McToker Grows Again ~ CFL/HPS Hempy Bucket ~ Bag Seed

[McToker]

haha, i can only imagine the look on the surgeons face if you tell him you want to postpone until after the weed harvest!

Hey. I gotta have my priorities.:stoned:

[jakezking]

wellâ?¦â?¦â?¦â?¦ Iâ??m still looking for the bright side on that one

McT, at least folks can't say you're full of shit, eh?

My best to you, and I hope you have healed back up. I'm really glad to see your spirit continues to soar - that's probably why I'd wager you have healed. I've seen a lady who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer - one of the most positive people I've ever come across. She beat the stew out of the cancer.

It sounds like you're made of the same cloth as she. Take good care out there, my friend!

[headshake]

no doubt mc, take care of yourself. you obviously have a good outlook which is the toughest part of the battle!


-shake

[McToker]

Shake & Jake ~ I thank you much for your well wishes.

I know we have 2 fewer plants now that the males are gone but the drop in water intake has decreased signicantly. The remaining 8 ladies are only taking on about 1 1/4 gallons every other day. Since MJ seems to prefer wet/dry conditions, we're going to try going to watering/feeding every 3 days instead.

On a number of the plants, the lowest branches are withering away. All are very small even anemic compared to other stems. No great loss as the other stems are healthy and budding.

Notes for next grow:

Try HPS light closer to tops to help control stretch.

FIM or top future grows early in vegging and even consider 2 ladies at a time under SCROG.

Going for 1 or 2 moms to clone from a must to control the number of females in bloom at a given time to make best use of small space.

Veg and Flower areas of new room will be 3x3 feet, slightly larger than current space but still good size areas for existing lighting. Will be CFL in Veg cabinet and HPS in Flower cabinet. Plants seemed to grow a bit slower in Veg under CFL's but have far less stretch than under MH.

[Hennessy1414]

ohh those fan-leaves are looking nice n' fat :greenthumb: Nice lookin plants man.

[McToker]

ohh those fan-leaves are looking nice n' fat

........ and that brings up the question of the week. It is time to decide whether or not to do a supercrop.

Pros: Slow down growth & give Mrs. luxury of time.

Allow more light to penetrate past the canopy.

Relieve some of the crowding in the tent.

Cons: Potential to go hermie from stress.

Seems like there's got to be another risk I missed.

Well, we have a window open for, at least, the next 5 or 6 days to decide.

[fluid69]

I did some trimming around week 4 and all was good. I hated to do it, but some of the leaves were blocking light and ventilation, it seemed necessary. My ladies responded really well, and I just harvested with no hermies! Again, those girls look really nice, and you guys are doing an awesome job. Keep up the good work!:thumbsup:

[McToker]

Thanks fluid. You just added one more mark to the "do it" column.

[headshake]

didn't you start flowering already toker? you got another sets of young 'uns coming up?


-shake

[McToker]

Yup, Day 20 of flowering, shake. I'm just pondering whether or not to go with Secret Garden's suggestion of supercropping between days 21 and 25.

No new sprouts around here. We are also planning our next grow as well as the design of our new grow room. It will be a while until we can get to it, perhaps this fall after I've healed up and the temps drop a bit. After weighing various options, it comes down to building a room in a corner of the shop. The current plan calls for a 3x3 veg area, a 3x3 flowering area and a 4x6 utility/cloning area for overall interior dimensions of 6x7 feet. The walls and ceiling of the shop are already well insulated with 2x6 walls. So, to build the basic room we only need to throw up 2 more walls, one with a well sealed door. Then we'll subdivide the interior into the various areas. A small window A/C unit built into a wall of the utility area will handle cooling while a space heater takes care of cooler months, if needed. Our existing vortex fan and carbon scrubber flow enough CFM to handle lamp heat and odor control. The old Frankenlight with CFL's will go in the veg/mom area with the HPS in the flower area. Our idea is to be able to utilize as much of our existing hardware as possible to keep costs down. That is why we are sticking to smaller dimensions on the veg/flower areas.