Tempting Fate ................

Hello Kush :).

I'm affraid that "time" really is a bit of problem just lately, but that's how it just seems to be every now and again:o.

The one which developed into a male did have just the one female preflower on it. However when it started full flowering it just grew male flowers.



Anyway the six remaining plants have started full flowering now. They are about seven weeks old and are two weeks on the 12/12 cycle.


I'll just upload a few pics from this morning ................... :)




love mand xxx :)

So far so good!

Not too much drooping this time around, eh? Lucky you. :)

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mand they look cool pal.nice and tasty you wll have a nice stash for the summer and man hasnt the weather got better here .The postman.

WoW I guess it looks like giving the extra time for veg really does pay off. :thumbsup: I'm glad to see everythings still good as for me well I started over and just waiting to see what happens:o Hopefully they'll look good, like yours:o Well Mand talk to you soon

Those plants are looking better every time I see them. Good work, Mand!

Perhaps the one that produced a false female preflower was a gender bender? LoL. Whatever the case you did the right thing in ridding yourself of it. I don't know how you feel, but I always feel terrible killing off a plant I witnessed grow from seed, even a male one. :(

The remaining ones should fill out nicely -- looks like the one in the third picture is already on the ball.

Hello Grim :) I do so hope that the drooping doesn't start up. It was down to what I always suspected, the conditions in the growroom, Inparticularly the tempreture and humidity.
Anyway Grim I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't start again;) .



Hello Dave :) The weather has improved no end this last couple of week;).
I heard on the weather forecast that it is going to get quite warm over the next few days, so if it does I'll be able to leave the growroom door open for a while, which will be good as it will get a little fresh air in there.


Hello Buk :) Oh dear it's all a little embarrasing love, because I didn't give them the extra vegging time like I planned:o . Infact Buk these plants were given the shortest veggitive growth time I have ever done, five weeks.

I've not been able to get online very much at all just lately Buk, but I know that you have had the hermie problems and have took clones off the two remaining plants. Trust me Buk, it's not anything that you have done wrong with them, it's simply down to the heat problems you have.
You and I both know that you can grow super plants, so if possible try to get the heat down or even better find somewhere different to grow, somewhere that can be ventilated more easily.
Just keep at it Buk and you'll do fine;)





Well it's a little difficult to do another update so soon :o. So I'll just upload a few pics from this morning. they are just pics showing the start of the full flowering, they have been on 12/12 just over two weeks now.




love mand xxx :)

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Those plants are looking better every time I see them. Good work, Mand!

Perhaps the one that produced a false female preflower was a gender bender? LoL. Whatever the case you did the right thing in ridding yourself of it. I don't know how you feel, but I always feel terrible killing off a plant I witnessed grow from seed, even a male one. :(

The remaining ones should fill out nicely -- looks like the one in the third picture is already on the ball.

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Hello Kush :), Blimey you sneaked that post in ;) :)


Well just by going on what I've read in the past, preflowers on veggitive growth are not truely 100% reliable. This is only what I have read but if a female preflower develops before full flowering then there is an excellent chance the plant will be female but there is still a remote chance it will not. I guess that plant was just one of the remote chance ones.

Hmmm to be honest, I never feel bad about hacking plants down:o. As for the males I'm always glad to get rid of them and make a bit more space. However having said that I don't want to make too much space in there ;) .

I am keeping my fingers crossed with this grow though Kush, I really could do with a decent harvest. I'm not bothered about a massive one, just a few good ounces and I'll be happy:) .




love mand xxx :)

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I really could do with a decent harvest. I'm not bothered about a massive one, just a few good ounces and I'll be happy:) .

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I think this is the key to your success Mand. :)

Nice work :thumbsup:

Take much care M,

-turtle420 :cool:
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Hello Turtle :) , well lets just call it sucsessfull when there's a harvest ....................... Hmmm talk about tempting fate ;).

It's like I always say Turtle love, as long as there is enough for me to get me by till the next harvest then I am more than happy :).




Well a bit of self-indulgence here :o ................... I'll just post a few more bud pics. They are still very young but they are increasing at a very pleasing rate each day ;)



love mand xxx :)

Lookin good mand,

Maybe you should think of removing the little buds underneath the plants (in about 2 weeks time). All combined they suck a lot of energy out of the plant and don't yield much.

Maybe a tip,

Looks like a strong plant so in 2 weeks time try lenghtening the light cycle half an hour or so. Do it step by step so they plant won't stress back into veg. I always do that and It really improves the yield.

Very nice looking Mand. I wish you continued luck and hope all turns out well. I'll cross my fingers and pray for you and your plants.

Happy Toking :rasta:

And what a bit of good weather we got mand .the probl;em it is causing me my temp has went ouit the window was sitting at 104 on thursday had to take drastic measures.best of luck with your grow mand but you dont need that do you sweetheart you just keep doing it lol.The Postman.

mand i must say that your the queen of growing , keep up the excellent work dear ;) .

Hello Britewire, Kush, Dave and Mobay :) , Thankyou all so very much for the words of encouragement, I appreciate them so very much :)

I'm affraid I have only been finding little snipets of time to come on here just lately, you know how it is sometimes you just feel like there aren't enough hours in the day and you end up feeling like you're running around getting nowhere fast:o .


Anyway I haven't had very much time to check the plants just lately, just once a day to see if they need watering. However they seem to be doing ok and I took a few pics this morning.
They are now eight weeks old and just about three weeks into the 12/12 cycle.
So I'll just upload them and hopefully find a bit more time to come on here, do a little reading and posting ;)


love mand xxx :)

Great grow Mand, they look very healthy!

Hello and Thankyou KHAN :), I'm quite pleased with them, there was the little discolouration problem within the first couple of weeks but since them I can't fault their progress. I will defientely use Dutch Passion seeds again ;)

I've just got to load one more pic, it's little runty only she isn't quite so little anymore, infact she's going quite "beserk". Strange looking plant I can honestly say I've never grown one that looks quite like her before :)



love mand xxx :)

Hey Mand,

Cool looking plant... maybe you'd want to....
clone her....

Ahahaaa... you're gonna start getting technical on us! :D

Best to you M,

-turtle420 :cool:
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Hello Turtle :).

Me going techie .............. Oh no way love :eek:

I even got rid of the thermometer because I kept looking at it :o .

The resin is just starting on them now, there is defienetely a sticky feel to them :)



love mand xxx :)

Hello :), Not really an update but I managed to get my son to take them outside for a few pics, So they can be seen in natural light ;)


love mand xxx :)

Well, Mand, I must say you've got quite a grow going there. :)

And the runt! She's not so little anymore, is she? Maybe you could try and use her unique inverted conical shape in one little experiment -- for the loyal fans? Try bending her top a little and train her to the side with one string. :) The bud sites will be plentiful and many.

The other plants are looking great, especially the one in the last picture from your post.

Keep up the good work, Mand.

hey mand that is an impressive garden ya have there very nice
and them plants look yummmy yummmy yummmy
good job
cheers all :)

Hello Kush :) To be honest I'm just going to let them go as they are, I am hoping for something decent from them because they are coming along "by the book". I really can't complain about them at all ............. which makes a change because I usually never stop complaining :o.
I'll try and get a few bud pics soon, there still very much in their infancy but there quite sticky already ;)



Hello busteruk :), You know I do enjoy the garden, when I was married we moved so many times and lived in some really "grotty" houses with nothing that could be called a garden.
I would love to post a few pics showing it but the front is something that can be seen by anyone passing and there are a few outbuildings that are quite distinctive.
Amyway I've been very selective and I'l just post a few of the back ;)


To be honest I'm just indulging myself here :o


love mand xxx :)

Wow Mand, havent checked on ya grow in ages. Its changed so much!
Mand, if you are interested in some Lowryders Ill be more than happy to send you a few seeds. Pollinated a female and Im gonna get so many seeds from this. The other plant that I had was pollinated aswell, and quick dried some bud and literally every calyx (I think theyre calyxs?) was seeded.
Theyre a very good plant for lazy growers like us Mand!

Hello Swizzy :) , Thankyou for the very kind offer, that's really so very good of you and I do appreciate it :)
However I'm fine for seeds love, infact I probably have a few more than I need, so I reckon they will be lasting me for quite a while yet.
I'm planning on doing another grow for the Summer straight after this one and then hopefully have a break from growing over the Winter untill next Spring.




I'll just post a few pics rather than write a lot of words, they say a picture is worth a Thousands words ;)
Oh they are I think about on day 23 of flowering.



Thankyou, love mand xxx :)

Just a few more :)




love mand xxx :)

Looking great Mand. You look like you have a nice home too. Hope you're having a great Mother's Day! Or does your 'species' over there in the UK celebrate such things? :D I miss talking to ya Mand. Hope all is going perfect for you and yours.

Marc

Beautiful photos Mand!

Very, very cool to take a trip over to those gardens... :)

Hello mand beutiful garden ,i wouldnt have expected anything less from you .top pics plants are lookin A . the postman.

I love your garden mand, it looks like a great place to relax, meditate, and smoke, drink a few pints and barbeque.

Hey Mand, Just saw your thread, thought I would drop in and say 'High' sorry, I am not around more...Plenty to do.

Looking good as always, and, Yes Dear, You do know what you are doing...peace lw:smokin:

ps...Marc Benson...what did I do to piss you off? I haven't heard from you in ages.:confused:

Hey Latewood! You never pissed me off. I still love ya! Just been busy trying to stay alive.

I didn't think so, but I figured you would respond if I asked. I still laugh my ass off, every time a newb brings up my/your thrip egg hatching thread...peace.

Hello Marc :) , Ah we've had Mothers day already, back in March ;)

I have not been online very much just lately I'm affraid, to be honest I've had very little time for any relaxing at all just lately. You know how life is sometimes always someone wants something from you, usually the kids:rolleyes:

When I have been on though I have always kept a look out for you but you just never seem to be around. I hope everything is ok that end and I'll keep a lookout for you :)


Hello Turtle :), Well what can I say, I keep looking at you're new grow log thread and I have to admit you've totally gone right over my head :o.
I would love to see you do a nice simple grow, because I honestly believe you would make a fantastic job of it and have some pretty outstanding results.
I won't give in "nagging you", you know untill we see a really nice "Turtle harvest" ;)


Hello Dave :) I love having a garden, I spent all the "married" years without one. When I was little I used to spend so much time with my grandad, he loved gardening he had the most fabulous garden and allotment.
I know for a fact if he had turned his hand to growing cannabis it would have been something very special. He wouldn't have done that though and if he knows now about my growing he would certainly frown upon it, not so much the items I grow but the fact of using artifical lights for the growing. He was a great believer in everything had to be grown the natural way ;).


Hello cactusman :) Hmmm I think I'll have a few Vodka and oranges instead of the pints :o
Don't get me wrong love I like the odd beer now and again, but it tends not too like me very much. Just a couple of bottles and I get the most awful hangovers.
A glass of vodka, lots of ice, with just a tiny bit of orange to give it some colour, goes hand in hand with a nice smoke ;)



Hello Latewood :), Well sometimes I know what I'm doing but sometimes I haven't a clue :o
Always so very good to hear from you love :).

Hey I've nearly been on here for a year now :eek: ..................... I have to admit I was very very nervous about posting at first, but I'm pleased I did :)







Update .............. Well they are about 28 days into flowering, more or less anyway.
The flowering is coming along quite nicely, I think if every thing keeps going as it is and no problems arise it should be a decent average sized harvest for me. Maybe the harvest will be around the end of June which will give me enough time to get one more grow in before Winter gets here.


I'll upload various pics showing all different aspects of the grow, the first one however is showing what the next grow will be. I'm going to try some Dutch Passion Orange Bud, they are feminised seeds so what I'm planning on doing is spliting them into two grows and growing five each time. Also I'm planning on buying five cheap buckets to grow in which will hopefully give the plants a little more room ;)


Thankyou all .................... love mand xxx :)

Just a few more :)



love mand xxx:)

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Hello Turtle :), Well what can I say, I keep looking at you're new grow log thread and I have to admit you've totally gone right over my head :o.
I would love to see you do a nice simple grow, because I honestly believe you would make a fantastic job of it and have some pretty outstanding results.
I won't give in "nagging you", you know untill we see a really nice "Turtle harvest" ;)

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Thanks Mand! :)

We'll see the turtle Harvest soon enough... I hope! :D

Yeah, it'll happen, definitely!

You're a real inspiration to LOTS of people Mand... KEEP IT UP!!!

BTW:
[align=center]Happy Mother's Day Mand![/align]
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mand, there are cheap 1-2-3 gallon grow buckets on ebay every day...I just bought
200-2 1/2"
125-4.5"
25-2g
25-3g

all for about 60 bucks. much love lw

ThankYou very much Turtle love :) .................... I truely appreciate that :)



Hello Latewood and Thankyou :) .................. I won't need that many though :o

I'll just nip to the local cheap shop and get five household buckets, I think they are about Fifty Pence each. I think household buckets would be quite good because they are pretty deep, just make a few holes in the bottom of them.
Mind you I read a post a while back in which Zandor suggested making some holes part way up the sides as well. I'll give that a try;)


love mand xxx:)

Oh snap mand! They are beutiful!!:)

Hello PP :) How are you ? .................. I have a feeling you're enjoying the "fruits of you're labour" from you're last grow ;) . That's what it's all about love .................... The end product :) .




Well I did my little test last night. ......... I take a ciggy, wipe it around in the resin a little and then smoke it. I look upon it as my version of wine tasting. Anyway it definetely shows promise, I think it's going to be very potent :).

I have to admit that this is the first grow I have done in a long time that I am actually enjoying doing. The last few have been nothing but "pains in the arse" :( .
This one is how growing should be, I go in there once a day and sprinkle a bit of water on them if they need it, and that's it they are left to their own devices then ;)

I'm unsure about the amount it will produce, the veggitation is very thick and preventing a lot of light getting through. However I'm confident there will be a few decent ounces and the quality I think will be something pretty nice..................... just have to wait and see.
They are just over four weeks into flowering, so they probably have another 4/5/6 ??? weeks to go yet before harvest.



love mand xxx :)

WOW Mand, very beautiful. I hope my "tomato" plants do just as well. Hope it keeps g(r)owing well

Happy Toking :rasta: