Jamstigator versus Big Mama!

[jamstigator]

I got some freebie seeds in 2005, Durban Poison x Skunk #1. Well, I tried to germinate them in April 2006, all ten of them, but only one sprouted. (I guess they're free for a reason.) It's a Sativa-dominant strain, and I'm kinda height-constrained, so I almost killed this plant a number of times, but couldn't bring myself to do it, so it vegged for nigh six months in a 1/2 gallon pot. It got rootbound and droopy, but kinda big even so. I FIM'd it, got three main stalks, and pruned for yield a few times too, to bush it out some.

Well, a couple of week or so ago, I decided, what the hell, let's see if I can flower this thing. So, I transplanted it to a 5-gallon pot, and threw it in my flower cabinet (where I normally ScroG Indica-dominant strains). Inside the cabinet is a 400-watt HPS Hortilux. I thought perhaps the penetration of a 400-watt bulb would not be adequate, so I have sort of surrounded the plant with accent CFLs, eight 30-watt warm CFLs, and two 105-watt 4100k CFLs, for a total of 400 watts HPS and 450 watts of CFLs.

When I showed the woman this plant, she said, "Wow, that's a big mama!" So, that's what we named the plant, Big Mama. It's been in flowering 9 days now, and in that time it grew another foot. Nine days into flowering and I already have to tie it over to keep it from burning on the HPS light, which is pretty much as high as it can go.

Is this going to be doable, or is this plant going to grow too big for me? Who knows! I reckon I'm gonna find out though! Hopefully it'll be interesting, so I'm posting this here so anyone who wants to can watch me battle with this plant for the next couple of months.

I took some clones from it today (9 days into flowering). Not sure how those will come out, but we'll see. Not a big deal if they don't, really, but I figured I'd try, so there are 12 clones in a 30-site EZ-Cloner bubbling away. It IS a really nice plant, so if the clones come out, I'll find a way to make use of them. I won't veg them for six months like I did with this plant though. Heh.

Anyway, here's a pic from today, 9 days into flowering. Wish me luck!

jamstigator Reviewed by jamstigator on 10-29-2006. Jamstigator versus Big Mama! I got some freebie seeds in 2005, Durban Poison x Skunk #1. Well, I tried to germinate them in April 2006, all ten of them, but only one sprouted. (I guess they're free for a reason.) It's a Sativa-dominant strain, and I'm kinda height-constrained, so I almost killed this plant a number of times, but couldn't bring myself to do it, so it vegged for nigh six months in a 1/2 gallon pot. It got rootbound and droopy, but kinda big even so. I FIM'd it, got three main stalks, and pruned for yield a Rating: 5

[Garden Knowm]

YOUR BIOTCH IS FAT and FURRY!!!

iloveyou

[doco]

By the time that monster is done you'll be able to climb her up to the giants lair but you might get stuck in the sticky buds at the top! I hope you have cathedral ceilings in that room.

How's your hydrohut coming? I've got a mini that will be here Tuesday and I'm interested in how you set up your ventilation - if you have any pix, Id appreciate it and any feedback you can give about setting it up.

I was hoping you were gonna start a thread about this Durban...:thumbsup:

[Racerx]

That bitch is wild! It needs to be tied down! Tie that sucker down and I bet it would yield crazy weight. Get some light and ventillation between those stems. Looks fun!

[jamstigator]

HydroHut is on the way, should be here sometime next week, along with a little carbon filter. Right behind it in another order placed the following day is a 1000-watt light, a 4" centrifugal fan, a light hanger, duct clamps and miscellaneous stuff. Gonna be a tight squeeze setting up that hut (did some measuring), but I think I can make it work somewhere. I *hope* I'll get it all next week, but the second order, maybe not.

Might have to untie this bitch and put her in that hut once both orders are here. If plants can triple in height, this plant could be pretty big. Not sure how big a plant can get in a 5-gallon pot though, anyone know? I mean, if it was a 15-gallon pot, sure, I could see a 9- or 10-foot monster, but I think the pot size will limit it at least some. Please tell me that's the case!

Either way, I guess using the 1000-watt light on this plant will make the most sense, although because of circuit breakers it's basically either this surround-it-with-light 400-watt setup in this cabinet, or just the 1000-watt light alone in the hut. I'll have to swap the light cycles if I put it under the 1000 too, since I'll want to run that at night (cold weather coming, might as well utilize the extra heat at night, and run the 400-watt + CFLs during the day).

What would you guys do with this plant, given the choice between the cab in the pic, or a HydroHut with a 1000-watt light? I'm no expert here, always glad to listen to folks!

(Oh, and sure, I'll post some pics of the hut once it's set up!)

[Kronz]

Hey jamstigator anyway u can drop me an email at [email protected] i would appreciate it. I have a couple questions about my setup and i am sure u could help. thanks.

[stinkyattic]

That bitch is wild! It needs to be tied down! Looks fun!

Yeah, that sick bitch might enjoy a little bondage!

[jamstigator]

Big Mama's doing fine, still in my flower cabinet. Going to move her to a HydroHut with a 1k light sometime this week, assuming my ballast gets here as scheduled. Got her tied this way and that way to keep the buds off the cooltube. Once I move Big Mama to the hut, I'll see about tying her down more horizontally, but not a lot of room for that in this cabinet, so just doing what I have to to get by. This pic is from day 17 of flowering. Something like day 200 from seed though. Lol!

[Garden Knowm]

keep the pics coming!!
cheers

[jamstigator]

Just got ballast today. More or less got my modified HydroHut standard ready to go now. (I had to chop about five inches off the vertical supports with a hacksaw to get it to fit, sucker's huge!) Here's a pic, kinda boring I know. I'll probably throw Big Mama in there tonight and see how the temps are. Probably a little too warm since the weather just suddenly turned Spring-like again, but I might as well give it a go. It's nighttime for Big Mama at the moment, so gotta wait until it's morningtime for her, then toss her in there and see how it goes.