Just a little journal............

[BukDatAss]

Mand how many girls are left with now?

[mand]

Hello Marc it's very nice to hear from you.......How are you ?...........and have you been shoveling snow

Well yes the plant's are nice and green and they have a shine to them but in all honesty (apart from the crop that failed one time because the bulb was worn out) this is prehaps the saddest looking crop I have ever grown.
Honestly Marc since the drooping they have never fully recovered. When I say they are struggling I mean that they are not growing as usual.
Usually a crop will just seem to have a "natural easy flow" to it, this one did during the vegitive growth but since then I just think it has struggled.

The one saving grace that it does appear to have is the amount of resin being produced, the camera doesn't seem to do it justice.
Just the most gentle brush of the fingers against the buds will make the fingers very sticky

The amount of bud in weight though is quite poor, but like I say it's not a worry at all because the last crop was quite reasonable and I have more than enough of that one left

I was just thinking of a few minor improvments I could make to my growing methods, firstly to get the shed painted white because I can't see me transfering the growroom for a while yet. Secondly I could prehaps germinate less seeds (prehaps ten ?) and put them in larger pots. This would allow more light to the lower part of the plants.
Mind you I won't do this for the next grow, I'll wait for next springs grow ...............well it's winter now and I really don't fancy messing about out side very much

lovely to hear from you Marc



Hello Turtle No problem , hi-jack it anytime you want love


Hello B well I was left with nine females, one turned hermmie so I have cut that and it is at present drying. There are two very sad little runts in there that are going to produce a minimal amount........to be truthfull there not worth even counting
This leaves six females that I hope the quality compensates for the lack of quantity



love mand xxx

[Mellow Man]

Your not into cloning are you mand? always from seed? what strain do you have growing?...............I see the frost on top of the cola nice!

[BukDatAss]

hey mand when do you transplant ur plants? Do you use pots or buckets? how big should I get my pots/buckets? I know to many questions I'll stop now byeeeeeeee

[BILL THICK]

.... and it's a well deserved Five Star rated Journal too :thumbsup: :dance: . Your just too kool for school, woman.

Plants look healthy ( take good pics too, how ?) Sure am curious as all hell what it was that freaked out your plants back when you put them in flower under the hps, from veg state????

Left you a post under my "Moving grow room", thread. Didn't want to high jack your thread although I'm sure you would not have objected anyway

Peace
Bill

[mand]

Hello Mellow Man That's right love I always grow from seeds, although I have taken cuttings and cloned houseplants before but never cannabis plants.
I suppose it's just the same principle
Oh yes the more frost the better, that's the bit that counts isn't it


Hello B ask as many questions as you like love, no problem at all
Mind you if I can answer them that's a different matter

They were re-potted at three weeks old on this grow, I'll just re post a little pic .
The pot size ?.........oh dear you've got me there I read about different size pots and tubs but it means nothing too me, I wouldn't know what a gallon sized pot was if I saw one
Mine are like small bucket type pots, I used to grow in largish plant pots but I was in the supermarket one day and around the gardening section they were selling these big black plastic tubs. Anyway they were 8 for £1, so I bought a couple of pounds worth


Hello Bill and Thankyou

I really don't know what the problem was Bill, it could have been the bad condensation, it could have been some kinda "shock" to being induced...........I think it might have been several factors just coming alltogether all at the same time...............it did knock them down though I don't think they ever fully recovered from it ...........but never mind

The photo's Bill, well Marc told me how to take closer pics, he told me to press the macro button on the side of the camera
A little confession ..........I manage to get my son to take most of the pics.............because they usally seem to look a bit "fuzzy" and not quite right when I take them



love mand xxx



oh I'll just post the re-potted plants at three weeks, B

[MaraJawanna]

wow plants look good. What soil did you use and any thing else? Did you pre germinate before you put them in the soil? paper towel method? Just wondering. I'm gonna start tom try to grow soon

[mand]

Hello M I just copied this post from a few pages back for you.........


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Hello B I find that the best way to germinate seeds is the paper towel method.
Put about four or five sheets of kicthen roll on a plate and give them a sprinkling of water but drain off all the excess. Put the seeds on the damp sheets and cover with another four or five layers and damp them. Just remember you want them damp not with pools of water on them. You can use toilet roll but it kinda disintergrates, kitchen roll is better

Then just put them out the way somewhere, an "airing cupboard"/"hot water tank cupboard" is fine, it's dark and the tempreture is nice and even. However it's really not too important were they are put, I'm just telling you my favourite place
Remember to check them now and again and make sure they don't dry out. As soon as the sprout appears put it in the soil, with the sprout end pointing downards.................just remember "pointy end down"................and that's it



That's the method I use .

The soil is from a compost heap I made in the corner of my garden, I put in it anything that will rot down easily, I also add a pinch of Phostrogen plant food to the water now and again


love mand xxx

[digitaldog]

hiya mand
Not posted for a while but been keepin my eye on things in here. forever pickin up little tips off other growers- you know how it is!
you appear to have lost heart in that grow of urs and i know u had a few probs but they`re lookin fine to me mand - as u probs know i`ve got 4 girls about a week behind urs -think i stuck them on 12/12 2 days after bonfire night.
i think your plants look a lot healthier than mine - lots more green leaves as most of mine are turning yellow and dying but i`m pretty sure i have fatter, longer and larger buds than ur having at the mo -- sorry not tryin to be a smart arse or anythin and say `` mine are bigger than urs` or any crap like that - just sayin as i see it. i think its probs because u switched back to ur MH for a while and i don`t really think ur getting the right spectrum there for bud develpment. Glad to see u`ve managed to get ur HPS on them agen and they seem to have taken to it this time!!!
God only knows y they reacted like they did to it b4 - i was thinkin u had a dead bulb for a while but maybe it was all that condensation??? who knows???
Anyway u`ve still got a way to go with them girls yet - plenty of time to get some really nice crop!! and they are looking really healthy still and frosty as fuck so stick with it and above all be patient!!!
U women can be so impatient sometimes!! haha
Happy Christmas
Digi
PS i stuck 20 seeds in paper tonight and along with the 6 clones i have that survived -( out of 8) i`m lookin to be busy!!!

[mand]

Hello Digi How are you
You are right, I have lost a little intrest In this lot . I think by writting about it and taking pics, well it's kinda made hard work of it all.
I've even had times when I been worrying about them .................... I never do that


Awwww Digi don't worry I could never imagaine you saying "mine are bigger than your's" , that made me smile to read it I hope your's are a lot bigger.
I was looking in the growroom this morning and what really stuck me was how much space there is, normally it looks overcrowded.
Like I have said before "I quite good at growing leaves but not so hot with the buds" . Although it's not something I worry about because I always have plenty for me



You do sound like you're going too be very busy ............... isn't it about time you did an update



I'll just add a few pics from this morning because I took them and for once I don't think there too fuzzy or anything


love mand xxx