part, and overdrive. I read that I should probably get big bud as well. Should I give them a HEAVY feeding, or medium?

Just gotta say that bud looks awesome.. looks like it'll be a wicked high:rasta:

Thanks. I only smoked the hash I made from the rest of the plant, and it was very floaty. I felt like my head was going to detach from my body, and float to the floor, like a piece of paper that rocks back and forth, downward. Weird? Who cares, I liked it! Kinda made my face and ears feel really cold. I have a bonzai tree looking mother of that plant, that's been growing for the last 4 months or so. Can't wait, but I'm probably going to use it strictly for hash.

26 or so days old, and 6 have made it through the hard times of the thrips. Every 5 days, I apply more botanigard, and I'm always spraying safer's insecticidal soap on all my babies. 3 days or so ago, I also watered with nematode laden water, muahahhah. Predatory nematodes were around $30, and I can only assume will be well worth it. Botanigard has done very well, I never see any adults thrips any more, but the baby thrips, or pupae, whatever, the demons from hell, are still pushing their way out of the rockwool. 5 of the 6 plants that are thriving look only 2weeks old, but they're growing a lot faster now that there aren't so many pests, and they're getting a bit of food. One of the plants just about died, but it's now pushing some leaves out. I'm glad I held on until the near end, and didn't toss her.

I wish you luck.

5 of the 6 girls get 3/4th strength of GMB Advanced nutrients(week 2 mix), while the last stunted baby gets about 1/2 strength of that. Transplanted into 4" grodans a few hours ago. Healthy roots on all of them, 4 of them had roots longer than the plant is high. And I took the advice of someone for clones to receive just a bit of nutrients, and my success rate jumped to near 100%, and the roots were 3 times the length of the rooting in only 2 weeks!