Shov's Spring 2010 Grow

[McToker]

Looking real healthy there Shov. Seems I always learn from your grows so, sign me up.:thumbsup:

[superskunk1]

Nice looking babies :greenthumb:

I had recently started using bag pots and im not to fond of them.
I am now planning on switching to square plastic pots (more space,more plants),I wanted to know if you liked them and what are the advantages?

thanks in advance
:jointsmile:

[djmidnight22]

Damn i gotta say.... nicely done man, nicely done. I'll be praying for females all around.

[Shovelhandle]

square, round, I use them both, especially the smaller sizes. I think putting square pots edge to edge to conserve space wouldn't work for me as I like to turn the plants in relation to the lights quite often. Square pots wouldn't make this too easy. I've used the 3 gallon bags for two grows now and I like them. I don't think I'd go any bigger. I transplant into 5 gallon pails if I need to.

Thank you for the kind words too. Good luck with your grow.

Shov

[Shovelhandle]

The plants are into their eighth week of veg and are mature (alternate nodes) but none have shown sex, as of yet. They have stretched as much as I can deal with so I've started LST on the taller ones.

Yesterday I watered and fed them. Today I changed the lamps to HPS and warm white T-5 HO and set the timer for 11 hours of light and 13 hours of dark. If no sex in another week or so I'll go to 9 hours of light.

I'll wait to transplant. If I'm lucky enough to have all or mostly females ethen I might just finish them all in the 3 gallon pots. If I have some males then I will have room to go into 5 gallon pails.

I've been too much busy to photo or do much of anything but I will get a photo update sometime this week.

Shov

[EnhAnceD]

I hope your feeling better, I know you and your family were not well for sometime. Take care of yourslef first, dont worry about pics, we understand, well I do. Take Shove and I bet your babies still look great.

[sarah louise]

Thanks for the updates Shov, and as EnhAnceD said... we can wait.

Very happy to say that flowering has begun Downunder and my skunks look absolutely smashing.

Happy days,

sara

[Shovelhandle]

Switched to a new HPS lamp and WW T5s. Lights on 11, off 13 for now. If the haze do not show sex in a week I'll go to 9/15 until they do and then gradually go back to 12/12.

Here's photos of the five NH and six SSH x BB. The NH have been topped and LSTed, the SSH x BB not topped, just LSTed. One detailed photo of the method I use to LST, pieces of wire. The final photo is the Bubblegum x Blueberry. This plant has not been topped nor LSTed.

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Shov

[superskunk1]

Ladies are looking great shov :greenthumb:

Im also liking that technique you are using to figure out the sex.

Lately ive been having luck and getting all females, they show sex before flowering (besides my hermie problem).
I think I am going to do this as well as would like to know the sex before i put them into flowering just in case my next grow isn't that lucky

:jointsmile:

[Shovelhandle]

Shoot, most of the nice hybrids I've grown show sex in 6 weeks veg (18/6) This sucks. Last time I waited forever to find all mu NH were males.