2nd and 3rd grows in Dirt what have i learned?

[stinkyattic]

Satori isn't my fave for structure but she's a fine producer of the gigglytwigs. I run her for that reason alone. That one's a laugher. Drunk on a parking meter? More like 3 shitfaced sorority sisters leaning on EACH OTHER and not doing a good job of staying upright.

[deaner]

i am honored to have stinky contributing to my log first off. so if you still checkin this out i got a question for you: to trim or not to trim leaves in flower? ive heard the argument on both sides, have tried experimenting some myself, and still not sure if i want to trim them up, they must need the leaves or they wouldnt grow them, but the lower buds dont grow as big, is it due to light or because they just grow smaller at the lower parts of the plant naturally?

in veg, in 2 gallon pots, i have: 2 bubblegum female clones, 1 female cheese clone, 3 big bud from seed, 2 white widow female. sounds nice but im running out of room, can take 4 more, will go with 2 white widows, 2 j5's and the rest are donations, 2 unknowns, a few clones.

[deaner]

so far of these strains some things that stand out in their growth and stuff so far:

bubblegum: so far very happy it, only 1 of 5 seeds have made it to flower, others lost to being male or not makin it due to my being a rookie probably. the flowering bubblegum looks awesome, very healthy, buds came on quick! strong plant, probably ideal for beginners, clones did better than any other starin so far.

cheese: alot less bud so far than the bubblegum, but the plant has more smell than others at its age, so im hopin its strong smoking, not just strong smellin, as with the bubblegum, i got 1 of 5 to flower.

speed queen: very sturdy lil bush, leaves look healthier than any mj plants ive seen in person, should be nice, nothing spectacular so far other than quick through all stages, but the bubble keeps up with it for speed, but i think the speed queens, of the 5 i planted, all of them popped quick, sprouted from the dirt quick.
a good quick beginner plant, hope the smoke is as nice as the plant looks.

bigbud: only planted 2 seeds, both popped within a day, a day to pop out the dirt, and good healthy consistent plants from there, i have 3 new ones i started and the same thing, very uniform. the one i have n flower doesnt deserve any "big" in the name yet, but for losing a good length of its top and the main colas growing horizontally, its a fighter.

white widows: only gone as far as 2 weeks in veg, so no real idea yet.

satori: my youngest. 1 of 3 ended up female, funky looking, but getting better, very curious to see how she turns out.

think thats it, oh and j5: i got 2 seeds, and i'll just say that i REALLY need a female and some clones, the smoke is great and it is a fighter, my first grow, i had alot of seeds in 3 of them, i think 1 went hermie, then the rest?? but j5 was ok, and the smoke: oh man, best i've had (in 5+ years) other than some crazy good shit a freind gets occasionally.

toke up boys and girls. oh, and contribute damnit! i feel lonely typing this.. :sadcrying

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

Deaner,

Looking very healthy, don't see any issues that I can see, you know my feeling on pruning, so I'll wait and see what everyone else says.

Also very nice and short compact plants too.

Anotherthing I use steel rods and cable ties to support my cola's. If they are falling over already you need to do something soon.

[deaner]

hey in these pis, if you can see the yellow poointing up thing? looks like a single claw divided into 2 sections sorta, you know what i mean? look at the pics, if they dont show it, i doubt i can describe them adequately. oh its a bubblegum at about 4 weeks..

[deaner]

so im still really unsure as to the hermie shit and what those things are, what to do, etc.. so far she staying, balls or not, if the other ones get pollinated by her, i will have a cross of bubblegum with the other stuff (?? not sure there either) and i will grow them. but what should i be doing? how to stop this, and what about my other plants? i seem to have about zero luck in any pursute and this is depressing to find that the same will apply here. i have been pursuing light leaks and i feel im being pretty anal about it, it should definately be completely dark, ive taped everything, the window is under a thick comfortor, on top of foiled over windows. not to mention they are in a closet, so its dark. put down yer doobies and help a brutha out!

should i just remove it thus killin my oldest and a big yeilder as well from the room? are the clones from her fucked? is this feminized shit really true and are feminized seeds really worth a shit? i just want to grow fucking weed, seedless fucking weed, im a smart dude, what gives??

[deaner]

im stonder than before, yay. the bubblegum herm is gone, sittin in another room, kinda dark, kinda cool, trying to up the temp and circulate some air, then hang it in 3 days, i gotta get pics and yeild then too, it looked ready, close enough at least, conciderin the flowers i was seeing, it was bad, they were coming fast, the smoke should be passable i think/hope, as in: pass it on to someone else to enjoy. so i want to put a couple more into flower, but nothings really ready. the closest are labelled "moms", though one is a clone of the herm (keep her as a mom??) may grow it out as a test, no clones though. lotsa cheese clones coming, my budding cheese girl is pretty, i like the cheese so far. then a growroom full of bigbud and white widow. pics coming, ive been goin a while. :stoned: off to work!

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

Deaner,

Something is up in your grow area that is causing hermi's, They are mostly caused by light leaks.

Have you checked your space lately for them durring lights out. Another is extream temp flucuatiions.

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

From my understanding hermi's are caused when the plant can't figure out if it wants to flower or keep veging. The main cause of this is "light leaks''. I saw you have done everything to stop them, Next is temp. Below 60 during lights out then above 85 during lights on may be a cause. Basically hermis are caused by stress and you need to go over everything in your grow to find where the stress is coming from.

[deaner]

hermie home quiz pt.1

1. ok: say my light leaks are now gone for good, and my hermie is safely down the hall, door shut, the process of pollination is over, only sex action will be if the herm knocked up the ladies, right?

2. and there should be no other male flower/pollin to worry about?

3. and i get feminized seeds, if i find them in the other girls?

4. a) and i have clones from the herm; are they decent mom prospects?
b)or should they just be thrown into flower?

5. a)and how can i check night temps, i cant let in light, but i cant see in the dark? (is this some sweet superpower by-product of copious ganja consumption??)
b) where in the growroom should temp readings be taken? ive been using the shelf above, its in the shade and probably warm, cuz the whole heat rises bullshit. i was under the impression that temps taken in direct light read falsely high.

sidenotes from the stoned: this is where im feelin like a rookie, i cant seem to find much info, or the answers to these questions.. so hopefully you all take this quiz and show off your knowledge..
i now wander off to smoke a bowl or 4, i trust the quizes will be on my desk by tommorow.

also i wonder if that hermie buds gonna be aight, cuz it looks great, smells dank, and sticks real good to my fingers, but went into the permanent dark at just under 5 weeks.. looked ready, havent put it under the scope yet.