Tempting Fate ................

[Lady Vapor]

I'm sure you'll do well, you certainly have enough experience. I remember when I first joined you were so understanding when my first grow went to seed from hermies. You really helped me with your encouragement as I had spent 7 months only to come up with poor grade herb.
I send you all the good karma I've had in the last two grows.

THANK YOU!:thumbsup:

Lady Vapor Reviewed by Lady Vapor on 04-14-2006. Tempting Fate ................ Hello :) Well it is tempting fate for me to do a grow journal because whenever I do one ......................... I just get so many problems :o Anyway let's try it ;) Well out of ten "White Widow" seeds nine have germinated and are in the pots waiting to poke their heads up. I'm not reverting back to an old growroom because it simply isn't warm enough and it's just too big to try and provide heat. Anyway I've gone all kinda hi-tech:rolleyes: and bought the old parafin heater Rating: 5

[Marc Benson]

Hello Marc , hmmm is that because of my dazzling personalty, stunning good looks or my persisitant growing .

The first one is the most important then the second one doesn't hurt! You're new avatar is great! Why don't you e-mail a larger version of that to my e-mail address. Please? :dance:

I hear ya about the tech stuff Mand. I've been thinking of just throwing a few seeds out in a forest I hike in regularly and let nature take it's course. Way easier. Way less hassle.

Have a good one and have fun with your grandson!

Marc

[mand]

Hello LV .

That's just how it goes, somtimes they just grow and never need any interference and yet other times they just seem to want to be awkward.
I know how it feels when you put time and effort into to them and at the end the results are not what we wanted them to be .

I have to say though Lv, I think you have it all "sussed out" now though.

Thankyou


Hello Marc , If I had a larger copy I would post it, but I'm affraid I always shrink them for avatars.
I only use the digital camera for pics that aren't important, that I'm not going to keep. I did try to take photo's with it but when I tried to print them off, the results were very poor because the printer is just a cheapy that came with the computer. So I still use a disposable camera for anything of value.
Plus I am prehaps one of the most least technically minded people there is ..
I'll sort out some though and post a few .

Having said that though Marc, I may not be technically minded but I do have a good head for spotting the bargains ..................... the ones to make money on . The reason for this is I have quite simply had to have, otherwise I would have had to get by on the welfare state over the years.
Even now I still like to "keep my hand in". I was at a charity auction a few weeks ago and spotted a Nepoleon Hat clock, dating early 1920's, with a lovely Westminster chime. Well I paid £30 for it and I know that if I put into auction at one of the general sales it should fetch around the £150 mark .

So I suppose what we lack in one area, we make up for in others




Update ................... Well they are five weeks and one day old now, and I am very tempted to start the flowering, simply beacause they are going quite well and look about ready. However I'm trying to give them a little longer ........................ to be honest I'm not sure what to do just yet



love mand xxx

[Jdog7000]

If you flower now those top four branches should be the main colas.
If you wait a couple more days they will be more then ready.

[mand]

Hello Jdog , yes I agree with that .

Just been looking at them again and I think prehaps another week +/- and then start


love mand xxx

[Marc Benson]

Hey Mand, They say that as soon as the plant shows alternating nodes that it's mature and ready to flower. You should wait till then. Don't know if piching them off has an effect on alternating nodes happening but I would think it would. Make it take longer? Anyone know?

[gin4dub]

I have agree with Nasty, and Marc, both you and your ladies are looking quite lovely Mand.

[ginoberde]

Damn!, a beautiful woman growing stunning plants... match made in heaven
Nice grow!

[mand]

Hello and thankyou guys .


Well I know I said on a post yesterday that I was going to wait another week before switching to 12/12 and the HPS ................ well I changed my mind and tonight I reduced the hours and put the HPS bulb in .

Now Marc, don't worry, just have a little faith in me, I really do know what I'm doing ..................... honest . The thing is I have bought everything forward partly due to the bud situation but also due to the fact that the plants look ready.
Normally I always think that a photo of the grow makes the plants look a little better than they actually are. However with this grow the pics dont do them justice. Even though there seems to be no conformity in the leaves, I like these plants . Within five weeks and a few problems they have grown better than I have seen in a long time and with inducing at their present stage I am hoping to get the idea height when it comes to harvesting.
Also I spotted preflowers today, two females and one male, whilst still on there vegitive growth.
I've never started flowering as soon as five weeks before, but I am hopefull they will be fine .
Oh, and if they start "drooping" like the last two grows have when switching to HPS and 12/12, then they can just "droop". I am sticking with the HPS because using the MH last time cost a good weight in buds .




Thankyou, I really do appreciate the kind comments



love mand xxx

[Emerica420]

Excellent grow journal. nice pics and an overall nice job.

Congrats