Grow #2

[chefbeanstock]

Weird stuff going on...

I've never known plants to show sex after a month from seed. Last night I got home from work and was giving them a quick once over when I spotted this male preflower.

[chefbeanstock]

This morning I woke up to a few pistils on one of the feminized AK48 plants. (I'll get some pics of that later)

Here are a few pics of the others.

The last picture is one that I tried the FIM technique on. As you can see, it now has 4 growth shoots on the top of the main stem.

[mainegrown]

looking good chief..
i tried the FIM too.. and only got two shoots
but that is double what i had b4

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

[chefbeanstock]

looking good chief..
i tried the FIM too.. and only got two shoots
but that is double what i had b4

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

Thanks for checking in, they're doing great. I think I'll end up with at least three males. Should leave me with plenty of female parts to take cuttings from.

[mainegrown]

not enough posts man.. 50+ to give rep..

nice try though.. hit me back later man


~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

[chefbeanstock]

Sorry for the lag, here's an update.

I've emptied out the hydro system of all but the two AK48 plants. I took 30 cuttings off of the other 2 females of unknown genetics.

I also fimmed both of the AK's. The smaller of the two is spawning 9 tops. Yeah, that's right, 9. Its been about 5 days, so I'll get a good pic in a week or so. I have had a serious growth spurt in the last 3 weeks. They're about 20 inches tall and 26" wide.

I ripped out the remaining shelves in my pantry, giving me an additional 10 square feet to work with .

As soon as the clones that are in the dome are rooted, they're going into soil and under one of the 1000w HPS for a couple weeks of veg. Then I'll take at least 75 cuttings from the 2 AK48 females, those will go into the aero-cloner that I built this weekend. Once the AK48 clones are rooted, they're going into the hydro system, probably changing to E&F, for a few days of veg. Then I'll flower the whole room.

Since I picked up the 12,000btu A/C, I've eliminated the fans, glass, and ducting for the ventilation through the lights. This will allow me to move them completely independently, so I can grow some 3 or 4 footers in the soil, and still manage a true Sea of Green in the hydro system.

Here are some pics.

The last is a pic of the root mass from the female donor that was in a 5.5" square pot.

COMING SOON:

CO2 system
Hortilux Super Blue 1000w HPS Lamps
Light movers
4x4 tray

[chefbeanstock]

Can I take the tips of each branch as clones... as opposed to taking the newer side growths of each branch that haven't hardened off yet?

[superskunk1]

Nice setup i would like to explore the hydro world but i havent been convinced yet will keep up with this thread never know...

:jointsmile:

[chefbeanstock]

Nice setup i would like to explore the hydro world but i havent been convinced yet will keep up with this thread never know...

:jointsmile:

I'm a little more science minded so hydro is a pretty easy concept for me. Honestly, I can imagine more problems with soil.

[caregiver420]

Looks great from here, chefbeanstock! I can't wait to see it through. Keep up the great work!