1st Post - 1st Outdoor Grow - Mighty Freeze

Jakezking......man thanks for the kind words man...your plants are awesome......i would love to have some shorter plants.....im just hoping the lawnman doesnt find thing 1......

I would try Dr. Chronic's Seed Bank.....Honestly, i dont work for him, or even live on the same continent for that matter...I order my seeds on a week day and they get here 3-6 days later....no joke....every single order, like clockwork..If i order on Thursday or Friday...i start looking on Monday, Tuesday for my beans....always freebies...most of the time better than the beans you ordered....check his customer satisfaction thead at his forum on hg420(1000's of positive feedback, always replaced cracked seeds). Id give him a try...ill never order from any one different.

Heres a link on the Hempy buckets by Hempy himself...

Cannabis and Marijuana seeds :: HomeGrown420 - The Hempy Bucket

Its just a sealed bucket with a 1/2 inch hole on the side an inch - 2 inches from the bottom filled with 4 parts perlite: 1 pt vermiculite......or all perlite....cover hole with screen.

Perlite = water retainning medium
Vermiculite = water wicking meduim

Just feed till you get water to come out of the hole water every 1-3 days...and your done.

It is so easy...i cant begin to tell you...i didnt get one burnt leaf thoughout the grow. If you have any question feel free to ask.

killa12345, dude, I seriously appreciate the referral to Dr. Chronic. I ordered from Rhino about 1 week ago, and over 1 month before that from Seed Boutique. I have not received anything from Boutique, and have written it off as being clipped by Customs, even though I have not received any notice of same. I am anxiously awaiting the Rhino order, which I expect in the next day or 2. If Rhino does not come through, I have been informed by my better 1/2 that I will not be ordering again for awhile. However, when I am next given the green light, I will try Chronic based upon your referral. It's nice to now know of his customer satisfaction and your good luck with him.

I'll also keep my fingers crossed Thing 1 does not come to anyone's attention. He is an amazing looking White Skunk, and even though he is a he, I am certain you could experiment with some selected pollination.

Thanks for stopping by my grow log, my friend! I wish you much success with your impending grow, beans, and tent! I am looking into the prospect of a tent as well, so I will be keeping an eye out for your review of the hut you ordered. Take good care out there!

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And, I just saw your post on the Hempy buckets. Dude, I'm going to seriously look into them. They sound incredible! Thanks again!

Jake,

I have probably bitten more then I can chew with the clones but at $10 a piece I figured it would be worth a try. I have one Apoth OG, one D. OG and one trainwreck....we'll see. I will probably start a grow log on the three in the next day or two (provided I don't kill them off<G>). The biggest problem I am dealing with is the heat even with opening the vents and running a fan its too hot highs in the 100s!

Alright, so I really enjoy taking pictures of MIQ's growth and progress, as it's really nice to be able to look back to see a detailed progression. She is really beginning to fill out, and zebulon is certainly proven correct in that she was simply undergoing an extra growth spurt. The "stacking calyxes" were a good sign of growth in this instance rather than a sign of heat stress, which I should have known since there were no additional signs of heat stress - although I had thought I might have been over-fertilizing her, which was causing the "braided rope" appearance. Thanks again, zeb, for your experienced input!

The stacked calyxes have finally begun opening their sweet mouths to stick their double-tongued pistils out at the world! And, all of the new pistil development is a sight for sore eyes, as I was becoming impatient as to whether MIQ would really put on some bud weight. MIQ is now sporting 3 good-sized buds, with many more smaller bud sites here and there.

I unhooked the paper clip from around MIQ's neck and the side of the bucket, as with all of the rain we've been getting, her roots were beginning to pull out of the soil a bit. Also, the lst seems to have done the trick, and there doesn't seem to be much point now in keeping her lst'ed over, as the new bud sites are large enough to get plenty of sunlight. MIQ's main cola has grown accustomed to the lst, so I think it will remain in its present curved shape, allowing the other smaller bud sites to continue receiving plenty of sunlight.

I took a few pictures this morning, following a nice little rain storm earlier in the morning. I was even able to grab a decent picture of a rainbow that formed to the West.

I'll add some "up-closer" pictures in a follow-up post. As always, I hope you kick up your feet, and stay awhile. Enjoy!

Here are the additional pictures. Enjoy!

I like that! Must be close to finishing up, yes?

I wanted to hit MIQ with another last shot of bloom nutes, thereafter putting her on straight-up water for the rest of her grow. I don't have a loupe or other magnification method to really take a close look at her trichomes, but I have not noticed any amber - don't know that my naked eye would really be able to notice cloudy. But, I feel after 1 last shot of Super Bloom, the 30 day water only period will allow sufficient time for the trichs to amber a bit.

My present smoke is a true couchlock, so I don't want a medium or high percentage of amber trichomes - another reason I think she'll be ready in the next 30+ days. How was that answer? Sorry for getting so long-winded, but I really like talking about MIQ - just ask my wife!

Thanks for stopping by again, Shov! I'm really surprised to see you gettin' around so well, given the fact you have an eLBow of fine herb layin' around, callin' your name!

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Originally Posted by jakezking

The stacked calyxes have finally begun opening their sweet mouths to stick their double-tongued pistils out at the world!

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She looks Mighty fine......:thumbsup:

I would say if you don't have a jewelers loupe, go whit the hairs - pistils. If they turn mostly brown, chop her up...

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Originally Posted by zebulon

She looks Mighty fine......:thumbsup:

I would say if you don't have a jewelers loupe, go whit the hairs - pistils. If they turn mostly brown, chop her up...

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zeb, my friend, as always you provide some very sound and informative advice! I humbly thank you once again! She has a few brown/red hairs from some aged/dry pistils, but very few. I will hit her with 1 last dose of Super Bloom tomorrow, then she'll get nothing but water the rest of her days.

MIQ's position in the outdoor forum will be replaced by 4 up and coming bagbeans who were placed within a paper towel on Saturday, July 5, 2008. All 4 exhibited a 1/2 inch taproot yesterday, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, so I placed them in Jiffy pellets. They each shed their bean shell today, and I have placed them in a window sill. We'll see where they go from here. Just for posterity's sake, I am posting a picture of these girls. I thought I'd also share a picture of a poolside hibiscus.

Enjoy!