Calling out to DreadedHermie for a game of "stoner chess"

[Weezard]

That coco plant's a nice size. Nice pot size, too. You can prolly skip a day watering with dat if you need to (indoors, anyway.)

I picked up a "Dutch table" the hydro guy called it. About a meter long, like a little horse trough. Has a molded-in drain channel. Sposta hold big blocks of rockwool, but gallon milk jugs fit it perfectly. Thinking of doing hand-watered drip-to-waste in coco next time, using these troughs. Raise 'em up off the floor a ways, incline slightly for drainage, and drop a drain hose into a runoff bucket. Once ya get dat dialed in ya hardly even need to check it any more. Just mix yer nutes according to recipe, and water to generous runoff. Use dat onna veggies. Easy enough to automate with drippers (for short-term) if necessary, too.

Just want something bigger than a gallon--thassa mandatory daily watering. Found some kitty litter in plastic jugs that are like a couple milk jugs side-by-side, little fatter, too... I'm just annoyed by how roots develop in rectangular pots. What you think?

Pot shape is less important with coco than dirt.
Have you tried growing in plastic or burlap bags yet?
Seems that would be flexible enough to meet your needs.
Jus' 2 coppers myte!

A'.
W'.

[DreadedHermie]

I learn more about what you guy's are doing by stopping by the chess board then reading your grow section posts!

We find we're patronized by a better class of troll on a chess thread.

Hey DH, that is one very ambered closeup and just red and blue? Honestly the first time I've seen that occur....wonder if it's a product of just being dead nuts at peak red or...you sure no far red or something?:wtf:

I think St. Zard thinks my little fluoros did it. Actually, that bud was a couplathreefour inches taller than the rest. Always had it too close to the lamp while the rest of the plant was a tad out of the sweet spot. Finally got annoyed enough with it to whack it off, and noticed it seemed "further along" than the rest of the plant.

BTW I have said the TI's will stop a plant in it's upward tracks. Seemed like I remembered that, but I didn't wanna put words in your mouth.

So, here's my UV test I did back when da sun had some UV to it. This was to observe the effect of short-term UV exposure on led-grown buds; looking for some possible flash-fry ambering of trichs. The proper way to do this would be with two live plants, exposing one to sunlight and not the other, and just compare them. But, I can't be wandering around here with plants under my arm, so...


I took 5 more buds from that same plant, trimmed the lower leaves and cut the stems at an angle:
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Then, I stuck them in a block of Oasis Cube (the stuff florists use to keep cut flowers alive in arrangements) that I'd pre-saturated with pHed water. I figured those buds wouldn't know they'd been cut off for awhile.
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Then, I set them asail in a bucket of cool, pH'ed water and set them out in some serious sun from 11am to 3pm. About half that time has hazy/light overcast, but there was plenny full rays. Human bean woulda been burnt up.
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[DreadedHermie]

N - KB3

This is a mistake(?) Sacrificing yer queen?

[Weezard]

This is a mistake(?) Sacrificing yer queen?

Not sure I follow you
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What am I missing?

[DreadedHermie]

My queen's at K3 (post 1148). Not 3 rows out from where my king is now.

I had both of us castled wrong, apparently, although that's not an issue so far. I had the kings on the QN squares, kingside kine spacing. Sorry, I tried to confirm I was doing it right. :i feel stupid:

[Weezard]

My queen's at K3 (post 1148). Not 3 rows out from where my king is now.

I had both of us castled wrong, apparently, although that's not an issue so far. I had the kings on the QN squares, kingside kine spacing. Sorry, I tried to confirm I was doing it right. :i feel stupid:

No worry. You asked, I said "sure".
Den put yer Q zackly 2 squares ahead of yer corrected K pos.
Now who's:stoned::i feel stupid::stoned:

Guess dem LEDs work.:thumbsup:

So retract my N move and substitute Q X Q.
Seems I'm under developed.

I no worry.

W.

[DreadedHermie]

OK, the Q x Q's done.

But where was your knight before? back at starting position, I think(?) :stoned:

Well, N x Q, regardless!

[Weezard]

OK, the Q x Q's done.

But where was your knight before? back at starting position, I think(?) :stoned:

Actually,
QB3

Well, N x Q, regardless!

N - K4
W.

[DreadedHermie]

I think you're retracting the wrong knight move.

You already had a Kn on K4, from post 1147.

Kn - KB3 is the move that woulda cost your queen. Tha's the move I'm trying to retract, yah? No way you coulda come from QB3 to KB3.

Or am I just :stoned: again?

I guess it works out the same way, if you stand fast on K4 with yer one Kn, and undo-then-redo your N - KB3 move.

Is this right (white to move)?
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[Weezard]

I think you're retracting the wrong knight move.

When yer right, yer right.
Belive it or don't. I'm actually trying as hard as I can.:stoned:

You already had a Kn on K4, from post 1147. YUP

Kn - KB3 is the move that woulda cost your queen. Tha's the move I'm trying to retract, yah? No way you coulda come from QB3 to KB3.

Or am I just :stoned: again? \

Well, that too.

I guess it works out the same way, if you stand fast on K4 with yer one Kn, and undo-then-redo your N - KB3 move.

Is this right (white to move)?
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That looks right.
So...
Have-at-me.
ainoskedu.:rastasmoke:

Aloha

W.