Figured I'd just throw up a pic each week of Harddona.
Bag seed; 100w CFL's for veg; 18 hr. light; small fan; good potting soil, with no added nutes.
Because I talk to her, she's already the strongest looking of 12 sisters.
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Figured I'd just throw up a pic each week of Harddona.
Bag seed; 100w CFL's for veg; 18 hr. light; small fan; good potting soil, with no added nutes.
Because I talk to her, she's already the strongest looking of 12 sisters.
FRICKIN AWESUM!
Look at that stem already growing :)
Perfectly formed leaves and uniform color.
But why does the soil look dry there on the left of the pot?
You are watering the entire soil ball, right?
Don't kill my lil neice...lol
Looking good, just likes its supposed to :)
Ha, thanks. That's just where I was fingering her. Er, I mean fingering the soil to check for wetness. The combination of the recent heat wave, close CFL's, and the fan have me worrying over them.
My water plan is to check the soil daily to see if it clumps (still wet); when it's crumbly and dry even below the immediate surface, I water until the entire soil is wet and some seeps out of the base. That's been my experience for all our other house plants...
BTW, Harddon, do you ever mist? I live in humid area and even our indoor relative humidity is generally pretty high. I understand that during the last weeks of flowering humidity should be kept dry to promote resin production. But what about veg and the first weeks of flowering?
Absolutely I mist.
They love it.
As long as you have good air movement it wont stress her...good air movement is a must.
Soon you will learn the weight of the pot dry and guess with that.
Just keep that fan blowing across the tops and she'll be fine.
All my other ferns love the mist, too. And, jeez, I never thought to just pick up the pot. Cool, thanks!!
You can get the pot when you KNOW it's dry and weigh it.
Water weighs 8 pounds to a gallon....so you can determine how much water is in there at anytime you want.
HOw is my baby bitch ???
Update please :)
wow, Harddona lol.
Next comes a statue of Sir Harddon lol
Day 11...her stalk is fat and really short; and the leaves just keep unrolling...Quote:
Originally Posted by 9ski9
that is nice and tight.
good job
thats pretty cool. since you named it in honor of harddon, it will be a great grow because of his success!! sweet lookin plant. are the others doing as well?
I'm sure hoping her name creates some good karma for her...her sisters are all pretty good. They have similar growth, but appear a couple days behind her. Harddona is in the middle of my grow space, so she gets a nice bit of 360 degree light in addition to the one above her.Quote:
Originally Posted by weedracer119
What a nice looking baby!
Take care of her....the little bitch is doing great :)
Thank you.
Thanks! And it sure seems like 18/6 makes them happier than 24/0...
Yes they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by 9ski9
Perhaps that is a side effect of using CFL lighting...I just dont know.
nice plant...good luck :)
Just a Day 14 update...
And she's mine....allllllll mine :) :) :) :) :)
wheres the lights? i cant see the lights.
she needs more light since i cant see them.
i should be able to see the lights.
2" ....not a bit more.
are you sure shes getting enuff fan?
i mean she looks great and all but lets remember to NEVER forget the basics huh?
light, fan, and pH 6.8 R.O. water...
RIGHT?
RIGHT?????
Ha, the lights are so close I have to quickly move them for the pics; there's enough air circulation from the fan to gently, but constantly move the leaves; and, her water comes from a small spring just outside my back door.
The 400w HPS sitting here in a box is what has me nervous.
BTW, I had sent this candle grown plant into 60 days of flowering and it grew a bud big enough for a joint. I rolled it last night and gave it to a friend on this MB today.
Not saying I feared inhaling myself.
So everyone that gave me shit about it can kiss my ass. :)
Well, if my friend survives that is.
But you do adjust the pH to 6.5 - 6.8....right> :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 9ski9
It's a consistent 6.5. I do have to let it sit for hours to warm up; I've assumed the cold water would shock them.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDDON
Man those springs sacare me...
all kinds of algaes and mosquito larva and pesticide runoff.... how clean is this water????
Also, its a good idea to let your water warm in the sunlight for a while and get some natural radiation activity going.
Ahhh, you're freaking me out Harddon :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDDON
Actually, we live in a protected watershed area. The State Parks Dpt. monitors, taps, and labels the potable sources for campers. That's what the guys in green uniforms tell me, anyway. Our spring comes from the same source that clears their tests.
I usually fill three 20 gallon containers at a time and keep them on my deck.
Thanks for the tips. I'll warm them in the sun.
Sorry if this is overkill, but I'm just amazed that a plant can nearly double it's mass in two days...and here are a few shots of some of her sisters that are also 16 days old:
Buddy you aint seen nothing yet....
Wait till days 21 thru days 28........
You will look back at these 16 days old pics and feel foolish for having taken such pride in the little things.
The best is yet to come :)
As far as overkill, never regret that...I would like to see daily updates....it is so good to have them to compare how and when and where things changed.
Whore turned out really buzzing good smoke but I am dissappointed in the 2.2 ounces I got from her.
After studying her DAILY birds eye view pics, I realize how I could have doubled that with tying down 4 different buds instead of the ones I did.
Besides, if no one wants to see your updates, they can allways change the channel.
This is going to be a great grow and I wouldnt mind watching every day of it....
Dont kill my bitch with that algae infested mosquito larva infested water either :(
LOL.......hey if you can drink it and live so can Harddonna :)
Ha, k, thanks. BTW, knowing what you know now, when would you have first bent Whore and Cunt?
Just a Day 18 update...starting to really smell awesome...
it looks like it's name is paying off. it looks good. hope it turns out to be female.
Cunt was never bent...I think its rare you need to bend a sativa...Quote:
Originally Posted by 9ski9
Whore was pure indica...
I bent and tied the lower growths when I should have tied the upper growths. I thought doing it to the lower ones would keep them alive and make them grow bigger....
But I should have focused the time on the largest and closet to the top ones and tied them down. By the time I did, it was too late the formation had taken place and anything I tied down jsut didn't keep up with the other stuff.
How long are you planning to veg her?
BTW....you got a nice grow there....she is as perfect as she can be :)
Here is WHore on day 18....
I think you need to switch your water for her.
Get her some purifidebottled water and make sure it is RO water and give her some superthrive.
Definately get her better water.
I will pay for it...email me how much, eetc...
Planning on 60 day veg.
Thanks, she seems really happy. Her stalk is as thick as a Crayola crayon, which sure beats the toothpicks I had last time.
I'm buying her top-shelf purified water and Superthrive tomorrow. I promise. Her sisters will drink algae, mosquito larvae, and deer piss, but I swear she'll only drink sissy French water from now on.
I'm learning to just shut up and do it.
Thanks, Harddon!
When does her Bat Guano get delivered?
Did you already get it?
Whats the NPK?
11-4-1 I hope.... :)
I have Mexican bat guano that's 10-2-0...can I just add a tiny bit of potassium when I make the tea? Just FYI, the potting soil does have time-released soluble potash.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDDON
Mexican bat guano huh?
Last time I brought up Mexico it got me banned for a week.
NO wonder its 10-2-0. Lazy fuckers prolly said fuck it, it dont need no K. Either that or the supervisor prolly filled his truck with the K and is black marketing of it :) :) :)
Anyhow, no dont add anything to the guano...its completley organic and you cant really over do it.
Anyhow, dont feed it to her yet....let her get acclimated to the new pure fresh water she will be getting. :D
Candle?Is this posibble?How?
Harddona's vegging with CFL's...the candle grown plant is already cut. She was grown in a windowless room, where her main lighting for the first 60 days was from candles, with an occassional 60w ceiling light and a mini-fridge light that held cold beer.
She flowered in a grow room, though, with her sisters and came up with one small bud that produced a single joint.
I was just screwing around with a late sprouting runt seed.
"...it don't need no stinkin' K."Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDDON
Cool, thanks, got it.
... mentally bookmarking you have a nearly daily update on your grow. They look much better than the last grow at this stage in the game. I didn't realize the single plant joint was the candle plant, you wouldn't have known it smoking it. To the nay-sayers... it did its job, I was high. Thanks again ski, and the current grow looks NICE!
You're sure welcome, Mono. I loved that little plant. I wish I'd taken pics of her before I killed her. 40 or so days into flowering, I thought a spider had made a web on her little kola, but it was just really sticky with resin and crystals. Maybe I didn't notice that it was happening, but it seemed to occur overnight.
I really appreciate your input on the different samples. Hope you don't mind giving me some more feedback from each of my girls in late-November.
And, Harddon, I can't believe how much I spent on water today. Water...funny how my wife doesn't mind me buying Mexican bat shit, but she gets a little pissy about buying water.