New and Improved: Featuring Sour Northern Lights x Nevilles Haze

[daihashi]

Damn D!!! Lookin sexy yo...lol

Thanks.. as you guys can see a couple of plants are way more triched out than others. I'm hoping these lazy asses catch up soon. I prefer to harvest all on at the same time as opposed to incrementally.

[Weedhound]

You can harvest them all at the same time....but they will all finish individually. Most likely not enough to make a difference but each is their own little individual. Now doesn't that make you feel like a proud parent?

I personally love Stinky's method of turning the RR over and cutting a straight hole in it for clones. For seeds I use the pre-made hole but for cuttings I love turning them over. Makes my clones stand up straight because of the way the RR's are shaped and I like that fungus fighting stuff kissing right up next to my clone stem.

Sorry.....got a little kinky there.....

[daihashi]

You can harvest them all at the same time....but they will all finish individually. Most likely not enough to make a difference but each is their own little individual. Now doesn't that make you feel like a proud parent?

I personally love Stinky's method of turning the RR over and cutting a straight hole in it for clones. For seeds I use the pre-made hole but for cuttings I love turning them over. Makes my clones stand up straight because of the way the RR's are shaped and I like that fungus fighting stuff kissing right up next to my clone stem.

Sorry.....got a little kinky there.....

Maybe I made my holes too big but they just didn't seem very sturdy. At least not compared to me forcing the plants through the rapid rooter.

Think of a skewer going through the RR. You have to use some solid cuttings to be able to do it though. I am trying so hard not to look or baby the clones. I just misted the RR's and dome again last night since they were drying out. Hopefully I'll have roots by dec. 5th.

[Weedhound]

Its very easy to make the holes too big. I use a scalpel to scarify the stem and literally stick the scalpel straight down/ in and back out so not much of a hole to start with. The holes that are already there are WAY too big for a clone stem.

[daihashi]

Its very easy to make the holes too big. I use a scalpel to scarify the stem and literally stick the scalpel straight down/ in and back out so not much of a hole to start with. The holes that are already there are WAY too big for a clone stem.

Yep.. that's exactly how I did mine but my scalpel (more like an exacto knife than a scalpel) is a bit fat/wide.

I'll see if I can take some individual pictures of my cuttings next time I have to mist/water them so you can see how secure/sturdy they are. Just give them that little extra push once you feel you've hit the bottom of the premade hole in the RR. 1/4-1/2" push is fine. Having your stem cut at 45 degrees (as you should) helps with penetrating the fibers of the RR without damaging the cutting.

Really the ultimate test to if my method is acceptable will be if I see roots or not.

We'll find out dec 5th.

Maybe I just need to buy a thinner blade for my exacto knife... bleh

[Weedhound]

You and I seem to have successes in different ways so I sometimes hesitate to give you advice......often what works for you makes me nuts......but it WORKS for YOU so I just watch usually.

Most WILL eventually root if you wait long enough. Part of the issue I had was that things took so damn long to root that by the time they did they were just a stick anyway so it didn't really seem worth the energy nd time we put into them. HOWEVER, once Stinky started helping me it got better and better and easier and easier (and that's partially due to the RR's.....I adore those things) and they got to rooting faster and faster, without so much leaf loss. My big discovery is that no matter WHAT is wrong with them they wilt.....too wet...wilt.....too dry...wilt....too cold....wilt......you get the idea. So I had to make sure that the main four things were correct......correct amount of moisture,cloning stuff (dip and grow per Stinky) low heat and a healthy clone to start all were things that had to be correct for good rooting.

[daihashi]

You and I seem to have successes in different ways so I sometimes hesitate to give you advice......often what works for you makes me nuts......but it WORKS for YOU so I just watch usually.

Most WILL eventually root if you wait long enough. Part of the issue I had was that things took so damn long to root that by the time they did they were just a stick anyway so it didn't really seem worth the energy nd time we put into them. HOWEVER, once Stinky started helping me it got better and better and easier and easier (and that's partially due to the RR's.....I adore those things) and they got to rooting faster and faster, without so much leaf loss. My big discovery is that no matter WHAT is wrong with them they wilt.....too wet...wilt.....too dry...wilt....too cold....wilt......you get the idea. So I had to make sure that the main four things were correct......correct amount of moisture,cloning stuff (dip and grow per Stinky) low heat and a healthy clone to start all were things that had to be correct for good rooting.

That is strange.. no matter what I do my plants don't wilt. To give you an example... 1 plant had turned to complete MUSH beneath the rapid rooter and had probably been that way for a few days. The plant above the rapid rooter was still hard and alive and very much green. No wilting at all; the plants refused to die even with the plant rotting beneath the rapid rooter.

I have been fighting with the heating pad because cold fronts have been coming and going here lately. Tonight I'll probably have to put the seedling heating pad back under the tray since it's dropping into the 40's tonight and I use the cool air outside to cool my flower room.

And please don't hesitate to give me advice. You and I definitely have different growing styles but that doesn't mean I don't take what you have to say to heart. You are a good established grower and people like you, Stinky, WT and others are mentors to me. I may not follow the advice but I highly value it more than you probably know. :hippy:

I know you grow under a 1000watt hps but I'm curious how my plants look for their age compared to yours. I'm only running a 600 watt hps right now.

[daihashi]

Finally started my hydro setup today. I've got 2 plants in there currently and have room for 10 more on the current 2 leach trays. I have another 2 trays I can setup allowing me up to 24 plants total.

yay... pics soon.

[daihashi]

Here's a pic of the setup.

2 Leach trays
1 5 gallon bucket
1 185gph Ecopump
5' 1/2" tubing
misc lenghts 1/4" tubing
12 drip stakes
Hydrotron

And you get what you see before you; modular containerized NFT hydro setup.

[d4twamp]

Nice dro system D, simple yet effective... That's one big things about dro I like, simplicity...can't wait to see how they do in there...

Are both of those plants from seed or are they clones?...
what strain are they the SNLxNH too....

I just put together one of my dro systems last night as well, and got some SNLxNH seedlings and some bagbeans that will make a new home out of that ebb n flo system...then as they get bigger they will get new homes...

later keep it up bro:thumbsup: