TEST LAUNCH-Operation Redwood Tree

[SnSstealth]

i was about to say I agree with MVP 110% on the BD.....but BK!?!? where do i aquire these fabled beans MVP?...
I dabbled with BD back in like 99-01...loved it then, love it now...almomst no manicuring....HUGE yeild..great high....
well said MVP....i concur on those strains!!!
WT

[Weedhound]

Well right now we have the following list:

Fang
cotton candy
Ak -47 clone
power plant in soil
WW in soil
Arjans Strawberry Haze

in the bloom room. Fang and the WW are both almost finished (i'd say within a week for both.....)

In veg under 250w mh we have a Master Kush and another Brainstorm that are both about 3 weeks old and a brand new SLN x NH that just popped (that one is still on suicide watch....). (btw...yieldwise Brainstorm is supposed to be a HUGE yielder....I know X-Crispi's best yied ever was off of a SNL x NH....19 oz....) and the Brainstorm is a close relative. I really think we just blew it this grow with the nutes and the new net pots etc.........I was contemplating aiming with the Master Kush but it will probably be an SNL x NH we'd have the best bet with yield wise. I remember one of our MK's finished like it was in a speed race or something and no matter WHAT we did we couldn't slow it down so the yield was compromised due to the super speedy finish. Don't know if Kushette's seeds will be the same way but it wouldn't be surprising if they were would it?

And under T5 lights we've got 2 Ak47 clones rooting (lost one when I dropped it and broke it) that are both looking very good, 2 SNL x NH seedlings in soil that are doing well also, our AK47 clone mom that is absolutely going NUTS and two power plant clones. One I just topped for the second time (going to be a clone mom....) and the other will be ready to bloom in about a week or two.

SO......

It's 103 today (100 yesterday) and I've completely given up the idea of an outdoor grow this year. We WILL be trying some lovely seeds that were storked to us by a very good friend like the super silver haze seeds and Black Domina seeds I have CAREFULLY kept until we can pop them indoors....in soil......under the T5's...which will be soon I'm sure. :thumbsup:

[deaner]

hey, another alaskan! you got the blueprints for that cool drying tub on here anywhere? that looked handy.

[Weedhound]

We went ahead and took about the top 1/4 on her so we could get better light to the bottom because UNLIKE the top buds the bottom half has a fair way to go. I think the rest will take about another week.

[Weedhound]

When guesstimating the amount while "hanging on the vine" what we thought was about an ounce actually turned out to be 46 grams.....quite a lot more than we had figured. Upon getting "up close and personal" we started to see why.....the buds are literally COVERED with goo!!

Here are four macros we took today....each one increasing the zoom by a bit. Interesting isn't it?

[SnSstealth]

mmmmm....that looks mighty tasty WH!...on my way there...heh
whiskeytango

[jakezking]

Is it strange that I got all tingly down there while looking at those pictures? Dang - I'm either a sick, twisted individual, or this dang leisure suit is really too tight! In all seriousness, despite the hyperbole, I am absolutely amazed by Fang. I know she did not yield what you had hoped, but I cannot wait until your next grow to see if increasing your nutes will indeed be the solution due to your larger net pots. Damn - too many years of regurgitating what I learned in school has led to simple short-term memorization. I need to really study hydro, as it used to mean everything in college.

Sorry for taking your log to ramble. I'm pretty Gumby'd Up about now. I should go home soon. Be good out there! Aloha and Goodbye

[Shovelhandle]

Lovely bud pics, Mrs. Hound!

[Weedhound]

jake I'm wondering if it could both....the suit AND the gumby....and maybe the photos too.

We harvested our first "real" soil plant a couple days ago. Here are a few pics of her in her final hours......before death and mutilation. I love growing.......

She's yielded 36 grams dried so no complaints from us.......especially since she's definitely a "practice grow" and we did have some issues with ph toward the end so we feel pretty confident we will improve with future grows. :thumbsup:

[jakezking]

WH, sorry for rambling on and for my off-color comments. I was a bit out of control last night. That is a really beautiful soil-grown plant. From looking at her, I'm surprised she didn't yield more; but 1 and 1/4 ounces, or thereabouts, isn't too bad. What type of strain was she? How about a smoke report?

Sorry again - I'll try to contain myself from here on out; sometimes it's hard looking at all of these gorgeous ladies! And, there is something about ladies growing ladies - I don't know. I'm going to get myself in trouble here, so I'd better go again.

Be good out there!